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Tucson, AZ

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

Tucson, Arizona

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
356,380All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,470$34,910
66,350Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,520$26,990
34,070Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,460$28,850
33,630Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,920$15,810
25,510Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,380$38,410
24,340Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,220$30,990
18,880Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,320$75,140
17,010Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,150$26,090
16,920Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,480$59,720
14,780Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,210$28,250
14,700Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,110$35,250
13,190Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,310$19,990
12,460Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,960$49,990
11,040Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,860$67,850
10,450Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,190$35,110
10,400Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,550$23,000
10,390Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,990$18,600
10,280Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,620$23,770
9,860Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,230$25,260
8,720Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,460$21,900
8,070Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,210$24,440
8,040Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,100$61,070
7,000Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,820$13,090
6,530Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,290$14,010
5,730Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,800$34,320
5,110Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,180$33,570
4,880Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,260$41,100
4,780Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,320$19,190
4,720Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,260$28,240
4,670Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,570$36,880
4,310Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,380$30,850
4,230General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,690$84,470
4,080Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,890$21,060
3,990Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$53,480$54,680
3,980Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,150$21,430
3,830Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,730$20,110
3,820Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,850$21,270
3,790First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,100$42,460
3,570Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,940$20,280
3,570Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$25,260$26,510
3,530Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,450$25,970
3,370Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,070$21,340
3,160Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,480$18,170
3,140Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,970$39,590
3,000Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,390$19,540
2,990First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,190$38,360
2,970Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,920$17,900
2,960Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,030$16,830
2,790Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,740$23,700
2,680Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,080$50,420
2,660Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,210$49,890
2,500Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,000$64,990
2,440Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,370$26,150
2,210Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,710$36,670
2,160Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$48,080$47,720
2,140Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,030$23,630
2,120Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,730$41,820
2,080Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,000$52,560
2,070First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,300$25,090
2,020Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,030$19,820
2,010Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,160$14,980
1,960Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,450$27,740
1,950Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,760$13,930
1,920Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,570$18,900
1,860Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,840$32,200
1,840Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,210$37,200
1,810Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,390$25,660
1,640Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$38,210$37,780
1,630Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$14,540$17,450
1,620Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,130$15,850
1,550Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,060$24,060
1,550Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,380$14,150
1,550Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,610$44,880
1,460Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,770$31,850
1,450Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,710$36,850
1,450Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,210$33,490
1,440Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$76,980$77,390
1,440Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,650$55,250
1,400Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,900$13,330
1,370Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,990$16,030
1,360Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,640$14,760
1,320Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,530$36,750
1,300Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,750$18,800
1,290Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,460$22,540
1,280First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,000$49,620
1,280Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,810$69,490
1,260Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$64,320$76,080
1,240Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$120,500$127,670
1,230All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,480$31,910
1,230Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$74,360$78,170
1,220Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,630$27,660
1,220Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$78,920$88,020
1,210Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,060$59,020
1,200Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,990$26,420
1,190Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,700$16,740
1,180First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,100$53,660
1,120Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,150$20,520
1,080Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$34,870$33,680
1,050First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,520$47,180
1,040Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$52,280$56,380
1,040Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,530$54,010
1,030Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,750$30,520
1,030Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,050$28,240
1,030Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,070$26,130
1,010Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,870$14,960
1,010Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,700$51,740
990Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$108,770$110,160
980Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,680$32,100
980Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$59,640$74,840
970Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$33,740$35,230
970Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,210$22,030
960Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,250$41,110
950Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,890$21,320
940Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,230$70,810
930Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,130$21,190
910Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,000$35,410
910Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,610$21,390
880Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,840$45,390
880Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,630$50,990
880Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,570$22,560
880Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$38,230$38,020
880Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,130$40,580
840Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,240$43,810
830Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,140$21,820
830Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,000$25,450
810Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,970$41,980
800Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,450$28,910
790Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,700$16,810
760Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,910$25,990
760Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,210$60,970
750Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,050$29,730
750First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,530$24,570
730Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,820$24,890
730Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,330$31,360
730Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,920$34,600
730Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,000$30,260
730Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,420$38,540
730Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$48,130$53,910
720Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,400$35,500
720Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,540$37,590
720Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$34,730$41,790
700Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,530$28,760
690Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$27,740$28,700
690Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,560$15,580
660File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,520$23,250
650Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,990$42,410
640Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$25,810$26,320
640Tapers
(area) (ind)
$29,170$29,850
640Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,180$43,940
640Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,870$37,830
630Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,460$46,890
620Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$79,640$82,660
610Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,580$22,110
610Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,920$16,300
610First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$54,530$54,130
610Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,370$16,180
600Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,220$23,740
600Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,640$38,670
600Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,200$38,200
590Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$92,200$87,310
580Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,090$21,850
570Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,340$38,000
570Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,720$23,580
570Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,390$28,990
570Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$39,200$60,260
560Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$66,510$66,040
560Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$58,690$62,400
540Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,110$45,860
520Machinists
(area) (ind)
$37,260$35,420
510Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,010$19,760
510Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,160$30,530
510Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,280$86,790
500Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,570$21,770
500Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,790$21,330
500Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
480Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,180$43,570
480Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$65,140$71,130
470Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,820$32,740
470Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,320$58,550
470Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,810$64,650
470Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,280$45,670
470Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$47,350$49,950
470Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$67,210$66,410
460Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$24,710$30,490
460Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$27,640$29,130
460Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$143,620$152,280
450Roofers
(area) (ind)
$30,920$30,930
450Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,480$16,020
450Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,220$25,760
440Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$48,430$51,070
430First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,900$49,550
430Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,520$26,150
430Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,220$28,970
420Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,060$29,900
420Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,430$27,840
420Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,210$24,720
420Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,940$33,450
420Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$33,640$36,940
410Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,620$38,910
410Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$16,410$17,670
410Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,100$42,650
410First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$36,740$36,380
410Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,880$28,840
410Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,460$17,860
410Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,400$48,490
400Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$34,760$33,420
400Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,230$40,190
400Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$76,720$76,810
380Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,620$33,530
360Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,300$42,490
360Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,320$30,260
360Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
360Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,960$33,420
350Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,440$22,790
350Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,490$39,560
350Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$33,890$36,030
350Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,360$39,750
340Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,590$21,310
340Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$31,850$31,010
340Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,600$34,940
340Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,080$22,840
340Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,750$75,080
340Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,940$25,560
340Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050$29,980
340Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$39,420$40,450
330First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,840$37,250
330First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$63,890$67,090
330Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,380$60,860
330Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,500$56,870
330Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$45,240$46,970
320Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,200$35,370
320Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,160$38,870
320Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,680$38,780
310Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,330$27,030
310Audiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
310Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,080$46,460
310Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,970$40,270
310Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,180$35,850
310Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,430$58,430
300Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,000$22,240
300Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,900$22,610
300Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,560$38,260
290Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,270$23,820
290Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,460$19,200
290Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,820$18,490
290Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$19,470$19,760
290Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,070$42,190
290Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$25,320$35,090
280Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,500$36,060
280Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,290$22,200
280Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,720$30,280
280Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,780$54,710
280Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,100$48,320
280Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,800$52,760
270First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$41,690$48,540
270Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,980$26,100
270Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$26,370$27,130
270Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,320$54,730
270Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,220$28,150
270Photographers
(area) (ind)
$25,240$28,640
270Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,270$45,740
270Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,340$44,330
260Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,890$39,490
260Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,100$49,680
250Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,980$46,210
250Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$124,610$137,880
250Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,640$35,730
240Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$35,820$42,160
240Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$76,300$82,390
230Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$14,870$17,120
230Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,740$23,030
230Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,970$21,100
230Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$13,920$15,700
230Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,090$25,380
230Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$38,320$41,530
230Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$42,270$45,220
220Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,900$17,330
220Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,730$29,600
220Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,480$35,930
220Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$57,940$52,080
220Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,110$47,700
220Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,800$35,310
210Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,750$23,030
210Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,100$14,910
210Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,270$26,050
210Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,040$42,850
210Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,620$20,220
210Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,120$35,630
210Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,050$32,520
210Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,830$76,800
200Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,180$17,050
200First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$40,330$42,520
200Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,310$26,250
200Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,680$33,420
200Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,060$40,210
200Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$53,650$54,790
200Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$74,890$72,480
200Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,390$67,100
190Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,800$27,610
190Job printers
(area) (ind)
$24,330$25,000
190Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,530$48,640
190Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$28,130$27,440
190Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,710$31,950
190Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,070$42,900
190Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,640$39,250
190Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$68,530$65,400
180Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$36,720$37,870
180Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,140$37,720
180Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,400$45,720
180Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,380$30,420
180Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,400$18,310
180Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,070$35,850
180Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$34,020$34,160
180Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$42,980$43,060
180Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$34,680$37,910
180Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,100$43,330
170Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,420$18,520
170Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,570$28,210
170Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$31,870$41,440
170Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,360$21,860
170Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$36,230$42,900
170Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,880$52,600
160Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,320$36,030
160Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,660$20,890
160Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,970$26,760
160Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,370$19,130
160Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,390$34,920
160Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,280$13,910
160Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$22,840$23,310
160Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,810$20,620
160Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$145,530$154,030
160Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$34,950$37,060
160Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$30,410$31,990
160Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,260$50,720
160Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,420$31,000
160Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,920$58,310
150Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,950$26,590
150Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,380$26,980
150Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,070$20,740
150Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,050$22,160
150Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$56,960$53,930
150Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,140$42,540
150Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,110$43,700
140Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,000$18,420
140Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,570$28,240
140Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,370$41,180
140Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$24,140$27,400
140First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,160$47,210
140Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$45,200$59,850
140Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,330$33,930
140Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,950$33,910
140Physicists
(area) (ind)
$74,150$73,680
140Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,790$44,540
130Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,130$34,360
130Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,250$26,340
130Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$23,640$24,500
130Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$40,990$40,970
130Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,350$20,860
130Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,510$23,640
130Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,510$23,730
130Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,240$66,530
130Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,260$37,900
130Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,960$50,150
130Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$55,900$64,740
120Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,940$22,740
120Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,070$17,870
120Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$25,760$27,040
120Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$23,982n.a.
120Actors
(area) (ind)
$31,408n.a.
120Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$45,130$48,290
120Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,830$46,600
120Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$49,860$54,260
120Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$49,550$62,770
110Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,130$54,230
110Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,720$33,680
110Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$41,800$42,400
110Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,210$25,120
110Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$20,250$20,630
110Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,900$29,060
110Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$50,660$58,400
100Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,440$19,110
100Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,360$22,030
100Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,660$41,760
100Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,060$35,730
100Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$68,370$65,830
100Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,060$47,910
100Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,670$39,390
100Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,430$53,920
100Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$46,200$47,610
100Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,720$59,470
100Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$43,460$52,510
90Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
90Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,550$24,740
90First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$53,630$60,560
90Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,610$53,280
90Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$34,870$43,740
90Chemists
(area) (ind)
$48,260$49,010
90Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,070$41,740
80Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,670$18,550
80Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,730$24,270
80Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,390$33,440
80Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,520$30,130
80Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,630$28,920
80Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$19,910$24,760
80Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,230$68,060
80Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
80Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$44,950$53,070
80Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$45,610$44,050
80Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$33,290$36,450
80Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,040$43,330
80Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$45,120$53,090
70Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,920$23,310
70Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,610$21,580
70Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$35,720$34,530
70Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$23,680$25,700
70Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$23,650$25,890
70Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,290$37,940
70Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,690$56,170
70Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,690$45,230
70Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,730$34,320
70Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$59,080$63,180
70Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,590$71,640
60Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$31,600$30,050
60Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,160$26,540
60Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,230$32,750
60Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,040$33,260
60Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$74,130$86,930
60Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,230$28,550
60Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,790$36,520
60Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$34,460$35,300
60Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$83,130$85,690
50Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,460$34,580
50Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,280$39,350
50Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,930$37,440
50Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,730$31,990
50Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,790$24,540
50Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,880$20,190
50Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$36,610$37,030
50Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$16,830$19,500
50Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,780$57,190
50Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$53,310$55,730
50Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$56,510$61,760
40Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,950$22,240
40Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,710$21,680
40Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$28,240$28,090
40Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,210$26,290
40Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,600$21,320
40Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,530$68,210
40Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,440$15,940
40Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,950$66,620
40Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$46,550$54,690
40Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$34,790$38,850
40Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,280$64,170
40Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$55,850$64,440
30Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$38,600$43,200
30Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,740$22,060
30Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,290$23,020
30Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$27,330$27,370
30Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,500$53,990
30Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$30,200$30,990
30Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$24,500$26,870
30Clergy
(area) (ind)
$40,550$43,260
30Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,690$65,990
30Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$82,110$81,080
n.a.Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$76,500$71,700
n.a.Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,370$26,690
n.a.Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,540$27,690
n.a.Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,230$31,750
n.a.Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,320$27,240
n.a.Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$39,030$39,610
n.a.Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$16,380$17,580
n.a.Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,870$20,330
n.a.Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,550$31,240
n.a.Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,450$29,240
n.a.Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,580$23,650
n.a.Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$42,430$41,840
n.a.Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,280$32,420
n.a.Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$17,270$20,360
n.a.Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,380$27,320
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,210$22,280
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,520$29,920
n.a.Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,590$24,580
n.a.Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,600$27,530
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,510$25,580
n.a.Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$25,320$26,510
n.a.Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,710$25,660
n.a.Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$30,850$32,710
n.a.New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,590$33,360
n.a.Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,470$26,580
n.a.Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,770$16,610
n.a.Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$12,740$13,380
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$14,650$15,240
n.a.Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,430$20,900
n.a.Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,990$14,160
n.a.Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$20,560$20,750
n.a.Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$31,270$37,980
n.a.Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,020$16,530
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$19,790$19,920
n.a.Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,720$29,100
n.a.Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,300$45,010
n.a.Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$131,750$141,240
n.a.Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$152,550
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$169,470
n.a.Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$144,340$145,030
n.a.Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$14,900$35,080
n.a.Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$20,430$21,420
n.a.Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$71,490$78,150
n.a.Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,260$56,560
n.a.Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,540$41,820
n.a.Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$99,510$99,940
n.a.Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,640$49,210
n.a.Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,830$31,970
n.a.Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$37,940$41,310
n.a.Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$83,080$90,500
n.a.Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$37,690$48,250
n.a.Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$35,080$41,690
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,310$19,410

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area consists of:

Pima County