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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Yuma, AZ

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

Yuma, Arizona

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
59,570All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,090$28,100
8,900Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,140$25,150
7,430Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,070$14,970
6,700Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,860$13,870
5,470Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,830$28,610
5,420Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,840$21,970
4,620Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,970$15,780
4,230Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,790$30,750
3,810Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,820$30,770
2,340Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,200$34,580
2,330Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,720$33,510
2,290Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,130$18,500
1,960Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,620$55,770
1,940Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,680$25,130
1,910Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,240$66,050
1,590Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,460$23,250
1,520Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,100$17,000
1,390Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,470$22,950
1,310Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,650$49,700
1,270Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,790$23,080
1,160Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,980$18,360
1,040Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,840$33,590
1,020Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,370$18,420
910Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$17,390$19,610
870Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,250$13,720
800Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,660$19,720
770Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,460$28,660
750Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,980$13,100
750Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,990$54,730
700Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$41,420$41,750
690Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,100$22,920
610Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,050$20,700
610Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,520$27,140
600Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,980$19,010
570Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,250$28,450
560Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,060$31,910
530Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,660$23,160
530Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,910$15,090
520Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,530$18,010
510Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,870$28,570
510Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,740$21,510
480First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$30,050$35,740
480Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,500$19,150
480Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,160$21,340
470First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,960$41,000
470General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$56,470$65,030
450Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,260$13,430
420Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,710$25,840
420Security guards
(area) (ind)
$15,480$17,210
390Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,890$46,890
380Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,930$30,430
340Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,730$17,180
340First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,830$23,640
330Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,240$50,700
310Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,030$33,230
310Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,670$37,670
310Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,520$46,460
310Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,700$14,210
310Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,010$48,490
300Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,720$23,470
290Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,020$29,020
290Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,940$25,340
260Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,570$64,770
260Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,390$56,520
250Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,540$29,580
250First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,960$50,230
250Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,200$13,120
250Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$41,640$47,720
220Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,030$39,130
210File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,730$18,280
210Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,770$18,750
200Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,040$15,300
190Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,900$16,110
190Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,750$24,790
180Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,680$34,840
180Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,000$17,370
180Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,800$12,630
180Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,060$19,340
170Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,320$25,300
170Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,890$20,990
170Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,110$23,960
170Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,410$13,590
170Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,840$60,840
160Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$13,410$15,750
160Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,630$28,980
160Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$20,110$22,120
160Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,470$25,920
160Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,390$16,660
160Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,610$35,800
160Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$60,470$57,410
150First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$37,080$37,700
150Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$39,060$37,480
150Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,800$30,780
150All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,810$38,980
150Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,950$63,690
140Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,390$29,330
140Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,980$19,780
140First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$18,780$23,060
130Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,400$22,680
130First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,080$46,840
130Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,000$23,700
130Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,090$43,490
130Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,520$20,790
130Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$30,740$31,440
130Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,610$23,770
130Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$78,630$73,230
130Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,170$39,040
130Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,310$64,600
120Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$21,670$28,350
120Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,850$28,570
120Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$30,290$30,590
120Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,390$30,960
120Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$94,760$106,760
110Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$81,140$102,100
110Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$65,660$66,480
100Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$16,080$17,260
100First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$64,530$63,920
100Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,110$26,290
100Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,830$65,680
100Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$77,080$74,350
90Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$24,910$25,250
90Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,250$27,330
90Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$35,190$36,140
90Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,440$44,350
90Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,660$15,380
90Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,210$42,690
80First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,970$43,700
80Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,760$15,420
80Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,370$44,910
80Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,360$37,340
80Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,450$42,870
80Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,120$30,570
80Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,480$28,710
80Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$102,140$98,310
80Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$41,500$47,250
80Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,970$52,420
70Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,370$21,740
70Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$28,670$30,520
70Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,930$22,470
70Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,330$27,590
70Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,980$33,350
70Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$15,590$18,630
70Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$62,780$60,340
70Editors
(area) (ind)
$26,990$28,360
70Librarians
(area) (ind)
$30,520$32,460
70Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,210$44,370
70Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,080$44,450
60First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$41,580$43,570
60Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,730$29,900
60Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,740$38,780
60Tapers
(area) (ind)
$26,750$27,140
60Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$27,800$33,990
60Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,900$24,160
60Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,130$24,700
60Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,900$32,180
60Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,070$20,730
60First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$27,060$29,040
60First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$34,480$36,940
60Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,620$39,530
60Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$31,880$33,140
60Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,600$62,130
60Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,730$42,360
60Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,830$48,430
60Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,570$87,400
50Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,850$21,480
50Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,360$21,380
50Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,010$24,390
50Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,730$24,050
50First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$44,210$50,460
50First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,900$24,790
50Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,520$16,210
50Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360$22,350
50Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,170$37,020
50Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,060$33,220
50Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,130$63,340
50Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$33,190$33,370
50Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$53,040$62,020
50Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,850$40,880
50Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,240$60,910
40Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,210$27,640
40Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,840$37,460
40Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,100$33,240
40Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,120$40,060
40Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,180$24,400
40Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,930$24,480
40Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$54,000$62,850
40Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$14,020$16,420
40Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,330$33,490
40Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$51,980$49,540
40Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,620$75,580
40Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,230$64,400
40Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$31,920$36,850
40Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$35,390$48,160
40Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$42,700$50,510
30Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,400$32,010
30Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$54,790$73,890
30Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,110$24,370
30Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,430$25,510
30Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,690$23,020
30Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,150$20,920
30Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,340$20,650
30Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,120$24,020
30Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$68,320$64,450
30Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,090$38,880
30Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,110$26,650
30Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$46,810$52,160
30Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050$41,860
30Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$63,830$64,450
30Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,390$56,630
30Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$49,310$51,410
n.a.Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,180$25,010
n.a.Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$35,100$38,920
n.a.Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$18,330$19,790
n.a.Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,690$26,220
n.a.Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$15,960$15,620
n.a.Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,210$30,000
n.a.Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,110$38,160
n.a.Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,230$28,000
n.a.Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$19,060$20,710
n.a.Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,680$25,390
n.a.Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,960$33,910
n.a.Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$17,850$24,120
n.a.Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$14,010$17,610
n.a.Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,020$72,670
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$193,930
n.a.Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,220$41,320
n.a.Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,890$41,930
n.a.Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$29,160$33,170
n.a.Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$33,950$34,840
n.a.Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$33,800$35,500
n.a.Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,850$37,800
n.a.Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$42,360$48,350
n.a.Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$32,480$34,790
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$24,430$23,890

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Yuma, Arizona metropolitan area consists of:

Yuma County