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Tucson, AZ MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
350,150All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,530$34,830
62,430Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,610$27,080
32,740Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,010$28,620
32,490Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,900$15,860
25,320Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,750$39,080
24,460Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,630$30,480
18,130Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,480$74,480
16,900Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,930$59,250
16,600Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,480$25,060
15,920Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,170$28,330
13,640Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,050$36,850
13,010Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,040$19,730
12,290Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,070$49,600
11,030Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,400$66,770
10,520Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,240$34,050
10,200Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,770$23,870
10,040Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,020$23,980
9,930Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,190$22,480
9,650Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,550$18,510
9,480Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,570$23,150
8,510Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,080$59,920
6,730Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,970$13,290
6,700Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,870$24,380
6,090Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,250$13,950
5,210Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,470$35,860
4,970Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,940$32,750
4,970Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,370$34,020
4,840Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,100$29,710
4,800Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,000$42,590
4,580Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,820$18,790
4,320Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,640$27,920
4,030First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$38,940$42,440
3,630Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,930$21,240
3,600Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,430$20,620
3,600Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,160$20,320
3,590Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,550$22,230
3,570General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,910$81,600
3,510Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,310$52,130
3,490Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,720$16,550
3,210Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,340$39,840
3,170Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,380$19,730
3,160Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,680$25,770
3,140Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,810$19,230
3,090Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,330$18,420
3,010Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,950$20,300
2,820Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,490$54,750
2,760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$25,490$27,220
2,760Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,200$49,560
2,740Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,510$50,850
2,720First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,120$38,020
2,640Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,440$25,860
2,610Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,740$18,240
2,450Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,230$24,360
2,420Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,260$34,530
2,400Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,870$41,210
2,320Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,610$51,870
2,200Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,170$14,920
2,190First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,930$24,100
2,080Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$46,210$46,430
2,040Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,300$22,530
2,030Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,940$37,410
1,970Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,420$41,270
1,860Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,740$24,060
1,850Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,460$25,530
1,840Electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,910$33,670
1,830Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,400$28,000
1,830Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$37,260$36,920
1,820Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,650$31,900
1,800Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,580$13,790
1,770Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,880$48,690
1,650Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,530$14,610
1,630Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$73,070$75,060
1,620Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,050$23,650
1,570Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,200$32,360
1,560Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$14,330$17,600
1,500Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,150$19,040
1,430Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,410$14,190
1,400Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,310$31,500
1,400Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,710$19,720
1,370Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,660$30,910
1,370Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,160$52,510
1,360First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$45,270$49,200
1,350Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$72,790$75,940
1,330Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,580$22,390
1,330Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,600$71,430
1,310Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,610$20,620
1,300Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,570$15,130
1,300Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$67,180$73,900
1,260Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,120$16,020
1,240Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$67,440$75,530
1,200Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,930$13,660
1,160First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,290$47,050
1,150First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,820$57,810
1,150Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,560$36,850
1,140Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,360$27,300
1,130All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,460$31,980
1,100Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,940$21,570
1,080Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,240$14,040
1,070Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$120,780$127,060
1,050Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,480$43,870
1,040Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,020$17,620
1,040Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$35,400$36,430
1,030Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$26,750$27,080
1,030Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,730$58,370
1,030Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$50,100$54,750
1,000Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,280$71,020
980Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,310$22,030
970Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$24,560$26,520
970Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,540$51,020
960Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$31,560$40,680
950Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,500$40,310
950Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$109,890$112,070
950Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$61,240$76,140
940Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,600$21,750
940Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,500$26,270
920Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,130$22,190
920Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,990$60,080
890Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$24,430$24,760
890Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$37,290$36,170
880Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$20,910$21,600
880Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,360$29,710
880Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,190$44,960
880Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$65,480$64,730
870Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$14,830$16,340
830Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,050$40,180
820Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,900$33,450
810Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,860$50,820
800Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,780$21,260
790Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,160$31,420
790Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$24,380$24,900
790Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,640$24,910
790Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$50,360$58,180
770Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,070$33,890
770Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,800$26,530
770Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,190$32,150
750Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,360$36,490
740Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,700$15,520
740Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,820$30,950
740Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,420$43,180
740Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,290$44,740
730Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,600$32,610
730Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$34,360$37,190
720Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,060$43,820
710Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,680$28,340
700Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,250$27,890
680Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$43,470$49,900
670Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$43,980$45,880
660Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,970$37,580
650Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,610$29,350
640Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$25,520$26,060
630Tapers
(area) (ind)
$29,310$29,770
630Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,920$38,060
620Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,160$22,850
620File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,830$22,030
610Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,560$31,700
600Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,870$36,390
600Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$82,090$84,850
590Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,370$21,870
590Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,710$30,400
590Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,790$16,570
580Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,650$27,780
580Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,320$16,290
580Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,150$87,040
580Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,910$42,860
580Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$36,930$41,500
570Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,090$28,830
570Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,330$25,830
570First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$50,180$53,220
560Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$23,580$26,750
550Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,770$34,610
540Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,780$28,290
540Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,380$85,920
540Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,280$38,540
530Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,150$19,230
530Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,770$29,610
530Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,320$56,560
530Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,790$60,160
520Roofers
(area) (ind)
$32,080$33,580
510Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,670$22,700
510Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,460$24,850
510Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,540$70,030
500Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,970$58,580
490First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,090$49,730
490First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,790$28,070
490Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,140$32,220
490Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$69,170$68,340
480Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,560$42,260
480Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$23,220$26,390
470Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,610$24,620
470Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,020$28,410
470Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,740$50,330
470Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$43,880$61,590
460Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,710$44,840
460Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$68,810$70,160
450Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,720$37,950
450Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,380$41,060
450Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,460$70,760
450Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,780$16,160
450Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$60,350$57,740
450Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,120$44,860
450Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$75,660$76,610
440Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$32,500$32,230
430Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,910$25,570
420Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,350$35,600
410Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,850$34,910
400Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$19,590$19,650
400First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,940$34,350
400Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,180$25,990
400Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,780$33,640
390Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$36,660$34,450
390Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,000$22,620
390Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$46,370$49,320
370Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$25,170$28,370
370First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$38,680$38,340
370Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,650$18,390
370Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,940$30,970
360Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$17,470$18,700
360Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,050$26,780
360Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,220$60,620
350Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,090$48,280
350Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,080$30,180
350Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,480$48,470
340Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,890$27,470
330Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,950$20,470
330Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,690$40,760
330Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,480$55,340
330Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,030$63,660
320Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,860$20,880
320Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,000$53,580
320Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,290$47,680
310Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,230$37,720
310Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,400$41,580
310Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$18,530$20,840
310Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,560$43,440
310Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$32,300$39,430
300Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,930$39,160
300Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,310$22,770
300First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$63,110$65,670
300Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,360$34,100
300Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,690$41,220
300Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$53,950$54,200
290Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$19,600$21,370
290Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,210$45,870
290Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$39,680$40,090
290Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,940$47,850
290Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$42,930$45,070
280Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,230$18,270
280Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$57,750$60,700
270Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,500$17,070
270Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$112,120$130,160
270Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,250$40,190
270Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$70,880$78,830
260Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,960$34,820
260Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,850$21,810
260Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$17,400$18,020
250First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,090$45,090
250Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,310$21,210
250Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,310$29,590
250Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,410$19,060
250Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,990$34,720
240Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,100$16,820
240Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,520$19,450
240Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,380$23,360
240Editors
(area) (ind)
$42,280$43,970
240Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$25,850$31,340
240Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,420$45,100
240Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,010$43,560
230Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,080$23,320
230Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,140$20,700
230Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,360$25,040
230Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$35,290$40,990
230Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,060$39,620
230Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,110$29,860
230Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$68,110$66,260
220Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$13,950$16,830
220Job printers
(area) (ind)
$25,250$25,360
220Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,810$47,950
220Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$36,470$39,030
220Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$31,080$31,560
220Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,380$35,970
220Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,960$32,710
220Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,900$72,790
220Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,530$67,510
210Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,950$21,630
210Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,710$26,250
210Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,130$25,840
210Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,950$31,090
210Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,620$14,540
210First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$40,470$43,860
210Photographers
(area) (ind)
$28,530$31,090
210Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,000$19,960
210Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,700$37,110
200Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$40,670$39,580
200Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,110$25,840
200Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,770$20,660
200Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,790$39,730
200Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$42,190$45,380
190Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,000$27,800
190Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$23,410$24,340
190Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,930$17,320
190Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$13,860$15,580
190Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,830$31,680
190Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$42,730$45,900
190Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$21,840 * $32,480
180Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$21,100$24,240
180Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,340$45,640
180Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$29,470$33,990
180Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$41,740$41,560
180Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,220$42,350
180Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,050$47,920
180Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,010$43,150
170Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,190$47,480
170Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,190$18,090
170Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,600$34,900
170Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,230$44,230
170Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$35,300$35,660
170Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,740$21,410
170Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,840$37,310
170Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$48,890$50,610
170Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$36,840$50,370
170Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$77,530$73,090
160Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,220$31,950
160Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,270$23,230
160Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,750$28,660
160Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$23,910$23,830
160Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,510$33,730
160Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,080$44,840
160Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$48,120$62,130
150Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,050$31,380
150Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,490$55,160
150Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$31,140$30,520
150Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,050$21,450
150Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$42,030$42,900
150Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$47,970$49,350
150Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,330$46,950
150Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,030$40,360
140Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,220$26,430
140Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,510$40,580
140Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$15,960$17,240
140Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$24,930$27,690
140Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,290$20,700
140Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,830$21,930
140First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,370$48,810
140Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,500$32,360
140Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$31,900$33,000
140Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,870$31,070
140Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,780$59,710
130Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,710$18,480
130Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,420$23,370
130Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$33,880$35,770
130Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$28,920$33,060
130Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$40,690$52,450
130Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,190$37,540
130Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,690$43,190
130Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,770$52,030
130Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$56,730$67,920
120Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,880$18,220
120Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,940$29,390
120Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$38,430$37,140
120Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,880$26,490
120Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,420$19,670
120Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$31,120$32,010
120Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,570$26,330
120Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,410$40,300
120Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$39,230$44,450
120Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$47,510$49,920
120Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,430$51,420
120Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$44,310$54,400
110Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,610$82,970
110Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,330$24,820
110Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,710$26,970
110New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,930$31,550
110Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,540$38,950
110Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,360$53,820
100Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,740$27,850
100Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,370$38,240
100Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,750$30,270
100Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,530$24,120
100Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$24,620$35,180
100Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$68,940$64,790
100Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,320$60,700
100Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,000$29,480
100Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$42,890$49,300
100Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$70,060$80,170
100Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$54,890$57,850
100Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,130$43,930
100Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,160$44,100
90Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$25,410$24,850
90Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,920$22,780
90Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,170$48,460
90Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,080$41,020
90Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$24,090$29,840
90Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,500$30,540
90Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$23,270$24,690
90Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
90Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,900$59,190
90Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$44,750$51,820
90Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$49,370$51,010
90Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,910$32,610
90Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$84,440$89,610
80Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,100$22,660
80Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,060$24,910
80Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,540$21,900
80Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,880$29,560
80Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,640$28,870
80Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$23,560$25,570
80First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$55,430$62,560
80Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,170$39,330
80Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,690$33,490
80Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$28,970$37,740
80Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,570$35,700
70Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,510$22,110
70Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$33,120$31,630
70Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,360$41,460
70Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,570$31,250
70Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$70,150$73,400
70Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,500$42,730
70Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,830$43,700
70Health educators
(area) (ind)
$27,320$30,010
70Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,090$43,240
60Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,340$19,850
60Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,900$24,350
60Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,530$35,670
60Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,280$25,630
60Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,690$32,880
60Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$39,650$37,350
60Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$64,590$63,840
60Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$36,160$36,110
60Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,160$65,940
60Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,860$64,330
60Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$71,240$81,520
60Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$44,960$53,750
60Art directors
(area) (ind)
$47,630$48,440
60Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,340$71,120
60Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$37,400$36,640
60Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,590$77,880
50Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$39,070$36,840
50Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$55,040$66,100
50Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,000$38,040
50Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$28,420$37,690
50Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,830$29,160
50Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,110$32,740
50Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,850$29,810
50Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$75,430$75,470
40Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,140$24,690
40Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$18,730$19,620
40Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$26,880$27,780
40Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,700$20,030
40Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,110$32,670
40Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$25,190$24,810
40Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,390$21,320
40Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$26,840$28,670
40Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$22,110$26,950
40Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,550$27,340
40Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,610$55,840
40Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,800$20,460
40Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,940$15,580
40Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,280$62,350
40Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,190$20,150
40Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$30,370$30,500
40Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$34,070$36,520
40Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$55,570$60,860
40Legislators
(area) (ind)
$24,920$27,690
30Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,200$37,240
30Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$47,850$48,710
30Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,690$22,140
30Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,570$31,930
30Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,680$53,590
30Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$36,450$39,640
n.a.Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,770$28,260
n.a.Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,320$19,760
n.a.Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,390$26,460
n.a.Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$31,200$28,590
n.a.Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$16,240$17,840
n.a.Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,520$31,330
n.a.Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,160$26,640
n.a.Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$41,060$39,990
n.a.Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$16,260$18,570
n.a.Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$16,780$18,780
n.a.Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$28,900$27,840
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,960$23,570
n.a.Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$27,980$38,980
n.a.Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$22,170$24,100
n.a.Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$24,620$25,180
n.a.Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,010$25,750
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$14,760$15,220
n.a.Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,220$14,370
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$21,170$21,870
n.a.Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,510$26,420
n.a.Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$125,050$135,920
n.a.Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$151,960
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$170,100
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$171,390
n.a.Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$176,780
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$154,070
n.a.Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$30,570$31,210
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$30,060 * $28,920
n.a.Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,140$47,850
n.a.Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,140$38,580
n.a.Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$47,370$44,370
n.a.Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,020$81,580
n.a.Physicists
(area) (ind)
$72,940$73,720
n.a.Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$46,650$65,030
n.a.Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,510$40,940
n.a.Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$80,650$76,040
n.a.Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$46,440$56,390
n.a.Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$93,490$97,130
n.a.Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$36,000$54,490

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.

The Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area consists of:

Pima County