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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Alabama

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Alabama 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

Alabama

All industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
1,872,600All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,110$32,310
300,780Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,740$26,290
217,470Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,240$27,100
199,900Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,280$27,570
160,400Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,160$25,290
148,590Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,680$15,140
104,570Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,820$35,670
104,410Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,260$49,580
99,250Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,390$29,710
93,100Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,210$34,120
79,730Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,370$77,210
62,320Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,770$21,820
57,660Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,430$52,670
56,520Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,370$15,000
54,680Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,790$18,510
45,630Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,810$19,410
42,070Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,090$13,370
41,300Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,940$28,470
41,190Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,660$19,890
38,930Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,500$62,560
37,270Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$46,650$48,840
37,130Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,040$20,760
36,950Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,520$24,550
35,010Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,660$32,720
31,950Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,500$18,340
31,740Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,990$60,700
29,140Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,870$13,060
28,400Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,430$25,630
27,450General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,630$86,460
26,200Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,000$17,110
25,040Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,160$19,710
23,560Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,060$27,110
22,580First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,930$39,770
22,070Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,680$26,290
21,000Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,390$18,000
20,870Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,370$15,010
20,750First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,470$32,120
20,400Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,870$31,310
19,590Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,690$49,770
19,080Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,570$38,270
17,140Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,070$33,160
16,820Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,010$33,540
16,610Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,610$21,220
14,410First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,790$45,490
14,290Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$28,570$28,920
14,220Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,810$17,790
13,770First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,070$24,560
13,350Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,440$19,850
13,340Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,760$18,610
12,580Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,210$25,790
12,420Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,500$39,370
12,250Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$15,600$16,660
12,160Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,920$52,110
11,630Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,660$22,230
11,250Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,200$14,850
11,040Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,930$73,200
10,760Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,080$50,080
10,580Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,090$25,460
10,550First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,680$46,120
10,480Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,290$29,170
10,350Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,540$30,190
10,180Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,110$15,140
10,050Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,260$13,700
10,030Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,110$28,190
9,870Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$33,100$34,150
9,690Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,830$14,460
9,670Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,610$19,790
9,580Electricians
(area) (ind)
$33,750$35,180
9,530Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,420$37,890
9,420Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,540$19,670
9,330First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,330$47,510
9,270Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,010$18,370
9,140Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,210$17,560
8,720Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,360$25,150
8,640Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,180$39,340
8,600Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,730$19,190
8,440Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,830$16,030
8,420Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,250$29,710
8,340Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,140$30,130
8,210Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,480$62,680
8,090Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,140$15,610
7,910Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,940$67,220
7,420Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,120$25,020
6,740Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,170$25,310
6,660Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,930$26,220
6,570Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,530$22,860
6,150Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,550$33,130
5,970Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,080$13,900
5,940Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,600$13,940
5,860Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,580$32,570
5,810Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$87,410$101,810
5,740Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,580$17,500
5,620Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,880$21,340
5,610Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,520$26,120
5,460Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,310$29,210
5,380Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,410$33,410
5,270Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,090$34,960
5,250Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,760$42,220
5,060Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$72,600$77,310
4,970Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,040$28,560
4,830Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,920$63,610
4,780Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,520$34,020
4,730Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,350$26,090
4,700Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,510$26,240
4,570Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,490$78,310
4,550Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,970$21,840
4,550Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,350$51,500
4,470Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,720$22,800
4,430All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,860$42,130
4,380Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,110$34,510
4,350First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$43,030$45,010
4,350Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$62,610$64,280
4,340Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,550$49,030
4,300Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,990$84,640
4,120Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,560$14,220
4,110Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,380$30,340
4,040Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,660$68,940
4,000Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,170$30,790
3,990Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,170$31,690
3,990Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,450$19,750
3,970Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$48,630$55,870
3,880First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,910$62,310
3,850Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,520$35,510
3,800Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$37,860$38,020
3,760Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,880$22,440
3,730Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,010$19,960
3,720Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,120$22,380
3,670Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,610$29,730
3,640Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,010$20,880
3,610Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,370$30,840
3,580Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,550$23,100
3,580Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,170$14,500
3,580Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,770$69,610
3,550Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,460$16,970
3,550Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,210$27,470
3,510Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,860$27,270
3,480Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$56,030$64,110
3,460Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,560$14,020
3,440Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,330$25,560
3,390Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,600$86,490
3,330Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,320$19,410
3,310Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,110$19,370
3,300Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$133,940$132,350
3,290Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,570$48,260
3,280Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,430$84,650
3,270Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,420$22,980
3,260Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,580$38,270
3,220Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,110$19,470
3,200Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,230$39,490
3,170Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,770$27,540
3,150Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,140$27,860
3,130Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,280$37,690
3,110Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,180$22,770
3,080Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,070$73,570
3,030Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,950$24,640
2,980Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,650$39,960
2,970Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,260$19,780
2,960Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,290$14,720
2,940Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$37,600$37,120
2,920Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,980$22,860
2,910First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,310$35,960
2,910Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$94,890$97,390
2,900Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$72,740$79,760
2,890File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,710$19,460
2,880Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,320$23,610
2,870Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,930$14,200
2,870Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,500$41,690
2,870Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$52,300$58,560
2,860Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,380$15,160
2,850Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$20,780$22,280
2,850Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,240$63,850
2,820Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,870$23,250
2,820Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,370$73,820
2,800Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,380$28,760
2,770Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$82,240$83,710
2,750Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,300$33,540
2,740Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,260$31,320
2,740Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,360$71,450
2,730Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,730$39,250
2,710Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$14,460$18,760
2,710Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,540$14,910
2,710Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,950$69,820
2,680Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,190$35,270
2,680Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$15,980$15,920
2,630Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,780$23,940
2,560Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$79,020$79,330
2,510Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,120$47,290
2,490Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,280$22,890
2,480Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,090$26,920
2,450Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,200$42,880
2,430Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,840$22,400
2,410Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,960$37,900
2,340Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$22,850$24,090
2,330Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,500$20,760
2,330Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,920$28,170
2,330Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,500$64,270
2,330Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$65,060$68,320
2,320Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$21,850$29,570
2,310Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,780$29,670
2,290Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,070$23,340
2,260Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$43,670$47,060
2,230Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,040$28,920
2,220Librarians
(area) (ind)
$40,890$40,180
2,220Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,780$48,700
2,210Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,150$23,430
2,210Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,380$26,290
2,210Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,790$32,940
2,210Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,250$63,440
2,190Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$21,810$24,270
2,160Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,060$25,310
2,160Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$41,950$40,970
2,150First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$24,580$26,420
2,150Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,650$43,800
2,150Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$55,310$59,290
2,140Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,550$39,130
2,130Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,130$26,700
2,130Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,350$42,950
2,110Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$80,070$79,700
2,100Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,200$36,620
2,100Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,870$40,300
2,100Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,300$39,620
2,090Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,330$30,350
2,090Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,710$36,800
2,050Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$36,770$33,580
2,050Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,210$31,380
2,040Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,970$24,240
2,040Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,690$27,140
2,010Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,240$48,210
1,970Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,610$29,100
1,960Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,460$25,650
1,960Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,340$16,360
1,890Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,300$40,780
1,860Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,120$25,480
1,860Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,180$58,210
1,830Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$155,390
1,820Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,850$17,480
1,790Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,080$21,350
1,760Bakers
(area) (ind)
$17,210$17,950
1,760Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,320$17,540
1,750Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$30,480$30,980
1,750Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,310$27,500
1,730First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,180$33,630
1,730Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,430$61,700
1,730Legislators
(area) (ind)
$12,980$14,700
1,690Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$31,860$36,260
1,680Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,090$22,530
1,680Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,500$25,980
1,670Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,870$21,580
1,650Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,090$30,160
1,620First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,110$27,710
1,610Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,430$26,520
1,580Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,140$20,590
1,580Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$83,090$85,280
1,560Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,490$26,210
1,560Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,590$44,400
1,540Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,480$85,120
1,540Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,770$52,470
1,540Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,330$51,190
1,520Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,920$40,800
1,500Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,470$56,310
1,500Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,520$47,820
1,490Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,580$39,370
1,480Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,310$21,060
1,480Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,180$42,350
1,470Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,330$17,850
1,470Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$27,760$28,820
1,460Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,870$22,110
1,460Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,210$44,960
1,450Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,710$25,750
1,420Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,740$33,500
1,410Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,550$26,360
1,380Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$24,840$26,260
1,370Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$30,040$31,700
1,330Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,910$33,120
1,320Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,250$22,170
1,310Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,850$21,420
1,310Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,530$40,280
1,300Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,130$25,300
1,300Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,530$79,080
1,300Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,770$78,040
1,290Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,050$26,340
1,270Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,720$19,930
1,260Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,810$36,450
1,250Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,690$25,540
1,230Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,520$21,050
1,220Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,670$34,220
1,210Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$23,440$24,500
1,200Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$35,140$36,370
1,200Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,150$20,820
1,190Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,400$20,840
1,190Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,210$25,440
1,180Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,810$42,820
1,180Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,230$39,070
1,180Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,020$40,950
1,170Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,340$24,350
1,160Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$49,430$47,810
1,160Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,590$29,770
1,160Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,830$62,200
1,150Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$35,140$35,480
1,150English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,250$43,920
1,150Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$59,250$63,180
1,140Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$48,030$49,760
1,130Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,850$28,450
1,120Roofers
(area) (ind)
$25,390$25,300
1,110Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,140$30,930
1,110Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,940$32,410
1,090Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,670$45,270
1,090Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,250$31,260
1,090Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,050$61,790
1,070Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$46,530$47,920
1,070Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$42,010$47,650
1,060Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,530$40,260
1,050Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$15,290$15,960
1,050Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$36,200$36,920
1,050First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$49,550$50,400
1,050Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$50,840$49,400
1,050Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$61,090$66,230
1,050Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$18,070$19,810
1,050Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$71,600$94,420
1,040Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$29,340$31,480
1,040Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,360$22,990
1,040Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,990$48,410
1,030Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,860$15,190
1,020Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$143,840$148,540
1,020Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,410$80,590
1,000Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,410$54,350
990Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,280$31,020
990Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$48,910$59,600
990Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,420$42,800
980Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,220$25,250
970Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,020$20,100
970Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,520$32,620
960Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,670$31,360
960Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,090$40,990
960Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,200$26,410
960Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,860$29,490
960Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,770$17,910
960Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,110$35,730
960Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,480$71,950
950Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,890$43,150
930Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,600$18,580
930Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,360$46,970
920Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,800$39,710
920Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$36,740$37,520
910Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$25,990$28,370
910Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,690$17,770
910Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,980$62,750
900Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$25,340$25,740
890New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,580$26,260
890Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$15,270$15,960
890Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,720$40,830
880Fallers
(area) (ind)
$23,890$24,250
880Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,150$28,930
880Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,070$73,270
870Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,410$18,900
860Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,750$33,780
860Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$33,860$36,580
860Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,460$42,920
850Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,030$22,280
850Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,640$20,910
850Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$45,710$48,580
850Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,950$57,650
850Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,260$43,400
840Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$39,710$41,260
830Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,600$40,200
830Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$33,380$33,880
830Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,910$72,590
830Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,500$41,290
830Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,220$47,190
820Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$46,730$47,790
820Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,400$22,400
800Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
800Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$36,530$38,280
800Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,660$26,480
800Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$45,360$46,030
800Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,350$29,560
800Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,650$59,480
790Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,180$20,150
790Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$27,470$28,640
790Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$25,720$29,690
790Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,370$23,560
790Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,640$48,980
770Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$176,010
770Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$42,590$46,530
760Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,650$28,230
760Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,570$49,800
760Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,450$73,380
750Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,010$75,720
750Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$52,970$54,290
740Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,200$20,150
730Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,110$21,640
730Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,370$51,030
730Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,480$25,420
730Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,730$25,600
730Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,640$51,240
730Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,530$66,710
700Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,950$13,080
700Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,860$19,970
700Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$117,580$125,620
690Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,690$20,210
680Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,470$49,380
670Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,460$25,120
670Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,180$21,980
670Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$49,830$64,990
670Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,620$44,270
660Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$174,000
660Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,620$48,380
660Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,250$57,200
650Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,420$23,350
650Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,300$28,680
650Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,410$58,220
640Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$41,540$40,440
630Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,150$29,810
620Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$36,180$39,540
610Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,000$22,920
610Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,070$40,200
610Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,890$48,790
600Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$70,740$75,090
590Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,630$25,030
590Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,970$29,950
590Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,350$26,700
590Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,400$26,540
590First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$46,890$46,410
590Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,690$17,230
590Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,490$41,200
590Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,950$41,290
580Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$133,680$141,920
580Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,530$33,510
580Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$29,860$39,670
570Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,320$21,580
570Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,720$32,160
570First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,440$38,400
570Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,920$22,280
570Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$46,830$46,060
570Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,590$39,510
560Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,120$29,870
560Job printers
(area) (ind)
$26,290$27,340
560Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$25,300$26,490
550Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,820$36,480
550Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700$31,730
540Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,700$41,040
540Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,660$27,320
530Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$24,970$27,420
530Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,600$25,800
520Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$30,350$32,460
520Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,790$47,430
510Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,660$21,190
510Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$31,710$34,320
510First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$44,220$49,040
510Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,740$19,180
510Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$30,010$31,970
510Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$39,200$54,050
500Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,630$28,470
500Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,130$69,350
500Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,620$54,180
490Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,610$40,080
490History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,710$48,230
490Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,650$58,270
490Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$32,060$35,060
480Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,800$31,600
480Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$53,200$53,210
480Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$26,580$27,150
480Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,550$16,390
480Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$58,600$51,540
480Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,730$32,560
470Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,060$24,670
470Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,440$26,440
470Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,620$25,840
470Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,630$23,460
470Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$20,720$21,510
470Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,810$55,690
460Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,720$27,850
460Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,800$29,580
460Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,420$23,220
460Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,260$71,920
460Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$59,270$63,200
460Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$60,970$64,870
450Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,970$29,560
450Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,960$17,560
440Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,400$34,670
440Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,450$29,260
430Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,960$24,620
430Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$41,340$41,170
430Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$25,430$25,460
420Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,980$15,290
420Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,330$28,750
420Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,390$53,340
410Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$27,040$27,040
410Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,200$15,710
410Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,290$41,960
410Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,650$59,000
410Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$38,100$49,080
400Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,990$20,100
400Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,860$30,980
400Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$59,900$61,720
390Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,810$27,950
390Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,270$21,870
390Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$69,330$80,180
390Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,520$42,920
380Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$22,550$23,490
380Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,440$18,920
380First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$44,880$45,930
380Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$173,480
380Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$33,840$37,850
370Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,390$44,580
370Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$48,080$61,290
360Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$46,980$45,550
360Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$23,070$26,220
360Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,210$18,570
360Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,450$39,720
350Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,600$29,100
350Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,380$23,310
350Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,900$31,350
350Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,330$24,770
350Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$23,380$23,270
340Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,700$27,890
340Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,500$32,390
340Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,510$44,590
330Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$32,250$33,450
330Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,660$27,390
330Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,610$19,650
320Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,130$27,120
320Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,020$33,740
310Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$50,860$48,920
310Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,330$23,530
310Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,400$37,110
310Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,650$29,820
310Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,450$40,560
310Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$13,780$22,270
310Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,690$51,920
310Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,180$54,130
310Clergy
(area) (ind)
$33,440$37,590
310Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$49,310$48,660
300Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,390$28,910
300Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,380$42,980
290Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$14,570$15,580
290Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,700$76,630
290Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,160$28,890
290Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,380$24,990
290Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,030$64,810
280Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$63,170$64,260
280Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,470$55,020
280Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,140$35,050
280Health educators
(area) (ind)
$32,530$35,920
280Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,260$30,890
280Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,630$59,650
270Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,650$26,850
270Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,400$25,750
260Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,910$26,470
260Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,860$22,840
260Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$26,550$30,740
260Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$41,746n.a.
260Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,890$37,120
250Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$21,570$22,800
250Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,010$21,070
250Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,950$24,650
250Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,390$26,430
250Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$21,640$26,650
250Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,340$50,180
250Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,580$50,520
250Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,980$42,510
250Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,270$59,360
250Foresters
(area) (ind)
$51,250$51,630
240Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,280$20,190
240Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,060$30,920
230Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,620$20,230
230Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$24,180$25,530
230Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,760$38,280
230Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,110$27,490
230Art directors
(area) (ind)
$49,610$53,110
230Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$40,150$42,050
220Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$41,990$43,440
220Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$18,270$22,340
220Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,090$18,880
220Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,580$39,930
210Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$86,460$82,510
210Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,150$14,220
210Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,840$55,020
210Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$23,310$24,080
210Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,020$27,330
200Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$23,490$23,010
200Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,680$23,240
200Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,950$50,790
200Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$66,400$66,150
200Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$30,630$34,430
200Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$91,300$93,860
190Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$24,970$29,580
190Actors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
190Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,290$61,760
190Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,640$67,600
190Physicists
(area) (ind)
$95,950$95,670
190Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,510$63,960
180Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,030$30,180
180Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,750$37,380
180Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,290$50,720
180Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$40,460$41,270
180Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,580$45,030
180Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,090$57,590
180Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$42,890$44,780
170Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,840$30,450
170Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$39,970$39,450
170Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$49,300$73,520
170Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$13,820$15,990
170Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,430$17,940
170Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$127,640$126,870
160Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,910$24,350
160Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,200$32,420
160Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,170$97,570
150Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,120$38,680
150Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,490$23,660
150Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,560$30,370
150Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,300$34,620
150Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$22,820$21,710
150Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,630$40,200
150Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$19,790$23,710
150Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,450$50,080
140Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$68,290$62,350
140Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,550$21,900
140Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
140Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,580$24,520
140Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,150$32,070
140Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$31,350$31,340
140Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,470$22,880
140Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,070$31,550
140Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$14,780$15,890
140Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,530$56,350
140Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$16,510$27,290
140Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,050$72,490
140Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,050$48,300
130Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,700$32,460
130Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,840$51,670
120Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$40,360$41,350
120Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,990$30,480
120Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,480$34,480
120Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,510$18,040
120Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$36,860$39,710
120Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$45,270$40,960
120Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,340$56,540
110Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$44,700$44,860
110Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,270$32,010
110Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,540$29,120
110Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$38,960$40,570
110Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,060$25,910
110Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$29,850$30,010
110Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$111,360$103,600
110Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$42,980$51,740
110Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,580$58,780
110Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,870$44,130
100Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,900$45,890
100Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$26,910$28,250
100Tapers
(area) (ind)
$28,420$29,120
100Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,570$54,500
100Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,800$40,900
100Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$37,420$40,250
100Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$61,060$55,730
90Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$42,180$40,700
90Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,380$20,610
90Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,600$37,200
90Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,000$35,030
90Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,190$40,310
90Curators
(area) (ind)
$37,600$38,520
90Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$111,770$112,100
90Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,140$59,370
90Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,550$34,420
90Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$51,880$55,600
90Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$49,970$52,750
80Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,720$39,800
80Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$33,910$33,780
80Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$28,610$27,810
80Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$42,240$49,050
80Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$49,530$51,120
80Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$24,380$30,750
80Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,010$48,370
80Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,600$60,830
80Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,160$73,660
70Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,720$40,500
70Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$27,270$30,490
70Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,760$27,940
70Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$112,310$117,210
70Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,603n.a.
70Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$19,980$23,320
70Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,070$84,640
70Economists
(area) (ind)
$63,710$63,040
70Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,460$54,360
60Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,080$31,180
60Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$192,570
60Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,960$48,860
60Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,160$33,120
50Riggers
(area) (ind)
$37,380$32,940
50Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$25,640$27,720
50Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,060$23,060
50Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$13,010$13,430
50Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$25,740$24,140
50Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,240$26,130
50Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,770$31,000
50Archivists
(area) (ind)
$43,460$41,340
50Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$63,940$62,210
50Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$50,690$53,440
50Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$46,990$49,100
40Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$36,610$36,510
40Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,380$44,050
40Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,190$28,830
40Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$24,220$29,700
40Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,790$32,480
40Concierges
(area) (ind)
$15,160$15,440
40Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,100$30,190
40Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$36,190$43,420
40Historians
(area) (ind)
$46,140$51,290
40Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,160$76,690
40Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,350$65,490
30Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$29,490$26,510
30Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,350$24,380
30Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$28,240$30,590
30Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$38,000$37,930
30Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$38,810$51,280
n.a.Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$29,060$28,550
n.a.Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$25,320$26,040
n.a.Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,160$22,230
n.a.Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$32,890$33,430
n.a.Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$22,920$22,910
n.a.Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$36,330$38,050
n.a.Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,520$23,920
n.a.Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$25,350$25,230
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$31,890$33,430
n.a.Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,690$21,230
n.a.Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,680$20,890
n.a.Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,880$22,320
n.a.Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$174,670
n.a.Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$194,670
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$82,100$90,760
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$21,986n.a.
n.a.Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$44,910$45,490
n.a.Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,280$69,430
n.a.Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,370$62,800
n.a.Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,510$33,870
n.a.Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$35,620$42,110
n.a.Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$32,270$31,360
n.a.Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$75,760$79,550
n.a.Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,800$72,380
n.a.Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$63,510$79,490
n.a.Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,890$34,950

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates