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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Arkansas

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Arkansas 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

Arkansas

All industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
1,142,370All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,970$29,750
181,710Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,150$24,430
156,660Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,380$25,620
118,740Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,390$26,490
113,810Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,610$25,850
87,990Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,650$14,820
66,620Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,210$36,130
62,380Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,940$48,490
52,920Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,310$32,240
47,020Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,330$29,380
44,420Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,490$69,540
36,070Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,020$19,360
34,310Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,560$18,000
34,230Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,470$33,260
34,020Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,260$45,190
30,560Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,310$14,810
29,990Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,140$19,540
25,510Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,800$19,400
24,750Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$18,190$19,030
23,200Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,990$26,710
20,550Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,600$16,110
20,250Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$47,070$48,620
19,130Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,960$12,990
17,680Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,100$26,070
17,610Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,080$20,900
17,130Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,680$17,690
16,700Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,500$18,750
16,690Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,390$24,200
15,640Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,660$18,070
15,390Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,950$13,310
14,860Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,530$19,670
13,940Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,280$49,170
13,710Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,950$30,400
13,520Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,400$22,360
13,140Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,650$50,970
12,460Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,430$28,770
12,430Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,630$36,720
12,340Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$29,180$30,000
12,190First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$33,740$36,460
12,070General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,880$83,010
11,990Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,110$47,080
11,560Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,270$26,440
11,030First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,510$30,060
10,310Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,740$24,970
10,000Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,350$13,600
9,750Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,160$39,470
8,920Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,540$18,970
8,420Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,810$32,290
8,380Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,120$15,000
7,960Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,980$20,870
7,810First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,080$43,520
7,640Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,960$14,300
7,540First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,330$22,940
7,530Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,480$20,010
7,340Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,900$48,790
7,180Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,740$15,520
7,090Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,420$30,150
6,800Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,820$14,410
6,750Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,940$43,240
6,710Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,410$30,290
6,590Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,190$24,090
6,440Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,900$22,790
6,440Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,780$14,050
6,270Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,710$21,820
6,240Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,000$19,070
6,220Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$23,300$24,280
6,150Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,560$21,420
6,140Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,340$46,610
6,090Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$27,600$29,770
5,850Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,300$25,430
5,840Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,960$38,800
5,820Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$17,460$18,660
5,670Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,200$18,140
5,630Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,440$53,220
5,450Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,430$27,330
5,360Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,030
5,220Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,390$20,600
5,200Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,710$68,380
5,190Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,990$28,970
5,190First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,860$45,240
5,160Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,930$26,060
5,050Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,940$14,410
4,980Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,670$22,030
4,880First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,010$43,860
4,880Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,470$17,890
4,750Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,530$36,420
4,550Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,860$29,050
4,320Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,890$23,740
3,980Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,670$14,010
3,930Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,410$29,790
3,930Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,630$26,380
3,900Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,160$13,400
3,800Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,110$18,500
3,800Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,100$18,300
3,660Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,950$23,910
3,660Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,000$27,200
3,580Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,650$21,920
3,540Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,450$34,730
3,390Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,590$24,210
3,260Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,220$31,970
3,160Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,520$20,330
3,150Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,500$42,160
3,140Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,400$20,930
3,130Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,400$33,680
3,090Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,420$24,760
3,060Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,860$33,060
2,950First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$40,680$42,400
2,910Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$65,080$70,190
2,880Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,100$49,910
2,850Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,290$53,920
2,620Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,140$34,550
2,490Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,370$16,960
2,490Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,210$43,380
2,470Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$57,380$60,780
2,460Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,900$14,780
2,450Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,640$56,630
2,440Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,230$19,120
2,400Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,840$37,010
2,390Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$58,570$77,220
2,370Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,550$21,290
2,330Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,280$85,800
2,330Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,170$65,520
2,320Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,150$23,650
2,290Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,490$13,980
2,260Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,400$22,630
2,240Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,510$30,660
2,230Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,920$18,600
2,220Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,840$33,510
2,190Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,290$23,940
2,190Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$47,390$51,180
2,180Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$29,130$28,900
2,160Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,940$19,780
2,160Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$63,080$62,430
2,150Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$61,030$65,060
2,110Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,740$22,420
2,090Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,520$41,600
2,080Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,200$28,580
2,050All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,050$29,520
1,990Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,440$22,180
1,990Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,900$40,430
1,980Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,170$45,710
1,960First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,100$62,410
1,940File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,280$18,060
1,930Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,130$26,070
1,920Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,240$15,870
1,920Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$69,000$80,510
1,880Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,830$26,660
1,880Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$19,600$20,150
1,870Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,820$26,170
1,850First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,440$39,220
1,820Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,290$34,520
1,820Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,580$22,380
1,770Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,680$33,280
1,730Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$19,750$20,250
1,700Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,320$23,040
1,700Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,180$25,340
1,700Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,720$39,840
1,700Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$27,830$30,790
1,680Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,630$30,140
1,660Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,440$14,610
1,660Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,320$13,570
1,650Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,080$87,830
1,630Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$110,230$123,050
1,610Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,310$21,970
1,610Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,690$41,900
1,600Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,000$36,700
1,600Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,320$27,070
1,600Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,770$24,060
1,600Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,380$53,800
1,590Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,170$39,500
1,570Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,460$28,010
1,570Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,070$23,260
1,550Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,770$41,600
1,550Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$67,930$72,050
1,540Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,190$20,350
1,540Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,820$38,470
1,520Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,540$26,480
1,500Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$27,540$29,080
1,500Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,230$29,150
1,490Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,200$21,400
1,490Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,240$51,010
1,470Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,780$18,910
1,470Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,060$15,580
1,440Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,940$23,720
1,420Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
1,400Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,540$28,600
1,390Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,840$41,240
1,380Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,270$27,590
1,380Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$27,680$35,960
1,370Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,700$42,260
1,350Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,340$17,940
1,350Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,650$21,920
1,340Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,850$58,860
1,330Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,680$57,220
1,290First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$22,340$25,230
1,270Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,080$29,110
1,260Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,990$22,210
1,250Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,740$38,480
1,240Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$58,860$60,470
1,230Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,500$27,570
1,230Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,850$29,520
1,230Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,310$38,560
1,220Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,040$26,120
1,220Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,940$33,060
1,210Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,470$26,480
1,210Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,040$26,060
1,200Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$160,980
1,200Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,870$39,160
1,190Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,860$26,320
1,180Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,550$66,750
1,180Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$67,320$74,040
1,160Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$38,500$39,820
1,150Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,130$34,030
1,150Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,850$40,210
1,140Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$42,720$43,880
1,130Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,620$17,900
1,130Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$72,690$76,000
1,120Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,880$37,720
1,120Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,710$75,330
1,110Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,620$24,770
1,110Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,280$16,990
1,110Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$39,230$43,060
1,110Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,730$63,830
1,110Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,150$37,130
1,100Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,040$39,530
1,100Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,630$53,070
1,090Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,070$28,530
1,090Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,220$28,650
1,090Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$44,490$47,570
1,070Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,190$25,500
1,060Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$42,920$47,770
1,060Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$34,140$39,870
1,050Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,740$28,570
1,050Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,570$20,140
1,040Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,060$22,400
1,040Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,220$22,010
1,040Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$29,620$31,930
1,030Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$21,010$21,530
1,030Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,320$45,600
1,020Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,690$23,290
1,020Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$43,080$44,920
1,000Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,510$31,420
1,000Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$47,610$44,930
990Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,330$28,670
980Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$34,910$34,520
980Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,510$25,720
980Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,100$17,320
970Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,260$30,150
970Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,990$24,830
970Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,990$36,370
970Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$52,400$59,350
960Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,680$33,800
960Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,910$29,680
960Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$37,440$38,540
950Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,970$25,490
950Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,740$24,610
950Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$32,980$34,180
950Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$30,710$36,320
940Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,220$27,180
940Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,070$25,930
930Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,350$21,250
930Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,580$27,720
930Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,440$20,770
920Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,320$25,000
920Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,260$40,280
910Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,110$22,770
900New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,440$25,400
890Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,380$28,950
890Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,670$20,100
880Bakers
(area) (ind)
$16,750$17,180
880Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$22,200$22,500
880Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,520$16,410
880First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,840$34,090
880Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,510$21,520
860Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$27,190$28,120
860Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,800$44,270
860Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$22,190$22,350
860Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,310$30,430
850Fallers
(area) (ind)
$32,680$30,840
850Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,460$38,690
850Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,700$36,080
840Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,970$59,640
830Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,300$36,970
820Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,880$59,020
810Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,860$34,000
800Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,930$29,330
780Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,320$27,560
780Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,640$29,190
770Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,650$13,780
760Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,100$25,710
760Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,650$16,820
760Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$25,910$27,780
760Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,840$58,750
750Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,770$50,500
750Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$84,680$86,870
740Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,720$26,660
730Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,570$32,110
720Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,360$31,800
720Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,390$39,780
710Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$27,380$27,980
710Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$36,940$37,260
710Chemists
(area) (ind)
$58,690$62,270
700Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,160$20,520
700Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,710$19,630
700Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,260$28,460
700Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$82,620$88,780
680Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$33,040$34,640
680Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,190$50,290
670Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,590$14,300
670First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$39,580$41,580
650Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,360$18,280
650Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$32,190$37,340
650Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$62,710$66,570
640Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,930$24,150
630Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,830$32,300
630Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,940$21,520
630Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,920$36,990
620Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,640$31,870
620Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$26,240$31,000
620Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$29,960$34,930
610Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,150$31,030
610Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,660$25,460
600Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,160$16,590
590Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,340$34,870
580Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,040$19,930
580First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$22,480$24,670
580Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$51,430$50,650
580Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,110$33,320
580Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$60,350$65,780
580Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,540$49,870
570Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,760$27,690
570Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,300$22,260
570Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$50,020$60,370
570Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,220$26,550
570Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,650$34,920
570Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$47,430$56,230
560Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,110$30,310
550Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$24,400$27,330
540Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$31,720$32,170
540Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,250$49,720
540Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,980$26,920
540Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,280$68,780
530Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,570$26,010
530Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$18,040$20,810
530Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,950$27,200
530Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,220$42,170
520Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,100$13,590
510Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,870$28,640
510Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$19,560$20,350
500Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,370$26,120
500Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,310$20,470
500Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,660$27,620
500Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,930$32,780
490Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,940$14,750
490Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,000$28,050
490Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$21,710$22,800
490Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$14,570$15,580
490Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,090$60,740
490Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$34,590$38,320
480First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,390$43,270
470Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,200$22,460
470Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,550$24,420
470Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,150$23,250
470Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$23,310$26,270
470Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,550$30,100
460Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,510$23,110
460Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,920$26,790
460Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,280$31,130
460Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,250$46,740
460Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,080$67,430
450Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$35,470$36,610
450Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,590$20,870
440Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,830$46,600
440Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,500$66,720
430Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,330$28,320
430Editors
(area) (ind)
$38,310$41,080
430Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$63,990$63,480
420Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,960$18,070
420Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,050$18,770
410Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,390$30,110
410Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,730$39,470
410Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,800$40,940
410Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$16,260$16,910
400Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,070$27,750
400Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$25,330$25,540
400Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,400$34,670
400Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$44,290$46,640
390Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$31,720$31,300
390Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$77,200$72,190
390Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,300$40,130
390Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$28,380$36,150
380Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$32,930$33,890
380Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,020$25,720
380Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$29,540$33,000
380Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$17,050$18,170
380Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,790$28,810
380Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,520$14,870
380Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,100$40,160
380Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,630$40,390
370First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,350$42,190
370Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,930$46,750
370Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,060$37,600
360Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,660$20,400
360Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$43,430$41,820
360Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,880$46,610
350Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,810$21,240
350Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,840$41,360
350Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,140$18,770
350English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,160$37,750
350Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,040$55,850
340Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,040$20,590
340Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,870$49,180
340Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,960$41,090
340Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,730$39,050
330Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$61,930$64,650
330Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$20,680$21,830
330Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,150$22,200
330Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,190$18,080
330Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$90,750$120,930
330Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$59,960$60,950
320Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,850$26,180
320Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,850$27,790
320Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,670$23,770
320Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,360$41,560
310Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,590$22,100
310Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,920$36,240
310Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$180,120
310Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,670$55,690
300Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,390$56,890
290Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,450$54,340
290Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,640$21,180
290Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$24,730$27,850
290First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$49,680$48,270
280Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,020$20,070
280Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,030$32,710
280Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$168,220
280Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$64,860$72,760
270Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,690$17,470
270Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,370$32,160
270Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,310$31,740
260Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,980$27,840
260Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,290$19,440
260Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,970$37,290
260Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,940$41,030
260Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,240$41,190
260Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$62,650$68,460
250Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
250Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,280$28,110
250Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,350$17,360
250Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,570$21,580
250Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$35,440$39,860
250Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,570$23,060
250Health educators
(area) (ind)
$40,190$43,110
250Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,630$48,070
240Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$24,890$27,050
240Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$36,920$39,260
240Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$21,190$21,570
240Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,640$38,750
240Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$163,040
240Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$36,830$49,340
240Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,970$54,360
230Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$27,010$25,200
230Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,070$24,220
230Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,790$23,710
230Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$33,370$35,940
230Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$30,390$33,160
230Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,890$49,110
220Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$21,080$22,170
220Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,370$26,840
220Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,720$59,970
220Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,190$21,770
220Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$40,590$39,590
220Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,500$41,930
210Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$46,850$45,700
210Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,180$21,590
210Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,010$23,390
210Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,420$31,060
210Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,390$22,960
210Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$22,470$23,430
210Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,080$18,690
200Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,640$25,990
200Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,990$22,630
200Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$35,260$36,530
200Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$50,570$49,810
200Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,170$40,870
200Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,400$39,730
200Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$71,060$75,870
190Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$33,270$31,780
190Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,530$28,590
190Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,000$28,850
190Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,180$29,330
190Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$21,260$22,200
190Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,640$23,310
190Actors
(area) (ind)
$13,083n.a.
190Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$23,910$35,110
180Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,200$16,400
180Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$16,530$17,660
180Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,890$20,830
180Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,550$28,510
180Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,600$22,690
180Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,280$62,240
180Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$55,030$61,320
170Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,300$21,730
170Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,150$27,380
170Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$21,900$25,100
170Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,690$16,940
170Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$35,730$38,310
170Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,730$48,540
170Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,860$72,720
170Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$57,060$60,250
160Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$26,180$26,310
160Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,710$20,040
160Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
160Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$24,460$25,730
160Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$110,780$114,800
160Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,420$33,060
160Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$35,830$39,060
160Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,360$58,270
160Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,260$57,120
160Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$76,080$78,600
150Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,920$44,620
150Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,960$44,780
150Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,630$40,220
150Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,760$33,110
150Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,220$59,230
150Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$31,500$36,440
140Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,250$26,920
140Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380$29,690
140Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,680$40,140
140Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,180$28,550
140Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$23,680$26,210
140Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$186,900
140Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,780$26,870
140Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,980$44,670
130Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$19,430$21,530
130Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,480$19,130
130Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,380$23,800
130Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$28,900$27,730
130Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$27,330$27,310
130Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$14,600$15,330
130Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$24,930$26,030
130Art directors
(area) (ind)
$36,030$46,050
130History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,180$41,210
130Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,710$46,960
130Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,420$31,430
120Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,460$33,270
120Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,360$15,550
120Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$63,560$58,370
120Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$29,600$32,900
120Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,260$79,210
120Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,350$47,600
110Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$31,150$32,490
110Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,080$31,520
110Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,320$50,960
110Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,450$25,290
110Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
110Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$40,200$44,790
110Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,870$52,950
110Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,760$29,000
110Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$86,230$103,790
110Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
110Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,830$44,560
110Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,410$92,210
110Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,830$38,480
110Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,190$54,180
100Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$90,770$90,870
100Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,920$24,000
100Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,950$28,800
100Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$26,110$25,960
100Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,540$28,980
100Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,480$20,940
100Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$38,090$37,790
100First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$38,340$41,030
100Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$25,550$26,700
100Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$20,630$22,960
100Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,790$46,000
100Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,580$69,910
100Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,230$40,140
90Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,090$74,470
90Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$28,610$27,800
90Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,530$21,030
90Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,870$19,910
90Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,820$25,710
90Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,570$35,070
90Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,550$24,560
90Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,700$24,770
90Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$23,200$21,610
90Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,030$53,860
90Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$33,320$34,310
90Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,290$43,330
90Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,190$45,180
90Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$47,630$47,100
90Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,040$38,590
90Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,500$63,670
80Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$28,180$28,380
80Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,850$39,410
80Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,830$33,740
80Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$137,760$142,780
80Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,420$50,130
80Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,600$40,960
80Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,540$44,980
70Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,520$39,050
70Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$66,090$65,000
70Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$25,590$26,610
70Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$22,820$23,140
70Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,510$25,490
70Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,420$48,520
70Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,020$23,300
70Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,240$36,140
70Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,930$34,890
70Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,570$42,810
70Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,230$17,890
70Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,550$35,160
70Economists
(area) (ind)
$39,070$42,410
70Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$46,810$51,030
70Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,560$65,770
60Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,010$39,120
60Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,560$21,410
60Riggers
(area) (ind)
$26,560$30,330
60Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,960$34,080
60Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,550$41,580
60Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,350$26,660
60Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,570$42,760
60Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$45,220$51,580
60Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,530$45,960
60Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$68,020$77,370
60Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,480$80,540
60Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$51,610$57,720
50Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$15,820$16,380
50Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$22,850$25,800
50Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,060$55,150
50Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$25,980$27,510
50Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,986n.a.
50Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$29,180$33,610
50Curators
(area) (ind)
$37,210$37,870
50Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,200$43,690
50Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,040$50,720
50Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,290$49,420
50Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,970$43,420
50Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$43,600$48,930
50Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$50,800$52,940
40Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,190$22,670
40Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$31,260$30,280
40Tapers
(area) (ind)
$30,360$29,200
40Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,840$25,270
40Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$33,830$35,500
40Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$141,530$141,820
40Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,240$46,500
40Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$38,340$35,850
40Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$22,450$28,510
40Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$61,560$62,230
30Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$27,440$26,840
30Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,710$40,610
30Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,510$34,710
30Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$32,060$32,680
30Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$41,790$41,670
30Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,500$28,060
30Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$27,420$30,330
30Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,040$31,770
30Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,780$50,400
30Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,080$51,570
30Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,850$38,430
30Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,380$75,580
n.a.Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$20,140$22,580
n.a.Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$30,420$29,020
n.a.Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$44,940$58,070
n.a.Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$40,340$38,280
n.a.Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,360$31,940
n.a.Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,090$21,810
n.a.Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,760$22,500
n.a.Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,960$42,400
n.a.Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,420$34,780
n.a.Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$36,350$37,130
n.a.Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$31,340$31,800
n.a.Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$22,800$27,440
n.a.Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$41,760$43,950
n.a.Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,870$20,530
n.a.Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$12,450$12,330
n.a.Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,620$16,720
n.a.Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,420$20,770
n.a.Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$33,620$42,270
n.a.Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$63,830$62,500
n.a.Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970$25,930
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,090$36,730
n.a.Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,130$25,310
n.a.Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,300$49,710
n.a.Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$80,210$75,880
n.a.Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$73,870$77,620
n.a.Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,890$42,390
n.a.Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,740$35,030
n.a.Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,170$55,040
n.a.Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,340$59,220
n.a.Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$42,050$45,470

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates