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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Arizona

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Arizona 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

Arizona

All industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
2,437,100All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,620$34,940
463,470Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,020$28,230
261,880Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,590$31,090
227,260Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,090$17,430
182,100Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,310$32,430
154,690Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,360$29,260
132,920Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,340$34,720
128,420Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,900$27,650
118,540Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,410$77,780
100,740Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,610$52,660
100,650Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,930$59,820
97,040Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,680$36,840
87,930Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,650$19,580
75,590Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,390$24,130
66,840Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,450$33,730
66,330Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,050$18,630
61,880Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,450$24,780
60,820Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,550$28,260
57,580Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,200$25,210
55,510Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,590$63,410
51,380Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,370$23,960
49,410Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,890$59,580
46,540Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,150$15,240
45,980Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,340$15,430
43,810Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,340$21,620
37,220Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$32,830$34,520
35,420Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,050$18,290
32,010Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$32,540$33,720
31,010Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$55,950$56,280
30,740Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,040$33,420
30,340Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,940$21,170
30,260Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,500$29,600
28,030General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,370$85,380
27,070Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,220$37,810
26,730Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,230$25,680
26,400First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$41,180$45,200
26,340Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,790$26,250
25,840Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,510$19,970
25,700Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,580$35,290
23,980Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,270$30,080
23,790Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,550$48,180
23,560Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,700$36,470
22,970Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,910$19,680
21,510Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$47,410$50,960
21,360Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,060$22,430
21,080Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,010$21,200
20,920First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,570$36,870
20,180Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,030$19,750
18,820Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,940$38,370
18,600Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,690$22,020
18,000Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,760$23,290
17,110Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,000$16,360
16,890Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,750$19,950
16,640Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,380$27,160
16,320Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,920$49,620
15,800Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,460$71,270
15,510First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,830$28,270
15,480Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,040$16,210
14,280Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,640$20,580
14,190Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,260$15,510
14,050Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,830$38,040
13,200Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,480$14,500
13,150Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$47,950$47,360
12,310Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,350$19,360
11,570Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,180$16,160
11,570Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,870$43,770
11,480Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,420$36,400
10,960Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,420$20,770
10,750Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,620$15,180
10,710First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$49,450$53,230
10,330Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,260$27,850
10,080Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,280$64,210
10,050Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,950$52,180
9,970Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$37,160$36,780
9,970Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,170$13,770
9,840Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,070$52,170
9,770Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,510$22,640
9,650Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,640$31,990
9,280Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$75,190$82,720
9,250Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,990$15,630
9,060Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,230$31,360
8,860Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,760$18,840
8,800Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$39,360$38,620
8,720Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,700$13,960
8,580Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,130$17,390
8,500First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,000$46,500
8,500Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,080$28,830
8,340Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,170$21,760
8,250Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,520$35,290
8,180Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,790$28,870
8,110Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$86,130$95,060
7,950Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,630$29,100
7,940Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,590$26,660
7,920Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$70,620$82,230
7,870Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$123,780$130,560
7,720Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,940$28,360
7,400Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,870$71,430
7,370First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,030$55,670
7,340Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,310$29,580
7,330Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$51,100$65,300
6,810Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,960$48,910
6,780Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,200$17,440
6,750Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,680$38,820
6,630Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,170$64,760
6,580Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,730$25,720
6,520Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,690$25,840
6,350Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,860$16,130
6,330Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,030$36,270
6,240Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,300$59,850
6,240Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,360$70,720
6,180Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,790$23,090
6,150First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,540$59,380
6,100Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,880$21,780
5,950Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,510$21,180
5,850Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,560$43,430
5,720Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,370$20,830
5,720Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,860$44,520
5,670Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,340$73,160
5,650Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,810$26,560
5,490Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,870$77,520
5,470Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,330$44,670
5,450Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,840$31,500
5,290File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,730$21,430
5,240Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$75,700$77,140
5,230Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,990$30,530
5,040Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,600$42,920
5,000Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$39,780$49,290
4,910Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$101,290$103,260
4,890Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,760$38,720
4,870Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,210$32,890
4,810Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,360$66,060
4,790Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,540$28,460
4,760Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,230$22,220
4,760Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,010$49,030
4,750All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,760$34,390
4,720Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,070$24,970
4,710Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,640$29,890
4,700Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$46,380$53,770
4,620Tapers
(area) (ind)
$28,320$29,260
4,600Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,170$23,310
4,560Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,090$47,310
4,550Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,480$26,520
4,520Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,510$51,860
4,490Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,730$22,220
4,470Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,720$27,500
4,410Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,620$32,890
4,400Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,700$28,800
4,400Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,090$68,320
4,390Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$85,210$87,690
4,320Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,440$30,980
4,300Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,840$30,260
4,260Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,090$39,780
4,250Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,600$16,930
4,250Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,040$27,290
4,140Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$36,620$37,430
4,120Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,700$35,880
4,110Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$92,160$87,940
4,070Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,770$32,030
4,070Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,190$74,770
4,050Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,260$18,190
4,020Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,540$36,220
4,020Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,240$48,960
3,980Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,930$17,110
3,980First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,070$27,200
3,970Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,820$38,440
3,950Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,580$58,720
3,950Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$67,390$78,590
3,890Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,370$35,170
3,850Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,570$23,110
3,670Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,560$65,640
3,630Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,430$45,260
3,620Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,810$27,320
3,620Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,570$32,690
3,610Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,930$22,310
3,600Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,080$48,560
3,590Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,600$24,160
3,570Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,790$30,760
3,540Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$67,200$76,690
3,520Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,930$23,130
3,490Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,520$22,260
3,490Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,390$40,970
3,420Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,120$55,760
3,410Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,780$29,940
3,410Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$27,110$28,300
3,380Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,460$17,580
3,300Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,460$48,280
3,200Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,910$39,230
3,150Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,070$44,610
3,140Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,570$41,230
3,140Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,760$90,620
3,130Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,090$34,420
3,060Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,060$53,710
3,050Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,580$36,330
3,040First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,170$48,400
3,040Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,150$64,350
3,040Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,800$19,930
3,030Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$37,300$38,860
3,000Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,550$66,050
2,990Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,930$18,250
2,960Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,080$34,050
2,950Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,060$57,800
2,920First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,390$35,900
2,910Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,800$29,540
2,850Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,220$48,790
2,810Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,880$35,750
2,790Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,930$44,300
2,790Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$34,420$36,720
2,750First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,180$39,580
2,750Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,470$40,160
2,680Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$25,970$26,290
2,680Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,010$13,780
2,670Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,740$21,760
2,630Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,940$28,500
2,630Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,750$25,530
2,610Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,000$24,780
2,600Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$46,310$48,960
2,590Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$58,660$76,530
2,580Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,940$78,860
2,570Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$40,340$42,850
2,560Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,210$77,480
2,550Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,640$24,060
2,550Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,010$38,700
2,540Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$70,830$71,450
2,520Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,240$62,790
2,390Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$27,100$27,880
2,360Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,420$32,720
2,360First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$66,230$66,700
2,360Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$36,380$47,440
2,350Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,720$26,450
2,350Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,780$42,480
2,340Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$35,210$33,190
2,330Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$35,270$36,800
2,310First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,360$35,030
2,300Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,450$19,060
2,300Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,450$22,120
2,300Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,040$20,750
2,290Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$47,590$89,450
2,280Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,780$43,150
2,250Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,430$47,730
2,240Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$35,660$36,830
2,240Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,380$42,150
2,240Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,660$46,230
2,200Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,840$25,390
2,200Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$131,850
2,190Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,650$28,350
2,180Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$35,650$37,550
2,180Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$19,120$19,160
2,160Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,250$41,280
2,160Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,460$88,320
2,130Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,190$41,150
2,120Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$34,510$36,110
2,050Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,990$32,420
2,020Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,710$42,550
2,020Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$148,170
2,020Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$127,420$129,820
2,000Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,970$35,770
2,000Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$42,710$42,990
1,990Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,380$41,420
1,990Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$57,530$58,530
1,950Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,150$37,010
1,940Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,820$26,890
1,930Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,140$44,490
1,920Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$128,330$134,300
1,920Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$44,260$50,080
1,910Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,260$41,860
1,870Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$31,860$31,320
1,860Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,760$22,320
1,860Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$22,060$25,650
1,840Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$43,600$46,150
1,830Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$76,310$81,360
1,820Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,710$49,850
1,810Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,570$21,020
1,810Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,400$44,650
1,800Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,480$25,560
1,790Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,090$31,780
1,790Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$26,830$28,490
1,780Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,190$21,490
1,780Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,930$53,990
1,770Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,050$14,510
1,760Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,010$49,670
1,760Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,770$33,690
1,750Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,130$19,280
1,730Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,100$24,510
1,730Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$23,230$29,240
1,710Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$18,900$20,490
1,700Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,270$54,920
1,700Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,320$25,760
1,670Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,810$34,420
1,660Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,920$19,040
1,650Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,240$16,400
1,650Photographers
(area) (ind)
$28,460$30,700
1,640Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$26,790$27,990
1,640Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,940$52,130
1,610Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$63,910$69,770
1,590Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$62,390$66,070
1,560Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,130$30,370
1,540Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,990$55,640
1,510Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,080$68,100
1,500Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$36,050$39,510
1,490Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,060$22,970
1,480Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$23,640$23,780
1,470Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,640$32,590
1,460Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,330$24,140
1,460Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,790$38,280
1,450Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,180$19,820
1,450Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,220$42,130
1,440Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,770$26,960
1,440Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$29,670$31,930
1,430Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,290$25,300
1,420Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,800$28,820
1,390Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,530$23,100
1,390First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$60,280$55,320
1,380Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$43,200$45,280
1,380Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$25,530$27,840
1,370Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,880$27,840
1,370Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$71,370$64,530
1,360Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,570$44,670
1,350Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,310$18,990
1,350Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,670$30,160
1,350Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,820$35,990
1,340Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$43,770$49,720
1,330Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$26,990$26,620
1,330English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,340$39,800
1,300Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,500$28,350
1,290Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,840$21,480
1,290Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$172,960
1,280Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,660$42,100
1,270Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,370$25,850
1,270Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,240$19,980
1,260Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,970$49,450
1,250Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,570$21,820
1,240Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,740$26,430
1,220Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,100$47,800
1,220Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,410$15,660
1,210Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,800$34,380
1,210Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$34,460$41,900
1,200Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,750$46,020
1,190Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$38,850$39,090
1,180Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$25,710$27,690
1,180Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$55,400$61,170
1,170Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$39,930$40,980
1,170Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,540$33,510
1,170Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,110$41,860
1,160Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,400$31,560
1,160Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$16,950$19,770
1,150Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,090$41,410
1,140Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,570$30,670
1,130Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,540$29,870
1,120Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$22,710$25,550
1,110First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$39,770$43,020
1,100Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,180$50,140
1,100Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,950$46,150
1,060Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,970$18,400
1,060Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$26,900$28,270
1,050Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,750$49,570
1,050Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,810$30,480
1,040Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$35,980$37,920
1,030Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$24,810$24,880
1,030Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,690$39,660
1,030Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,490$58,110
1,020New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,000$29,850
1,010Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,650$40,280
1,010Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$28,660$45,160
1,000Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$30,850$35,670
990Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$71,780$70,440
960Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$44,340$51,030
960Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,230$34,590
960Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$35,390$38,380
960Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,130$28,470
960Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,920$49,960
950Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,680$26,890
950Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,180$32,760
940Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,060$18,110
940Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,160$33,830
930Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,580$22,600
930Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$15,530$16,340
930Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,080$38,830
910Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,680$22,500
910Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,630$39,930
910Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,160$35,390
900Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,360$40,750
900Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$41,760$43,460
900Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,080$66,820
890Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,800$31,090
870Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,880$23,390
870Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$43,120$45,680
870First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,180$47,990
870Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,760$42,000
850Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,830$21,610
840Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$20,570$27,020
840Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,800$54,170
840Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$46,060$50,730
840Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$57,220$63,280
830Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,770$20,870
830Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,350$19,900
830Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050$22,790
830Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,840$66,110
820Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,710$37,070
810Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,520$19,270
800Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$42,770$49,990
800Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,180$41,370
800Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,130$64,160
800Legislators
(area) (ind)
$23,530$30,910
790Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,920$33,610
790Health educators
(area) (ind)
$34,080$38,810
780Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,460$30,070
780Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,960$34,610
770Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$32,440$36,020
770Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$24,520$27,040
770Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$46,450$52,790
760Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,150$55,820
760Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,780$50,670
740Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,700$19,360
740Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,960$36,370
740Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,480$27,490
740Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$21,060$21,530
720Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$20,310$20,530
720Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,560$62,360
720Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$56,640$66,520
710Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$93,070$94,740
710Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$67,040$66,650
700Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,080$32,640
700Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$27,820$39,350
690Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,340$36,040
690Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$17,620$19,340
690Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$25,480$29,570
680Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,130$28,120
680Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$49,360$50,300
670Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,680$28,620
670Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,070$41,190
670Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$67,290$76,840
660Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,540$41,080
660Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,500$32,860
660Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,530$28,070
660Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,620$46,300
650Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,510$47,710
640Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,400$34,420
640Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$34,040$35,410
640Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,830$34,260
630Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,460$26,260
630Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,600$47,830
630Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,330$38,480
620Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,280$43,880
610Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$18,150$24,690
610Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$62,370$61,730
610Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,750$43,380
610Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$69,210$75,970
610Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,620$36,830
600Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$22,040$25,120
600Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$51,680$54,090
600Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,530$53,030
590Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700$35,950
590Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,460$57,000
580Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,590$41,420
570Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$25,950$28,160
560Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,780$22,750
560Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,930$42,250
550Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,930$24,060
550Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,230$18,310
550Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$164,200
550Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,110$37,960
540Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,030$26,050
540Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,400$27,270
540Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,250$22,660
530Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,770$24,450
520Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$42,300$43,640
520Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,380$29,410
520Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,180$28,920
510Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,910$27,030
510Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$55,380$57,730
500Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,080$35,630
500Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,640$21,510
500Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,000$34,370
490Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020$23,330
490Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,170$23,890
480Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,260$32,020
480Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,590$17,840
480Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$49,060$51,870
470Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,800$48,390
450Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,670$38,820
450Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,050$60,180
440Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$25,870$30,020
430Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,310$53,460
420Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,230$25,010
420Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,220$30,390
420Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,140$26,300
420Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$23,970$25,460
420Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$28,530$28,470
420Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$87,910$84,030
420Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,400$64,930
410Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$23,260$26,320
410Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,670$18,250
400Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$87,070$84,070
400Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$172,710
390Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$22,360$22,540
390Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$51,500$53,550
380Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,210$66,880
380Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,580$28,100
380Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,470$27,280
380Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$31,800$30,800
380Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$18,470$20,440
380Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$29,300$32,230
380Curators
(area) (ind)
$33,650$39,660
380Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$55,950$60,620
370Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,170$30,220
370Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$38,000$40,110
360Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$49,550$57,780
350Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,300$49,860
350Concierges
(area) (ind)
$20,210$21,340
350Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$33,363n.a.
340Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$21,170$25,900
340Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,620$23,620
340Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$60,760$57,990
340Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,900$43,580
330Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$26,710$28,530
330Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,180$36,080
320Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,410$44,060
320Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$44,110$48,090
310First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,770$36,070
300Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,250$38,070
300Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,140$24,850
300Art directors
(area) (ind)
$47,610$54,510
300Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,520$47,810
300Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,900$49,180
300Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,350$30,160
300Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,540$57,350
300Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,980$66,870
300Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$57,800$58,500
290Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,620$31,820
290Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$40,450$45,230
280Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,260$31,860
280Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$27,860$28,240
280Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,420$24,270
280Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,020$29,170
280Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,500$35,320
280Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$44,460$47,190
270Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,250$25,520
270Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$29,970$30,410
270Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,900$48,880
260Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$29,930$29,340
260Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,510$25,600
260Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$26,960$30,560
260Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$70,120$89,860
260Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$142,750$149,700
260Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$150,300
260Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$35,320$35,310
260Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$47,930$47,770
250Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,650$23,360
240Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,910$20,840
240Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,410$37,470
240Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$34,310$33,390
240Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,350$45,310
240Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$32,410$33,770
240Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$43,200$43,400
230Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,980$40,440
230Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,760$31,400
230Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,390$27,730
230Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$35,380$36,350
230Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,280$29,720
230Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,270$47,830
230Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$54,890$59,460
230Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,940$51,230
220History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,370$43,000
220Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,260$53,530
210Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,990$25,760
210Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,590$26,630
210Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,900$28,840
210Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,780$35,140
210Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,440$36,650
210Physicists
(area) (ind)
$81,930$80,760
210Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,290$57,720
200Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,450$39,180
200Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
200Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,730$46,460
190Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,770$32,600
190Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,450$39,380
190Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,670$14,030
190Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$57,060$65,270
190Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,120$37,120
190Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,450$67,150
190Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,940$60,310
190Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$80,450$78,410
190Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,210$56,460
180Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,820$28,140
180Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,300$34,740
180Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,520$34,450
180Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$63,180$63,190
180Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,600$59,170
180Actors
(area) (ind)
$30,763n.a.
170Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$41,750$44,100
170Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$45,810$48,860
170Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$46,210$47,530
170Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,860$55,150
160Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,610$18,450
160Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$27,700$29,620
160Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,000$50,240
160Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$34,830$36,860
150Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,080$23,500
150Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,160$20,070
150Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$37,220$36,310
150Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,560$40,160
150Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,460$42,040
150Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,290$77,350
140Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,020$44,800
140Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,160$22,780
140Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,930$29,330
140Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,080$17,980
140Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$33,890$35,890
140Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,870$42,010
140Foresters
(area) (ind)
$46,490$48,960
130Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,960$19,930
130Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,350$33,930
130Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,920$29,430
130Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$59,260$59,810
130Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,304n.a.
130Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
130Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,890$36,230
120Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,680$46,320
120Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,450$35,810
120Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,860$26,990
120Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$29,030$30,700
120Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$47,950$57,360
110Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,640$29,030
110Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,070$18,700
110Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,990$45,060
100Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,290$37,390
100Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,500$26,220
100Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$154,670
100Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,420$25,160
100Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$58,440$55,620
100Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,150$49,530
90Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,940$22,160
90Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,070$32,080
90Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,210$27,710
90Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
90Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,290$48,580
90Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,510$52,550
80Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$46,680$46,150
80Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,520$33,250
80Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,530$28,040
80Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,730$31,820
80Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$50,380$85,980
80Economists
(area) (ind)
$54,650$61,730
80Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
70Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,820$19,890
70Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$26,430$26,570
70Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,640$16,870
70Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,380$33,610
70Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$28,460$33,050
70Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,730$46,210
70Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$40,460$39,970
70Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,320$50,690
60Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$57,310$57,540
60Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$28,600$28,380
60Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,770$54,690
60Archivists
(area) (ind)
$43,040$46,980
60Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,370$47,920
60Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$37,940$42,330
60Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$67,500$67,980
60Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$63,010$64,440
50Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$39,420$38,070
50Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,190$31,190
40Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$31,920$32,030
40Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$33,090$32,710
40Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,130$43,260
40Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,370$31,570
40Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,140$23,550
40Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,560$29,100
40Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$40,220$40,380
40Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,750$26,180
40Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$183,200
40Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,570$34,960
30Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$29,180$27,690
30Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,350$32,070
30Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,920$35,250
30Fallers
(area) (ind)
$32,260$31,860
30Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,500$42,230
30Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,160$63,530
n.a.Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$39,050$38,390
n.a.Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,960$27,990
n.a.Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$14,190$16,470
n.a.Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,720$31,710
n.a.Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$21,670$22,670
n.a.Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,660$22,820
n.a.Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,040$35,860
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,600$31,610
n.a.Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$44,620$46,920
n.a.Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,470$39,430
n.a.Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,310$31,670
n.a.Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,460$55,840
n.a.Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$37,230$31,820
n.a.Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,810$19,550
n.a.Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$41,930$42,030
n.a.Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$33,250$34,440
n.a.Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,000$25,340
n.a.Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$42,810$43,780
n.a.Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,170$21,980
n.a.Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,060$29,090
n.a.Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,830$21,010
n.a.Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$22,680$25,160
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$20,930$22,020
n.a.Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,010$27,220
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,680$71,560
n.a.Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,550$18,260
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,640$18,920
n.a.Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,440$17,500
n.a.Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$62,680$56,710
n.a.Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,670$70,690
n.a.Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$163,150
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$33,342n.a.
n.a.Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$21,120$26,350
n.a.Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,520$47,540
n.a.Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,340$40,010
n.a.Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,310$20,900
n.a.Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$35,610$33,300
n.a.Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$83,800$82,510
n.a.Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,010$57,270
n.a.Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$69,340$69,850
n.a.Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$53,990$59,070
n.a.Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,530$67,620

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates