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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Louisiana

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Louisiana 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

Louisiana

All industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
1,877,160All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,980$31,430
311,790Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,250$24,600
162,970Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,850$15,920
157,030Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,310$26,660
128,230Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,010$31,960
111,830Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,510$31,490
110,200Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,020$36,900
109,540Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,420$50,180
95,860Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,230$69,710
94,540Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,150$33,160
68,540Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$13,620$14,460
62,670Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,480$17,040
59,360Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,650$20,950
53,900Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,600$46,220
53,380Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,780$18,360
52,840Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,890$18,020
51,490Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,160$25,980
40,090Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,150$19,490
39,770Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$17,400$18,700
39,510Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,830$50,950
38,410General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$65,840$79,220
37,820Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,970$22,770
33,920Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,270$14,750
31,840Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,300$16,450
29,600Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,120$37,910
27,100Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,380$26,080
27,060Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,300$55,900
26,980Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,030$15,880
24,680Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,030$36,000
24,370Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,660$23,490
24,260Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$26,110$27,780
22,920Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$27,870$29,760
21,160Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,520$14,110
19,900Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,290$18,780
19,780Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,360$46,280
19,380Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,250$30,870
19,240Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,580$51,320
19,020First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,000$36,720
18,280Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,840$31,010
17,230First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,530$32,030
17,080Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,210$19,360
16,490Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,240$13,780
16,280Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,360$14,910
16,250Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,700$19,060
16,210Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,200$13,500
16,150Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,910$31,320
15,740Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,680$14,120
15,490Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,840$22,620
15,380Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$34,130$34,460
15,360Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,940$21,940
13,970Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,920$64,870
13,820Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,690$38,980
12,680Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$13,850$14,890
12,550Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,470$51,990
12,110First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,030$25,120
11,860Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,130$30,610
11,810Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,050$46,610
11,720Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,900$14,700
11,600Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,730$19,890
10,710Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,040$18,540
10,500Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,500$37,550
9,850Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,770$30,080
9,670Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,890$38,790
9,570Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$27,450$28,270
9,260Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,620$14,460
9,140Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$22,570$24,870
9,030First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,760$47,830
9,000First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,820$45,240
8,840Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$14,020$14,660
8,680Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,330$21,190
8,430Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,780$18,660
8,300First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,840$47,140
8,080Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,400$24,270
7,800Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,850$24,990
7,610Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,540$14,580
7,030Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,960$40,790
6,940Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$56,440$56,480
6,940Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,250$16,380
6,860Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$27,530$29,860
6,630Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$52,960$53,370
6,630Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,390$13,820
6,610Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,530$25,240
6,590Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,550$49,810
6,540Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,270$24,240
6,400Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$85,680$97,890
6,300Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,820$32,300
6,090Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,570$31,510
6,000Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,030$48,270
5,930Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,670$26,060
5,760Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,600$43,480
5,760Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$63,540$70,160
5,720Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$50,780$48,880
5,710Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$28,090$28,540
5,370Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,640$51,840
5,270Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,520$19,200
5,260Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,670$62,450
5,200Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,520$20,940
5,140Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,350$35,500
5,060Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,650$61,520
4,890Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,000$26,150
4,840Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,270$15,710
4,830Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,620$14,410
4,790Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,810$15,570
4,760Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,990$15,280
4,760Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$36,500$43,560
4,740Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,500$43,580
4,720Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,610$24,240
4,720Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$59,570$71,670
4,640Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,360$35,650
4,590Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,370$16,730
4,590Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,080$28,180
4,530Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,800$58,420
4,510Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,080$15,380
4,420Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$26,340$27,270
4,350Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,370$64,210
4,340Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,600$14,340
4,320Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,850$26,320
4,320Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,340$14,990
4,230Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,230$37,990
4,200All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,160$30,430
4,120Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,710$39,920
4,080Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,420$33,080
4,080Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,040$22,880
4,040Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,760$31,840
4,000Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,450$38,840
3,950Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$83,760$83,650
3,910Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$37,390$39,750
3,840Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,020$60,230
3,820Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,830$26,110
3,780Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,450$35,720
3,740Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,140$18,890
3,710Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,510$26,880
3,710Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$56,720$57,550
3,690Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,160$19,740
3,520Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,510$55,490
3,470Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,260$16,800
3,400Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,820$22,180
3,380Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,400$37,530
3,350Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$28,430$30,270
3,340Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$48,540$51,510
3,320Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,810$32,400
3,320Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,170$42,790
3,320Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,380$19,370
3,230Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,890$24,640
3,220First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$44,130$47,950
3,190Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,140$21,210
3,180Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$28,700$34,320
3,120First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$43,850$46,790
3,070Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$46,450$50,360
3,020Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$25,420$25,320
2,910First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$22,600$24,480
2,910Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$37,550$40,090
2,890Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,390$21,890
2,850Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,700$38,680
2,820Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,590$14,280
2,810Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,760$21,560
2,800Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,580$34,600
2,800Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,210$18,340
2,800Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,010$25,040
2,780Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,220$24,140
2,760Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,830$25,690
2,760Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,320$41,960
2,740Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,030$42,300
2,730Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,730$22,590
2,680Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$33,770$34,310
2,670Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$38,130$43,970
2,660First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$32,690$36,110
2,640Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,500$60,950
2,640Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$57,200$62,360
2,630Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,210$21,760
2,610File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,300$18,110
2,610Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,760$70,220
2,590Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,530$29,240
2,580Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380$28,680
2,550Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,650$67,890
2,520Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,420$44,050
2,520Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,420$41,870
2,510Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,000$36,790
2,500Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,100$29,140
2,490Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,110$38,630
2,460Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,090$23,330
2,380Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,430$41,300
2,370Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,510$22,830
2,370Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,690$21,530
2,360Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,340$19,950
2,360Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,470$38,330
2,350Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,970$40,110
2,330Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$30,750$31,870
2,320Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,380$40,430
2,320Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$131,170$134,500
2,260Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$22,980$25,810
2,220Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,380$58,470
2,200Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,080$23,280
2,180Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,670$31,050
2,160Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$48,370$45,960
2,150Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,770$35,250
2,150Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,330$27,480
2,140Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,030$14,810
2,140Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$15,950$17,540
2,130Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,500$17,340
2,130Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$150,140
2,120Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$29,830$33,260
2,110Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,710$70,740
2,090Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,640$33,830
2,090Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$24,090$27,330
2,070Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,390$41,940
2,050Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,690$37,760
2,030Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,520$55,680
2,030Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,800$45,270
1,990Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$40,000$43,660
1,990Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,020$21,610
1,980First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$26,050$27,860
1,970Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$45,430$48,490
1,960Actors
(area) (ind)
$13,520n.a.
1,950Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,120$17,480
1,930Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$25,650$26,570
1,910Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$18,500$19,600
1,910Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,770$40,160
1,880Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$66,870$72,230
1,870Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$23,970$25,800
1,870Bakers
(area) (ind)
$16,990$17,630
1,870Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,750$28,110
1,840Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,600$35,760
1,830Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,270$26,430
1,820Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,340$68,050
1,780Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,150$15,440
1,780Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,590$41,460
1,760Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,380$48,380
1,760Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$73,810$74,840
1,750Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,740$21,400
1,730Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,750$23,220
1,720Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,160$36,840
1,720Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,440$73,230
1,720Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$95,590$108,250
1,710Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,470$32,780
1,710Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,470$21,570
1,710Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$28,760$26,670
1,710Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,600$48,080
1,710Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,810$60,890
1,680Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$20,630$22,950
1,670Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$30,570$31,240
1,670Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,160$38,910
1,660Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,960$41,590
1,630Riggers
(area) (ind)
$28,520$28,150
1,630Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,630$25,420
1,630First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$42,670$46,230
1,620Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,510$23,920
1,620Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$58,380$61,340
1,610Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$40,450$39,420
1,610Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,530$37,210
1,590Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,580$31,960
1,590Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,160$14,020
1,590Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,840$41,580
1,590Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$51,970$49,670
1,540Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,710$27,110
1,530Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,920$17,900
1,510Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,830$26,620
1,490Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$80,640$84,860
1,480Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,570$29,160
1,470Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$41,620$41,560
1,460Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,090$39,160
1,450Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,290$13,970
1,440Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$52,920$59,020
1,430Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,030$34,520
1,430Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,890$49,010
1,420Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,310$30,410
1,420Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$23,290$26,220
1,400First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$38,360$39,810
1,400Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,780$23,440
1,400Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$32,370$37,780
1,390Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,020$21,730
1,370Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$34,510$35,110
1,370Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,890$39,870
1,370Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,810$50,390
1,340Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$65,330$84,170
1,330Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,720$29,080
1,320Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,500$17,720
1,320Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,750$17,520
1,300Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,800$17,290
1,300Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,870$42,210
1,300Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,840$27,770
1,300Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$31,620$39,790
1,270Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,420$17,040
1,250Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$19,570$19,800
1,250Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$96,190$98,890
1,250Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$46,340$48,660
1,230Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$25,510$25,320
1,220Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,580$40,080
1,210Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,260$15,740
1,210Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,160$42,590
1,210Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,360$35,410
1,200Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,890$46,650
1,200Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$164,100
1,190Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,840$15,130
1,190Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,980$25,010
1,180Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360$22,140
1,180Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$28,200$28,920
1,170Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,330$26,540
1,170Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$37,490$43,110
1,160Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,600$41,110
1,160Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$33,230$33,010
1,140Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,700$47,520
1,140Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$39,800$43,300
1,130Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,210$43,360
1,130Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$23,750$23,760
1,130Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,660$27,810
1,130Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,390$46,250
1,120Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,490$23,270
1,110Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,200$31,800
1,110Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,580$87,870
1,090Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$29,970$28,900
1,090Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,070$19,470
1,090Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,530$36,100
1,090Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$64,340$68,650
1,070Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,910$63,370
1,060Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,510$22,920
1,060Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$28,500$30,360
1,050Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,510$25,480
1,030Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,250$29,840
1,030First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$30,930$32,960
1,010Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
1,010Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,910$43,930
1,000Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,080$16,530
990Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,270$38,710
980Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$55,420$59,120
980Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,630$33,150
980Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,550$37,640
980Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,430$20,990
980Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,570$24,140
980Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$42,940$46,160
960Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,330$17,400
960First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$40,620$40,190
950Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,180$28,930
940Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,900$26,020
940Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,310$18,120
940Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,720$40,240
940Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,040$70,980
910Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,690$28,500
910Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,300$19,460
910Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$56,160$65,940
900Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,220$18,880
900Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,690$31,280
880Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,730$37,580
880Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,850$38,650
870Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,860$19,250
870Chemists
(area) (ind)
$58,950$58,480
870Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$54,720$57,060
860Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,430$26,260
860Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,830$51,140
860Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,810$24,040
850Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$16,700$16,740
850Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,780$15,260
850Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$31,730$34,930
840Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,430$22,000
830Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,910$27,490
830Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,810$28,440
830Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,880$33,110
830Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,990$34,570
820Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,960$26,180
820Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,910$20,660
810Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,230$32,530
810Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,550$38,340
810Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,180$44,840
800Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,330$39,130
790Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,700$27,010
790Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,140$40,010
780Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$22,210$24,550
780Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$30,490$30,070
780New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,520$25,590
780Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,540$30,440
770Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,680$30,780
770Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,740$35,430
770Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,400$39,270
760Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$40,240$40,250
760Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,960$91,900
750Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,400$26,110
750Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$58,060$59,870
750Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$53,080$56,580
740Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$26,160$26,550
740Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,630$36,870
740Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,330$41,100
730Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,220$27,160
730Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,890$30,700
730Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,000$24,900
730Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,880$26,240
730Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,510$59,410
720Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$24,877n.a.
710Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$37,260$36,280
710Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,490$29,030
710Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,830$45,610
700Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$54,380$58,180
690Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
690First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,550$39,790
690Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,710$17,860
690Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$95,240$91,470
690Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,020$68,780
680Editors
(area) (ind)
$36,830$40,860
670Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$13,870$15,000
670Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$41,430$67,690
660Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,130$21,580
650Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
650Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,610$27,840
650Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$21,060$23,840
650Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,340$28,370
650Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,270$61,260
640Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$18,330$19,770
630Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$31,710$33,910
630Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$23,170$24,380
630Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$57,220$68,370
630Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,230$46,850
620Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$23,190$23,120
620Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,780$38,090
610Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,950$38,940
600Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$43,520$40,980
600Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,920$21,340
600Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,370$33,580
600Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,000$51,060
590Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$27,970$29,950
590Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$35,640$35,100
590Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,330$27,530
580Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$23,810$25,240
580Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,380$24,370
580Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,510$51,900
580Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,660$33,980
570Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$15,130$18,800
570Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,120$17,610
560Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,630$22,860
560Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$156,830
550Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,840$47,400
540Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,000$23,630
540Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$178,960
540Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$35,300$33,910
540Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$45,020$51,610
530Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,300$16,600
530Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,350$42,250
530Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,350$36,830
530Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,870$56,320
530Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$29,270$37,450
530Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$50,070$56,300
520Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,250$33,870
520Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,570$27,270
510Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,380$27,170
510Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,690$36,120
510Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$37,760$38,530
510Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,050$49,490
500Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,010$21,730
500Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$46,020$51,790
490Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$31,790$33,420
490Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,870$22,070
480Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,850$45,070
480Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$18,450$19,060
470Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,160$13,280
460Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,110$24,790
460Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,320$28,440
460Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,800$22,930
460Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,830$20,670
450Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,990$18,910
450Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$53,410$50,840
450Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$54,330$58,960
440Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$30,050$30,060
440Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,640$29,910
440Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$23,300$25,050
440Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$36,900$41,730
440Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,120$56,560
430Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,000$51,280
430Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$23,810$24,910
430Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,950$44,370
420Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,120$27,920
420Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,740$30,210
420Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,540$28,230
420Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$29,170$30,160
420Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,240$33,930
420First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$34,820$39,750
420Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,410$21,330
420Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,100$56,330
410Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,340$37,300
410Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,030$54,670
410Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$27,320$45,950
410Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,740$43,870
400Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,410$23,140
400Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$49,880$47,370
400Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,760$14,040
390Job printers
(area) (ind)
$26,120$27,770
390Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$27,360$33,860
390Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$58,220$61,100
380Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,610$72,310
360Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,730$24,210
360Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,050$24,160
360Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$22,940$23,270
360Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,940$34,270
360Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,310$29,390
350Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,430$33,900
350Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,650$39,510
350Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,800$19,960
350Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,300$47,160
340Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,440$23,190
340Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,740$20,480
340Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,230$44,880
340Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$18,810$21,530
340Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$45,490$54,910
340Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,890$40,810
330Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$49,740$48,540
330Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,300$19,160
330Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,900$20,550
330Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,770$55,940
330Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$77,150$79,670
320Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$16,910$20,630
320Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,840$27,100
320Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,540$54,370
310Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$21,030$21,800
310Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$188,680
310Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$37,160$42,740
300Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,750$28,290
300Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,990$56,230
300Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,680$51,580
290Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,830$31,290
290Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,970$39,310
280Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,570$36,700
280Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$15,290$16,550
280Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,490$29,990
270Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
270Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,980$25,190
270Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,780$16,280
270Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$56,190$62,940
260Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,070$50,340
260Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,690$18,240
260Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,850$32,230
260Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,780$21,410
260English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,910$49,030
260Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$30,270$34,890
250Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$31,470$32,490
250Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$33,870$37,330
250Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,710$35,130
240Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,970$22,190
240Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,680$25,750
240Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,860$28,440
240Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$27,500$27,900
240Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$24,900$29,080
240Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,550$38,310
240Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$155,500
240Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$38,000$43,000
240Health educators
(area) (ind)
$45,580$42,630
240Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,960$58,870
240Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,200$42,390
230Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$38,590$39,630
230Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
230Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$176,510
230Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,520$43,150
220Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$52,480$52,380
220Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$22,600$24,030
220Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$18,580$22,290
220Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,760$46,610
220Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$42,830$45,460
210Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$29,260$34,580
210Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,500$46,710
210Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,170$27,380
210Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,840$35,950
210Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,700$37,790
210Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,390$47,450
210Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$35,130$36,460
200Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$77,620$77,170
200Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$24,100$28,870
200Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,360$58,260
200Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,360$82,920
200Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,550$40,970
190Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,700$30,870
190Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,990$29,830
190Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,230$25,530
190Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,560$33,360
190Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,820$21,320
190Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,350$18,320
190Concierges
(area) (ind)
$18,510$20,450
190Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$14,930$15,280
190Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$62,850$94,330
190Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,990$52,240
180Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$27,690$29,410
180Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,240$23,100
180Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,890$26,610
180Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,730$24,140
180Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$22,600$23,190
180Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$42,320$42,410
180Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$76,820$92,910
180Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,300$49,870
180Foresters
(area) (ind)
$50,410$52,170
170Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$22,110$23,480
170Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$25,890$28,110
170Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,130$23,010
170Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$17,840$19,650
170Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,110$52,400
170Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,120$33,100
170Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$36,330$42,910
160Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,040$29,050
160Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$55,640$52,090
160Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$15,430$21,030
160Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$58,030$63,900
150Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,130$35,830
150Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,890$58,310
150Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,840$73,020
150Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,780$58,820
150Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$72,270$70,560
140Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,340$71,400
140Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,130$17,790
140Dancers
(area) (ind)
$14,726n.a.
140Curators
(area) (ind)
$32,110$33,450
140Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,500$70,120
130Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,230$25,270
130Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
130Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$45,760$42,800
130Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,970$26,780
130Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$29,750$32,920
130Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$27,430$30,280
130Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$55,130$55,670
120Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$23,040$24,570
120Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,840$21,710
120Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,160$40,380
120Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$23,420$27,030
120Art directors
(area) (ind)
$40,940$44,240
120Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,530$48,020
120History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,660$45,350
120Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,770$48,500
120Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,720$52,880
120Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,710$66,390
120Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,850$39,520
110Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$24,240$23,520
110Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,680$20,620
110Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$59,350$58,300
110Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,100$23,450
110Tapers
(area) (ind)
$32,780$33,890
110Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,710$48,910
110Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,620$40,300
110Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,260$46,990
110Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$81,820$82,380
110Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,270$58,140
100Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$176,230
100Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$45,510$44,410
100Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,640$47,070
100Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$56,830$54,820
90Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$14,130$17,880
90Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,200$17,390
90Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,510$26,850
90Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$22,990$23,890
90Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,680$55,260
80Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,380$24,820
80Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$29,290$29,730
80Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,420$40,260
80Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,030$18,610
80Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,770$33,030
80Fallers
(area) (ind)
$26,640$27,240
80Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$23,910$27,280
80Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,530$55,260
80Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$57,520$57,990
70Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,500$28,350
70Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,740$26,720
70Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,270$18,670
70Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,910$24,240
70Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,040$65,310
70Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,710$38,310
70Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$71,750$71,980
70Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,610$43,500
60Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$24,180$24,410
60Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,010$32,010
60Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$20,970$21,100
60Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$24,820$27,590
60Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,580$28,420
60Archivists
(area) (ind)
$38,440$38,940
60Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,890$50,760
60Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$31,090$38,550
60Economists
(area) (ind)
$75,320$71,870
60Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,480$47,740
60Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$44,530$49,070
60Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$50,930$52,180
50Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$24,420$28,400
50Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,540$45,740
50Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,640$34,170
50Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,950$37,720
50Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$37,560$37,900
50Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$16,000$17,840
50Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$122,340$122,860
50Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,690$32,750
50Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,890$33,640
50Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,960$37,830
50Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$66,720$65,880
40Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,910$24,010
40Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,670$24,800
40Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$31,200$33,140
40Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$23,590$27,530
40Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,140$16,070
40Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,510$57,250
40Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$30,930$34,790
30Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$26,880$32,200
30Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,280$17,060
30Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$37,290$33,450
30Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$24,360$25,490
30Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,630$29,050
30Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$40,040$38,590
30Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,380$26,690
30Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,670$18,580
30Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$85,060$90,260
30Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,070$45,620
30Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,060$44,960
30Historians
(area) (ind)
$30,030$31,010
30Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,730$50,110
30Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,790$62,880
n.a.Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,620$37,770
n.a.Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,090$22,730
n.a.Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,100$28,520
n.a.Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,310$41,710
n.a.Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$41,540$43,130
n.a.Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$37,530$35,250
n.a.Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,550$32,140
n.a.Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,770$19,020
n.a.Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$20,920$21,800
n.a.Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$22,080$23,420
n.a.Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$30,750$33,090
n.a.Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,430$23,080
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$48,580$59,060
n.a.Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,090$25,340
n.a.Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,190$21,460
n.a.Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$48,200$44,900
n.a.Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,150$33,310
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,080$55,850
n.a.Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$155,510
n.a.Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$23,310$35,080
n.a.Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,390$43,900
n.a.Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,650$30,420
n.a.Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,050$55,350
n.a.Geographers
(area) (ind)
$94,780$83,640
n.a.Physicists
(area) (ind)
$104,130$106,040
n.a.Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,970$87,120
n.a.Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$57,500$55,340
n.a.Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$59,230$56,850
n.a.Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$21,880$28,110
n.a.Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,740$63,840

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates