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LEADING EMPLOYERS
AVERAGE SALARY by OCCUPATION
WORKER'S COMPENSATION and   UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
LABOR-MANAGMENT RELATIONS
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   AVERAGE SALARY by OCCUPATION

   
 
AVERAGE SALARY by OCCUPATION
 
Salary
Occupation

Total
Employment

Mean
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
All Occupations
2318870
39780
20760
31800
49040
Management occupations
140240
87860
53150
76990
109430
Chief executives
8470
130590
68270
123160
#
General and operations managers
35050
101280
58200
87460
133950
Legislators
1670
24560
12720
14190
26070
Advertising and promotions managers
1030
75570
46070
66700
90790
Marketing managers
4110
92970
57110
84720
117050
Sales managers
6570
95140
58370
86270
119990
Public relations managers
1260
74750
48920
65630
92900
Administrative services managers
5680
66600
43830
61300
83610
Computer and information systems managers
6460
97510
70120
89550
119860
Financial managers
15790
85360
55790
76250
101750
Human resources managers
4260
74090
49830
67890
91370
Industrial production managers
3240
78400
56450
72100
93740
Purchasing managers
1650
77310
54170
73070
94680
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
1740
73660
53060
66700
88660
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
70
61040
47820
57390
69540
Construction managers
2940
83550
64530
80150
97850
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
1630
36190
28390
33090
38280
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
3870
84430
74240
85970
98780
Education administrators, postsecondary
2400
68850
41150
62500
87840
Engineering managers
3750
101460
78400
95140
119200
Food service managers
3190
49580
34450
46610
57800
Funeral directors
510
67800
34780
48730
69630
Lodging managers
320
49140
38490
46200
56790
Medical and health services managers
5590
82890
55810
71010
93620
Natural sciences managers
1220
123130
84400
115710
#
Postmasters and mail superintendents
290
58020
49220
56380
66960
Property, real estate, and community association managers
2250
57350
35900
54030
69620
Social and community service managers
3080
60030
40900
53270
68040
Business and financial operations occupations
103410
56650
37230
50500
68850
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
**
55240
35970
45570
66670
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
270
52880
32130
49520
69500
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
2340
51260
34600
46150
61290
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
4660
53760
40180
51530
65410
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
7170
44890
30700
40870
54920
Insurance appraisers, auto damage
190
42850
35230
43070
51710
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
2810
51300
37890
47300
61210
Cost estimators
3290
61780
43860
57740
76040
Emergency management specialists
60
40280
24830
36800
51810
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
4030
49930
32480
41230
57000
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
1480
51020
37860
47740
61090
Training and development specialists
3600
51140
35850
47460
64950
Management analysts
8850
79080
47750
63160
89770
Meeting and convention planners
490
46400
33000
41540
53910
Accountants and auditors
16940
56860
40460
51370
65920
Appraisers and assessors of real estate
590
50060
38800
47790
59150
Budget analysts
1080
55140
42880
54380
67030
Credit analysts
1030
48470
35240
44150
58140
Financial analysts
5360
60380
41540
53650
70980
Personal financial advisors
2700
73270
40570
60920
92550
Insurance underwriters
2590
57230
38810
51600
70610
Financial examiners
570
51200
35780
45340
63070
Loan counselors
**
37060
27700
31530
40890
Loan officers
4870
47300
30930
39970
56810
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
2860
39980
29890
36680
44610
Tax preparers
370
35300
17940
26940
47730
Computer and mathematical occupations
59300
64400
45020
61900
81080
Computer and information scientists, research
250
93140
70180
97560
112530
Computer programmers
9100
61780
45680
60030
78100
Computer software engineers, applications
7320
73260
58640
71470
85730
Computer software engineers, systems software
7730
76560
62130
77310
89500
Computer support specialists
10560
42740
30950
39680
51500
Computer systems analysts
9140
75780
55670
69790
88640
Database administrators
1810
62640
39670
57430
81010
Network and computer systems administrators
6300
61230
48400
59880
73110
Network systems and data communications analysts
3200
66180
46580
63750
84200
Actuaries
350
92360
59800
83740
112160
Operations research analysts
750
62430
45100
58570
75090
Statisticians
430
63390
43530
59520
78510
Architecture and engineering occupations
39060
60740
43010
58090
77130
Architects, except landscape and naval
2230
62420
47530
57990
73320
Landscape architects
150
54710
38770
47720
65710
Cartographers and photogrammetrists
**
39810
32240
38410
45920
Surveyors
530
43170
34510
41870
51820
Biomedical engineers
150
61190
49540
59370
72050
Chemical engineers
540
75660
58520
72150
90080
Civil engineers
3340
66570
50350
62720
79680
Computer hardware engineers
1410
77940
62910
77780
93200
Electrical engineers
2520
74260
58300
73450
88730
Electronics engineers, except computer
1420
73800
57570
73600
90020
Environmental engineers
890
65760
50190
67320
82640
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
510
65110
51490
64580
79430
Industrial engineers
2640
73220
56390
69860
88640
Marine engineers and naval architects
100
79000
56210
80050
94150
Materials engineers
240
*
*
*
*
Mechanical engineers
3330
69560
54980
68800
83540
Nuclear engineers
**
80820
73340
81480
89090
Architectural and civil drafters
2420
41220
30760
38820
48390
Electrical and electronics drafters
460
48720
38110
48120
59660
Mechanical drafters
1140
49660
36920
47280
60520
Civil engineering technicians
1000
39550
29830
37070
47250
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
3350
47130
35160
44690
55460
Electro-mechanical technicians
590
35660
26830
35950
43360
Environmental engineering technicians
770
39120
25290
33610
49510
Industrial engineering technicians
1090
51220
38810
49430
61310
Mechanical engineering technicians
490
45710
35330
45940
55360
Surveying and mapping technicians
410
33910
25490
31850
40760
Life, physical, and social science occupations
24340
57650
35890
49890
72510
Agricultural and food scientists
130
59160
42460
54940
70930
Biochemists and biophysicists
400
73730
57100
74410
88060
Microbiologists
160
54930
40730
52590
65390
Zoologists and wildlife biologists
90
49360
37040
44540
60590
Conservation scientists
60
46220
34920
44660
55760
Foresters
40
60180
36320
57610
76410
Epidemiologists
**
82100
61900
82010
103790
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
2540
61620
34210
52420
79600
Physicists
**
89120
73250
87120
106780
Chemists
2250
63240
42400
56310
79810
Materials scientists
**
65600
44780
57690
81180
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
910
54360
38870
50370
67890
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
**
67140
58750
68360
77800
Hydrologists
40
70200
59060
66850
83270
Economists
90
75880
58550
71020
87000
Market research analysts
3150
*
*
*
*
Survey researchers
780
25920
15970
18140
28040
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
1940
59160
36230
56520
76000
Urban and regional planners
300
50460
38170
47640
64180
Historians
30
52700
40670
49720
64980
Agricultural and food science technicians
**
40170
25410
34680
45960
Biological technicians
1600
39680
29630
37090
46940
Chemical technicians
1590
41970
33470
41560
50470
Geological and petroleum technicians
270
42490
32910
37650
43170
Nuclear technicians
220
*
*
*
*
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
310
38810
30720
39020
44360
Forensic science technicians
90
36960
29290
36930
44220
Forest and conservation technicians
50
*
*
*
*
Community and social services occupations
42440
34050
23220
30880
42250
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
2310
34010
25620
29670
38640
Educational, vocational, and school counselors
4350
49570
32900
46620
65690
Marriage and family therapists
870
46040
36000
43670
53980
Mental health counselors
2470
31230
24010
29140
36410
Rehabilitation counselors
3050
25650
20400
23950
28890
Child, family, and school social workers
5230
37380
28570
34680
43540
Medical and public health social workers
3840
42160
33940
43310
51590
Mental health and substance abuse social workers
2760
34060
26860
31930
38430
Health educators
970
38820
26640
35950
49620
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
1320
42980
36160
41270
49000
Social and human service assistants
9910
23610
16980
21610
27740
Clergy
420
34770
19790
34810
44730
Directors, religious activities and education
**
33690
29540
32750
35990
Legal occupations
25430
81380
40580
60680
107770
Lawyers
15060
107330
64280
94790
140270
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
330
78240
56690
76970
92630
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
150
112060
102280
122920
136360
Paralegals and legal assistants
4260
43610
34200
43420
52380
Law clerks
2360
39330
34070
39880
44060
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
630
31800
22560
30500
36500
Education, training, and library occupations
145560
46190
27600
42810
61790
Business teachers, postsecondary
1280
66820
40020
63130
86210
Computer science teachers, postsecondary
690
64810
40140
56640
82050
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
920
64110
39140
57120
82070
Architecture teachers, postsecondary
170
65800
45270
60000
79830
Engineering teachers, postsecondary
800
77590
50800
74300
100830
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
280
77360
61720
76380
90950
Biological science teachers, postsecondary
830
64930
40890
62250
84740
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
130
79980
62150
79730
97630
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
300
72100
49460
68830
88460
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
520
69410
47200
66020
86480
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
220
78500
34120
72720
104120
Physics teachers, postsecondary
370
74680
52870
70290
91380
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
230
85000
57050
78480
104870
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
150
*
*
*
*
Economics teachers, postsecondary
330
84270
56270
80360
109450
Geography teachers, postsecondary
190
75670
56870
73480
92230
Political science teachers, postsecondary
250
68020
49370
67220
87430
Psychology teachers, postsecondary
720
70240
43960
66650
88800
Sociology teachers, postsecondary
510
72640
45920
68200
88510
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
1270
55610
31200
49680
71850
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
900
54560
30800
51250
68340
Education teachers, postsecondary
1150
54770
34550
50170
73270
Library science teachers, postsecondary
**
71500
56290
68910
88800
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
140
68570
42760
67200
88800
Social work teachers, postsecondary
240
76990
47180
66330
97910
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
1170
*
*
*
*
Communications teachers, postsecondary
420
55850
38090
52280
73830
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
1560
61480
37270
54240
79280
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
520
53860
32620
48850
75360
History teachers, postsecondary
610
60580
29470
57120
80420
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
400
75380
48120
69740
94860
Graduate teaching assistants
380
28470
21450
26150
34180
Home economics teachers, postsecondary
**
59020
42830
55620
71630
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
310
50440
29810
47260
65810
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
2450
42940
30140
41310
52920
Preschool teachers, except special education
7290
25260
18760
23310
28580
Kindergarten teachers, except special education
2890
46570
33640
42820
59080
Elementary school teachers, except special education
31500
50700
37950
48380
64460
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
12220
53300
40260
52490
66460
Vocational education teachers, middle school
310
50330
47790
52740
57620
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
19800
53220
39960
51610
66830
Vocational education teachers, secondary school
1690
53830
43410
54280
65430
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
4680
50010
37840
48150
64360
Special education teachers, middle school
2020
51810
39280
47800
64660
Special education teachers, secondary school
2650
55940
41660
55500
69960
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
820
35470
25130
31980
41530
Self-enrichment education teachers
1550
34750
19540
33250
47180
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
330
40780
25860
38480
50070
Librarians
2620
50700
37070
48630
64850
Library technicians
1870
30280
23230
27420
34460
Audio-visual collections specialists
160
35460
27150
32660
40730
Farm and home management advisors
**
45090
33580
44330
56810
Instructional coordinators
2040
49330
38390
43370
57580
Teacher assistants
19920
18880
14610
17750
22140
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
23560
42010
23740
35840
52110
Art directors
520
70050
50990
63730
84590
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
310
53010
31880
39820
48650
Multi-media artists and animators
380
54680
40710
50440
66770
Commercial and industrial designers
480
45430
32230
40060
54640
Fashion designers
220
54100
36060
45610
63220
Floral designers
990
22210
17840
21170
25320
Graphic designers
3910
38210
24060
33520
48700
Interior designers
790
49150
33990
43510
56320
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
770
30540
20110
26520
40250
Set and exhibit designers
130
50560
38430
52050
65410
Actors
280
51770
21170
29290
45280
Producers and directors
880
56750
31160
46930
65600
Athletes and sports competitors
440
56610
18130
25690
57520
Coaches and scouts
1730
24280
12750
16630
27870
Dancers
**
20340
12360
13830
29620
Choreographers
90
56190
28210
44840
84550
Music directors and composers
140
40510
15130
32440
63460
Musicians and singers
680
56870
19450
51740
74360
Announcers
530
46120
14540
29230
55120
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
950
34160
21400
30150
42530
Public relations specialists
1740
47350
31310
42290
57060
Editors
2160
46450
31780
40990
54600
Technical writers
800
58830
44750
54540
70740
Writers and authors
650
51970
34460
42730
61100
Interpreters and translators
150
36160
29970
36460
43640
Audio and video equipment technicians
340
38860
27400
36730
44250
Broadcast technicians
490
32310
19500
28850
42260
Radio operators
**
27490
17390
28020
35260
Sound engineering technicians
90
34550
21320
35590
42540
Photographers
920
28030
18390
25530
31850
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
210
37830
26360
32190
41970
Film and video editors
110
55570
25990
37970
86780
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
138040
58420
38530
51710
66250
Chiropractors
270
62980
50030
64110
71440
Dentists
1800
147400
98020
142740
#
Dietitians and nutritionists
1000
44100
35640
44450
53760
Optometrists
450
114720
61990
88120
#
Pharmacists
4990
78390
72440
80470
88130
Anesthesiologists
900
197370
#
#
#
Family and general practitioners
3360
149090
103680
#
#
Internists, general
1360
100210
41340
53940
#
Obstetricians and gynecologists
480
175370
139430
#
#
Psychiatrists
530
118250
43650
127410
#
Surgeons
830
146630
44290
#
#
Physician assistants
1160
67450
61300
68730
77330
Podiatrists
200
89580
53040
82000
111980
Registered nurses
53670
56110
48300
56310
65640
Audiologists
210
53980
44860
53830
64950
Occupational therapists
1600
59170
47380
56710
69770
Physical therapists
2830
63990
52840
63240
74280
Radiation therapists
250
65350
55820
67070
78570
Recreational therapists
730
34460
26990
32950
40940
Respiratory therapists
1910
46660
40650
47350
53720
Speech-language pathologists
1740
59700
46230
59250
71920
Veterinarians
910
85530
59910
86440
106230
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
3660
46630
38790
45940
55540
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
4460
33880
28020
33040
39260
Dental hygienists
3330
57140
52660
60690
67200
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
870
39680
28060
38760
50340
Diagnostic medical sonographers
840
54090
46820
54240
61880
Nuclear medicine technologists
380
58760
48190
57940
69800
Radiologic technologists and technicians
4060
44550
36640
43680
51730
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
3120
31220
24230
30740
36530
Dietetic technicians
320
28420
18900
25710
36290
Pharmacy technicians
4190
22990
18250
22190
26870
Psychiatric technicians
1020
25510
21930
25050
27850
Respiratory therapy technicians
710
39160
30100
38570
48590
Surgical technologists
1480
30980
24260
30480
35340
Veterinary technologists and technicians
1110
28950
23890
26710
31770
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
13620
43300
36800
42280
49730
Medical records and health information technicians
2470
29670
22220
26760
35100
Opticians, dispensing
510
29300
18960
26330
38600
Orthotists and prosthetists
100
55370
33000
47770
64530
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
770
52740
38990
52850
66310
Athletic trainers
220
31180
22250
29690
35060
Healthcare support occupations
61980
24710
19910
23230
28280
Home health aides
9760
20250
17820
20080
22180
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
25250
23640
20320
22930
26750
Psychiatric aides
1910
31050
23580
32380
38860
Occupational therapist assistants
510
42020
36300
40670
44990
Occupational therapist aides
190
31190
22090
30290
37810
Physical therapist assistants
760
39190
32190
38130
44620
Physical therapist aides
580
23240
19300
22660
26600
Massage therapists
370
37620
16780
36990
55510
Dental assistants
3850
27570
21600
26560
33140
Medical assistants
8260
25690
21140
25490
29850
Medical equipment preparers
560
28350
23560
27290
32860
Medical transcriptionists
2180
29510
24960
29170
33750
Pharmacy aides
1070
17690
13560
15820
18940
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
870
19880
15270
18800
22650
Protective service occupations
59300
35480
19170
31960
50730
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
240
58880
49330
55380
66570
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
1830
71200
62150
68940
80250
Fire inspectors and investigators
210
44380
36210
42740
55710
Correctional officers and jailers
6280
41940
32090
37580
51230
Detectives and criminal investigators
2320
58430
49580
55910
68340
Fish and game wardens
60
86400
42520
71760
130520
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
14050
49680
45070
50750
56090
Animal control workers
70
31540
27610
32010
36300
Private detectives and investigators
330
37900
23190
35620
47460
Security guards
21150
20480
14870
19090
24210
Crossing guards
3050
17890
12730
16820
21820
Food preparation and serving related occupations
165710
18110
13250
15920
20730
Chefs and head cooks
1290
40550
27900
37970
47330
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
10510
31760
21870
31000
39540
Cooks, fast food
7230
16500
13530
15690
18130
Cooks, institution and cafeteria
5350
22870
18480
21920
27070
Cooks, restaurant
9820
20460
15880
19310
24090
Cooks, short order
3960
19870
13990
19370
25360
Food preparation workers
17560
16850
13360
15910
19650
Bartenders
10510
15750
12390
13670
16280
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
32890
16880
13190
15500
18720
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
8470
15850
12730
14420
18760
Waiters and waitresses
33700
16150
12660
14210
17960
Food servers, nonrestaurant
3070
17920
13860
16850
21050
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
7950
14990
12430
13840
16740
Dishwashers
7070
16050
13430
15680
18220
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
4520
17770
14590
17200
20550
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
74580
23630
17620
21540
27720
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
3070
37280
28650
35050
43910
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
1450
42420
30800
37990
45520
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
38350
22850
16990
20970
27520
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
13350
19980
16790
19880
22760
Pest control workers
870
29520
22700
27900
36440
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
14470
23380
18820
21690
27090
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
980
28360
24500
27440
31920
Tree trimmers and pruners
**
28960
23090
29070
33920
Personal care and service occupations
62520
22070
14920
18790
25320
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
2310
36300
25330
31290
43130
Animal trainers
200
23900
16520
21480
31110
Nonfarm animal caretakers
1860
17740
13350
15920
20770
Gaming dealers
**
18910
12700
14180
25230
Motion picture projectionists
120
16910
12670
14090
16990
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
3030
23410
13810
17370
26350
Amusement and recreation attendants
2340
16680
13340
15600
19560
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
390
19700
15950
19080
22920
Funeral attendants
470
23010
19000
22730
27610
Barbers
430
19820
13180
14820
24050
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
9660
21250
14460
18630
23980
Manicurists and pedicurists
1000
16540
13080
14860
17600
Shampooers
1200
13860
12350
13600
15160
Skin care specialists
370
24850
16510
22010
29740
Concierges
340
22400
17370
21480
26650
Tour guides and escorts
930
19740
16240
19460
22630
Travel guides
**
34190
26800
32170
36310
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
490
19970
15530
18080
21970
Child care workers
12410
17910
13960
16610
20290
Personal and home care aides
6250
21960
16480
19470
21790
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
4890
26480
16580
21840
33160
Recreation workers
4360
22060
15100
19490
26540
Residential advisors
3130
21810
17190
20500
23720
Sales and related occupations
254190
32830
15990
22650
39540
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
19710
38860
26830
34240
44190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
5660
77770
50600
69020
93230
Cashiers
64550
17480
13690
16100
19130
Counter and rental clerks
8720
20940
13440
16970
25640
Parts salespersons
3450
28770
18800
26170
36750
Retail salespersons
73990
22680
15100
18370
25530
Advertising sales agents
2550
67140
37550
57740
88080
Insurance sales agents
5950
55480
30260
40950
71790
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
**
72900
35320
60650
81960
Travel agents
2100
33400
24240
31080
43570
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
7700
69080
46390
60850
84920
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
28010
54860
32780
46820
67240
Demonstrators and product promoters
1720
22430
16850
20330
24180
Real estate brokers
490
*
*
*
*
Real estate sales agents
1290
43250
26900
34250
53000
Sales engineers
1110
67090
45690
64900
82650
Telemarketers
10500
24570
17570
21740
27980
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
180
31220
19280
26820
37690
Office and administrative support occupations
439820
30090
21680
28180
36640
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
28520
46450
35680
43500
54230
Switchboard operators, including answering service
3200
24040
19410
23510
27840
Telephone operators
900
28040
20680
25900
36380
Bill and account collectors
10940
28310
23210
27130
32220
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
9860
29080
24630
28550
33450
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
30870
31260
25070
30650
37040
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
3250
33370
26920
32940
39670
Procurement clerks
1260
32690
27180
33040
38470
Tellers
8870
21000
17760
20610
23350
Brokerage clerks
1940
32570
26320
32570
38720
Correspondence clerks
580
28620
23350
27480
33760
Court, municipal, and license clerks
900
25610
16020
25660
32950
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
1000
28500
21920
27110
33710
Customer service representatives
33170
30080
22500
27840
35340
File clerks
6150
20660
15820
19880
23970
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
1890
20810
17670
20320
23230
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
4630
21410
16020
20040
25750
Library assistants, clerical
2130
21610
17940
20990
24280
Loan interviewers and clerks
3510
31010
25230
30180
36720
New accounts clerks
1810
26510
23760
26490
29240
Order clerks
6150
29120
21720
28460
35540
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
2640
33790
26960
32780
39980
Receptionists and information clerks
21640
24660
19620
24400
29010
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
1530
30140
21790
28350
39180
Cargo and freight agents
890
29820
21200
26330
35690
Couriers and messengers
2170
22200
18500
22120
25860
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
1440
33370
28400
32730
38710
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
2230
34080
25330
33130
41640
Meter readers, utilities
380
38430
32960
39360
43840
Postal service clerks
1870
40650
37660
40570
43480
Postal service mail carriers
6630
45370
40330
46400
51540
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
6410
37450
35780
39090
42390
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
5190
40120
30000
38590
49000
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
13380
27890
21010
26690
33600
Stock clerks and order fillers
27100
23190
16310
20660
28340
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
1660
28310
20220
26700
34170
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
25880
36820
29720
35760
43280
Legal secretaries
9220
37050
28210
36740
45510
Medical secretaries
9080
28250
23400
27440
32500
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
43880
28700
22370
28080
34660
Computer operators
2820
32890
25170
31590
38740
Data entry keyers
7000
23690
19170
22860
27570
Word processors and typists
5820
28920
24380
27610
33610
Desktop publishers
440
35830
26560
34410
43020
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
5300
32240
25450
30790
37330
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
4650
23420
19310
22290
27200
Office clerks, general
54780
25130
18550
24040
30820
Office machine operators, except computer
2170
24070
19240
22800
28630
Proofreaders and copy markers
**
22520
13730
24790
28070
Statistical assistants
230
34730
26710
32640
42190
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2790
21770
15320
19190
26500
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
90
38300
28100
35770
47080
Agricultural inspectors
40
40450
34930
41400
49060
Graders and sorters, agricultural products
1050
21070
15230
19620
27250
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
670
18680
14340
17840
21730
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
190
19370
15340
19640
22740
Forest and conservation workers
500
*
*
*
*
Construction and extraction occupations
83560
44040
30900
41020
54880
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
6110
59800
46430
55240
67870
Boilermakers
50
44860
38050
42890
53360
Brickmasons and blockmasons
1590
53590
46510
55120
62930
Stonemasons
260
45350
37890
48450
54250
Carpenters
14340
44730
31500
41610
54360
Carpet installers
520
32870
28500
33320
37130
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
170
37980
23850
32240
57440
Floor sanders and finishers
**
29980
23700
29150
34130
Tile and marble setters
940
41650
36410
41010
45750
Cement masons and concrete finishers
1680
47070
35680
45720
55960
Construction laborers
11530
34210
26140
33910
41030
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
430
37870
28060
35110
43900
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
4250
46760
35090
45580
56690
Drywall and ceiling tile installers
640
52320
37500
51340
69140
Tapers
180
55340
47850
55530
65050
Electricians
9310
52030
35450
48040
70280
Glaziers
450
45580
31670
44030
62340
Insulation workers
1150
*
*
*
*
Painters, construction and maintenance
3210
38520
30430
37530
45620
Paperhangers
120
43790
40060
43880
48030
Pipelayers
570
41050
34510
41270
47130
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
8250
47730
35710
43750
58550
Plasterers and stucco masons
720
51950
33340
62380
70360
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
**
52550
48840
54700
60900
Roofers
1240
40290
24740
40680
55620
Sheet metal workers
1830
42000
27650
40190
56010
Structural iron and steel workers
850
54520
41120
57720
68730
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
860
36620
27460
36270
44920
Helpers--carpenters
1760
25610
18840
22730
30080
Helpers--electricians
1040
27730
23250
26150
29140
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
250
25740
19480
24200
30310
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
1000
27260
20500
26020
33450
Helpers--roofers
180
21800
15850
19770
27830
Construction and building inspectors
1870
47400
36300
44490
55610
Fence erectors
**
32680
24850
28860
35090
Hazardous materials removal workers
590
49240
42770
51420
57050
Highway maintenance workers
2150
35090
30080
34520
41030
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
**
27510
25890
27730
29520
Segmental pavers
**
30250
22690
28130
38980
Earth drillers, except oil and gas
160
43510
31590
39310
54370
Helpers--extraction workers
620
35010
25740
30640
45740
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
81190
39060
28160
38040
48030
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
6660
55040
42530
53730
66390
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
3270
35670
26290
34410
43400
Radio mechanics
50
45560
29880
35990
60090
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
2750
50980
46030
53010
59550
Avionics technicians
100
54680
48810
54780
62580
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
470
35360
30660
34020
40580
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
140
51780
38760
52670
64650
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
1270
43660
36320
43010
51240
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
330
54750
48100
54890
63410
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
630
29270
22370
28100
36830
Security and fire alarm systems installers
790
38080
29710
37250
45260
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
1130
49900
44860
49530
54870
Automotive body and related repairers
3600
37120
29370
36440
44610
Automotive glass installers and repairers
**
26250
19860
22230
33050
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
12220
35280
24390
32810
44670
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
4020
39650
33490
39710
45180
Farm equipment mechanics
130
36430
30920
36360
43550
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
1360
38980
33220
39360
45700
Motorboat mechanics
50
37270
24660
34530
50480
Motorcycle mechanics
190
29530
20910
26180
35420
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
320
31030
19360
25700
47920
Bicycle repairers
**
17660
13450
15070
21870
Recreational vehicle service technicians
190
29390
21990
28310
34930
Tire repairers and changers
550
24020
18020
23310
29420
Mechanical door repairers
**
37720
31140
36100
42570
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
360
49920
47620
53110
58580
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
5760
46050
35660
43510
53420
Home appliance repairers
470
35340
27240
34300
41820
Industrial machinery mechanics
3370
42100
34990
41740
49210
Maintenance and repair workers, general
19940
34300
25660
34820
42140
Maintenance workers, machinery
830
37310
30480
37800
43980
Millwrights
450
42680
33800
40930
50370
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
730
56800
48940
55430
65880
Telecommunications line installers and repairers
1530
46910
30070
49210
61160
Camera and photographic equipment repairers
**
34370
29100
34120
41300
Medical equipment repairers
310
37130
27280
36100
47060
Musical instrument repairers and tuners
50
33660
25300
31450
36610
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
590
26620
17270
26770
34360
Fabric menders, except garment
30
38460
35600
39160
42870
Locksmiths and safe repairers
330
32330
23170
32810
39930
Riggers
70
40300
32820
42010
49140
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
2840
24920
17920
21800
30930
Production occupations
138750
31770
21390
29350
39090
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
10900
52880
39580
50180
63360
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
430
25180
21200
24830
28550
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
5070
27690
20790
25810
33290
Electromechanical equipment assemblers
540
34780
25770
34110
40590
Engine and other machine assemblers
260
30850
23300
29130
38510
Structural metal fabricators and fitters
1510
34430
28440
35610
42090
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
**
30080
23680
29490
35920
Team assemblers
12540
25510
19310
23970
29420
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
**
26220
20840
23680
27880
Bakers
3520
25650
19050
25440
31860
Butchers and meat cutters
2190
32380
24780
33500
40260
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
1430
21910
18080
21350
24820
Slaughterers and meat packers
950
22150
18700
21590
25730
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
380
24880
20490
24710
29460
Food batchmakers
2400
25410
16840
24460
32940
Food cooking machine operators and tenders
510
29280
22070
27940
37810
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
1330
36700
26640
35820
44390
Numerical tool and process control programmers
190
45730
32960
42500
57690
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
980
32910
25480
33950
41110
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
420
31680
27120
31890
36230
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
510
29940
24650
30550
35070
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2750
28370
21190
27710
35000
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
480
36710
29070
36570
43090
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
1240
32820
25050
33340
40600
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
1010
34840
29110
35200
41420
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
370
32670
26390
31500
38030
Machinists
4970
35600
28930
34730
42380
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
270
35880
30120
36420
42710
Pourers and casters, metal
**
32350
29470
32360
35190
Model makers, metal and plastic
**
38090
24720
35850
48940
Patternmakers, metal and plastic
**
44180
37520
47840
55800
Foundry mold and coremakers
60
29010
23270
27490
33050
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
920
28490
22730
27620
33700
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
940
33630
25750
31840
38370
Tool and die makers
1290
39720
33760
39070
45620
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
2810
36170
28200
33640
40520
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
470
36520
27090
32870
40700
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
370
30610
24650
29330
35780
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
180
33920
28150
32740
38630
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
220
29280
23300
28280
33910
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
270
28500
21060
26590
34760
Bindery workers
1900
26550
20040
23450
32850
Bookbinders
170
26730
13910
17970
40290
Job printers
2070
39010
28140
37180
50450
Prepress technicians and workers
1320
39200
29480
38180
48320
Printing machine operators
3860
35930
26330
34870
43880
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
2710
19460
15670
18240
21750
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
680
18520
14420
17330
21650
Sewing machine operators
2860
20010
16260
18950
22640
Sewers, hand
80
22660
16870
21310
27760
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
580
27340
19290
26320
35090
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
170
24210
20370
22790
27080
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
330
23430
16870
22980
27980
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
270
25430
20730
24800
28970
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
320
18600
13100
18300
23130
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
190
24440
17500
25080
29460
Fabric and apparel patternmakers
90
*
*
*
*
Upholsterers
950
20140
12820
15120
28150
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
1570
33490
24780
34840
42110
Furniture finishers
410
31500
26160
31820
37090
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
120
27050
21790
26520
31420
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
740
27630
20150
25450
36110
Power distributors and dispatchers
120
64420
47560
58880
77400
Power plant operators
460
52570
42980
51870
62460
Stationary engineers and boiler operators
610
41890
35250
41160
47850
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
1240
38820
32280
38180
44760
Chemical plant and system operators
1220
47900
40280
46560
56730
Gas plant operators
70
54210
48670
53870
60780
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
860
58150
50660
57310
65000
Chemical equipment operators and tenders
1550
36790
27550
34390
46310
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
620
33490
28730
33250
37940
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
490
31430
23240
32680
38270
Grinding and polishing workers, hand
290
32020
24950
32190
40040
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
2090
32770
26070
32190
38250
Cutters and trimmers, hand
300
21710
16880
20490
25710
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
960
30230
25000
29990
34750
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
1060
30630
24310
30500
36600
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
240
32180
30090
32500
34930
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
7090
34690
25130
32550
41880
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
250
35390
29740
37150
42010
Dental laboratory technicians
790
30120
18090
25440
35620
Medical appliance technicians
270
31560
21380
27530
37630
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
390
23420
19080
22020
27100
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
6370
25870
20090
24580
31800
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
990
31250
24190
31040
37760
Painters, transportation equipment
690
36610
30140
35840
42620
Painting, coating, and decorating workers
300
29270
19150
26770
34750
Photographic process workers
370
27520
19860
25460
32370
Photographic processing machine operators
1050
17220
13890
15900
18930
Semiconductor processors
110
27960
21640
26950
33210
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
330
29820
23470
30870
34620
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
290
28420
23210
28820
33450
Etchers and engravers
**
20800
16180
17840
22950
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
670
29540
23010
28020
34650
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
1770
32350
25900
31480
36610
Tire builders
150
27330
24740
27340
30050
Helpers--production workers
6480
22970
16940
21550
28280
Transportation and material moving occupations
153110
29130
18560
25910
35990
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
200
54240
38540
51600
69920
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
2720
44830
34690
42770
52210
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
3400
51580
39250
49970
60330
Commercial pilots
340
67680
37810
65560
94330
Air traffic controllers
120
106870
90660
116720
131160
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
530
17990
12990
18800
21910
Bus drivers, transit and intercity
2120
29750
24200
28390
36180
Bus drivers, school
10110
24180
18000
24620
28840
Driver/sales workers
5960
22540
12950
16120
29450
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
21190
38450
32000
38070
44200
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
20480
28860
18710
27600
36980
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
2850
20680
15400
19750
24230
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
230
52370
42580
51400
61520
Ship engineers
150
55450
41810
52880
68160
Parking lot attendants
3000
17290
14220
16810
20070
Service station attendants
1890
17490
15010
17130
19330
Transportation inspectors
210
49220
19950
52350
65960
Conveyor operators and tenders
300
29060
24410
28110
33180
Crane and tower operators
510
38030
27890
35820
45080
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
730
36700
27680
34550
44370
Industrial truck and tractor operators
8400
30100
24610
29200
35100
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
5130
18040
14160
16830
20800
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
36610
25520
18940
23770
31170
Machine feeders and offbearers
2200
26240
20820
25640
31480
Packers and packagers, hand
14780
20010
15080
18740
23560
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
**
25420
15180
29170
32920
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
2240
25240
14040
23390
35060
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
**
33900
25220
31090
39930

Notes:     
* = indicates that a wage estimate is not available     
** = indicates that an employment estimate is not available     
# = indicates a wage greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year      
     
More prominent note:      
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not yet updated its regional geographical definitions to match the most recent iteration set forth by the Census Bureau in 2002.  The definition used by the BLS does not include New Castle County in Delaware or Mercer County in New Jersey.  If you would like to see occupational wage data for those counties, please visit the BLS website's section on wages by area and occupation (http://bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm).      
     
Source:     
Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2003



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