Occupational Salaries in the United States

Median annual and hourly wages for detailed occupations, based on U.S. BLS OES data. Compare by state and metro area.

A

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Accountants and Auditors $83,680 $40.23 1,449,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,620 $24.34 704,640
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $32,150 $15.46 397,830
Animal Caretakers $35,360 $17 266,910
Administrative Services Managers $114,130 $54.87 263,960
Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270 $82.34 220,260
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $54,890 $26.39 149,310
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $79,870 $38.4 138,090
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $99,280 $47.73 106,770
Architectural and Civil Drafters $66,150 $31.8 103,700
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140 — 103,560
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $35,670 $17.15 102,010
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $78,620 — 93,560
Advertising Sales Agents $64,820 $31.16 91,700
Audio and Video Technicians $58,100 $27.93 70,230
Aerospace Engineers $134,960 $64.89 67,710
Actors — $29.05 55,000
Art Directors $114,850 $55.22 53,070
Anesthesiologists $391,490 $188.22 38,760
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $61,540 $29.59 37,310
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers $65,380 $31.43 34,020
Aircraft Service Attendants $40,450 $19.45 31,300
Athletic Trainers $62,520 — 30,500
Agricultural Equipment Operators $41,730 $20.06 28,500
Actuaries $130,000 $62.5 26,670
Air Traffic Controllers $148,080 $71.19 22,510
Advertising and Promotions Managers $133,660 $64.26 21,470
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $47,630 $22.9 20,310
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $52,600 $25.29 19,780
Avionics Technicians $82,280 $39.56 18,830
Animal Trainers $39,990 $19.22 18,770
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $117,860 $56.67 16,370
Airfield Operations Specialists $56,850 $27.33 15,190
Agricultural Technicians $49,630 $23.86 15,130
Athletes and Sports Competitors $66,710 — 15,070
Agricultural Inspectors $49,940 $24.01 14,410
Audiologists $95,780 $46.05 13,660
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $35,450 $17.04 12,630
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,890 $39.85 12,620
Animal Control Workers $45,660 $21.95 12,070
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $46,460 $22.34 11,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $85,020 — 11,300
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians $82,890 $39.85 11,280
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $99,070 $47.63 10,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $103,170 — 9,900
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $58,170 $27.97 9,760
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $75,530 $36.31 9,210
Anthropologists and Archeologists $70,770 $34.02 8,990
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $98,700 — 8,920
Archivists $64,550 $31.03 7,970
Acupuncturists $76,040 $36.56 7,830
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $96,870 — 7,700
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $71,240 $34.25 6,930
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $99,650 — 5,240
Agricultural Workers, All Other $39,850 $19.16 3,620
Animal Scientists $68,940 $33.14 3,100
Astronomers $128,820 $61.94 2,120
Agricultural Engineers $98,590 $47.4 1,480
Animal Breeders $51,130 $24.58 1,330

B

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $50,670 $24.36 1,373,680
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050 $39.93 1,087,090
Bartenders $34,340 $16.51 756,390
Buyers and Purchasing Agents $77,710 $37.36 491,430
Billing and Posting Clerks $48,500 $23.32 404,060
Bus Drivers, School $47,920 $23.04 402,930
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $61,770 $29.7 289,960
Bakers $37,160 $17.86 236,200
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $59,050 $28.39 159,240
Bill and Account Collectors $47,030 $22.61 158,830
Butchers and Meat Cutters $40,140 $19.3 136,430
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $99,080 — 82,150
Biological Technicians $57,510 $27.65 69,620
Biological Scientists, All Other $98,920 $47.56 55,850
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $62,120 $29.87 52,550
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $84,620 — 50,190
Budget Analysts $91,640 $44.06 47,160
Brokerage Clerks $65,750 $31.61 35,940
Biochemists and Biophysicists $127,410 $61.26 33,830
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $37,080 $17.83 28,510
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $109,370 $52.58 23,480
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $47,340 $22.76 21,240
Broadcast Technicians $59,570 $28.64 21,110
Bailiffs $56,600 $27.21 17,310
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $44,040 $21.17 17,210
Barbers $38,210 $18.37 15,000
Bicycle Repairers $42,780 $20.57 12,170
Boilermakers $76,410 $36.74 10,190
Bridge and Lock Tenders $57,700 $27.74 3,040

C

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Cashiers $32,880 $15.81 3,089,410
Customer Service Representatives $44,770 $21.53 2,595,750
Cooks, Restaurant $37,390 $17.98 1,409,890
Construction Laborers $47,120 $22.66 1,096,780
Computer User Support Specialists $61,860 $29.74 717,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140 $84.2 670,570
Carpenters $60,580 $29.12 670,090
Cooks, Fast Food $30,890 $14.85 641,070
Computer Systems Analysts $105,850 $50.89 519,530
Childcare Workers $34,980 $16.82 518,910
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $37,450 $18.01 441,050
Computer Occupations, All Other $116,580 $56.05 435,370
Compliance Officers $80,730 $38.81 417,070
Counter and Rental Clerks $41,300 $19.86 400,810
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,550 $28.63 392,550
Correctional Officers and Jailers $58,940 $28.34 380,500
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,830 $17.23 380,430
Construction Managers $114,990 $55.28 380,360
Civil Engineers $100,840 $48.48 367,840
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $62,930 $30.26 332,940
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $78,000 $37.5 324,230
Coaches and Scouts $47,320 — 248,950
Cost Estimators $78,740 $37.86 224,220
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $57,020 $27.41 206,170
Chief Executives $213,990 $102.88 204,350
Chefs and Head Cooks $62,470 $30.03 200,040
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $48,700 $23.41 179,750
Computer Network Architects $134,050 $64.45 179,740
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,330 $22.27 171,200
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $50,690 $24.37 169,450
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,250 $23.2 158,740
Construction and Building Inspectors $74,690 $35.91 146,720
Computer Network Support Specialists $76,220 $36.64 146,190
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $58,040 $27.9 139,630
Cooks, Short Order $35,880 $17.25 138,650
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $63,820 $30.68 114,110
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $78,210 $37.6 112,380
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $66,270 — 111,420
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $56,730 $27.28 107,730
Cargo and Freight Agents $52,260 $25.13 97,670
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $38,100 $18.32 94,360
Computer Programmers $100,390 $48.26 92,230
Chemists $91,240 $43.87 82,770
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $46,680 $22.44 77,170
Computer Hardware Engineers $161,740 $77.76 76,660
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $100,580 $48.36 75,990
Couriers and Messengers $39,200 $18.85 68,640
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,950 $31.23 68,520
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $47,810 $22.99 65,600
Credit Analysts $83,510 $40.15 64,390
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $74,310 $35.73 62,960
Community Health Workers $51,850 $24.93 61,660
Chemical Technicians $60,390 $29.03 57,540
Clergy $60,810 $29.24 57,200
Concierges $38,950 $18.73 49,240
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $74,340 $35.74 48,240
Commercial Pilots $123,220 — 47,630
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,570 $22.39 44,980
Crane and Tower Operators $68,080 $32.73 42,890
Chiropractors $79,200 $38.08 39,630
Computer and Information Research Scientists $140,300 $67.45 37,200
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $92,460 $44.45 36,850
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $96,980 — 35,480
Commercial and Industrial Designers $83,910 $40.34 33,490
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $78,580 — 29,420
Counselors, All Other $50,860 $24.45 28,580
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $68,120 $32.75 28,500
Credit Counselors $52,230 $25.11 27,770
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $47,450 $22.81 26,410
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,540 $23.34 26,000
Conservation Scientists $73,010 $35.1 25,950
Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230 $71.75 22,940
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $42,420 $20.39 22,930
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $74,990 $36.05 21,550
Chemical Engineers $125,040 $60.12 21,070
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $93,250 — 19,980
Cooks, All Other $37,690 $18.12 19,350
Cardiologists $496,010 $238.47 17,290
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $65,030 — 16,870
Chemical Plant and System Operators $78,120 $37.56 16,610
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $67,820 $32.61 16,540
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $43,530 $20.93 14,760
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $81,390 $39.13 14,260
Continuous Mining Machine Operators $61,810 $29.72 14,000
Carpet Installers $50,340 $24.2 13,780
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $76,590 — 13,150
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $72,420 $34.82 12,870
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $48,220 $23.18 12,840
Curators $63,420 $30.49 12,150
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $50,080 $24.08 12,030
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $41,330 $19.87 6,900
Costume Attendants $50,400 $24.23 6,510
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $38,020 $18.28 6,060
Craft Artists $46,080 $22.15 4,580
Correspondence Clerks $46,800 $22.5 4,290
Commercial Divers $72,990 $35.09 3,450
Crematory Operators $43,650 $20.98 2,970
Choreographers $55,310 $26.59 2,860
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers $52,720 $25.35 1,650
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other $54,680 $26.29 1,200
Cooks, Private Household $47,940 $23.05 1,100

D

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $33,980 $16.34 542,750
Dishwashers $34,810 $16.73 477,450
Driver/Sales Workers $38,770 $18.64 409,180
Dental Assistants $48,070 $23.11 387,790
Data Scientists $120,230 $57.8 262,440
Dental Hygienists $98,100 $47.16 222,740
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $50,340 $24.2 202,810
Data Entry Keyers $41,340 $19.88 127,080
Dentists, General $170,950 $82.19 124,390
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $93,790 $45.09 114,430
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $96,590 $46.44 90,160
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $58,930 $28.33 83,080
Dietitians and Nutritionists $76,400 $36.73 77,570
Database Administrators $104,620 $50.3 69,990
Database Architects $139,500 $67.07 67,140
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $39,320 $18.91 64,520
Dental Laboratory Technicians $49,610 $23.85 34,410
Dietetic Technicians $37,640 $18.09 31,560
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $52,100 $25.05 22,160
Drafters, All Other $63,520 $30.54 14,470
Dermatologists $328,730 $158.04 11,370
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas $58,620 $28.18 10,590
Designers, All Other $64,950 $31.23 9,480
Dancers — $24.8 8,130
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio — $21.61 7,920
Dentists, All Other Specialists $224,990 $108.17 5,230
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,080 $23.6 4,680
Desktop Publishers $55,290 $26.58 3,350
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers $41,380 $19.89 2,760
Dredge Operators $49,640 $23.86 1,040

E

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,970 — 1,388,390
Electricians $63,190 $30.38 757,220
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590 $36.82 459,910
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $64,330 $30.93 353,310
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $105,870 — 328,330
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $47,160 $22.67 322,930
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $45,850 $22.04 246,970
Electrical Engineers $120,630 $58 198,750
Emergency Medical Technicians $44,470 $21.38 180,510
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $104,590 $50.29 180,470
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $54,210 $26.06 154,800
Engineers, All Other $122,930 $59.1 154,070
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $95,320 $45.83 131,070
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $50,890 $24.47 118,590
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $130,220 $62.6 96,900
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $78,190 $37.59 95,130
Editors $77,920 $37.46 91,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $82,220 $39.53 89,250
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $59,300 $28.51 73,660
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,090 $35.62 65,010
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,720 $22.94 60,840
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $75,350 — 60,830
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $78,350 $37.67 59,930
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,760 $22 58,770
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $78,760 — 57,720
Education Administrators, All Other $95,200 $45.77 55,130
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,270 — 40,270
Environmental Engineers $107,110 $51.5 38,340
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $79,520 $38.23 37,980
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $55,090 $26.49 34,670
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $57,430 $27.61 34,480
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $53,710 $25.82 34,000
Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550 $161.32 32,880
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $109,910 $52.84 23,790
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $103,020 $49.53 20,720
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $60,190 $28.94 19,450
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $76,870 $36.96 17,920
Economists $124,720 $59.96 17,790
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other — $18.82 16,550
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $73,900 $35.53 15,520
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $56,210 $27.02 14,450
Emergency Management Directors $93,330 $44.87 13,500
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $46,350 $22.29 12,850
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $59,920 $28.81 12,190
Epidemiologists $87,220 $41.93 12,090
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920 — 11,560
Exercise Physiologists $59,460 $28.59 8,560
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $48,420 $23.28 8,550
Etchers and Engravers $43,310 $20.82 7,750
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other $32,640 $15.69 7,060
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment $84,890 $40.81 6,940
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $94,980 — 6,690
Extraction Workers, All Other $57,010 $27.41 5,540
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $61,390 $29.51 5,100
Embalmers $58,780 $28.26 3,890

F

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Fast Food and Counter Workers $31,200 $15 3,854,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,500 $33.41 1,436,680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $44,080 $21.19 1,223,240
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $48,520 $23.33 1,121,800
Food Preparation Workers $35,320 $16.98 893,600
Financial Managers $166,570 $80.08 841,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,920 $38.42 812,210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $74,450 $35.79 673,430
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $62,890 $30.23 623,640
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,860 $38.39 617,500
Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740 $49.4 361,980
Firefighters $59,280 $28.5 345,990
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,360 $17 293,900
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,660 $17.15 265,500
Food Service Managers $69,390 $33.36 238,430
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $87,520 $42.08 214,390
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $49,100 $23.61 178,760
Food Batchmakers $42,290 $20.33 174,520
Facilities Managers $106,660 $51.28 156,180
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040 $50.98 154,610
Financial Specialists, All Other $81,100 $38.99 132,130
Flight Attendants $63,580 — 131,650
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $58,430 $28.09 130,760
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $48,590 $23.36 114,110
Fundraisers $72,550 $34.88 111,040
Family Medicine Physicians $244,180 $117.39 107,510
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $48,560 $23.34 103,190
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530 $44.96 99,140
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $35,840 $17.23 84,630
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $55,940 $26.9 81,480
File Clerks $43,600 $20.96 73,440
Financial Examiners $94,160 $45.27 67,830
Food Processing Workers, All Other $39,680 $19.08 65,000
Financial Risk Specialists $117,330 $56.41 63,850
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,970 $37.49 53,380
Floral Designers $37,360 $17.96 40,590
Fundraising Managers $125,470 $60.32 38,810
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $56,550 $27.19 37,870
Financial Clerks, All Other $53,830 $25.88 36,260
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $36,670 $17.63 32,810
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $41,590 $20 31,250
Funeral Attendants $35,680 $17.16 31,090
Forest and Conservation Technicians $54,560 $26.23 30,410
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $59,320 $28.52 27,960
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $63,820 $30.68 26,010
Film and Video Editors $75,420 $36.26 25,610
Fence Erectors $47,980 $23.07 24,480
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $56,460 $27.15 23,640
Fashion Designers $80,960 $38.92 21,450
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $76,400 $36.73 20,690
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $44,810 $21.54 20,370
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $79,350 — 19,830
Forensic Science Technicians $72,060 $34.65 19,120
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $46,880 $22.54 16,170
Food Science Technicians $52,130 $25.06 14,600
Furniture Finishers $44,540 $21.41 14,480
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $48,040 $23.1 14,280
Funeral Home Managers $78,790 $37.88 13,910
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $75,920 $36.5 13,800
Food Scientists and Technologists $88,720 $42.65 13,060
Foundry Mold and Coremakers $48,110 $23.13 12,790
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators $55,490 $26.68 11,220
Foresters $76,400 $36.73 10,430
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,030 $23.57 8,930
Farm and Home Management Educators $60,220 $28.95 8,220
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $89,900 $43.22 6,500
Forest and Conservation Workers $43,680 $21 6,050
Fish and Game Wardens $74,060 $35.6 5,770
Floor Sanders and Finishers $50,440 $24.25 3,720
Fallers $52,100 $25.05 3,130
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers $62,750 $30.17 2,950
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $56,870 $27.34 2,780
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $75,870 — 2,770
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,420 — 1,520
Farm Labor Contractors $58,460 $28.11 310

G

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
General and Operations Managers $105,770 $50.85 3,503,020
Graphic Designers $62,960 $30.27 197,830
Gambling Dealers $34,320 $16.5 83,910
General Internal Medicine Physicians $256,560 $123.35 67,150
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,550 $22.38 67,000
Glaziers $57,080 $27.44 58,480
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $35,730 $17.18 25,180
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $101,920 $49 23,470
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $36,220 $17.41 21,530
Gas Plant Operators $87,820 $42.22 18,030
Gambling Cage Workers $37,580 $18.07 14,430
Gambling Service Workers, All Other $36,310 $17.46 14,140
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $46,860 $22.53 13,630
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $42,660 $20.51 10,510
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $43,370 $20.85 9,520
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $34,980 $16.82 8,950
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $53,350 $25.65 6,980
Gambling Managers $93,220 $44.82 5,030
Genetic Counselors $100,040 $48.09 3,740
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators $77,320 $37.17 3,510
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $97,590 — 3,330
Geographers $102,040 $49.06 1,400

H

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $35,800 $17.21 4,305,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,640 $28.19 2,062,040
Human Resources Specialists $75,940 $36.51 912,430
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $31,200 $15 432,690
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $61,010 $29.33 409,670
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $35,790 $17.21 305,710
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,070 $16.86 261,420
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310 — 221,270
Human Resources Managers $149,280 $71.77 220,660
Healthcare Social Workers $67,880 $32.63 187,630
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $50,290 $24.18 182,610
Helpers--Production Workers $39,070 $18.78 165,700
Highway Maintenance Workers $50,260 $24.16 154,960
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $48,430 $23.28 109,740
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $39,630 $19.05 95,580
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $50,610 $24.33 90,220
Health Education Specialists $64,070 $30.8 65,690
Helpers--Electricians $42,670 $20.51 63,630
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $49,450 $23.78 51,710
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $42,360 $20.36 44,330
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $68,020 $32.7 38,100
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $65,790 $31.63 35,010
Home Appliance Repairers $50,990 $24.51 32,150
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $115,210 $55.39 28,630
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $42,670 $20.51 24,770
Helpers--Carpenters $43,780 $21.05 21,680
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $115,160 $55.36 21,450
History Teachers, Postsecondary $83,820 — 18,790
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $47,550 $22.86 14,170
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,750 $23.44 14,000
Hearing Aid Specialists $65,160 $31.33 11,270
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons $40,470 $19.46 7,490
Helpers--Extraction Workers $47,730 $22.95 6,700
Helpers--Roofers $44,160 $21.23 6,030
Hydrologists $96,600 $46.44 5,850
Historians $76,750 $36.9 3,450
Hydrologic Technicians $64,790 $31.15 2,840
Hoist and Winch Operators $56,450 $27.14 2,600

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,420 $22.32 774,420
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $48,570 $23.35 597,370
Insurance Sales Agents $62,280 $29.94 479,100
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,520 $31.02 439,640
Industrial Engineers $102,440 $49.25 365,740
Industrial Production Managers $126,060 $60.61 246,250
Instructional Coordinators $77,440 $37.23 227,760
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $49,230 $23.67 214,260
Information Security Analysts $129,180 $62.11 190,650
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $49,230 $23.67 176,300
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $45,920 $22.08 148,060
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,500 $23.8 134,920
Insurance Underwriters $81,370 $39.12 105,420
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $66,120 $31.79 75,570
Interior Designers $67,190 $32.31 71,500
Interpreters and Translators $60,170 $28.93 52,060
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $49,120 $23.62 44,440
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $58,340 $28.05 25,660
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $78,240 $37.61 11,560
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $193,950 $93.24 790

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,840 $17.71 2,209,760
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $153,990 $74.03 24,030
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $52,540 $25.26 22,440
Judicial Law Clerks $64,920 $31.21 13,290

K

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $62,680 — 108,870

L

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $40,240 $19.35 2,950,280
Light Truck Drivers $44,860 $21.57 983,300
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $39,150 $18.82 952,640
Lawyers $159,670 $76.76 754,500
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,400 $30.96 648,410
Loan Officers $76,690 $36.87 274,330
Logisticians $82,320 $39.58 251,040
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $34,890 $16.78 198,040
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $50,020 $24.05 164,790
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $33,580 $16.14 157,550
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570 $26.72 156,280
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $68,270 $32.82 133,790
Library Assistants, Clerical $36,910 $17.74 85,520
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $62,280 $29.94 73,910
Library Technicians $44,580 $21.43 68,690
Labor Relations Specialists $95,420 $45.87 64,810
Legal Support Workers, All Other $72,110 $34.67 46,760
Lodging Managers $69,250 $33.29 42,620
Locomotive Engineers $81,410 $39.14 33,470
Logging Equipment Operators $49,740 $23.91 21,060
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $128,500 — 20,060
Landscape Architects $79,870 $38.4 19,600
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,620 $24.34 16,710
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $36,300 $17.45 15,560
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $51,320 $24.68 15,040
Lighting Technicians $68,060 $32.72 8,900
Life Scientists, All Other $93,750 $45.07 7,460
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic $63,870 $30.71 5,970
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $74,500 $35.82 5,930
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,340 — 3,630
Log Graders and Scalers $46,330 $22.27 3,070
Logging Workers, All Other $50,840 $24.44 1,700

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $49,590 $23.84 1,529,700
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,650 $21.47 1,405,030
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $45,930 $22.08 961,610
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $78,760 $37.87 899,580
Management Analysts $101,860 $48.97 898,280
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,510 $17.07 860,670
Medical Assistants $45,690 $21.97 817,870
Managers, All Other $141,900 $68.22 622,190
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,370 — 620,090
Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860 $59.55 597,080
Marketing Managers $166,790 $80.19 395,240
Mechanical Engineers $104,110 $50.05 296,810
Machinists $58,750 $28.24 287,050
Medical Records Specialists $51,140 $24.59 194,720
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $65,510 $31.5 176,600
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $103,410 $49.72 172,340
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,390 $18.94 165,220
Manicurists and Pedicurists $35,760 $17.19 152,770
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,350 $21.32 150,470
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $38,300 $18.41 145,700
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $61,160 $29.41 142,860
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,280 $28.98 132,810
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,180 $22.68 124,590
Massage Therapists $58,450 $28.1 98,790
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,990 $23.55 94,920
Medical Equipment Preparers $47,700 $22.93 77,420
Marriage and Family Therapists $66,940 $32.18 66,740
Medical Equipment Repairers $61,660 $29.64 65,990
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $60,850 $29.25 60,020
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $39,280 $18.89 55,230
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $79,940 — 47,670
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $37,180 $17.87 46,880
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,480 $45.91 43,390
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $41,220 $19.82 42,330
Medical Transcriptionists $40,410 $19.43 41,550
Millwrights $65,700 $31.59 40,330
Mechanical Drafters $71,550 $34.4 39,960
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,510 $35.82 36,190
Musicians and Singers — $47.8 36,180
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $46,170 $22.2 33,190
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers $49,910 $24 28,380
Mechanical Door Repairers $55,720 $26.79 27,120
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $55,010 $26.45 25,100
Material Moving Workers, All Other $41,800 $20.1 23,480
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $57,550 $27.67 23,220
Materials Engineers $112,860 $54.26 22,770
Media and Communication Workers, All Other $73,620 $35.39 19,590
Meter Readers, Utilities $48,150 $23.15 19,430
Microbiologists $87,990 $42.3 18,940
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $54,430 $26.17 16,780
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $45,950 $22.09 15,900
Motorcycle Mechanics $48,580 $23.35 13,510
Music Directors and Composers $73,710 $35.44 12,540
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $52,800 $25.39 12,460
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other $70,720 $34 12,450
Museum Technicians and Conservators $51,440 $24.73 12,310
Medical Appliance Technicians $48,030 $23.09 11,280
Materials Scientists $117,790 $56.63 8,470
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230 $53.96 8,250
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $106,220 $51.07 6,080
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $46,420 $22.32 5,380
Models $48,470 $23.3 3,780
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $81,490 $39.18 3,720
Medical Dosimetrists $147,470 $70.9 3,410
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers $45,990 $22.11 3,020
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic $63,340 $30.45 2,610
Motorboat Operators $47,520 $22.85 2,480
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance $97,150 $46.71 2,340
Mathematicians $126,710 $60.92 2,030
Motion Picture Projectionists $38,270 $18.4 1,480
Model Makers, Wood $56,550 $27.19 280

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Nursing Assistants $42,260 $20.32 1,448,910
Nurse Practitioners $132,300 $63.61 323,040
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $99,130 $47.66 314,340
Natural Sciences Managers $167,220 $80.39 108,690
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $80,250 — 77,960
Nurse Anesthetists $236,590 $113.75 51,840
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $62,200 $29.91 39,250
New Accounts Clerks $47,670 $22.92 36,860
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $101,370 $48.74 17,080
Nuclear Engineers $133,970 $64.41 15,280
Neurologists $248,560 $119.5 10,590
Nurse Midwives $134,040 $64.44 7,920
Nuclear Technicians $110,240 $53 6,470
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $122,890 $59.08 5,150

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Office Clerks, General $45,010 $21.64 2,464,940
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $59,850 $28.78 478,090
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $45,670 $21.96 192,260
Occupational Therapists $100,330 $48.24 162,450
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $90,150 $43.34 140,610
Operations Research Analysts $88,940 $42.76 108,510
Order Clerks $46,170 $22.2 75,200
Opticians, Dispensing $47,260 $22.72 73,530
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $45,570 $21.91 71,010
Orderlies $38,290 $18.41 52,440
Occupational Therapy Assistants $72,300 $34.76 51,290
Optometrists $136,570 $65.66 42,790
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $47,880 $23.02 36,060
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $61,560 $29.59 30,590
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $40,960 $19.69 25,130
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,910 $140.82 21,260
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $39,460 $18.97 18,660
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550 $172.38 14,100
Orthotists and Prosthetists $81,110 $38.99 9,390
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080 $144.27 8,950
Orthodontists $289,140 $139.01 6,210
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $352,220 $169.34 4,910
Occupational Therapy Aides $39,160 $18.83 4,310

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Project Management Specialists $102,320 $49.19 1,066,670
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,210 $36.64 670,520
Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,280 $17.44 559,820
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $38,140 $18.34 478,780
Pharmacy Technicians $45,750 $22 471,680
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $63,800 $30.67 465,840
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $62,890 $30.24 392,880
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,650 $28.68 390,160
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $43,220 $20.78 379,060
Physicians, All Other $265,930 $127.85 342,720
Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,550 $29.11 328,820
Pharmacists $140,910 $67.75 321,970
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $69,990 $33.65 311,180
Public Relations Specialists $74,750 $35.94 283,380
Parts Salespersons $38,630 $18.57 270,070
Physical Therapists $102,760 $49.4 267,330
Personal Financial Advisors $105,070 $50.51 266,800
Production Workers, All Other $40,110 $19.29 251,700
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $49,400 $23.75 225,190
Physician Assistants $135,880 $65.33 162,150
Psychiatric Technicians $45,130 $21.7 156,960
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $58,260 $28.01 153,140
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $77,640 — 149,840
Printing Press Operators $45,780 $22.01 144,260
Phlebotomists $45,230 $21.75 143,540
Producers and Directors $90,360 $43.44 143,120
Parking Attendants $35,150 $16.9 137,880
Physical Therapist Assistants $68,380 $32.88 112,430
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470 $28.11 105,200
Pest Control Workers $45,250 $21.75 102,620
Public Safety Telecommunicators $53,040 $25.5 102,500
Paramedics $60,600 $29.13 100,610
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,270 $24.17 96,130
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270 $31.86 89,390
Purchasing Managers $148,080 $71.19 84,320
Protective Service Workers, All Other $42,540 $20.45 81,500
Public Relations Managers $146,910 $70.63 74,850
Postal Service Clerks $62,130 $29.87 73,720
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $41,600 $20 60,420
Property Appraisers and Assessors $67,960 $32.67 57,070
Procurement Clerks $50,580 $24.32 55,810
Photographers $44,660 $21.47 51,760
Physical Therapist Aides $35,240 $16.94 48,150
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $53,340 $25.64 41,820
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $80,340 — 41,530
Pharmacy Aides $37,680 $18.12 39,530
Pediatricians, General $210,040 $100.98 39,390
Private Detectives and Investigators $51,220 $24.62 35,580
Psychiatric Aides $44,910 $21.59 35,520
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $42,290 $20.33 33,180
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $96,710 $46.5 33,160
Pipelayers $49,000 $23.56 33,050
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $43,960 $21.14 32,410
Power Plant Operators $102,040 $49.06 29,320
Psychiatrists $281,870 $135.51 27,980
Passenger Attendants $37,720 $18.14 27,110
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $46,340 $22.28 27,050
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $35,060 $16.85 26,120
Prepress Technicians and Workers $48,690 $23.41 23,840
Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570 $58.93 22,300
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $80,260 — 20,460
Physicists $172,250 $82.81 20,430
Plasterers and Stucco Masons $57,660 $27.72 19,310
Psychologists, All Other $110,840 $53.29 18,820
Petroleum Engineers $144,910 $69.67 18,060
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $98,070 — 16,970
Plant and System Operators, All Other $62,470 $30.03 14,080
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $96,660 $46.47 13,810
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $100,310 — 13,090
Physicians, Pathologists $312,400 $150.19 11,110
Personal Service Managers, All Other $69,770 $33.54 10,450
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $61,770 $29.7 9,780
Podiatrists $160,300 $77.07 9,680
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $68,990 $33.17 9,400
Parking Enforcement Workers $46,730 $22.47 9,050
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $106,730 $51.31 8,520
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $41,600 $20 7,940
Political Scientists $142,080 $68.31 5,540
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $40,610 $19.52 4,800
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $51,120 $24.58 4,580
Pourers and Casters, Metal $51,810 $24.91 4,560
Pile Driver Operators $73,300 $35.24 2,310
Paperhangers $52,140 $25.07 1,570
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic $58,000 $27.89 1,470
Pediatric Surgeons $559,030 $268.76 1,190
Prosthodontists $311,180 $149.61 870
Patternmakers, Wood $49,630 $23.86 220

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Retail Salespersons $35,410 $17.03 3,897,860
Registered Nurses $97,550 $46.9 3,379,720
Receptionists and Information Clerks $38,010 $18.27 910,180
Recreation Workers $36,560 $17.58 331,490
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $80,110 $38.52 230,490
Real Estate Sales Agents $52,830 $25.4 193,370
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $49,690 $23.89 147,240
Respiratory Therapists $82,280 $39.56 139,790
Roofers $55,440 $26.65 135,490
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $44,390 $21.34 118,710
Rehabilitation Counselors $46,850 $22.52 94,740
Residential Advisors $42,240 $20.31 84,760
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $78,000 $37.5 46,440
Real Estate Brokers $73,220 $35.2 46,100
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas $46,960 $22.58 44,970
Radiologists $420,860 $202.34 26,770
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,140 $24.1 25,250
Riggers $62,640 $30.12 22,530
Rail Car Repairers $67,530 $32.46 21,350
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $70,070 $33.69 19,580
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $52,000 $25 17,430
Radiation Therapists $105,310 $50.63 17,070
Religious Workers, All Other $45,280 $21.77 15,760
Recreational Therapists $61,960 $29.79 14,930
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers $58,970 $28.35 13,800
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $77,270 — 12,630
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas $67,890 $32.64 12,600
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $68,840 $33.1 12,400
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $63,520 $30.54 11,140
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers $60,600 $29.14 3,920
Rock Splitters, Quarry $48,740 $23.44 3,320
Roof Bolters, Mining $78,540 $37.76 2,160
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other $56,360 $27.1 1,120
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons $61,290 $29.47 1,080

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,330 $17.95 2,833,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $47,540 $22.86 1,706,790
Software Developers $135,980 $65.38 1,687,890
Security Guards $38,020 $18.28 1,283,470
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $69,990 $33.65 1,256,010
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,080 $34.65 1,238,190
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $72,040 — 1,065,210
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,260 $21.76 816,870
Sales Managers $148,270 $71.28 637,080
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $41,670 $20.03 524,770
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $59,350 $28.53 491,930
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $78,660 $37.82 489,570
Social and Human Service Assistants $45,930 $22.08 437,860
Self-Enrichment Teachers $46,800 $22.5 332,110
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $104,920 $50.44 284,800
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $65,120 — 260,870
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $37,290 $17.93 248,530
Social and Community Service Managers $80,390 $38.65 209,330
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $104,300 $50.14 186,740
Speech-Language Pathologists $97,870 $47.05 183,390
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $74,260 — 163,930
Sheet Metal Workers $61,800 $29.71 119,770
Surgical Technologists $64,650 $31.08 117,460
Sewing Machine Operators $36,670 $17.63 104,880
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $66,810 — 95,200
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $48,280 $23.21 93,180
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $60,070 $28.88 86,340
School Bus Monitors $35,100 $16.88 78,420
Skincare Specialists $45,330 $21.79 72,890
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $40,130 $19.29 69,950
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $62,780 $30.18 68,380
School Psychologists $95,990 $46.15 63,940
Social Workers, All Other $71,900 $34.57 62,930
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,610 $24.81 60,100
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $54,240 $26.08 58,010
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $51,330 $24.68 52,360
Sales Engineers $124,900 $60.05 51,790
Surveyors $75,440 $36.27 50,830
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $58,160 $27.96 43,140
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $42,770 $20.56 40,850
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $101,110 $48.61 37,100
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $38,630 $18.57 34,280
Special Education Teachers, All Other $76,580 — 33,930
Sailors and Marine Oilers $51,520 $24.77 31,670
Semiconductor Processing Technicians $51,430 $24.73 31,460
Solar Photovoltaic Installers $53,140 $25.55 31,350
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $49,880 $23.98 30,650
Social Science Research Assistants $61,990 $29.81 30,640
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $64,830 — 29,510
Statisticians $105,650 $50.79 29,030
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $78,620 $37.8 28,250
Surgeons, All Other $414,010 $199.04 25,140
Surgical Assistants $66,800 $32.11 22,270
Special Effects Artists and Animators $102,030 $49.06 19,970
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $72,990 — 16,580
Soil and Plant Scientists $78,850 $37.91 15,730
Sound Engineering Technicians $73,130 $35.16 13,080
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $77,570 — 12,610
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $84,290 — 11,850
Set and Exhibit Designers $75,240 $36.17 10,630
Subway and Streetcar Operators $86,380 $41.53 10,200
Signal and Track Switch Repairers $92,460 $44.45 8,720
Ship Engineers $109,530 $52.66 8,400
Survey Researchers $69,460 $33.4 8,290
Shampooers $32,600 $15.67 8,070
Stonemasons $57,390 $27.59 7,820
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers $37,800 $18.17 7,450
Statistical Assistants $50,330 $24.2 4,710
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders $35,650 $17.14 3,280
Sociologists $106,030 $50.98 2,260
Sewers, Hand $36,480 $17.54 2,190

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OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,780 — 1,420,350
Training and Development Specialists $69,280 $33.31 458,300
Tellers $43,030 $20.69 329,480
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $107,230 $51.55 221,180
Tutors $43,350 $20.84 175,070
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $42,910 — 164,090
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $63,890 $30.72 140,920
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $66,140 — 113,790
Tire Repairers and Changers $37,710 $18.13 108,410
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $74,330 $35.73 97,720
Tax Preparers $54,920 $26.4 76,480
Telemarketers $35,450 $17.04 58,430
Tool and Die Makers $64,050 $30.79 56,930
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $62,370 $29.98 56,610
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $50,960 $24.5 55,160
Travel Agents $50,160 $24.11 55,110
Tour and Travel Guides $38,120 $18.33 53,500
Transportation Security Screeners $66,770 $32.1 50,290
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $58,650 $28.2 48,580
Training and Development Managers $133,000 $63.94 48,050
Technical Writers $90,390 $43.46 45,500
Taxi Drivers $42,100 $20.24 41,050
Tile and Stone Setters $55,690 $26.77 35,850
Transportation Inspectors $92,100 $44.28 24,500
Therapists, All Other $77,930 $37.47 22,640
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,670 $18.59 22,020
Tire Builders $57,390 $27.59 20,770
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $41,640 $20.02 13,920
Transportation Workers, All Other $45,650 $21.95 13,550
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $37,280 $17.93 13,530
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,530 $19.01 13,030
Tapers $68,270 $32.82 12,840
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $58,870 $28.3 10,700
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,760 $18.64 9,000
Traffic Technicians $59,090 $28.41 7,860
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $50,060 $24.07 5,600
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $38,180 $18.36 5,310
Transit and Railroad Police $90,230 $43.38 4,390
Telephone Operators $41,740 $20.07 3,430
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers $76,170 $36.62 1,180
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters $62,620 $30.11 250

U

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $32,910 $15.82 121,770
Urban and Regional Planners $89,320 $42.94 44,230
Upholsterers $46,340 $22.28 20,140
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $40,710 — 15,780
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other $70,130 $33.72 3,180

V

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $47,380 $22.78 129,140
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $38,150 $18.34 126,580
Veterinarians $130,100 $62.55 83,900

W

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Waiters and Waitresses $35,230 $16.94 2,270,910
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $53,750 $25.84 416,210
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $60,020 $28.86 128,490
Web and Digital Interface Designers $104,000 $50 113,330
Web Developers $92,650 $44.54 70,190
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $43,380 $20.86 61,420
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $46,380 $22.3 53,300
Writers and Authors $76,910 $36.98 47,940
Word Processors and Typists $49,280 $23.69 35,010
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,920 $23.04 31,600
Wellhead Pumpers $69,960 $33.63 17,990
Wind Turbine Service Technicians $64,120 $30.83 9,980
Woodworkers, All Other $44,530 $21.41 5,490
Watch and Clock Repairers $67,230 $32.32 1,310

Z

OccupationMedian Annual SalaryMedian Hourly WageEmployment
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $76,780 $36.91 18,120

Data source: BLS OES national file · U.S. BLS OES, May 2024 (updated April 2025)