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What People Earn by Occupation
Los Angeles County

Chef Diego Velasco at work catering an event. Chefs average $51,328 in wages in Los Angeles County annually. Photo courtesy of Velasco family.

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1st Quarter, 2023

Occupational Fields:

• Management Occupations
• Business and Financial Operations Occupations
• Computer and Mathematical Occupations
• Architecture and Engineering Occupations
• Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
• Community and Social Services Occupations
• Legal Occupations
• Education, Training, and Library Occupations
• Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
• Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
• Healthcare Support Occupations
• Protective Service Occupations
• Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations
• Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
• Personal Care and Service Occupations
• Sales and Related Occupations
• Office and Administrative Support Occupations
• Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
• Construction and Extraction Occupations
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
• Production Occupations
• Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

ALL OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
All Occupations	4,470,850	$72,282	$34.75	$17.56	$24.11	$40.35

MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Management Occupations	310,530	$146,315	$70.34	$38.74	$60.84	$83.83
Chief Executives	9,220	$313,798	$150.87	$68.89	$106.55	(3)
General & Operations Managers	68,090	$143,854	$69.16	$38.45	$55.99	$82.95
Legislators	410	$74,769	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Advertising & Promotions Managers	1,370	$186,885	$89.85	$48.96	$64.56	$94.86
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Marketing Managers	13,940	$180,776	$86.91	$57.80	$76.05	$101.40
Sales Managers	25,720	$136,088	$65.42	$34.23	$55.54	$81.87
Public Relations Managers	2,410	$162,457	$78.10	$50.76	$66.07	$91.29
Fundraising Managers	920	$129,385	$62.20	$40.36	$54.13	$76.67
Administrative Services Managers	9,910	$119,387	$57.40	$39.97	$51.89	$66.15
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Facilities Managers	4,290	$113,662	$54.64	$36.94	$50.10	$65.91
Computer & Information Systems Managers	16,560	$188,483	$90.61	$65.66	$84.02	$104.86
Financial Managers	24,860	$183,127	$88.04	$54.92	$78.05	$103.67
Industrial Production Managers	5,720	$123,723	$59.48	$40.65	$52.45	$73.54
Purchasing Managers	1,950	$150,490	$72.35	$51.48	$67.02	$83.88
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers	8,520	$112,254	$53.97	$36.40	$49.84	$66.64
Compensation & Benefits Managers	540	$147,230	$70.79	$51.24	$65.41	$83.15
Human Resources Managers	6,090	$164,589	$79.13	$51.58	$69.46	$93.40
Training & Development Managers	1,410	$158,257	$76.08	$48.14	$61.27	$84.61
Farmers, Ranchers, & Other Agricultural Managers	90	$102,189	$49.13	$33.66	$46.56	$63.27
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Construction Managers	6,360	$127,553	$61.32	$45.68	$58.59	$71.73
Education & Childcare Administrators, Preschool & Daycare	1,940	$69,752	$33.53	$22.45	$30.46	$34.81
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	6,160	$132,519	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	7,200	$127,890	$61.49	$40.81	$52.50	$78.10
Education Administrators, All Other	3,050	$133,828	$64.34	$37.96	$48.84	$61.55
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Architectural & Engineering Managers	6,680	$180,021	$86.54	$67.91	$84.05	$103.18
Food Service Managers	8,440	$67,185	$32.30	$23.47	$31.49	$37.27
Gambling Managers	50	$134,765	$64.79	$47.05	$50.70	$79.40
Entertainment & Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	1,660	$80,522	$38.71	$25.77	$30.64	$43.10
Lodging Managers	1,000	$81,757	$39.31	$21.23	$29.94	$43.10
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Medical & Health Services Managers	12,860	$139,586	$67.11	$43.77	$62.97	$82.45
Natural Sciences Managers	1,530	$173,436	$83.38	$62.07	$76.66	$100.61
Emergency Management Directors	130	$128,759	$61.91	$45.62	$58.66	$75.23
Postmasters & Mail Superintendents	(2)	$97,049	$46.66	$42.30	$44.82	$50.45
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers	15,400	$74,927	$36.02	$15.30	$24.19	$44.89
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Social & Community Service Managers	7,910	$89,270	$42.92	$29.83	$37.63	$52.88
Funeral Home Managers	180	$91,713	$44.09	$28.80	$38.09	$49.11
Personal Service Managers, All Other	500	$49,475	$23.78	$15.30	$19.11	$29.19
Managers, All Other	27,380	$155,024	$74.53	$38.31	$63.78	$86.96

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Business & Financial Operations Occupations	289,740	$91,546	$44.02	$29.57	$38.77	$51.45
Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes	5,440	$141,636	$68.10	$39.73	$52.15	$85.36
Buyers & Purchasing Agents	13,020	$83,226	$40.01	$28.92	$37.53	$50.01
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators	5,470	$82,272	$39.55	$30.85	$39.52	$47.28
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	100	$80,925	$38.91	$29.18	$40.24	$40.50
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Compliance Officers	12,050	$87,905	$42.26	$30.17	$39.13	$51.66
Cost Estimators	5,650	$83,339	$40.07	$26.18	$35.11	$48.45
Human Resources Specialists	22,360	$81,997	$39.42	$28.79	$36.60	$48.46
Labor Relations Specialists	2,360	$100,970	$48.55	$36.87	$49.16	$55.90
Logisticians	6,270	$87,254	$41.95	$31.31	$39.64	$50.94
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Project Management Specialists	23,230	$105,556	$50.75	$33.50	$47.55	$63.70
Management Analysts	21,700	$109,066	$52.43	$35.11	$47.31	$64.04
Meeting, Convention, & Event Planners	4,080	$66,405	$31.92	$23.68	$29.53	$37.52
Fundraisers	2,230	$75,358	$36.23	$26.17	$31.65	$41.00
Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists	2,710	$82,832	$39.83	$29.52	$34.38	$47.96
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Training & Development Specialists	8,410	$74,121	$35.63	$23.07	$32.38	$44.01
Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists	27,310	$79,888	$38.41	$26.44	$33.25	$48.16
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	40,880	$82,866	$39.84	$23.74	$33.22	$48.91
Accountants & Auditors	44,190	$95,584	$45.95	$31.79	$39.70	$50.73
Property Appraisers & Assessors	1,380	$93,805	$45.10	$31.52	$48.92	$50.58
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Budget Analysts	1,420	$106,736	$51.32	$39.27	$49.81	$62.55
Credit Analysts	1,760	$94,245	$45.31	$30.60	$38.88	$52.94
Financial & Investment Analysts	7,450	$106,835	$51.36	$38.47	$47.24	$60.48
Personal Financial Advisors	8,980	$121,667	$58.49	$32.33	$46.75	$68.62
Insurance Underwriters	1,610	$97,427	$46.84	$33.09	$44.70	$58.36
Occupational Title	Number Employed	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	1,020	$120,096	$57.73	$39.16	$50.58	$65.97
Financial Examiners	1,200	$99,666	$47.91	$37.41	$47.35	$57.36
Credit Counselors	580	$62,820	$30.20	$22.64	$29.37	$33.85
Loan Officers	8,280	$88,358	$42.48	$24.05	$31.57	$49.56
Tax Preparers	4,030	$56,572	$27.20	$17.13	$23.14	$37.54
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Tax Examiners & Collectors, & Revenue Agents	950	$95,036	$45.69	$34.61	$44.74	$56.67
Financial Specialists, All Other	3,640	$94,903	$45.63	$27.53	$36.93	$53.23

COMPUTER & MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Computer & Mathematical Occupations	117,080	$123,074	$59.17	$37.63	$53.29	$71.22
Computer Systems Analysts	11,000	$123,792	$59.51	$46.11	$56.30	$69.05
Information Security Analysts	2,440	$133,300	$64.08	$48.96	$63.52	$75.29
Computer & Information Research Scientists	530	$223,790	$107.59	$56.72	$79.27	(3)
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,080	$83,211	$40.00	$28.37	$37.12	$47.37
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Computer User Support Specialists	15,120	$73,708	$35.44	$26.08	$32.98	$41.69
Computer Network Architects	3,450	$127,846	$61.47	$41.41	$58.13	$77.42
Database Administrators	1,650	$114,037	$54.83	$37.47	$51.96	$68.77
Database Architects	780	$139,003	$66.82	$45.82	$66.99	$83.99
Network & Computer Systems Administrators	7,580	$100,233	$48.19	$34.67	$47.78	$61.48
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Computer Programmers	2,690	$114,328	$54.96	$40.03	$52.91	$64.40
Software Developers	35,980	$157,736	$75.84	$54.07	$68.57	$86.98
Software Quality Assurance Analysts & Testers	4,260	$118,021	$56.74	$40.24	$53.22	$65.24
Web Developers	2,130	$99,395	$47.79	$34.69	$46.64	$59.00
Web & Digital Interface Designers	3,600	$131,829	$63.38	$32.01	$48.87	$72.35
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Mathematicians	50	$145,830	$70.12	$67.01	$67.01	$74.77
Operations Research Analysts	1,820	$102,116	$49.10	$34.46	$43.83	$59.22
Statisticians	570	$119,550	$57.48	$45.56	$55.04	$67.34
Computer Occupations, All Other	14,940	$109,908	$52.84	$31.80	$47.26	$66.88
Actuaries	300	$131,466	$63.21	$49.71	$64.43	$76.43
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Data Scientists	5,070	$121,720	$58.52	$37.64	$50.34	$70.04
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	30	$87,972	$42.30	$28.43	$50.10	$50.69

ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Architecture & Engineering Occupations	62,370	$115,767	$55.66	$39.16	$50.32	$67.04
Architects, Except Landscape & Naval	5,290	$106,871	$51.38	$32.00	$46.48	$58.43
Landscape Architects	400	$104,304	$50.15	$36.78	$49.89	$58.06
Cartographers & Photogrammetrists	160	$96,313	$46.30	$37.94	$48.74	$53.05
Surveyors	600	$101,104	$48.61	$38.31	$49.25	$62.57
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Aerospace Engineers	3,680	$159,598	$76.73	$53.94	$81.27	$89.22
Agricultural Engineers	(2)	$156,119	$75.06	$64.05	$73.02	$88.89
Bioengineers & Biomedical Engineers	360	$105,103	$50.53	$38.31	$49.75	$61.75
Chemical Engineers	170	$127,933	$61.51	$47.38	$62.62	$78.98
Civil Engineers	8,470	$118,247	$56.85	$40.77	$54.81	$68.19
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,060	$160,090	$76.97	$51.67	$70.58	$88.91
Electrical Engineers	5,790	$138,679	$66.67	$43.00	$64.66	$82.83
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3,350	$137,415	$66.07	$47.38	$64.41	$83.68
Environmental Engineers	1,670	$113,124	$54.38	$39.94	$50.50	$63.40
Health & Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers & Inspectors	430	$130,268	$62.63	$52.05	$64.12	$72.39
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Industrial Engineers	5,860	$117,491	$56.49	$41.40	$51.28	$65.76
Marine Engineers & Naval Architects	(2)	$183,394	$88.17	$44.88	$75.10	(3)
Materials Engineers	700	$114,266	$54.93	$42.60	$52.13	$63.88
Mechanical Engineers	5,550	$120,914	$58.13	$41.55	$52.53	$67.54
Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	50	$137,191	$65.96	$52.21	$72.74	$79.63
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Nuclear Engineers	(2)	$138,652	$66.66	$58.53	$61.97	$84.56
Petroleum Engineers	230	$148,716	$71.50	$51.50	$68.38	$83.87
Engineers, All Other	5,500	$129,025	$62.04	$42.14	$58.19	$74.34
Architectural & Civil Drafters	2,100	$71,926	$34.58	$28.92	$32.57	$39.08
Electrical & Electronics Drafters	430	$74,715	$35.92	$28.86	$33.56	$40.30
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Mechanical Drafters	750	$75,873	$36.48	$26.06	$36.48	$43.08
Drafters, All Other	600	$66,346	$31.90	$24.16	$30.64	$37.86
Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technologists & Technicians	610	$91,888	$44.18	$38.21	$40.44	$49.98
Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians	1,240	$86,675	$41.67	$32.27	$40.78	$49.89
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologists & Technicians	2,540	$77,974	$37.49	$29.71	$38.01	$45.14
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians	340	$73,892	$35.52	$25.59	$31.61	$43.91
Environmental Engineering Technologists & Technicians	260	$80,289	$38.60	$29.59	$36.76	$43.17
Industrial Engineering Technologists & Technicians	600	$93,904	$45.15	$30.84	$41.72	$53.99
Mechanical Engineering Technologists & Technicians	1,030	$76,629	$36.84	$29.97	$35.38	$41.60
Calibration Technologists & Technicians	180	$64,323	$30.92	$23.67	$30.53	$36.69
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Engineering Technologists & Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	1,880	$75,397	$36.25	$25.37	$32.71	$45.48
Surveying & Mapping Technicians	440	$84,998	$40.86	$31.25	$40.59	$50.42

LIFE, PHYSICAL, & SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations	35,960	$94,237	$45.31	$28.65	$41.04	$57.24
Food Scientists & Technologists	560	$90,511	$43.51	$29.77	$41.30	$51.99
Soil & Plant Scientists	90	$97,093	$46.68	$34.20	$46.67	$57.29
Biochemists & Biophysicists	580	$114,123	$54.87	$40.21	$53.29	$62.40
Microbiologists	400	$95,555	$45.94	$34.76	$48.44	$55.42
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists	200	$86,748	$41.70	$25.50	$38.83	$47.91
Biological Scientists, All Other	1,570	$107,399	$51.63	$35.68	$50.11	$64.27
Conservation Scientists	160	$77,280	$37.16	$24.74	$31.19	$47.35
Foresters	130	$88,129	$42.37	$25.45	$41.61	$52.72
Epidemiologists	280	$98,223	$47.22	$33.26	$47.54	$58.16
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4,000	$120,283	$57.83	$50.00	$53.74	$65.09
Life Scientists, All Other	540	$160,423	$77.12	$52.51	$82.07	$111.88
Physicists	120	$160,904	$77.35	$60.61	$71.17	$88.00
Atmospheric & Space Scientists	200	$91,822	$44.14	$32.18	$43.07	$53.11
Chemists	2,030	$91,347	$43.92	$30.69	$37.86	$49.79
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Materials Scientists	130	$89,418	$42.99	$32.82	$36.30	$43.25
Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health	1,880	$106,233	$51.07	$38.44	$51.36	$62.31
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers	510	$102,943	$49.49	$29.08	$44.09	$65.97
Hydrologists	110	$128,746	$61.90	$38.52	$56.19	$84.29
Physical Scientists, All Other	410	$172,958	$83.15	$51.40	$81.74	(3)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Economists	370	$154,090	$74.08	$41.85	$67.59	$102.04
Survey Researchers	160	$80,892	$38.89	$31.12	$31.92	$40.62
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	110	$136,427	$65.59	$42.36	$57.40	$74.94
Clinical & Counseling Psychologists	2,070	$128,741	$61.89	$41.70	$60.26	$71.71
School Psychologists	2,610	$97,500	$46.87	$38.99	$49.86	$53.59
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Psychologists, All Other	310	$107,944	$51.90	$38.19	$54.16	$64.14
Urban & Regional Planners	1,480	$106,828	$51.36	$40.57	$52.08	$61.17
Anthropologists & Archeologists	340	$71,953	$34.59	$30.74	$32.47	$32.49
Geographers	(2)	$85,315	$41.02	$31.41	$40.96	$40.97
Historians	30	$92,002	$44.23	$35.27	$36.82	$49.48
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Social Scientists & Related Workers, All Other	490	$101,069	$48.59	$32.50	$45.56	$61.39
Agricultural Technicians	230	$50,928	$24.49	$19.06	$21.54	$24.50
Food Science Technicians	600	$55,410	$26.64	$22.32	$24.59	$30.18
Biological Technicians	830	$65,671	$31.57	$22.74	$29.82	$37.98
Chemical Technicians	1,540	$55,720	$26.79	$19.43	$24.44	$31.78
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health	1,070	$59,282	$28.51	$20.20	$25.43	$32.37
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	50	$73,029	$35.11	$26.91	$32.30	$49.48
Hydrologic Technicians	(2)	$101,118	$48.62	$38.74	$49.41	$53.52
Social Science Research Assistants	1,120	$62,276	$29.94	$25.65	$25.65	$33.09
Forest & Conservation Technicians	490	$51,049	$24.54	$18.53	$22.11	$29.89
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Forensic Science Technicians	810	$108,677	$52.24	$38.75	$49.89	$66.16
Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other	2,590	$60,367	$29.02	$22.12	$24.96	$34.55
Occupational Health & Safety Specialists	3,940	$77,849	$37.43	$15.58	$39.08	$49.88
Occupational Health & Safety Technicians	420	$76,578	$36.81	$23.35	$33.21	$42.02

COMMUNITY & SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Community & Social Service Occupations	101,360	$67,997	$32.69	$22.26	$29.32	$39.43
Educational, Guidance, & Career Counselors & Advisors	10,420	$80,412	$38.66	$28.62	$31.85	$48.52
Marriage & Family Therapists	8,560	$67,729	$32.57	$23.45	$25.87	$36.21
Rehabilitation Counselors	2,520	$43,664	$21.00	$16.64	$17.78	$23.01
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, & mental health counselors	9,430	$65,930	$31.69	$22.34	$25.20	$39.66
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Counselors, All Other	5,950	$44,071	$21.18	$18.31	$19.16	$22.61
Child, Family, & School Social Workers	19,180	$72,598	$34.90	$24.26	$32.60	$39.43
Healthcare Social Workers	4,150	$87,786	$42.20	$31.44	$39.42	$50.82
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,980	$86,593	$41.63	$29.44	$41.31	$50.14
Social Workers, All Other	1,640	$68,440	$32.91	$24.52	$30.45	$39.27
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Health Education Specialists	1,980	$76,348	$36.71	$22.97	$31.95	$50.22
Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists	5,050	$101,768	$48.93	$39.96	$52.87	$52.87
Social & Human Service Assistants	17,450	$52,071	$25.04	$18.93	$23.22	$29.51
Community Health Workers	3,100	$53,192	$25.58	$19.84	$23.58	$28.78
Community & Social Service Specialists, All Other	4,050	$52,142	$25.07	$17.47	$21.23	$29.56
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Clergy	1,400	$85,104	$40.91	$29.32	$32.22	$43.00
Directors, Religious Activities & Education	1,290	$77,468	$37.25	$23.74	$31.37	$50.41
Religious Workers, All Other	210	$56,205	$27.02	$16.66	$22.43	$30.97

LEGAL OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Legal Occupations	50,500	$153,692	$73.90	$36.97	$61.78	$92.10
Lawyers	28,460	$207,685	$99.85	$65.93	$88.01	$114.18
Judicial Law Clerks	170	$73,120	$35.15	$31.17	$36.80	$36.83
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers	470	$142,636	$68.58	$45.00	$68.62	$80.78
Arbitrators, Mediators, & Conciliators	1,300	$153,113	$73.61	$16.91	$24.79	(3)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Paralegals & Legal Assistants	16,710	$78,685	$37.83	$29.80	$33.18	$49.28
Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers	850	$72,296	$34.76	$28.38	$31.63	$39.67
Legal Support Workers, All Other	2,490	$74,497	$35.82	$22.37	$31.22	$43.65

EDUCATION, TRAINING, & LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Educational Instruction & Library Occupations	260,400	$80,625	$38.76	$22.43	$31.87	$49.73
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	1,490	$133,476	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	720	$144,410	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	950	$140,120	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$135,460	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	530	$130,221	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	680	$112,781	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	440	$186,997	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	300	$109,927	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	210	$108,263	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Anthropology & Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$114,548	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	220	$131,457	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$139,863	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$114,680	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$99,180	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	1,590	$93,896	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$93,700	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	550	$147,687	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,950	$142,577	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary	1,480	$104,170	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	1,100	$102,241	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$143,760	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$166,048	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	550	$110,260	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary	4,120	$127,060	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	710	$138,753	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	820	$126,748	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Foreign Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	410	$135,876	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
History Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$126,440	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Philosophy & Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	850	$92,959	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	470	$146,550	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2,030	$88,354	$42.48	$25.11	$38.44	$53.76
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	31,800	$113,155	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	13,430	$51,821	$24.91	$18.22	$18.98	$24.27
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	1,810	$97,225	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	37,610	$96,801	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Middle School Teachers, Except Special & Career/Technical Education	10,760	$94,761	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Career/Technical Education	23,390	$93,354	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	470	$101,888	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten & Elementary School	4,890	$91,608	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	1,480	$93,175	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	2,280	$101,063	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Special Education Teachers, All Other	2,710	$70,518	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, & English as a Second Language Instructors	750	$93,587	$45.00	$37.33	$42.70	$51.63
Self-Enrichment Teachers	9,640	$60,361	$29.02	$17.88	$24.04	$36.00
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	17,250	$55,293	$26.58	$19.45	$24.69	$33.23
Tutors	16,220	$42,968	$20.65	$16.98	$17.72	$19.52
Teachers & Instructors, All Other	4,230	$89,178	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Archivists	570	$67,907	$32.65	$23.61	$28.56	$37.10
Curators	370	$80,911	$38.90	$28.30	$32.66	$47.99
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Museum Technicians & Conservators	280	$67,525	$32.46	$24.88	$28.56	$35.82
Librarians & Media Collections Specialists	2,260	$85,753	$41.23	$31.83	$40.37	$49.53
Library Technicians	2,710	$45,487	$21.87	$18.29	$19.41	$24.07
Instructional Coordinators	3,350	$87,338	$41.98	$26.53	$36.38	$49.62
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	4,560	$46,509	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	33,660	$44,255	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Educational Instruction & Library Workers, All Other	10,140	$65,563	$31.52	$18.17	$26.13	$38.52

ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, & MEDIA OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations	188,330	$111,562	$53.64	$26.27	$40.55	$64.72
Art Directors	7,050	$161,531	$77.65	$50.36	$66.40	$90.65
Craft Artists	380	$113,056	$54.35	$37.57	$52.70	$69.92
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators	1,220	$77,052	$37.04	$28.25	$35.79	$39.54
Special Effects Artists & Animators	14,950	$143,094	$68.80	$43.31	$64.82	$81.22
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Artists & Related Workers, All Other	360	$133,213	$64.04	$40.79	$52.56	$69.47
Commercial & Industrial Designers	1,770	$89,348	$42.96	$32.06	$40.48	$51.60
Fashion Designers	3,750	$95,475	$45.90	$32.35	$40.28	$52.93
Floral Designers	840	$42,194	$20.28	$16.80	$18.64	$23.60
Graphic Designers	11,650	$84,134	$40.45	$25.96	$37.07	$47.60
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Interior Designers	3,000	$78,571	$37.78	$28.38	$37.44	$45.51
Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers	5,160	$43,984	$21.14	$18.36	$19.96	$22.62
Set & Exhibit Designers	1,380	$84,348	$40.55	$24.93	$39.26	$53.96
Designers, All Other	1,380	$99,401	$47.79	$17.96	$35.97	$55.15
Actors	13,470	(4)	$35.49	$19.92	$31.86	$39.39
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Producers & Directors	32,790	$143,535	$69.00	$40.77	$54.38	$81.93
Coaches & Scouts	5,520	$70,049	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Umpires, Referees, & Other Sports Officials	730	$43,362	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Choreographers	470	$61,236	$29.44	$17.62	$24.03	$37.64
Music Directors & Composers	1,310	$107,512	$51.69	$22.47	$44.66	$79.24
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Musicians & Singers	1,560	(4)	$67.22	$23.57	$54.34	$63.69
Entertainers & Performers, Sports & Related Workers, All Other	690	(4)	$42.18	$20.04	$31.82	$52.58
Broadcast Announcers & Radio Disc Jockeys	2,040	$241,078	$115.90	$17.50	$24.52	$46.75
News Analysts, Reporters, & Journalists	1,990	$159,054	$76.47	$24.00	$32.52	$62.61
Public Relations Specialists	8,980	$83,571	$40.18	$25.34	$34.69	$47.60
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Editors	11,340	$124,791	$59.99	$36.91	$52.52	$80.00
Technical Writers	990	$105,560	$50.75	$35.49	$47.84	$56.28
Writers & Authors	6,740	$134,812	$64.81	$42.37	$55.05	$80.51
Interpreters & Translators	1,340	$71,075	$34.17	$24.55	$31.20	$43.62
Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners	420	$94,219	$45.30	$31.53	$45.96	$53.43
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Media & Communication Workers, All Other	9,200	$135,519	$65.15	$25.72	$40.42	$83.03
Audio & Video Technicians	3,790	$88,571	$42.59	$24.84	$35.98	$52.26
Broadcast Technicians	3,130	$108,987	$52.40	$28.04	$49.44	$58.01
Sound Engineering Technicians	3,820	$90,663	$43.58	$25.03	$34.90	$64.18
Lighting Technicians	2,550	$105,115	$50.54	$26.85	$50.14	$68.68
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Photographers	1,810	$80,006	$38.46	$24.56	$31.65	$43.34
Camera Operators, Television, Video, & Film	4,990	$77,559	$37.29	$23.44	$33.19	$40.30
Film & Video Editors	12,490	$87,961	$42.29	$23.36	$31.47	$50.23
Media & Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	2,600	$77,037	$37.04	$24.19	$32.08	$42.25

HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS & TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations	245,180	$117,014	$56.25	$32.72	$51.66	$68.07
Chiropractors	640	$108,722	$52.27	$30.56	$41.22	$53.62
Dentists, General	5,230	$114,382	$55.00	$23.29	$42.73	$74.88
Orthodontists	40	$227,182	$109.22	$91.33	$99.34	(3)
Dentists, All Other Specialists	80	$185,550	$89.21	$33.20	$106.15	$115.00
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Dietitians & Nutritionists	2,530	$73,224	$35.20	$22.00	$38.22	$45.63
Optometrists	2,060	$118,045	$56.75	$38.71	$61.72	$67.28
Pharmacists	9,000	$154,715	$74.38	$67.89	$77.45	$86.72
Physician Assistants	3,590	$144,730	$69.59	$60.46	$72.25	$82.25
Podiatrists	280	$167,475	$80.52	$56.57	$87.36	$107.96
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Occupational Therapists	3,760	$111,472	$53.59	$49.05	$51.81	$60.57
Physical Therapists	6,600	$114,492	$55.05	$48.48	$52.71	$63.54
Radiation Therapists	210	$131,971	$63.45	$48.91	$64.33	$72.66
Recreational Therapists	320	$73,866	$35.51	$23.58	$32.90	$46.79
Respiratory Therapists	4,370	$95,504	$45.92	$39.57	$42.32	$52.64
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,590	$112,896	$54.28	$42.54	$52.19	$63.58
Exercise Physiologists	70	$83,476	$40.14	$36.98	$39.15	$44.35
Therapists, All Other	180	$100,848	$48.48	$32.37	$40.05	$52.92
Veterinarians	1,650	$139,955	$67.29	$48.02	$63.32	$84.15
Registered Nurses	86,970	$130,337	$62.66	$51.93	$64.07	$70.88
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Nurse Anesthetists	540	$233,369	$112.19	$23.86	(3)	(3)
Nurse Midwives	170	$185,494	$89.18	$81.30	$89.68	$106.56
Nurse Practitioners	4,840	$166,401	$80.00	$66.32	$82.35	$93.13
Audiologists	430	$103,940	$49.97	$44.10	$44.10	$53.97
Anesthesiologists	830	$148,805	$71.54	$39.78	$50.62	$53.25
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Cardiologists	770	$330,698	$158.98	$108.18	(3)	(3)
Emergency Medicine Physicians	370	$222,264	$106.86	$34.50	$115.00	(3)
Family Medicine Physicians	1,840	$256,475	$123.30	$89.93	$115.00	(3)
General Internal Medicine Physicians	1,740	$229,360	$110.27	$51.89	$103.20	(3)
Neurologists	140	$264,646	$127.23	$36.54	$115.00	(3)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Obstetricians & Gynecologists	1,350	$206,052	$99.07	$71.89	$71.89	(3)
Pediatricians, General	1,910	$176,011	$84.62	$62.90	$69.22	$91.47
Physicians, Pathologists	540	$210,462	$101.19	$53.07	$107.78	(3)
Psychiatrists	1,740	$332,645	$159.93	$85.89	(3)	(3)
Radiologists	290	$400,450	$192.53	(3)	(3)	(3)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Physicians, All Other	3,940	$244,862	$117.72	$56.77	$115.00	(3)
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	1,100	$110,321	$53.04	$31.82	$42.43	$42.43
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	1,100	$405,729	$195.06	$107.34	(3)	(3)
Surgeons, All Other	190	$334,858	$160.99	$37.47	$108.66	(3)
Acupuncturists	450	$107,800	$51.83	$36.01	$37.19	$77.88
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Dental Hygienists	6,600	$116,030	$55.78	$51.92	$53.86	$62.44
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	1,660	$81,052	$38.97	$34.09	$34.09	$34.09
Clinical Laboratory Technologists & Technicians	7,110	$68,535	$32.95	$23.36	$29.24	$39.15
Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians	1,430	$85,796	$41.25	$29.44	$34.49	$53.32
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	2,270	$111,896	$53.80	$47.44	$52.12	$63.50
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	370	$131,313	$63.13	$53.59	$65.16	$68.34
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians	5,380	$90,157	$43.34	$30.26	$41.89	$52.95
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	720	$108,469	$52.15	$40.21	$52.45	$63.35
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	830	$51,664	$24.84	$19.63	$23.75	$25.68
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses	22,420	$71,199	$34.23	$30.60	$32.47	$38.61
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Medical Records Specialists	5,500	$70,867	$34.07	$21.16	$25.91	$38.96
Medical Dosimetrists	(2)	$174,573	$83.93	$69.99	$83.42	$88.25
Emergency Medical Technicians	3,730	$48,225	$23.19	$17.22	$18.11	$24.88
Paramedics	790	$78,421	$37.71	$25.81	$30.54	$42.97
Dietetic Technicians	950	$45,247	$21.76	$17.09	$19.29	$24.08
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Opticians, Dispensing	2,200	$57,352	$27.57	$22.12	$23.33	$30.34
Orthotists & Prosthetists	200	$93,323	$44.87	$33.03	$42.33	$52.40
Hearing Aid Specialists	180	$59,325	$28.53	$19.53	$27.73	$38.08
Health Technologists & Technicians, All Other	6,050	$57,978	$27.87	$19.53	$23.93	$30.55
Pharmacy Technicians	10,820	$53,176	$25.57	$20.85	$23.61	$29.47
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Psychiatric Technicians	2,820	$57,229	$27.52	$21.18	$25.22	$32.04
Surgical Technologists	2,810	$71,498	$34.37	$30.37	$33.17	$41.25
Veterinary Technologists & Technicians	1,970	$51,177	$24.60	$19.37	$24.17	$28.31
Health Information Technologists & Medical Registrars	880	$92,265	$44.36	$30.72	$41.72	$54.07
Athletic Trainers	530	$68,569	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Genetic Counselors	40	$115,486	$55.53	$48.82	$58.40	$61.67
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Workers, All Other	1,330	$83,585	$40.19	$21.85	$31.91	$52.64

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Healthcare Support Occupations	375,560	$38,404	$18.46	$15.68	$16.74	$18.42
Home Health & Personal Care Aides	275,230	$34,806	$16.73	$15.68	$16.13	$16.74
Nursing Assistants	31,380	$44,765	$21.52	$18.88	$19.84	$22.91
Orderlies	1,420	$48,387	$23.27	$19.03	$20.82	$26.30
Psychiatric Aides	260	$49,653	$23.87	$17.95	$22.18	$31.96
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Occupational Therapy Assistants	1,040	$81,875	$39.36	$33.84	$39.52	$41.36
Occupational Therapy Aides	80	$66,775	$32.10	$27.04	$32.12	$37.66
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,130	$79,787	$38.36	$34.41	$40.38	$44.10
Physical Therapist Aides	1,900	$40,266	$19.36	$15.96	$17.18	$18.94
Massage Therapists	3,750	$70,376	$33.83	$17.18	$30.06	$40.29
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Dental Assistants	13,790	$45,979	$22.11	$18.48	$22.70	$23.45
Medical Assistants	27,120	$46,277	$22.25	$18.80	$20.24	$23.77
Medical Equipment Preparers	2,000	$57,865	$27.82	$23.55	$26.98	$33.00
Medical Transcriptionists	1,310	$41,000	$19.71	$15.68	$16.47	$23.14
Pharmacy Aides	3,210	$49,679	$23.88	$17.59	$21.28	$32.51
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers	3,030	$41,518	$19.96	$18.22	$18.64	$22.15
Phlebotomists	3,610	$51,018	$24.53	$21.28	$23.72	$26.88
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	4,300	$53,056	$25.50	$19.25	$23.51	$29.00

PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Protective Service Occupations	116,730	$64,371	$30.95	$17.67	$20.05	$41.11
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	220	$110,822	$53.28	$48.73	$54.70	$62.26
First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives	2,950	$163,617	$78.66	$67.79	$82.36	$83.06
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting & Prevention Workers	1,520	$152,353	$73.25	$64.38	$81.24	$81.24
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	2,100	$59,332	$28.52	$20.80	$29.75	$32.39
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	700	$76,601	$36.82	$29.96	$33.07	$40.01
Firefighters	5,100	$100,766	$48.45	$34.50	$49.43	$66.05
Fire Inspectors & Investigators	150	$111,350	$53.54	$41.82	$52.07	$61.99
Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists	50	$98,254	$47.23	$33.22	$43.72	$52.31
Correctional Officers & Jailers	3,840	$78,462	$37.72	$31.70	$36.75	$42.47
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Detectives & Criminal Investigators	2,160	$123,436	$59.35	$47.82	$59.22	$69.09
Parking Enforcement Workers	360	$57,452	$27.62	$23.91	$27.44	$30.49
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers	20,790	$108,876	$52.34	$46.81	$52.26	$62.13
Animal Control Workers	330	$64,408	$30.97	$26.50	$30.80	$30.96
Private Detectives & Investigators	1,260	$64,469	$30.99	$19.21	$32.06	$39.26
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Gambling Surveillance Officers & Gambling Investigators	210	$37,731	$18.14	$15.68	$17.26	$17.97
Security Guards	56,750	$39,644	$19.06	$16.90	$18.05	$19.38
Crossing Guards & Flaggers	2,030	$51,413	$24.72	$16.88	$23.71	$30.86
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	3,200	$38,027	$18.28	$15.68	$17.75	$18.62
Transportation Security Screeners	2,830	$51,675	$24.84	$23.87	$24.59	$25.82
Protective Service Workers, All Other	9,970	$46,863	$22.53	$15.96	$17.67	$18.92

FOOD PREPARATION & SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations	385,040	$39,007	$18.75	$15.86	$17.21	$18.62
Chefs & Head Cooks	3,750	$72,644	$34.92	$26.54	$31.65	$40.07
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers	35,230	$47,337	$22.75	$18.21	$20.88	$23.11
Cooks, Fast Food	39,570	$36,873	$17.73	$16.78	$17.20	$18.36
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria	5,700	$44,563	$21.43	$18.14	$19.81	$22.93
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Cooks, Restaurant	35,220	$41,251	$19.83	$17.38	$18.63	$19.99
Cooks, Short Order	6,530	$37,783	$18.17	$15.95	$17.55	$18.81
Cooks, All Other	340	$40,978	$19.70	$15.95	$18.10	$20.21
Food Preparation Workers	29,800	$37,256	$17.91	$16.26	$17.40	$18.37
Bartenders	14,780	$41,110	$19.76	$15.68	$16.08	$18.32
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Fast Food & Counter Workers	99,830	$35,937	$17.28	$15.86	$17.07	$17.56
Waiters & Waitresses	56,360	$39,425	$18.95	$15.68	$15.86	$17.38
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	6,710	$40,472	$19.46	$16.75	$17.55	$19.12
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers	17,080	$36,167	$17.39	$15.68	$15.89	$17.13
Dishwashers	15,640	$36,028	$17.32	$16.45	$17.21	$17.91
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop	12,660	$35,284	$16.96	$15.68	$15.92	$17.50
Food Preparation & Serving Related Workers, All Other	5,830	$38,603	$18.56	$16.08	$16.50	$18.66

BUILDING & GROUNDS CLEANING & MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations	105,630	$42,891	$20.62	$17.05	$18.52	$22.76
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers	3,270	$57,043	$27.43	$20.87	$25.83	$32.50
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers	2,110	$60,870	$29.27	$19.36	$24.99	$37.75
Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	60,210	$41,116	$19.76	$16.63	$17.94	$21.57
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	18,740	$40,927	$19.68	$17.06	$18.35	$21.47
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	1,380	$47,113	$22.65	$20.16	$23.03	$23.86
Pest Control Workers	1,940	$49,767	$23.92	$18.83	$22.26	$27.48
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers	15,600	$43,716	$21.02	$18.00	$18.94	$23.05
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation	490	$47,836	$22.99	$22.14	$22.14	$22.14
Tree Trimmers & Pruners	1,030	$63,126	$30.35	$24.50	$28.62	$37.83
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	850	$47,673	$22.92	$15.87	$21.46	$27.27

PERSONAL CARE & SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Personal Care & Service Occupations	86,250	$44,493	$21.40	$15.99	$17.25	$21.97
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	300	$54,634	$26.27	$17.85	$19.23	$37.68
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment & Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	2,620	$52,663	$25.31	$18.82	$22.46	$29.11
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	2,080	$56,923	$27.36	$21.14	$25.22	$29.66
Animal Trainers	480	$51,694	$24.86	$17.73	$18.77	$28.13
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Animal Caretakers	6,070	$39,121	$18.80	$16.52	$17.55	$18.43
Gambling Dealers	2,900	$39,196	$18.85	$15.68	$15.68	$18.01
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	360	$42,795	$20.57	$16.68	$16.70	$30.62
Motion Picture Projectionists	30	$69,702	$33.51	$18.07	$25.30	$60.22
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers	5,070	$37,029	$17.80	$15.68	$17.02	$17.32
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Amusement & Recreation Attendants	8,770	$35,454	$17.05	$15.68	$16.42	$17.13
Costume Attendants	1,480	$63,826	$30.69	$22.64	$30.71	$32.36
Locker Room, Coatroom, & Dressing Room Attendants	460	$45,059	$21.67	$17.78	$20.22	$26.84
Entertainment Attendants & Related Workers, All Other	200	$37,046	$17.81	$16.73	$16.74	$16.89
Embalmers	170	$61,619	$29.62	$23.85	$29.30	$35.57
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Funeral Attendants	620	$42,076	$20.22	$18.70	$18.95	$22.05
Morticians, Undertakers, & Funeral Arrangers	550	$54,397	$26.15	$18.95	$23.06	$25.11
Barbers	200	$50,265	$24.17	$17.11	$17.12	$26.85
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists	6,450	$49,233	$23.67	$15.68	$18.83	$23.51
Makeup Artists, Theatrical & Performance	1,150	$123,018	$59.14	$39.51	$51.60	$85.17
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Manicurists & Pedicurists	9,860	$35,647	$17.14	$15.68	$16.66	$17.08
Skincare Specialists	2,830	$56,502	$27.16	$15.78	$17.67	$40.93
Baggage Porters & Bellhops	1,150	$37,709	$18.13	$17.21	$18.16	$18.25
Concierges	1,010	$43,610	$20.97	$17.85	$19.52	$23.41
Tour & travel guides	1,640	$40,301	$19.38	$17.14	$17.96	$19.50
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Childcare Workers	6,290	$37,518	$18.04	$16.00	$16.72	$18.86
Exercise Trainers & Group Fitness Instructors	8,460	$60,397	$29.04	$16.79	$24.97	$38.50
Recreation Workers	11,230	$39,008	$18.75	$16.22	$17.06	$18.64
Residential Advisors	2,250	$46,697	$22.45	$18.13	$19.74	$22.57
Personal Care & Service Workers, All Other	1,180	$37,819	$18.19	$16.69	$17.73	$18.56

SALES & RELATED OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Sales & Related Occupations	361,620	$57,120	$27.46	$16.56	$18.36	$30.10
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	24,590	$55,353	$26.62	$18.94	$23.38	$30.18
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	5,230	$96,262	$46.28	$32.04	$39.96	$52.36
Cashiers	96,650	$35,448	$17.05	$15.60	$16.45	$17.24
Counter & Rental Clerks	19,760	$43,537	$20.93	$16.69	$18.05	$22.84
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Parts Salespersons	6,270	$44,318	$21.31	$17.18	$18.23	$24.10
Retail Salespersons	79,640	$40,773	$19.60	$16.10	$17.04	$18.33
Advertising Sales Agents	3,650	$80,887	$38.88	$21.54	$29.37	$46.03
Insurance Sales Agents	11,810	$88,484	$42.55	$24.86	$33.62	$50.63
Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services Sales Agents	14,200	$115,910	$55.72	$24.71	$37.11	$54.47
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Travel Agents	1,690	$53,031	$25.50	$21.36	$23.79	$29.79
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, & Travel	26,820	$82,502	$39.66	$23.58	$33.32	$47.56
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products	4,980	$112,034	$53.86	$32.67	$47.29	$66.63
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except Technical & Scientific Products	44,180	$81,968	$39.41	$23.43	$31.15	$46.91
Demonstrators & Product Promoters	1,390	$42,310	$20.34	$17.50	$19.08	$21.02
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Models	180	$228,565	$109.89	$47.25	$64.97	(3)
Real Estate Brokers	730	$85,687	$41.20	$29.86	$37.21	$37.21
Real Estate Sales Agents	4,440	$74,125	$35.64	$21.50	$29.34	$51.45
Sales Engineers	1,680	$145,837	$70.11	$41.26	$54.14	$71.17
Telemarketers	2,050	$40,550	$19.50	$16.66	$18.62	$19.89
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers	750	$45,026	$21.65	$15.52	$17.63	$20.25
Sales & Related Workers, All Other	10,880	$60,492	$29.08	$19.84	$23.76	$32.25

OFFICE & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Office & Administrative Support Occupations	546,360	$52,757	$25.36	$18.58	$23.34	$30.06
First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers	42,390	$74,833	$35.98	$28.82	$33.72	$40.24
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	2,080	$45,703	$21.97	$17.58	$19.69	$24.69
Telephone Operators	100	$57,088	$27.45	$25.60	$27.28	$32.32
Bill & Account Collectors	5,560	$55,134	$26.51	$20.26	$24.41	$30.79
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Billing & Posting Clerks	14,600	$51,038	$24.53	$19.29	$23.54	$29.14
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks	45,220	$54,255	$26.08	$19.86	$24.49	$30.11
Gambling Cage Workers	180	$38,749	$18.63	$15.49	$18.07	$21.89
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks	6,480	$58,248	$28.00	$23.05	$26.74	$32.24
Procurement Clerks	1,860	$52,809	$25.39	$20.62	$24.65	$29.81
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Tellers	6,950	$42,858	$20.61	$18.77	$19.07	$22.82
Financial Clerks, All Other	2,050	$55,900	$26.88	$17.53	$22.90	$33.86
Brokerage Clerks	840	$64,470	$31.00	$24.11	$28.47	$35.91
Correspondence Clerks	200	$49,577	$23.83	$18.61	$20.50	$28.14
Court, Municipal, & License Clerks	2,120	$59,799	$28.75	$24.44	$27.77	$31.66
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, & Clerks	430	$52,426	$25.20	$17.97	$24.95	$32.78
Customer Service Representatives	54,180	$47,006	$22.60	$17.92	$20.60	$25.07
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	11,750	$59,829	$28.77	$24.90	$30.84	$30.84
File Clerks	3,890	$44,880	$21.58	$16.85	$19.50	$25.28
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks	4,600	$38,057	$18.29	$15.56	$17.72	$19.24
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan	5,530	$49,521	$23.81	$19.45	$23.44	$26.20
Library Assistants, Clerical	1,540	$48,410	$23.27	$17.68	$23.28	$27.87
Loan Interviewers & Clerks	4,590	$51,730	$24.87	$18.77	$24.07	$29.98
New Accounts Clerks	320	$49,537	$23.82	$20.15	$22.70	$28.03
Order Clerks	5,840	$44,416	$21.35	$17.51	$19.57	$24.62
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll & Timekeeping	3,780	$53,381	$25.67	$20.93	$24.35	$30.07
Receptionists & Information Clerks	19,400	$40,224	$19.34	$17.31	$18.51	$20.66
Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks	6,900	$44,024	$21.17	$17.68	$18.39	$23.79
Information & Record Clerks, All Other	5,060	$55,402	$26.64	$21.33	$25.16	$31.20
Cargo & Freight Agents	6,590	$54,615	$26.26	$18.57	$24.32	$30.98
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Couriers & Messengers	2,560	$40,573	$19.50	$17.18	$18.81	$19.87
Public Safety Telecommunicators	1,540	$73,934	$35.54	$30.81	$34.57	$41.01
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance	6,340	$51,815	$24.91	$18.77	$23.19	$28.83
Meter Readers, Utilities	140	$69,296	$33.31	$24.54	$31.93	$42.46
Postal Service Clerks	(2)	$62,828	$30.20	$26.05	$33.92	$33.92
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Postal Service Mail Carriers	(2)	$60,818	$29.24	$22.76	$30.55	$35.43
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators	(2)	$53,928	$25.93	$19.75	$24.40	$33.35
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks	20,630	$59,533	$28.62	$21.10	$25.48	$32.33
Shipping, Receiving, & Inventory Clerks	26,110	$43,724	$21.02	$17.62	$18.97	$23.00
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping	1,770	$41,208	$19.81	$17.14	$18.36	$21.31
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants	16,570	$77,821	$37.41	$28.44	$34.60	$42.06
Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants	7,170	$66,949	$32.19	$23.52	$31.51	$39.90
Medical Secretaries & Administrative Assistants	27,340	$48,523	$23.32	$18.49	$22.97	$27.13
Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive	49,110	$51,901	$24.96	$19.54	$23.84	$29.49
Data Entry Keyers	5,080	$41,401	$19.91	$15.84	$18.51	$22.64
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Word Processors & Typists	6,490	$50,626	$24.34	$22.48	$25.02	$25.02
Desktop Publishers	110	$57,577	$27.68	$20.96	$25.26	$32.59
Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks	4,340	$51,017	$24.52	$18.54	$23.66	$29.42
Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	990	$42,596	$20.48	$16.69	$18.87	$22.93
Office Clerks, General	79,520	$46,402	$22.31	$17.01	$19.82	$24.71
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	700	$45,575	$21.91	$17.70	$18.67	$23.93
Proofreaders & Copy Markers	160	$59,680	$28.70	$20.35	$29.18	$34.76
Statistical Assistants	100	$60,853	$29.25	$23.37	$27.58	$34.60
Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other	9,330	$49,982	$24.03	$16.33	$21.85	$28.59

FARMING, FISHING, & FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations	4,770	$47,171	$22.68	$16.84	$18.28	$23.71
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers	450	$76,175	$36.63	$22.79	$29.24	$40.23
Agricultural Inspectors	560	$63,265	$30.42	$19.50	$29.61	$42.71
Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products	270	$37,696	$18.12	$17.05	$17.63	$19.49
Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse	2,050	$39,238	$18.87	$16.84	$17.81	$18.96
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals	490	$50,747	$24.39	$17.76	$21.69	$25.83

CONSTRUCTION & EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Construction & Extraction Occupations	117,000	$70,553	$33.92	$23.52	$30.55	$40.74
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers	11,230	$93,411	$44.91	$32.88	$40.60	$54.25
Brickmasons & Blockmasons	480	$70,932	$34.11	$24.41	$36.09	$37.40
Stonemasons	260	$63,468	$30.51	$28.41	$30.81	$31.80
Carpenters	19,140	$69,762	$33.54	$23.92	$31.01	$40.29
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Carpet Installers	680	$51,733	$24.87	$15.95	$21.88	$27.95
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, & Hard Tiles	1,100	$58,169	$27.97	$23.05	$23.05	$34.20
Tile & Stone Setters	1,440	$60,408	$29.04	$21.66	$29.78	$34.92
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers	4,100	$65,437	$31.46	$23.65	$29.36	$39.24
Construction Laborers	16,480	$56,752	$27.29	$19.21	$23.63	$32.67
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Pile Driver Operators	180	$94,732	$45.54	$40.03	$49.28	$49.53
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators	4,880	$85,327	$41.03	$30.76	$39.10	$52.37
Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers	4,440	$68,756	$33.05	$24.24	$29.94	$38.84
Electricians	14,170	$81,597	$39.23	$25.08	$37.86	$48.51
Glaziers	1,100	$69,609	$33.46	$22.87	$29.38	$46.34
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	110	$88,665	$42.63	$22.38	$41.94	$61.69
Painters, Construction & Maintenance	6,060	$56,934	$27.37	$21.32	$24.37	$30.91
Pipelayers	300	$59,450	$28.58	$19.71	$28.75	$36.65
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	7,090	$74,116	$35.63	$24.52	$30.71	$43.66
Plasterers & Stucco Masons	1,270	$63,735	$30.64	$23.92	$28.33	$32.78
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Roofers	2,510	$69,158	$33.25	$29.77	$30.87	$37.64
Sheet Metal Workers	1,620	$87,928	$42.28	$25.06	$40.15	$53.58
Structural Iron & Steel Workers	1,550	$66,103	$31.78	$23.67	$29.28	$41.03
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters	600	$47,970	$23.06	$17.90	$22.46	$24.29
Helpers--Carpenters	630	$52,449	$25.22	$24.31	$26.59	$26.59
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Helpers--Electricians	800	$47,212	$22.70	$17.92	$21.98	$25.42
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons	350	$47,145	$22.67	$18.21	$20.96	$24.80
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	430	$40,600	$19.52	$17.23	$17.64	$19.65
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	850	$45,628	$21.93	$18.60	$20.64	$23.23
Construction & Building Inspectors	2,530	$94,651	$45.50	$31.84	$42.22	$52.29
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Elevator & Escalator Installers & Repairers	540	$118,577	$57.01	$47.29	$64.47	$68.25
Fence Erectors	1,030	$50,655	$24.35	$17.62	$21.09	$31.37
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	1,540	$60,533	$29.10	$20.32	$25.83	$31.81
Highway Maintenance Workers	1,840	$56,289	$27.06	$21.09	$25.12	$31.04
Septic Tank Servicers & Sewer Pipe Cleaners	390	$49,769	$23.93	$20.66	$23.69	$26.09
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Miscellaneous Construction & Related Workers	430	$60,816	$29.24	$21.70	$25.12	$34.70
Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas	30	$63,258	$30.42	$27.17	$31.27	$35.22
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas	60	$73,869	$35.51	$24.10	$33.04	$51.66
Service Unit Operators, Oil & Gas	210	$64,190	$30.86	$25.43	$30.80	$32.44
Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas	270	$65,006	$31.25	$22.82	$28.42	$39.44
Roustabouts, Oil & Gas	100	$63,430	$30.50	$18.70	$30.19	$32.11
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage

INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, & REPAIR OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations	116,820	$64,685	$31.10	$21.80	$29.38	$37.93
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers	11,060	$87,345	$41.99	$30.56	$40.30	$50.82
Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers	2,070	$51,222	$24.62	$18.41	$23.31	$29.05
Radio, Cellular, & Tower Equipment Installers & Repairers	170	$78,849	$37.91	$32.58	$38.93	$46.21
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers, Except Line Installers	3,280	$72,986	$35.09	$29.15	$33.04	$40.10
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Avionics Technicians	780	$87,443	$42.04	$32.92	$40.61	$50.17
Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers	170	$53,040	$25.50	$22.45	$22.45	$30.77
Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment	140	$58,206	$27.98	$23.32	$24.41	$30.02
Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment	870	$77,614	$37.32	$25.63	$33.97	$49.39
Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay	490	$108,496	$52.16	$46.75	$50.21	$61.05
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Audiovisual Equipment Installers & Repairers	440	$54,519	$26.21	$19.41	$21.94	$25.63
Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers	2,260	$63,359	$30.46	$22.91	$30.86	$37.10
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians	4,480	$80,860	$38.87	$30.34	$38.67	$45.81
Automotive Body & Related Repairers	3,320	$60,235	$28.96	$20.09	$30.01	$32.73
Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers	250	$48,425	$23.28	$16.71	$24.53	$27.31
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics	12,220	$58,808	$28.27	$19.44	$29.85	$32.24
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists	4,460	$68,711	$33.04	$25.81	$32.18	$39.23
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	2,480	$67,699	$32.55	$25.84	$31.88	$37.21
Motorboat Mechanics & Service Technicians	460	$60,587	$29.13	$24.46	$30.73	$31.70
Motorcycle Mechanics	400	$65,871	$31.67	$22.19	$30.29	$43.64
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics	490	$54,288	$26.10	$18.86	$23.47	$32.26
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	340	$64,898	$31.20	$21.83	$31.45	$40.37
Tire Repairers & Changers	2,010	$40,875	$19.65	$18.03	$18.35	$19.17
Mechanical Door Repairers	280	$56,620	$27.22	$23.31	$24.88	$30.23
Control & Valve Installers & Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	670	$83,644	$40.21	$30.90	$40.61	$49.09
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers	6,630	$69,048	$33.19	$23.18	$30.04	$39.42
Home Appliance Repairers	710	$48,012	$23.08	$18.22	$22.97	$27.61
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	5,380	$69,978	$33.64	$24.82	$31.51	$39.27
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	780	$68,306	$32.84	$25.18	$31.96	$38.61
Millwrights	400	$64,015	$30.78	$24.01	$30.17	$37.65
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers	1,430	$108,930	$52.37	$37.98	$57.41	$68.66
Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers	3,560	$73,444	$35.31	$24.97	$32.75	$47.67
Camera & Photographic Equipment Repairers	470	$43,447	$20.89	$17.91	$22.07	$22.42
Medical Equipment Repairers	1,690	$64,059	$30.80	$21.64	$30.58	$34.25
Musical Instrument Repairers & Tuners	80	$47,799	$22.98	$17.84	$22.91	$25.57
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers, All Other	540	$71,071	$34.17	$27.89	$33.66	$39.68
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General	31,160	$53,841	$25.89	$19.10	$23.66	$30.24
Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers	440	$54,489	$26.20	$20.33	$26.19	$31.67
Commercial Divers	590	$130,262	$62.63	$54.03	$54.16	$54.16
Locksmiths & Safe Repairers	510	$58,496	$28.13	$22.57	$25.55	$33.85
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Riggers	890	$107,709	$51.79	$39.67	$54.01	$64.04
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers	1,250	$42,808	$20.58	$16.84	$18.59	$22.34
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers, All Other	5,360	$50,813	$24.43	$18.43	$22.28	$28.58

PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Production Occupations	207,930	$49,310	$23.71	$17.51	$19.75	$25.73
First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers	13,320	$81,165	$39.02	$25.37	$32.49	$45.77
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers	610	$61,155	$29.40	$25.16	$28.35	$29.77
Coil Winders, Tapers, & Finishers	200	$40,698	$19.57	$15.87	$17.97	$21.62
Electrical, electronic, & electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, & finishers	6,620	$45,638	$21.94	$17.35	$19.53	$24.57
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Engine & Other Machine Assemblers	430	$51,131	$24.58	$19.20	$22.96	$25.71
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters	600	$53,554	$25.75	$18.02	$24.63	$30.72
Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators	180	$49,552	$23.82	$19.46	$22.95	$28.40
Miscellaneous Assemblers & Fabricators	25,520	$42,617	$20.49	$16.85	$18.50	$22.55
Bakers	6,300	$39,753	$19.11	$17.51	$18.29	$19.23
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Butchers & Meat Cutters	5,250	$40,875	$19.65	$16.89	$18.70	$22.74
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers	2,740	$36,914	$17.75	$15.63	$16.62	$18.55
Slaughterers & Meat Packers	930	$37,123	$17.85	$16.68	$17.02	$17.62
Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders	170	$41,900	$20.14	$17.26	$18.48	$21.53
Food Batchmakers	3,510	$40,028	$19.25	$16.65	$17.59	$20.48
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders	380	$41,519	$19.96	$15.84	$18.10	$22.31
Food Processing Workers, All Other	2,740	$38,450	$18.49	$16.18	$17.65	$18.99
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	1,050	$43,729	$21.02	$17.47	$19.51	$23.70
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	390	$53,236	$25.59	$18.36	$24.60	$31.97
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	820	$50,456	$24.26	$19.57	$22.95	$25.62
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	2,560	$46,604	$22.41	$18.49	$21.88	$24.43
Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	320	$54,835	$26.37	$18.87	$24.98	$32.38
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	3,070	$44,451	$21.37	$17.64	$19.00	$23.60
Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	780	$52,221	$25.10	$18.72	$23.97	$29.93
Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	550	$52,545	$25.26	$19.41	$23.98	$28.34
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Machinists	7,500	$55,640	$26.75	$19.66	$24.32	$30.68
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators & Tenders	350	$49,651	$23.88	$19.15	$21.45	$29.89
Pourers & Casters, Metal	70	$41,333	$19.87	$16.56	$19.50	$21.32
Model Makers, Metal & Plastic	60	$84,122	$40.44	$24.27	$37.93	$42.30
Foundry Mold & Coremakers	290	$40,755	$19.59	$17.78	$18.47	$20.69
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	2,830	$44,865	$21.57	$17.79	$20.17	$23.39
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	1,190	$46,023	$22.12	$18.63	$19.56	$23.60
Tool & Die Makers	720	$72,503	$34.86	$28.19	$33.54	$41.49
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers	6,670	$55,766	$26.81	$21.19	$24.41	$30.57
Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	590	$53,445	$25.70	$20.32	$24.41	$30.12
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	320	$49,060	$23.58	$18.25	$22.25	$27.46
Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic	300	$59,297	$28.51	$21.48	$29.79	$37.04
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	1,780	$46,420	$22.32	$18.78	$20.02	$23.79
Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners	190	$43,337	$20.83	$18.41	$18.56	$21.72
Metal Workers & Plastic Workers, All Other	850	$45,467	$21.86	$17.01	$19.35	$23.56
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Prepress Technicians & Workers	760	$53,338	$25.65	$19.69	$23.52	$29.06
Printing Press Operators	4,210	$47,044	$22.61	$18.15	$20.84	$27.22
Print Binding & Finishing Workers	550	$43,076	$20.71	$16.67	$19.43	$24.53
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers	3,350	$37,624	$18.09	$15.63	$16.99	$18.27
Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials	2,020	$37,740	$18.14	$16.14	$17.81	$19.03
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Sewing Machine Operators	9,800	$37,049	$17.81	$15.63	$16.97	$18.16
Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers	320	$40,319	$19.38	$17.28	$17.30	$18.67
Shoe Machine Operators & Tenders	70	$39,397	$18.94	$16.83	$19.22	$19.33
Sewers, Hand	60	$33,927	$16.31	$15.63	$15.63	$15.63
Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers	610	$48,767	$23.45	$17.08	$18.72	$24.85
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders	640	$37,059	$17.82	$15.63	$17.49	$17.58
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	540	$40,674	$19.55	$16.68	$18.36	$22.61
Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	390	$37,576	$18.07	$15.76	$16.26	$18.87
Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	210	$35,919	$17.27	$15.81	$16.03	$18.88
Extruding & Forming Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Synthetic & Glass Fibers	100	$54,725	$26.31	$21.88	$24.77	$30.99
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers	760	$64,090	$30.82	$18.17	$29.63	$38.64
Upholsterers	1,230	$43,323	$20.83	$17.72	$21.20	$22.58
Textile, Apparel, & Furnishings Workers, All Other	1,670	$36,484	$17.54	$15.63	$16.06	$17.92
Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters	2,290	$47,625	$22.90	$17.89	$20.59	$26.39
Furniture Finishers	500	$48,934	$23.52	$18.71	$22.57	$25.80
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Except Sawing	970	$43,200	$20.77	$17.60	$18.95	$22.68
Woodworkers, All Other	130	$44,354	$21.32	$18.67	$19.26	$22.94
Power Distributors & Dispatchers	250	$107,407	$51.64	$41.34	$50.79	$52.43
Power Plant Operators	310	$110,130	$52.95	$40.96	$54.52	$65.26
Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators	1,680	$75,726	$36.41	$25.58	$33.04	$48.33
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators	1,590	$80,261	$38.59	$30.21	$39.24	$46.56
Gas Plant Operators	270	$106,258	$51.09	$45.86	$52.01	$55.71
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers	1,650	$101,658	$48.88	$48.51	$50.16	$52.31
Plant & System Operators, All Other	230	$68,001	$32.69	$26.13	$30.62	$37.42
Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders	1,600	$51,749	$24.88	$18.98	$22.85	$28.87
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	1,640	$60,674	$29.17	$23.15	$30.25	$35.07
Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	560	$44,830	$21.55	$18.62	$19.41	$23.21
Grinding & Polishing Workers, Hand	900	$39,704	$19.09	$17.20	$18.36	$20.35
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	1,980	$49,233	$23.67	$18.58	$22.41	$28.13
Cutters & Trimmers, Hand	250	$36,852	$17.72	$15.63	$16.53	$18.58
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	1,140	$44,604	$21.45	$17.70	$19.80	$24.29
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	1,110	$46,025	$22.12	$18.52	$20.35	$24.64
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders	180	$40,965	$19.70	$17.67	$17.90	$19.07
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers	14,050	$51,663	$24.83	$18.17	$22.56	$29.63
Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers	1,500	$50,935	$24.49	$18.46	$24.57	$28.89
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Dental Laboratory Technicians	830	$59,486	$28.60	$18.75	$24.83	$36.61
Medical Appliance Technicians	950	$47,806	$22.99	$17.56	$24.29	$24.29
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	870	$54,671	$26.28	$18.38	$24.04	$31.89
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders	10,260	$42,747	$20.55	$17.41	$18.60	$22.23
Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers	1,080	$60,027	$28.86	$17.33	$19.32	$35.24
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	3,720	$51,786	$24.90	$18.49	$22.72	$28.11
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	220	$55,871	$26.87	$17.61	$23.08	$24.35
Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators	360	$58,303	$28.03	$15.63	$20.69	$32.68
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4,030	$50,832	$24.44	$18.41	$23.72	$29.17
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	790	$77,583	$37.30	$29.80	$36.64	$41.95
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Cleaning, Washing, & Metal Pickling Equipment Operators & Tenders	370	$39,751	$19.11	$16.15	$18.09	$20.71
Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders	120	$44,231	$21.27	$17.92	$20.28	$22.86
Etchers & Engravers	200	$41,793	$20.09	$16.64	$18.76	$22.61
Molders, Shapers, & Casters, Except Metal & Plastic	710	$49,373	$23.74	$18.55	$23.12	$26.29
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders	1,080	$48,177	$23.17	$18.51	$22.11	$29.70
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Helpers--Production Workers	5,110	$39,645	$19.06	$15.98	$17.85	$19.86
Production Workers, All Other	11,870	$44,759	$21.52	$17.38	$18.24	$23.36

TRANSPORTATION & MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Transportation & Material Moving Occupations	385,680	$51,282	$24.65	$17.28	$19.22	$25.40
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	370	$64,247	$30.88	$24.92	$28.81	$32.48
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material-Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	19,180	$65,299	$31.39	$23.48	$29.38	$37.43
Airline Pilots, Copilots, & Flight Engineers	6,110	$265,534	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Commercial Pilots	1,590	$182,127	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Air Traffic Controllers	750	$131,613	$63.28	$35.34	$65.53	$89.15
Airfield Operations Specialists	1,450	$54,081	$26.00	$23.38	$23.53	$24.18
Flight Attendants	8,640	$77,651	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Ambulance Drivers & Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	180	$42,464	$20.42	$16.58	$18.81	$19.68
Driver/Sales Workers	11,850	$43,859	$21.08	$16.65	$19.21	$24.01
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	46,100	$57,119	$27.46	$21.85	$26.32	$31.31
Light Truck Drivers	35,920	$50,085	$24.08	$18.08	$20.92	$26.40
Bus Drivers, School	3,260	$52,308	$25.15	$24.05	$24.98	$27.20
Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity	5,390	$58,876	$28.30	$23.33	$26.99	$34.18
Shuttle Drivers & Chauffeurs	4,750	$39,821	$19.15	$16.21	$18.25	$21.55
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	850	$48,585	$23.36	$16.06	$18.63	$26.42
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	490	$45,945	$22.09	$19.81	$19.82	$24.91
Sailors & Marine Oilers	1,240	$65,587	$31.53	$19.93	$28.59	$28.92
Captains, Mates, & Pilots of Water Vessels	1,950	$112,687	$54.17	$41.61	$52.92	$59.50
Ship Engineers	680	$135,238	$65.02	$39.09	$39.52	$48.54
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Parking Attendants	7,760	$36,462	$17.53	$15.94	$17.12	$17.39
Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants	2,210	$39,444	$18.96	$17.46	$18.04	$19.01
Aircraft Service Attendants	1,410	$43,223	$20.78	$18.56	$18.86	$21.85
Traffic Technicians	80	$75,217	$36.16	$28.25	$33.03	$42.28
Transportation Inspectors	900	$74,510	$35.82	$25.02	$30.08	$42.49
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Passenger Attendants	1,020	$47,166	$22.67	$17.75	$19.16	$26.49
Aircraft Service Attendants & Transportation Workers, All Other	(2)	$44,044	$21.18	$18.66	$18.86	$21.91
Transportation Workers, All Other	320	$47,685	$22.92	$21.87	$21.87	$21.91
Conveyor Operators & Tenders	480	$39,653	$19.06	$16.88	$18.70	$19.39
Crane & Tower Operators	3,520	$60,796	$29.23	$27.95	$27.95	$28.02
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators	17,470	$46,880	$22.54	$18.79	$21.77	$25.09
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment	12,100	$37,344	$17.95	$15.63	$17.20	$18.10
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand	91,060	$40,772	$19.60	$16.71	$18.19	$20.18
Machine Feeders & Offbearers	1,280	$42,594	$20.48	$16.69	$19.23	$23.11
Packers & Packagers, Hand	19,610	$37,178	$17.88	$15.93	$17.04	$18.42
Occupational Title	Number Employed*	Average Annual Wage/ Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Lower 25% Hourly Wage	Median Hourly Wage	Upper 25% Hourly Wage
Stockers & Order Fillers	69,140	$39,762	$19.12	$16.92	$17.95	$19.81
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	80	$69,546	$33.43	$24.43	$29.24	$46.75
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors	2,540	$56,557	$27.19	$22.41	$28.83	$30.36
Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders	50	$58,391	$28.08	$25.11	$26.62	$29.47
Material Moving Workers, All Other	2,470	$38,707	$18.61	$16.31	$16.75	$18.73

* May 2022 employment estimates.
(1) For some occupations, workers may not work full-time all year-round. For these occupations it is not feasible to calculate an hourly wage.
(2) An estimate of employment could not be provided.
(3) An estimate of wage could not be provided.
(4) There is wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. Many jobs are for a duration of 1 day or 1 week and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months.

Source: California Employment Development Dept.

A small number of professional entertainers (actors, singers, dancers, etc.) and athletes earn considerably high wages, however, most do not.