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Delaware — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

BLS OES May 2025

Occupations with published median wage data for Delaware, sorted high to low.

Job titleMedian salary (Delaware)US national medianvs national
Dermatologists $442,120 $328,730 +34.5%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $324,080 $292,910 +10.6%
Physicians, All Other $297,470 $265,930 +11.9%
Psychiatrists $279,410 $281,870 -0.9%
Family Medicine Physicians $228,000 $244,180 -6.6%
Pediatricians, General $219,190 $210,040 +4.4%
Chief Executives $199,990 $213,990 -6.5%
Financial Managers $181,580 $166,570 +9.0%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $181,190 $171,270 +5.8%
Lawyers $173,510 $159,670 +8.7%
Training and Development Managers $172,340 $133,000 +29.6%
Podiatrists $170,560 $160,300 +6.4%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $168,500 $175,140 -3.8%
Managers, All Other $168,060 $141,900 +18.4%
Sales Engineers $167,200 $124,900 +33.9%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $166,070 $149,230 +11.3%
Commercial Pilots $163,600 $123,220 +32.8%
Optometrists $161,270 $136,570 +18.1%
Economists $159,120 $124,720 +27.6%
Human Resources Managers $153,890 $149,280 +3.1%
Public Relations Managers $153,010 $146,910 +4.2%
Industrial Production Managers $153,000 $126,060 +21.4%
Pharmacists $152,880 $140,910 +8.5%
Computer Network Architects $148,390 $134,050 +10.7%
Database Architects $147,800 $139,500 +5.9%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $145,000 $107,230 +35.2%
Administrative Services Managers $139,910 $114,130 +22.6%
Financial Risk Specialists $139,440 $117,330 +18.8%
Physician Assistants $139,350 $135,880 +2.6%
Computer Occupations, All Other $137,470 $116,580 +17.9%
General and Operations Managers $137,220 $105,770 +29.7%
Information Security Analysts $137,030 $129,180 +6.1%
Computer Hardware Engineers $135,690 $161,740 -16.1%
Medical and Health Services Managers $134,820 $123,860 +8.8%
Chemical Engineers $133,670 $125,040 +6.9%
Software Developers $133,020 $135,980 -2.2%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $132,710 $105,870 +25.4%
Construction Managers $132,150 $114,990 +14.9%
Fundraising Managers $131,750 $125,470 +5.0%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $131,340 $153,990 -14.7%
Materials Engineers $131,320 $112,860 +16.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $131,080 $106,040 +23.6%
Nurse Practitioners $131,040 $132,300 -1.0%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $130,730 $109,270 +19.6%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $130,370 $99,080 +31.6%
Chemists $129,860 $91,240 +42.3%
Facilities Managers $129,260 $106,660 +21.2%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $128,570 $104,590 +22.9%
Nurse Midwives $127,510 $134,040 -4.9%
Electrical Engineers $126,970 $120,630 +5.3%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $126,770 $98,700 +28.4%
Mechanical Engineers $125,130 $104,110 +20.2%
Personal Financial Advisors $125,050 $105,070 +19.0%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $123,710 $84,290 +46.8%
Project Management Specialists $122,190 $102,320 +19.4%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $122,050 $93,790 +30.1%
Industrial Engineers $120,190 $102,440 +17.3%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $118,440 $115,160 +2.8%
Biological Scientists, All Other $113,400 $98,920 +14.6%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $113,050 $100,580 +12.4%
Computer Systems Analysts $110,560 $105,850 +4.4%
Statisticians $109,570 $105,650 +3.7%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $108,810 $100,310 +8.5%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $107,830 $104,920 +2.8%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $106,060 $104,300 +1.7%
Genetic Counselors $106,010 $100,040 +6.0%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $105,780 $107,310 -1.4%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $104,610 $93,250 +12.2%
Engineers, All Other $103,580 $122,930 -15.7%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $103,510 $95,480 +8.4%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $103,320 $78,620 +31.4%
Power Plant Operators $103,010 $102,040 +1.0%
Speech-Language Pathologists $102,760 $97,870 +5.0%
Education Administrators, All Other $102,430 $95,200 +7.6%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $102,340 $80,340 +27.4%
Occupational Therapists $102,130 $100,330 +1.8%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $102,080 $96,980 +5.3%
Physical Therapists $102,050 $102,760 -0.7%
Biochemists and Biophysicists $101,880 $127,410 -20.0%
Financial and Investment Analysts $101,800 $102,740 -0.9%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,510 $79,940 +27.0%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,380 $84,620 +19.8%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $101,270 $78,760 +28.6%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $101,100 $79,350 +27.4%
Operations Research Analysts $101,070 $88,940 +13.6%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $101,070 $77,640 +30.2%
Database Administrators $100,910 $104,620 -3.5%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $100,550 $77,570 +29.6%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $100,470 $101,370 -0.9%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $100,260 $78,580 +27.6%
Civil Engineers $100,220 $100,840 -0.6%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $100,190 $103,410 -3.1%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $99,560 $78,210 +27.3%
Registered Nurses $99,520 $97,550 +2.0%
Management Analysts $99,480 $101,860 -2.3%
Dental Hygienists $98,910 $98,100 +0.8%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $98,550 $96,660 +2.0%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $98,530 $96,590 +2.0%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $98,170 $80,250 +22.3%
Labor Relations Specialists $97,390 $95,420 +2.1%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $97,180 $95,320 +2.0%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $97,100 $78,760 +23.3%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $97,030 $99,280 -2.3%
Logisticians $96,090 $82,320 +16.7%
School Psychologists $95,990 $95,990 +0.0%
Environmental Engineers $95,720 $107,110 -10.6%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $95,040 $83,050 +14.4%
Accountants and Auditors $95,020 $83,680 +13.6%
Credit Analysts $94,680 $83,510 +13.4%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $94,200 $99,130 -5.0%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $93,880 $104,000 -9.7%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $93,850 $74,330 +26.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $93,640 $101,920 -8.1%
Social Workers, All Other $93,250 $71,900 +29.7%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $92,970 $76,210 +22.0%
Financial Examiners $92,390 $94,160 -1.9%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $92,330 $101,110 -8.7%
Respiratory Therapists $91,080 $82,280 +10.7%
Compliance Officers $91,050 $80,730 +12.8%
Technical Writers $90,370 $90,390 -0.0%
Therapists, All Other $90,120 $77,930 +15.6%
Training and Development Specialists $88,570 $69,280 +27.8%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $87,640 $74,310 +17.9%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $86,290 $74,090 +16.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $86,260 $87,520 -1.4%
Audiologists $85,700 $95,780 -10.5%
Special Education Teachers, All Other $85,040 $76,580 +11.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $84,760 $77,970 +8.7%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $84,210 $80,110 +5.1%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $83,750 $78,660 +6.5%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $83,550 $79,870 +4.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $83,250 $79,860 +4.2%
Loan Officers $83,130 $76,690 +8.4%
Surveyors $82,890 $75,440 +9.9%
Microbiologists $82,770 $87,990 -5.9%
Physicists $82,590 $172,250 -52.1%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $82,200 $68,990 +19.1%
Budget Analysts $82,000 $91,640 -10.5%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $81,880 $66,270 +23.6%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $81,530 $55,010 +48.2%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $81,170 $72,110 +12.6%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $81,120 $90,150 -10.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $81,100 $79,920 +1.5%
Financial Specialists, All Other $80,610 $81,100 -0.6%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $80,610 $70,070 +15.0%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $80,510 $76,590 +5.1%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $80,410 $78,000 +3.1%
Instructional Coordinators $79,290 $77,440 +2.4%
Cost Estimators $79,290 $78,740 +0.7%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $79,230 $66,270 +19.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $79,100 $74,450 +6.2%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $78,920 $76,590 +3.0%
Rail Car Repairers $78,900 $67,530 +16.8%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $78,650 $50,290 +56.4%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $78,640 $72,300 +8.8%
Chemical Technicians $78,620 $60,390 +30.2%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $78,600 $61,540 +27.7%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $78,490 $74,260 +5.7%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $78,060 $76,400 +2.2%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $77,960 $72,040 +8.2%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $77,820 $74,510 +4.4%
Human Resources Specialists $77,700 $75,940 +2.3%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $77,700 $68,270 +13.8%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $77,630 $78,620 -1.3%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $77,420 $66,810 +15.9%
Marriage and Family Therapists $76,580 $66,940 +14.4%
Public Relations Specialists $76,120 $74,750 +1.8%
Web Developers $76,020 $92,650 -17.9%
Social and Community Service Managers $75,950 $80,390 -5.5%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $75,920 $63,970 +18.7%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $75,780 $78,350 -3.3%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $75,720 $74,340 +1.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $75,220 $69,500 +8.2%
Editors $75,020 $77,920 -3.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $74,670 $93,530 -20.2%
Physical Therapist Assistants $74,610 $68,380 +9.1%
Food Service Managers $74,430 $69,390 +7.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $74,340 $58,430 +27.2%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $74,070 $64,330 +15.1%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $74,030 $62,680 +18.1%
Lodging Managers $73,850 $69,250 +6.6%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $73,280 $92,460 -20.7%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $73,040 $66,150 +10.4%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $72,900 $62,370 +16.9%
Construction and Building Inspectors $72,700 $74,690 -2.7%
Producers and Directors $72,650 $90,360 -19.6%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $72,370 $78,000 -7.2%
Fundraisers $71,250 $72,550 -1.8%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $69,990 $52,600 +33.1%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $68,890 $68,020 +1.3%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $68,710 $64,400 +6.7%
Real Estate Brokers $68,690 $73,220 -6.2%
Social Science Research Assistants $68,230 $61,990 +10.1%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $67,780 $64,370 +5.3%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $67,600 $69,990 -3.4%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $67,540 $69,990 -3.5%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $67,360 $78,190 -13.9%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $67,320 $64,520 +4.3%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $67,230 $66,140 +1.6%
Urban and Regional Planners $67,110 $89,320 -24.9%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $67,010 $65,510 +2.3%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $66,670 $63,890 +4.4%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $66,550 $62,120 +7.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $66,550 $59,320 +12.2%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $66,130 $55,570 +19.0%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $65,990 $65,120 +1.3%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $65,880 $58,940 +11.8%
Soil and Plant Scientists $65,310 $78,850 -17.2%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $65,270 $58,650 +11.3%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $64,940 $60,020 +8.2%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $64,720 $63,800 +1.4%
Judicial Law Clerks $64,720 $64,920 -0.3%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $64,690 $82,220 -21.3%
Healthcare Social Workers $64,620 $67,880 -4.8%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $64,590 $48,280 +33.8%
Paramedics $64,240 $60,600 +6.0%
Conservation Scientists $63,850 $73,010 -12.5%
Electricians $63,700 $63,190 +0.8%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $63,640 $51,320 +24.0%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $63,590 $61,770 +2.9%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $63,460 $76,870 -17.4%
Health Education Specialists $63,300 $64,070 -1.2%
Farm and Home Management Educators $63,300 $60,220 +5.1%
Clergy $63,260 $60,810 +4.0%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $63,200 $58,040 +8.9%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $63,110 $62,890 +0.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $62,840 $55,940 +12.3%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $62,700 $59,650 +5.1%
Machinists $62,650 $58,750 +6.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $62,510 $62,890 -0.6%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $62,400 $63,820 -2.2%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $62,320 $61,010 +2.1%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $62,310 $61,560 +1.2%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $62,280 $72,080 -13.6%
Medical Equipment Repairers $62,260 $61,660 +1.0%
Surgical Technologists $62,250 $64,650 -3.7%
Computer User Support Specialists $62,160 $61,860 +0.5%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $62,120 $64,950 -4.4%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $61,850 $56,550 +9.4%
Postal Service Clerks $61,710 $62,130 -0.7%
Sheet Metal Workers $61,460 $61,800 -0.6%
Chefs and Head Cooks $61,440 $62,470 -1.6%
Brokerage Clerks $61,390 $65,750 -6.6%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $61,290 $49,690 +23.3%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $60,740 $63,520 -4.4%
Computer Network Support Specialists $60,580 $76,220 -20.5%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $60,510 $59,050 +2.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $60,370 $63,820 -5.4%
Interior Designers $60,360 $67,190 -10.2%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $60,350 $46,420 +30.0%
Financial Clerks, All Other $60,340 $53,830 +12.1%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $60,230 $57,550 +4.7%
Crane and Tower Operators $60,160 $68,080 -11.6%
Graphic Designers $60,130 $62,960 -4.5%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $60,090 $46,680 +28.7%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,060 $60,280 -0.4%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $60,040 $51,520 +16.5%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,880 $60,550 -1.1%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $59,820 $62,780 -4.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $59,790 $48,560 +23.1%
Audio and Video Technicians $59,700 $58,100 +2.8%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $59,680 $60,070 -0.6%
Athletic Trainers $59,650 $62,520 -4.6%
Roofers $59,440 $55,440 +7.2%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $59,250 $64,830 -8.6%
Carpenters $59,200 $60,580 -2.3%
Hearing Aid Specialists $59,160 $65,160 -9.2%
Massage Therapists $58,870 $58,450 +0.7%
Millwrights $58,770 $65,700 -10.5%
Biological Technicians $58,550 $57,510 +1.8%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $58,530 $49,400 +18.5%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470 $58,470 +0.0%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $58,410 $50,620 +15.4%
Meter Readers, Utilities $58,240 $48,150 +21.0%
Pipelayers $58,240 $49,000 +18.9%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $58,230 $59,300 -1.8%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $58,020 $59,850 -3.1%
Exercise Physiologists $57,940 $59,460 -2.6%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $57,760 $50,020 +15.5%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $57,760 $48,430 +19.3%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,590 $58,640 -1.8%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $57,270 $53,750 +6.5%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $57,190 $48,570 +17.7%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $57,170 $50,340 +13.6%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $57,160 $60,190 -5.0%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $57,130 $54,240 +5.3%
Mechanical Drafters $57,110 $71,550 -20.2%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $57,030 $57,020 +0.0%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $56,870 $50,890 +11.8%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $56,830 $117,860 -51.8%
Curators $56,800 $63,420 -10.4%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $56,430 $58,260 -3.1%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $56,340 $47,550 +18.5%
Medical Records Specialists $56,060 $51,140 +9.6%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $56,020 $59,350 -5.6%
Community Health Workers $55,850 $51,850 +7.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $55,710 $48,520 +14.8%
Private Detectives and Investigators $55,710 $51,220 +8.8%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $55,600 $62,200 -10.6%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $54,240 $49,500 +9.6%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $54,230 $47,880 +13.3%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $54,190 $46,340 +16.9%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $54,020 $53,340 +1.3%
Archivists $53,890 $64,550 -16.5%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $53,640 $56,730 -5.4%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $53,570 $49,120 +9.1%
Home Appliance Repairers $53,390 $50,990 +4.7%
Medical Equipment Preparers $53,300 $47,700 +11.7%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $53,140 $53,040 +0.2%
Credit Counselors $52,840 $52,230 +1.2%
Agricultural Technicians $52,510 $49,630 +5.8%
Advertising Sales Agents $52,480 $64,820 -19.0%
Billing and Posting Clerks $52,110 $48,500 +7.4%
Tax Preparers $51,960 $54,920 -5.4%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $51,780 $50,670 +2.2%
Agricultural Inspectors $51,590 $49,940 +3.3%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $51,550 $47,810 +7.8%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,460 $48,990 +5.0%
Recreational Therapists $51,110 $61,960 -17.5%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $50,850 $50,610 +0.5%
Skincare Specialists $50,820 $45,330 +12.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $50,750 $49,100 +3.4%
Fence Erectors $50,630 $47,980 +5.5%
Carpet Installers $50,350 $50,340 +0.0%
Crematory Operators $50,320 $43,650 +15.3%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $50,170 $58,930 -14.9%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $50,150 $49,590 +1.1%
Photographers $50,100 $44,660 +12.2%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $50,010 $50,690 -1.3%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $49,990 $65,790 -24.0%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $49,990 $49,230 +1.5%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $49,910 $41,730 +19.6%
Upholsterers $49,860 $46,340 +7.6%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $49,620 $45,670 +8.6%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $49,330 $50,960 -3.2%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $49,020 $61,160 -19.8%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $49,010 $45,920 +6.7%
Counselors, All Other $48,990 $50,860 -3.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $48,940 $48,590 +0.7%
Rehabilitation Counselors $48,840 $46,850 +4.2%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $48,780 $54,890 -11.1%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $48,520 $59,550 -18.5%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $48,440 $49,880 -2.9%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $48,370 $47,380 +2.1%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $48,350 $47,450 +1.9%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $48,310 $49,230 -1.9%
Customer Service Representatives $48,190 $44,770 +7.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $48,120 $44,080 +9.2%
Phlebotomists $48,110 $45,230 +6.4%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,110 $50,270 -4.3%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $47,970 $47,540 +0.9%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $47,940 $46,170 +3.8%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $47,880 $45,850 +4.4%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $47,780 $42,660 +12.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $47,640 $76,400 -37.6%
Dental Assistants $47,600 $48,070 -1.0%
Library Technicians $47,580 $44,580 +6.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,520 $51,610 -7.9%
Procurement Clerks $47,470 $50,580 -6.1%
Real Estate Sales Agents $47,180 $52,830 -10.7%
New Accounts Clerks $47,150 $47,670 -1.1%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $47,040 $40,140 +17.2%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $46,940 $51,330 -8.6%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $46,900 $57,430 -18.3%
Emergency Medical Technicians $46,790 $44,470 +5.2%
Funeral Attendants $46,720 $35,680 +30.9%
Firefighters $46,710 $59,280 -21.2%
Insurance Sales Agents $46,710 $62,280 -25.0%
Bill and Account Collectors $46,680 $47,030 -0.7%
Tire Repairers and Changers $46,630 $37,710 +23.7%
Pharmacy Technicians $46,430 $45,750 +1.5%
Opticians, Dispensing $46,220 $47,260 -2.2%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,140 $47,720 -3.3%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $46,120 $46,380 -0.6%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,120 $48,250 -4.4%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $45,720 $55,090 -17.0%
Construction Laborers $45,550 $47,120 -3.3%
Word Processors and Typists $45,480 $49,280 -7.7%
Highway Maintenance Workers $45,450 $50,260 -9.6%
Tellers $45,340 $43,030 +5.4%
Pest Control Workers $45,300 $45,250 +0.1%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,220 $44,350 +2.0%
Coaches and Scouts $45,200 $47,320 -4.5%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $44,850 $58,340 -23.1%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $44,760 $72,420 -38.2%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $44,600 $48,700 -8.4%
Printing Press Operators $44,600 $45,780 -2.6%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $44,540 $45,570 -2.3%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,500 $45,930 -3.1%
Medical Assistants $44,490 $45,690 -2.6%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $44,450 $41,640 +6.7%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $44,390 $46,550 -4.6%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $44,340 $47,160 -6.0%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $44,290 $56,210 -21.2%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $44,250 $49,450 -10.5%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $44,120 $45,260 -2.5%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $44,110 $41,220 +7.0%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $44,080 $37,450 +17.7%
Light Truck Drivers $43,990 $44,860 -1.9%
Orderlies $43,800 $38,290 +14.4%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $43,140 $44,390 -2.8%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $42,900 $54,210 -20.9%
Office Clerks, General $42,740 $45,010 -5.0%
Bus Drivers, School $42,390 $47,920 -11.5%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $42,220 $40,610 +4.0%
Nursing Assistants $42,030 $42,260 -0.5%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $41,640 $46,330 -10.1%
Order Clerks $41,430 $46,170 -10.3%
Dietetic Technicians $41,280 $37,640 +9.7%
Social and Human Service Assistants $40,710 $45,930 -11.4%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $40,530 $39,630 +2.3%
Parking Enforcement Workers $40,360 $46,730 -13.6%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $40,080 $42,290 -5.2%
File Clerks $39,940 $43,600 -8.4%
Production Workers, All Other $39,720 $40,110 -1.0%
Floral Designers $39,630 $37,360 +6.1%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $39,520 $42,540 -7.1%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $39,470 $39,680 -0.5%
Gambling Dealers $39,330 $34,320 +14.6%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $39,200 $40,960 -4.3%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $38,910 $43,370 -10.3%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $38,790 $37,180 +4.3%
Couriers and Messengers $38,760 $39,200 -1.1%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $38,610 $38,150 +1.2%
Counter and Rental Clerks $38,600 $41,300 -6.5%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $38,500 $43,220 -10.9%
Pharmacy Aides $38,500 $37,680 +2.2%
Cooks, Short Order $38,500 $35,880 +7.3%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $38,500 $49,610 -22.4%
Psychiatric Technicians $38,410 $45,130 -14.9%
Helpers--Production Workers $38,380 $39,070 -1.8%
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $38,100 $44,040 -13.5%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $38,080 $51,440 -26.0%
Parts Salespersons $38,050 $38,630 -1.5%
Aircraft Service Attendants $37,920 $40,450 -6.3%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $37,880 $37,290 +1.6%
Cooks, Restaurant $37,840 $37,390 +1.2%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $37,830 $36,780 +2.9%
Data Entry Keyers $37,810 $41,340 -8.5%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $37,710 $39,390 -4.3%
Sewing Machine Operators $37,690 $36,670 +2.8%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $37,440 $35,830 +4.5%
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,420 $37,330 +0.2%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,350 $39,150 -4.6%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,320 $40,240 -7.3%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $37,290 $36,280 +2.8%
Food Batchmakers $37,220 $42,290 -12.0%
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $37,140 $36,220 +2.5%
Library Assistants, Clerical $37,090 $36,910 +0.5%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $36,940 $36,670 +0.7%
Waiters and Waitresses $36,880 $35,230 +4.7%
Bartenders $36,840 $34,340 +7.3%
Bakers $36,730 $37,160 -1.2%
School Bus Monitors $36,560 $35,100 +4.2%
Helpers--Electricians $36,560 $42,670 -14.3%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $36,530 $35,670 +2.4%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $36,510 $41,670 -12.4%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $36,500 $38,100 -4.2%
Gambling Cage Workers $36,500 $37,580 -2.9%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $36,450 $39,280 -7.2%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $36,380 $41,600 -12.5%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $36,360 $38,140 -4.7%
Security Guards $36,360 $38,020 -4.4%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,310 $38,010 -4.5%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $36,070 $42,360 -14.8%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $35,980 $38,630 -6.9%
Food Preparation Workers $35,930 $35,320 +1.7%
Dishwashers $35,780 $34,810 +2.8%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,730 $35,070 +1.9%
Bicycle Repairers $35,650 $42,780 -16.7%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $35,500 $38,300 -7.3%
Retail Salespersons $35,360 $35,410 -0.1%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,320 $36,840 -4.1%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $34,730 $46,800 -25.8%
Residential Advisors $34,530 $42,240 -18.3%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $34,400 $35,450 -3.0%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $34,350 $35,790 -4.0%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,320 $35,800 -4.1%
Parking Attendants $34,230 $35,150 -2.6%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,150 $35,510 -3.8%
Medical Transcriptionists $34,070 $40,410 -15.7%
Physical Therapist Aides $34,060 $35,240 -3.3%
Helpers--Carpenters $33,920 $43,780 -22.5%
Animal Caretakers $33,910 $35,360 -4.1%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $33,840 $35,840 -5.6%
Animal Trainers $33,810 $39,990 -15.5%
Recreation Workers $33,790 $36,560 -7.6%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $33,730 $34,890 -3.3%
Cashiers $33,490 $32,880 +1.9%
Transportation Workers, All Other $33,420 $45,650 -26.8%
Tutors $33,240 $43,350 -23.3%
Childcare Workers $33,210 $34,980 -5.1%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $33,090 $35,660 -7.2%
Concierges $32,420 $38,950 -16.8%
Shampooers $32,150 $32,600 -1.4%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $31,930 $33,580 -4.9%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $31,880 $33,980 -6.2%
Cooks, Fast Food $31,840 $30,890 +3.1%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $31,430 $35,360 -11.1%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $31,300 $31,200 +0.3%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $31,240 $41,590 -24.9%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $31,200 $31,200 +0.0%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $31,200 $32,910 -5.2%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $31,200 $32,150 -3.0%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $31,200 $35,760 -12.8%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $31,200 $39,320 -20.7%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $31,200 $40,130 -22.3%
Driver/Sales Workers $31,200 $38,770 -19.5%

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