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Illinois — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

BLS OES May 2025

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

Job titleMedian salary (Illinois)US national medianvs national
Cardiologists $517,850 $496,010 +4.4%
Surgeons, All Other $438,010 $414,010 +5.8%
Dermatologists $435,750 $328,730 +32.6%
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $426,580 $358,550 +19.0%
Physicians, Pathologists $381,770 $312,400 +22.2%
Orthodontists $343,100 $289,140 +18.7%
Chief Executives $331,920 $213,990 +55.1%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $293,490 $232,140 +26.4%
Nurse Anesthetists $286,830 $236,590 +21.2%
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $284,630 $300,080 -5.1%
Psychiatrists $258,740 $281,870 -8.2%
Dentists, All Other Specialists $250,880 $224,990 +11.5%
Family Medicine Physicians $245,120 $244,180 +0.4%
Neurologists $237,080 $248,560 -4.6%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $208,000 $292,910 -29.0%
Pediatricians, General $196,760 $210,040 -6.3%
Air Traffic Controllers $181,560 $148,080 +22.6%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $171,730 $175,140 -1.9%
Podiatrists $167,400 $160,300 +4.4%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $167,330 $133,660 +25.2%
Financial Managers $165,880 $166,570 -0.4%
Medical Dosimetrists $163,860 $147,470 +11.1%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $163,610 $171,270 -4.5%
Marketing Managers $162,860 $166,790 -2.4%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $162,410 $75,530 +115.0%
Lawyers $160,800 $159,670 +0.7%
Natural Sciences Managers $159,670 $167,220 -4.5%
Dentists, General $156,110 $170,950 -8.7%
Sales Managers $155,280 $148,270 +4.7%
Purchasing Managers $153,370 $148,080 +3.6%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $151,730 $149,230 +1.7%
Human Resources Managers $151,370 $149,280 +1.4%
Optometrists $145,620 $136,570 +6.6%
Database Architects $142,500 $139,500 +2.2%
Sociologists $140,770 $106,030 +32.8%
General Internal Medicine Physicians $140,680 $256,560 -45.2%
Managers, All Other $140,240 $141,900 -1.2%
Pharmacists $139,080 $140,910 -1.3%
Physicists $137,140 $172,250 -20.4%
Computer and Information Research Scientists $136,540 $140,300 -2.7%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $135,430 $109,270 +23.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $135,080 $106,040 +27.4%
Nuclear Engineers $134,510 $133,970 +0.4%
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $133,690 $109,910 +21.6%
Veterinarians $133,580 $130,100 +2.7%
Computer Hardware Engineers $133,220 $161,740 -17.6%
Computer Network Architects $132,790 $134,050 -0.9%
Physicians, All Other $132,540 $265,930 -50.2%
Software Developers $132,110 $135,980 -2.8%
Public Relations Managers $131,990 $146,910 -10.2%
Physician Assistants $131,950 $135,880 -2.9%
Mathematicians $130,970 $126,710 +3.4%
Nurse Practitioners $130,680 $132,300 -1.2%
Training and Development Managers $130,610 $133,000 -1.8%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $129,390 $130,220 -0.6%
Industrial Production Managers $127,270 $126,060 +1.0%
Materials Engineers $126,620 $112,860 +12.2%
Commercial Pilots $126,100 $123,220 +2.3%
Materials Scientists $125,850 $117,790 +6.8%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $124,850 $123,920 +0.8%
Forensic Science Technicians $124,790 $72,060 +73.2%
Radiation Therapists $124,600 $105,310 +18.3%
Information Security Analysts $124,180 $129,180 -3.9%
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $123,980 $122,890 +0.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $123,500 $93,530 +32.0%
Chemical Engineers $121,560 $125,040 -2.8%
Nurse Midwives $120,840 $134,040 -9.8%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $120,250 $107,230 +12.1%
Personal Financial Advisors $120,130 $105,070 +14.3%
Statisticians $119,760 $105,650 +13.4%
Hoist and Winch Operators $118,210 $56,450 +109.4%
Medical and Health Services Managers $117,850 $123,860 -4.9%
Therapists, All Other $116,200 $77,930 +49.1%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $115,780 $78,620 +47.3%
Actuaries $115,430 $130,000 -11.2%
Ship Engineers $115,310 $109,530 +5.3%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $113,360 $105,870 +7.1%
Tapers $113,180 $68,270 +65.8%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $112,280 $99,070 +13.3%
Engineers, All Other $111,930 $122,930 -8.9%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $111,370 $115,160 -3.3%
Nuclear Technicians $110,390 $110,240 +0.1%
Construction Managers $109,160 $114,990 -5.1%
Physical Scientists, All Other $108,970 $122,570 -11.1%
Aerospace Engineers $108,940 $134,960 -19.3%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $108,120 $95,320 +13.4%
Environmental Engineers $107,990 $107,110 +0.8%
Electrical Engineers $107,860 $120,630 -10.6%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $107,700 $128,500 -16.2%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $107,690 $106,220 +1.4%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $107,570 $104,920 +2.5%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $107,470 $103,020 +4.3%
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers $107,190 $76,170 +40.7%
Facilities Managers $106,980 $106,660 +0.3%
Administrative Services Managers $106,860 $114,130 -6.4%
Data Scientists $106,560 $120,230 -11.4%
Fundraising Managers $106,290 $125,470 -15.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $105,750 $79,920 +32.3%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers $105,580 $58,970 +79.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $105,450 $77,970 +35.2%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $105,440 $98,700 +6.8%
Physical Therapists $105,250 $102,760 +2.4%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $104,990 $117,860 -10.9%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $104,950 $101,370 +3.5%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $104,910 $104,300 +0.6%
Database Administrators $104,650 $104,620 +0.0%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $104,580 $96,870 +8.0%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $104,440 $94,980 +10.0%
Power Plant Operators $104,440 $102,040 +2.4%
Financial Risk Specialists $104,300 $117,330 -11.1%
Management Analysts $104,270 $101,860 +2.4%
Labor Relations Specialists $104,180 $95,420 +9.2%
Political Scientists $103,780 $142,080 -27.0%
General and Operations Managers $103,570 $105,770 -2.1%
Art Directors $103,550 $114,850 -9.8%
Project Management Specialists $103,470 $102,320 +1.1%
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $102,890 $96,710 +6.4%
Epidemiologists $102,720 $87,220 +17.8%
Mechanical Engineers $102,680 $104,110 -1.4%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $101,850 $62,780 +62.2%
Computer Systems Analysts $101,570 $105,850 -4.0%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $101,470 $106,730 -4.9%
Financial and Investment Analysts $101,180 $102,740 -1.5%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $100,790 $97,590 +3.3%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $100,700 $98,070 +2.7%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $100,660 $96,590 +4.2%
Industrial Engineers $100,540 $102,440 -1.9%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $100,520 $76,210 +31.9%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $100,400 $58,340 +72.1%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $100,170 $74,990 +33.6%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $100,080 $99,130 +1.0%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $99,950 $63,800 +56.7%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $99,840 $78,660 +26.9%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $99,770 $104,590 -4.6%
Civil Engineers $99,760 $100,840 -1.1%
Boilermakers $99,730 $76,410 +30.5%
Sales Engineers $99,710 $124,900 -20.2%
Occupational Therapists $99,700 $100,330 -0.6%
Electricians $99,560 $63,190 +57.6%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $99,440 $89,900 +10.6%
Computer Occupations, All Other $99,360 $116,580 -14.8%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $99,060 $84,620 +17.1%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $99,050 $101,110 -2.0%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $98,750 $96,980 +1.8%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $98,270 $90,150 +9.0%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $97,860 $93,250 +4.9%
Gas Plant Operators $97,810 $87,820 +11.4%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $97,740 $59,850 +63.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $96,950 $101,920 -4.9%
Dental Hygienists $96,670 $98,100 -1.5%
Registered Nurses $95,990 $97,550 -1.6%
Genetic Counselors $95,880 $100,040 -4.2%
Signal and Track Switch Repairers $95,610 $92,460 +3.4%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,380 $95,480 -0.1%
Speech-Language Pathologists $95,080 $97,870 -2.9%
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $95,080 $115,210 -17.5%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $94,970 $96,660 -1.7%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $94,900 $100,310 -5.4%
Budget Analysts $94,880 $91,640 +3.5%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $94,770 $99,080 -4.4%
Food Scientists and Technologists $94,340 $88,720 +6.3%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons $93,790 $57,660 +62.7%
Audiologists $93,510 $95,780 -2.4%
Locomotive Engineers $93,320 $81,410 +14.6%
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment $93,300 $84,890 +9.9%
Financial Examiners $93,150 $94,160 -1.1%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $92,860 $107,310 -13.5%
Geographers $92,640 $102,040 -9.2%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $92,310 $61,770 +49.4%
Microbiologists $92,050 $87,990 +4.6%
Urban and Regional Planners $91,360 $89,320 +2.3%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $91,190 $93,790 -2.8%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $90,030 $85,020 +5.9%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $89,980 $62,120 +44.8%
Operations Research Analysts $89,800 $88,940 +1.0%
Historians $89,670 $76,750 +16.8%
Insurance Underwriters $89,620 $81,370 +10.1%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $89,520 $109,370 -18.1%
Orthotists and Prosthetists $89,180 $81,110 +9.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $88,820 $87,520 +1.5%
Technical Writers $88,700 $90,390 -1.9%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $87,150 $103,170 -15.5%
Biochemists and Biophysicists $87,010 $127,410 -31.7%
Sheet Metal Workers $86,630 $61,800 +40.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $86,260 $76,400 +12.9%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $85,710 $104,000 -17.6%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $85,510 $78,190 +9.4%
Chemists $85,230 $91,240 -6.6%
Credit Analysts $84,990 $83,510 +1.8%
Web Developers $84,820 $92,650 -8.5%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $84,790 $99,650 -14.9%
School Psychologists $84,690 $95,990 -11.8%
Rail Car Repairers $84,570 $67,530 +25.2%
Respiratory Therapists $84,090 $82,280 +2.2%
History Teachers, Postsecondary $83,940 $83,820 +0.1%
Emergency Management Directors $83,820 $93,330 -10.2%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $83,750 $100,580 -16.7%
Hydrologists $83,720 $96,600 -13.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $83,180 $79,860 +4.2%
Cost Estimators $82,750 $78,740 +5.1%
Biological Scientists, All Other $82,640 $98,920 -16.5%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $82,610 $84,290 -2.0%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $82,330 $103,410 -20.4%
Foresters $82,160 $76,400 +7.5%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $82,070 $83,050 -1.2%
Roof Bolters, Mining $81,860 $78,540 +4.2%
Riggers $81,860 $62,640 +30.7%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $81,780 $99,280 -17.6%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $81,680 $79,870 +2.3%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $81,590 $82,220 -0.8%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $81,530 $79,350 +2.7%
Financial Specialists, All Other $81,180 $81,100 +0.1%
Special Effects Artists and Animators $81,180 $102,030 -20.4%
Avionics Technicians $81,170 $82,280 -1.3%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $81,090 $81,490 -0.5%
Producers and Directors $81,080 $90,360 -10.3%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,760 $80,340 +0.5%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $80,720 $62,370 +29.4%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $80,700 $65,030 +24.1%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $80,600 $57,430 +40.3%
Compliance Officers $80,550 $80,730 -0.2%
Accountants and Auditors $80,230 $83,680 -4.1%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $80,220 $75,870 +5.7%
Surgical Assistants $80,210 $66,800 +20.1%
Logisticians $80,100 $82,320 -2.7%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $79,990 $72,040 +11.0%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $79,930 $80,110 -0.2%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $79,890 $74,260 +7.6%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $79,820 $78,000 +2.3%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $79,800 $78,350 +1.9%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $79,780 $76,780 +3.9%
Gambling Managers $79,610 $93,220 -14.6%
Soil and Plant Scientists $79,490 $78,850 +0.8%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $79,400 $73,900 +7.4%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $79,320 $56,210 +41.1%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $79,300 $78,210 +1.4%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $79,190 $64,950 +21.9%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $79,190 $58,940 +34.4%
Loan Officers $79,150 $76,690 +3.2%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $79,150 $80,250 -1.4%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $79,120 $78,760 +0.5%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $79,080 $60,190 +31.4%
Carpenters $79,000 $60,580 +30.4%
Motion Picture Projectionists $78,990 $38,270 +106.4%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $78,910 $70,070 +12.6%
Social and Community Service Managers $78,380 $80,390 -2.5%
Firefighters $78,380 $59,280 +32.2%
Construction and Building Inspectors $78,340 $74,690 +4.9%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $78,170 $57,020 +37.1%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $78,150 $78,580 -0.5%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $77,960 $65,120 +19.7%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $77,950 $66,270 +17.6%
Roofers $77,900 $55,440 +40.5%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $77,860 $80,340 -3.1%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $77,780 $62,470 +24.5%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $77,720 $80,260 -3.2%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $77,570 $78,760 -1.5%
Designers, All Other $77,460 $64,950 +19.3%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $77,410 $61,010 +26.9%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $77,310 $79,520 -2.8%
Education Administrators, All Other $77,180 $95,200 -18.9%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $77,080 $79,940 -3.6%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $77,020 $74,510 +3.4%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $77,010 $78,000 -1.3%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $77,010 $77,570 -0.7%
Human Resources Specialists $76,820 $75,940 +1.2%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $76,450 $66,140 +15.6%
Public Relations Specialists $76,380 $74,750 +2.2%
Interior Designers $76,290 $67,190 +13.5%
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $76,290 $68,840 +10.8%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $76,200 $64,520 +18.1%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $76,110 $64,370 +18.2%
Editors $76,060 $77,920 -2.4%
Instructional Coordinators $76,050 $77,440 -1.8%
Surveyors $75,980 $75,440 +0.7%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $75,890 $72,420 +4.8%
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $75,890 $74,500 +1.9%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $75,320 $63,970 +17.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $75,200 $74,450 +1.0%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $75,050 $49,690 +51.0%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $75,000 $64,400 +16.5%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $74,980 $69,990 +7.1%
Continuous Mining Machine Operators $74,830 $61,810 +21.1%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $74,730 $66,810 +11.9%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $74,390 $76,590 -2.9%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $74,390 $66,270 +12.3%
Broadcast Technicians $74,210 $59,570 +24.6%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $73,520 $76,400 -3.8%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $73,510 $72,080 +2.0%
Sound Engineering Technicians $73,130 $73,130 +0.0%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $73,060 $53,340 +37.0%
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other $72,800 $70,130 +3.8%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $72,610 $65,790 +10.4%
Computer Programmers $72,540 $100,390 -27.7%
Film and Video Editors $72,460 $75,420 -3.9%
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other $72,430 $70,720 +2.4%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $71,510 $78,240 -8.6%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $71,370 $65,510 +8.9%
Logging Equipment Operators $71,100 $49,740 +42.9%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $71,090 $66,120 +7.5%
Traffic Technicians $70,970 $59,090 +20.1%
Bridge and Lock Tenders $70,890 $57,700 +22.9%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $70,700 $74,330 -4.9%
Transportation Security Screeners $70,570 $66,770 +5.7%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $70,220 $352,220 -80.1%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $69,880 $56,460 +23.8%
Psychologists, All Other $69,810 $110,840 -37.0%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $69,600 $55,010 +26.5%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $69,600 $92,460 -24.7%
Conservation Scientists $69,590 $73,010 -4.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,010 $69,500 -0.7%
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic $68,890 $63,340 +8.8%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $68,830 $68,120 +1.0%
Computer Network Support Specialists $68,530 $76,220 -10.1%
Motorboat Operators $68,380 $47,520 +43.9%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $68,310 $76,870 -11.1%
Writers and Authors $68,220 $76,910 -11.3%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $67,810 $60,020 +13.0%
Landscape Architects $67,460 $79,870 -15.5%
Training and Development Specialists $67,380 $69,280 -2.7%
Medical Equipment Repairers $67,380 $61,660 +9.3%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $67,180 $77,270 -13.1%
Tile and Stone Setters $67,160 $55,690 +20.6%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $66,900 $69,990 -4.4%
Chiropractors $66,650 $79,200 -15.8%
Millwrights $66,640 $65,700 +1.4%
Fundraisers $66,440 $72,550 -8.4%
Advertising Sales Agents $66,290 $64,820 +2.3%
Life Scientists, All Other $66,190 $93,750 -29.4%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $66,040 $76,590 -13.8%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $65,960 $61,560 +7.1%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $65,710 $78,120 -15.9%
Barbers $65,430 $38,210 +71.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $65,420 $62,890 +4.0%
Physical Therapist Assistants $65,240 $68,380 -4.6%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $65,200 $59,050 +10.4%
Mechanical Door Repairers $65,090 $55,720 +16.8%
Social Science Research Assistants $64,890 $61,990 +4.7%
Special Education Teachers, All Other $64,850 $76,580 -15.3%
Athletic Trainers $64,750 $62,520 +3.6%
Surgical Technologists $64,650 $64,650 +0.0%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $64,630 $63,890 +1.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $64,620 $63,820 +1.3%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $64,450 $50,960 +26.5%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $64,340 $61,770 +4.2%
Insurance Sales Agents $64,280 $62,280 +3.2%
Healthcare Social Workers $64,270 $67,880 -5.3%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $64,120 $72,300 -11.3%
Social Workers, All Other $64,030 $71,900 -10.9%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $64,020 $62,680 +2.1%
Food Service Managers $63,930 $69,390 -7.9%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $63,670 $62,890 +1.2%
Personal Service Managers, All Other $63,500 $69,770 -9.0%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $63,470 $72,990 -13.0%
Statistical Assistants $63,410 $50,330 +26.0%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $63,360 $52,800 +20.0%
Brokerage Clerks $63,350 $65,750 -3.7%
Mechanical Drafters $63,320 $71,550 -11.5%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $63,250 $72,110 -12.3%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $63,220 $59,550 +6.2%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $63,180 $58,930 +7.2%
Curators $63,060 $63,420 -0.6%
Hearing Aid Specialists $63,050 $65,160 -3.2%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $62,960 $78,620 -19.9%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $62,870 $52,600 +19.5%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $62,870 $48,040 +30.9%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $62,780 $68,020 -7.7%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $62,700 $68,270 -8.2%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $62,580 $64,830 -3.5%
Graphic Designers $62,560 $62,960 -0.6%
Real Estate Brokers $62,540 $73,220 -14.6%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $62,480 $63,820 -2.1%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $62,420 $64,330 -3.0%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $62,400 $75,920 -17.8%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $62,370 $61,540 +1.3%
Flight Attendants $62,120 $63,580 -2.3%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $62,070 $60,550 +2.5%
Agricultural Inspectors $62,000 $49,940 +24.1%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $61,980 $74,340 -16.6%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $61,940 $58,040 +6.7%
Chemical Technicians $61,890 $60,390 +2.5%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $61,870 $74,310 -16.7%
Glaziers $61,840 $57,080 +8.3%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $61,840 $54,210 +14.1%
Clergy $61,820 $60,810 +1.7%
Crane and Tower Operators $61,820 $68,080 -9.2%
Embalmers $61,730 $58,780 +5.0%
Postal Service Clerks $61,710 $62,130 -0.7%
Highway Maintenance Workers $61,700 $50,260 +22.8%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $61,560 $75,350 -18.3%
Lodging Managers $61,530 $69,250 -11.1%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $61,390 $58,260 +5.4%
Desktop Publishers $61,350 $55,290 +11.0%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $61,330 $49,450 +24.0%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $61,260 $49,400 +24.0%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $61,260 $53,040 +15.5%
Tool and Die Makers $61,170 $64,050 -4.5%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $61,110 $63,520 -3.8%
Marriage and Family Therapists $60,970 $66,940 -8.9%
Food Science Technicians $60,820 $52,130 +16.7%
Audio and Video Technicians $60,740 $58,100 +4.5%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $60,730 $59,350 +2.3%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other $60,730 $73,620 -17.5%
Construction Laborers $60,690 $47,120 +28.8%
Meter Readers, Utilities $60,690 $48,150 +26.0%
Paramedics $60,660 $60,600 +0.1%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $60,590 $62,200 -2.6%
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $60,520 $61,390 -1.4%
Massage Therapists $60,490 $58,450 +3.5%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $60,320 $58,640 +2.9%
Private Detectives and Investigators $60,210 $51,220 +17.6%
Exercise Physiologists $60,130 $59,460 +1.1%
Health Education Specialists $60,120 $64,070 -6.2%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $59,950 $74,090 -19.1%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $59,930 $55,090 +8.8%
Computer User Support Specialists $59,860 $61,860 -3.2%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $59,840 $61,160 -2.2%
Tire Builders $59,830 $57,390 +4.3%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $59,800 $60,070 -0.4%
Cargo and Freight Agents $59,750 $52,260 +14.3%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers $59,630 $53,140 +12.2%
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $59,590 $67,820 -12.1%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $59,590 $77,640 -23.2%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $59,560 $70,770 -15.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $59,540 $55,940 +6.4%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $59,430 $56,550 +5.1%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $59,410 $62,280 -4.6%
Archivists $59,340 $64,550 -8.1%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $59,300 $60,850 -2.5%
Real Estate Sales Agents $59,220 $52,830 +12.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $59,030 $59,320 -0.5%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $58,880 $50,080 +17.6%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $58,840 $47,920 +22.8%
Chefs and Head Cooks $58,830 $62,470 -5.8%
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $58,600 $58,170 +0.7%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $58,550 $59,300 -1.3%
Machinists $58,520 $58,750 -0.4%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,300 $58,470 -0.3%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $58,240 $66,150 -12.0%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $58,110 $51,320 +13.2%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $57,880 $59,650 -3.0%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $57,470 $54,240 +6.0%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $57,240 $50,340 +13.7%
Pourers and Casters, Metal $57,200 $51,810 +10.4%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers $57,110 $48,110 +18.7%
Financial Clerks, All Other $56,980 $53,830 +5.9%
Home Appliance Repairers $56,860 $50,990 +11.5%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $56,720 $49,590 +14.4%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $56,720 $51,440 +10.3%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $56,720 $49,080 +15.6%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $56,560 $82,890 -31.8%
Medical Records Specialists $56,440 $51,140 +10.4%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $56,400 $50,270 +12.2%
Biological Technicians $55,790 $57,510 -3.0%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $55,780 $49,230 +13.3%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $55,380 $51,330 +7.9%
Interpreters and Translators $55,290 $60,170 -8.1%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $55,270 $49,500 +11.7%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $54,990 $52,540 +4.7%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $54,930 $50,620 +8.5%
Recreational Therapists $54,910 $61,960 -11.4%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $54,680 $81,390 -32.8%
Tax Preparers $54,480 $54,920 -0.8%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $54,180 $50,140 +8.1%
Survey Researchers $54,080 $69,460 -22.1%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators $53,850 $55,490 -3.0%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $53,600 $52,100 +2.9%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $53,560 $48,990 +9.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $53,340 $58,430 -8.7%
Drafters, All Other $53,300 $63,520 -16.1%
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $53,280 $53,350 -0.1%
Models $53,280 $48,470 +9.9%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $53,190 $49,880 +6.6%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $53,000 $49,120 +7.9%
Hydrologic Technicians $52,870 $64,790 -18.4%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $52,790 $55,570 -5.0%
Forest and Conservation Technicians $52,790 $54,560 -3.2%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $52,020 $54,890 -5.2%
Credit Counselors $51,930 $52,230 -0.6%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $51,540 $59,920 -14.0%
Wellhead Pumpers $51,440 $69,960 -26.5%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $51,380 $49,610 +3.6%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $51,350 $68,990 -25.6%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $51,320 $53,750 -4.5%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $51,020 $54,430 -6.3%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $50,960 $48,280 +5.6%
Fence Erectors $50,710 $47,980 +5.7%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $50,160 $46,680 +7.5%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $50,150 $46,860 +7.0%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $50,060 $51,120 -2.1%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $50,000 $50,020 -0.0%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $49,990 $58,650 -14.8%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $49,960 $60,280 -17.1%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $49,930 $50,290 -0.7%
File Clerks $49,920 $43,600 +14.5%
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $49,880 $42,670 +16.9%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,750 $49,030 +1.5%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,740 $46,570 +6.8%
Billing and Posting Clerks $49,730 $48,500 +2.5%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $49,630 $53,710 -7.6%
Pipelayers $49,590 $49,000 +1.2%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $49,570 $45,950 +7.9%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $49,560 $50,670 -2.2%
Carpet Installers $49,480 $50,340 -1.7%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $49,450 $48,690 +1.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $49,410 $49,100 +0.6%
Counselors, All Other $49,360 $50,860 -2.9%
Rehabilitation Counselors $49,350 $46,850 +5.3%
Music Directors and Composers $49,270 $73,710 -33.2%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $49,250 $46,420 +6.1%
Community Health Workers $49,240 $51,850 -5.0%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $49,200 $41,330 +19.0%
Costume Attendants $49,170 $50,400 -2.4%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $49,170 $50,620 -2.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $49,150 $48,590 +1.2%
Coaches and Scouts $49,120 $47,320 +3.8%
Travel Agents $49,090 $50,160 -2.1%
Bus Drivers, School $49,090 $47,920 +2.4%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $49,090 $51,520 -4.7%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $49,070 $40,710 +20.5%
New Accounts Clerks $49,040 $47,670 +2.9%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,990 $46,330 +5.7%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $48,860 $47,630 +2.6%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $48,680 $46,380 +5.0%
Psychiatric Aides $48,670 $44,910 +8.4%
Dental Assistants $48,610 $48,070 +1.1%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,520 $47,720 +1.7%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $48,440 $49,230 -1.6%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,440 $51,610 -6.1%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $48,420 $50,690 -4.5%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $48,360 $48,430 -0.1%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $48,310 $50,610 -4.5%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,310 $47,540 +1.6%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,290 $48,540 -0.5%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $48,280 $46,340 +4.2%
Bill and Account Collectors $48,140 $47,030 +2.4%
Food Batchmakers $48,130 $42,290 +13.8%
Medical Equipment Preparers $48,050 $47,700 +0.7%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,000 $48,250 -0.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,990 $48,520 -1.1%
Transportation Inspectors $47,990 $92,100 -47.9%
Animal Scientists $47,930 $68,940 -30.5%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $47,920 $48,570 -1.3%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $47,880 $42,290 +13.2%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $47,850 $44,390 +7.8%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $47,840 $57,550 -16.9%
Procurement Clerks $47,770 $50,580 -5.6%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $47,720 $46,420 +2.8%
Order Clerks $47,670 $46,170 +3.2%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $47,600 $52,000 -8.5%
Furniture Finishers $47,600 $44,540 +6.9%
Light Truck Drivers $47,380 $44,860 +5.6%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,370 $45,760 +3.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $47,180 $46,170 +2.2%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $47,150 $48,420 -2.6%
Library Technicians $47,120 $44,580 +5.7%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $47,100 $45,570 +3.4%
Parking Enforcement Workers $47,080 $46,730 +0.7%
Religious Workers, All Other $47,070 $45,280 +4.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $47,020 $48,560 -3.2%
Social and Human Service Assistants $46,950 $45,930 +2.2%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $46,920 $48,700 -3.7%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $46,800 $47,160 -0.8%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $46,760 $45,260 +3.3%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $46,720 $47,340 -1.3%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $46,670 $45,930 +1.6%
Pharmacy Technicians $46,650 $45,750 +2.0%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $46,530 $42,770 +8.8%
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas $46,500 $46,960 -1.0%
Pest Control Workers $46,450 $45,250 +2.7%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $46,440 $47,380 -2.0%
Agricultural Technicians $46,410 $49,630 -6.5%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $46,390 $50,890 -8.8%
Bailiffs $46,390 $56,600 -18.0%
Medical Appliance Technicians $46,370 $48,030 -3.5%
Correspondence Clerks $46,280 $46,800 -1.1%
Printing Press Operators $46,260 $45,780 +1.0%
Psychiatric Technicians $46,200 $45,130 +2.4%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $46,190 $47,880 -3.5%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $46,180 $46,550 -0.8%
Customer Service Representatives $46,130 $44,770 +3.0%
Medical Assistants $46,090 $45,690 +0.9%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $46,050 $41,730 +10.4%
Phlebotomists $46,010 $45,230 +1.7%
Nursing Assistants $45,960 $42,260 +8.8%
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas $45,900 $58,620 -21.7%
Animal Trainers $45,830 $39,990 +14.6%
Office Clerks, General $45,730 $45,010 +1.6%
Helpers--Carpenters $45,660 $43,780 +4.3%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $45,560 $47,450 -4.0%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,500 $44,350 +2.6%
Medical Transcriptionists $45,490 $40,410 +12.6%
Word Processors and Typists $45,490 $49,280 -7.7%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $45,340 $39,680 +14.3%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,340 $48,750 -7.0%
Skincare Specialists $45,330 $45,330 +0.0%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $45,020 $48,220 -6.6%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $44,950 $40,130 +12.0%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $44,860 $47,810 -6.2%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $44,810 $37,180 +20.5%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $44,360 $40,960 +8.3%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,350 $47,180 -6.0%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $44,290 $42,420 +4.4%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $44,230 $46,800 -5.5%
Residential Advisors $44,130 $42,240 +4.5%
Opticians, Dispensing $43,960 $47,260 -7.0%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $43,790 $39,150 +11.9%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $43,740 $43,530 +0.5%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers $43,730 $37,800 +15.7%
Etchers and Engravers $43,450 $43,310 +0.3%
Helpers--Electricians $43,290 $42,670 +1.5%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $43,200 $45,920 -5.9%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $43,150 $43,220 -0.2%
Craft Artists $43,040 $46,080 -6.6%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $42,950 $39,530 +8.7%
Data Entry Keyers $42,840 $41,340 +3.6%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $42,760 $43,370 -1.4%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $42,670 $41,590 +2.6%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $42,660 $38,630 +10.4%
Dietetic Technicians $42,550 $37,640 +13.0%
Animal Control Workers $42,480 $45,660 -7.0%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $42,470 $45,850 -7.4%
Upholsterers $42,450 $46,340 -8.4%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $42,450 $41,600 +2.0%
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $42,370 $37,280 +13.7%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $42,330 $41,640 +1.7%
Emergency Medical Technicians $42,260 $44,470 -5.0%
Parts Salespersons $42,240 $38,630 +9.3%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $42,030 $45,670 -8.0%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $41,960 $41,600 +0.9%
Crematory Operators $41,740 $43,650 -4.4%
Production Workers, All Other $41,730 $40,110 +4.0%
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $41,680 $58,160 -28.3%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $41,670 $35,730 +16.6%
Motorcycle Mechanics $41,630 $48,580 -14.3%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $41,530 $47,550 -12.7%
Helpers--Production Workers $41,480 $39,070 +6.2%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $41,360 $43,380 -4.7%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $41,050 $35,660 +15.1%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $40,910 $38,140 +7.3%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $40,900 $56,730 -27.9%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $40,690 $38,300 +6.2%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $40,550 $40,240 +0.8%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $40,390 $37,080 +8.9%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $40,270 $39,390 +2.2%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $40,230 $35,060 +14.7%
Gambling Cage Workers $39,900 $37,580 +6.2%
Material Moving Workers, All Other $39,870 $41,800 -4.6%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $39,730 $39,630 +0.3%
Security Guards $39,490 $38,020 +3.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $39,470 $44,080 -10.5%
Orderlies $39,450 $38,290 +3.0%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $39,410 $41,670 -5.4%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $39,240 $40,140 -2.2%
Couriers and Messengers $39,100 $39,200 -0.3%
Aircraft Service Attendants $39,070 $40,450 -3.4%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $38,990 $38,100 +2.3%
Driver/Sales Workers $38,960 $38,770 +0.5%
Passenger Attendants $38,930 $37,720 +3.2%
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $38,890 $36,300 +7.1%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $38,880 $35,840 +8.5%
Tellers $38,670 $43,030 -10.1%
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $38,620 $43,960 -12.1%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,600 $38,760 -0.4%
Tire Repairers and Changers $38,420 $37,710 +1.9%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $38,300 $42,360 -9.6%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $38,230 $44,810 -14.7%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $38,190 $39,280 -2.8%
Counter and Rental Clerks $38,140 $41,300 -7.7%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $38,060 $35,800 +6.3%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $38,020 $42,540 -10.6%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $37,940 $40,610 -6.6%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,810 $36,840 +2.6%
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,680 $37,330 +0.9%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $37,590 $37,290 +0.8%
Cooks, Restaurant $37,580 $37,390 +0.5%
Bicycle Repairers $37,560 $42,780 -12.2%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $37,480 $38,150 -1.8%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $37,440 $37,450 -0.0%
Cooks, Short Order $37,440 $35,880 +4.3%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,400 $38,010 -1.6%
Tutors $37,400 $43,350 -13.7%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $37,050 $35,760 +3.6%
Bakers $37,030 $37,160 -0.3%
Pharmacy Aides $37,010 $37,680 -1.8%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,990 $36,780 +0.6%
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $36,950 $38,670 -4.4%
Concierges $36,900 $38,950 -5.3%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $36,840 $39,460 -6.6%
Taxi Drivers $36,770 $42,100 -12.7%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,730 $35,450 +3.6%
Parking Attendants $36,730 $35,150 +4.5%
Physical Therapist Aides $36,650 $35,240 +4.0%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $36,590 $42,660 -14.2%
Photographers $36,570 $44,660 -18.1%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $36,550 $39,320 -7.0%
Sewers, Hand $36,480 $36,480 +0.0%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,380 $35,510 +2.5%
Sewing Machine Operators $36,220 $36,670 -1.2%
Dishwashers $36,180 $34,810 +3.9%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,090 $36,280 -0.5%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $36,040 $42,910 -16.0%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $36,010 $35,670 +1.0%
Woodworkers, All Other $35,970 $44,530 -19.2%
Cooks, All Other $35,940 $37,690 -4.6%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,930 $35,830 +0.3%
Transportation Workers, All Other $35,900 $45,650 -21.4%
Floral Designers $35,880 $37,360 -4.0%
Childcare Workers $35,830 $34,980 +2.4%
Funeral Attendants $35,690 $35,680 +0.0%
Animal Caretakers $35,570 $35,360 +0.6%
Recreation Workers $35,480 $36,560 -3.0%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,410 $35,070 +1.0%
Retail Salespersons $35,370 $35,410 -0.1%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $35,360 $38,020 -7.0%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $35,220 $34,890 +0.9%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,080 $35,360 -0.8%
Cooks, Fast Food $34,960 $30,890 +13.2%
Food Preparation Workers $34,850 $35,320 -1.3%
Library Assistants, Clerical $34,680 $36,910 -6.0%
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $34,610 $34,980 -1.1%
Choreographers $34,560 $55,310 -37.5%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $34,560 $32,910 +5.0%
Cashiers $34,490 $32,880 +4.9%
Shampooers $34,190 $32,600 +4.9%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $34,040 $35,790 -4.9%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $33,910 $31,200 +8.7%
School Bus Monitors $33,840 $35,100 -3.6%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $33,840 $36,670 -7.7%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $33,710 $33,580 +0.4%
Gambling Service Workers, All Other $32,990 $36,310 -9.1%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $32,770 $32,150 +1.9%
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $32,200 $36,220 -11.1%
Telemarketers $31,200 $35,450 -12.0%
Waiters and Waitresses $31,200 $35,230 -11.4%
Bartenders $31,200 $34,340 -9.1%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $31,200 $33,980 -8.2%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $31,200 $31,200 +0.0%
Gambling Dealers $31,200 $34,320 -9.1%

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