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Iowa — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

BLS OES May 2025

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

Job titleMedian salary (Iowa)US national medianvs national
Emergency Medicine Physicians $429,050 $335,550 +27.9%
Dermatologists $424,970 $328,730 +29.3%
Radiologists $405,220 $420,860 -3.7%
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $394,900 $300,080 +31.6%
Surgeons, All Other $370,390 $414,010 -10.5%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $356,020 $292,910 +21.5%
Physicians, Pathologists $323,460 $312,400 +3.5%
Psychiatrists $295,270 $281,870 +4.8%
Physicians, All Other $295,190 $265,930 +11.0%
Cardiologists $283,070 $496,010 -42.9%
Nurse Anesthetists $273,070 $236,590 +15.4%
Family Medicine Physicians $265,200 $244,180 +8.6%
Pediatricians, General $262,440 $210,040 +24.9%
Chief Executives $211,190 $213,990 -1.3%
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $189,410 $358,550 -47.2%
Dentists, General $181,520 $170,950 +6.2%
Physicists $178,110 $172,250 +3.4%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $160,700 $128,500 +25.1%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $147,510 $153,990 -4.2%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $147,320 $171,270 -14.0%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $143,780 $175,140 -17.9%
Pharmacists $138,860 $140,910 -1.5%
Psychologists, All Other $138,420 $110,840 +24.9%
Podiatrists $134,830 $160,300 -15.9%
Physician Assistants $134,770 $135,880 -0.8%
Sales Managers $134,010 $148,270 -9.6%
Financial Managers $133,320 $166,570 -20.0%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $131,730 $232,140 -43.3%
Nurse Midwives $131,360 $134,040 -2.0%
Marketing Managers $131,120 $166,790 -21.4%
Nurse Practitioners $130,160 $132,300 -1.6%
Actuaries $128,690 $130,000 -1.0%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $128,490 $107,310 +19.7%
Managers, All Other $128,080 $141,900 -9.7%
Human Resources Managers $126,370 $149,280 -15.3%
Optometrists $125,380 $136,570 -8.2%
Computer Hardware Engineers $125,120 $161,740 -22.6%
Veterinarians $124,610 $130,100 -4.2%
Database Architects $124,040 $139,500 -11.1%
Lawyers $123,550 $159,670 -22.6%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $123,500 $117,860 +4.8%
General Internal Medicine Physicians $122,920 $256,560 -52.1%
Purchasing Managers $121,580 $148,080 -17.9%
Public Relations Managers $120,730 $146,910 -17.8%
Information Security Analysts $119,710 $129,180 -7.3%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $118,250 $149,230 -20.8%
Chemical Engineers $117,590 $125,040 -6.0%
Administrative Services Managers $116,920 $114,130 +2.4%
Transportation Inspectors $116,850 $92,100 +26.9%
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $115,300 $109,910 +4.9%
Software Developers $114,890 $135,980 -15.5%
Natural Sciences Managers $109,760 $167,220 -34.4%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $108,890 $133,660 -18.5%
Training and Development Managers $108,330 $133,000 -18.5%
Computer Occupations, All Other $107,340 $116,580 -7.9%
Industrial Production Managers $106,510 $126,060 -15.5%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $106,350 $115,160 -7.7%
Electrical Engineers $105,820 $120,630 -12.3%
Financial Risk Specialists $105,680 $117,330 -9.9%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $104,270 $100,310 +3.9%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $104,260 $105,870 -1.5%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $103,380 $104,920 -1.5%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $103,360 $109,270 -5.4%
Engineers, All Other $103,090 $122,930 -16.1%
Computer Network Architects $103,050 $134,050 -23.1%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $102,980 $106,730 -3.5%
Medical and Health Services Managers $101,940 $123,860 -17.7%
Commercial Pilots $101,800 $123,220 -17.4%
Database Administrators $101,210 $104,620 -3.3%
Biochemists and Biophysicists $101,090 $127,410 -20.7%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $101,080 $98,700 +2.4%
Power Plant Operators $100,500 $102,040 -1.5%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $100,200 $95,320 +5.1%
Construction Managers $99,280 $114,990 -13.7%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $99,010 $107,230 -7.7%
Facilities Managers $99,010 $106,660 -7.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $98,840 $106,040 -6.8%
Fundraising Managers $98,700 $125,470 -21.3%
Fish and Game Wardens $98,260 $74,060 +32.7%
Mechanical Engineers $97,700 $104,110 -6.2%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $97,700 $92,460 +5.7%
Industrial Engineers $97,690 $102,440 -4.6%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $97,660 $103,170 -5.3%
Physical Therapists $97,560 $102,760 -5.1%
Audiologists $97,180 $95,780 +1.5%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $96,810 $99,280 -2.5%
Project Management Specialists $96,540 $102,320 -5.6%
Civil Engineers $96,430 $100,840 -4.4%
Soil and Plant Scientists $96,310 $78,850 +22.1%
Economists $96,310 $124,720 -22.8%
Agricultural Engineers $96,290 $98,590 -2.3%
Computer Systems Analysts $95,920 $105,850 -9.4%
Data Scientists $95,830 $120,230 -20.3%
Environmental Engineers $94,830 $107,110 -11.5%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $93,810 $72,420 +29.5%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $93,160 $96,660 -3.6%
Education Administrators, All Other $92,970 $95,200 -2.3%
Gas Plant Operators $92,970 $87,820 +5.9%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $92,890 $101,370 -8.4%
Financial and Investment Analysts $92,370 $102,740 -10.1%
Personal Financial Advisors $92,310 $105,070 -12.1%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $91,690 $100,580 -8.8%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $91,560 $101,110 -9.4%
Social Workers, All Other $91,170 $71,900 +26.8%
Air Traffic Controllers $90,790 $148,080 -38.7%
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $90,160 $96,710 -6.8%
Locomotive Engineers $89,970 $81,410 +10.5%
Occupational Therapists $89,910 $100,330 -10.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $89,640 $87,520 +2.4%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $89,510 $96,980 -7.7%
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $89,480 $115,210 -22.3%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $89,320 $104,590 -14.6%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $88,590 $104,300 -15.1%
Materials Scientists $88,320 $117,790 -25.0%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $87,830 $90,150 -2.6%
General and Operations Managers $87,690 $105,770 -17.1%
Orthotists and Prosthetists $87,300 $81,110 +7.6%
Landscape Architects $87,270 $79,870 +9.3%
Budget Analysts $86,550 $91,640 -5.6%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $86,490 $103,020 -16.0%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $86,480 $96,590 -10.5%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $86,390 $99,650 -13.3%
Chemists $86,100 $91,240 -5.6%
Management Analysts $85,530 $101,860 -16.0%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $85,090 $123,920 -31.3%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $84,570 $81,390 +3.9%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $84,500 $99,130 -14.8%
Dental Hygienists $84,010 $98,100 -14.4%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $83,950 $80,340 +4.5%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $83,920 $72,990 +15.0%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $83,850 $103,410 -18.9%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $83,830 $74,340 +12.8%
Loan Officers $83,670 $76,690 +9.1%
Sales Engineers $83,450 $124,900 -33.2%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $83,200 $99,080 -16.0%
Survey Researchers $83,170 $69,460 +19.7%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $83,000 $76,780 +8.1%
Foresters $83,000 $76,400 +8.6%
Biological Scientists, All Other $82,720 $98,920 -16.4%
Boilermakers $82,470 $76,410 +7.9%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $82,050 $93,250 -12.0%
Food Scientists and Technologists $82,010 $88,720 -7.6%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $81,910 $84,290 -2.8%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $81,860 $75,920 +7.8%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $81,710 $109,370 -25.3%
Radiation Therapists $81,610 $105,310 -22.5%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $81,420 $95,480 -14.7%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $81,330 $130,220 -37.5%
Funeral Home Managers $81,220 $78,790 +3.1%
Hydrologists $81,150 $96,600 -16.0%
Speech-Language Pathologists $81,050 $97,870 -17.2%
Art Directors $80,940 $114,850 -29.5%
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $80,910 $68,840 +17.5%
Physical Scientists, All Other $80,810 $122,570 -34.1%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $80,600 $68,020 +18.5%
Operations Research Analysts $80,580 $88,940 -9.4%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $80,470 $83,050 -3.1%
Financial Examiners $80,370 $94,160 -14.6%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,300 $79,940 +0.5%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,160 $98,070 -18.3%
Statisticians $80,150 $105,650 -24.1%
Epidemiologists $79,880 $87,220 -8.4%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $79,880 $79,350 +0.7%
Microbiologists $79,830 $87,990 -9.3%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $79,720 $78,760 +1.2%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $79,690 $76,590 +4.0%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $79,570 $94,980 -16.2%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $79,560 $93,790 -15.2%
Financial Specialists, All Other $79,390 $81,100 -2.1%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $79,310 $75,870 +4.5%
Computer Programmers $79,180 $100,390 -21.1%
Labor Relations Specialists $79,140 $95,420 -17.1%
Urban and Regional Planners $79,100 $89,320 -11.4%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $79,100 $96,870 -18.3%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $79,090 $78,240 +1.1%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $78,850 $74,310 +6.1%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $78,780 $82,220 -4.2%
Logisticians $78,740 $82,320 -4.3%
Registered Nurses $78,630 $97,550 -19.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $78,510 $79,920 -1.8%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $78,450 $80,340 -2.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $78,340 $79,860 -1.9%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $78,060 $84,620 -7.8%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $77,930 $89,900 -13.3%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $77,740 $78,620 -1.1%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $77,700 $78,580 -1.1%
Accountants and Auditors $77,440 $83,680 -7.5%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $77,400 $62,780 +23.3%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $77,390 $66,270 +16.8%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $77,360 $80,250 -3.6%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $77,180 $80,260 -3.8%
Surveyors $77,090 $75,440 +2.2%
History Teachers, Postsecondary $77,040 $83,820 -8.1%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $76,850 $99,070 -22.4%
Credit Analysts $76,760 $83,510 -8.1%
Gambling Managers $76,350 $93,220 -18.1%
Cost Estimators $76,040 $78,740 -3.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $76,010 $93,530 -18.7%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $75,800 $62,470 +21.3%
Health Education Specialists $75,750 $64,070 +18.2%
Compliance Officers $75,620 $80,730 -6.3%
Animal Scientists $75,290 $68,940 +9.2%
Insurance Underwriters $75,160 $81,370 -7.6%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $75,130 $77,270 -2.8%
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment $75,130 $84,890 -11.5%
Chiropractors $75,050 $79,200 -5.2%
Instructional Coordinators $74,970 $77,440 -3.2%
Wind Turbine Service Technicians $74,880 $64,120 +16.8%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,840 $78,190 -4.3%
Respiratory Therapists $74,760 $82,280 -9.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $74,750 $74,450 +0.4%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $74,470 $76,870 -3.1%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $74,470 $76,210 -2.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $74,460 $101,920 -26.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $74,420 $77,970 -4.6%
School Psychologists $74,410 $95,990 -22.5%
Emergency Management Directors $73,700 $93,330 -21.0%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $73,010 $73,900 -1.2%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $72,690 $76,400 -4.9%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $72,670 $50,140 +44.9%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $72,640 $78,000 -6.9%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $72,540 $64,950 +11.7%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $72,250 $74,090 -2.5%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $71,680 $77,640 -7.7%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $71,670 $74,510 -3.8%
Construction and Building Inspectors $71,630 $74,690 -4.1%
Special Education Teachers, All Other $71,050 $76,580 -7.2%
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $70,910 $43,960 +61.3%
Bridge and Lock Tenders $70,890 $57,700 +22.9%
Commercial and Industrial Designers $70,420 $83,910 -16.1%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $69,890 $79,870 -12.5%
Personal Service Managers, All Other $69,720 $69,770 -0.1%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $69,440 $62,120 +11.8%
Conservation Scientists $69,240 $73,010 -5.2%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $69,060 $104,000 -33.6%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $68,320 $79,520 -14.1%
Traffic Technicians $68,100 $59,090 +15.2%
Crane and Tower Operators $67,600 $68,080 -0.7%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $67,450 $78,620 -14.2%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $67,270 $70,770 -4.9%
Marriage and Family Therapists $67,180 $66,940 +0.4%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $67,160 $78,210 -14.1%
Forensic Science Technicians $67,060 $72,060 -6.9%
Tapers $66,980 $68,270 -1.9%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $66,860 $62,370 +7.2%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $66,760 $72,080 -7.4%
Human Resources Specialists $66,710 $75,940 -12.2%
Food Service Managers $66,700 $69,390 -3.9%
Technical Writers $66,520 $90,390 -26.4%
Sheet Metal Workers $66,460 $61,800 +7.5%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $66,390 $78,760 -15.7%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $66,140 $52,100 +26.9%
Training and Development Specialists $66,110 $69,280 -4.6%
Surgical Assistants $66,030 $66,800 -1.2%
Social and Community Service Managers $65,940 $80,390 -18.0%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $65,930 $80,110 -17.7%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $65,710 $63,890 +2.8%
Tool and Die Makers $65,000 $64,050 +1.5%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $64,760 $60,850 +6.4%
Computer Network Support Specialists $64,600 $76,220 -15.2%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,410 $66,120 -2.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $64,400 $69,500 -7.3%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,400 $64,520 -0.2%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $64,390 $52,600 +22.4%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $64,290 $78,660 -18.3%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $64,290 $65,510 -1.9%
Materials Engineers $64,270 $112,860 -43.1%
Life Scientists, All Other $64,270 $93,750 -31.4%
Judicial Law Clerks $64,260 $64,920 -1.0%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $64,220 $66,150 -2.9%
Web Developers $64,210 $92,650 -30.7%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $64,190 $77,570 -17.2%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $64,140 $72,300 -11.3%
Agricultural Technicians $64,070 $49,630 +29.1%
Fundraisers $63,930 $72,550 -11.9%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $63,890 $63,800 +0.1%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $63,750 $60,070 +6.1%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $63,700 $55,010 +15.8%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $63,590 $66,810 -4.8%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $63,540 $64,830 -2.0%
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic $63,420 $58,000 +9.3%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $63,360 $65,030 -2.6%
Mechanical Drafters $63,330 $71,550 -11.5%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $63,120 $78,350 -19.4%
Healthcare Social Workers $63,050 $67,880 -7.1%
Public Relations Specialists $62,970 $74,750 -15.8%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $62,630 $64,400 -2.7%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $62,590 $48,540 +28.9%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $62,520 $41,330 +51.3%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $62,420 $69,990 -10.8%
Riggers $62,400 $62,640 -0.4%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $62,340 $76,590 -18.6%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $62,270 $63,820 -2.4%
Millwrights $62,220 $65,700 -5.3%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $62,090 $75,350 -17.6%
Music Directors and Composers $61,740 $73,710 -16.2%
Transportation Security Screeners $61,590 $66,770 -7.8%
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic $61,550 $63,340 -2.8%
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $61,490 $67,820 -9.3%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $61,340 $54,210 +13.2%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $61,200 $72,040 -15.0%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $61,110 $53,340 +14.6%
Counselors, All Other $61,080 $50,860 +20.1%
Physical Therapist Assistants $61,030 $68,380 -10.7%
Writers and Authors $61,010 $76,910 -20.7%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $60,990 $60,020 +1.6%
Meter Readers, Utilities $60,940 $48,150 +26.6%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $60,890 $74,330 -18.1%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $60,880 $59,350 +2.6%
Electricians $60,860 $63,190 -3.7%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $60,780 $74,260 -18.2%
Drafters, All Other $60,750 $63,520 -4.4%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $60,680 $61,010 -0.5%
Clergy $60,630 $60,810 -0.3%
Paramedics $60,590 $60,600 -0.0%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,580 $63,970 -5.3%
Rail Car Repairers $60,550 $67,530 -10.3%
Surgical Technologists $60,540 $64,650 -6.4%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $60,530 $58,470 +3.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $60,490 $62,890 -3.8%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,450 $64,370 -6.1%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $60,440 $65,120 -7.2%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $60,440 $78,120 -22.6%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $60,330 $59,850 +0.8%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $60,320 $59,650 +1.1%
Insurance Sales Agents $60,140 $62,280 -3.4%
Postal Service Clerks $59,970 $62,130 -3.5%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,880 $60,550 -1.1%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $59,860 $56,550 +5.9%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $59,780 $48,220 +24.0%
Lodging Managers $59,680 $69,250 -13.8%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $59,680 $61,770 -3.4%
Mechanical Door Repairers $59,640 $55,720 +7.0%
Hearing Aid Specialists $59,550 $65,160 -8.6%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $59,390 $57,430 +3.4%
Medical Equipment Repairers $59,300 $61,660 -3.8%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $59,220 $47,550 +24.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $59,150 $59,320 -0.3%
Archivists $59,010 $64,550 -8.6%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $58,950 $54,240 +8.7%
Barbers $58,900 $38,210 +54.1%
Computer User Support Specialists $58,810 $61,860 -4.9%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $58,690 $59,920 -2.1%
Producers and Directors $58,550 $90,360 -35.2%
Highway Maintenance Workers $58,490 $50,260 +16.4%
Advertising Sales Agents $58,480 $64,820 -9.8%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $58,440 $68,270 -14.4%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $58,420 $62,680 -6.8%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $58,300 $61,560 -5.3%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $58,220 $57,020 +2.1%
Chemical Technicians $58,090 $60,390 -3.8%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,070 $58,640 -1.0%
Interior Designers $58,040 $67,190 -13.6%
Dredge Operators $57,990 $49,640 +16.8%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $57,980 $69,990 -17.2%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $57,980 $49,880 +16.2%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $57,780 $68,120 -15.2%
Carpenters $57,710 $60,580 -4.7%
Massage Therapists $57,710 $58,450 -1.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $57,670 $58,430 -1.3%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $57,660 $66,270 -13.0%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $57,550 $58,040 -0.8%
Machinists $57,540 $58,750 -2.1%
Sound Engineering Technicians $57,400 $73,130 -21.5%
Glaziers $57,330 $57,080 +0.4%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $57,220 $74,990 -23.7%
Editors $57,200 $77,920 -26.6%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $57,030 $54,430 +4.8%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $57,030 $46,860 +21.7%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $56,900 $42,420 +34.1%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $56,770 $53,040 +7.0%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers $56,740 $53,140 +6.8%
Exercise Physiologists $56,640 $59,460 -4.7%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $56,540 $64,330 -12.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $56,410 $76,400 -26.2%
Brokerage Clerks $56,360 $65,750 -14.3%
Recreational Therapists $56,140 $61,960 -9.4%
Carpet Installers $55,920 $50,340 +11.1%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $55,820 $49,120 +13.6%
Firefighters $55,810 $59,280 -5.9%
Athletic Trainers $55,430 $62,520 -11.3%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $55,160 $48,420 +13.9%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $55,090 $53,750 +2.5%
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $55,030 $58,170 -5.4%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $54,960 $56,460 -2.7%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $54,550 $62,890 -13.3%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $54,440 $58,340 -6.7%
Tile and Stone Setters $54,350 $55,690 -2.4%
Animal Control Workers $54,190 $45,660 +18.7%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $54,080 $66,140 -18.2%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $54,080 $58,260 -7.2%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $54,000 $60,190 -10.3%
Pipelayers $53,990 $49,000 +10.2%
Curators $53,830 $63,420 -15.1%
Tax Preparers $53,660 $54,920 -2.3%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $53,040 $58,940 -10.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $52,820 $63,820 -17.2%
Fence Erectors $52,510 $47,980 +9.4%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $52,300 $50,690 +3.2%
Gambling Service Workers, All Other $52,260 $36,310 +43.9%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $52,250 $59,550 -12.3%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $52,220 $51,610 +1.2%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $52,160 $49,590 +5.2%
Bailiffs $52,100 $56,600 -8.0%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $52,020 $55,090 -5.6%
Forest and Conservation Technicians $52,000 $54,560 -4.7%
Medical Appliance Technicians $51,790 $48,030 +7.8%
Financial Clerks, All Other $51,770 $53,830 -3.8%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $51,760 $50,060 +3.4%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $51,750 $61,160 -15.4%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $51,740 $51,440 +0.6%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,740 $47,920 +8.0%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $51,700 $45,670 +13.2%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $51,600 $52,800 -2.3%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,570 $48,990 +5.3%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $51,450 $58,870 -12.6%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $51,360 $51,330 +0.1%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $51,200 $43,380 +18.0%
Audio and Video Technicians $51,030 $58,100 -12.2%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $51,030 $58,930 -13.4%
Material Moving Workers, All Other $50,960 $41,800 +21.9%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $50,760 $63,520 -20.1%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $50,740 $48,570 +4.5%
Food Science Technicians $50,740 $52,130 -2.7%
Set and Exhibit Designers $50,640 $75,240 -32.7%
Medical Records Specialists $50,640 $51,140 -1.0%
Tire Builders $50,600 $57,390 -11.8%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,510 $50,620 -0.2%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $50,480 $62,280 -18.9%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $50,450 $46,880 +7.6%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,370 $50,620 -0.5%
Graphic Designers $50,310 $62,960 -20.1%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $50,280 $52,540 -4.3%
Real Estate Brokers $50,140 $73,220 -31.5%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $50,080 $50,020 +0.1%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other $50,080 $73,620 -32.0%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $49,930 $57,550 -13.2%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $49,870 $49,450 +0.8%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $49,850 $49,690 +0.3%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $49,780 $50,080 -0.6%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,760 $48,750 +2.1%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $49,710 $49,400 +0.6%
Agricultural Inspectors $49,600 $49,940 -0.7%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,600 $46,570 +6.5%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,440 $49,500 -0.1%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $49,400 $54,890 -10.0%
Coaches and Scouts $49,350 $47,320 +4.3%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,340 $45,760 +7.8%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,330 $48,250 +2.2%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $49,220 $46,460 +5.9%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers $49,060 $48,110 +2.0%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $49,020 $81,490 -39.8%
Pourers and Casters, Metal $49,010 $51,810 -5.4%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,910 $47,180 +3.7%
Procurement Clerks $48,870 $50,580 -3.4%
Airfield Operations Specialists $48,870 $56,850 -14.0%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $48,680 $49,230 -1.1%
Roofers $48,660 $55,440 -12.2%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $48,580 $38,020 +27.8%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $48,530 $60,280 -19.5%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $48,490 $50,610 -4.2%
Construction Laborers $48,490 $47,120 +2.9%
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $48,490 $74,500 -34.9%
Dental Assistants $48,430 $48,070 +0.7%
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $48,430 $42,670 +13.5%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $48,400 $46,350 +4.4%
Cargo and Freight Agents $48,370 $52,260 -7.4%
Food Batchmakers $48,300 $42,290 +14.2%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $48,300 $37,180 +29.9%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $48,280 $48,700 -0.9%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,240 $46,330 +4.1%
Farm and Home Management Educators $48,200 $60,220 -20.0%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $48,180 $50,670 -4.9%
Interpreters and Translators $48,150 $60,170 -20.0%
Credit Counselors $48,130 $52,230 -7.8%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $48,100 $51,520 -6.6%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $48,090 $42,770 +12.4%
Biological Technicians $48,050 $57,510 -16.4%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $48,030 $52,000 -7.6%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $48,010 $61,540 -22.0%
Chefs and Head Cooks $47,990 $62,470 -23.2%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $47,960 $44,810 +7.0%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $47,910 $50,290 -4.7%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $47,900 $41,590 +15.2%
Community Health Workers $47,780 $51,850 -7.8%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $47,770 $48,690 -1.9%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $47,590 $45,260 +5.1%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $47,590 $46,420 +2.5%
Special Effects Artists and Animators $47,530 $102,030 -53.4%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $47,520 $49,610 -4.2%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $47,480 $59,300 -19.9%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $47,330 $47,810 -1.0%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $47,280 $42,660 +10.8%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,240 $47,720 -1.0%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $47,220 $41,730 +13.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $47,200 $49,100 -3.9%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $47,180 $46,380 +1.7%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $47,180 $56,210 -16.1%
Driver/Sales Workers $47,120 $38,770 +21.5%
Billing and Posting Clerks $47,110 $48,500 -2.9%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $47,110 $46,680 +0.9%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,010 $49,030 -4.1%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $47,000 $50,340 -6.6%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $46,970 $43,530 +7.9%
Broadcast Technicians $46,820 $59,570 -21.4%
Floor Sanders and Finishers $46,810 $50,440 -7.2%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $46,740 $46,340 +0.9%
Parts Salespersons $46,670 $38,630 +20.8%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $46,670 $41,600 +12.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,610 $48,520 -3.9%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $46,590 $55,570 -16.2%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $46,570 $45,950 +1.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $46,560 $55,940 -16.8%
File Clerks $46,560 $43,600 +6.8%
Furniture Finishers $46,530 $44,540 +4.5%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $46,460 $56,730 -18.1%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $46,430 $49,230 -5.7%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $46,380 $46,550 -0.4%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $46,360 $51,320 -9.7%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $46,330 $58,650 -21.0%
Bus Drivers, School $46,320 $47,920 -3.3%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $46,220 $46,170 +0.1%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,110 $50,270 -8.3%
Customer Service Representatives $46,090 $44,770 +2.9%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $46,040 $53,710 -14.3%
Bill and Account Collectors $46,000 $47,030 -2.2%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $45,960 $68,990 -33.4%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $45,910 $48,040 -4.4%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $45,890 $59,050 -22.3%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $45,830 $47,880 -4.3%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $45,740 $47,450 -3.6%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $45,660 $43,220 +5.6%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $45,640 $70,070 -34.9%
New Accounts Clerks $45,630 $47,670 -4.3%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $45,560 $47,380 -3.8%
Helpers--Production Workers $45,560 $39,070 +16.6%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $45,520 $47,630 -4.4%
Medical Assistants $45,480 $45,690 -0.5%
Travel Agents $45,440 $50,160 -9.4%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $45,420 $35,760 +27.0%
Pest Control Workers $45,290 $45,250 +0.1%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $45,250 $41,220 +9.8%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,220 $44,350 +2.0%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $45,150 $47,540 -5.0%
Medical Transcriptionists $45,010 $40,410 +11.4%
Order Clerks $44,980 $46,170 -2.6%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $44,880 $45,850 -2.1%
Pharmacy Technicians $44,860 $45,750 -1.9%
Motorcycle Mechanics $44,840 $48,580 -7.7%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $44,720 $48,430 -7.7%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $44,680 $51,120 -12.6%
Opticians, Dispensing $44,480 $47,260 -5.9%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $44,470 $72,110 -38.3%
Production Workers, All Other $44,450 $40,110 +10.8%
Office Clerks, General $44,310 $45,010 -1.6%
Religious Workers, All Other $44,110 $45,280 -2.6%
Home Appliance Repairers $44,090 $50,990 -13.5%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $44,030 $45,570 -3.4%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $43,860 $49,080 -10.6%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $43,820 $40,130 +9.2%
Data Entry Keyers $43,640 $41,340 +5.6%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $43,540 $62,200 -30.0%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $43,490 $40,240 +8.1%
Parking Enforcement Workers $43,370 $46,730 -7.2%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $43,310 $40,610 +6.6%
Word Processors and Typists $43,210 $49,280 -12.3%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $43,190 $38,300 +12.8%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $43,040 $40,710 +5.7%
Animal Trainers $43,020 $39,990 +7.6%
Etchers and Engravers $42,950 $43,310 -0.8%
Psychiatric Technicians $42,910 $45,130 -4.9%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $42,890 $50,960 -15.8%
Light Truck Drivers $42,750 $44,860 -4.7%
Helpers--Roofers $42,650 $44,160 -3.4%
Upholsterers $42,610 $46,340 -8.0%
Social and Human Service Assistants $42,480 $45,930 -7.5%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $42,450 $35,730 +18.8%
Sewers, Hand $42,290 $36,480 +15.9%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $42,070 $65,790 -36.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $41,950 $48,560 -13.6%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $41,740 $39,680 +5.2%
Helpers--Electricians $41,610 $42,670 -2.5%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $41,330 $40,960 +0.9%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $41,240 $38,100 +8.2%
Private Detectives and Investigators $41,110 $51,220 -19.7%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $40,980 $45,930 -10.8%
Social Science Research Assistants $40,940 $61,990 -34.0%
Printing Press Operators $40,790 $45,780 -10.9%
Emergency Medical Technicians $40,660 $44,470 -8.6%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $40,620 $50,890 -20.2%
Agricultural Workers, All Other $40,130 $39,850 +0.7%
Concierges $40,080 $38,950 +2.9%
Funeral Attendants $40,060 $35,680 +12.3%
Medical Equipment Preparers $39,930 $47,700 -16.3%
Helpers--Carpenters $39,830 $43,780 -9.0%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,680 $39,390 +0.7%
Rehabilitation Counselors $39,630 $46,850 -15.4%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $39,550 $71,240 -44.5%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $39,520 $45,920 -13.9%
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $39,520 $61,390 -35.6%
Embalmers $39,490 $58,780 -32.8%
Nursing Assistants $39,350 $42,260 -6.9%
Psychiatric Aides $39,260 $44,910 -12.6%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $38,960 $42,910 -9.2%
Counter and Rental Clerks $38,960 $41,300 -5.7%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $38,920 $39,150 -0.6%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $38,790 $42,290 -8.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $38,780 $48,590 -20.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,760 $44,080 -12.1%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $38,700 $46,420 -16.6%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $38,690 $39,630 -2.4%
Library Technicians $38,590 $44,580 -13.4%
Couriers and Messengers $38,460 $39,200 -1.9%
Tellers $38,450 $43,030 -10.6%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $38,400 $38,630 -0.6%
Photographers $38,290 $44,660 -14.3%
Phlebotomists $38,240 $45,230 -15.5%
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $38,230 $36,220 +5.5%
Tire Repairers and Changers $38,210 $37,710 +1.3%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $38,160 $42,540 -10.3%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $37,870 $42,360 -10.6%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $37,750 $40,140 -6.0%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $37,590 $35,660 +5.4%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $37,470 $36,280 +3.3%
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $37,440 $34,980 +7.0%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,330 $38,010 -1.8%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $37,230 $41,670 -10.7%
Gambling Cage Workers $37,230 $37,580 -0.9%
Bakers $37,210 $37,160 +0.1%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $37,090 $47,340 -21.7%
Skincare Specialists $37,080 $45,330 -18.2%
Security Guards $37,080 $38,020 -2.5%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $37,050 $39,320 -5.8%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $36,880 $44,390 -16.9%
Residential Advisors $36,850 $42,240 -12.8%
Orderlies $36,850 $38,290 -3.8%
Tutors $36,790 $43,350 -15.1%
Stockers and Order Fillers $36,640 $37,330 -1.8%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $36,480 $36,670 -0.5%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $36,160 $47,160 -23.3%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,090 $35,450 +1.8%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $36,080 $35,800 +0.8%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,920 $35,830 +0.3%
Sewing Machine Operators $35,870 $36,670 -2.2%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $35,810 $37,450 -4.4%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $35,750 $43,370 -17.6%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $35,720 $38,150 -6.4%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $35,700 $35,790 -0.3%
Cooks, Restaurant $35,670 $37,390 -4.6%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $35,670 $46,800 -23.8%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $35,610 $39,280 -9.3%
Aircraft Service Attendants $35,560 $40,450 -12.1%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,380 $36,840 -4.0%
Floral Designers $35,340 $37,360 -5.4%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $35,250 $48,280 -27.0%
Dietetic Technicians $35,220 $37,640 -6.4%
Crematory Operators $35,120 $43,650 -19.5%
Bicycle Repairers $34,240 $42,780 -20.0%
Cooks, Short Order $34,090 $35,880 -5.0%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $34,050 $34,890 -2.4%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $33,910 $39,460 -14.1%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $33,830 $38,140 -11.3%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $33,730 $39,530 -14.7%
Recreation Workers $33,700 $36,560 -7.8%
Telemarketers $33,640 $35,450 -5.1%
Forest and Conservation Workers $33,600 $43,680 -23.1%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $33,480 $35,840 -6.6%
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other $33,370 $32,640 +2.2%
Pharmacy Aides $33,270 $37,680 -11.7%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $32,990 $35,060 -5.9%
School Bus Monitors $32,740 $35,100 -6.7%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $32,620 $35,510 -8.1%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $32,580 $37,290 -12.6%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $31,680 $41,640 -23.9%
Retail Salespersons $31,360 $35,410 -11.4%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $31,200 $41,600 -25.0%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $31,150 $37,080 -16.0%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $30,810 $35,670 -13.6%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $30,590 $35,070 -12.8%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,510 $36,780 -17.0%
Food Preparation Workers $30,360 $35,320 -14.0%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $30,110 $35,360 -14.8%
Animal Caretakers $30,080 $35,360 -14.9%
Parking Attendants $30,070 $35,150 -14.5%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $30,060 $38,760 -22.4%
Library Assistants, Clerical $29,480 $36,910 -20.1%
Dishwashers $29,300 $34,810 -15.8%
Physical Therapist Aides $29,120 $35,240 -17.4%
Cashiers $28,970 $32,880 -11.9%
Cooks, Fast Food $28,510 $30,890 -7.7%
Childcare Workers $28,420 $34,980 -18.8%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,390 $31,200 -9.0%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,210 $33,980 -17.0%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $28,210 $31,200 -9.6%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,430 $32,150 -14.7%
Cooks, All Other $26,060 $37,690 -30.9%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $25,720 $32,910 -21.8%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $25,460 $33,580 -24.2%
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $23,720 $36,300 -34.7%
Motion Picture Projectionists $23,210 $38,270 -39.4%
Gambling Dealers $23,020 $34,320 -32.9%
Bartenders $21,720 $34,340 -36.8%
Waiters and Waitresses $21,000 $35,230 -40.4%

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