Michigan — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

BLS OES May 2025

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

Job titleMedian salary (Michigan)US national medianvs national
Radiologists $485,920 $420,860 +15.5%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $428,570 $232,140 +84.6%
Cardiologists $419,030 $496,010 -15.5%
Emergency Medicine Physicians $417,760 $335,550 +24.5%
Dermatologists $414,910 $328,730 +26.2%
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $413,450 $358,550 +15.3%
Surgeons, All Other $412,460 $414,010 -0.4%
Orthodontists $357,090 $289,140 +23.5%
Physicians, Pathologists $303,070 $312,400 -3.0%
Psychiatrists $291,850 $281,870 +3.5%
Chief Executives $255,560 $213,990 +19.4%
Nurse Anesthetists $247,010 $236,590 +4.4%
Dentists, All Other Specialists $229,150 $224,990 +1.8%
Family Medicine Physicians $214,070 $244,180 -12.3%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $209,650 $292,910 -28.4%
Pediatricians, General $204,690 $210,040 -2.5%
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $179,720 $300,080 -40.1%
Dentists, General $169,930 $170,950 -0.6%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $166,930 $171,270 -2.5%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $163,760 $175,140 -6.5%
Podiatrists $162,140 $160,300 +1.1%
Physicians, All Other $155,480 $265,930 -41.5%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $151,620 $149,230 +1.6%
General Internal Medicine Physicians $149,990 $256,560 -41.5%
Purchasing Managers $142,120 $148,080 -4.0%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $141,680 $128,500 +10.3%
Financial Managers $139,370 $166,570 -16.3%
Human Resources Managers $138,930 $149,280 -6.9%
Marketing Managers $138,510 $166,790 -17.0%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $138,130 $101,420 +36.2%
Medical Dosimetrists $137,970 $147,470 -6.4%
Pharmacists $137,860 $140,910 -2.2%
Sales Managers $136,870 $148,270 -7.7%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $136,130 $98,700 +37.9%
Optometrists $135,650 $136,570 -0.7%
Managers, All Other $134,260 $141,900 -5.4%
Physician Assistants $131,510 $135,880 -3.2%
Nurse Practitioners $131,450 $132,300 -0.6%
Database Architects $131,000 $139,500 -6.1%
Lawyers $130,520 $159,670 -18.3%
Nuclear Engineers $129,940 $133,970 -3.0%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $129,400 $123,920 +4.4%
Natural Sciences Managers $129,070 $167,220 -22.8%
Aerospace Engineers $128,960 $134,960 -4.4%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $127,420 $117,860 +8.1%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $127,230 $109,270 +16.4%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $127,200 $130,220 -2.3%
Commercial Pilots $126,670 $123,220 +2.8%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $125,650 $104,920 +19.8%
Software Developers $125,570 $135,980 -7.7%
Veterinarians $125,390 $130,100 -3.6%
Nurse Midwives $125,140 $134,040 -6.6%
Engineers, All Other $121,000 $122,930 -1.6%
Industrial Production Managers $120,660 $126,060 -4.3%
Computer Hardware Engineers $119,670 $161,740 -26.0%
Air Traffic Controllers $118,930 $148,080 -19.7%
Physical Scientists, All Other $118,870 $122,570 -3.0%
Training and Development Managers $118,630 $133,000 -10.8%
Public Relations Managers $117,900 $146,910 -19.7%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $116,780 $106,730 +9.4%
Sales Engineers $114,180 $124,900 -8.6%
Fundraising Managers $113,360 $125,470 -9.7%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $112,730 $94,980 +18.7%
Computer Network Architects $112,040 $134,050 -16.4%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $111,190 $99,080 +12.2%
Biochemists and Biophysicists $109,340 $127,410 -14.2%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $109,090 $100,310 +8.8%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $108,970 $107,310 +1.5%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $108,500 $104,590 +3.7%
Administrative Services Managers $108,210 $114,130 -5.2%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $107,780 $115,160 -6.4%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $107,690 $96,980 +11.0%
Medical and Health Services Managers $107,570 $123,860 -13.2%
Materials Scientists $107,410 $117,790 -8.8%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $107,060 $98,070 +9.2%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $106,890 $95,320 +12.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $106,600 $103,020 +3.5%
Economists $106,350 $124,720 -14.7%
Information Security Analysts $106,230 $129,180 -17.8%
Electrical Engineers $106,070 $120,630 -12.1%
Power Plant Operators $105,820 $102,040 +3.7%
Computer Occupations, All Other $105,680 $116,580 -9.3%
Environmental Engineers $105,080 $107,110 -1.9%
Mechanical Engineers $104,890 $104,110 +0.7%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $104,890 $99,650 +5.3%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $104,780 $103,170 +1.6%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $104,020 $105,870 -1.7%
Financial Risk Specialists $103,940 $117,330 -11.4%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $103,620 $84,620 +22.5%
Computer Systems Analysts $103,410 $105,850 -2.3%
Construction Managers $103,230 $114,990 -10.2%
Chemical Engineers $103,230 $125,040 -17.4%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $103,210 $99,070 +4.2%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $102,870 $84,290 +22.0%
Statisticians $102,710 $105,650 -2.8%
Commercial and Industrial Designers $102,160 $83,910 +21.7%
Gambling Managers $101,860 $93,220 +9.3%
Industrial Engineers $101,680 $102,440 -0.7%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $101,610 $133,660 -24.0%
Survey Researchers $101,550 $69,460 +46.2%
Hydrologists $101,060 $96,600 +4.6%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $101,030 $93,250 +8.3%
Project Management Specialists $100,970 $102,320 -1.3%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $100,940 $109,370 -7.7%
Physical Therapists $100,900 $102,760 -1.8%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $100,700 $96,870 +4.0%
Actuaries $100,640 $130,000 -22.6%
Data Scientists $100,590 $120,230 -16.3%
Gas Plant Operators $100,500 $87,820 +14.4%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $99,900 $80,340 +24.3%
Database Administrators $99,830 $104,620 -4.6%
General and Operations Managers $99,530 $105,770 -5.9%
History Teachers, Postsecondary $99,440 $83,820 +18.6%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $99,330 $79,940 +24.3%
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $99,140 $109,910 -9.8%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $99,100 $107,230 -7.6%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $98,720 $104,300 -5.3%
Web Developers $98,470 $92,650 +6.3%
Boilermakers $98,220 $76,410 +28.5%
Facilities Managers $98,150 $106,660 -8.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $98,140 $106,040 -7.5%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $97,790 $96,660 +1.2%
Audiologists $97,790 $95,780 +2.1%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $97,450 $72,990 +33.5%
Chemists $97,440 $91,240 +6.8%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $97,310 $106,220 -8.4%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $97,040 $352,220 -72.4%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $96,890 $74,340 +30.3%
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other $96,530 $70,720 +36.5%
Budget Analysts $96,430 $91,640 +5.2%
Radiation Therapists $95,890 $105,310 -8.9%
Financial and Investment Analysts $95,420 $102,740 -7.1%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $95,400 $101,370 -5.9%
Physicists $94,520 $172,250 -45.1%
Registered Nurses $94,300 $97,550 -3.3%
Materials Engineers $94,050 $112,860 -16.7%
Management Analysts $93,640 $101,860 -8.1%
Signal and Track Switch Repairers $93,060 $92,460 +0.6%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $92,750 $99,130 -6.4%
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $92,410 $115,210 -19.8%
Civil Engineers $92,100 $100,840 -8.7%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers $91,220 $58,970 +54.7%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $90,650 $93,790 -3.3%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $90,240 $78,760 +14.6%
Occupational Therapists $89,910 $100,330 -10.4%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $89,610 $80,260 +11.6%
Millwrights $89,190 $65,700 +35.8%
Speech-Language Pathologists $89,120 $97,870 -8.9%
Psychologists, All Other $88,510 $110,840 -20.1%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $88,430 $99,280 -10.9%
Sociologists $88,040 $106,030 -17.0%
Emergency Management Directors $87,880 $93,330 -5.8%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $87,840 $85,020 +3.3%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $87,670 $78,580 +11.6%
Fish and Game Wardens $87,460 $74,060 +18.1%
Art Directors $86,660 $114,850 -24.5%
Special Effects Artists and Animators $86,630 $102,030 -15.1%
Political Scientists $86,290 $142,080 -39.3%
Social and Community Service Managers $85,500 $80,390 +6.4%
Technical Writers $85,270 $90,390 -5.7%
Epidemiologists $84,990 $87,220 -2.6%
Genetic Counselors $84,970 $100,040 -15.1%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $84,730 $100,580 -15.8%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $84,620 $95,480 -11.4%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $84,310 $103,410 -18.5%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $84,260 $101,110 -16.7%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $84,080 $90,150 -6.7%
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $84,030 $96,710 -13.1%
School Psychologists $83,960 $95,990 -12.5%
Dental Hygienists $83,790 $98,100 -14.6%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $83,690 $77,270 +8.3%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $83,500 $75,870 +10.1%
Operations Research Analysts $83,480 $88,940 -6.1%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $83,370 $80,340 +3.8%
Logisticians $83,200 $82,320 +1.1%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $83,190 $79,350 +4.8%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $82,990 $78,620 +5.6%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $82,800 $78,620 +5.3%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $82,620 $89,900 -8.1%
Computer and Information Research Scientists $82,590 $140,300 -41.1%
Real Estate Brokers $82,510 $73,220 +12.7%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $82,490 $96,590 -14.6%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,440 $82,890 -0.5%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $81,810 $83,050 -1.5%
Biological Scientists, All Other $81,540 $98,920 -17.6%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $81,380 $97,590 -16.6%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $81,010 $104,000 -22.1%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $80,990 $101,920 -20.5%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $80,650 $74,310 +8.5%
Agricultural Engineers $80,490 $98,590 -18.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $80,430 $76,400 +5.3%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $80,190 $63,800 +25.7%
Education Administrators, All Other $80,190 $95,200 -15.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $80,170 $87,520 -8.4%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $79,910 $75,350 +6.1%
Respiratory Therapists $79,850 $82,280 -3.0%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $79,760 $66,270 +20.4%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $79,480 $78,210 +1.6%
Instructional Coordinators $79,290 $77,440 +2.4%
Ship Engineers $79,170 $109,530 -27.7%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $79,150 $76,780 +3.1%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $78,960 $78,000 +1.2%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $78,870 $80,250 -1.7%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $78,850 $78,000 +1.1%
Accountants and Auditors $78,820 $83,680 -5.8%
Microbiologists $78,680 $87,990 -10.6%
Special Education Teachers, All Other $78,540 $76,580 +2.6%
Urban and Regional Planners $78,510 $89,320 -12.1%
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators $78,240 $77,320 +1.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $78,180 $79,920 -2.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $78,150 $77,970 +0.2%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $78,050 $74,260 +5.1%
Cost Estimators $77,990 $78,740 -1.0%
Personal Financial Advisors $77,930 $105,070 -25.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $77,810 $79,860 -2.6%
Landscape Architects $77,670 $79,870 -2.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $77,550 $93,530 -17.1%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $77,460 $75,920 +2.0%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $77,400 $66,270 +16.8%
Compliance Officers $77,390 $80,730 -4.1%
Insurance Underwriters $77,380 $81,370 -4.9%
Funeral Home Managers $77,140 $78,790 -2.1%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $77,130 $65,790 +17.2%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $77,060 $78,240 -1.5%
Food Scientists and Technologists $76,940 $88,720 -13.3%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $76,770 $76,590 +0.2%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $76,680 $77,570 -1.1%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $76,420 $80,110 -4.6%
Electricians $76,270 $63,190 +20.7%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $76,270 $75,530 +1.0%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $76,210 $112,230 -32.1%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $76,080 $82,220 -7.5%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $76,040 $66,810 +13.8%
Foresters $75,920 $76,400 -0.6%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $75,860 $64,830 +17.0%
Orthotists and Prosthetists $75,810 $81,110 -6.5%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $75,450 $70,070 +7.7%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $75,090 $81,390 -7.7%
Financial Specialists, All Other $75,040 $81,100 -7.5%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $74,900 $79,870 -6.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,800 $78,190 -4.3%
Credit Analysts $74,640 $83,510 -10.6%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $74,600 $65,120 +14.6%
Loan Officers $74,470 $76,690 -2.9%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $74,360 $74,330 +0.0%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $73,960 $78,350 -5.6%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $73,860 $76,870 -3.9%
Labor Relations Specialists $73,760 $95,420 -22.7%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $73,730 $76,210 -3.3%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $73,480 $78,660 -6.6%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $73,380 $69,990 +4.8%
Brokerage Clerks $73,350 $65,750 +11.6%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons $72,990 $57,660 +26.6%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,980 $72,080 +1.2%
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers $72,450 $76,170 -4.9%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $72,430 $78,120 -7.3%
Mechanical Drafters $72,280 $71,550 +1.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $72,170 $74,450 -3.1%
Surveyors $72,080 $75,440 -4.5%
Chiropractors $71,220 $79,200 -10.1%
Financial Examiners $71,050 $94,160 -24.5%
Construction and Building Inspectors $71,040 $74,690 -4.9%
Massage Therapists $70,960 $58,450 +21.4%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $70,550 $77,640 -9.1%
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $70,140 $67,820 +3.4%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians $69,840 $82,890 -15.7%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $69,540 $61,770 +12.6%
Human Resources Specialists $69,520 $75,940 -8.5%
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment $69,510 $84,890 -18.1%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $68,170 $74,510 -8.5%
Drafters, All Other $67,750 $63,520 +6.7%
Healthcare Social Workers $67,600 $67,880 -0.4%
Transportation Security Screeners $67,390 $66,770 +0.9%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $67,310 $61,560 +9.3%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $67,150 $68,020 -1.3%
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $66,970 $68,840 -2.7%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $66,850 $76,400 -12.5%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $66,840 $76,590 -12.7%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $66,830 $54,210 +23.3%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $66,780 $78,760 -15.2%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $66,680 $65,510 +1.8%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $66,360 $68,990 -3.8%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $66,280 $72,110 -8.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $66,140 $74,090 -10.7%
Fundraisers $66,130 $72,550 -8.8%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $66,030 $72,040 -8.3%
Computer Network Support Specialists $65,900 $76,220 -13.5%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $65,890 $79,520 -17.1%
Computer Programmers $65,860 $100,390 -34.4%
Agricultural Inspectors $65,730 $49,940 +31.6%
Producers and Directors $65,720 $90,360 -27.3%
Tool and Die Makers $65,590 $64,050 +2.4%
Mathematicians $65,510 $126,710 -48.3%
Acupuncturists $65,490 $76,040 -13.9%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $65,460 $64,400 +1.6%
Soil and Plant Scientists $65,390 $78,850 -17.1%
Public Relations Specialists $65,300 $74,750 -12.6%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $65,110 $63,970 +1.8%
Farm and Home Management Educators $65,030 $60,220 +8.0%
Advertising Sales Agents $64,800 $64,820 -0.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $64,720 $69,500 -6.9%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $64,700 $70,770 -8.6%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $64,690 $62,470 +3.6%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $64,640 $68,120 -5.1%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,510 $66,120 -2.4%
Sheet Metal Workers $64,490 $61,800 +4.4%
Rail Car Repairers $64,370 $67,530 -4.7%
Training and Development Specialists $64,350 $69,280 -7.1%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,250 $64,520 -0.4%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $64,130 $63,520 +1.0%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $64,020 $58,940 +8.6%
Life Scientists, All Other $63,960 $93,750 -31.8%
Archivists $63,890 $64,550 -1.0%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $63,830 $71,240 -10.4%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $63,790 $64,370 -0.9%
Postal Service Clerks $63,650 $62,130 +2.4%
Tapers $63,630 $68,270 -6.8%
Conservation Scientists $63,500 $73,010 -13.0%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $63,500 $62,120 +2.2%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $63,440 $63,820 -0.6%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $63,440 $62,370 +1.7%
Fashion Designers $63,430 $80,960 -21.7%
Surgical Technologists $63,320 $64,650 -2.1%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $63,300 $62,680 +1.0%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $63,260 $72,300 -12.5%
Curators $63,190 $63,420 -0.4%
Editors $63,090 $77,920 -19.0%
Historians $62,920 $76,750 -18.0%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $62,830 $62,780 +0.1%
Wind Turbine Service Technicians $62,800 $64,120 -2.1%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $62,760 $62,200 +0.9%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $62,690 $59,850 +4.7%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $62,570 $60,190 +4.0%
Flight Attendants $62,490 $63,580 -1.7%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $62,460 $73,900 -15.5%
Judicial Law Clerks $62,260 $64,920 -4.1%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $62,170 $62,890 -1.1%
Social Workers, All Other $62,140 $71,900 -13.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $62,090 $63,820 -2.7%
Insurance Sales Agents $61,900 $62,280 -0.6%
Airfield Operations Specialists $61,780 $56,850 +8.7%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $61,700 $63,890 -3.4%
Recreational Therapists $61,700 $61,960 -0.4%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $61,690 $59,350 +3.9%
Carpenters $61,680 $60,580 +1.8%
Physical Therapist Assistants $61,670 $68,380 -9.8%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $61,670 $59,650 +3.4%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $61,620 $49,030 +25.7%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $61,600 $72,420 -14.9%
Pipelayers $61,560 $49,000 +25.6%
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic $61,550 $63,870 -3.6%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $61,420 $61,770 -0.6%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $60,950 $53,710 +13.5%
Meter Readers, Utilities $60,870 $48,150 +26.4%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $60,850 $61,010 -0.3%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,830 $60,280 +0.9%
Food Service Managers $60,790 $69,390 -12.4%
Medical Equipment Repairers $60,680 $61,660 -1.6%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $60,650 $65,030 -6.7%
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic $60,540 $63,340 -4.4%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $60,450 $55,010 +9.9%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $60,410 $49,080 +23.1%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $60,350 $69,990 -13.8%
Pourers and Casters, Metal $60,280 $51,810 +16.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $60,280 $62,890 -4.2%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $60,220 $44,390 +35.7%
Social Science Research Assistants $60,210 $61,990 -2.9%
Lighting Technicians $60,210 $68,060 -11.5%
Chefs and Head Cooks $60,070 $62,470 -3.8%
Animal Scientists $60,010 $68,940 -13.0%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $60,010 $68,270 -12.1%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $59,900 $61,540 -2.7%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,880 $60,550 -1.1%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $59,860 $57,020 +5.0%
Crane and Tower Operators $59,740 $68,080 -12.3%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $59,590 $60,850 -2.1%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $59,570 $46,420 +28.3%
Roofers $59,530 $55,440 +7.4%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $59,490 $58,470 +1.7%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $59,440 $64,330 -7.6%
Music Directors and Composers $59,400 $73,710 -19.4%
Interior Designers $59,340 $67,190 -11.7%
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $59,310 $74,500 -20.4%
Athletic Trainers $59,280 $62,520 -5.2%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,270 $59,550 -0.5%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $59,270 $60,020 -1.2%
Stonemasons $59,160 $57,390 +3.1%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $59,100 $62,280 -5.1%
Film and Video Editors $59,100 $75,420 -21.6%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $59,040 $57,430 +2.8%
Lodging Managers $58,970 $69,250 -14.8%
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $58,860 $53,350 +10.3%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $58,860 $58,340 +0.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $58,840 $58,430 +0.7%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other $58,720 $73,620 -20.2%
Riggers $58,490 $62,640 -6.6%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $58,440 $58,930 -0.8%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $58,330 $66,150 -11.8%
Audio and Video Technicians $58,300 $58,100 +0.3%
Avionics Technicians $58,280 $82,280 -29.2%
Chemical Technicians $58,180 $60,390 -3.7%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $57,990 $64,950 -10.7%
Therapists, All Other $57,970 $77,930 -25.6%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $57,900 $58,870 -1.6%
Real Estate Sales Agents $57,880 $52,830 +9.6%
Continuous Mining Machine Operators $57,760 $61,810 -6.6%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $57,550 $50,960 +12.9%
Graphic Designers $57,350 $62,960 -8.9%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,180 $58,640 -2.5%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $56,880 $54,890 +3.6%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $56,870 $55,570 +2.3%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $56,870 $59,300 -4.1%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $56,610 $52,540 +7.7%
Clergy $56,490 $60,810 -7.1%
Surgical Assistants $56,430 $66,800 -15.5%
Health Education Specialists $56,360 $64,070 -12.0%
Computer User Support Specialists $56,240 $61,860 -9.1%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $56,160 $58,260 -3.6%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $55,830 $60,070 -7.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $55,460 $59,320 -6.5%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $55,290 $74,990 -26.3%
Hearing Aid Specialists $55,100 $65,160 -15.4%
Exercise Physiologists $55,080 $59,460 -7.4%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $54,680 $66,140 -17.3%
Firefighters $54,640 $59,280 -7.8%
Commercial Divers $54,620 $72,990 -25.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $54,500 $55,940 -2.6%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $54,220 $53,340 +1.6%
Logging Workers, All Other $54,140 $50,840 +6.5%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $54,120 $50,620 +6.9%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $54,120 $51,320 +5.5%
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas $54,020 $67,890 -20.4%
Bailiffs $53,810 $56,600 -4.9%
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic $53,780 $58,000 -7.3%
Highway Maintenance Workers $53,750 $50,260 +6.9%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $53,590 $92,460 -42.0%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $53,310 $53,040 +0.5%
Personal Service Managers, All Other $52,840 $69,770 -24.3%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $52,780 $61,160 -13.7%
Glaziers $52,770 $57,080 -7.6%
Mechanical Door Repairers $52,370 $55,720 -6.0%
Machinists $52,360 $58,750 -10.9%
Marriage and Family Therapists $52,270 $66,940 -21.9%
Credit Counselors $52,160 $52,230 -0.1%
Home Appliance Repairers $52,160 $50,990 +2.3%
Food Science Technicians $52,130 $52,130 +0.0%
Paramedics $52,080 $60,600 -14.1%
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $52,000 $58,160 -10.6%
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other $51,920 $54,680 -5.0%
Sound Engineering Technicians $51,840 $73,130 -29.1%
Log Graders and Scalers $51,810 $46,330 +11.8%
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas $51,720 $46,960 +10.1%
Fallers $51,700 $52,100 -0.8%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $51,500 $50,020 +3.0%
Floor Sanders and Finishers $51,400 $50,440 +1.9%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $51,310 $51,520 -0.4%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $51,290 $55,090 -6.9%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $51,210 $153,990 -66.7%
Biological Technicians $51,070 $57,510 -11.2%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $51,030 $49,690 +2.7%
Set and Exhibit Designers $50,910 $75,240 -32.3%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $50,870 $56,550 -10.0%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $50,800 $59,920 -15.2%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $50,650 $49,400 +2.5%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,560 $48,750 +3.7%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,540 $50,270 +0.5%
Bridge and Lock Tenders $50,540 $57,700 -12.4%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $50,340 $54,240 -7.2%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $50,290 $39,320 +27.9%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $50,060 $58,040 -13.7%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $50,040 $49,880 +0.3%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $50,020 $56,730 -11.8%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $49,990 $53,750 -7.0%
Procurement Clerks $49,980 $50,580 -1.2%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $49,730 $42,540 +16.9%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $49,710 $47,380 +4.9%
Statistical Assistants $49,660 $50,330 -1.3%
Construction Laborers $49,590 $47,120 +5.2%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $49,570 $49,610 -0.1%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $49,540 $58,650 -15.5%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $49,490 $50,340 -1.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,480 $51,610 -4.1%
Community Health Workers $49,380 $51,850 -4.8%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $49,300 $50,890 -3.1%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $49,180 $46,350 +6.1%
Medical Appliance Technicians $49,140 $48,030 +2.3%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $48,980 $50,670 -3.3%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $48,840 $50,080 -2.5%
Dental Assistants $48,820 $48,070 +1.6%
Carpet Installers $48,790 $50,340 -3.1%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $48,690 $48,700 -0.0%
Private Detectives and Investigators $48,650 $51,220 -5.0%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $48,550 $46,680 +4.0%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $48,520 $50,290 -3.5%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $48,440 $56,210 -13.8%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,400 $52,800 -8.3%
Animal Control Workers $48,340 $45,660 +5.9%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $48,250 $50,610 -4.7%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $48,240 $44,810 +7.7%
Medical Records Specialists $48,120 $51,140 -5.9%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $48,070 $48,420 -0.7%
Word Processors and Typists $47,970 $49,280 -2.7%
Tile and Stone Setters $47,950 $55,690 -13.9%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $47,950 $51,330 -6.6%
Cargo and Freight Agents $47,940 $52,260 -8.3%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $47,900 $57,550 -16.8%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $47,860 $49,230 -2.8%
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $47,850 $58,170 -17.7%
Broadcast Technicians $47,730 $59,570 -19.9%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $47,680 $43,380 +9.9%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $47,660 $59,050 -19.3%
Wellhead Pumpers $47,630 $69,960 -31.9%
Logging Equipment Operators $47,610 $49,740 -4.3%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,580 $49,590 -4.1%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $47,570 $47,810 -0.5%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $47,470 $49,230 -3.6%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $47,410 $48,040 -1.3%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $47,350 $48,220 -1.8%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $47,260 $41,590 +13.6%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $47,250 $50,690 -6.8%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers $47,230 $65,380 -27.8%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $47,210 $45,670 +3.4%
Bill and Account Collectors $47,130 $47,030 +0.2%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers $47,080 $53,140 -11.4%
Coaches and Scouts $47,050 $47,320 -0.6%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $46,980 $47,450 -1.0%
Religious Workers, All Other $46,960 $45,280 +3.7%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $46,960 $48,690 -3.6%
Billing and Posting Clerks $46,890 $48,500 -3.3%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $46,860 $47,630 -1.6%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $46,830 $38,020 +23.2%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $46,800 $56,460 -17.1%
New Accounts Clerks $46,780 $47,670 -1.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $46,770 $49,100 -4.7%
Motorboat Operators $46,760 $47,520 -1.6%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $46,750 $45,570 +2.6%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $46,730 $47,880 -2.4%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,680 $50,620 -7.8%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $46,640 $47,340 -1.5%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $46,620 $43,370 +7.5%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,500 $48,540 -4.2%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $46,490 $49,120 -5.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,430 $48,520 -4.3%
Tax Preparers $46,400 $54,920 -15.5%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $46,380 $49,450 -6.2%
Bus Drivers, School $46,380 $47,920 -3.2%
Travel Agents $46,250 $50,160 -7.8%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers $46,150 $48,110 -4.1%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,120 $46,330 -0.5%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,020 $47,540 -3.2%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,920 $47,180 -2.7%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $45,850 $40,130 +14.3%
Psychiatric Aides $45,800 $44,910 +2.0%
Fence Erectors $45,800 $47,980 -4.5%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $45,760 $49,500 -7.6%
Forest and Conservation Technicians $45,760 $54,560 -16.1%
Medical Equipment Preparers $45,670 $47,700 -4.3%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $45,590 $52,100 -12.5%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $45,540 $47,550 -4.2%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $45,520 $47,160 -3.5%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $45,490 $39,460 +15.3%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $45,470 $46,460 -2.1%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $45,460 $46,550 -2.3%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $45,400 $52,600 -13.7%
Interpreters and Translators $45,310 $60,170 -24.7%
Desktop Publishers $45,300 $55,290 -18.1%
Printing Press Operators $45,280 $45,780 -1.1%
Furniture Finishers $45,260 $44,540 +1.6%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $45,250 $46,170 -2.0%
Skincare Specialists $45,240 $45,330 -0.2%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $45,220 $46,420 -2.6%
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas $45,180 $58,620 -22.9%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,140 $45,260 -0.3%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,140 $47,720 -5.4%
Helpers--Carpenters $44,960 $43,780 +2.7%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $44,900 $54,430 -17.5%
Upholsterers $44,890 $46,340 -3.1%
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $44,880 $44,040 +1.9%
Office Clerks, General $44,820 $45,010 -0.4%
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $44,720 $38,180 +17.1%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,670 $48,250 -7.4%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,620 $46,570 -4.2%
Rehabilitation Counselors $44,580 $46,850 -4.8%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $44,490 $48,570 -8.4%
Pest Control Workers $44,470 $45,250 -1.7%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $44,460 $46,340 -4.1%
Woodworkers, All Other $44,450 $44,530 -0.2%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $44,430 $38,300 +16.0%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $44,430 $42,660 +4.1%
Tire Builders $44,420 $57,390 -22.6%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $44,400 $43,530 +2.0%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $44,350 $45,850 -3.3%
Pharmacy Technicians $44,340 $45,750 -3.1%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,310 $48,990 -9.6%
Order Clerks $44,240 $46,170 -4.2%
Helpers--Electricians $44,240 $42,670 +3.7%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $44,180 $45,920 -3.8%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $44,160 $48,280 -8.5%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,090 $50,140 -12.1%
Material Moving Workers, All Other $44,090 $41,800 +5.5%
Parts Salespersons $44,070 $38,630 +14.1%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $43,980 $46,880 -6.2%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $43,950 $46,380 -5.2%
Customer Service Representatives $43,950 $44,770 -1.8%
File Clerks $43,950 $43,600 +0.8%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $43,910 $46,860 -6.3%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $43,630 $39,630 +10.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $43,540 $48,560 -10.3%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $43,470 $50,060 -13.2%
Etchers and Engravers $43,180 $43,310 -0.3%
Psychiatric Technicians $43,140 $45,130 -4.4%
Light Truck Drivers $43,000 $44,860 -4.1%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $42,810 $42,360 +1.1%
Agricultural Technicians $42,780 $49,630 -13.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $42,740 $48,590 -12.0%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $42,530 $47,920 -11.2%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $42,380 $41,730 +1.6%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $42,320 $41,220 +2.7%
Helpers--Roofers $41,750 $44,160 -5.5%
Subway and Streetcar Operators $41,710 $86,380 -51.7%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $41,690 $43,220 -3.5%
Helpers--Production Workers $41,660 $39,070 +6.6%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $41,600 $52,000 -20.0%
Aircraft Service Attendants $41,360 $40,450 +2.2%
Opticians, Dispensing $41,180 $47,260 -12.9%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $41,100 $45,930 -10.5%
Crematory Operators $40,970 $43,650 -6.1%
Correspondence Clerks $40,780 $46,800 -12.9%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $40,460 $42,290 -4.3%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $40,350 $46,800 -13.8%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $40,280 $48,430 -16.8%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $40,260 $42,770 -5.9%
Passenger Attendants $40,250 $37,720 +6.7%
Food Batchmakers $40,160 $42,290 -5.0%
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other $40,140 $32,640 +23.0%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $40,110 $45,950 -12.7%
Motorcycle Mechanics $40,100 $48,580 -17.5%
Hoist and Winch Operators $40,070 $56,450 -29.0%
Emergency Medical Technicians $39,870 $44,470 -10.3%
Medical Assistants $39,870 $45,690 -12.7%
Phlebotomists $39,860 $45,230 -11.9%
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $39,840 $42,670 -6.6%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $39,830 $42,910 -7.2%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,790 $45,760 -13.0%
Residential Advisors $39,730 $42,240 -5.9%
Driver/Sales Workers $39,610 $38,770 +2.2%
Nursing Assistants $39,570 $42,260 -6.4%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $39,500 $41,670 -5.2%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,490 $44,350 -11.0%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $39,350 $40,140 -2.0%
Counter and Rental Clerks $39,350 $41,300 -4.7%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $39,340 $42,420 -7.3%
Tellers $39,240 $43,030 -8.8%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $39,180 $35,730 +9.7%
Social and Human Service Assistants $39,160 $45,930 -14.7%
Occupational Therapy Aides $39,050 $39,160 -0.3%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $39,000 $51,440 -24.2%
Bicycle Repairers $38,910 $42,780 -9.0%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,860 $40,240 -3.4%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $38,750 $39,680 -2.3%
Gambling Cage Workers $38,710 $37,580 +3.0%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $38,680 $35,660 +8.5%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators $38,650 $55,490 -30.3%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $38,610 $40,610 -4.9%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $38,500 $41,600 -7.5%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $38,120 $39,150 -2.6%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,120 $39,530 -3.6%
Data Entry Keyers $38,080 $41,340 -7.9%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $37,960 $38,150 -0.5%
Production Workers, All Other $37,950 $40,110 -5.4%
Couriers and Messengers $37,940 $39,200 -3.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,940 $44,080 -13.9%
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $37,910 $36,220 +4.7%
Traffic Technicians $37,890 $59,090 -35.9%
Waiters and Waitresses $37,760 $35,230 +7.2%
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $37,720 $34,980 +7.8%
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,600 $43,960 -14.5%
Motion Picture Projectionists $37,590 $38,270 -1.8%
Gambling Service Workers, All Other $37,550 $36,310 +3.4%
Telephone Operators $37,550 $41,740 -10.0%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $37,500 $41,640 -9.9%
Sewing Machine Operators $37,490 $36,670 +2.2%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,470 $38,010 -1.4%
Parking Enforcement Workers $37,460 $46,730 -19.8%
Counselors, All Other $37,390 $50,860 -26.5%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $37,390 $38,630 -3.2%
Tutors $37,380 $43,350 -13.8%
Medical Transcriptionists $37,280 $40,410 -7.7%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $37,280 $38,760 -3.8%
Transportation Workers, All Other $37,190 $45,650 -18.5%
Tire Repairers and Changers $37,130 $37,710 -1.5%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $37,110 $38,140 -2.7%
Cooks, All Other $37,110 $37,690 -1.5%
Security Guards $37,080 $38,020 -2.5%
Cooks, Restaurant $36,980 $37,390 -1.1%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $36,900 $39,280 -6.1%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $36,890 $35,760 +3.2%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $36,880 $40,960 -10.0%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $36,870 $37,450 -1.5%
Bartenders $36,780 $34,340 +7.1%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,710 $39,390 -6.8%
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers $36,700 $41,380 -11.3%
Taxi Drivers $36,670 $42,100 -12.9%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $36,540 $38,100 -4.1%
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $36,540 $38,670 -5.5%
Dietetic Technicians $36,420 $37,640 -3.2%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $36,330 $37,290 -2.6%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $36,290 $35,060 +3.5%
Orderlies $36,220 $38,290 -5.4%
Pharmacy Aides $36,130 $37,680 -4.1%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,050 $36,840 -2.1%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers $35,940 $37,800 -4.9%
Stockers and Order Fillers $35,930 $37,330 -3.8%
Floral Designers $35,890 $37,360 -3.9%
Transportation Inspectors $35,890 $92,100 -61.0%
Bakers $35,830 $37,160 -3.6%
Concierges $35,740 $38,950 -8.2%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $35,530 $51,120 -30.5%
Barbers $35,490 $38,210 -7.1%
Funeral Attendants $35,380 $35,680 -0.8%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $35,340 $36,280 -2.6%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $35,110 $36,780 -4.5%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $35,100 $34,890 +0.6%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $35,100 $35,840 -2.1%
Recreation Workers $35,090 $36,560 -4.0%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $35,000 $35,800 -2.2%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $34,820 $35,790 -2.7%
Library Technicians $34,680 $44,580 -22.2%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,650 $35,510 -2.4%
Retail Salespersons $34,640 $35,410 -2.2%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $34,560 $40,710 -15.1%
Library Assistants, Clerical $34,510 $36,910 -6.5%
Cooks, Short Order $34,510 $35,880 -3.8%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $34,260 $35,360 -3.1%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $33,990 $37,180 -8.6%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $33,890 $35,830 -5.4%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $33,870 $35,070 -3.4%
Parking Attendants $33,690 $35,150 -4.2%
Telemarketers $33,040 $35,450 -6.8%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $32,660 $36,670 -10.9%
School Bus Monitors $32,480 $35,100 -7.5%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $32,150 $41,600 -22.7%
Costume Attendants $31,920 $50,400 -36.7%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $31,770 $35,450 -10.4%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $31,700 $41,330 -23.3%
Dishwashers $31,300 $34,810 -10.1%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $31,280 $35,670 -12.3%
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $31,270 $37,280 -16.1%
Food Preparation Workers $31,180 $35,320 -11.7%
Childcare Workers $30,970 $34,980 -11.5%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $30,930 $37,080 -16.6%
Animal Trainers $30,820 $39,990 -22.9%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $30,530 $32,910 -7.2%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $30,390 $33,980 -10.6%
Animal Caretakers $30,320 $35,360 -14.3%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons $30,300 $40,470 -25.1%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $29,760 $33,580 -11.4%
Cashiers $29,740 $32,880 -9.5%
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $29,640 $36,300 -18.3%
Cooks, Fast Food $29,460 $30,890 -4.6%
Physical Therapist Aides $29,350 $35,240 -16.7%
Gambling Dealers $29,120 $34,320 -15.2%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $28,950 $31,200 -7.2%
Agricultural Workers, All Other $28,950 $39,850 -27.4%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,930 $31,200 -7.3%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $28,580 $32,150 -11.1%
Craft Artists $25,960 $46,080 -43.7%
Shampooers $25,960 $32,600 -20.4%

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