New Jersey — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

BLS OES May 2025

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

Job titleMedian salary (New Jersey)US national medianvs national
Radiologists $482,700 $420,860 +14.7%
Surgeons, All Other $437,890 $414,010 +5.8%
Physicians, Pathologists $355,970 $312,400 +13.9%
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $341,430 $358,550 -4.8%
Emergency Medicine Physicians $315,340 $335,550 -6.0%
Chief Executives $310,440 $213,990 +45.1%
Family Medicine Physicians $292,170 $244,180 +19.7%
Nurse Anesthetists $291,350 $236,590 +23.1%
Pediatric Surgeons $288,930 $559,030 -48.3%
Cardiologists $286,540 $496,010 -42.2%
Physicians, All Other $285,010 $265,930 +7.2%
Athletes and Sports Competitors $253,870 $66,710 +280.6%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $228,870 $292,910 -21.9%
Commercial Pilots $226,710 $123,220 +84.0%
Neurologists $222,120 $248,560 -10.6%
Natural Sciences Managers $207,030 $167,220 +23.8%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $204,160 $153,990 +32.6%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $203,460 $175,140 +16.2%
Dentists, All Other Specialists $201,840 $224,990 -10.3%
Pediatricians, General $201,560 $210,040 -4.0%
Financial Managers $199,110 $166,570 +19.5%
Psychiatrists $194,070 $281,870 -31.1%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $180,640 $171,270 +5.5%
Marketing Managers $180,040 $166,790 +7.9%
Public Relations Managers $174,980 $146,910 +19.1%
Purchasing Managers $174,520 $148,080 +17.9%
General and Operations Managers $173,690 $105,770 +64.2%
Sales Managers $173,020 $148,270 +16.7%
Human Resources Managers $172,440 $149,280 +15.5%
Dentists, General $171,330 $170,950 +0.2%
Medical Dosimetrists $170,650 $147,470 +15.7%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $168,370 $149,230 +12.8%
Economists $167,550 $124,720 +34.3%
Physician Assistants $165,690 $135,880 +21.9%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $165,390 $133,660 +23.7%
Physicists $163,270 $172,250 -5.2%
Computer Network Architects $162,350 $134,050 +21.1%
Managers, All Other $161,510 $141,900 +13.8%
Lawyers $161,430 $159,670 +1.1%
Training and Development Managers $160,540 $133,000 +20.7%
Podiatrists $160,300 $160,300 +0.0%
Veterinarians $160,140 $130,100 +23.1%
Nurse Practitioners $159,310 $132,300 +20.4%
Optometrists $159,040 $136,570 +16.5%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $158,730 $130,220 +21.9%
Personal Financial Advisors $158,570 $105,070 +50.9%
Nurse Midwives $153,970 $134,040 +14.9%
Industrial Production Managers $147,260 $126,060 +16.8%
Medical and Health Services Managers $145,650 $123,860 +17.6%
Administrative Services Managers $144,460 $114,130 +26.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $142,990 $106,040 +34.8%
Computer Hardware Engineers $142,880 $161,740 -11.7%
Actuaries $142,800 $130,000 +9.8%
Computer and Information Research Scientists $140,840 $140,300 +0.4%
Fundraising Managers $140,500 $125,470 +12.0%
Sales Engineers $139,010 $124,900 +11.3%
Construction Managers $138,230 $114,990 +20.2%
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $137,920 $109,910 +25.5%
Pharmacists $137,620 $140,910 -2.3%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $137,440 $105,870 +29.8%
Software Developers $135,940 $135,980 -0.0%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $135,760 $128,500 +5.6%
Data Scientists $135,280 $120,230 +12.5%
Chiropractors $134,990 $79,200 +70.4%
Information Security Analysts $134,820 $129,180 +4.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $133,210 $93,530 +42.4%
Engineers, All Other $132,450 $122,930 +7.7%
Air Traffic Controllers $132,230 $148,080 -10.7%
Psychologists, All Other $132,220 $110,840 +19.3%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $131,930 $103,170 +27.9%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $131,570 $104,590 +25.8%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $131,380 $98,700 +33.1%
Power Plant Operators $131,370 $102,040 +28.7%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $131,360 $104,920 +25.2%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $130,610 $107,230 +21.8%
Radiation Therapists $129,460 $105,310 +22.9%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $129,280 $103,410 +25.0%
Financial Risk Specialists $129,220 $117,330 +10.1%
Art Directors $129,200 $114,850 +12.5%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $128,320 $117,860 +8.9%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $128,220 $106,730 +20.1%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $127,090 $100,580 +26.4%
Chemical Engineers $126,760 $125,040 +1.4%
Hydrologists $126,680 $96,600 +31.1%
Aerospace Engineers $126,430 $134,960 -6.3%
Database Administrators $125,860 $104,620 +20.3%
Electrical Engineers $125,370 $120,630 +3.9%
Acupuncturists $125,260 $76,040 +64.7%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $124,280 $101,370 +22.6%
Facilities Managers $124,110 $106,660 +16.4%
Project Management Specialists $122,980 $102,320 +20.2%
Computer Systems Analysts $122,890 $105,850 +16.1%
Music Directors and Composers $122,750 $73,710 +66.5%
Biochemists and Biophysicists $122,620 $127,410 -3.8%
Technical Writers $122,320 $90,390 +35.3%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $121,580 $95,320 +27.5%
Emergency Management Directors $120,990 $93,330 +29.6%
Database Architects $120,790 $139,500 -13.4%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $120,180 $99,070 +21.3%
Producers and Directors $119,840 $90,360 +32.6%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $119,470 $104,300 +14.5%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $119,370 $115,160 +3.7%
Audiologists $119,230 $95,780 +24.5%
Orthotists and Prosthetists $118,950 $81,110 +46.7%
Labor Relations Specialists $118,370 $95,420 +24.1%
Ship Engineers $118,310 $109,530 +8.0%
Statisticians $118,280 $105,650 +12.0%
Genetic Counselors $117,750 $100,040 +17.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $117,450 $77,970 +50.6%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $116,420 $99,130 +17.4%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $116,300 $93,790 +24.0%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers $116,110 $58,970 +96.9%
Sound Engineering Technicians $115,190 $73,130 +57.5%
Carpet Installers $115,180 $50,340 +128.8%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $114,680 $109,370 +4.9%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $113,220 $62,780 +80.3%
Mechanical Engineers $112,300 $104,110 +7.9%
Physical Therapists $112,140 $102,760 +9.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $111,600 $103,020 +8.3%
Real Estate Brokers $111,390 $73,220 +52.1%
Gas Plant Operators $110,900 $87,820 +26.3%
Physical Scientists, All Other $109,990 $122,570 -10.3%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,910 $109,270 +0.6%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $109,880 $123,920 -11.3%
Epidemiologists $109,760 $87,220 +25.8%
Financial and Investment Analysts $108,610 $102,740 +5.7%
Computer Occupations, All Other $108,310 $116,580 -7.1%
Lodging Managers $107,720 $69,250 +55.6%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $107,610 $58,340 +84.5%
Millwrights $107,540 $65,700 +63.7%
Dental Hygienists $107,040 $98,100 +9.1%
Materials Engineers $106,920 $112,860 -5.3%
Registered Nurses $106,500 $97,550 +9.2%
Financial Examiners $106,410 $94,160 +13.0%
Transit and Railroad Police $106,290 $90,230 +17.8%
Management Analysts $105,820 $101,860 +3.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $105,510 $79,920 +32.0%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $105,370 $79,870 +31.9%
Computer Programmers $104,940 $100,390 +4.5%
Biological Scientists, All Other $104,750 $98,920 +5.9%
Civil Engineers $104,660 $100,840 +3.8%
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $104,540 $96,710 +8.1%
Food Scientists and Technologists $104,340 $88,720 +17.6%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $103,930 $95,480 +8.9%
Life Scientists, All Other $103,890 $93,750 +10.8%
Industrial Engineers $103,840 $102,440 +1.4%
Occupational Therapists $103,410 $100,330 +3.1%
Materials Scientists $103,150 $117,790 -12.4%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $103,150 $96,590 +6.8%
Environmental Engineers $102,630 $107,110 -4.2%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $102,090 $74,330 +37.3%
Fashion Designers $101,610 $80,960 +25.5%
Speech-Language Pathologists $101,560 $97,870 +3.8%
Funeral Home Managers $101,520 $78,790 +28.8%
Gambling Managers $101,470 $93,220 +8.9%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $101,260 $101,110 +0.1%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $101,100 $96,660 +4.6%
Credit Analysts $100,940 $83,510 +20.9%
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $100,900 $115,210 -12.4%
Accountants and Auditors $100,830 $83,680 +20.5%
Respiratory Therapists $100,810 $82,280 +22.5%
Crane and Tower Operators $100,640 $68,080 +47.8%
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $100,520 $61,390 +63.7%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $100,260 $98,070 +2.2%
Therapists, All Other $100,250 $77,930 +28.6%
Avionics Technicians $100,250 $82,280 +21.8%
Compliance Officers $100,000 $80,730 +23.9%
Real Estate Sales Agents $99,990 $52,830 +89.3%
History Teachers, Postsecondary $99,900 $83,820 +19.2%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $99,800 $99,280 +0.5%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $99,450 $80,260 +23.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $99,030 $87,520 +13.2%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $98,920 $100,310 -1.4%
Financial Specialists, All Other $98,630 $81,100 +21.6%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $97,500 $85,020 +14.7%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $96,630 $107,310 -10.0%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $96,510 $74,340 +29.8%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $96,420 $62,370 +54.6%
Budget Analysts $96,250 $91,640 +5.0%
Insurance Underwriters $96,220 $81,370 +18.2%
Instructional Coordinators $96,090 $77,440 +24.1%
Microbiologists $96,020 $87,990 +9.1%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $95,690 $78,000 +22.7%
Survey Researchers $95,580 $69,460 +37.6%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $95,310 $104,000 -8.4%
Social and Community Service Managers $95,290 $80,390 +18.5%
Web Developers $95,180 $92,650 +2.7%
School Psychologists $95,160 $95,990 -0.9%
Landscape Architects $95,020 $79,870 +19.0%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $95,000 $80,110 +18.6%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $94,770 $58,940 +60.8%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $94,280 $78,240 +20.5%
Loan Officers $92,920 $76,690 +21.2%
Sheet Metal Workers $92,840 $61,800 +50.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $92,680 $79,860 +16.1%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $92,610 $76,210 +21.5%
Logisticians $92,280 $82,320 +12.1%
Marriage and Family Therapists $92,150 $66,940 +37.7%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $92,060 $64,830 +42.0%
Soil and Plant Scientists $91,970 $78,850 +16.6%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $91,060 $83,050 +9.6%
Surgical Assistants $90,710 $66,800 +35.8%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $90,610 $90,150 +0.5%
Commercial and Industrial Designers $90,310 $83,910 +7.6%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $90,310 $92,460 -2.3%
General Internal Medicine Physicians $89,990 $256,560 -64.9%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $89,660 $59,850 +49.8%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $89,590 $79,520 +12.7%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $89,520 $76,590 +16.9%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $88,500 $101,920 -13.2%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $88,480 $81,390 +8.7%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $88,210 $72,110 +22.3%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $88,190 $78,760 +12.0%
Lighting Technicians $87,550 $68,060 +28.6%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $87,450 $78,350 +11.6%
Computer Network Support Specialists $87,440 $76,220 +14.7%
Commercial Divers $86,920 $72,990 +19.1%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $86,820 $78,120 +11.1%
Paramedics $86,630 $60,600 +43.0%
Locomotive Engineers $86,550 $81,410 +6.3%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $86,380 $89,900 -3.9%
Urban and Regional Planners $86,280 $89,320 -3.4%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $85,510 $78,190 +9.4%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $85,500 $71,240 +20.0%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $85,260 $77,640 +9.8%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $85,250 $99,080 -14.0%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $85,130 $80,340 +6.0%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $85,040 $78,210 +8.7%
Chemists $84,450 $91,240 -7.4%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $84,450 $76,400 +10.5%
Firefighters $84,130 $59,280 +41.9%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $83,770 $66,270 +26.4%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $83,770 $74,260 +12.8%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $83,620 $96,870 -13.7%
Mechanical Drafters $83,380 $71,550 +16.5%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $83,030 $76,780 +8.1%
Signal and Track Switch Repairers $82,990 $92,460 -10.2%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $82,910 $99,650 -16.8%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $82,890 $94,980 -12.7%
Film and Video Editors $82,890 $75,420 +9.9%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $82,850 $69,990 +18.4%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $82,710 $74,310 +11.3%
Healthcare Social Workers $82,690 $67,880 +21.8%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $82,420 $78,660 +4.8%
Boilermakers $82,410 $76,410 +7.9%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $82,200 $72,040 +14.1%
Riggers $82,130 $62,640 +31.1%
Construction and Building Inspectors $81,760 $74,690 +9.5%
Editors $81,680 $77,920 +4.8%
Insurance Sales Agents $81,640 $62,280 +31.1%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $81,600 $93,250 -12.5%
Writers and Authors $81,590 $76,910 +6.1%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $81,500 $96,980 -16.0%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $81,190 $82,890 -2.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $81,110 $74,450 +8.9%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $81,100 $61,540 +31.8%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $80,930 $68,990 +17.3%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $80,790 $80,340 +0.6%
Human Resources Specialists $80,690 $75,940 +6.3%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,660 $79,940 +0.9%
Cost Estimators $80,570 $78,740 +2.3%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $80,310 $57,430 +39.8%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $80,280 $66,270 +21.1%
Public Relations Specialists $80,130 $74,750 +7.2%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $80,100 $78,620 +1.9%
Education Administrators, All Other $79,980 $95,200 -16.0%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $79,540 $84,620 -6.0%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $79,410 $72,080 +10.2%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $79,210 $82,220 -3.7%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $79,200 $69,990 +13.2%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $79,110 $66,810 +18.4%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $79,060 $79,350 -0.4%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers $78,950 $53,140 +48.6%
Pipelayers $78,830 $49,000 +60.9%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $78,770 $59,300 +32.8%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $78,770 $64,370 +22.4%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $78,760 $78,760 +0.0%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $78,760 $60,020 +31.2%
Rail Car Repairers $78,750 $67,530 +16.6%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $78,540 $97,590 -19.5%
Physical Therapist Assistants $78,440 $68,380 +14.7%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $78,380 $68,270 +14.8%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $78,350 $84,290 -7.0%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $78,240 $63,800 +22.6%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $78,200 $63,970 +22.2%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $78,180 $65,510 +19.3%
Food Service Managers $78,020 $69,390 +12.4%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $78,000 $63,890 +22.1%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $77,950 $60,190 +29.5%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $77,910 $64,330 +21.1%
Drafters, All Other $77,840 $63,520 +22.5%
Curators $77,800 $63,420 +22.7%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $77,780 $78,580 -1.0%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $77,600 $76,870 +0.9%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $77,600 $75,350 +3.0%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $77,570 $77,570 +0.0%
Personal Service Managers, All Other $77,350 $69,770 +10.9%
Electricians $77,250 $63,190 +22.3%
Surgical Technologists $77,200 $64,650 +19.4%
Fundraisers $77,170 $72,550 +6.4%
Surveyors $77,160 $75,440 +2.3%
Historians $77,080 $76,750 +0.4%
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $77,040 $67,820 +13.6%
Training and Development Specialists $77,020 $69,280 +11.2%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $77,010 $62,120 +24.0%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $76,980 $80,250 -4.1%
Coaches and Scouts $76,700 $47,320 +62.1%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $76,660 $65,120 +17.7%
Social Workers, All Other $76,640 $71,900 +6.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $76,640 $69,500 +10.3%
Roofers $76,600 $55,440 +38.2%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $76,570 $65,790 +16.4%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $76,560 $78,620 -2.6%
Set and Exhibit Designers $76,380 $75,240 +1.5%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $76,280 $59,550 +28.1%
Athletic Trainers $76,210 $62,520 +21.9%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $75,930 $63,520 +19.5%
Hearing Aid Specialists $75,720 $65,160 +16.2%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $75,160 $64,400 +16.7%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $75,080 $58,930 +27.4%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $75,020 $54,430 +37.8%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,980 $74,090 +1.2%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $74,960 $72,300 +3.7%
Brokerage Clerks $74,830 $65,750 +13.8%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $74,760 $64,520 +15.9%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $74,520 $48,280 +54.3%
Tool and Die Makers $74,460 $64,050 +16.3%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $74,450 $61,010 +22.0%
Transportation Security Screeners $74,400 $66,770 +11.4%
Chefs and Head Cooks $74,280 $62,470 +18.9%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $74,210 $62,680 +18.4%
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $74,160 $68,840 +7.7%
Interior Designers $74,020 $67,190 +10.2%
Graphic Designers $73,790 $62,960 +17.2%
Health Education Specialists $73,740 $64,070 +15.1%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $73,590 $66,140 +11.3%
Counselors, All Other $73,360 $50,860 +44.2%
Fish and Game Wardens $72,920 $74,060 -1.5%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $72,890 $66,120 +10.2%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $72,780 $61,160 +19.0%
Opticians, Dispensing $72,460 $47,260 +53.3%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $72,440 $63,820 +13.5%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $72,340 $61,770 +17.1%
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic $72,340 $63,340 +14.2%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $71,940 $50,960 +41.2%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $71,880 $57,550 +24.9%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $71,880 $51,520 +39.5%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $71,800 $46,860 +53.2%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $71,610 $76,590 -6.5%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $71,500 $62,890 +13.7%
Special Education Teachers, All Other $71,110 $76,580 -7.1%
Audio and Video Technicians $71,040 $58,100 +22.3%
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers $71,030 $60,600 +17.2%
Glaziers $70,890 $57,080 +24.2%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $70,800 $47,340 +49.6%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $70,650 $64,950 +8.8%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $70,460 $68,120 +3.4%
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other $70,280 $70,720 -0.6%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons $69,990 $57,660 +21.4%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $69,970 $62,470 +12.0%
Advertising Sales Agents $69,620 $64,820 +7.4%
Statistical Assistants $69,480 $50,330 +38.0%
Transportation Workers, All Other $69,220 $45,650 +51.6%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $69,110 $55,010 +25.6%
Subway and Streetcar Operators $68,970 $86,380 -20.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $68,580 $58,430 +17.4%
Medical Equipment Repairers $68,460 $61,660 +11.0%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $68,280 $65,030 +5.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $67,980 $62,890 +8.1%
Archivists $67,900 $64,550 +5.2%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $67,600 $40,710 +66.1%
Mechanical Door Repairers $67,150 $55,720 +20.5%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $66,930 $61,560 +8.7%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other $66,830 $73,620 -9.2%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $66,590 $60,280 +10.5%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $66,540 $70,070 -5.0%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $66,230 $70,770 -6.4%
Stonemasons $66,210 $57,390 +15.4%
Biological Technicians $66,040 $57,510 +14.8%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $65,900 $77,270 -14.7%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $65,730 $52,100 +26.2%
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $65,590 $58,170 +12.8%
Clergy $65,500 $60,810 +7.7%
Hydrologic Technicians $65,190 $64,790 +0.6%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $65,180 $74,510 -12.5%
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $65,150 $44,040 +47.9%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $64,990 $61,770 +5.2%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $64,890 $58,870 +10.2%
Material Moving Workers, All Other $64,870 $41,800 +55.2%
Exercise Physiologists $64,680 $59,460 +8.8%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $64,650 $49,880 +29.6%
Computer User Support Specialists $64,470 $61,860 +4.2%
Postal Service Clerks $64,290 $62,130 +3.5%
Traffic Technicians $64,240 $59,090 +8.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $64,210 $63,820 +0.6%
Construction Laborers $64,060 $47,120 +36.0%
Conservation Scientists $64,020 $73,010 -12.3%
Carpenters $64,010 $60,580 +5.7%
Dredge Operators $63,810 $49,640 +28.5%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $63,570 $58,640 +8.4%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $63,250 $72,990 -13.3%
Forensic Science Technicians $63,220 $72,060 -12.3%
Machinists $63,190 $58,750 +7.6%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $63,140 $60,070 +5.1%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $63,080 $55,570 +13.5%
Meter Readers, Utilities $63,030 $48,150 +30.9%
Desktop Publishers $63,020 $55,290 +14.0%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $62,960 $66,150 -4.8%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $62,820 $59,350 +5.8%
Social Science Research Assistants $62,760 $61,990 +1.2%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $62,710 $59,650 +5.1%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $62,400 $54,890 +13.7%
Tile and Stone Setters $62,370 $55,690 +12.0%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $62,300 $56,550 +10.2%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $61,940 $68,020 -8.9%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $61,930 $58,650 +5.6%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $61,910 $56,730 +9.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $61,590 $55,940 +10.1%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $61,410 $57,020 +7.7%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $61,400 $81,490 -24.7%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $61,140 $59,050 +3.5%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $61,130 $60,550 +1.0%
Travel Agents $61,090 $50,160 +21.8%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $61,040 $47,630 +28.2%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $60,760 $52,000 +16.8%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $60,750 $58,260 +4.3%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $60,750 $56,210 +8.1%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $60,740 $59,920 +1.4%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $60,720 $54,240 +11.9%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $60,530 $58,470 +3.5%
Models $60,520 $48,470 +24.9%
Recreational Therapists $60,400 $61,960 -2.5%
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers $60,290 $52,720 +14.4%
Cargo and Freight Agents $60,210 $52,260 +15.2%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $60,100 $75,920 -20.8%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $60,040 $73,900 -18.8%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $59,870 $47,160 +27.0%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $59,840 $56,460 +6.0%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $59,830 $62,200 -3.8%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $59,810 $49,230 +21.5%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $59,770 $47,450 +26.0%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $59,480 $52,540 +13.2%
Designers, All Other $59,470 $64,950 -8.4%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $59,440 $53,750 +10.6%
Motorcycle Mechanics $59,430 $48,580 +22.3%
Bus Drivers, School $59,430 $47,920 +24.0%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $59,400 $50,080 +18.6%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $59,250 $49,400 +19.9%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $59,240 $53,040 +11.7%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $59,170 $46,460 +27.4%
Interpreters and Translators $58,970 $60,170 -2.0%
Judicial Law Clerks $58,890 $64,920 -9.3%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $58,760 $50,020 +17.5%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $58,730 $46,420 +26.5%
Chemical Technicians $58,580 $60,390 -3.0%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $58,300 $50,290 +15.9%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $58,300 $50,670 +15.1%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $58,240 $48,250 +20.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $58,140 $51,610 +12.7%
Etchers and Engravers $58,000 $43,310 +33.9%
Financial Clerks, All Other $57,920 $53,830 +7.6%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $57,920 $60,850 -4.8%
Farm and Home Management Educators $57,810 $60,220 -4.0%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $57,810 $48,990 +18.0%
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers $57,550 $76,170 -24.4%
Woodworkers, All Other $57,490 $44,530 +29.1%
Procurement Clerks $57,460 $50,580 +13.6%
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $57,380 $56,870 +0.9%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $57,330 $47,810 +19.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $57,320 $48,520 +18.1%
New Accounts Clerks $57,240 $47,670 +20.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $57,240 $59,320 -3.5%
Credit Counselors $57,180 $52,230 +9.5%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $57,000 $51,320 +11.1%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $56,840 $48,690 +16.7%
Food Science Technicians $56,730 $52,130 +8.8%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $56,700 $51,120 +10.9%
Fence Erectors $56,690 $47,980 +18.2%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $56,610 $50,620 +11.8%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $56,500 $58,040 -2.7%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $55,980 $62,280 -10.1%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $55,900 $49,450 +13.0%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $55,830 $49,500 +12.8%
Community Health Workers $55,790 $51,850 +7.6%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $55,650 $51,330 +8.4%
Home Appliance Repairers $55,450 $50,990 +8.7%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers $55,210 $48,110 +14.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $55,170 $49,100 +12.4%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $54,950 $42,540 +29.2%
Barbers $54,850 $38,210 +43.5%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $54,810 $49,590 +10.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $54,720 $76,400 -28.4%
Private Detectives and Investigators $54,710 $51,220 +6.8%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $54,630 $49,690 +9.9%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $54,590 $50,340 +8.4%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $54,550 $50,890 +7.2%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $54,410 $50,610 +7.5%
Agricultural Technicians $54,370 $49,630 +9.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $54,330 $48,590 +11.8%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $54,260 $42,910 +26.5%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $54,100 $50,690 +6.7%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $54,080 $46,880 +15.4%
Psychiatric Technicians $54,040 $45,130 +19.7%
Helpers--Extraction Workers $53,820 $47,730 +12.8%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $53,780 $46,800 +14.9%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $53,700 $48,700 +10.3%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $53,680 $47,920 +12.0%
Emergency Medical Technicians $53,610 $44,470 +20.6%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $53,250 $75,870 -29.8%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $52,750 $49,120 +7.4%
Bill and Account Collectors $52,510 $47,030 +11.7%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $52,440 $48,040 +9.2%
Medical Appliance Technicians $52,400 $48,030 +9.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $52,360 $48,560 +7.8%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $52,190 $55,090 -5.3%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $52,160 $41,600 +25.4%
Animal Control Workers $52,050 $45,660 +14.0%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $52,000 $47,880 +8.6%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $51,760 $46,680 +10.9%
Billing and Posting Clerks $51,750 $48,500 +6.7%
Highway Maintenance Workers $51,720 $50,260 +2.9%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $51,460 $41,330 +24.5%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $51,380 $54,210 -5.2%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $51,180 $47,720 +7.3%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $51,120 $45,670 +11.9%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $50,910 $53,710 -5.2%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $50,750 $42,420 +19.6%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $50,680 $37,180 +36.3%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,530 $52,800 -4.3%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $50,500 $53,340 -5.3%
Printing Press Operators $50,430 $45,780 +10.2%
Medical Equipment Preparers $50,280 $47,700 +5.4%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $50,260 $47,540 +5.7%
Medical Records Specialists $50,240 $51,140 -1.8%
Massage Therapists $50,150 $58,450 -14.2%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $49,920 $49,230 +1.4%
Rehabilitation Counselors $49,730 $46,850 +6.1%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $49,680 $43,380 +14.5%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,640 $48,750 +1.8%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $49,600 $48,430 +2.4%
Word Processors and Typists $49,520 $49,280 +0.5%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $49,470 $50,060 -1.2%
Dental Assistants $49,390 $48,070 +2.7%
Bicycle Repairers $49,260 $42,780 +15.1%
Transportation Inspectors $49,250 $92,100 -46.5%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $49,140 $48,570 +1.2%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $49,050 $47,380 +3.5%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $49,050 $45,570 +7.6%
Counter and Rental Clerks $48,900 $41,300 +18.4%
Library Technicians $48,840 $44,580 +9.6%
Pest Control Workers $48,780 $45,250 +7.8%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $48,780 $52,600 -7.3%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $48,660 $45,930 +5.9%
Phlebotomists $48,650 $45,230 +7.6%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $48,620 $43,370 +12.1%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,600 $46,570 +4.4%
Office Clerks, General $48,570 $45,010 +7.9%
Correspondence Clerks $48,510 $46,800 +3.7%
Social and Human Service Assistants $48,420 $45,930 +5.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $48,420 $44,080 +9.8%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $48,330 $48,220 +0.2%
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $48,260 $34,980 +38.0%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $48,220 $38,140 +26.4%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,180 $50,620 -4.8%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,870 $49,080 -2.5%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $47,840 $42,660 +12.1%
Customer Service Representatives $47,740 $44,770 +6.6%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $47,640 $46,380 +2.7%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $47,480 $47,550 -0.1%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $47,420 $39,460 +20.2%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $47,380 $45,920 +3.2%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $47,360 $46,170 +2.6%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $47,270 $49,610 -4.7%
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,230 $38,670 +22.1%
Tellers $47,210 $43,030 +9.7%
Medical Assistants $47,210 $45,690 +3.3%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,080 $45,760 +2.9%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,980 $50,140 -6.3%
Nursing Assistants $46,830 $42,260 +10.8%
Light Truck Drivers $46,820 $44,860 +4.4%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers $46,790 $37,800 +23.8%
Animal Trainers $46,690 $39,990 +16.8%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,690 $48,540 -3.8%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $46,600 $42,290 +10.2%
Order Clerks $46,270 $46,170 +0.2%
Aircraft Service Attendants $46,210 $40,450 +14.2%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $46,160 $38,150 +21.0%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,100 $46,420 -0.7%
Cooks, All Other $46,080 $37,690 +22.3%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,950 $50,270 -8.6%
Skincare Specialists $45,870 $45,330 +1.2%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $45,800 $45,850 -0.1%
Psychiatric Aides $45,780 $44,910 +1.9%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,680 $46,330 -1.4%
Parts Salespersons $45,510 $38,630 +17.8%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,440 $45,260 +0.4%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $45,230 $40,130 +12.7%
Floral Designers $45,190 $37,360 +21.0%
Costume Attendants $45,010 $50,400 -10.7%
Waiters and Waitresses $44,960 $35,230 +27.6%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $44,890 $41,220 +8.9%
Driver/Sales Workers $44,720 $38,770 +15.3%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $44,630 $42,770 +4.3%
Helpers--Electricians $44,550 $42,670 +4.4%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $44,520 $37,450 +18.9%
Occupational Therapy Aides $44,470 $39,160 +13.6%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $44,450 $46,550 -4.5%
Tire Repairers and Changers $44,440 $37,710 +17.8%
File Clerks $44,400 $43,600 +1.8%
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers $44,370 $41,380 +7.2%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $44,360 $42,360 +4.7%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $44,330 $46,340 -4.3%
Motorboat Operators $44,150 $47,520 -7.1%
Helpers--Carpenters $44,040 $43,780 +0.6%
Bartenders $44,020 $34,340 +28.2%
Parking Enforcement Workers $43,920 $46,730 -6.0%
Residential Advisors $43,880 $42,240 +3.9%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $43,840 $36,280 +20.8%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $43,780 $41,670 +5.1%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $43,780 $51,440 -14.9%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $43,700 $39,280 +11.3%
Bailiffs $43,690 $56,600 -22.8%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $43,600 $43,530 +0.2%
Religious Workers, All Other $43,480 $45,280 -4.0%
Tax Preparers $43,420 $54,920 -20.9%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $43,300 $40,610 +6.6%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $43,150 $41,640 +3.6%
Helpers--Roofers $42,670 $44,160 -3.4%
Upholsterers $42,640 $46,340 -8.0%
Airfield Operations Specialists $42,480 $56,850 -25.3%
Data Entry Keyers $42,470 $41,340 +2.7%
Tutors $42,270 $43,350 -2.5%
Telephone Operators $41,960 $41,740 +0.5%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $41,660 $41,730 -0.2%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $41,650 $38,010 +9.6%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $41,600 $38,100 +9.2%
Forest and Conservation Workers $41,600 $43,680 -4.8%
Agricultural Inspectors $41,520 $49,940 -16.9%
Gambling Cage Workers $41,430 $37,580 +10.2%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $41,390 $47,180 -12.3%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $41,360 $39,150 +5.6%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $41,230 $39,630 +4.0%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $41,080 $37,080 +10.8%
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $41,080 $42,670 -3.7%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $41,070 $48,420 -15.2%
Couriers and Messengers $40,870 $39,200 +4.3%
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $40,800 $43,960 -7.2%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $40,780 $38,760 +5.2%
Cooks, Short Order $40,720 $35,880 +13.5%
Dietetic Technicians $40,530 $37,640 +7.7%
Photographers $40,520 $44,660 -9.3%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $40,430 $38,630 +4.7%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $40,280 $43,220 -6.8%
Production Workers, All Other $40,000 $40,110 -0.3%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,950 $44,350 -9.9%
Library Assistants, Clerical $39,780 $36,910 +7.8%
Passenger Attendants $39,760 $37,720 +5.4%
Pharmacy Technicians $39,610 $45,750 -13.4%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,540 $40,240 -1.7%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $39,470 $37,290 +5.8%
Telemarketers $39,370 $35,450 +11.1%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $39,360 $40,960 -3.9%
Helpers--Production Workers $39,290 $39,070 +0.6%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $39,210 $41,600 -5.7%
Medical Transcriptionists $39,020 $40,410 -3.4%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $38,960 $36,670 +6.2%
Security Guards $38,880 $38,020 +2.3%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $38,780 $44,390 -12.6%
Orderlies $38,670 $38,290 +1.0%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $38,540 $40,140 -4.0%
Cooks, Restaurant $38,460 $37,390 +2.9%
Food Batchmakers $38,250 $42,290 -9.6%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $38,200 $39,390 -3.0%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $38,110 $35,070 +8.7%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,980 $35,510 +7.0%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $37,920 $35,060 +8.2%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $37,880 $35,730 +6.0%
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $37,850 $36,220 +4.5%
Concierges $37,740 $38,950 -3.1%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $37,710 $35,660 +5.7%
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other $37,690 $32,640 +15.5%
Furniture Finishers $37,690 $44,540 -15.4%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,630 $36,840 +2.1%
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $37,410 $37,280 +0.3%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $37,290 $36,780 +1.4%
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,250 $37,330 -0.2%
Funeral Attendants $37,240 $35,680 +4.4%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $37,180 $41,590 -10.6%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $37,140 $44,810 -17.1%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $37,090 $35,800 +3.6%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $37,090 $35,830 +3.5%
Bakers $36,960 $37,160 -0.5%
Recreation Workers $36,880 $36,560 +0.9%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $36,850 $39,530 -6.8%
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $36,650 $36,300 +1.0%
Pharmacy Aides $36,590 $37,680 -2.9%
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $36,570 $38,180 -4.2%
Retail Salespersons $36,520 $35,410 +3.1%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $36,420 $39,320 -7.4%
Sewers, Hand $36,400 $36,480 -0.2%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $36,390 $35,360 +2.9%
Childcare Workers $36,390 $34,980 +4.0%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $36,370 $35,760 +1.7%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $36,290 $35,840 +1.3%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,170 $35,450 +2.0%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $36,150 $35,790 +1.0%
Sewing Machine Operators $36,130 $36,670 -1.5%
School Bus Monitors $36,100 $35,100 +2.8%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $36,050 $34,890 +3.3%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $35,990 $32,910 +9.4%
Dishwashers $35,900 $34,810 +3.1%
Animal Caretakers $35,850 $35,360 +1.4%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $35,630 $49,030 -27.3%
Food Preparation Workers $35,540 $35,320 +0.6%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $35,350 $35,670 -0.9%
Parking Attendants $35,100 $35,150 -0.1%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $34,930 $38,300 -8.8%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $34,760 $33,580 +3.5%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $34,670 $39,680 -12.6%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $34,600 $38,020 -9.0%
Cashiers $34,590 $32,880 +5.2%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $34,500 $32,150 +7.3%
Physical Therapist Aides $34,430 $35,240 -2.3%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $34,170 $33,980 +0.6%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $34,150 $31,200 +9.5%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $34,050 $31,200 +9.1%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $33,790 $45,950 -26.5%
Shampooers $33,180 $32,600 +1.8%
Gambling Dealers $33,000 $34,320 -3.8%
Cooks, Fast Food $32,220 $30,890 +4.3%

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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Source: BLS OES May 2025.

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