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South Carolina — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

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BLS OES May 2025

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

Job titleMedian salary (South Carolina)US national medianvs national
General Internal Medicine Physicians $359,500 $256,560 +40.1%
Neurologists $352,680 $248,560 +41.9%
Emergency Medicine Physicians $341,960 $335,550 +1.9%
Orthodontists $311,450 $289,140 +7.7%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $302,340 $292,910 +3.2%
Physicians, All Other $274,480 $265,930 +3.2%
Nurse Anesthetists $265,480 $236,590 +12.2%
Dermatologists $259,990 $328,730 -20.9%
Dentists, All Other Specialists $246,770 $224,990 +9.7%
Family Medicine Physicians $239,200 $244,180 -2.0%
Anesthesiologists $238,970 $391,490 -39.0%
Psychiatrists $237,250 $281,870 -15.8%
Physicians, Pathologists $236,950 $312,400 -24.2%
Pediatricians, General $217,120 $210,040 +3.4%
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $214,160 $300,080 -28.6%
Radiologists $174,480 $420,860 -58.5%
Life Scientists, All Other $169,440 $93,750 +80.7%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $169,040 $171,270 -1.3%
Chief Executives $168,840 $213,990 -21.1%
Podiatrists $167,110 $160,300 +4.2%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $162,400 $128,500 +26.4%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $160,860 $175,140 -8.2%
Dentists, General $158,640 $170,950 -7.2%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $156,300 $133,660 +16.9%
Optometrists $145,950 $136,570 +6.9%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $143,580 $232,140 -38.1%
Marketing Managers $143,290 $166,790 -14.1%
Physical Scientists, All Other $141,130 $122,570 +15.1%
Medical Dosimetrists $140,530 $147,470 -4.7%
Physicists $138,400 $172,250 -19.7%
Aerospace Engineers $137,030 $134,960 +1.5%
Psychologists, All Other $136,990 $110,840 +23.6%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $136,990 $112,230 +22.1%
Financial Managers $136,160 $166,570 -18.3%
Pharmacists $135,700 $140,910 -3.7%
Computer Network Architects $134,990 $134,050 +0.7%
Purchasing Managers $131,720 $148,080 -11.0%
Natural Sciences Managers $131,140 $167,220 -21.6%
Sales Managers $131,080 $148,270 -11.6%
Database Architects $130,000 $139,500 -6.8%
Managers, All Other $129,960 $141,900 -8.4%
Software Developers $129,450 $135,980 -4.8%
Computer and Information Research Scientists $126,980 $140,300 -9.5%
Industrial Production Managers $126,880 $126,060 +0.7%
Nuclear Engineers $126,570 $133,970 -5.5%
Computer Hardware Engineers $125,110 $161,740 -22.6%
Administrative Services Managers $124,320 $114,130 +8.9%
Human Resources Managers $124,290 $149,280 -16.7%
Nurse Practitioners $123,290 $132,300 -6.8%
Physician Assistants $122,490 $135,880 -9.9%
Nurse Midwives $122,390 $134,040 -8.7%
Veterinarians $122,130 $130,100 -6.1%
Materials Engineers $121,610 $112,860 +7.8%
Lawyers $120,310 $159,670 -24.7%
Training and Development Managers $119,460 $133,000 -10.2%
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $118,620 $122,890 -3.5%
Sales Engineers $114,250 $124,900 -8.5%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $113,720 $130,220 -12.7%
Computer Occupations, All Other $112,260 $116,580 -3.7%
Air Traffic Controllers $112,030 $148,080 -24.3%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $111,190 $104,920 +6.0%
Engineers, All Other $110,490 $122,930 -10.1%
Biochemists and Biophysicists $109,080 $127,410 -14.4%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $109,060 $123,920 -12.0%
Food Scientists and Technologists $108,660 $88,720 +22.5%
Nuclear Technicians $108,490 $110,240 -1.6%
Construction Managers $108,110 $114,990 -6.0%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $106,860 $107,230 -0.3%
General and Operations Managers $106,080 $105,770 +0.3%
Information Security Analysts $105,800 $129,180 -18.1%
Commercial Pilots $105,740 $123,220 -14.2%
Medical and Health Services Managers $105,620 $123,860 -14.7%
Public Relations Managers $104,920 $146,910 -28.6%
Mechanical Engineers $104,580 $104,110 +0.5%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $104,120 $115,160 -9.6%
Facilities Managers $103,940 $106,660 -2.6%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $103,420 $109,270 -5.4%
Fundraising Managers $103,240 $125,470 -17.7%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $102,440 $105,870 -3.2%
Materials Scientists $101,930 $117,790 -13.5%
Civil Engineers $101,600 $100,840 +0.8%
Chemical Engineers $101,570 $125,040 -18.8%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $101,550 $99,280 +2.3%
Physical Therapists $101,330 $102,760 -1.4%
Occupational Therapists $101,130 $100,330 +0.8%
Industrial Engineers $101,060 $102,440 -1.3%
Radiation Therapists $100,790 $105,310 -4.3%
Management Analysts $100,660 $101,860 -1.2%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $100,400 $77,570 +29.4%
Computer Programmers $99,740 $100,390 -0.6%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $99,630 $149,230 -33.2%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $99,540 $94,980 +4.8%
Financial Risk Specialists $99,520 $117,330 -15.2%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $99,130 $109,370 -9.4%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $98,940 $96,660 +2.4%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $98,790 $106,220 -7.0%
Electrical Engineers $98,440 $120,630 -18.4%
Computer Systems Analysts $98,280 $105,850 -7.2%
Ship Engineers $97,890 $109,530 -10.6%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $97,500 $104,300 -6.5%
Education Administrators, All Other $97,240 $95,200 +2.1%
Social Workers, All Other $96,350 $71,900 +34.0%
Personal Financial Advisors $96,330 $105,070 -8.3%
Environmental Engineers $96,140 $107,110 -10.2%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $95,570 $104,590 -8.6%
Project Management Specialists $95,040 $102,320 -7.1%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $94,880 $117,860 -19.5%
Emergency Management Directors $93,680 $93,330 +0.4%
Financial and Investment Analysts $93,670 $102,740 -8.8%
Database Administrators $93,640 $104,620 -10.5%
Genetic Counselors $93,600 $100,040 -6.4%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $92,700 $100,580 -7.8%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $92,520 $99,130 -6.7%
Data Scientists $91,990 $120,230 -23.5%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $91,570 $106,730 -14.2%
Biological Scientists, All Other $91,560 $98,920 -7.4%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $91,140 $103,020 -11.5%
Therapists, All Other $90,980 $77,930 +16.7%
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $90,860 $109,910 -17.3%
Speech-Language Pathologists $90,530 $97,870 -7.5%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $90,230 $101,370 -11.0%
Locomotive Engineers $89,290 $81,410 +9.7%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $88,080 $90,150 -2.3%
Art Directors $87,990 $114,850 -23.4%
Foresters $86,780 $76,400 +13.6%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $86,680 $78,240 +10.8%
Financial Examiners $86,440 $94,160 -8.2%
Budget Analysts $86,260 $91,640 -5.9%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $86,210 $153,990 -44.0%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $86,070 $101,920 -15.6%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $85,810 $97,590 -12.1%
Surgical Assistants $85,580 $66,800 +28.1%
Epidemiologists $84,660 $87,220 -2.9%
Dental Hygienists $84,340 $98,100 -14.0%
Designers, All Other $83,980 $64,950 +29.3%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $83,780 $101,110 -17.1%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $83,550 $95,480 -12.5%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $83,290 $96,590 -13.8%
Technical Writers $82,540 $90,390 -8.7%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $82,480 $107,310 -23.1%
Registered Nurses $82,360 $97,550 -15.6%
Audiologists $82,330 $95,780 -14.0%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $82,300 $84,620 -2.7%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $82,240 $99,070 -17.0%
Avionics Technicians $81,720 $82,280 -0.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $81,330 $76,400 +6.5%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $81,210 $100,310 -19.0%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $81,200 $93,250 -12.9%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $80,930 $104,000 -22.2%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $80,700 $58,870 +37.1%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $80,540 $78,350 +2.8%
Transportation Inspectors $80,490 $92,100 -12.6%
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $80,480 $74,500 +8.0%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $80,370 $99,650 -19.3%
Logisticians $80,330 $82,320 -2.4%
Operations Research Analysts $80,240 $88,940 -9.8%
Orthotists and Prosthetists $79,990 $81,110 -1.4%
Power Plant Operators $79,900 $102,040 -21.7%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $79,810 $78,580 +1.6%
Chemists $79,670 $91,240 -12.7%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $79,610 $63,820 +24.7%
Insurance Underwriters $79,570 $81,370 -2.2%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $79,540 $80,250 -0.9%
Chiropractors $79,310 $79,200 +0.1%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $79,110 $83,050 -4.7%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $79,110 $79,520 -0.5%
Soil and Plant Scientists $78,850 $78,850 +0.0%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $78,830 $99,080 -20.4%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $78,800 $77,270 +2.0%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $78,650 $98,070 -19.8%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $78,410 $84,290 -7.0%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $78,250 $63,520 +23.2%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $78,240 $96,980 -19.3%
Web Developers $78,190 $92,650 -15.6%
Labor Relations Specialists $78,050 $95,420 -18.2%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $77,940 $77,640 +0.4%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $77,790 $79,350 -2.0%
Respiratory Therapists $77,740 $82,280 -5.5%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $77,580 $79,940 -3.0%
Credit Analysts $77,530 $83,510 -7.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $77,500 $74,450 +4.1%
Funeral Home Managers $77,400 $78,790 -1.8%
Commercial and Industrial Designers $77,300 $83,910 -7.9%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $77,230 $80,260 -3.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $77,130 $87,520 -11.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,110 $77,970 -1.1%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $76,960 $76,590 +0.5%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $76,900 $96,870 -20.6%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $76,870 $95,320 -19.4%
Computer Network Support Specialists $76,790 $76,220 +0.7%
School Psychologists $76,720 $95,990 -20.1%
Accountants and Auditors $76,560 $83,680 -8.5%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $76,500 $103,170 -25.9%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $76,440 $76,870 -0.6%
Financial Specialists, All Other $76,400 $81,100 -5.8%
Fallers $76,350 $52,100 +46.5%
Urban and Regional Planners $75,810 $89,320 -15.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $75,490 $74,090 +1.9%
Compliance Officers $75,460 $80,730 -6.5%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $75,370 $78,000 -3.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $75,350 $79,920 -5.7%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $75,160 $79,870 -5.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $75,120 $79,860 -5.9%
Chemical Technicians $75,020 $60,390 +24.2%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $74,910 $82,220 -8.9%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $74,890 $80,340 -6.8%
Boilermakers $74,840 $76,410 -2.1%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $74,010 $75,870 -2.5%
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other $74,010 $70,720 +4.7%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $73,740 $72,300 +2.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $73,700 $106,040 -30.5%
History Teachers, Postsecondary $73,670 $83,820 -12.1%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $73,660 $78,000 -5.6%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $73,450 $78,190 -6.1%
Social and Community Service Managers $73,410 $80,390 -8.7%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $72,650 $78,620 -7.6%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $72,260 $81,390 -11.2%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $72,120 $66,270 +8.8%
Chefs and Head Cooks $71,860 $62,470 +15.0%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $71,770 $70,070 +2.4%
Physical Therapist Assistants $70,500 $68,380 +3.1%
Cost Estimators $70,260 $78,740 -10.8%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $70,080 $66,120 +6.0%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $69,970 $76,400 -8.4%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $69,600 $80,110 -13.1%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $69,580 $74,510 -6.6%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $69,470 $68,120 +2.0%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $69,440 $78,760 -11.8%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $68,510 $78,120 -12.3%
Advertising Sales Agents $68,200 $64,820 +5.2%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $67,940 $65,790 +3.3%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $67,610 $73,900 -8.5%
Gas Plant Operators $67,580 $87,820 -23.0%
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $66,910 $67,820 -1.3%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $66,690 $75,350 -11.5%
Food Service Managers $66,190 $69,390 -4.6%
Hydrologists $65,770 $96,600 -31.9%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $65,520 $72,990 -10.2%
Instructional Coordinators $65,460 $77,440 -15.5%
Statisticians $65,450 $105,650 -38.1%
Human Resources Specialists $65,370 $75,940 -13.9%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $65,310 $80,340 -18.7%
Tool and Die Makers $65,250 $64,050 +1.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $65,160 $93,530 -30.3%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $64,910 $60,850 +6.7%
Microbiologists $64,740 $87,990 -26.4%
Health Education Specialists $64,720 $64,070 +1.0%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $64,680 $66,150 -2.2%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $64,500 $85,020 -24.1%
Social Science Research Assistants $64,490 $61,990 +4.0%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $64,470 $78,760 -18.1%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $64,250 $72,080 -10.9%
Crane and Tower Operators $64,120 $68,080 -5.8%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $64,090 $76,780 -16.5%
Interior Designers $63,790 $67,190 -5.1%
Mechanical Drafters $63,740 $71,550 -10.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $63,470 $62,890 +0.9%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $63,450 $78,210 -18.9%
Surveyors $63,300 $75,440 -16.1%
Loan Officers $63,220 $76,690 -17.6%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $63,200 $59,920 +5.5%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $63,130 $70,770 -10.8%
Transportation Security Screeners $63,130 $66,770 -5.5%
Training and Development Specialists $63,070 $69,280 -9.0%
Lodging Managers $62,990 $69,250 -9.0%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $62,940 $61,540 +2.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $62,920 $69,500 -9.5%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $62,810 $69,990 -10.3%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $62,760 $93,790 -33.1%
Public Relations Specialists $62,730 $74,750 -16.1%
Fundraisers $62,720 $72,550 -13.5%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $62,640 $68,270 -8.2%
Postal Service Clerks $62,610 $62,130 +0.8%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,580 $72,040 -13.1%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $62,420 $78,620 -20.6%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $62,360 $65,120 -4.2%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $62,330 $64,520 -3.4%
Desktop Publishers $62,320 $55,290 +12.7%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $62,310 $66,810 -6.7%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $62,160 $65,030 -4.4%
Surgical Technologists $62,160 $64,650 -3.9%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $62,150 $74,260 -16.3%
Editors $62,000 $77,920 -20.4%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $61,890 $75,920 -18.5%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $61,820 $64,400 -4.0%
Embalmers $61,820 $58,780 +5.2%
Millwrights $61,700 $65,700 -6.1%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $61,500 $60,190 +2.2%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $61,480 $63,890 -3.8%
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $61,470 $58,170 +5.7%
Insurance Sales Agents $61,350 $62,280 -1.5%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $61,290 $40,710 +50.6%
Drafters, All Other $61,250 $63,520 -3.6%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $61,110 $62,370 -2.0%
Personal Service Managers, All Other $61,100 $69,770 -12.4%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $61,100 $72,420 -15.6%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $60,890 $76,590 -20.5%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $60,890 $62,680 -2.9%
Healthcare Social Workers $60,840 $67,880 -10.4%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,820 $63,970 -4.9%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,810 $64,370 -5.5%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $60,380 $52,540 +14.9%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $60,340 $64,330 -6.2%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $60,220 $66,140 -9.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $60,100 $58,430 +2.9%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $59,800 $64,830 -7.8%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $59,790 $74,330 -19.6%
Brokerage Clerks $59,710 $65,750 -9.2%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $59,710 $60,070 -0.6%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $59,460 $56,210 +5.8%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $59,330 $61,770 -4.0%
Athletic Trainers $59,240 $62,520 -5.2%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $59,210 $50,890 +16.3%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $59,180 $65,510 -9.7%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $59,170 $74,310 -20.4%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $58,990 $75,530 -21.9%
Statistical Assistants $58,970 $50,330 +17.2%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $58,960 $62,280 -5.3%
Construction and Building Inspectors $58,840 $74,690 -21.2%
Electricians $58,740 $63,190 -7.0%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $58,510 $69,990 -16.4%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $58,490 $61,560 -5.0%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,390 $58,470 -0.1%
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $58,160 $96,710 -39.9%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $58,070 $76,210 -23.8%
Massage Therapists $58,000 $58,450 -0.8%
Machinists $57,970 $58,750 -1.3%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $57,940 $74,990 -22.7%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $57,700 $60,550 -4.7%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $57,660 $92,460 -37.6%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $57,640 $59,650 -3.4%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $57,480 $68,990 -16.7%
Graphic Designers $57,170 $62,960 -9.2%
Traffic Technicians $57,080 $59,090 -3.4%
Cargo and Freight Agents $57,000 $52,260 +9.1%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $56,780 $66,270 -14.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $56,730 $59,320 -4.4%
Clergy $56,630 $60,810 -6.9%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $56,610 $61,010 -7.2%
Real Estate Sales Agents $56,580 $52,830 +7.1%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $56,490 $52,000 +8.6%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $56,240 $58,040 -3.1%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $56,060 $62,470 -10.3%
Producers and Directors $56,030 $90,360 -38.0%
Forest and Conservation Technicians $55,910 $54,560 +2.5%
Marriage and Family Therapists $55,430 $66,940 -17.2%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $55,390 $78,660 -29.6%
Counselors, All Other $55,140 $50,860 +8.4%
Medical Records Specialists $54,280 $51,140 +6.1%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $53,940 $63,800 -15.5%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $53,880 $62,890 -14.3%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $53,710 $64,950 -17.3%
Paramedics $53,550 $60,600 -11.6%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $53,290 $54,890 -2.9%
Credit Counselors $53,190 $52,230 +1.8%
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $53,160 $53,350 -0.4%
Biological Technicians $53,040 $57,510 -7.8%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $52,840 $55,570 -4.9%
Archivists $52,810 $64,550 -18.2%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $52,580 $57,430 -8.4%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $52,370 $59,350 -11.8%
Conservation Scientists $52,310 $73,010 -28.4%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $52,240 $58,260 -10.3%
Motorcycle Mechanics $52,160 $48,580 +7.4%
Historians $52,120 $76,750 -32.1%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $52,090 $60,020 -13.2%
Computer User Support Specialists $52,080 $61,860 -15.8%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $52,040 $49,080 +6.0%
Audio and Video Technicians $52,000 $58,100 -10.5%
Writers and Authors $51,920 $76,910 -32.5%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $51,880 $56,730 -8.5%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $51,830 $61,160 -15.3%
Forensic Science Technicians $51,830 $72,060 -28.1%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $51,800 $59,550 -13.0%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $51,800 $50,690 +2.2%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $51,670 $48,220 +7.2%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,620 $45,760 +12.8%
Private Detectives and Investigators $51,530 $51,220 +0.6%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $51,200 $59,300 -13.7%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $51,130 $58,640 -12.8%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $51,060 $45,670 +11.8%
Riggers $51,020 $62,640 -18.6%
Interpreters and Translators $50,860 $60,170 -15.5%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $50,800 $74,340 -31.7%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $50,750 $62,780 -19.2%
Carpenters $50,670 $60,580 -16.4%
Glaziers $50,650 $57,080 -11.3%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $50,500 $51,520 -2.0%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers $50,490 $53,140 -5.0%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $50,440 $58,340 -13.5%
Judicial Law Clerks $50,330 $64,920 -22.5%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $50,220 $50,060 +0.3%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,040 $50,270 -0.5%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $49,980 $53,750 -7.0%
Agricultural Inspectors $49,940 $49,940 +0.0%
Sheet Metal Workers $49,920 $61,800 -19.2%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $49,860 $56,460 -11.7%
Procurement Clerks $49,810 $50,580 -1.5%
Financial Clerks, All Other $49,780 $53,830 -7.5%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $49,730 $48,430 +2.7%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,610 $49,030 +1.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $49,550 $48,560 +2.0%
Mechanical Door Repairers $49,510 $55,720 -11.1%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,490 $50,620 -2.2%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,440 $49,500 -0.1%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $49,360 $57,020 -13.4%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,320 $51,610 -4.4%
Commercial Divers $49,260 $72,990 -32.5%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $49,170 $49,450 -0.6%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $49,080 $57,550 -14.7%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,040 $47,720 +2.8%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $49,010 $62,120 -21.1%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $48,940 $59,850 -18.2%
Recreational Therapists $48,880 $61,960 -21.1%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $48,700 $55,090 -11.6%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,340 $52,800 -8.4%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $48,230 $48,420 -0.4%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,220 $48,250 -0.1%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,210 $50,140 -3.8%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $48,170 $48,040 +0.3%
Highway Maintenance Workers $48,130 $50,260 -4.2%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,100 $50,620 -5.0%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $48,040 $46,550 +3.2%
Opticians, Dispensing $48,000 $47,260 +1.6%
Community Health Workers $47,970 $51,850 -7.5%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $47,940 $62,200 -22.9%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $47,940 $50,670 -5.4%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $47,890 $58,940 -18.7%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,880 $49,590 -3.4%
Meter Readers, Utilities $47,850 $48,150 -0.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,770 $48,520 -1.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $47,750 $63,820 -25.2%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,740 $48,990 -2.6%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $47,680 $46,680 +2.1%
Logging Equipment Operators $47,650 $49,740 -4.2%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $47,550 $50,340 -5.5%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $47,510 $47,880 -0.8%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $47,500 $50,020 -5.0%
Home Appliance Repairers $47,460 $50,990 -6.9%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,410 $46,570 +1.8%
Dental Assistants $47,320 $48,070 -1.6%
Curators $47,200 $63,420 -25.6%
Hearing Aid Specialists $47,190 $65,160 -27.6%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $47,120 $47,450 -0.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $47,100 $55,940 -15.8%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $47,020 $49,120 -4.3%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $47,000 $46,460 +1.2%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $46,950 $53,340 -12.0%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $46,950 $53,710 -12.6%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $46,910 $51,330 -8.6%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $46,890 $48,570 -3.5%
Broadcast Technicians $46,860 $59,570 -21.3%
Paperhangers $46,800 $52,140 -10.2%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $46,760 $42,910 +9.0%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,750 $48,750 -4.1%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $46,740 $58,650 -20.3%
Lighting Technicians $46,720 $68,060 -31.4%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $46,660 $49,880 -6.5%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $46,640 $56,550 -17.5%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $46,560 $51,320 -9.3%
Exercise Physiologists $46,550 $59,460 -21.7%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $46,470 $45,950 +1.1%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $46,430 $49,230 -5.7%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,260 $47,920 -3.5%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $46,210 $45,850 +0.8%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $46,180 $47,630 -3.0%
Medical Equipment Repairers $46,120 $61,660 -25.2%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $46,110 $46,170 -0.1%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $46,000 $40,130 +14.6%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $45,900 $48,690 -5.7%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $45,760 $46,380 -1.3%
Roofers $45,760 $55,440 -17.5%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,740 $47,180 -3.1%
Athletes and Sports Competitors $45,720 $66,710 -31.5%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $45,710 $42,660 +7.1%
New Accounts Clerks $45,500 $47,670 -4.6%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $45,360 $46,860 -3.2%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $45,340 $58,930 -23.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $45,320 $49,100 -7.7%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $45,300 $50,610 -10.5%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,280 $48,540 -6.7%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,270 $44,350 +2.1%
Billing and Posting Clerks $45,250 $48,500 -6.7%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $45,250 $46,880 -3.5%
Sound Engineering Technicians $45,240 $73,130 -38.1%
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $45,230 $44,040 +2.7%
Pipelayers $45,180 $49,000 -7.8%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $45,180 $52,600 -14.1%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $44,880 $47,540 -5.6%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $44,870 $46,420 -3.3%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $44,840 $50,290 -10.8%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $44,650 $49,230 -9.3%
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,560 $43,960 +1.4%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $44,550 $41,600 +7.1%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $44,530 $68,020 -34.5%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,420 $46,330 -4.1%
Log Graders and Scalers $44,370 $46,330 -4.2%
Floor Sanders and Finishers $44,310 $50,440 -12.2%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $44,160 $54,430 -18.9%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $44,130 $42,540 +3.7%
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers $44,120 $45,990 -4.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $44,100 $48,590 -9.2%
Forest and Conservation Workers $44,050 $43,680 +0.8%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $43,820 $41,600 +5.3%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $43,740 $54,240 -19.4%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $43,740 $44,390 -1.5%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $43,680 $46,420 -5.9%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $43,660 $50,960 -14.3%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $43,630 $47,160 -7.5%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $43,540 $53,040 -17.9%
Tile and Stone Setters $43,510 $55,690 -21.9%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $43,460 $48,700 -10.8%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $43,430 $45,260 -4.0%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $43,380 $46,350 -6.4%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $43,330 $59,050 -26.6%
Furniture Finishers $43,310 $44,540 -2.8%
Bill and Account Collectors $43,140 $47,030 -8.3%
Pest Control Workers $43,130 $45,250 -4.7%
Parking Enforcement Workers $43,040 $46,730 -7.9%
Coaches and Scouts $42,950 $47,320 -9.2%
Construction Laborers $42,940 $47,120 -8.9%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $42,900 $51,120 -16.1%
Word Processors and Typists $42,840 $49,280 -13.1%
Firefighters $42,570 $59,280 -28.2%
Medical Equipment Preparers $42,510 $47,700 -10.9%
Tellers $42,280 $43,030 -1.7%
Medical Appliance Technicians $42,230 $48,030 -12.1%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $42,210 $48,280 -12.6%
Pharmacy Technicians $42,120 $45,750 -7.9%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $41,990 $43,380 -3.2%
Order Clerks $41,740 $46,170 -9.6%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $41,740 $38,760 +7.7%
Correspondence Clerks $41,710 $46,800 -10.9%
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic $41,650 $63,870 -34.8%
Agricultural Technicians $41,290 $49,630 -16.8%
Medical Assistants $41,160 $45,690 -9.9%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers $41,100 $48,110 -14.6%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers $41,020 $58,970 -30.4%
Psychiatric Technicians $40,970 $45,130 -9.2%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $40,840 $49,400 -17.3%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $40,820 $42,290 -3.5%
Printing Press Operators $40,470 $45,780 -11.6%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $40,400 $45,570 -11.3%
Emergency Medical Technicians $40,370 $44,470 -9.2%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $40,170 $45,930 -12.5%
Woodworkers, All Other $40,090 $44,530 -10.0%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $40,020 $55,010 -27.2%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $40,010 $43,220 -7.4%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $40,000 $44,810 -10.7%
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $39,960 $37,280 +7.2%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $39,930 $60,280 -33.8%
Bus Drivers, School $39,900 $47,920 -16.7%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $39,800 $46,800 -15.0%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $39,790 $40,140 -0.9%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,760 $39,530 +0.6%
Sewers, Hand $39,690 $36,480 +8.8%
Skincare Specialists $39,670 $45,330 -12.5%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $39,640 $41,330 -4.1%
Production Workers, All Other $39,600 $40,110 -1.3%
Food Science Technicians $39,480 $52,130 -24.3%
Helpers--Electricians $39,460 $42,670 -7.5%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $39,450 $42,360 -6.9%
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $39,410 $38,180 +3.2%
Material Moving Workers, All Other $39,370 $41,800 -5.8%
File Clerks $39,350 $43,600 -9.7%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $39,340 $38,020 +3.5%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $39,300 $42,770 -8.1%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $39,240 $43,530 -9.9%
Tax Preparers $39,220 $54,920 -28.6%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $39,060 $47,810 -18.3%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $39,020 $47,380 -17.6%
Phlebotomists $39,010 $45,230 -13.8%
Upholsterers $38,880 $46,340 -16.1%
Customer Service Representatives $38,860 $44,770 -13.2%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $38,830 $45,920 -15.4%
Animal Control Workers $38,790 $45,660 -15.0%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $38,670 $54,210 -28.7%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $38,590 $39,320 -1.9%
Social and Human Service Assistants $38,550 $45,930 -16.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,520 $44,080 -12.6%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $38,480 $39,630 -2.9%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $38,290 $51,440 -25.6%
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,280 $38,670 -1.0%
Sewing Machine Operators $38,250 $36,670 +4.3%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $38,220 $41,590 -8.1%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $38,100 $46,340 -17.8%
Data Entry Keyers $38,070 $41,340 -7.9%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $38,050 $41,220 -7.7%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $38,020 $42,420 -10.4%
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $37,990 $42,670 -11.0%
Fence Erectors $37,960 $47,980 -20.9%
Photographers $37,890 $44,660 -15.2%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons $37,870 $61,290 -38.2%
Helpers--Roofers $37,860 $44,160 -14.3%
Light Truck Drivers $37,680 $44,860 -16.0%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,530 $40,240 -6.7%
Counter and Rental Clerks $37,340 $41,300 -9.6%
Nursing Assistants $37,220 $42,260 -11.9%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $37,170 $49,610 -25.1%
Telemarketers $37,090 $35,450 +4.6%
Food Batchmakers $37,070 $42,290 -12.3%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $37,060 $39,680 -6.6%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $36,980 $38,150 -3.1%
Office Clerks, General $36,840 $45,010 -18.2%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,810 $39,390 -6.5%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $36,780 $39,280 -6.4%
Dietetic Technicians $36,770 $37,640 -2.3%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,710 $39,150 -6.2%
Couriers and Messengers $36,710 $39,200 -6.4%
Helpers--Production Workers $36,610 $39,070 -6.3%
Orderlies $36,480 $38,290 -4.7%
Psychiatric Aides $36,320 $44,910 -19.1%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $36,180 $47,550 -23.9%
Pharmacy Aides $36,140 $37,680 -4.1%
Aircraft Service Attendants $36,130 $40,450 -10.7%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $36,120 $52,100 -30.7%
Helpers--Carpenters $36,090 $43,780 -17.6%
Library Technicians $36,070 $44,580 -19.1%
Stockers and Order Fillers $36,020 $37,330 -3.5%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $36,000 $35,670 +0.9%
Rehabilitation Counselors $35,990 $46,850 -23.2%
Residential Advisors $35,780 $42,240 -15.3%
Cooks, Restaurant $35,740 $37,390 -4.4%
Bicycle Repairers $35,530 $42,780 -16.9%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $35,510 $38,010 -6.6%
Bakers $35,460 $37,160 -4.6%
Security Guards $35,460 $38,020 -6.7%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,110 $35,660 -1.5%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $35,090 $36,670 -4.3%
Craft Artists $35,050 $46,080 -23.9%
Tire Repairers and Changers $35,040 $37,710 -7.1%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $34,960 $37,450 -6.6%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $34,880 $49,690 -29.8%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $34,790 $38,300 -9.2%
Travel Agents $34,560 $50,160 -31.1%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $34,510 $35,730 -3.4%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $34,500 $38,140 -9.5%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $34,490 $41,730 -17.3%
Bailiffs $34,280 $56,600 -39.4%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $34,230 $35,830 -4.5%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $34,140 $39,460 -13.5%
Concierges $34,110 $38,950 -12.4%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $34,010 $38,630 -12.0%
Library Assistants, Clerical $33,980 $36,910 -7.9%
Medical Transcriptionists $33,870 $40,410 -16.2%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $33,870 $40,960 -17.3%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $33,810 $35,760 -5.5%
Carpet Installers $33,810 $50,340 -32.8%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $33,700 $35,790 -5.8%
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $33,650 $34,980 -3.8%
Airfield Operations Specialists $33,590 $56,850 -40.9%
Costume Attendants $33,510 $50,400 -33.5%
Physical Therapist Aides $33,280 $35,240 -5.6%
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants $33,250 $36,300 -8.4%
Tutors $33,220 $43,350 -23.4%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers $33,030 $41,640 -20.7%
Barbers $32,900 $38,210 -13.9%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $32,690 $38,100 -14.2%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $32,180 $36,280 -11.3%
Food Preparation Workers $32,180 $35,320 -8.9%
Parts Salespersons $32,180 $38,630 -16.7%
Floral Designers $32,000 $37,360 -14.3%
Occupational Therapy Aides $31,950 $39,160 -18.4%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $31,740 $35,360 -10.2%
Parking Attendants $31,490 $35,150 -10.4%
Recreation Workers $31,420 $36,560 -14.1%
Animal Caretakers $31,280 $35,360 -11.5%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $31,180 $36,840 -15.4%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $30,960 $47,340 -34.6%
Retail Salespersons $30,690 $35,410 -13.3%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $30,490 $37,290 -18.2%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $30,470 $34,890 -12.7%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $30,400 $41,670 -27.0%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,260 $35,510 -14.8%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $30,110 $35,800 -15.9%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $30,020 $35,070 -14.4%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators $30,010 $40,610 -26.1%
Funeral Attendants $29,880 $35,680 -16.3%
Animal Trainers $29,670 $39,990 -25.8%
Childcare Workers $29,650 $34,980 -15.2%
Cooks, Short Order $29,640 $35,880 -17.4%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $29,300 $35,450 -17.3%
Dishwashers $29,160 $34,810 -16.2%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $29,160 $35,060 -16.8%
Passenger Attendants $28,710 $37,720 -23.9%
Cashiers $28,530 $32,880 -13.2%
Etchers and Engravers $28,300 $43,310 -34.7%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,860 $36,780 -24.3%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $27,840 $37,180 -25.1%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,520 $31,200 -11.8%
Cooks, Fast Food $27,420 $30,890 -11.2%
Gambling Dealers $27,350 $34,320 -20.3%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,040 $32,150 -15.9%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,000 $31,200 -13.5%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $26,830 $33,980 -21.0%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $26,490 $32,910 -19.5%
School Bus Monitors $26,240 $35,100 -25.2%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $26,210 $33,580 -21.9%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $25,850 $37,080 -30.3%
Driver/Sales Workers $22,240 $38,770 -42.6%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $22,230 $35,840 -38.0%
Bartenders $19,370 $34,340 -43.6%
Waiters and Waitresses $18,370 $35,230 -47.9%

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