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West Virginia — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

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BLS OES May 2025

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

Job titleMedian salary (West Virginia)US national medianvs national
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $597,740 $358,550 +66.7%
Emergency Medicine Physicians $491,230 $335,550 +46.4%
Radiologists $471,650 $420,860 +12.1%
Surgeons, All Other $468,210 $414,010 +13.1%
Physicians, Pathologists $400,070 $312,400 +28.1%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $300,810 $292,910 +2.7%
Nurse Anesthetists $278,530 $236,590 +17.7%
Family Medicine Physicians $272,680 $244,180 +11.7%
Physicians, All Other $258,020 $265,930 -3.0%
Dentists, All Other Specialists $235,370 $224,990 +4.6%
Podiatrists $207,000 $160,300 +29.1%
Dentists, General $170,370 $170,950 -0.3%
Pediatricians, General $158,470 $210,040 -24.6%
Chief Executives $151,950 $213,990 -29.0%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $149,430 $171,270 -12.8%
Purchasing Managers $147,220 $148,080 -0.6%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $139,820 $175,140 -20.2%
Natural Sciences Managers $138,010 $167,220 -17.5%
Sales Engineers $135,260 $124,900 +8.3%
Pharmacists $133,430 $140,910 -5.3%
Chemical Engineers $129,210 $125,040 +3.3%
Veterinarians $128,990 $130,100 -0.9%
Physician Assistants $128,610 $135,880 -5.4%
Nurse Practitioners $127,320 $132,300 -3.8%
Managers, All Other $124,940 $141,900 -12.0%
Computer Network Architects $122,520 $134,050 -8.6%
Software Developers $121,000 $135,980 -11.0%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $120,170 $130,220 -7.7%
Human Resources Managers $120,020 $149,280 -19.6%
Engineers, All Other $118,800 $122,930 -3.4%
Optometrists $118,010 $136,570 -13.6%
Electrical Engineers $113,420 $120,630 -6.0%
Financial Managers $113,140 $166,570 -32.1%
Medical and Health Services Managers $112,010 $123,860 -9.6%
Industrial Production Managers $111,760 $126,060 -11.3%
Industrial Engineers $108,360 $102,440 +5.8%
Computer Occupations, All Other $107,140 $116,580 -8.1%
Commercial Pilots $105,950 $123,220 -14.0%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $104,480 $99,080 +5.5%
Lawyers $102,420 $159,670 -35.9%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $101,960 $106,730 -4.5%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $101,400 $71,240 +42.3%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $100,400 $109,270 -8.1%
Marketing Managers $98,750 $166,790 -40.8%
Education Administrators, All Other $98,450 $95,200 +3.4%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $98,320 $100,310 -2.0%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $98,230 $107,230 -8.4%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $97,960 $106,220 -7.8%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $97,600 $103,020 -5.3%
Management Analysts $97,470 $101,860 -4.3%
Mechanical Engineers $97,390 $104,110 -6.5%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $97,230 $104,920 -7.3%
Power Plant Operators $97,210 $102,040 -4.7%
Physical Therapists $96,600 $102,760 -6.0%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $96,470 $99,280 -2.8%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $96,260 $96,660 -0.4%
Occupational Therapists $96,190 $100,330 -4.1%
Construction Managers $95,740 $114,990 -16.7%
Facilities Managers $95,050 $106,660 -10.9%
Sales Managers $94,830 $148,270 -36.0%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $94,520 $101,110 -6.5%
Financial Risk Specialists $94,350 $117,330 -19.6%
Petroleum Engineers $93,360 $144,910 -35.6%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $92,410 $93,790 -1.5%
Project Management Specialists $91,780 $102,320 -10.3%
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers $91,380 $60,600 +50.8%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $91,170 $123,920 -26.4%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $89,690 $74,330 +20.7%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $89,440 $76,400 +17.1%
Labor Relations Specialists $88,020 $95,420 -7.8%
Civil Engineers $86,930 $100,840 -13.8%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $86,560 $90,150 -4.0%
Financial Specialists, All Other $86,200 $81,100 +6.3%
Chemists $85,560 $91,240 -6.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $85,440 $78,190 +9.3%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $85,290 $92,460 -7.8%
Data Scientists $85,090 $120,230 -29.2%
Administrative Services Managers $84,820 $114,130 -25.7%
Statisticians $84,660 $105,650 -19.9%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $84,660 $104,590 -19.1%
Biological Scientists, All Other $84,590 $98,920 -14.5%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $84,450 $101,420 -16.7%
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $83,910 $96,710 -13.2%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $83,810 $95,320 -12.1%
Environmental Engineers $83,200 $107,110 -22.3%
Chiropractors $83,160 $79,200 +5.0%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $82,690 $103,410 -20.0%
Gas Plant Operators $82,600 $87,820 -5.9%
General and Operations Managers $82,500 $105,770 -22.0%
Public Relations Managers $82,380 $146,910 -43.9%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $82,100 $82,220 -0.1%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $81,850 $103,170 -20.7%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $81,830 $93,250 -12.2%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $81,710 $78,120 +4.6%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $81,470 $61,560 +32.3%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $81,330 $78,350 +3.8%
Speech-Language Pathologists $80,970 $97,870 -17.3%
Orthotists and Prosthetists $80,860 $81,110 -0.3%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $80,690 $99,070 -18.6%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $80,650 $105,870 -23.8%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $80,490 $95,480 -15.7%
Registered Nurses $80,130 $97,550 -17.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $80,060 $79,920 +0.2%
Personal Financial Advisors $80,010 $105,070 -23.9%
Audiologists $79,990 $95,780 -16.5%
Roof Bolters, Mining $79,400 $78,540 +1.1%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $79,000 $74,340 +6.3%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $78,870 $117,860 -33.1%
Budget Analysts $78,850 $91,640 -14.0%
Web Developers $78,240 $92,650 -15.6%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $77,880 $78,580 -0.9%
Continuous Mining Machine Operators $77,570 $61,810 +25.5%
Cost Estimators $77,480 $78,740 -1.6%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $77,420 $98,070 -21.1%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $77,380 $84,290 -8.2%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $77,230 $58,650 +31.7%
Helpers--Extraction Workers $77,180 $47,730 +61.7%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $77,040 $100,580 -23.4%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $76,820 $96,590 -20.5%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $76,730 $76,590 +0.2%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $76,700 $115,160 -33.4%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $76,460 $101,370 -24.6%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $76,340 $79,350 -3.8%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $76,320 $77,570 -1.6%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $76,080 $47,180 +61.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $76,060 $101,920 -25.4%
School Psychologists $75,220 $95,990 -21.6%
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $74,950 $74,500 +0.6%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,920 $74,090 +1.1%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $74,490 $99,130 -24.9%
Fundraising Managers $74,400 $125,470 -40.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $74,280 $106,040 -30.0%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $74,280 $80,340 -7.5%
Gambling Managers $74,270 $93,220 -20.3%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical $74,200 $58,340 +27.2%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $74,150 $80,110 -7.4%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $73,880 $96,980 -23.8%
Dental Hygienists $73,840 $98,100 -24.7%
Database Administrators $73,490 $104,620 -29.8%
Accountants and Auditors $73,320 $83,680 -12.4%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $73,280 $78,620 -6.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $73,280 $76,400 -4.1%
Commercial and Industrial Designers $73,030 $83,910 -13.0%
Lodging Managers $72,800 $69,250 +5.1%
General Internal Medicine Physicians $72,680 $256,560 -71.7%
Sheet Metal Workers $72,390 $61,800 +17.1%
Funeral Home Managers $71,990 $78,790 -8.6%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $71,880 $104,000 -30.9%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $71,850 $62,780 +14.4%
Logisticians $71,590 $82,320 -13.0%
Radiation Therapists $71,590 $105,310 -32.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $71,360 $79,860 -10.6%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $71,200 $85,020 -16.3%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $70,660 $62,470 +13.1%
Epidemiologists $70,540 $87,220 -19.1%
Conservation Scientists $69,910 $73,010 -4.2%
Instructional Coordinators $69,600 $77,440 -10.1%
History Teachers, Postsecondary $69,560 $83,820 -17.0%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $69,370 $79,940 -13.2%
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $69,350 $53,350 +30.0%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $69,240 $83,050 -16.6%
Financial and Investment Analysts $69,030 $102,740 -32.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $68,990 $74,450 -7.3%
Respiratory Therapists $68,670 $82,280 -16.5%
Microbiologists $68,550 $87,990 -22.1%
Therapists, All Other $67,580 $77,930 -13.3%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $67,290 $78,000 -13.7%
Millwrights $67,270 $65,700 +2.4%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $67,190 $84,620 -20.6%
Human Resources Specialists $66,860 $75,940 -12.0%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $66,440 $77,270 -14.0%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $66,080 $65,790 +0.4%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $66,060 $58,040 +13.8%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $65,640 $66,150 -0.8%
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other $65,610 $70,130 -6.4%
Bridge and Lock Tenders $65,460 $57,700 +13.4%
Computer Programmers $65,320 $100,390 -34.9%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $65,260 $77,640 -15.9%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $65,200 $63,820 +2.2%
Mechanical Drafters $65,100 $71,550 -9.0%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $65,050 $61,540 +5.7%
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators $65,050 $77,320 -15.9%
Training and Development Specialists $64,960 $69,280 -6.2%
Electricians $64,810 $63,190 +2.6%
Writers and Authors $64,410 $76,910 -16.3%
Locomotive Engineers $64,400 $81,410 -20.9%
Compliance Officers $64,270 $80,730 -20.4%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $64,140 $66,140 -3.0%
Operations Research Analysts $64,100 $88,940 -27.9%
Construction and Building Inspectors $64,000 $74,690 -14.3%
Boilermakers $63,850 $76,410 -16.4%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $63,820 $76,590 -16.7%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $63,560 $72,080 -11.8%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $63,560 $63,890 -0.5%
Art Directors $63,550 $114,850 -44.7%
Extraction Workers, All Other $63,550 $57,010 +11.5%
Neurologists $63,500 $248,560 -74.5%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $63,360 $72,990 -13.2%
Forensic Science Technicians $63,330 $72,060 -12.1%
Psychiatrists $63,320 $281,870 -77.5%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $63,280 $78,760 -19.7%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $63,270 $75,350 -16.0%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $63,240 $153,990 -58.9%
Transportation Security Screeners $63,130 $66,770 -5.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $62,970 $87,520 -28.1%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $62,830 $42,420 +48.1%
Health Education Specialists $62,760 $64,070 -2.0%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $62,740 $89,900 -30.2%
Social Workers, All Other $62,590 $71,900 -12.9%
Foresters $62,550 $76,400 -18.1%
Fish and Game Wardens $62,530 $74,060 -15.6%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $62,300 $104,300 -40.3%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $62,210 $80,250 -22.5%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $62,170 $63,520 -2.1%
Social and Community Service Managers $62,060 $80,390 -22.8%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $61,710 $64,520 -4.4%
Surveyors $61,520 $75,440 -18.5%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $61,450 $61,770 -0.5%
Urban and Regional Planners $61,390 $89,320 -31.3%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $61,330 $68,020 -9.8%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $61,330 $57,430 +6.8%
Chefs and Head Cooks $61,100 $62,470 -2.2%
Postal Service Clerks $61,050 $62,130 -1.7%
Special Effects Artists and Animators $60,940 $102,030 -40.3%
Financial Examiners $60,590 $94,160 -35.7%
Emergency Management Directors $60,460 $93,330 -35.2%
Physical Therapist Assistants $60,430 $68,380 -11.6%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $60,370 $72,300 -16.5%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $60,300 $107,310 -43.8%
Healthcare Social Workers $60,140 $67,880 -11.4%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $60,020 $60,850 -1.4%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $59,750 $62,280 -4.1%
Meter Readers, Utilities $59,430 $48,150 +23.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $59,210 $63,820 -7.2%
Real Estate Sales Agents $59,050 $52,830 +11.8%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $59,000 $62,890 -6.2%
Real Estate Brokers $58,960 $73,220 -19.5%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $58,790 $62,680 -6.2%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $58,760 $48,540 +21.1%
Chemical Technicians $58,750 $60,390 -2.7%
Transportation Inspectors $58,670 $92,100 -36.3%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470 $58,470 +0.0%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $57,760 $66,270 -12.8%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $57,700 $60,550 -4.7%
Loan Officers $57,580 $76,690 -24.9%
Credit Analysts $57,320 $83,510 -31.4%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $57,240 $66,120 -13.4%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,210 $64,370 -11.1%
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas $57,020 $67,890 -16.0%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $56,980 $63,800 -10.7%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $56,960 $76,210 -25.3%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $56,880 $48,750 +16.7%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $56,810 $65,510 -13.3%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $56,790 $72,420 -21.6%
Public Relations Specialists $56,730 $74,750 -24.1%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $56,690 $51,320 +10.5%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $56,660 $70,070 -19.1%
Editors $56,630 $77,920 -27.3%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $56,610 $72,040 -21.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $56,490 $77,970 -27.5%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $56,440 $66,810 -15.5%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $56,290 $54,430 +3.4%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $56,290 $59,650 -5.6%
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $56,250 $58,160 -3.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $55,910 $58,430 -4.3%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $55,890 $72,110 -22.5%
Marriage and Family Therapists $55,700 $66,940 -16.8%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $55,630 $63,970 -13.0%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $55,540 $60,190 -7.7%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $55,520 $64,330 -13.7%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $55,390 $74,260 -25.4%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $55,380 $93,530 -40.8%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $55,360 $64,400 -14.0%
Computer User Support Specialists $55,350 $61,860 -10.5%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $55,180 $78,000 -29.3%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $54,950 $49,500 +11.0%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $54,860 $69,990 -21.6%
Crane and Tower Operators $54,830 $68,080 -19.5%
Food Service Managers $54,800 $69,390 -21.0%
Fundraisers $54,760 $72,550 -24.5%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $54,750 $58,870 -7.0%
Forest and Conservation Technicians $54,600 $54,560 +0.1%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $54,340 $70,770 -23.2%
Embalmers $54,060 $58,780 -8.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $53,660 $69,500 -22.8%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $53,660 $50,620 +6.0%
Traffic Technicians $53,400 $59,090 -9.6%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $53,340 $64,950 -17.9%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $53,340 $78,620 -32.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $53,190 $59,320 -10.3%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $53,120 $66,270 -19.8%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $52,890 $58,940 -10.3%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $52,590 $55,090 -4.5%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $52,490 $75,920 -30.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $52,420 $62,890 -16.6%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $52,340 $78,760 -33.5%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $52,220 $59,550 -12.3%
Wellhead Pumpers $52,170 $69,960 -25.4%
Judicial Law Clerks $52,120 $64,920 -19.7%
Coaches and Scouts $52,050 $47,320 +10.0%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $51,950 $57,020 -8.9%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $51,890 $48,420 +7.2%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $51,580 $50,290 +2.6%
Biological Technicians $51,440 $57,510 -10.6%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $51,300 $59,850 -14.3%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $51,280 $56,210 -8.8%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $51,230 $53,340 -4.0%
Roofers $51,170 $55,440 -7.7%
Social Science Research Assistants $51,140 $61,990 -17.5%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $51,100 $60,070 -14.9%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,020 $48,990 +4.1%
Farm and Home Management Educators $50,930 $60,220 -15.4%
Tile and Stone Setters $50,900 $55,690 -8.6%
Surgical Assistants $50,870 $66,800 -23.8%
Rail Car Repairers $50,800 $67,530 -24.8%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $50,730 $62,370 -18.7%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,690 $45,760 +10.8%
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas $50,640 $58,620 -13.6%
Athletic Trainers $50,510 $62,520 -19.2%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $50,380 $65,120 -22.6%
Exercise Physiologists $50,270 $59,460 -15.5%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $50,240 $69,990 -28.2%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $50,070 $60,280 -16.9%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $50,050 $78,660 -36.4%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $49,950 $46,550 +7.3%
Glaziers $49,810 $57,080 -12.7%
Interior Designers $49,800 $67,190 -25.9%
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $49,630 $61,390 -19.2%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $49,630 $50,690 -2.1%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $49,480 $58,640 -15.6%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $49,430 $59,350 -16.7%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $49,140 $50,960 -3.6%
Surgical Technologists $49,110 $64,650 -24.0%
Cargo and Freight Agents $49,100 $52,260 -6.0%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $49,020 $41,670 +17.6%
Recreational Therapists $49,010 $61,960 -20.9%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $48,850 $61,010 -19.9%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $48,810 $53,750 -9.2%
Carpenters $48,710 $60,580 -19.6%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $48,530 $54,240 -10.5%
Paramedics $48,460 $60,600 -20.0%
Clergy $48,460 $60,810 -20.3%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $48,460 $36,670 +32.2%
Film and Video Editors $48,440 $75,420 -35.8%
Hydrologic Technicians $48,230 $64,790 -25.6%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $48,080 $78,210 -38.5%
Rehabilitation Counselors $48,050 $46,850 +2.6%
Procurement Clerks $48,050 $50,580 -5.0%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $47,960 $55,010 -12.8%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $47,850 $49,230 -2.8%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $47,760 $48,220 -1.0%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $47,740 $49,610 -3.8%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $47,660 $74,510 -36.0%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $47,650 $59,920 -20.5%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $47,560 $60,020 -20.8%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $47,460 $58,260 -18.5%
Sailors and Marine Oilers $47,370 $51,520 -8.1%
Medical Records Specialists $47,360 $51,140 -7.4%
Machinists $47,350 $58,750 -19.4%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $47,310 $79,520 -40.5%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,090 $54,890 -14.2%
Medical Equipment Repairers $47,090 $61,660 -23.6%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $47,010 $48,570 -3.2%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $46,960 $55,570 -15.5%
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $46,900 $68,840 -31.9%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $46,880 $51,330 -8.7%
Computer Network Support Specialists $46,840 $76,220 -38.5%
Producers and Directors $46,660 $90,360 -48.4%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $46,620 $50,340 -7.4%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $46,610 $61,770 -24.5%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $46,600 $62,120 -25.0%
Massage Therapists $46,600 $58,450 -20.3%
Audio and Video Technicians $46,590 $58,100 -19.8%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $46,490 $40,710 +14.2%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $46,480 $50,080 -7.2%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,460 $47,920 -3.0%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $46,410 $43,220 +7.4%
Private Detectives and Investigators $46,410 $51,220 -9.4%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $46,390 $49,450 -6.2%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $46,370 $52,540 -11.7%
Psychologists, All Other $46,350 $110,840 -58.2%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $46,240 $56,550 -18.2%
Tool and Die Makers $46,190 $64,050 -27.9%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $45,910 $74,310 -38.2%
Credit Counselors $45,860 $52,230 -12.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $45,850 $55,940 -18.0%
Mechanical Door Repairers $45,840 $55,720 -17.7%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $45,690 $48,040 -4.9%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $45,660 $59,300 -23.0%
Insurance Sales Agents $45,480 $62,280 -27.0%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $45,470 $79,870 -43.1%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,440 $52,800 -13.9%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $45,390 $56,460 -19.6%
Medical Dosimetrists $45,350 $147,470 -69.2%
Order Clerks $45,320 $46,170 -1.8%
Highway Maintenance Workers $45,260 $50,260 -9.9%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,060 $49,080 -8.2%
Fence Erectors $45,040 $47,980 -6.1%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $45,010 $46,800 -3.8%
Medical Equipment Preparers $44,830 $47,700 -6.0%
Counselors, All Other $44,810 $50,860 -11.9%
Travel Agents $44,760 $50,160 -10.8%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $44,740 $49,230 -9.1%
Advertising Sales Agents $44,700 $64,820 -31.0%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,510 $47,720 -6.7%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $44,230 $49,400 -10.5%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $44,150 $54,210 -18.6%
Tutors $44,070 $43,350 +1.7%
Bill and Account Collectors $43,960 $47,030 -6.5%
Crematory Operators $43,840 $43,650 +0.4%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $43,700 $42,540 +2.7%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $43,390 $74,990 -42.1%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $43,300 $46,170 -6.2%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $43,140 $40,960 +5.3%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $43,070 $46,330 -7.0%
Log Graders and Scalers $43,040 $46,330 -7.1%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $42,990 $50,610 -15.1%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $42,980 $68,270 -37.0%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $42,950 $48,250 -11.0%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $42,890 $50,670 -15.4%
Construction Laborers $42,670 $47,120 -9.4%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $42,500 $44,350 -4.2%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $42,490 $50,020 -15.1%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $42,400 $46,680 -9.2%
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $42,010 $44,040 -4.6%
Bicycle Repairers $41,960 $42,780 -1.9%
Logging Workers, All Other $41,790 $50,840 -17.8%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $41,670 $46,420 -10.2%
Tapers $41,600 $68,270 -39.1%
Furniture Finishers $41,600 $44,540 -6.6%
Financial Clerks, All Other $41,550 $53,830 -22.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $41,450 $49,100 -15.6%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $41,340 $42,290 -2.2%
Printing Press Operators $41,200 $45,780 -10.0%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $41,060 $56,730 -27.6%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $40,490 $53,040 -23.7%
Pipelayers $40,440 $49,000 -17.5%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $40,370 $47,540 -15.1%
Graphic Designers $40,350 $62,960 -35.9%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $40,260 $45,850 -12.2%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $40,020 $43,380 -7.7%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $39,940 $45,260 -11.8%
Special Education Teachers, All Other $39,920 $76,580 -47.9%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand $39,870 $42,660 -6.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $39,740 $48,520 -18.1%
Production Workers, All Other $39,500 $40,110 -1.5%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $39,450 $46,880 -15.8%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $39,360 $41,220 -4.5%
Billing and Posting Clerks $39,300 $48,500 -19.0%
Social and Human Service Assistants $39,290 $45,930 -14.5%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $39,260 $59,050 -33.5%
Phlebotomists $39,250 $45,230 -13.2%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $39,210 $47,880 -18.1%
Helpers--Production Workers $39,190 $39,070 +0.3%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $39,030 $39,630 -1.5%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $38,920 $46,420 -16.2%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $38,890 $49,590 -21.6%
Light Truck Drivers $38,860 $44,860 -13.4%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $38,740 $48,430 -20.0%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $38,720 $47,810 -19.0%
New Accounts Clerks $38,520 $47,670 -19.2%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,430 $45,930 -16.3%
Customer Service Representatives $38,430 $44,770 -14.2%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $38,260 $35,760 +7.0%
Pharmacy Technicians $38,210 $45,750 -16.5%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $38,190 $47,450 -19.5%
Opticians, Dispensing $38,120 $47,260 -19.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $38,120 $48,590 -21.5%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $38,120 $47,160 -19.2%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $38,060 $46,860 -18.8%
Skincare Specialists $38,030 $45,330 -16.1%
Dental Assistants $37,960 $48,070 -21.0%
Community Health Workers $37,950 $51,850 -26.8%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $37,920 $46,570 -18.6%
Psychiatric Aides $37,910 $44,910 -15.6%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $37,870 $47,550 -20.4%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $37,810 $48,700 -22.4%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $37,750 $39,680 -4.9%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $37,700 $47,380 -20.4%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $37,660 $50,620 -25.6%
Pest Control Workers $37,510 $45,250 -17.1%
Motorcycle Mechanics $37,450 $48,580 -22.9%
Medical Transcriptionists $37,440 $40,410 -7.3%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $37,430 $38,630 -3.1%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,390 $49,030 -23.7%
Firefighters $37,350 $59,280 -37.0%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $37,230 $50,890 -26.8%
Medical Assistants $37,180 $45,690 -18.6%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians $37,140 $39,460 -5.9%
Animal Trainers $37,080 $39,990 -7.3%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,990 $40,240 -8.1%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,870 $38,300 -3.7%
Parts Salespersons $36,800 $38,630 -4.7%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $36,730 $45,570 -19.4%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $36,730 $51,120 -28.1%
Nursing Assistants $36,720 $42,260 -13.1%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,660 $39,390 -6.9%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $36,480 $45,920 -20.6%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $36,480 $57,550 -36.6%
Bailiffs $36,250 $56,600 -36.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $36,230 $48,560 -25.4%
Carpet Installers $36,220 $50,340 -28.0%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $36,200 $49,880 -27.4%
Logging Equipment Operators $36,130 $49,740 -27.4%
Photographers $36,110 $44,660 -19.1%
Word Processors and Typists $36,060 $49,280 -26.8%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $35,960 $42,910 -16.2%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $35,930 $42,360 -15.2%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $35,920 $52,000 -30.9%
Data Entry Keyers $35,900 $41,340 -13.2%
Tax Preparers $35,880 $54,920 -34.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $35,870 $51,610 -30.5%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $35,840 $49,690 -27.9%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $35,760 $61,160 -41.5%
Home Appliance Repairers $35,720 $50,990 -29.9%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $35,590 $42,770 -16.8%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $35,400 $47,340 -25.2%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $35,390 $49,120 -28.0%
Waiters and Waitresses $35,380 $35,230 +0.4%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $35,320 $48,690 -27.5%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $35,280 $62,200 -43.3%
Dietetic Technicians $35,210 $37,640 -6.5%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $35,150 $43,370 -19.0%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $35,140 $39,280 -10.5%
Concierges $35,130 $38,950 -9.8%
Animal Control Workers $35,120 $45,660 -23.1%
Hearing Aid Specialists $35,110 $65,160 -46.1%
Office Clerks, General $35,020 $45,010 -22.2%
Couriers and Messengers $34,890 $39,200 -11.0%
Physical Therapist Aides $34,840 $35,240 -1.1%
Counter and Rental Clerks $34,780 $41,300 -15.8%
Food Batchmakers $34,660 $42,290 -18.0%
Tellers $34,560 $43,030 -19.7%
Stockers and Order Fillers $34,510 $37,330 -7.6%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $34,480 $35,790 -3.7%
Emergency Medical Technicians $34,360 $44,470 -22.7%
Psychiatric Technicians $34,100 $45,130 -24.4%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $34,030 $44,390 -23.3%
Helpers--Carpenters $33,760 $43,780 -22.9%
Helpers--Electricians $33,680 $42,670 -21.1%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $33,570 $40,140 -16.4%
Telemarketers $33,370 $35,450 -5.9%
Bus Drivers, School $33,360 $47,920 -30.4%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $33,320 $41,600 -19.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $33,070 $44,080 -25.0%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $32,800 $38,100 -13.9%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $32,480 $38,140 -14.8%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $32,350 $38,150 -15.2%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $32,240 $39,150 -17.7%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $31,920 $38,010 -16.0%
Residential Advisors $31,840 $42,240 -24.6%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $31,790 $37,180 -14.5%
Orderlies $31,770 $38,290 -17.0%
File Clerks $31,600 $43,600 -27.5%
Funeral Attendants $31,410 $35,680 -12.0%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $31,210 $46,380 -32.7%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $31,050 $35,660 -12.9%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,980 $36,840 -15.9%
Aircraft Service Attendants $30,840 $40,450 -23.8%
Library Assistants, Clerical $30,800 $36,910 -16.6%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $30,790 $48,280 -36.2%
Parking Enforcement Workers $30,490 $46,730 -34.8%
Gambling Cage Workers $30,490 $37,580 -18.9%
Parking Attendants $30,460 $35,150 -13.3%
Library Technicians $30,300 $44,580 -32.0%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $30,170 $35,360 -14.7%
Tire Repairers and Changers $29,880 $37,710 -20.8%
Floral Designers $29,860 $37,360 -20.1%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $29,800 $36,780 -19.0%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $29,740 $37,450 -20.6%
Recreation Workers $29,710 $36,560 -18.7%
Bartenders $29,630 $34,340 -13.7%
Cooks, Restaurant $29,590 $37,390 -20.9%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $29,390 $35,830 -18.0%
Sewing Machine Operators $29,320 $36,670 -20.0%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $28,970 $34,890 -17.0%
Retail Salespersons $28,950 $35,410 -18.2%
Security Guards $28,800 $38,020 -24.3%
Driver/Sales Workers $28,790 $38,770 -25.7%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $28,740 $36,280 -20.8%
Airfield Operations Specialists $28,670 $56,850 -49.6%
Animal Caretakers $28,550 $35,360 -19.3%
Bakers $28,480 $37,160 -23.4%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $28,400 $35,060 -19.0%
Food Preparation Workers $28,360 $35,320 -19.7%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $28,260 $35,670 -20.8%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,090 $35,510 -20.9%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $28,010 $35,800 -21.8%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $27,950 $37,290 -25.0%
Childcare Workers $27,710 $34,980 -20.8%
Cooks, Short Order $27,440 $35,880 -23.5%
Broadcast Technicians $27,310 $59,570 -54.2%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,150 $33,980 -20.1%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $26,830 $35,070 -23.5%
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers $26,690 $45,990 -42.0%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $26,580 $45,670 -41.8%
Dishwashers $26,460 $34,810 -24.0%
Cashiers $26,370 $32,880 -19.8%
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $26,240 $35,450 -26.0%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $26,070 $31,200 -16.4%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $25,230 $32,150 -21.5%
Gambling Dealers $25,100 $34,320 -26.9%
Agricultural Workers, All Other $24,960 $39,850 -37.4%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $24,670 $33,580 -26.5%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $24,420 $31,200 -21.7%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $24,090 $37,080 -35.0%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $23,400 $32,910 -28.9%
Cooks, Fast Food $23,120 $30,890 -25.2%
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $22,080 $36,220 -39.0%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $21,640 $35,840 -39.6%
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $19,740 $34,980 -43.6%
Gambling Service Workers, All Other $19,030 $36,310 -47.6%

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