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West Virginia — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

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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