HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex (Numbers in thousands) 2007 Both sexes Men Women Occupation Number Median Number Median Number Median of weekly of weekly of weekly workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings Total, 16 years and over........................................................................ 107,339 $695 60,298 $766 47,041 $614 Management, professional, and related occupations................................................... 39,147 996 19,222 1,187 19,924 858 Management, business, and financial operations occupations...................................... 15,977 1,080 8,684 1,261 7,293 908 Management occupations...................................................................... 11,009 1,161 6,570 1,337 4,438 963 Chief executives........................................................................ 1,043 1,882 776 1,918 267 1,536 General and operations managers......................................................... 893 1,221 644 1,332 249 987 Legislators............................................................................. 10 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) Advertising and promotions managers..................................................... 69 965 29 (1) 41 (1) Marketing and sales managers............................................................ 784 1,319 488 1,511 296 1,028 Public relations managers............................................................... 60 1,145 29 (1) 30 (1) Administrative services managers........................................................ 97 1,057 69 1,068 28 (1) Computer and information systems managers............................................... 444 1,553 321 1,596 123 1,363 Financial managers...................................................................... 1,070 1,078 495 1,452 575 909 Human resources managers................................................................ 238 1,208 72 1,581 166 1,073 Industrial production managers.......................................................... 253 1,216 211 1,244 41 (1) Purchasing managers..................................................................... 154 1,240 90 1,374 64 1,054 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers...................................... 252 845 208 836 43 (1) Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers............................................ 86 713 67 693 19 (1) Construction managers................................................................... 546 1,143 497 1,155 48 (1) Education administrators................................................................ 713 1,131 259 1,371 454 960 Engineering managers.................................................................... 116 1,713 107 1,748 9 (1) Food service managers................................................................... 646 645 338 731 308 584 Funeral directors....................................................................... 31 (1) 22 (1) 9 (1) Gaming managers......................................................................... 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Lodging managers........................................................................ 104 696 48 (1) 56 618 Medical and health services managers.................................................... 448 1,136 122 1,414 326 1,063 Natural sciences managers............................................................... 10 (1) 6 (1) 5 (1) Postmasters and mail superintendents.................................................... 35 (1) 19 (1) 16 (1) Property, real estate, and community association managers............................... 338 787 140 970 197 732 Social and community service managers................................................... 269 962 105 1,063 164 913 Managers, all other..................................................................... 2,296 1,180 1,399 1,307 897 1,006 Business and financial operations occupations............................................... 4,968 941 2,114 1,131 2,854 832 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes....................... 23 (1) 14 (1) 8 (1) Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products............................................. 7 (1) 6 (1) 1 (1) Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products....................................... 157 750 77 794 81 737 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.......................... 260 854 112 992 148 753 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators.............................. 270 809 106 898 164 743 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation........................................................................... 125 936 62 1,124 63 747 Cost estimators......................................................................... 104 1,034 89 1,063 16 (1) Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists.............................. 731 875 215 1,037 517 811 Logisticians............................................................................ 53 990 30 (1) 22 (1) Management analysts..................................................................... 352 1,200 186 1,388 166 1,083 Meeting and convention planners......................................................... 31 (1) 5 (1) 26 (1) Other business operations specialists................................................... 195 834 59 1,026 136 772 Accountants and auditors................................................................ 1,519 968 577 1,186 942 858 Appraisers and assessors of real estate................................................. 67 960 45 (1) 22 (1) Budget analysts......................................................................... 53 1,124 20 (1) 33 (1) Credit analysts......................................................................... 30 (1) 15 (1) 14 (1) Financial analysts...................................................................... 76 1,232 51 1,238 25 (1) Personal financial advisors............................................................. 260 1,204 171 1,377 89 1,047 Insurance underwriters.................................................................. 91 979 26 (1) 65 865 Financial examiners..................................................................... 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) Loan counselors and officers............................................................ 408 938 189 1,129 219 844 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents........................................... 59 837 26 (1) 33 (1) Tax preparers........................................................................... 52 761 21 (1) 32 (1) Financial specialists, all other........................................................ 43 (1) 13 (1) 30 (1) Professional and related occupations............................................................ 23,170 951 10,538 1,148 12,632 835 Computer and mathematical occupations....................................................... 3,117 1,229 2,326 1,294 790 1,047 Computer scientists and systems analysts................................................ 712 1,173 511 1,243 201 1,041 Computer programmers.................................................................... 485 1,232 361 1,268 124 1,074 Computer software engineers............................................................. 872 1,455 694 1,509 178 1,318 Computer support specialists............................................................ 273 877 200 905 73 764 Database administrators................................................................. 101 1,345 64 1,400 37 (1) Network and computer systems administrators............................................. 205 1,180 178 1,204 27 (1) Network systems and data communications analysts........................................ 328 1,039 237 1,181 91 853 Actuaries............................................................................... 18 (1) 13 (1) 6 (1) Mathematicians.......................................................................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Operations research analysts............................................................ 85 1,182 47 (1) 38 (1) Statisticians........................................................................... 31 (1) 16 (1) 15 (1) Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations.......................................... 3 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1) Architecture and engineering occupations.................................................... 2,633 1,213 2,249 1,258 384 981 Architects, except naval................................................................ 160 1,151 120 1,296 40 (1) Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists......................................... 36 (1) 31 (1) 5 (1) Aerospace engineers..................................................................... 127 1,557 114 1,637 13 (1) Agricultural engineers.................................................................. 2 (1) 2 (1) - - Biomedical engineers.................................................................... 12 (1) 10 (1) 2 (1) Chemical engineers...................................................................... 72 1,410 54 1,495 18 (1) Civil engineers......................................................................... 330 1,337 295 1,358 35 (1) Computer hardware engineers............................................................. 66 1,325 63 1,352 3 (1) Electrical and electronics engineers.................................................... 325 1,454 292 1,483 32 (1) Environmental engineers................................................................. 29 (1) 18 (1) 11 (1) Industrial engineers, including health and safety....................................... 163 1,223 135 1,250 28 (1) Marine engineers and naval architects................................................... 11 (1) 11 (1) - - Materials engineers..................................................................... 36 (1) 34 (1) 2 (1) Mechanical engineers.................................................................... 281 1,354 259 1,349 22 (1) Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers...................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Nuclear engineers....................................................................... 9 (1) 8 (1) 1 (1) Petroleum engineers..................................................................... 19 (1) 18 (1) 2 (1) Engineers, all other.................................................................... 310 1,350 275 1,373 35 (1) Drafters................................................................................ 161 823 126 885 35 (1) Engineering technicians, except drafters................................................ 405 902 315 958 90 781 Surveying and mapping technicians....................................................... 75 748 68 750 7 (1) Life, physical, and social science occupations.............................................. 1,152 1,053 683 1,151 469 939 Agricultural and food scientists........................................................ 17 (1) 13 (1) 4 (1) Biological scientists................................................................... 81 1,004 46 (1) 34 (1) Conservation scientists and foresters................................................... 29 (1) 25 (1) 4 (1) Medical scientists...................................................................... 145 1,098 78 1,374 66 856 Astronomers and physicists.............................................................. 16 (1) 12 (1) 4 (1) Atmospheric and space scientists........................................................ 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Chemists and materials scientists....................................................... 120 1,149 67 1,354 53 980 Environmental scientists and geoscientists.............................................. 78 1,080 58 1,159 20 (1) Physical scientists, all other.......................................................... 120 1,371 78 1,531 41 (1) Economists.............................................................................. 20 (1) 15 (1) 4 (1) Market and survey researchers........................................................... 122 1,062 54 1,160 68 1,035 Psychologists........................................................................... 100 1,170 38 (1) 63 1,152 Sociologists............................................................................ 8 (1) 1 (1) 7 (1) Urban and regional planners............................................................. 29 (1) 24 (1) 5 (1) Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers..................................... 30 (1) 14 (1) 15 (1) Agricultural and food science technicians............................................... 19 (1) 12 (1) 7 (1) Biological technicians.................................................................. 19 (1) 13 (1) 5 (1) Chemical technicians.................................................................... 57 785 37 (1) 21 (1) Geological and petroleum technicians.................................................... 16 (1) 12 (1) 4 (1) Nuclear technicians..................................................................... 2 (1) 2 (1) - - Other life, physical, and social science technicians.................................... 117 749 76 833 41 (1) Community and social services occupations................................................... 1,893 755 776 807 1,117 720 Counselors.............................................................................. 577 760 202 833 375 724 Social workers.......................................................................... 587 757 112 764 475 754 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists.................................. 272 680 103 788 169 636 Clergy.................................................................................. 359 797 313 832 46 (1) Directors, religious activities and education........................................... 35 (1) 16 (1) 20 (1) Religious workers, all other............................................................ 62 668 30 (1) 32 (1) Legal occupations........................................................................... 1,167 1,148 505 1,579 663 930 Lawyers................................................................................. 624 1,591 393 1,783 231 1,381 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers......................................... 67 1,728 41 (1) 26 (1) Paralegals and legal assistants......................................................... 285 797 34 (1) 251 789 Miscellaneous legal support workers..................................................... 192 722 37 (1) 155 662 Education, training, and library occupations................................................ 6,500 841 1,810 1,007 4,690 784 Postsecondary teachers.................................................................. 860 1,131 491 1,239 370 962 Preschool and kindergarten teachers..................................................... 488 567 15 (1) 473 561 Elementary and middle school teachers................................................... 2,595 863 514 938 2,081 847 Secondary school teachers............................................................... 1,028 944 471 1,001 558 900 Special education teachers.............................................................. 323 881 58 860 265 886 Other teachers and instructors.......................................................... 335 766 147 987 188 685 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians............................................ 31 (1) 8 (1) 23 (1) Librarians.............................................................................. 169 861 35 (1) 134 846 Library technicians..................................................................... 22 (1) 11 (1) 12 (1) Teacher assistants...................................................................... 600 410 47 (1) 553 406 Other education, training, and library workers.......................................... 49 (1) 14 (1) 34 (1) Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.................................. 1,568 829 879 920 689 732 Artists and related workers............................................................. 78 953 47 (1) 31 (1) Designers............................................................................... 553 776 278 894 275 697 Actors.................................................................................. 10 (1) 3 (1) 6 (1) Producers and directors................................................................. 93 1,008 64 988 29 (1) Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers......................................... 119 773 94 798 25 (1) Dancers and choreographers.............................................................. 12 (1) 5 (1) 8 (1) Musicians, singers, and related workers................................................. 32 (1) 22 (1) 10 (1) Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other...................... 14 (1) 7 (1) 7 (1) Announcers.............................................................................. 31 (1) 21 (1) 10 (1) News analysts, reporters and correspondents............................................. 63 943 36 (1) 27 (1) Public relations specialists............................................................ 110 851 39 (1) 70 804 Editors................................................................................. 134 931 75 979 59 804 Technical writers....................................................................... 47 (1) 22 (1) 25 (1) Writers and authors..................................................................... 80 999 34 (1) 46 (1) Miscellaneous media and communication workers........................................... 37 (1) 12 (1) 25 (1) Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators......................... 70 864 60 893 10 (1) Photographers........................................................................... 61 660 35 (1) 26 (1) Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors...................... 25 (1) 24 (1) 1 (1) Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations........................................... 5,140 920 1,310 1,156 3,830 875 Chiropractors........................................................................... 6 (1) 4 (1) 2 (1) Dentists................................................................................ 36 (1) 19 (1) 17 (1) Dietitians and nutritionists............................................................ 76 734 6 (1) 70 720 Optometrists............................................................................ 11 (1) 7 (1) 4 (1) Pharmacists............................................................................. 172 1,838 84 1,887 87 1,603 Physicians and surgeons................................................................. 611 1,475 413 1,796 197 1,062 Physician assistants.................................................................... 71 1,211 22 (1) 48 (1) Podiatrists............................................................................. 4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1) Registered nurses....................................................................... 1,965 984 192 1,098 1,773 976 Audiologists............................................................................ 10 (1) 1 (1) 9 (1) Occupational therapists................................................................. 51 1,099 11 (1) 40 (1) Physical therapists..................................................................... 139 1,143 60 1,247 79 1,096 Radiation therapists.................................................................... 9 (1) - - 9 (1) Recreational therapists................................................................. 17 (1) 2 (1) 14 (1) Respiratory therapists.................................................................. 77 896 27 (1) 50 881 Speech-language pathologists............................................................ 84 1,037 2 (1) 82 1,039 Therapists, all other................................................................... 73 730 21 (1) 53 729 Veterinarians........................................................................... 27 (1) 14 (1) 13 (1) Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other................................. 5 (1) 1 (1) 4 (1) Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians....................................... 270 844 68 1,049 201 803 Dental hygienists....................................................................... 61 946 1 (1) 60 949 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians........................................ 226 916 83 1,050 144 845 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics............................................ 129 704 95 751 34 (1) Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians......................... 341 579 68 687 273 538 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses....................................... 422 668 30 (1) 392 664 Medical records and health information technicians...................................... 72 507 4 (1) 68 509 Opticians, dispensing................................................................... 36 (1) 15 (1) 21 (1) Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians...................................... 99 688 33 (1) 66 681 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations................................ 42 (1) 22 (1) 20 (1) Service occupations................................................................................. 14,716 454 7,371 515 7,345 406 Healthcare support occupations.................................................................. 2,187 454 261 522 1,926 447 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides............................................. 1,344 423 170 500 1,174 416 Occupational therapist assistants and aides............................................. 7 (1) - - 6 (1) Physical therapist assistants and aides................................................. 42 (1) 16 (1) 26 (1) Massage therapists...................................................................... 36 (1) 4 (1) 33 (1) Dental assistants....................................................................... 169 508 14 (1) 155 508 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations............................. 589 490 58 575 531 487 Protective service occupations.................................................................. 2,736 719 2,175 754 560 588 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers................................ 41 (1) 31 (1) 10 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives................................ 124 1,067 105 1,084 20 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention work.................... 59 1,197 53 1,119 6 (1) Supervisors, protective service workers, all other...................................... 91 758 68 876 23 (1) Fire fighters........................................................................... 266 901 252 919 14 (1) Fire inspectors......................................................................... 14 (1) 14 (1) 1 (1) Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers............................................ 437 648 304 686 132 578 Detectives and criminal investigators................................................... 134 1,066 104 1,121 30 (1) Fish and game wardens................................................................... 6 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Parking enforcement workers............................................................. 10 (1) 4 (1) 7 (1) Police and sheriff's patrol officers.................................................... 655 891 568 907 86 791 Transit and railroad police............................................................. 6 (1) 4 (1) 2 (1) Animal control workers.................................................................. 8 (1) 5 (1) 3 (1) Private detectives and investigators.................................................... 64 696 46 (1) 17 (1) Security guards and gaming surveillance officers........................................ 750 510 579 524 172 465 Crossing guards......................................................................... 13 (1) 6 (1) 7 (1) Lifeguards and other protective service workers......................................... 58 410 29 (1) 29 (1) Food preparation and serving related occupations................................................ 4,107 385 2,070 403 2,037 363 Chefs and head cooks.................................................................... 290 518 236 535 53 482 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers................. 449 491 191 586 258 423 Cooks................................................................................... 1,263 365 815 377 448 341 Food preparation workers................................................................ 322 349 124 367 198 335 Bartenders.............................................................................. 212 479 108 551 104 404 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................... 145 340 46 (1) 99 358 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop......................... 91 305 36 (1) 55 299 Waiters and waitresses.................................................................. 865 380 274 415 592 360 Food servers, nonrestaurant............................................................. 95 415 29 (1) 67 401 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.............................. 156 356 89 370 67 345 Dishwashers............................................................................. 150 316 111 314 38 (1) Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop................................ 63 366 7 (1) 56 363 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other................................. 6 (1) 4 (1) 2 (1) Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations....................................... 3,520 422 2,290 472 1,230 376 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial work..................... 180 586 126 646 54 481 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers.......................................................... 105 718 99 732 6 (1) Janitors and building cleaners.......................................................... 1,444 434 1,028 475 416 388 Maids and housekeeping cleaners......................................................... 849 366 132 439 717 357 Pest control workers.................................................................... 68 516 65 518 3 (1) Grounds maintenance workers............................................................. 874 420 840 421 34 (1) Personal care and service occupations........................................................... 2,166 434 574 578 1,593 402 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers....................................... 97 728 65 805 32 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers............................. 50 605 20 (1) 30 (1) Animal trainers......................................................................... 8 (1) 5 (1) 3 (1) Nonfarm animal caretakers............................................................... 48 (1) 9 (1) 39 (1) Gaming services workers................................................................. 88 627 51 655 36 (1) Motion picture projectionists........................................................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers............................................. 11 (1) 8 (1) 3 (1) Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers.............................. 62 416 37 (1) 26 (1) Funeral service workers................................................................. 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Barbers................................................................................. 48 (1) 33 (1) 15 (1) Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.......................................... 309 425 31 (1) 278 409 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers............................................... 129 429 31 (1) 98 402 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges............................................... 53 522 44 (1) 9 (1) Tour and travel guides.................................................................. 20 (1) 11 (1) 9 (1) Transportation attendants............................................................... 96 595 25 (1) 71 557 Child care workers...................................................................... 445 368 38 (1) 408 360 Personal and home care aides............................................................ 433 380 55 434 379 373 Recreation and fitness workers.......................................................... 164 523 68 626 96 513 Residential advisors.................................................................... 48 (1) 16 (1) 32 (1) Personal care and service workers, all other............................................ 51 489 24 (1) 28 (1) Sales and office occupations........................................................................ 25,702 598 9,725 714 15,976 550 Sales and related occupations................................................................... 10,448 643 5,773 791 4,675 493 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers................................. 2,352 647 1,349 746 1,004 538 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers............................. 865 928 587 990 278 768 Cashiers................................................................................ 1,459 356 385 409 1,074 344 Counter and rental clerks............................................................... 95 504 50 567 45 (1) Parts salespersons...................................................................... 122 598 101 638 21 (1) Retail salespersons..................................................................... 2,034 513 1,193 638 841 409 Advertising sales agents................................................................ 185 741 74 900 110 683 Insurance sales agents.................................................................. 357 747 168 959 189 644 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents............................ 307 1,128 208 1,243 100 1,031 Travel agents........................................................................... 79 649 18 (1) 60 670 Sales representatives, services, all other.............................................. 485 854 321 939 164 713 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing...................................... 1,228 933 900 976 327 784 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters............................................ 21 (1) 7 (1) 14 (1) Real estate brokers and sales agents.................................................... 504 851 241 1,027 263 701 Sales engineers......................................................................... 38 (1) 34 (1) 4 (1) Telemarketers........................................................................... 110 407 50 422 60 391 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers................ 55 464 26 (1) 29 (1) Sales and related workers, all other.................................................... 152 736 62 851 91 682 Office and administrative support occupations................................................... 15,253 581 3,952 619 11,301 570 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support.................... 1,396 711 406 803 990 675 Switchboard operators, including answering service...................................... 32 (1) 3 (1) 28 (1) Telephone operators..................................................................... 35 (1) 12 (1) 23 (1) Communications equipment operators, all other........................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Bill and account collectors............................................................. 190 537 72 586 118 521 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators........................................ 365 560 39 (1) 327 560 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks............................................ 964 606 105 666 859 601 Gaming cage workers..................................................................... 11 (1) 2 (1) 9 (1) Payroll and timekeeping clerks.......................................................... 156 652 14 (1) 142 636 Procurement clerks...................................................................... 23 (1) 9 (1) 14 (1) Tellers................................................................................. 342 455 37 (1) 304 457 Brokerage clerks........................................................................ 6 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) Correspondence clerks................................................................... 7 (1) 1 (1) 6 (1) Court, municipal, and license clerks.................................................... 92 623 17 (1) 74 626 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks................................................ 44 (1) 5 (1) 39 (1) Customer service representatives........................................................ 1,570 541 485 608 1,085 521 Eligibility interviewers, government programs........................................... 68 661 14 (1) 54 619 File clerks............................................................................. 279 525 57 574 222 519 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.................................................... 97 406 33 (1) 64 396 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan............................................... 107 560 17 (1) 90 550 Library assistants, clerical............................................................ 44 (1) 6 (1) 38 (1) Loan interviewers and clerks............................................................ 122 639 19 (1) 103 633 New accounts clerks..................................................................... 15 (1) 2 (1) 13 (1) Order clerks............................................................................ 95 542 27 (1) 68 529 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.............................. 43 (1) 8 (1) 35 (1) Receptionists and information clerks.................................................... 1,019 482 79 503 940 480 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.......................... 130 564 59 562 71 565 Information and record clerks, all other................................................ 87 597 7 (1) 80 586 Cargo and freight agents................................................................ 18 (1) 13 (1) 5 (1) Couriers and messengers................................................................. 191 707 167 720 24 (1) Dispatchers............................................................................. 265 602 122 649 143 551 Meter readers, utilities................................................................ 36 (1) 32 (1) 4 (1) Postal service clerks................................................................... 151 831 75 812 76 850 Postal service mail carriers............................................................ 315 896 209 929 105 799 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators............... 81 832 45 (1) 36 (1) Production, planning, and expediting clerks............................................. 240 746 112 885 128 658 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks................................................. 468 508 318 514 150 500 Stock clerks and order fillers.......................................................... 1,067 445 684 448 383 441 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping.............................. 53 513 24 (1) 30 (1) Secretaries and administrative assistants............................................... 2,668 599 90 694 2,578 597 Computer operators...................................................................... 145 595 74 628 71 562 Data entry keyers....................................................................... 381 519 80 511 302 521 Word processors and typists............................................................. 180 585 16 (1) 164 586 Desktop publishers...................................................................... 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Insurance claims and policy processing clerks........................................... 246 571 32 (1) 214 559 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service........................... 101 516 50 509 51 523 Office clerks, general.................................................................. 748 556 123 584 625 550 Office machine operators, except computer............................................... 31 (1) 12 (1) 19 (1) Proofreaders and copy markers........................................................... 10 (1) 1 (1) 9 (1) Statistical assistants.................................................................. 20 (1) 4 (1) 16 (1) Office and administrative support workers, all other.................................... 490 650 125 719 366 634 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........................................ 12,486 670 12,028 674 457 539 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...................................................... 739 372 601 382 138 348 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, and forestry workers........................ 39 (1) 35 (1) 4 (1) Agricultural inspectors................................................................. 10 (1) 7 (1) 3 (1) Animal breeders......................................................................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - - Graders and sorters, agricultural products.............................................. 70 398 25 (1) 45 (1) Miscellaneous agricultural workers...................................................... 546 352 461 357 86 332 Fishers and related fishing workers..................................................... 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Hunters and trappers.................................................................... 1 (1) - - 1 (1) Forest and conservation workers......................................................... 6 (1) 6 (1) - - Logging workers......................................................................... 59 471 58 469 - - Construction and extraction occupations......................................................... 7,227 646 7,071 648 156 573 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers........... 678 901 663 906 15 (1) Boilermakers............................................................................ 20 (1) 20 (1) - - Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons............................................... 170 609 165 608 4 (1) Carpenters.............................................................................. 1,182 615 1,162 615 20 (1) Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers........................................ 153 511 148 515 5 (1) Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers................................. 86 527 83 530 3 (1) Construction laborers................................................................... 1,374 514 1,351 514 24 (1) Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators...................................... 27 (1) 26 (1) 2 (1) Pile-driver operators................................................................... 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.......................... 376 765 364 772 12 (1) Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers................................. 189 511 179 509 10 (1) Electricians............................................................................ 777 805 764 804 14 (1) Glaziers................................................................................ 44 (1) 44 (1) - - Insulation workers...................................................................... 49 (1) 48 (1) 1 (1) Painters, construction and maintenance.................................................. 435 515 420 515 15 (1) Paperhangers............................................................................ 2 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters..................................... 584 721 579 720 5 (1) Plasterers and stucco masons............................................................ 63 513 63 513 - - Reinforcing iron and rebar workers...................................................... 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Roofers................................................................................. 190 550 188 553 1 (1) Sheet metal workers..................................................................... 123 790 118 786 6 (1) Structural iron and steel workers....................................................... 71 870 70 867 - - Helpers, construction trades............................................................ 91 434 89 432 2 (1) Construction and building inspectors.................................................... 92 906 83 906 9 (1) Elevator installers and repairers....................................................... 31 (1) 31 (1) - - Fence erectors.......................................................................... 28 (1) 28 (1) - - Hazardous materials removal workers..................................................... 21 (1) 19 (1) 1 (1) Highway maintenance workers............................................................. 102 621 102 623 1 (1) Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators................................... 11 (1) 11 (1) - - Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners........................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Miscellaneous construction and related workers.......................................... 34 (1) 33 (1) 1 (1) Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining................. 42 (1) 42 (1) - - Earth drillers, except oil and gas...................................................... 30 (1) 29 (1) 1 (1) Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters............................. 4 (1) 3 (1) - - Mining machine operators................................................................ 59 954 57 961 1 (1) Roof bolters, mining.................................................................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Roustabouts, oil and gas................................................................ 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Helpers--extraction workers............................................................. 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Other extraction workers................................................................ 57 777 56 769 1 (1) Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............................................... 4,520 749 4,357 750 163 726 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers................. 324 960 306 961 18 (1) Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers................................ 251 751 217 777 34 (1) Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers......................... 182 927 157 923 25 (1) Avionics technicians.................................................................... 13 (1) 10 (1) 3 (1) Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers....................................... 24 (1) 24 (1) - - Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation..................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility............................ 14 (1) 14 (1) - - Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles........................... 26 (1) 25 (1) 1 (1) Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers........................ 48 (1) 48 (1) - - Security and fire alarm systems installers.............................................. 59 739 59 739 - - Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.............................................. 128 889 126 895 2 (1) Automotive body and related repairers................................................... 119 620 117 623 2 (1) Automotive glass installers and repairers............................................... 11 (1) 11 (1) - - Automotive service technicians and mechanics............................................ 670 655 667 656 3 (1) Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists................................... 332 698 328 697 4 (1) Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics.................... 226 803 224 802 2 (1) Small engine mechanics.................................................................. 45 (1) 44 (1) 1 (1) Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers......... 70 508 70 506 - - Control and valve installers and repairers.............................................. 20 (1) 19 (1) 1 (1) Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers................... 345 728 342 729 3 (1) Home appliance repairers................................................................ 34 (1) 33 (1) 1 (1) Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics........................................... 393 798 381 798 12 (1) Maintenance and repair workers, general................................................. 444 694 432 694 12 (1) Maintenance workers, machinery.......................................................... 53 700 52 703 - - Millwrights............................................................................. 74 897 73 902 1 (1) Electrical power-line installers and repairers.......................................... 98 1,008 98 1,007 1 (1) Telecommunications line installers and repairers........................................ 212 843 201 849 11 (1) Precision instrument and equipment repairers............................................ 44 (1) 38 (1) 6 (1) Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers............................ 50 685 43 (1) 7 (1) Commercial divers....................................................................... 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Locksmiths and safe repairers........................................................... 20 (1) 20 (1) - - Manufactured building and mobile home installers........................................ 9 (1) 9 (1) - - Riggers................................................................................. 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Signal and track switch repairers....................................................... 10 (1) 10 (1) - - Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.................................. 21 (1) 19 (1) 2 (1) Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers..................................... 134 618 124 620 10 (1) Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......................................... 15,289 577 11,951 616 3,338 437 Production occupations.......................................................................... 8,389 581 5,992 641 2,396 443 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers..................... 876 824 726 864 150 615 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers........................... 8 (1) 7 (1) 1 (1) Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers............................... 200 488 86 543 114 447 Engine and other machine assemblers..................................................... 15 (1) 12 (1) 3 (1) Structural metal fabricators and fitters................................................ 31 (1) 29 (1) 2 (1) Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators................................................ 951 524 588 587 362 460 Bakers.................................................................................. 134 433 65 498 69 404 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers........................... 240 495 183 558 57 406 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and..................... 11 (1) 9 (1) 2 (1) Food batchmakers........................................................................ 74 493 33 (1) 41 (1) Food cooking machine operators and tenders.............................................. 5 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) Computer control programmers and operators.............................................. 55 780 51 798 5 (1) Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal.................... 17 (1) 16 (1) 1 (1) Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 9 (1) 7 (1) 2 (1) Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 13 (1) 8 (1) 4 (1) Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders.................... 120 563 101 577 19 (1) Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..... 2 (1) 2 (1) - - Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators............... 49 (1) 42 (1) 7 (1) Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal................... 13 (1) 12 (1) 1 (1) Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......... 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Machinists.............................................................................. 406 700 384 706 22 (1) Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders............................................ 23 (1) 21 (1) 2 (1) Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic....................................... 12 (1) 11 (1) - - Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal...................... 73 580 61 618 12 (1) Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................ 5 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Tool and die makers..................................................................... 75 918 72 923 3 (1) Welding, soldering, and brazing workers................................................. 536 607 499 618 37 (1) Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............. 12 (1) 9 (1) 2 (1) Lay-out workers, metal and plastic...................................................... 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal aand plastic......... 15 (1) 14 (1) 2 (1) Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners................................................... 5 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other............................................. 422 551 299 588 123 482 Bookbinders and bindery workers......................................................... 43 (1) 28 (1) 15 (1) Job printers............................................................................ 34 (1) 30 (1) 4 (1) Prepress technicians and workers........................................................ 51 538 25 (1) 26 (1) Printing machine operators.............................................................. 180 613 153 657 26 (1) Laundry and dry-cleaning workers........................................................ 176 380 78 496 98 340 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials....................................... 50 344 17 (1) 33 (1) Sewing machine operators................................................................ 226 361 47 (1) 179 359 Shoe and leather workers and repairers.................................................. 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Shoe machine operators and tenders...................................................... 10 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers........................................................ 54 453 20 (1) 34 (1) Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders.............................. 4 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders................................. 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders.................... 11 (1) 2 (1) 9 (1) Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders...... 23 (1) 8 (1) 14 (1) Fabric and apparel patternmakers........................................................ 6 (1) - - 6 (1) Upholsterers............................................................................ 34 (1) 32 (1) 2 (1) Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other.................................... 11 (1) 9 (1) 2 (1) Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters...................................................... 67 598 61 607 6 (1) Furniture finishers..................................................................... 11 (1) 7 (1) 3 (1) Model makers and patternmakers, wood.................................................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - - Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood.................................... 54 483 49 (1) 5 (1) Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing...................... 25 (1) 19 (1) 6 (1) Woodworkers, all other.................................................................. 19 (1) 18 (1) 2 (1) Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.................................... 47 (1) 43 (1) 4 (1) Stationary engineers and boiler operators............................................... 88 752 86 757 1 (1) Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators............................. 74 722 69 731 5 (1) Miscellaneous plant and system operators................................................ 40 (1) 35 (1) 5 (1) Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................. 44 (1) 37 (1) 7 (1) Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers............................. 103 607 94 604 10 (1) Cutting workers......................................................................... 84 527 63 546 21 (1) Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders.... 31 (1) 22 (1) 8 (1) Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders............................ 12 (1) 9 (1) 3 (1) Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.................................... 687 625 419 735 268 506 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers........................................... 21 (1) 15 (1) 6 (1) Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians.................................. 77 504 38 (1) 38 (1) Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders..................................... 264 430 126 493 138 396 Painting workers........................................................................ 168 576 153 590 16 (1) Photographic process workers and processing machine operators........................... 50 437 25 (1) 25 (1) Semiconductor processors................................................................ 4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1) Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders...................................... 17 (1) 9 (1) 8 (1) Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders................... 12 (1) 9 (1) 3 (1) Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders.................................... 5 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Etchers and engravers................................................................... 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic................................. 27 (1) 24 (1) 2 (1) Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders .................................... 48 (1) 34 (1) 14 (1) Tire builders........................................................................... 16 (1) 15 (1) 2 (1) Helpers--production workers............................................................. 36 (1) 29 (1) 6 (1) Production workers, all other........................................................... 912 540 636 583 276 445 Transportation and material moving occupations.................................................. 6,900 570 5,959 596 942 424 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers................................. 203 811 164 836 39 (1) Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.................................................... 95 1,358 92 1,381 4 (1) Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists............................. 31 (1) 21 (1) 10 (1) Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians.................. 14 (1) 11 (1) 3 (1) Bus drivers............................................................................. 365 507 187 540 178 476 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers.................................................. 2,772 665 2,658 672 113 499 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs............................................................. 217 501 189 518 28 (1) Motor vehicle operators, all other...................................................... 37 (1) 32 (1) 4 (1) Locomotive engineers and operators...................................................... 54 1,157 51 1,184 2 (1) Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators............................................ 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Railroad conductors and yardmasters..................................................... 51 912 49 (1) 2 (1) Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers................................ 17 (1) 16 (1) 1 (1) Sailors and marine oilers............................................................... 16 (1) 14 (1) 1 (1) Ship and boat captains and operators.................................................... 38 (1) 38 (1) - - Ship engineers.......................................................................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Bridge and lock tenders................................................................. 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Parking lot attendants.................................................................. 71 410 64 422 6 (1) Service station attendants.............................................................. 63 404 57 411 6 (1) Transportation inspectors............................................................... 41 (1) 36 (1) 5 (1) Other transportation workers............................................................ 18 (1) 17 (1) 2 (1) Conveyor operators and tenders.......................................................... 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Crane and tower operators............................................................... 55 715 55 716 - - Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators....................................... 44 (1) 44 (1) - - Hoist and winch operators............................................................... 6 (1) 4 (1) 2 (1) Industrial truck and tractor operators.................................................. 532 519 503 522 29 (1) Cleaners of vehicles and equipment...................................................... 233 405 200 413 33 (1) Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.................................. 1,428 474 1,195 486 233 418 Machine feeders and offbearers.......................................................... 23 (1) 13 (1) 10 (1) Packers and packagers, hand............................................................. 335 374 114 414 221 362 Pumping station operators............................................................... 17 (1) 17 (1) - - Refuse and recyclable material collectors............................................... 60 517 58 525 3 (1) Shuttle car operators................................................................... 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) Tank car, truck, and ship loaders....................................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Material moving workers, all other...................................................... 36 665 32 662 4 787 1 Data are not shown where base is less than 50,000. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.