HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex 2008 Both sexes Men Women Occupation Number Number Number of Median of Median of Median workers weekly workers weekly workers weekly (in earnings (in earnings (in earnings thou- thou- thou- sands) sands) sands) Total, 16 years and over................................................. 106,648 $722 59,439 $798 47,209 $638 Management, professional, and related occupations............................ 40,154 1,025 19,619 1,238 20,535 892 Management, business, and financial operations occupations................. 16,310 1,128 8,847 1,343 7,463 941 Management occupations................................................... 11,223 1,204 6,687 1,384 4,535 979 Chief executives....................................................... 1,044 1,903 793 1,999 251 1,603 General and operations managers........................................ 919 1,229 646 1,315 274 993 Legislators............................................................ 16 (1) 9 (1) 7 (1) Advertising and promotions managers.................................... 69 1,097 17 (1) 52 1,000 Marketing and sales managers........................................... 867 1,345 510 1,601 357 1,024 Public relations managers.............................................. 57 1,232 26 (1) 31 (1) Administrative services managers....................................... 92 1,003 66 1,012 26 (1) Computer and information systems managers.............................. 431 1,576 311 1,641 120 1,260 Financial managers..................................................... 1,063 1,134 480 1,457 583 945 Human resources managers............................................... 288 1,233 93 1,433 194 1,137 Industrial production managers......................................... 222 1,253 192 1,285 30 (1) Purchasing managers.................................................... 183 1,139 111 1,251 72 995 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers..................... 218 877 179 885 38 (1) Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers........................... 76 775 63 802 13 (1) Construction managers.................................................. 586 1,189 536 1,219 49 (1) Education administrators............................................... 725 1,170 278 1,398 447 1,000 Engineering managers................................................... 99 1,752 95 1,758 5 (1) Food service managers.................................................. 619 676 323 739 296 628 Funeral directors...................................................... 25 (1) 18 (1) 6 (1) Gaming managers........................................................ 14 (1) 11 (1) 4 (1) Lodging managers....................................................... 119 788 63 877 56 720 Medical and health services managers................................... 500 1,170 150 1,504 351 1,066 Natural sciences managers.............................................. 15 (1) 12 (1) 2 (1) Postmasters and mail superintendents................................... 36 (1) 17 (1) 19 (1) Property, real estate, and community association managers.............. 303 847 126 1,054 177 758 Social and community service managers.................................. 277 965 86 1,254 191 871 Managers, all other.................................................... 2,361 1,225 1,477 1,359 885 1,010 Business and financial operations occupations............................ 5,087 974 2,159 1,167 2,928 885 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes...... 28 (1) 17 (1) 11 (1) Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products............................ 5 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...................... 152 816 82 826 70 801 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products......... 253 890 107 923 146 859 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators............. 286 810 99 891 188 766 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation........................................... 164 1,126 78 1,245 86 950 Cost estimators........................................................ 82 1,055 73 1,082 9 (1) Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists............. 717 918 213 1,158 504 850 Logisticians........................................................... 39 (1) 21 (1) 19 (1) Management analysts.................................................... 454 1,255 245 1,391 209 1,139 Meeting and convention planners........................................ 47 (1) 10 (1) 37 (1) Other business operations specialists.................................. 214 931 69 1,157 145 850 Accountants and auditors............................................... 1,494 981 591 1,178 904 908 Appraisers and assessors of real estate................................ 61 1,089 39 (1) 22 (1) Budget analysts........................................................ 62 1,197 26 (1) 37 (1) Credit analysts........................................................ 20 (1) 9 (1) 11 (1) Financial analysts..................................................... 84 1,378 45 (1) 39 (1) Personal financial advisors............................................ 313 1,194 197 1,370 117 935 Insurance underwriters................................................. 77 957 15 (1) 62 917 Financial examiners.................................................... 6 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) Loan counselors and officers........................................... 355 916 154 1,118 201 812 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents.......................... 53 850 18 (1) 35 (1) Tax preparers.......................................................... 54 911 18 (1) 36 (1) Financial specialists, all other....................................... 66 964 30 (1) 35 (1) Professional and related occupations....................................... 23,845 980 10,773 1,169 13,072 867 Computer and mathematical occupations.................................... 3,344 1,242 2,516 1,320 828 1,088 Computer scientists and systems analysts............................... 752 1,184 538 1,240 213 1,082 Computer programmers................................................... 470 1,218 365 1,261 105 1,003 Computer software engineers............................................ 955 1,529 759 1,555 196 1,351 Computer support specialists........................................... 379 893 274 903 105 878 Database administrators................................................ 93 1,274 68 1,289 25 (1) Network and computer systems administrators............................ 212 1,189 166 1,209 46 (1) Network systems and data communications analysts....................... 353 1,130 271 1,184 82 961 Actuaries.............................................................. 24 (1) 18 (1) 6 (1) Mathematicians......................................................... 2 (1) 2 (1) - - Operations research analysts........................................... 69 1,259 34 (1) 36 (1) Statisticians.......................................................... 33 (1) 19 (1) 14 (1) Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations......................... 2 (1) 1 (1) - - Architecture and engineering occupations................................. 2,652 1,244 2,319 1,286 334 1,001 Architects, except naval............................................... 150 1,128 115 1,273 35 (1) Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists........................ 34 (1) 32 (1) 3 (1) Aerospace engineers.................................................... 131 1,554 120 1,622 12 (1) Agricultural engineers................................................. 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Biomedical engineers................................................... 10 (1) 8 (1) 3 (1) Chemical engineers..................................................... 64 1,546 56 1,562 8 (1) Civil engineers........................................................ 303 1,332 268 1,349 36 (1) Computer hardware engineers............................................ 62 1,258 48 (1) 14 (1) Electrical and electronics engineers................................... 334 1,443 307 1,475 26 (1) Environmental engineers................................................ 29 (1) 21 (1) 8 (1) Industrial engineers, including health and safety...................... 163 1,311 140 1,364 23 (1) Marine engineers and naval architects.................................. 15 (1) 15 (1) - - Materials engineers.................................................... 41 (1) 35 (1) 6 (1) Mechanical engineers................................................... 300 1,433 276 1,445 23 (1) Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers..... 12 (1) 10 (1) 1 (1) Nuclear engineers...................................................... 9 (1) 9 (1) - - Petroleum engineers.................................................... 18 (1) 17 (1) 1 (1) Engineers, all other................................................... 347 1,418 308 1,425 39 (1) Drafters............................................................... 150 881 119 924 31 (1) Engineering technicians, except drafters............................... 392 905 332 933 59 781 Surveying and mapping technicians...................................... 87 794 80 801 6 (1) Life, physical, and social science occupations........................... 1,080 1,035 603 1,156 477 931 Agricultural and food scientists....................................... 34 (1) 23 (1) 11 (1) Biological scientists.................................................. 91 1,023 45 (1) 46 (1) Conservation scientists and foresters.................................. 21 (1) 18 (1) 2 (1) Medical scientists..................................................... 120 989 60 1,133 60 948 Astronomers and physicists............................................. 20 (1) 16 (1) 3 (1) Atmospheric and space scientists....................................... 8 (1) 6 (1) 2 (1) Chemists and materials scientists...................................... 103 1,118 65 1,430 38 (1) Environmental scientists and geoscientists............................. 70 1,253 48 (1) 22 (1) Physical scientists, all other......................................... 122 1,363 72 1,535 50 1,061 Economists............................................................. 17 (1) 13 (1) 4 (1) Market and survey researchers.......................................... 109 1,071 49 (1) 60 990 Psychologists.......................................................... 84 1,220 27 (1) 57 1,004 Sociologists........................................................... 1 (1) - - 1 (1) Urban and regional planners............................................ 31 (1) 13 (1) 17 (1) Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers.................... 36 (1) 23 (1) 13 (1) Agricultural and food science technicians.............................. 23 (1) 14 (1) 9 (1) Biological technicians................................................. 20 (1) 13 (1) 8 (1) Chemical technicians................................................... 56 872 36 (1) 20 (1) Geological and petroleum technicians................................... 9 (1) 6 (1) 3 (1) Nuclear technicians.................................................... 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) Other life, physical, and social science technicians................... 103 752 54 751 50 752 Community and social services occupations................................ 1,908 788 791 860 1,117 753 Counselors............................................................. 522 787 167 787 355 787 Social workers......................................................... 639 784 135 812 503 779 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists................. 261 736 102 874 159 680 Clergy................................................................. 388 882 346 899 43 (1) Directors, religious activities and education.......................... 38 (1) 18 (1) 21 (1) Religious workers, all other........................................... 60 669 24 (1) 36 (1) Legal occupations........................................................ 1,199 1,174 506 1,696 693 962 Lawyers................................................................ 645 1,751 398 1,875 247 1,509 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers........................ 51 1,281 27 (1) 24 (1) Paralegals and legal assistants........................................ 304 796 37 (1) 267 790 Miscellaneous legal support workers.................................... 198 738 43 (1) 155 702 Education, training, and library occupations............................. 6,677 866 1,794 1,020 4,883 818 Postsecondary teachers................................................. 862 1,149 483 1,245 379 1,056 Preschool and kindergarten teachers.................................... 506 591 14 (1) 493 589 Elementary and middle school teachers.................................. 2,627 890 500 994 2,127 871 Secondary school teachers.............................................. 1,086 949 490 995 596 920 Special education teachers............................................. 343 944 52 914 291 949 Other teachers and instructors......................................... 351 858 142 953 209 812 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians........................... 25 (1) 11 (1) 13 (1) Librarians............................................................. 136 878 25 (1) 111 811 Library technicians.................................................... 17 (1) 3 (1) 14 (1) Teacher assistants..................................................... 651 421 56 517 595 413 Other education, training, and library workers......................... 74 1,071 19 (1) 55 886 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations............... 1,570 882 882 951 689 777 Artists and related workers............................................ 74 985 51 1,103 23 (1) Designers.............................................................. 540 811 271 899 268 744 Actors................................................................. 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) Producers and directors................................................ 108 938 65 983 42 (1) Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers........................ 117 825 91 837 25 (1) Dancers and choreographers............................................. 13 (1) 1 (1) 11 (1) Musicians, singers, and related workers................................ 32 (1) 27 (1) 5 (1) Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other..... 12 (1) 9 (1) 3 (1) Announcers............................................................. 22 (1) 19 (1) 3 (1) News analysts, reporters and correspondents............................ 68 947 43 (1) 25 (1) Public relations specialists........................................... 107 1,000 37 (1) 70 935 Editors................................................................ 132 971 63 1,062 69 941 Technical writers...................................................... 48 (1) 26 (1) 22 (1) Writers and authors.................................................... 79 945 38 (1) 41 (1) Miscellaneous media and communication workers.......................... 46 (1) 14 (1) 33 (1) Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators........ 75 972 62 996 13 (1) Photographers.......................................................... 69 690 39 (1) 30 (1) Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors..... 26 (1) 21 (1) 5 (1) Media and communication equipment workers, all other................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - - Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations........................ 5,415 962 1,362 1,210 4,052 909 Chiropractors.......................................................... 9 (1) 8 (1) 2 (1) Dentists............................................................... 34 (1) 19 (1) 15 (1) Dietitians and nutritionists........................................... 86 672 11 (1) 75 674 Optometrists........................................................... 11 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) Pharmacists............................................................ 196 1,883 102 1,914 94 1,647 Physicians and surgeons................................................ 594 1,731 405 1,911 189 1,230 Physician assistants................................................... 86 1,251 34 (1) 51 1,077 Podiatrists............................................................ 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Registered nurses...................................................... 2,114 1,022 210 1,168 1,904 1,011 Audiologists........................................................... 7 (1) 2 (1) 5 (1) Occupational therapists................................................ 55 1,019 1 (1) 54 1,016 Physical therapists.................................................... 129 1,176 51 1,329 78 1,019 Radiation therapists................................................... 15 (1) 5 (1) 10 (1) Recreational therapists................................................ 16 (1) 5 (1) 12 (1) Respiratory therapists................................................. 90 881 26 (1) 64 819 Speech-language pathologists........................................... 88 1,121 - - 87 1,124 Therapists, all other.................................................. 74 791 18 (1) 56 796 Veterinarians.......................................................... 26 (1) 10 (1) 16 (1) Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other................ 3 (1) - - 2 (1) Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians...................... 301 783 78 942 223 750 Dental hygienists...................................................... 75 976 2 (1) 73 988 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians....................... 238 957 79 1,035 159 923 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................... 121 755 82 823 39 (1) Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians........ 340 585 82 677 258 564 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses...................... 439 692 31 (1) 408 679 Medical records and health information technicians..................... 77 537 6 (1) 71 551 Opticians, dispensing.................................................. 33 (1) 10 (1) 23 (1) Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians..................... 105 671 44 (1) 61 615 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations............... 49 (1) 32 (1) 17 (1) Service occupations.......................................................... 14,814 475 7,355 537 7,458 418 Healthcare support occupations............................................. 2,222 465 271 512 1,951 459 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.............................. 1,370 429 169 485 1,201 424 Occupational therapist assistants and aides.............................. 7 (1) 1 (1) 6 (1) Physical therapist assistants and aides.................................. 51 700 12 (1) 39 (1) Massage therapists....................................................... 32 (1) 10 (1) 22 (1) Dental assistants........................................................ 168 531 8 (1) 160 524 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations.............. 595 505 71 529 524 502 Protective service occupations............................................. 2,683 748 2,119 794 564 594 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers................. 43 (1) 27 (1) 16 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives................. 120 1,200 99 1,239 20 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.. 53 1,327 49 (1) 4 (1) Supervisors, protective service workers, all other....................... 94 763 72 768 22 (1) Fire fighters............................................................ 283 970 270 975 13 (1) Fire inspectors.......................................................... 24 (1) 24 (1) - - Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers............................. 387 695 275 725 112 605 Detectives and criminal investigators.................................... 139 1,053 112 1,112 28 (1) Fish and game wardens.................................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Parking enforcement workers.............................................. 5 (1) 1 (1) 4 (1) Police and sheriff's patrol officers..................................... 674 893 573 929 101 731 Transit and railroad police.............................................. 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Animal control workers................................................... 9 (1) 6 (1) 3 (1) Private detectives and investigators..................................... 76 780 47 (1) 28 (1) Security guards and gaming surveillance officers......................... 695 516 523 540 173 478 Crossing guards.......................................................... 20 (1) 3 (1) 17 (1) Lifeguards and other protective service workers.......................... 54 401 31 (1) 23 (1) Food preparation and serving related occupations........................... 4,153 402 2,118 432 2,035 376 Chefs and head cooks..................................................... 295 548 255 551 40 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.. 483 498 203 599 280 439 Cooks.................................................................... 1,312 390 832 404 480 363 Food preparation workers................................................. 325 352 128 368 197 338 Bartenders............................................................... 204 502 96 596 108 457 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food....... 141 349 42 (1) 99 341 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.......... 84 307 30 (1) 54 299 Waiters and waitresses................................................... 852 391 292 436 560 367 Food servers, nonrestaurant.............................................. 91 451 29 (1) 62 424 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers............... 159 390 90 394 69 386 Dishwashers.............................................................. 152 361 108 367 44 (1) Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop................. 49 (1) 10 (1) 39 (1) Food preparation and serving related workers, all other.................. 6 (1) 2 (1) 4 (1) Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.................. 3,506 431 2,232 488 1,274 383 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers... 200 623 127 748 74 448 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers............................................. 86 687 82 712 4 (1) Janitors and building cleaners........................................... 1,510 460 1,096 493 414 397 Maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................... 847 378 105 436 742 371 Pest control workers..................................................... 61 611 57 596 4 (1) Grounds maintenance workers.............................................. 802 420 766 422 37 (1) Personal care and service occupations...................................... 2,250 475 615 591 1,634 441 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers........................ 97 760 62 837 36 (1) First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers.............. 61 618 23 (1) 38 (1) Animal trainers.......................................................... 12 (1) 6 (1) 6 (1) Nonfarm animal caretakers................................................ 62 457 18 (1) 45 (1) Gaming services workers.................................................. 84 650 41 (1) 43 (1) Motion picture projectionists............................................ 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers.............................. 7 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers............... 70 415 36 (1) 34 (1) Funeral service workers.................................................. 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Barbers.................................................................. 38 (1) 31 (1) 7 (1) Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists........................... 306 496 37 (1) 269 489 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers................................ 130 462 28 (1) 102 444 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges................................ 55 581 44 (1) 11 (1) Tour and travel guides................................................... 20 (1) 9 (1) 11 (1) Transportation attendants................................................ 102 717 34 (1) 68 637 Child care workers....................................................... 435 396 25 (1) 410 393 Personal and home care aides............................................. 485 414 91 475 394 404 Recreation and fitness workers........................................... 176 514 70 639 105 487 Residential advisors..................................................... 52 584 20 (1) 32 (1) Personal care and service workers, all other............................. 46 (1) 28 (1) 18 (1) Sales and office occupations................................................. 25,232 614 9,597 733 15,635 578 Sales and related occupations.............................................. 10,113 656 5,594 796 4,518 516 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.................. 2,432 669 1,382 781 1,050 556 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers.............. 788 882 555 947 233 765 Cashiers................................................................. 1,376 360 359 399 1,018 349 Counter and rental clerks................................................ 93 586 58 671 35 (1) Parts salespersons....................................................... 111 519 99 555 12 (1) Retail salespersons...................................................... 1,996 521 1,148 623 848 440 Advertising sales agents................................................. 181 838 82 879 99 804 Insurance sales agents................................................... 379 767 182 994 198 652 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents............. 290 1,127 206 1,272 84 760 Travel agents............................................................ 64 685 19 (1) 45 (1) Sales representatives, services, all other............................... 431 926 283 957 148 841 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing....................... 1,143 986 844 1,064 299 846 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters............................. 25 (1) 8 (1) 18 (1) Real estate brokers and sales agents..................................... 462 794 211 952 251 682 Sales engineers.......................................................... 41 (1) 39 (1) 2 (1) Telemarketers............................................................ 95 457 34 (1) 61 473 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 55 507 29 (1) 26 (1) Sales and related workers, all other..................................... 149 746 58 809 90 695 Office and administrative support occupations.............................. 15,119 601 4,003 651 11,117 590 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................................. 1,500 731 470 848 1,029 688 Switchboard operators, including answering service....................... 40 (1) 6 (1) 34 (1) Telephone operators...................................................... 37 (1) 10 (1) 27 (1) Communications equipment operators, all other............................ 7 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) Bill and account collectors.............................................. 206 605 67 618 139 597 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators......................... 428 584 42 (1) 386 575 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks............................. 950 606 85 645 865 603 Gaming cage workers...................................................... 15 (1) 2 (1) 13 (1) Payroll and timekeeping clerks........................................... 127 690 17 (1) 110 700 Procurement clerks....................................................... 23 (1) 8 (1) 15 (1) Tellers.................................................................. 338 469 54 471 284 468 Brokerage clerks......................................................... 3 (1) - - 3 (1) Correspondence clerks.................................................... 7 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) Court, municipal, and license clerks..................................... 92 673 22 (1) 70 643 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks................................. 58 556 19 (1) 39 (1) Customer service representatives......................................... 1,511 577 496 607 1,015 568 Eligibility interviewers, government programs............................ 60 665 9 (1) 50 668 File clerks.............................................................. 259 549 42 (1) 217 536 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks..................................... 81 410 24 (1) 58 406 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan................................ 110 581 22 (1) 88 573 Library assistants, clerical............................................. 41 (1) 6 (1) 35 (1) Loan interviewers and clerks............................................. 114 681 17 (1) 97 643 New accounts clerks...................................................... 24 (1) 3 (1) 20 (1) Order clerks............................................................. 98 548 45 (1) 54 541 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping............... 48 (1) 9 (1) 40 (1) Receptionists and information clerks..................................... 960 503 64 537 896 502 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks........... 120 572 50 752 70 538 Information and record clerks, all other................................. 94 639 7 (1) 87 624 Cargo and freight agents................................................. 17 (1) 12 (1) 5 (1) Couriers and messengers.................................................. 178 724 154 755 24 (1) Dispatchers.............................................................. 243 653 109 722 134 578 Meter readers, utilities................................................. 42 (1) 36 (1) 6 (1) Postal service clerks.................................................... 157 877 77 905 80 853 Postal service mail carriers............................................. 338 908 237 939 101 803 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 84 830 49 (1) 35 (1) Production, planning, and expediting clerks.............................. 249 750 102 862 147 690 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.................................. 478 543 338 559 140 516 Stock clerks and order fillers........................................... 1,059 468 688 470 371 466 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping............... 59 604 34 (1) 26 (1) Secretaries and administrative assistants................................ 2,575 616 90 736 2,485 614 Computer operators....................................................... 112 673 55 749 58 632 Data entry keyers........................................................ 339 586 77 652 261 565 Word processors and typists.............................................. 112 571 10 (1) 102 560 Desktop publishers....................................................... 3 (1) 1 (1) 3 (1) Insurance claims and policy processing clerks............................ 264 593 44 (1) 219 588 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service............ 98 494 48 (1) 50 446 Office clerks, general................................................... 840 585 113 602 727 582 Office machine operators, except computer................................ 30 (1) 15 (1) 15 (1) Proofreaders and copy markers............................................ 11 (1) 4 (1) 8 (1) Statistical assistants................................................... 18 (1) 4 (1) 14 (1) Office and administrative support workers, all other..................... 464 657 107 729 357 636 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations................. 11,609 702 11,159 705 450 607 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................. 756 420 612 427 144 392 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 35 (1) 31 (1) 4 (1) Agricultural inspectors.................................................. 28 (1) 14 (1) 14 (1) Animal breeders.......................................................... 4 (1) 1 (1) 3 (1) Graders and sorters, agricultural products............................... 63 463 24 (1) 39 (1) Miscellaneous agricultural workers....................................... 564 394 481 402 83 346 Fishers and related fishing workers...................................... 9 (1) 9 (1) - - Hunters and trappers..................................................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - - Forest and conservation workers.......................................... 5 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) Logging workers.......................................................... 47 (1) 47 (1) - - Construction and extraction occupations.................................... 6,432 688 6,293 688 139 747 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers................................................................. 631 947 615 945 15 (1) Boilermakers............................................................. 23 (1) 23 (1) - - Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons................................ 161 622 160 624 1 (1) Carpenters............................................................... 986 656 975 655 11 (1) Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers......................... 118 621 116 613 2 (1) Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers.................. 77 574 77 574 - - Construction laborers.................................................... 1,210 564 1,180 558 31 (1) Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators....................... 23 (1) 20 (1) 3 (1) Pile-driver operators.................................................... 2 (1) 2 (1) - - Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........... 360 749 354 744 6 (1) Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers.................. 158 559 154 556 3 (1) Electricians............................................................. 728 807 722 809 6 (1) Glaziers................................................................. 41 (1) 41 (1) - - Insulation workers....................................................... 35 (1) 31 (1) 3 (1) Painters, construction and maintenance................................... 386 554 366 556 20 (1) Paperhangers............................................................. 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................... 492 784 484 785 8 (1) Plasterers and stucco masons............................................. 42 (1) 42 (1) - - Reinforcing iron and rebar workers....................................... 15 (1) 15 (1) - - Roofers.................................................................. 153 558 152 560 1 (1) Sheet metal workers...................................................... 112 732 105 733 7 (1) Structural iron and steel workers........................................ 71 871 71 871 - - Helpers, construction trades............................................. 94 504 89 500 5 (1) Construction and building inspectors..................................... 84 854 77 849 7 (1) Elevator installers and repairers........................................ 39 (1) 36 (1) 3 (1) Fence erectors........................................................... 26 (1) 26 (1) - - Hazardous materials removal workers...................................... 19 (1) 17 (1) 2 (1) Highway maintenance workers.............................................. 97 659 96 656 1 (1) Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators.................... 16 (1) 16 (1) - - Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................ 9 (1) 9 (1) - - Miscellaneous construction and related workers........................... 24 (1) 24 (1) - - Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.. 36 (1) 36 (1) 1 (1) Earth drillers, except oil and gas....................................... 37 (1) 37 (1) - - Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters.............. 10 (1) 9 (1) - - Mining machine operators................................................. 49 (1) 48 (1) 1 (1) Roof bolters, mining..................................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Roustabouts, oil and gas................................................. 8 (1) 8 (1) - - Helpers--extraction workers.............................................. 6 (1) 6 (1) - - Other extraction workers................................................. 47 (1) 47 (1) 1 (1) Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.......................... 4,420 774 4,253 774 167 779 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers.. 297 937 273 940 24 (1) Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers................. 271 823 240 805 31 (1) Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers.......... 199 866 172 881 27 (1) Avionics technicians..................................................... 15 (1) 13 (1) 2 (1) Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers........................ 19 (1) 17 (1) 2 (1) Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment............................................................... 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility............. 18 (1) 17 (1) - - Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles............ 26 (1) 25 (1) 1 (1) Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers......... 52 787 51 796 1 (1) Security and fire alarm systems installers............................... 50 745 50 745 - - Aircraft mechanics and service technicians............................... 144 919 141 928 3 (1) Automotive body and related repairers.................................... 116 713 115 715 1 (1) Automotive glass installers and repairers................................ 26 (1) 26 (1) - - Automotive service technicians and mechanics............................. 650 677 641 678 9 (1) Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.................... 328 763 326 763 2 (1) Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics..... 202 846 200 847 2 (1) Small engine mechanics................................................... 44 (1) 43 (1) 1 (1) Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers............................................................... 69 489 69 489 - - Control and valve installers and repairers............................... 22 (1) 22 (1) - - Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.... 311 804 306 805 5 (1) Home appliance repairers................................................. 31 (1) 31 (1) - - Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics............................ 419 801 407 806 12 (1) Maintenance and repair workers, general.................................. 420 720 404 719 16 (1) Maintenance workers, machinery........................................... 40 (1) 40 (1) - - Millwrights.............................................................. 65 956 64 960 1 (1) Electrical power-line installers and repairers........................... 97 1,093 96 1,090 1 (1) Telecommunications line installers and repairers......................... 187 848 181 836 7 (1) Precision instrument and equipment repairers............................. 46 (1) 40 (1) 6 (1) Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers............. 31 (1) 27 (1) 4 (1) Commercial divers........................................................ 1 (1) 1 (1) - - Locksmiths and safe repairers............................................ 21 (1) 20 (1) 1 (1) Manufactured building and mobile home installers......................... 7 (1) 6 (1) 1 (1) Riggers.................................................................. 7 (1) 7 (1) - - Signal and track switch repairers........................................ 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.................... 16 (1) 16 (1) - - Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers...................... 166 639 156 638 9 (1) Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.................. 14,840 594 11,709 637 3,131 462 Production occupations..................................................... 8,008 595 5,763 659 2,245 464 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...... 810 857 671 899 140 634 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers............ 23 (1) 16 (1) 6 (1) Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers................ 185 506 78 600 107 453 Engine and other machine assemblers...................................... 14 (1) 11 (1) 3 (1) Structural metal fabricators and fitters................................. 29 (1) 29 (1) - - Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators................................. 959 531 622 581 337 466 Bakers................................................................... 143 426 75 478 68 393 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers............ 303 490 223 512 81 430 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders................................................................. 10 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) Food batchmakers......................................................... 66 477 32 (1) 34 (1) Food cooking machine operators and tenders............................... 5 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) Computer control programmers and operators............................... 65 810 59 820 6 (1) Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................................. 9 (1) 9 (1) - - Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....... 10 (1) 10 (1) - - Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....... 12 (1) 11 (1) 1 (1) Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................................... 104 525 82 548 22 (1) Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................................. 2 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 52 690 44 (1) 8 (1) Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................................. 23 (1) 20 (1) 3 (1) Milling and planing machine setters, operators, tenders, metal and plastic................................................................. 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1) Machinists............................................................... 376 708 351 715 25 (1) Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders............................. 25 (1) 24 (1) 1 (1) Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic........................ 9 (1) 9 (1) - - Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................................. 52 589 40 (1) 11 (1) Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) Tool and die makers...................................................... 64 946 64 952 1 (1) Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.................................. 536 666 514 673 22 (1) Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................................. 10 (1) 7 (1) 3 (1) Lay-out workers, metal and plastic....................................... 8 (1) 7 (1) 1 (1) Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................................. 12 (1) 11 (1) 1 (1) Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners.................................... 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other.............................. 356 586 283 605 73 515 Bookbinders and bindery workers.......................................... 29 (1) 17 (1) 12 (1) Job printers............................................................. 36 (1) 30 (1) 5 (1) Prepress technicians and workers......................................... 37 (1) 17 (1) 20 (1) Printing machine operators............................................... 197 631 157 669 40 (1) Laundry and dry-cleaning workers......................................... 179 362 73 414 106 345 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials........................ 47 (1) 9 (1) 37 (1) Sewing machine operators................................................. 175 386 45 (1) 131 383 Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Shoe machine operators and tenders....................................... 3 (1) - (1) 2 (1) Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers......................................... 25 (1) 5 (1) 20 (1) Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders............... 3 (1) 3 (1) - - Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders.................. 4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1) Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................. 11 (1) 3 (1) 8 (1) Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers........................................................ 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Fabric and apparel patternmakers......................................... 2 (1) - - 2 (1) Upholsterers............................................................. 30 (1) 23 (1) 7 (1) Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other..................... 20 (1) 14 (1) 6 (1) Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters....................................... 61 641 57 655 4 (1) Furniture finishers...................................................... 9 (1) 7 (1) 2 (1) Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood..................... 38 (1) 35 (1) 2 (1) Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....... 18 (1) 12 (1) 6 (1) Woodworkers, all other................................................... 17 (1) 13 (1) 4 (1) Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers..................... 53 960 47 (1) 6 (1) Stationary engineers and boiler operators................................ 97 848 96 849 1 (1) Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators.............. 73 705 69 693 4 (1) Miscellaneous plant and system operators................................. 34 (1) 33 (1) 1 (1) Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders.............. 51 918 45 (1) 6 (1) Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers.............. 106 596 88 576 18 (1) Cutting workers.......................................................... 72 502 55 514 18 (1) Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................. 29 (1) 21 (1) 8 (1) Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders............. 11 (1) 8 (1) 3 (1) Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers..................... 711 660 409 765 301 527 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................ 28 (1) 16 (1) 13 (1) Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians................... 73 582 34 (1) 39 (1) Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders...................... 240 449 109 501 131 401 Painting workers......................................................... 163 565 144 579 19 (1) Photographic process workers and processing machine operators............ 32 (1) 16 (1) 16 (1) Semiconductor processors................................................. 5 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders....................... 9 463 6 (1) 3 (1) Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders.... 2 (1) 2 (1) - - Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders..................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - - Etchers and engravers.................................................... 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic.................. 33 (1) 30 (1) 3 (1) Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 41 (1) 29 (1) 12 (1) Tire builders............................................................ 12 (1) 9 (1) 3 (1) Helpers--production workers............................................... 31 (1) 26 (1) 5 (1) Production workers, all other............................................ 866 545 615 592 251 485 Transportation and material moving occupations............................. 6,832 593 5,946 615 886 455 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers.................. 215 761 177 796 38 (1) Aircraft pilots and flight engineers..................................... 92 1,390 88 1,399 4 (1) Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists.............. 26 (1) 19 (1) 7 (1) Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians... 16 (1) 12 (1) 4 (1) Bus drivers.............................................................. 372 561 201 605 171 507 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers................................... 2,729 702 2,613 709 116 542 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.............................................. 208 503 179 514 30 (1) Motor vehicle operators, all other....................................... 33 (1) 27 (1) 6 (1) Locomotive engineers and operators....................................... 53 1,223 51 1,207 2 (1) Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators............................. 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Railroad conductors and yardmasters...................................... 53 1,067 51 1,080 2 (1) Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers................. 22 (1) 16 (1) 5 (1) Sailors and marine oilers................................................ 13 (1) 13 (1) - - Ship and boat captains and operators..................................... 36 (1) 33 (1) 3 (1) Ship engineers........................................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Bridge and lock tenders.................................................. 7 (1) 5 (1) 2 (1) Parking lot attendants................................................... 50 436 46 (1) 3 (1) Service station attendants............................................... 64 373 56 378 7 (1) Transportation inspectors................................................ 44 (1) 37 (1) 7 (1) Other transportation workers............................................. 13 (1) 11 (1) 2 (1) Conveyor operators and tenders........................................... 6 (1) 6 (1) - - Crane and tower operators................................................ 68 925 66 933 2 (1) Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators........................ 41 (1) 39 (1) 1 (1) Hoist and winch operators................................................ 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Industrial truck and tractor operators................................... 551 534 511 533 40 (1) Cleaners of vehicles and equipment....................................... 227 428 208 437 19 (1) Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand................... 1,392 501 1,194 508 198 417 Machine feeders and offbearers........................................... 29 (1) 16 (1) 13 (1) Packers and packagers, hand.............................................. 315 388 129 410 186 368 Pumping station operators................................................ 23 (1) 22 (1) 1 (1) Refuse and recyclable material collectors................................ 70 475 61 493 10 (1) Shuttle car operators.................................................... 5 (1) 5 (1) - - Tank car, truck, and ship loaders........................................ 4 (1) 4 (1) - - Material moving workers, all other....................................... 43 (1) 35 (1) 8 (1) 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.