Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2007
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| | Mean wages |
Occupational | Employment |----------------------| Median hourly
| | Hourly | Annual (1)|
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Management occupations ......................................................................| 6,003,930 | $46.22 | $96,150 | $40.60
Chief executives .........................................................................| 299,160 | 72.77 | 151,370 | (3)
General and operations managers | 1,655,410 | 49.89 | 103,780 | 42.64
Legislators ..............................................................................| 61,110 | (2) | 33,880 | (2)
Advertising and promotions managers ......................................................| 36,300 | 43.80 | 91,100 | 37.62
Marketing managers .......................................................................| 165,240 | 54.52 | 113,400 | 50.19
Sales managers ...........................................................................| 322,170 | 51.34 | 106,790 | 45.63
Public relations managers ................................................................| 47,210 | 46.71 | 97,170 | 41.57
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Administrative services managers .........................................................| 239,360 | 36.72 | 76,370 | 34.13
Computer and information systems managers ................................................| 264,990 | 54.75 | 113,880 | 51.96
Financial managers .......................................................................| 484,390 | 51.06 | 106,200 | 45.82
Compensation and benefits managers .......................................................| 41,780 | 42.50 | 88,400 | 39.14
Training and development managers ........................................................| 28,170 | 43.41 | 90,300 | 40.55
Human resources managers, all other ......................................................| 58,100 | 47.98 | 99,810 | 44.57
Industrial production managers ...........................................................| 152,870 | 42.09 | 87,550 | 38.73
Purchasing managers ......................................................................| 65,600 | 43.47 | 90,430 | 41.08
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers .......................................| 92,790 | 39.41 | 81,980 | 36.69
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Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers .............................................| 3,480 | 29.34 | 61,030 | 25.83
Farmers and ranchers .....................................................................| 340 | 20.43 | 42,480 | 16.04
Construction managers ....................................................................| 216,120 | 41.26 | 85,830 | 36.65
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program ........................| 47,980 | 21.36 | 44,430 | 18.55
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ................................| 218,820 | (2) | 82,120 | (2)
Education administrators, postsecondary ..................................................| 101,160 | 41.29 | 85,870 | 36.43
Education administrators, all other ......................................................| 28,640 | 35.69 | 74,230 | 33.32
Engineering managers .....................................................................| 184,410 | 55.58 | 115,610 | 53.37
Food service managers ....................................................................| 191,460 | 23.39 | 48,660 | 21.43
Funeral directors ........................................................................| 24,020 | 27.72 | 57,660 | 24.21
Gaming managers ..........................................................................| 3,740 | 33.46 | 69,600 | 30.97
Lodging managers .........................................................................| 31,890 | 24.59 | 51,140 | 21.27
Medical and health services managers .....................................................| 242,640 | 40.86 | 84,980 | 37.01
Natural sciences managers ................................................................| 39,370 | 54.41 | 113,170 | 50.02
Postmasters and mail superintendents .....................................................| 26,500 | 27.81 | 57,850 | 27.84
Property, real estate, and community association managers ................................| 159,660 | 25.74 | 53,530 | 21.00
Social and community service managers ....................................................| 112,330 | 28.40 | 59,070 | 26.22
Managers, all other ......................................................................| 356,690 | 44.23 | 91,990 | 41.67
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Business and financial operations occupations ...............................................| 6,015,500 | 30.01 | 62,410 | 26.87
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes ........................| 11,680 | 39.77 | 82,730 | 31.94
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products ..............................................| 12,930 | 25.95 | 53,980 | 23.27
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ........................................| 132,550 | 25.76 | 53,580 | 22.58
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ...........................| 281,950 | 26.95 | 56,060 | 25.22
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ...........................................| 279,400 | 26.67 | 55,470 | 25.75
Insurance appraisers, auto damage ........................................................| 12,150 | 25.01 | 52,020 | 24.76
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and | | | |
transportation ..........................................................................| 910 | 25.35 | 52,740 | 23.27
Cost estimators ..........................................................................| 219,070 | 28.19 | 58,640 | 26.41
Emergency management specialists .........................................................| 11,610 | 24.75 | 51,470 | 23.26
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .......................................| 193,620 | 25.34 | 52,710 | 21.34
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .....................................| 109,870 | 26.80 | 55,740 | 25.08
Training and development specialists .....................................................| 202,820 | 25.50 | 53,040 | 23.86
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other ....................| 211,770 | 27.28 | 56,740 | 26.10
Logisticians .............................................................................| 90,340 | 31.85 | 66,240 | 30.89
Management analysts ......................................................................| 499,640 | 38.68 | 80,460 | 34.21
Meeting and convention planners ..........................................................| 45,490 | 22.68 | 47,180 | 20.93
Business operations specialists, all other ...............................................| 1,017,640 | 29.88 | 62,140 | 27.45
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Accountants and auditors .................................................................| 1,115,010 | 30.37 | 63,180 | 27.43
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ..................................................| 66,210 | 25.14 | 52,290 | 22.18
Budget analysts ..........................................................................| 62,400 | 31.88 | 66,310 | 30.50
Credit analysts ..........................................................................| 70,890 | 30.20 | 62,820 | 26.24
Financial analysts .......................................................................| 228,300 | 39.28 | 81,700 | 33.85
Personal financial advisors ..............................................................| 132,460 | 42.89 | 89,220 | 32.53
Insurance underwriters ...................................................................| 98,920 | 28.91 | 60,120 | 26.22
Financial examiners ......................................................................| 25,510 | 35.36 | 73,550 | 32.05
Loan counselors ..........................................................................| 30,150 | 20.19 | 41,990 | 17.57
Loan officers ............................................................................| 356,990 | 30.10 | 62,610 | 25.48
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents ............................................| 65,750 | 24.76 | 51,510 | 22.56
Tax preparers ............................................................................| 61,890 | 16.78 | 34,890 | 13.71
Financial specialists, all other .........................................................| 136,570 | 29.69 | 61,760 | 26.63
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Computer and mathematical science occupations ...............................................| 3,191,360 | 34.71 | 72,190 | 33.21
Computer and information scientists, research ............................................| 28,720 | 48.39 | 100,640 | 47.10
Computer programmers .....................................................................| 394,710 | 34.62 | 72,010 | 32.73
Computer software engineers, applications ................................................| 495,810 | 41.18 | 85,660 | 39.97
Computer software engineers, systems software ............................................| 349,140 | 43.65 | 90,780 | 42.82
Computer support specialists .............................................................| 525,570 | 21.78 | 45,300 | 20.39
Computer systems analysts ................................................................| 464,440 | 36.48 | 75,890 | 35.14
Database administrators ..................................................................| 116,340 | 33.78 | 70,260 | 32.33
Network and computer systems administrators ..............................................| 309,660 | 32.62 | 67,850 | 31.10
Network systems and data communications analysts .........................................| 216,050 | 34.02 | 70,760 | 32.80
Computer specialists, all other ..........................................................| 182,690 | 34.77 | 72,310 | 34.38
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Actuaries ................................................................................| 18,030 | 45.87 | 95,420 | 41.20
Mathematicians ...........................................................................| 3,160 | 43.72 | 90,930 | 43.69
Operations research analysts .............................................................| 58,750 | 34.44 | 71,640 | 32.19
Statisticians ............................................................................| 20,270 | 34.69 | 72,150 | 33.61
Mathematical technicians .................................................................| 1,080 | 23.31 | 48,490 | 18.54
Mathematical scientists, all other .......................................................| 6,930 | 29.38 | 61,100 | 25.90
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Architecture and engineering occupations ....................................................| 2,486,020 | 33.11 | 68,880 | 31.14
Architects, except landscape and naval ...................................................| 106,830 | 35.41 | 73,650 | 32.51
Landscape architects .....................................................................| 21,890 | 29.93 | 62,250 | 27.68
Cartographers and photogrammetrists ......................................................| 11,460 | 26.19 | 54,480 | 24.02
Surveyors ................................................................................| 56,670 | 26.18 | 54,450 | 24.82
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Aerospace engineers ......................................................................| 85,510 | 44.57 | 92,700 | 43.71
Agricultural engineers ...................................................................| 2,480 | 33.88 | 70,460 | 32.55
Biomedical engineers .....................................................................| 15,400 | 38.28 | 79,610 | 36.27
Chemical engineers .......................................................................| 28,780 | 40.50 | 84,240 | 39.18
Civil engineers ..........................................................................| 247,370 | 36.17 | 75,230 | 34.48
Computer hardware engineers ..............................................................| 79,330 | 45.32 | 94,270 | 44.16
Electrical engineers .....................................................................| 148,800 | 39.47 | 82,090 | 38.10
Electronics engineers, except computer ...................................................| 133,870 | 41.13 | 85,550 | 40.07
Environmental engineers ..................................................................| 51,210 | 35.97 | 74,820 | 34.78
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors ...............| 24,770 | 34.12 | 70,970 | 33.45
Industrial engineers .....................................................................| 204,210 | 35.33 | 73,490 | 34.34
Marine engineers and naval architects ....................................................| 6,620 | 37.60 | 78,200 | 36.64
Materials engineers ......................................................................| 21,910 | 37.90 | 78,840 | 37.10
Mechanical engineers .....................................................................| 222,330 | 36.12 | 75,130 | 34.76
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers .......................| 7,150 | 38.23 | 79,520 | 35.74
Nuclear engineers ........................................................................| 14,300 | 46.70 | 97,130 | 45.40
Petroleum engineers ......................................................................| 16,060 | 54.75 | 113,890 | 49.98
Engineers, all other .....................................................................| 169,950 | 41.07 | 85,430 | 40.99
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Architectural and civil drafters .........................................................| 111,460 | 21.77 | 45,280 | 20.82
Electrical and electronics drafters ......................................................| 32,350 | 24.86 | 51,710 | 23.68
Mechanical drafters ..................................................................... | 74,260 | 22.45 | 46,690 | 21.51
Drafters, all other ..................................................................... | 23,280 | 22.76 | 47,340 | 21.49
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians .........................................| 7,870 | 27.30 | 56,780 | 26.41
Civil engineering technicians ............................................................| 88,030 | 21.10 | 43,890 | 20.47
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ........................................| 162,460 | 25.23 | 52,470 | 25.07
Electro-mechanical technicians ...........................................................| 15,730 | 23.14 | 48,120 | 22.41
Environmental engineering technicians ....................................................| 21,970 | 20.95 | 43,570 | 19.56
Industrial engineering technicians .......................................................| 74,930 | 24.72 | 51,410 | 22.83
Mechanical engineering technicians .......................................................| 46,230 | 23.70 | 49,290 | 22.73
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other ......................................| 78,140 | 26.80 | 55,730 | 26.95
Surveying and mapping technicians ........................................................| 72,410 | 17.26 | 35,900 | 16.17
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Life, physical, and social science occupations ..............................................| 1,255,670 | 29.82 | 62,020 | 26.59
Animal scientists ........................................................................| 4,210 | 26.10 | 54,290 | 23.25
Food scientists and technologists ........................................................| 9,910 | 30.09 | 62,580 | 27.82
Soil and plant scientists ................................................................| 10,270 | 30.28 | 62,970 | 27.89
Biochemists and biophysicists ............................................................| 19,490 | 41.01 | 85,290 | 38.11
Microbiologists ..........................................................................| 14,610 | 31.94 | 66,430 | 29.17
Zoologists and wildlife biologists .......................................................| 17,830 | 28.11 | 58,480 | 26.49
Biological scientists, all other .........................................................| 27,070 | 31.85 | 66,240 | 30.45
Conservation scientists ..................................................................| 16,570 | 27.51 | 57,220 | 27.00
Foresters ................................................................................| 10,510 | 25.98 | 54,030 | 25.21
Epidemiologists ..........................................................................| 3,960 | 30.58 | 63,600 | 28.85
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists ...............................................| 87,440 | 35.65 | 74,160 | 30.87
Life scientists, all other ...............................................................| 12,470 | 32.18 | 66,930 | 28.37
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Astronomers ..............................................................................| 1,520 | 47.21 | 98,200 | 47.61
Physicists ...............................................................................| 13,980 | 48.03 | 99,900 | 46.56
Atmospheric and space scientists .........................................................| 8,750 | 37.96 | 78,960 | 37.69
Chemists .................................................................................| 79,860 | 32.94 | 68,520 | 30.52
Materials scientists .....................................................................| 9,740 | 37.47 | 77,930 | 36.62
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ...............................| 80,070 | 30.71 | 63,870 | 28.07
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers .......................................| 31,390 | 40.43 | 84,100 | 36.44
Hydrologists .............................................................................| 7,670 | 33.77 | 70,250 | 32.76
Physical scientists, all other ...........................................................| 23,300 | 42.41 | 88,210 | 42.15
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Economists ...............................................................................| 12,740 | 41.68 | 86,700 | 38.57
Market research analysts .................................................................| 220,740 | 32.20 | 66,980 | 28.99
Survey researchers .......................................................................| 22,140 | 20.62 | 42,880 | 17.70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists ...........................................| 95,120 | 32.76 | 68,150 | 29.91
Industrial-organizational psychologists ..................................................| 1,240 | 41.64 | 86,610 | 38.85
Psychologists, all other .................................................................| 9,470 | 40.20 | 83,610 | 38.26
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Sociologists .............................................................................| 3,680 | 32.37 | 67,330 | 29.39
Urban and regional planners ..............................................................| 35,040 | 29.08 | 60,480 | 27.87
Anthropologists and archeologists ........................................................| 5,250 | 26.68 | 55,490 | 25.52
Geographers ..............................................................................| 1,010 | 31.94 | 66,440 | 31.58
Historians ..............................................................................| 3,600 | 26.26 | 54,630 | 24.42
Political scientists .....................................................................| 3,940 | 43.29 | 90,050 | 44.03
Social scientists and related workers, all other .........................................| 30,410 | 33.52 | 69,720 | 32.31
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Agricultural and food science technicians ................................................| 19,280 | 17.08 | 35,520 | 16.17
Biological technicians ...................................................................| 69,110 | 19.35 | 40,240 | 18.18
Chemical technicians .....................................................................| 64,450 | 20.39 | 42,420 | 19.58
Geological and petroleum technicians .....................................................| 13,060 | 26.60 | 55,330 | 24.50
Nuclear technicians ......................................................................| 5,920 | 31.66 | 65,850 | 31.80
Social science research assistants .......................................................| 16,070 | 18.33 | 38,120 | 17.24
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health .......................| 33,950 | 20.28 | 42,190 | 18.93
Forensic science technicians .............................................................| 12,030 | 24.19 | 50,310 | 22.92
Forest and conservation technicians ......................................................| 26,900 | 17.20 | 35,770 | 16.12
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other ................................| 59,910 | 19.82 | 41,230 | 18.33
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Community and social services occupations ...................................................| 1,793,040 | 19.49 | 40,540 | 17.87
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors .......................................| 76,830 | 18.19 | 37,830 | 17.10
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........................................| 232,260 | 24.85 | 51,690 | 23.77
Marriage and family therapists ...........................................................| 23,340 | 21.78 | 45,310 | 20.96
Mental health counselors .................................................................| 95,970 | 18.97 | 39,450 | 17.31
Rehabilitation counselors ................................................................| 123,890 | 16.03 | 33,350 | 14.25
Counselors, all other ....................................................................| 28,900 | 19.57 | 40,710 | 18.60
Child, family, and school social workers .................................................| 265,090 | 20.15 | 41,920 | 18.57
Medical and public health social workers .................................................| 120,060 | 22.27 | 46,320 | 21.48
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .........................................| 118,690 | 18.93 | 39,380 | 17.62
Social workers, all other ................................................................| 64,990 | 22.68 | 47,170 | 22.02
Health educators .........................................................................| 61,290 | 22.76 | 47,340 | 20.63
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ................................| 94,120 | 23.07 | 47,980 | 21.40
Social and human service assistants ......................................................| 316,380 | 13.68 | 28,450 | 12.80
Community and social service specialists, all other ......................................| 109,970 | 18.56 | 38,590 | 17.51
Clergy ...................................................................................| 40,960 | 21.02 | 43,720 | 19.45
Directors, religious activities and education ............................................| 14,780 | 18.98 | 39,470 | 17.00
Religious workers, all other .............................................................| 5,520 | 15.22 | 31,660 | 12.82
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Legal occupations ...........................................................................| 998,590 | 42.53 | 88,450 | 33.54
Lawyers ..................................................................................| 555,770 | 56.87 | 118,280 | 51.02
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers ............................| 14,100 | 37.81 | 78,650 | 35.66
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators .................................................| 8,810 | 27.10 | 56,380 | 23.48
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates ...............................................| 25,500 | 47.73 | 99,270 | 51.55
Paralegals and legal assistants ..........................................................| 241,270 | 22.88 | 47,600 | 21.63
Court reporters ..........................................................................| 20,120 | 23.26 | 48,380 | 21.79
Law clerks ...............................................................................| 31,160 | 19.65 | 40,880 | 18.06
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers ..............................................| 62,200 | 19.78 | 41,140 | 17.88
Legal support workers, all other .........................................................| 39,670 | 26.23 | 54,560 | 23.30
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Education, training, and library occupations ................................................| 8,316,360 | 22.41 | 46,610 | 20.47
Business teachers, postsecondary .........................................................| 67,700 | (2) | 73,240 | (2)
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .................................................| 33,840 | (2) | 69,660 | (2)
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary .............................................| 44,560 | (2) | 65,450 | (2)
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Architecture teachers, postsecondary .....................................................| 6,070 | (2) | 71,480 | (2)
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ......................................................| 32,360 | (2) | 85,260 | (2)
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary ............................................| 10,700 | (2) | 80,280 | (2)
Biological science teachers, postsecondary ...............................................| 52,560 | (2) | 84,130 | (2)
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary ................................| 2,640 | (2) | 67,530 | (2)
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary ...................| 9,030 | (2) | 78,890 | (2)
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary ........................................................| 19,800 | (2) | 72,900 | (2)
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary ............................................| 4,470 | (2) | 75,220 | (2)
Physics teachers, postsecondary ..........................................................| 12,530 | (2) | 77,440 | (2)
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Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary ......................................| 5,290 | (2) | 69,420 | (2)
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary ...............................| 7,280 | (2) | 67,770 | (2)
Economics teachers, postsecondary ........................................................| 12,840 | (2) | 83,030 | (2)
Geography teachers, postsecondary ........................................................| 4,050 | (2) | 65,810 | (2)
Political science teachers, postsecondary ................................................| 14,160 | (2) | 70,350 | (2)
Psychology teachers, postsecondary .......................................................| 30,590 | (2) | 66,460 | (2)
Sociology teachers, postsecondary .......................................................| 16,130 | (2) | 65,230 | (2)
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other .......................................| 5,460 | (2) | 70,000 | (2)
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ...............................................| 1,14,070 | (2) | 95,440 | (2)
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary ..........................................| 42,660 | (2) | 60,850 | (2)
Education teachers, postsecondary ........................................................| 54,420 | (2) | 59,250 | (2)
Library science teachers, postsecondary ..................................................| 4,080 | (2) | 59,690 | (2)
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Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary .............................| 11,110 | (2) | 57,510 | (2)
Law teachers, postsecondary ..............................................................| 12,610 | (2) | 95,510 | (2)
Social work teachers, postsecondary ......................................................| 7,510 | (2) | 61,140 | (2)
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ............................................| 73,890 | (2) | 61,050 | (2)
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Communications teachers, postsecondary ...................................................| 23,690 | (2) | 58,610 | (2)
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ..................................| 60,910 | (2) | 60,580 | (2)
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ..................................| 25,100 | (2) | 62,540 | (2)
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................................| 20,760 | (2) | 65,410 | (2)
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary ..........................................| 18,140 | (2) | 61,700 | (2)
Graduate teaching assistants .............................................................| 119,790 | (2) | 30,080 | (2)
Home economics teachers, postsecondary ...................................................| 4,770 | (2) | 63,790 | (2)
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ...................................| 17,500 | (2) | 57,540 | (2)
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary .............................................| 112,300 | 23.63 | 49,150 | 22.05
Postsecondary teachers, all other ........................................................| 265,500 | (2) | 71,950 | (2)
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Preschool teachers, except special education .............................................| 380,930 | 12.40 | 25,800 | 11.12
Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..........................................| 170,880 | (2) | 47,750 | (2)
Elementary school teachers, except special education .....................................| 1,538,030 | (2) | 50,040 | (2)
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education ..........................| 652,560 | (2) | 50,630 | (2)
Vocational education teachers, middle school .............................................| 15,260 | (2) | 48,460 | (2)
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education .......................| 1,058,870 | (2) | 52,450 | (2)
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ..........................................| 97,550 | (2) | 52,250 | (2)
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ...............| 219,930 | (2) | 51,230 | (2)
Special education teachers, middle school ................................................| 100,160 | (2) | 51,610 | (2)
Special education teachers, secondary school .............................................| 141,330 | (2) | 53,020 | (2)
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors .....................| 72,240 | 23.00 | 47,830 | 21.50
Self-enrichment education teachers .......................................................| 156,960 | 19.04 | 39,600 | 16.62
Teachers and instructors, all other ......................................................| 555,460 | (2) | 37,840 | (2)
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Archivists ...............................................................................| 5,420 | 22.32 | 46,420 | 20.73
Curators .................................................................................| 10,120 | 24.06 | 50,040 | 22.11
Museum technicians and conservators ......................................................| 9,950 | 18.84 | 39,180 | 17.00
Librarians ...............................................................................| 148,800 | 25.41 | 52,850 | 24.51
Library technicians ......................................................................| 114,150 | 13.96 | 29,040 | 13.31
Audio-visual collections specialists .....................................................| 6,530 | 21.04 | 43,770 | 20.42
Farm and home management advisors ........................................................| 12,050 | 21.30 | 44,300 | 20.11
Instructional coordinators ...............................................................| 117,940 | 27.92 | 58,070 | 26.57
Teacher assistants .......................................................................| 1,251,610 | (2) | 22,820 | (2)
Education, training, and library workers, all other ......................................| 98,790 | 17.77 | 36,950 | 15.88
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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ..................................| 1,761,270 | 23.27 | 48,410 | 19.28
Art directors ............................................................................| 32,290 | 40.01 | 83,230 | 34.77
Craft artists ............................................................................| 5,390 | 14.48 | 30,110 | 12.59
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators ............................| 10,500 | 23.13 | 48,110 | 20.23
Multi-media artists and animators ........................................................| 29,440 | 29.33 | 61,010 | 26.23
Artists and related workers, all other ...................................................| 7,910 | 24.29 | 50,520 | 21.53
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Commercial and industrial designers ......................................................| 34,800 | 29.11 | 60,540 | 27.19
Fashion designers ........................................................................| 16,460 | 34.22 | 71,170 | 30.20
Floral designers .........................................................................| 59,530 | 11.51 | 23,950 | 10.84
Graphic designers ........................................................................| 201,080 | 21.80 | 45,340 | 19.85
Interior designers .......................................................................| 52,620 | 24.13 | 50,190 | 21.14
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers ...............................................| 68,660 | 13.16 | 27,370 | 11.94
Set and exhibit designers ................................................................| 8,620 | 22.89 | 47,620 | 20.78
Designers, all other .....................................................................| 11,890 | 24.24 | 50,420 | 21.01
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Actors ...................................................................................| 44,860 | 23.91 | (2) | 14.28
Producers and directors ..................................................................| 72,390 | 37.05 | 77,070 | 29.37
Athletes and sports competitors ..........................................................| 12,670 | (2) | 71,920 | (2)
Coaches and scouts .......................................................................| 165,410 | (2) | 34,720 | (2)
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials ............................................| 13,630 | (2) | 29,850 | (2)
Dancers ..................................................................................| 12,530 | 14.74 | (2) | 10.72
Choreographers ...........................................................................| 15,250 | 19.04 | 39,600 | 17.11
Music directors and composers ............................................................| 9,110 | 25.95 | 53,970 | 19.30
Musicians and singers ....................................................................| 47,520 | 27.27 | (2) | 19.92
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other .......................| 32,040 | 15.67 | (2) | 13.99
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Radio and television announcers ..........................................................| 39,500 | 18.92 | 39,360 | 12.53
Public address system and other announcers ...............................................| 8,490 | 17.26 | 35,890 | 12.43
Broadcast news analysts ..................................................................| 6,550 | 33.83 | 70,370 | 23.59
Reporters and correspondents .............................................................| 51,620 | 20.76 | 43,170 | 16.68
Public relations specialists .............................................................| 225,880 | 27.45 | 57,100 | 23.94
Editors ..................................................................................| 105,920 | 26.45 | 55,020 | 23.23
Technical writers ........................................................................| 46,740 | 30.18 | 62,780 | 29.04
Writers and authors ......................................................................| 44,310 | 28.90 | 60,120 | 24.36
Interpreters and translators .............................................................| 33,680 | 20.05 | 41,690 | 18.02
Media and communication workers, all other ...............................................| 24,420 | 21.98 | 45,720 | 20.07
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Audio and video equipment technicians ....................................................| 40,360 | 18.88 | 39,260 | 17.33
Broadcast technicians ....................................................................| 34,250 | 18.00 | 37,440 | 15.50
Radio operators ..........................................................................| 1,110 | 19.54 | 40,650 | 19.33
Sound engineering technicians ............................................................| 15,490 | 26.07 | 54,220 | 22.38
Photographers ............................................................................| 62,370 | 16.35 | 34,010 | 13.32
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture ..................................| 19,990 | 22.39 | 46,570 | 20.12
Film and video editors ...................................................................| 17,410 | 29.42 | 61,180 | 23.02
Media and communication equipment workers, all other .....................................| 18,580 | 26.00 | 54,090 | 24.93
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Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ...........................................| 6,877,680 | 31.26 | 65,020 | 26.17
Chiropractors ............................................................................| 27,190 | 39.13 | 81,390 | 31.68
Dentists, general ........................................................................| 85,260 | 70.68 | 147,010 | 66.17
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons ..........................................................| 5,040 | 85.79 | 178,440 | (3)
Orthodontists ............................................................................| 5,350 | 89.11 | 185,340 | (3)
Prosthodontists ..........................................................................| 380 | 81.42 | 169,360 | (3)
Dentists, all other specialists ..........................................................| 4,490 | 57.87 | 120,360 | 50.69
Dietitians and nutritionists .............................................................| 52,800 | 24.05 | 50,030 | 23.56
Optometrists .............................................................................| 24,900 | 48.96 | 101,840 | 45.09
Pharmacists ..............................................................................| 253,110 | 47.58 | 98,960 | 48.31
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Anesthesiologists ........................................................................| 31,030 | 92.68 | 192,780 | (3)
Family and general practitioners .........................................................| 113,250 | 73.86 | 153,640 | (3)
Internists, general ......................................................................| 46,260 | 80.42 | 167,270 | (3)
Obstetricians and gynecologists ..........................................................| 21,340 | 88.27 | 183,600 | (3)
Pediatricians, general ...................................................................| 28,890 | 69.81 | 145,210 | 67.64
Psychiatrists ............................................................................| 21,790 | 70.97 | 147,620 | (3)
Surgeons .................................................................................| 50,260 | 92.03 | 191,410 | (3)
Physicians and surgeons, all other .......................................................| 237,400 | 74.59 | 155,150 | (3)
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Physician assistants .....................................................................| 67,160 | 37.41 | 77,800 | 37.72
Podiatrists ..............................................................................| 9,320 | 57.59 | 119,790 | 53.13
Registered nurses ........................................................................| 2,468,340 | 30.04 | 62,480 | 28.85
Audiologists .............................................................................| 11,360 | 30.61 | 63,660 | 28.58
Occupational therapists ..................................................................| 91,920 | 31.51 | 65,540 | 30.67
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Physical therapists ......................................................................| 161,850 | 34.39 | 71,520 | 33.54
Radiation therapists .....................................................................| 14,620 | 34.61 | 71,990 | 33.66
Recreational therapists ..................................................................| 23,240 | 18.43 | 38,330 | 17.76
Respiratory therapists ...................................................................| 101,180 | 24.49 | 50,930 | 24.07
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Speech-language pathologists .............................................................| 103,810 | 30.64 | 63,740 | 29.18
Therapists, all other ....................................................................| 11,580 | 25.45 | 52,930 | 24.10
Veterinarians ............................................................................| 50,790 | 40.43 | 84,090 | 36.17
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other ..................................| 44,350 | 38.93 | 80,980 | 30.64
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Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............................................| 163,270 | 25.20 | 52,410 | 24.87
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ..............................................| 145,890 | 17.36 | 36,110 | 16.48
Dental hygienists ........................................................................| 168,600 | 31.21 | 64,910 | 31.12
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .............................................| 46,980 | 22.37 | 46,530 | 21.61
Diagnostic medical sonographers ..........................................................| 46,770 | 29.13 | 60,590 | 28.78
Nuclear medicine technologists ...........................................................| 20,410 | 31.43 | 65,380 | 31.09
Radiologic technologists and technicians .................................................| 200,370 | 24.59 | 51,150 | 24.16
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .............................................| 201,200 | 14.84 | 30,870 | 13.66
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Dietetic technicians .....................................................................| 24,540 | 12.83 | 26,680 | 11.90
Pharmacy technicians .....................................................................| 301,950 | 13.25 | 27,560 | 12.85
Psychiatric technicians ..................................................................| 60,690 | 15.21 | 31,640 | 14.27
Respiratory therapy technicians ..........................................................| 17,610 | 20.00 | 41,590 | 19.52
Surgical technologists ...................................................................| 86,000 | 18.66 | 38,800 | 18.05
Veterinary technologists and technicians .................................................| 73,240 | 13.90 | 28,920 | 13.45
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........................................| 719,240 | 18.72 | 38,940 | 18.24
Medical records and health information technicians .......................................| 165,590 | 15.12 | 31,450 | 14.08
Opticians, dispensing ....................................................................| 62,420 | 16.10 | 33,480 | 15.11
Orthotists and prosthetists ..............................................................| 5,600 | 30.90 | 64,280 | 29.10
Health technologists and technicians, all other ..........................................| 73,730 | 19.17 | 39,870 | 17.61
Occupational health and safety specialists ...............................................| 46,460 | 29.48 | 61,310 | 28.91
Occupational health and safety technicians ...............................................| 10,260 | 22.21 | 46,200 | 21.16
Athletic trainers ........................................................................| 14,970 | (2) | 40,720 | (2)
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other ................................| 53,640 | 22.94 | 47,710 | 19.49
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Healthcare support occupations ..............................................................| 3,625,240 | 12.31 | 25,600 | 11.45
Home health aides ........................................................................| 834,580 | 10.03 | 20,850 | 9.62
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .................................................| 1,390,260 | 11.50 | 23,920 | 11.14
Psychiatric aides ........................................................................| 58,310 | 12.54 | 26,080 | 12.25
Occupational therapist assistants ........................................................| 25,130 | 21.72 | 45,180 | 21.66
Occupational therapist aides .............................................................| 7,640 | 13.91 | 28,930 | 12.54
Physical therapist assistants ............................................................| 59,120 | 21.32 | 44,340 | 21.22
Physical therapist aides .................................................................| 43,350 | 11.58 | 24,080 | 11.05
Massage therapists .......................................................................| 45,920 | 19.39 | 40,330 | 16.76
Dental assistants ........................................................................| 283,680 | 15.52 | 32,280 | 15.17
Medical assistants .......................................................................| 434,540 | 13.59 | 28,270 | 13.19
Medical equipment preparers ..............................................................| 43,790 | 13.43 | 27,940 | 13.00
Medical transcriptionists ................................................................| 86,990 | 15.44 | 32,120 | 15.02
Pharmacy aides ...........................................................................| 49,630 | 10.15 | 21,120 | 9.39
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...................................| 71,190 | 10.66 | 22,180 | 9.98
Healthcare support workers, all other ....................................................| 191,110 | 14.24 | 29,620 | 13.62
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Protective service occupations ..............................................................| 3,087,650 | 18.63 | 38,750 | 16.11
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers .................................| 41,000 | 27.17 | 56,510 | 26.79
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives .................................| 91,510 | 35.39 | 73,620 | 34.91
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers ..................| 52,160 | 32.38 | 67,350 | 31.27
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other ...................| 45,750 | 22.55 | 46,910 | 20.68
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Fire fighters ............................................................................| 289,710 | 21.22 | 44,130 | 20.75
Fire inspectors and investigators ........................................................| 12,980 | 25.31 | 52,640 | 24.44
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists ........................................| 1,600 | 17.20 | 35,770 | 15.11
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Bailiffs .................................................................................| 18,830 | 18.52 | 38,510 | 17.74
Correctional officers and jailers ........................................................| 431,980 | 19.22 | 39,970 | 17.78
Detectives and criminal investigators ....................................................| 103,320 | 30.05 | 62,500 | 28.81
Fish and game wardens ....................................................................| 7,500 | 26.79 | 55,720 | 23.00
Parking enforcement workers ..............................................................| 9,910 | 15.78 | 32,830 | 15.13
Police and sheriff's patrol officers .....................................................| 625,880 | 24.36 | 50,670 | 23.86
Transit and railroad police ..............................................................| 5,530 | 23.80 | 49,500 | 22.29
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Animal control workers ...................................................................| 14,890 | 14.84 | 30,860 | 14.10
Private detectives and investigators .....................................................| 37,410 | 20.51 | 42,660 | 18.09
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators ....................................| 9,030 | 14.59 | 30,350 | 13.19
Security guards ..........................................................................| 1,032,260 | 11.94 | 24,840 | 10.85
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Crossing guards ..........................................................................| 67,570 | 11.28 | 23,460 | 10.65
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers ................| 107,420 | 9.34 | 19,430 | 8.64
Protective service workers, all other ....................................................| 81,410 | 15.27 | 31,760 | 13.58
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Food preparation and serving related occupations ............................................| 11,273,850 | 9.35 | 19,440 | 8.24
Chefs and head cooks .....................................................................| 100,130 | 19.57 | 40,700 | 17.87
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ..................| 788,750 | 14.39 | 29,930 | 13.48
Cooks, fast food .........................................................................| 575,510 | 8.11 | 16,860 | 7.75
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .........................................................| 372,450 | 10.74 | 22,340 | 10.26
Cooks, private household .................................................................| 950 | 13.59 | 28,260 | 11.67
Cooks, restaurant ........................................................................| 878,990 | 10.56 | 21,960 | 10.20
Cooks, short order .......................................................................| 177,450 | 9.41 | 19,580 | 8.96
Cooks, all other .........................................................................| 15,440 | 11.62 | 24,170 | 10.64
Food preparation workers .................................................................| 873,470 | 9.30 | 19,350 | 8.73
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Bartenders ...............................................................................| 498,090 | 9.49 | 19,740 | 8.22
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food .......................| 2,602,950 | 8.03 | 16,700 | 7.57
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop ..........................| 541,370 | 8.57 | 17,820 | 8.12
Waiters and waitresses ...................................................................| 2,357,040 | 8.93 | 18,570 | 7.62
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..............................................................| 185,530 | 9.93 | 20,660 | 9.06
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ...............................| 401,070 | 8.36 | 17,380 | 7.71
Dishwashers ..............................................................................| 509,550 | 8.20 | 17,060 | 7.89
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop .................................| 342,960 | 8.54 | 17,770 | 8.07
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other ..................................| 52,160 | 9.83 | 20,450 | 8.93
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Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...................................| 4,403,900 | 11.33 | 23,560 | 10.18
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers ...................| 179,850 | 16.93 | 35,220 | 15.79
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers .| 110,340 | 20.06 | 41,730 | 18.62
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................| 2,112,870 | 10.92 | 22,710 | 10.00
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..........................................................| 915,890 | 9.40 | 19,550 | 8.82
Building cleaning workers, all other .....................................................| 14,320 | 14.45 | 30,060 | 13.02
Pest control workers .....................................................................| 63,440 | 14.56 | 30,280 | 13.96
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ...................................................| 932,730 | 11.53 | 23,980 | 10.69
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation ................................| 25,560 | 14.60 | 30,370 | 13.73
Tree trimmers and pruners ................................................................| 30,670 | 14.96 | 31,110 | 14.33
Grounds maintenance workers, all other ...................................................| 18,230 | 12.33 | 25,640 | 10.27
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Personal care and service occupations .......................................................| 3,339,510 | 11.53 | 23,980 | 9.50
Gaming supervisors .......................................................................| 25,800 | 21.29 | 44,290 | 20.66
Slot key persons .........................................................................| 13,680 | 12.45 | 25,900 | 11.42
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ..............................| 126,870 | 17.88 | 37,190 | 16.30
Animal trainers ..........................................................................| 9,110 | 14.61 | 30,390 | 12.59
Nonfarm animal caretakers ................................................................| 118,760 | 10.18 | 21,180 | 9.08
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Gaming dealers ...........................................................................| 86,210 | 8.71 | 18,120 | 7.51
Gaming and sports book writers and runners ...............................................| 17,370 | 10.64 | 22,120 | 9.27
Gaming service workers, all other ........................................................| 14,270 | 12.17 | 25,310 | 11.09
Motion picture projectionists ............................................................| 10,840 | 10.33 | 21,500 | 8.84
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers ..............................................| 106,700 | 8.60 | 17,880 | 7.85
Amusement and recreation attendants ......................................................| 245,380 | 8.76 | 18,220 | 8.10
Costume attendants .......................................................................| 4,570 | 14.85 | 30,890 | 12.64
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ......................................| 17,830 | 9.99 | 20,780 | 9.18
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other ..................................| 42,020 | 9.69 | 20,150 | 9.06
Embalmers ................................................................................| 8,930 | 18.66 | 38,810 | 17.69
Funeral attendants .......................................................................| 33,100 | 10.80 | 22,470 | 10.07
Barbers ..................................................................................| 12,110 | 12.43 | 25,860 | 11.31
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists ...........................................| 343,320 | 12.38 | 25,760 | 10.68
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance ...............................................| 1,400 | 19.57 | 40,710 | 16.95
Manicurists and pedicurists ..............................................................| 52,730 | 10.59 | 22,020 | 9.60
Shampooers ...............................................................................| 15,310 | 8.41 | 17,490 | 7.93
Skin care specialists ....................................................................| 24,960 | 14.71 | 30,600 | 13.07
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Baggage porters and bellhops .............................................................| 49,700 | 10.88 | 22,620 | 9.25
Concierges ...............................................................................| 19,770 | 12.93 | 26,900 | 12.28
Tour guides and escorts ..................................................................| 31,620 | 11.57 | 24,060 | 10.63
Travel guides ............................................................................| 3,520 | 16.09 | 33,470 | 14.74
Flight attendants ........................................................................| 97,010 | (2) | 62,880 | (2)
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters ..................| 20,690 | 10.60 | 22,040 | 9.76
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Child care workers .......................................................................| 576,680 | 9.46 | 19,670 | 8.82
Personal and home care aides .............................................................| 595,350 | 9.11 | 18,940 | 8.89
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ................................................| 219,990 | 15.86 | 32,990 | 13.31
Recreation workers .......................................................................| 278,070 | 11.44 | 23,790 | 10.20
Residential advisors .....................................................................| 51,630 | 12.00 | 24,960 | 11.08
Personal care and service workers, all other .............................................| 64,210 | 10.72 | 22,300 | 9.22
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Sales and related occupations ...............................................................| 14,332,020 | 16.94 | 35,240 | 11.41
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ..................................| 1,156,540 | 18.85 | 39,210 | 16.57
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ..............................| 280,770 | 37.58 | 78,170 | 32.22
Cashiers .................................................................................| 3,545,330 | 8.84 | 18,380 | 8.25
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers .................................................| 24,640 | 10.55 | 21,940 | 10.04
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Counter and rental clerks ................................................................| 462,040 | 11.47 | 23,850 | 9.65
Parts salespersons .......................................................................| 230,480 | 14.68 | 30,540 | 13.52
Retail salespersons ......................................................................| 4,429,060 | 11.79 | 24,530 | 9.69
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Advertising sales agents .................................................................| 161,440 | 25.14 | 52,290 | 20.59
Insurance sales agents ...................................................................| 321,920 | 28.16 | 58,580 | 21.21
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents .............................| 268,480 | 43.49 | 90,470 | 32.90
Travel agents ............................................................................| 85,580 | 15.48 | 32,190 | 14.49
Sales representatives, services, all other ...............................................| 556,430 | 27.64 | 57,480 | 23.34
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products ....| 403,320 | 36.76 | 76,460 | 32.82
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific | | | |
products ................................................................................| 1,505,930 | 28.94 | 60,190 | 24.40
Demonstrators and product promoters ......................................................| 83,270 | 12.77 | 26,570 | 10.85
Models ...................................................................................| 2,060 | 12.04 | 25,040 | 10.83
Real estate brokers ......................................................................| 49,270 | 38.36 | 79,800 | 28.30
Real estate sales agents .................................................................| 172,030 | 26.49 | 55,090 | 19.52
Sales engineers ..........................................................................| 75,940 | 41.51 | 86,350 | 38.59
Telemarketers ............................................................................| 354,000 | 11.75 | 24,430 | 10.28
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers .................| 11,600 | 12.59 | 26,190 | 9.33
Sales and related workers, all other .....................................................| 151,890 | 20.13 | 41,870 | 16.80
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Office and administrative support occupations ...............................................| 23,270,810 | 15.00 | 31,200 | 13.91
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers .............| 1,378,240 | 22.89 | 47,620 | 21.47
Switchboard operators, including answering service .......................................| 160,200 | 11.76 | 24,460 | 11.28
Telephone operators ......................................................................| 23,840 | 15.72 | 32,690 | 15.18
Communications equipment operators, all other ............................................| 3,830 | 17.06 | 35,470 | 16.23
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Bill and account collectors ..............................................................| 409,570 | 15.21 | 31,630 | 14.42
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators .........................................| 515,060 | 14.94 | 31,080 | 14.41
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............................................| 1,858,500 | 15.76 | 32,780 | 15.17
Gaming cage workers ......................................................................| 17,120 | 11.83 | 24,610 | 11.30
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...........................................................| 201,940 | 16.59 | 34,500 | 16.26
Procurement clerks .......................................................................| 77,180 | 16.62 | 34,570 | 16.40
Tellers ..................................................................................| 607,960 | 11.36 | 23,620 | 11.02
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Brokerage clerks .........................................................................| 71,170 | 19.23 | 39,990 | 17.96
Correspondence clerks ....................................................................| 15,550 | 14.71 | 30,600 | 14.18
Court, municipal, and license clerks .....................................................| 109,080 | 16.44 | 34,190 | 15.54
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks .................................................| 67,480 | 15.00 | 31,200 | 14.25
Customer service representatives .........................................................| 2,193,430 | 14.93 | 31,040 | 13.96
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ............................................| 107,220 | 18.86 | 39,240 | 18.80
File clerks ..............................................................................| 214,590 | 11.76 | 24,450 | 11.06
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .....................................................| 223,210 | 9.66 | 20,100 | 9.11
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Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ................................................| 227,220 | 13.55 | 28,190 | 13.14
Library assistants, clerical .............................................................| 112,300 | 11.42 | 23,750 | 10.71
Loan interviewers and clerks .............................................................| 239,810 | 15.97 | 33,220 | 15.23
New accounts clerks ......................................................................| 88,880 | 14.64 | 30,450 | 14.24
Order clerks .............................................................................| 255,670 | 13.71 | 28,510 | 12.94
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping ...............................| 161,970 | 17.31 | 36,000 | 16.81
Receptionists and information clerks .....................................................| 1,100,790 | 11.82 | 24,580 | 11.40
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...........................| 167,390 | 14.94 | 31,080 | 14.34
All other information and record clerks ..................................................| 233,180 | 16.15 | 33,580 | 15.44
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Cargo and freight agents .................................................................| 81,380 | 18.64 | 38,760 | 17.82
Couriers and messengers ..................................................................| 100,820 | 11.54 | 24,000 | 10.75
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................................| 93,670 | 16.38 | 34,060 | 15.70
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........................................| 190,190 | 17.07 | 35,500 | 15.93
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Meter readers, utilities .................................................................| 46,220 | 16.12 | 33,520 | 15.29
Postal service clerks ....................................................................| 79,500 | 21.29 | 44,290 | 21.66
Postal service mail carriers .............................................................| 348,070 | 21.17 | 44,030 | 21.39
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators ................| 201,430 | 19.66 | 40,890 | 21.01
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..............................................| 283,930 | 19.74 | 41,050 | 19.08
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ..................................................| 755,790 | 13.66 | 28,410 | 12.98
Stock clerks and order fillers ...........................................................| 1,817,650 | 10.93 | 22,720 | 9.85
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ...............................| 76,000 | 13.37 | 27,810 | 12.56
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Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ......................................| 1,517,410 | 19.57 | 40,700 | 18.58
Legal secretaries ........................................................................| 266,180 | 19.50 | 40,550 | 18.66
Medical secretaries ......................................................................| 424,670 | 14.45 | 30,050 | 13.92
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........................................| 1,832,490 | 14.04 | 29,190 | 13.57
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Computer operators .......................................................................| 117,380 | 17.34 | 36,080 | 16.64
Data entry keyers ........................................................................| 286,540 | 12.67 | 26,350 | 12.20
Word processors and typists ..............................................................| 139,420 | 15.18 | 31,580 | 14.61
Desktop publishers .......................................................................| 29,320 | 18.02 | 37,470 | 17.07
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................................| 232,700 | 16.24 | 33,780 | 15.41
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ............................| 138,990 | 12.32 | 25,630 | 11.73
Office clerks, general ...................................................................| 2,980,350 | 12.48 | 25,960 | 11.76
Office machine operators, except computer ................................................| 87,240 | 12.85 | 26,730 | 12.13
Proofreaders and copy markers ............................................................| 15,650 | 14.87 | 30,930 | 13.90
Statistical assistants ...................................................................| 19,210 | 16.45 | 34,220 | 15.64
Office and administrative support workers, all other .....................................| 266,220 | 14.75 | 30,680 | 13.70
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..................................................| 448,000 | 10.89 | 22,640 | 8.94
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers ................| 20,860 | 19.75 | 41,080 | 18.52
Farm labor contractors ...................................................................| 1,450 | 15.95 | 33,180 | 14.39
Agricultural inspectors ..................................................................| 14,510 | 19.15 | 39,830 | 19.13
Animal breeders ..........................................................................| 2,320 | 15.56 | 32,370 | 12.78
Graders and sorters, agricultural products ...............................................| 40,770 | 9.42 | 19,590 | 8.64
Agricultural equipment operators .........................................................| 22,490 | 11.13 | 23,140 | 10.18
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse ..................................| 239,380 | 8.82 | 18,350 | 8.19
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals ......................................................| 43,120 | 10.51 | 21,860 | 9.78
Agricultural workers, all other ..........................................................| 7,960 | 13.16 | 27,370 | 12.45
Fishers and related fishing workers ......................................................| 960 | 13.59 | 28,280 | 13.43
Forest and conservation workers ..........................................................| 8,770 | 11.62 | 24,160 | 9.86
Fallers ..................................................................................| 7,500 | 16.37 | 34,060 | 14.41
Logging equipment operators ..............................................................| 27,700 | 15.35 | 31,920 | 14.83
Log graders and scalers ..................................................................| 4,430 | 16.16 | 33,620 | 15.45
Logging workers, all other ...............................................................| 5,740 | 15.48 | 32,210 | 15.52
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Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................| 6,708,200 | 19.53 | 40,620 | 17.57
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers ............| 577,130 | 28.54 | 59,360 | 26.90
Boilermakers .............................................................................| 18,650 | 24.72 | 51,420 | 24.38
Brickmasons and blockmasons ..............................................................| 116,290 | 22.02 | 45,800 | 21.19
Stonemasons ..............................................................................| 18,760 | 18.98 | 39,470 | 17.76
Carpenters ...............................................................................| 969,670 | 19.84 | 41,260 | 18.11
Carpet installers ........................................................................| 34,630 | 19.21 | 39,960 | 17.33
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles ........................................| 14,070 | 18.74 | 38,980 | 16.88
Floor sanders and finishers ..............................................................| 8,220 | 16.08 | 33,460 | 15.04
Tile and marble setters ..................................................................| 52,790 | 19.62 | 40,810 | 18.61
Cement masons and concrete finishers .....................................................| 213,850 | 17.93 | 37,300 | 16.27
Terrazzo workers and finishers ...........................................................| 5,920 | 18.17 | 37,790 | 16.54
Construction laborers ....................................................................| 1,053,060 | 14.88 | 30,950 | 13.13
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators .......................................| 63,850 | 17.04 | 35,450 | 15.56
Pile-driver operators ....................................................................| 5,050 | 24.80 | 51,580 | 22.86
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators ...........................| 403,620 | 20.22 | 42,060 | 18.33
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ......................................................| 137,570 | 18.94 | 39,400 | 17.56
Tapers ...................................................................................| 37,280 | 21.09 | 43,870 | 20.22
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Electricians .............................................................................| 624,560 | 23.12 | 48,100 | 21.53
Glaziers .................................................................................| 50,800 | 18.60 | 38,680 | 16.94
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall .............................................| 29,660 | 16.45 | 34,220 | 15.04
Insulation workers, mechanical ...........................................................| 29,110 | 19.94 | 41,480 | 17.58
Painters, construction and maintenance ...................................................| 260,260 | 16.94 | 35,230 | 15.42
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Paperhangers .............................................................................| 5,970 | 18.67 | 38,820 | 16.62
Pipelayers ...............................................................................| 56,890 | 16.70 | 34,750 | 15.04
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ..................................................| 435,010 | 22.76 | 47,350 | 21.20
Plasterers and stucco masons .............................................................| 49,310 | 18.84 | 39,190 | 17.52
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers .......................................................| 28,270 | 20.50 | 42,640 | 18.21
Roofers ..................................................................................| 123,180 | 17.47 | 36,340 | 15.98
Sheet metal workers ......................................................................| 167,730 | 20.50 | 42,640 | 18.85
Structural iron and steel workers ........................................................| 65,100 | 21.99 | 45,730 | 20.26
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Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters ..............| 57,870 | 13.69 | 28,480 | 12.63
Helpers--carpenters ......................................................................| 96,180 | 12.18 | 25,330 | 11.70
Helpers--electricians ....................................................................| 101,370 | 12.51 | 26,010 | 11.96
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons ...........................| 22,770 | 11.21 | 23,320 | 10.72
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters .............................| 83,380 | 12.74 | 26,500 | 12.19
Helpers--roofers .........................................................................| 21,250 | 11.37 | 23,650 | 10.97
Helpers, construction trades, all other ..................................................| 33,870 | 12.43 | 25,850 | 11.49
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Construction and building inspectors .....................................................| 95,890 | 24.25 | 50,440 | 23.24
Elevator installers and repairers ........................................................| 22,950 | 31.89 | 66,330 | 32.69
Fence erectors ...........................................................................| 26,650 | 13.79 | 28,690 | 12.85
Hazardous materials removal workers ......................................................| 39,530 | 18.85 | 39,210 | 17.47
Highway maintenance workers ..............................................................| 137,140 | 16.21 | 33,710 | 15.67
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators ....................................| 14,050 | 20.00 | 41,600 | 20.25
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners ............................................| 23,440 | 16.39 | 34,100 | 15.74
Segmental pavers .........................................................................| 1,090 | 12.95 | 26,940 | 12.65
Construction and related workers, all other ..............................................| 58,040 | 16.16 | 33,620 | 15.01
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Derrick operators, oil and gas ...........................................................| 19,410 | 18.98 | 39,480 | 18.17
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas ......................................................| 22,600 | 21.90 | 45,560 | 20.91
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining..............................................| 30,440 | 18.55 | 38,580 | 16.73
Earth drillers, except oil and gas .......................................................| 19,760 | 18.85 | 39,200 | 17.46
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters ..............................| 5,750 | 20.68 | 43,020 | 19.96
Continuous mining machine operators ......................................................| 9,830 | 21.06 | 43,800 | 21.09
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators ............................................| 8,460 | 18.92 | 39,360 | 19.20
Mining machine operators, all other ......................................................| 4,170 | 20.03 | 41,660 | 19.40
Rock splitters, quarry ...................................................................| 4,100 | 14.69 | 30,550 | 13.49
Roof bolters, mining .....................................................................| 4,130 | 21.15 | 43,990 | 20.80
Roustabouts, oil and gas .................................................................| 54,200 | 14.66 | 30,480 | 13.71
Helpers--extraction workers ..............................................................| 24,670 | 15.23 | 31,670 | 14.37
Extraction workers, all other ............................................................| 8,890 | 20.19 | 41,990 | 18.73
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Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ...........................................| 5,390,090 | 19.20 | 39,930 | 18.04
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers ..................| 443,790 | 27.60 | 57,400 | 26.63
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers .................................| 132,750 | 18.61 | 38,710 | 17.84
Radio mechanics ..........................................................................| 5,570 | 20.20 | 42,020 | 18.89
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers ............| 189,290 | 24.88 | 51,760 | 25.99
Avionics technicians .....................................................................| 16,300 | 23.19 | 48,240 | 23.13
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers ........................................| 22,150 | 17.40 | 36,180 | 16.41
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment ............| 18,160 | 21.25 | 44,210 | 21.12
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment ................| 79,150 | 22.90 | 47,630 | 22.65
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay ..................| 23,320 | 27.98 | 58,200 | 28.35
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles ............................| 19,310 | 14.60 | 30,360 | 13.53
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers .........................| 38,170 | 15.94 | 33,160 | 15.03
Security and fire alarm systems installers ...............................................| 60,700 | 17.93 | 37,290 | 17.02
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Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...............................................| 118,780 | 23.88 | 49,670 | 23.56
Automotive body and related repairers ....................................................| 152,790 | 18.53 | 38,530 | 17.16
Automotive glass installers and repairers ................................................| 18,340 | 15.80 | 32,870 | 15.13
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .............................................| 650,780 | 17.54 | 36,480 | 16.43
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ....................................| 250,370 | 19.04 | 39,610 | 18.58
Farm equipment mechanics .................................................................| 29,660 | 15.23 | 31,670 | 14.75
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .........................................| 124,180 | 20.57 | 42,790 | 19.93
Rail car repairers .......................................................................| 23,190 | 21.69 | 45,120 | 21.62
Motorboat mechanics ......................................................................| 19,610 | 17.06 | 35,490 | 16.45
Motorcycle mechanics .....................................................................| 16,800 | 15.49 | 32,210 | 14.57
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics .................................| 27,560 | 13.94 | 29,000 | 13.49
Bicycle repairers ........................................................................| 9,130 | 11.08 | 23,040 | 10.49
Recreational vehicle service technicians .................................................| 14,030 | 16.19 | 33,670 | 15.27
Tire repairers and changers ..............................................................| 100,510 | 11.24 | 23,380 | 10.52
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Mechanical door repairers ................................................................| 18,280 | 16.42 | 34,140 | 15.33
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door .......................| 43,160 | 22.23 | 46,240 | 22.18
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers ....................| 262,570 | 19.54 | 40,630 | 18.44
Home appliance repairers .................................................................| 39,130 | 16.92 | 35,200 | 16.14
Industrial machinery mechanics ...........................................................| 266,550 | 21.16 | 44,020 | 20.36
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..................................................| 1,308,350 | 16.51 | 34,350 | 15.66
Maintenance workers, machinery ...........................................................| 78,760 | 18.00 | 37,450 | 17.11
Millwrights ..............................................................................| 49,360 | 23.40 | 48,660 | 22.16
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons .......................................| 2,700 | 20.15 | 41,910 | 19.74
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ...........................................| 109,990 | 24.85 | 51,690 | 25.27
Telecommunications line installers and repairers .........................................| 160,250 | 22.39 | 46,570 | 22.70
Camera and photographic equipment repairers ..............................................| 3,870 | 18.06 | 37,570 | 17.23
Medical equipment repairers ..............................................................| 34,080 | 20.95 | 43,580 | 19.38
Musical instrument repairers and tuners ..................................................| 5,410 | 16.50 | 34,330 | 15.40
Watch repairers ..........................................................................| 2,840 | 17.40 | 36,200 | 15.92
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other ..................................| 13,640 | 23.23 | 48,320 | 22.80
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Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers .............................| 42,150 | 14.45 | 30,050 | 13.97
Commercial divers ........................................................................| 1,980 | 24.76 | 51,510 | 20.01
Fabric menders, except garment ...........................................................| 990 | 13.74 | 28,580 | 13.49
Locksmiths and safe repairers ............................................................| 18,750 | 16.55 | 34,430 | 15.98
Manufactured building and mobile home installers .........................................| 9,150 | 13.60 | 28,280 | 12.83
Riggers ..................................................................................| 12,390 | 19.58 | 40,720 | 18.95
Signal and track switch repairers ........................................................| 6,090 | 24.66 | 51,290 | 24.58
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ...................................| 153,320 | 11.94 | 24,840 | 11.02
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other .................................| 141,980 | 17.26 | 35,910 | 15.87
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Production occupations ......................................................................| 10,146,560 | 15.05 | 31,310 | 13.53
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ......................| 666,850 | 24.88 | 51,740 | 23.40
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers ............................| 34,410 | 21.24 | 44,180 | 21.84
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers ......................................................| 22,300 | 13.44 | 27,960 | 13.03
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...........................................| 216,470 | 13.75 | 28,590 | 12.76
Electromechanical equipment assemblers ...................................................| 64,570 | 14.41 | 29,970 | 13.73
Engine and other machine assemblers ......................................................| 41,100 | 15.99 | 33,260 | 15.14
Structural metal fabricators and fitters .................................................| 107,830 | 15.52 | 32,290 | 14.92
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators ....................................................| 31,810 | 13.21 | 27,490 | 12.80
Team assemblers ..........................................................................| 1,167,150 | 12.72 | 26,470 | 11.84
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators .....................................| 2,710 | 14.40 | 29,940 | 13.67
Assemblers and fabricators, all other ....................................................| 330,940 | 15.72 | 32,700 | 13.42
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Bakers ...................................................................................| 141,560 | 11.71 | 24,360 | 10.86
Butchers and meat cutters ................................................................| 128,510 | 13.87 | 28,840 | 13.21
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers .............................................| 150,190 | 10.45 | 21,730 | 10.12
Slaughterers and meat packers ............................................................| 110,020 | 10.83 | 22,520 | 10.82
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders ..............| 18,130 | 13.04 | 27,130 | 12.18
Food batchmakers .........................................................................| 99,650 | 12.39 | 25,770 | 11.41
Food cooking machine operators and tenders ...............................................| 41,790 | 11.42 | 23,750 | 10.78
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Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic ............................| 140,380 | 16.20 | 33,690 | 15.65
Numerical tool and process control programmers ...........................................| 17,280 | 21.54 | 44,800 | 20.44
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .........| 95,330 | 14.44 | 30,030 | 13.82
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......................| 30,130 | 15.08 | 31,360 | 14.54
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......................| 37,950 | 16.33 | 33,960 | 15.67
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..| 254,160 | 13.72 | 28,540 | 13.10
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ......| 37,680 | 15.41 | 32,050 | 14.54
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, | | | |
metal and plastic .......................................................................| 96,730 | 14.60 | 30,360 | 13.77
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ........| 61,140 | 16.12 | 33,520 | 15.61
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Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...........| 26,430 | 15.92 | 33,100 | 15.36
Machinists ...............................................................................| 410,900 | 17.49 | 36,370 | 16.94
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders .............................................| 19,180 | 16.98 | 35,330 | 16.63
Pourers and casters, metal ...............................................................| 15,470 | 15.69 | 32,640 | 15.20
Model makers, metal and plastic ..........................................................| 9,270 | 21.15 | 43,990 | 19.51
Patternmakers, metal and plastic .........................................................| 7,250 | 18.83 | 39,160 | 17.44
Foundry mold and coremakers ..............................................................| 15,000 | 14.60 | 30,370 | 14.04
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and | | | |
plastic .................................................................................| 147,850 | 13.62 | 28,330 | 12.70
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .................| 91,090 | 15.52 | 32,280 | 14.61
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Tool and die makers ......................................................................| 92,560 | 22.36 | 46,520 | 21.68
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .................................................| 385,740 | 16.33 | 33,960 | 15.51
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders ..................| 50,820 | 15.96 | 33,200 | 14.90
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............| 25,500 | 15.47 | 32,180 | 15.03
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic .......................................................| 9,190 | 17.67 | 36,760 | 16.93
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...........| 41,370 | 14.20 | 29,540 | 13.40
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners ....................................................| 17,240 | 15.75 | 32,760 | 14.90
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other .............................................| 47,100 | 17.56 | 36,530 | 15.75
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Bindery workers ..........................................................................| 62,990 | 13.56 | 28,200 | 12.73
Bookbinders ..............................................................................| 6,230 | 15.38 | 31,980 | 13.82
Job printers .............................................................................| 43,320 | 16.45 | 34,220 | 15.69
Prepress technicians and workers .........................................................| 65,540 | 17.08 | 35,520 | 16.34
Printing machine operators ...............................................................| 199,790 | 16.08 | 33,450 | 15.14
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Laundry and dry-cleaning workers .........................................................| 218,060 | 9.41 | 19,570 | 8.86
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ........................................| 69,260 | 9.27 | 19,280 | 8.87
Sewing machine operators .................................................................| 200,340 | 10.13 | 21,080 | 9.31
Shoe and leather workers and repairers ...................................................| 7,880 | 11.10 | 23,080 | 10.37
Shoe machine operators and tenders .......................................................| 4,130 | 11.78 | 24,510 | 11.73
Sewers, hand .............................................................................| 8,530 | 10.70 | 22,250 | 10.10
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ..................................................| 31,550 | 12.49 | 25,980 | 11.58
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders ...............................| 18,050 | 11.63 | 24,180 | 11.36
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders ..................................| 21,080 | 11.31 | 23,510 | 10.79
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders .....................| 33,400 | 12.00 | 24,960 | 11.78
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders .......| 40,450 | 11.44 | 23,790 | 11.23
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Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass | | | |
fibers ..................................................................................| 15,240 | 14.79 | 30,760 | 14.34
Fabric and apparel patternmakers .........................................................| 8,370 | 19.67 | 40,900 | 17.18
Upholsterers .............................................................................| 40,290 | 14.24 | 29,620 | 13.50
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other .....................................| 21,760 | 12.53 | 26,060 | 11.48
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Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters .......................................................| 128,730 | 14.25 | 29,640 | 13.45
Furniture finishers ......................................................................| 23,470 | 13.19 | 27,440 | 12.42
Model makers, wood .......................................................................| 1,610 | 17.05 | 35,470 | 14.45
Patternmakers, wood ......................................................................| 2,040 | 16.98 | 35,320 | 15.63
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood .....................................| 58,160 | 12.58 | 26,160 | 11.94
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing .......................| 95,220 | 12.23 | 25,430 | 11.63
Woodworkers, all other ...................................................................| 11,470 | 12.40 | 25,790 | 11.25
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Nuclear power reactor operators ..........................................................| 4,220 | 34.24 | 71,220 | 33.85
Power distributors and dispatchers .......................................................| 9,410 | 30.33 | 63,100 | 30.44
Power plant operators ....................................................................| 34,400 | 27.41 | 57,020 | 27.23
Stationary engineers and boiler operators ................................................| 40,370 | 23.42 | 48,700 | 22.90
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ..............................| 108,290 | 18.44 | 38,360 | 17.83
Chemical plant and system operators ......................................................| 48,030 | 24.49 | 50,950 | 24.45
Gas plant operators ......................................................................| 13,190 | 26.21 | 54,510 | 26.27
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers .........................| 43,270 | 25.68 | 53,420 | 25.49
Plant and system operators, all other ....................................................| 13,290 | 22.49 | 46,780 | 22.47
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Chemical equipment operators and tenders .................................................| 52,620 | 21.28 | 44,250 | 21.18
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators | | | |
and tenders .............................................................................| 44,310 | 17.91 | 37,260 | 17.28
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