Table 2. Largest occupations in federal government, May 2009

                                                                                                Percent        Mean wage
                                                                                Employment         of          
                                       Occupations                                              federal     Hourly     Annual
                                                                                               employment                   
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
Postal service mail carriers ..................................................   339,030        12.73      $23.53     $48,940
Business operations specialists, all other ....................................   170,450         6.40       36.71      76,350
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators .....   162,860         6.12       23.20      48,260
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and              	        
  transportation ..............................................................    99,570         3.74       25.00      51,990
All other information and record clerks .......................................    84,450         3.17       19.01      39,530
Postal service clerks .........................................................    73,050         2.74       24.96      51,920
Computer specialists, all other ...............................................    64,540         2.42       42.75      88,920
Registered nurses .............................................................    62,920         2.36       37.39      77,780
Management analysts ...........................................................    50,310         1.89       40.53      84,290
Managers, all other ...........................................................    47,720         1.79       49.96     103,910
Detectives and criminal investigators .........................................    43,380         1.63       36.32      75,550
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................    42,510         1.60       31.73      66,000
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ................    32,030         1.20       36.58      76,090
Lawyers .......................................................................    31,570         1.19       61.30     127,490
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents .................................    29,680         1.11       30.87      64,210
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .................    27,820         1.04       19.70      40,980
Physicians and surgeons, all other ............................................    27,000         1.01       83.37     173,400
Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................................    26,860         1.01       21.73      45,190
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other .........    25,800          .97       37.80      78,620
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive .............................    25,090          .94       22.35      46,490
Postmasters and mail superintendents ..........................................    24,890          .93       28.65      59,600
Logisticians ..................................................................    24,730          .93       37.90      78,820
Forest and conservation technicians ...........................................    24,400          .92       17.36      36,110
General and operations managers ...............................................    23,410          .88       56.01     116,500
Accountants and auditors ......................................................    23,360          .88       42.28      87,940
Engineers, all other ..........................................................    23,220          .87       51.47     107,060
Air traffic controllers .......................................................    22,020          .83       52.49     109,170
Financial specialists, all other ..............................................    21,170          .80       36.56      76,040
Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................................    21,020          .79       24.19      50,320
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ..................................    19,560          .73       20.84      43,340