OES data highlights ‐ An Overview of U.S. Occupational Employment and Wages in 2009, Table 1 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 1: Employment and mean wages for the largest U.S. occupations, May 2009
Occupation	Employment	Percent of total U.S. employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Retail salespersons	4,209,500	3.2	$11.84	$24,630
Cashiers	3,439,380	2.6	9.15	19,030
Office clerks, general	2,815,240	2.2	13.32	27,700
Combined food preparation and serving workers, inc. fast food	2,695,740	2.1	8.71	18,120
Registered nurses	2,583,770	2.0	31.99	66,530
Waiters and waitresses	2,302,070	1.8	9.80	20,380
Customer service representatives	2,195,860	1.7	15.58	32,410
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,135,790	1.6	12.16	25,290
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,090,400	1.6	11.60	24,120
Stock clerks and order fillers	1,864,410	1.4	11.28	23,460
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,797,670	1.4	14.93	31,060
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,757,870	1.3	16.71	34,750
General and operations managers	1,689,680	1.3	53.15	110,550
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,550,930	1.2	18.87	39,260
Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,544,300	1.2	(1)	53,150
(1) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries, depending on how they are typically paid.

Last Modified Date: August 12, 2010