An Overview of U.S. Occupational Employment and Wages in 2010, table 3 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 3. Employment and mean wages for the largest occupations in the private sector, May 2010
Occupation	Employment, private sector	Hourly mean wage, private sector	Annual mean wage, private sector
Retail salespersons	4,143,330	$12.02	$24,990
Cashiers	3,311,000	9.47	19,710
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,547,480	8.85	18,400
Waiters and waitresses	2,234,880	9.99	20,790
Office clerks, general	2,215,470	13.36	27,790
Registered nurses	2,183,420	32.63	67,870
Customer service representatives	2,075,510	15.73	32,720
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,961,690	12.31	25,600
Stock clerks and order fillers	1,756,840	11.31	23,520
General and operations managers	1,570,180	55.01	114,430

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