Employment and mean wages for the ten largest occupations by supersectors, May 2010 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Private employment and mean wages for the ten largest occupations by supersectors, May 2010.
Industry	Occupation	Employment	Average Annual Wage	Percent of Sector Employment
Mining and logging	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	44,220	$34,080	6.6%
Mining and logging	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	34,360	$42,120	5.1%
Mining and logging	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	34,010	$37,120	5.0%
Mining and logging	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	28,600	$42,910	4.2%
Mining and logging	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	25,930	$70,360	3.8%
Mining and logging	Helpers--Extraction Workers	19,580	$38,350	2.9%
Mining and logging	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	19,420	$59,870	2.9%
Mining and logging	Logging Equipment Operators	19,020	$33,680	2.8%
Mining and logging	Petroleum Engineers	17,490	$130,480	2.6%
Mining and logging	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	16,800	$44,730	2.5%
Construction	Construction Laborers	608,810	$34,040	10.8%
Construction	Carpenters	509,700	$44,180	9.0%
Construction	Electricians	384,100	$51,450	6.8%
Construction	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	357,830	$62,220	6.3%
Construction	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	287,830	$50,530	5.1%
Construction	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	203,020	$47,240	3.6%
Construction	Construction Managers	153,100	$94,000	2.7%
Construction	Office Clerks, General	152,240	$28,610	2.7%
Construction	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	151,380	$43,650	2.7%
Construction	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	150,020	$36,480	2.6%
Manufacturing	Team Assemblers	693,270	$30,620	6.0%
Manufacturing	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	404,770	$56,140	3.5%
Manufacturing	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	281,190	$35,830	2.5%
Manufacturing	Machinists	280,120	$39,820	2.4%
Manufacturing	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	265,870	$27,750	2.3%
Manufacturing	Helpers--Production Workers	253,910	$25,140	2.2%
Manufacturing	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	239,820	$28,920	2.1%
Manufacturing	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	206,720	$65,720	1.8%
Manufacturing	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	203,260	$35,490	1.8%
Manufacturing	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	197,750	$41,720	1.7%
Wholesale trade	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	896,090	$62,760	16.4%
Wholesale trade	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	356,900	$26,460	6.5%
Wholesale trade	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	228,900	$84,900	4.2%
Wholesale trade	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	195,090	$39,700	3.6%
Wholesale trade	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	183,400	$27,640	3.4%
Wholesale trade	Customer Service Representatives	169,400	$36,150	3.1%
Wholesale trade	Office Clerks, General	163,940	$28,200	3.0%
Wholesale trade	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	157,730	$28,890	2.9%
Wholesale trade	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	153,940	$30,280	2.8%
Wholesale trade	General and Operations Managers	141,790	$125,050	2.6%
Retail trade	Retail Salespersons	3,853,660	$24,800	26.4%
Retail trade	Cashiers	2,746,100	$19,780	18.8%
Retail trade	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	1,266,870	$21,670	8.7%
Retail trade	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,053,100	$39,580	7.2%
Retail trade	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	328,110	$22,350	2.2%
Retail trade	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	281,250	$38,960	1.9%
Retail trade	Pharmacy Technicians	247,690	$27,800	1.7%
Retail trade	Customer Service Representatives	241,400	$26,350	1.7%
Retail trade	Packers and Packagers, Hand	199,320	$19,580	1.4%
Retail trade	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	188,950	$20,940	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	827,550	$40,520	19.8%
Transportation and warehousing	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	443,450	$28,140	10.6%
Transportation and warehousing	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	220,760	$43,220	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	Bus Drivers, School or Special Client	170,290	$29,620	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	116,130	$33,270	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	94,780	$31,430	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	89,780	$33,920	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	Flight Attendants	87,780	$41,590	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	76,260	$37,620	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	75,960	$25,560	1.8%
Utilities	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	54,190	$61,470	9.8%
Utilities	Power Plant Operators	30,430	$63,640	5.5%
Utilities	Customer Service Representatives	29,230	$41,770	5.3%
Utilities	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	20,810	$55,350	3.8%
Utilities	Meter Readers, Utilities	18,020	$40,270	3.3%
Utilities	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	17,850	$65,270	3.2%
Utilities	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	16,360	$74,770	3.0%
Utilities	Electrical Engineers	15,760	$85,680	2.9%
Utilities	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	12,550	$42,800	2.3%
Utilities	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	11,810	$77,010	2.1%
Information	Customer Service Representatives	164,180	$36,180	6.1%
Information	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	141,130	$54,440	5.2%
Information	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	104,430	$53,530	3.9%
Information	Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	95,200	$60,570	3.5%
Information	Advertising Sales Agents	81,510	$50,850	3.0%
Information	Software Developers, Applications	74,950	$93,170	2.8%
Information	Editors	70,950	$59,620	2.6%
Information	Computer Support Specialists	67,390	$51,730	2.5%
Information	Software Developers, Systems Software	55,880	$97,340	2.1%
Information	Producers and Directors	55,670	$93,300	2.1%
Financial activities	Tellers	542,150	$24,930	7.3%
Financial activities	Customer Service Representatives	520,990	$34,000	7.0%
Financial activities	Insurance Sales Agents	308,460	$62,670	4.2%
Financial activities	Office Clerks, General	276,300	$28,090	3.7%
Financial activities	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	262,480	$94,720	3.5%
Financial activities	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	260,110	$52,350	3.5%
Financial activities	Loan Officers	260,070	$65,630	3.5%
Financial activities	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	254,280	$32,690	3.4%
Financial activities	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	211,430	$36,410	2.9%
Financial activities	Counter and Rental Clerks	199,100	$25,120	2.7%
Professional and business services	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	815,890	$22,110	4.9%
Professional and business services	Security Guards	626,500	$25,290	3.8%
Professional and business services	Customer Service Representatives	553,390	$31,040	3.3%
Professional and business services	Office Clerks, General	536,790	$27,700	3.2%
Professional and business services	Accountants and Auditors	479,970	$72,400	2.9%
Professional and business services	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	466,680	$24,670	2.8%
Professional and business services	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	397,460	$22,890	2.4%
Professional and business services	Lawyers	395,260	$137,280	2.4%
Professional and business services	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	382,470	$36,260	2.3%
Professional and business services	General and Operations Managers	365,540	$128,920	2.2%
Education and health services	Registered Nurses	2,061,080	$67,840	11.0%
Education and health services	Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	1,263,500	$24,850	6.8%
Education and health services	Home Health Aides	917,220	$21,410	4.9%
Education and health services	Personal Care Aides	623,470	$20,190	3.3%
Education and health services	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	588,400	$41,290	3.1%
Education and health services	Medical Assistants	485,230	$29,850	2.6%
Education and health services	Medical Secretaries	454,230	$31,800	2.4%
Education and health services	Office Clerks, General	432,360	$27,760	2.3%
Education and health services	Receptionists and Information Clerks	428,640	$26,870	2.3%
Education and health services	Childcare Workers	365,070	$20,330	2.0%
Leisure and hospitality	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	2,270,120	$18,110	17.5%
Leisure and hospitality	Waiters and Waitresses	2,167,730	$20,780	16.7%
Leisure and hospitality	Cooks, Restaurant	878,590	$23,220	6.8%
Leisure and hospitality	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	622,000	$31,240	4.8%
Leisure and hospitality	Cooks, Fast Food	508,460	$18,510	3.9%
Leisure and hospitality	Dishwashers	454,650	$18,580	3.5%
Leisure and hospitality	Food Preparation Workers	451,370	$19,690	3.5%
Leisure and hospitality	Bartenders	441,890	$21,530	3.4%
Leisure and hospitality	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	431,400	$20,690	3.3%
Leisure and hospitality	Cashiers	356,140	$18,680	2.7%
Other services	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	316,200	$26,760	8.5%
Other services	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	221,940	$35,230	6.0%
Other services	Office Clerks, General	127,620	$25,510	3.4%
Other services	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	116,650	$19,800	3.1%
Other services	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	105,110	$20,590	2.8%
Other services	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	97,050	$29,590	2.6%
Other services	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	91,610	$40,710	2.5%
Other services	Receptionists and Information Clerks	84,810	$22,180	2.3%
Other services	Counter and Rental Clerks	76,920	$22,060	2.1%
Other services	General and Operations Managers	76,770	$101,470	2.1%
Government	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,355,990	$55,350	6.2%
Government	Teacher Assistants	992,730	$25,330	4.5%
Government	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	951,690	$56,600	4.3%
Government	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	639,520	$55,670	2.9%
Government	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	602,480	$55,510	2.8%
Government	Office Clerks, General	574,120	$29,990	2.6%
Government	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	542,490	$37,200	2.5%
Government	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	533,980	$28,930	2.4%
Government	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	474,760	$34,320	2.2%
Government	Registered Nurses	471,610	$67,040	2.1%

Last Modified Date: June 6, 2011