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Table 1. Occupations with similar medians, but differing wage variation, May 2008
Occupation	10th percentile	25th percentile	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	$ 14.68	$ 18.29	$ 24.36	$ 35.83	$ 49.91
Dietitians and nutritionists	15.13	19.74	24.32	29.71	35.29
Film and video editors	11.85	15.90	24.31	37.36	54.04
Editors	13.51	17.64	24.04	33.24	45.91
Forensic science technicians	14.90	18.54	23.97	30.73	38.62
Signal and track switch repairers	16.53	20.71	23.89	27.55	30.27

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