November 30, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Average wage for the highest paying occupational group nearly five times that of the lowest paying group

Annual mean wages for the highest and lowest paying occupational groups, May 2010
Occupational group	Annual mean wage
Management	$105,440
Legal	96,940
Computer and mathematical	77,230
Architecture and engineering	75,550
Healthcare practitioners and technical	71,280
Business and financial operations	67,690
U.S. all-occupations mean	44,410
Transportation and material moving	32,660
Healthcare support	26,920
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	25,300
Personal care and service	24,590
Farming, fishing, and forestry	24,330
Food preparation and serving related	21,240

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