January 18, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Top searches on BLS website in 2011

These data are featured in the TED article, Top searches on BLS website in 2011.

Median annual wages, selected occupations, May 2010
Occupation	Median annual wage
Pediatrician, general	$155,370
Lawyer	112,760
Pharmacist	111,570
Architects, except landscape and naval	72,550
Registered nurses	64,690
Fashion designer	64,530
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	53,540
Teacher, elementary school, except special education	51,660
Chefs and head cooks	40,630
Child, family, and school social worker	40,210
Photographer	29,130

These data are featured in the TED article, Top searches on BLS website in 2011.

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