Salaries in California

Typical pay for 796 jobs in California. The median for all workers is $58,240 a year ($28.00 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$58,240

Median hourly

$28.00

Workers

18,213,700

vs U.S. median

+14%

Highest paying jobs in California

Job	Median salary	Workers
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$400,150	820
Neurologist	$357,080	1,090
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$353,900	10,670
Psychiatrist	$353,500	5,420
General Internal Medicine Physician	$313,890	6,370
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$301,240	1,610
Nurse Anesthetist	$292,410	2,230
Physicians, All Other	$281,590	25,530
Radiologist	$270,560	690
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$253,430	n/a
Family Medicine Physician	$252,010	n/a
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$230,730	340
Chief Executive	$218,600	34,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$218,290	94,720
Pediatricians, General	$214,140	6,680

Most common jobs in California

Job	Workers	Median salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	970,150	$34,320
Fast Food and Counter Workers	449,840	$42,280
Retail Salesperson	376,460	$38,440
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	355,500	$44,710
Registered Nurse	338,940	$140,270
Cashier	336,110	$37,100
Office Clerks, General	311,490	$48,460
Stockers and Order Fillers	310,870	$42,870
General and Operations Managers	300,840	$124,390
Software Developer	284,390	$174,410
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	234,240	$41,090
Waiters and Waitresses	229,970	$36,080
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	205,090	$60,230
Security Guard	199,480	$43,240
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	177,140	$46,490

Metro areas in California

Metro area	Median pay, all jobs	Workers
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$47,470	338,230
Chico, CA	$48,050	78,220
El Centro, CA	$45,140	65,430
Fresno, CA	$46,910	476,890
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$48,470	48,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$55,850	6,271,560
Merced, CA	$47,220	79,510
Modesto, CA	$50,610	195,230
Napa, CA	$55,210	77,860
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$52,510	323,890
Redding, CA	$48,920	71,550
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$48,400	1,716,760
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$59,750	1,080,590
Salinas, CA	$47,380	186,430
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$58,690	1,538,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$74,260	2,373,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$84,050	1,134,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$50,770	122,020
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$54,730	98,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$51,690	200,760
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$56,850	205,260
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,990	289,660
Vallejo, CA	$58,620	144,130
Visalia, CA	$45,130	171,140
Yuba City, CA	$49,970	51,090

All 796 jobs by category

Management Occupations (37)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (32)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (21)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (34)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (45)Community and Social Service Occupations (17)Legal Occupations (6)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (63)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (36)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (64)Healthcare Support Occupations (17)Protective Service Occupations (23)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (16)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (10)Personal Care and Service Occupations (32)Sales and Related Occupations (22)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (54)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (13)Construction and Extraction Occupations (56)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (51)Production Occupations (100)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (47)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$108,890	$52.35	41,240
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$167,230	$80.40	3,080
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$210,280	$101.10	29,630
Chief Executive	$218,600	$105.10	34,700
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$166,730	$80.16	2,970
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$218,290	$104.95	94,720
Construction Manager	$133,160	$64.02	34,750
Education Administrators, All Other	$99,650	$47.91	11,480
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$159,950	—	31,370
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$125,460	$60.32	14,870
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$67,100	$32.26	9,810
Emergency Management Director	$129,910	$62.46	1,170
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$79,550	$38.25	7,000
Facilities Manager	$118,620	$57.03	20,550
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$109,140	$52.47	1,650
Financial Manager	$180,770	$86.91	93,310
Food Service Manager	$78,260	$37.63	33,180
Fundraising Manager	$135,870	$65.32	5,430
Funeral Home Manager	$82,370	$39.60	760
Gambling Manager	$99,230	$47.71	620
General and Operations Managers	$124,390	$59.81	300,840
Human Resources Manager	$170,080	$81.77	27,450
Industrial Production Manager	$132,620	$63.76	25,130
Lodging Manager	$76,950	$37.00	5,070
Managers, All Other	$174,560	$83.92	99,580
Marketing Manager	$193,620	$93.09	54,660
Medical and Health Services Managers	$141,480	$68.02	75,090
Natural Sciences Manager	$210,230	$101.07	14,950
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$77,840	$37.42	2,010
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$101,150	$48.63	800
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$77,030	$37.04	50,040
Public Relations Manager	$167,980	$80.76	9,400
Purchasing Manager	$159,830	$76.84	7,470
Sales Manager	$134,910	$64.86	112,440
Social and Community Service Managers	$83,210	$40.01	33,510
Training and Development Managers	$156,260	$75.13	6,680
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$123,780	$59.51	30,540

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$97,050	$46.66	175,360
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$98,110	$47.17	4,860
Budget Analyst	$99,520	$47.84	4,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$87,570	$42.10	155,000
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$82,720	$39.77	48,010
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$91,790	$44.13	24,290
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$91,410	$43.95	13,430
Compliance Officer	$96,980	$46.63	49,880
Cost Estimator	$85,460	$41.09	26,020
Credit Analyst	$97,860	$47.05	5,260
Credit Counselor	$67,120	$32.27	2,160
Farm Labor Contractor	$85,710	$41.21	n/a
Financial and Investment Analysts	$109,110	$52.46	45,380
Financial Examiner	$106,000	$50.96	4,200
Financial Risk Specialist	$129,110	$62.07	5,740
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,810	$38.85	14,290
Fundraiser	$79,710	$38.32	12,860
Human Resources Specialist	$83,500	$40.14	104,000
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,930	$37.95	550
Insurance Underwriter	$95,320	$45.83	6,580
Labor Relations Specialist	$105,810	$50.87	8,830
Loan Officer	$81,770	$39.31	25,790
Logistician	$92,890	$44.66	32,940
Management Analyst	$101,460	$48.78	137,280
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$94,700	$45.53	119,070
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$71,120	$34.19	20,650
Personal Financial Advisor	$130,330	$62.66	32,200
Project Management Specialist	$120,910	$58.13	114,380
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$88,900	$42.74	6,380
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$74,110	$35.63	8,610
Tax Preparer	$70,030	$33.67	10,270
Training and Development Specialists	$75,790	$36.44	46,530

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Actuary	$130,510	$62.75	1,280
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$159,100	$76.49	8,440
Computer Network Architect	$158,870	$76.38	14,870
Computer Network Support Specialist	$79,190	$38.07	13,620
Computer Occupations, All Other	$134,440	$64.63	80,150
Computer Programmer	$116,760	$56.13	11,340
Computer Systems Analyst	$127,720	$61.40	59,060
Computer User Support Specialist	$79,570	$38.25	74,490
Data Scientist	$141,590	$68.07	39,310
Database Administrator	$113,060	$54.35	7,240
Database Architect	$170,160	$81.81	6,210
Information Security Analyst	$138,570	$66.62	15,570
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$180,500	$86.78	120
Mathematician	$126,710	$60.92	250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$106,440	$51.18	26,170
Operations Research Analyst	$102,100	$49.09	10,620
Software Developer	$174,410	$83.85	284,390
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$128,740	$61.89	27,710
Statistician	$135,960	$65.36	2,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$136,110	$65.44	27,090
Web Developer	$119,570	$57.48	7,320

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$99,000	$47.59	1,560
Aerospace Engineer	$157,620	$75.78	9,170
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$108,540	$52.19	13,270
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$76,520	$36.79	11,400
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$128,310	$61.69	2,750
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$79,010	$37.98	1,250
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$102,780	$49.41	1,450
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$83,490	$40.14	7,250
Civil Engineer	$122,500	$58.89	55,180
Computer Hardware Engineer	$185,180	$89.03	19,820
Drafters, All Other	$73,390	$35.28	1,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$86,090	$41.39	13,450
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$78,310	$37.65	2,730
Electrical Engineer	$144,040	$69.25	24,230
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,550	$39.21	1,850
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$160,520	$77.17	20,830
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$80,480	$38.69	7,330
Engineers, All Other	$130,850	$62.91	28,610
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,010	$28.85	2,060
Environmental Engineer	$130,410	$62.70	4,550
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$131,540	$63.24	2,470
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,070	$38.02	5,710
Industrial Engineer	$124,600	$59.90	32,680
Landscape Architect	$98,380	$47.30	2,310
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$110,700	$53.22	250
Materials Engineer	$128,470	$61.77	3,020
Mechanical Drafter	$82,510	$39.67	3,640
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$87,390	$42.02	3,660
Mechanical Engineer	$130,900	$62.94	30,530
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$158,130	$76.03	520
Nuclear Engineer	$172,400	$82.88	1,070
Petroleum Engineer	$143,590	$69.03	1,060
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$78,110	$37.55	3,340
Surveyor	$105,330	$50.64	4,520

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Agricultural Technician	$60,320	$29.00	2,420
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,240	$34.73	2,060
Astronomer	$123,540	$59.39	110
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$124,920	$60.06	510
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$139,580	$67.11	3,240
Biological Scientists, All Other	$113,530	$54.58	11,880
Biological Technician	$71,440	$34.34	9,210
Chemical Technician	$59,510	$28.61	6,800
Chemist	$97,860	$47.05	9,820
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,000	$55.77	12,840
Conservation Scientist	$79,810	$38.37	2,110
Economist	$119,410	$57.41	860
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$61,220	$29.43	6,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$106,510	$51.21	12,490
Epidemiologist	$110,760	$53.25	1,480
Food Science Technician	$54,200	$26.06	3,990
Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,950	$45.17	2,210
Forensic Science Technician	$102,100	$49.09	2,800
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$58,120	$27.94	6,640
Forester	$107,120	$51.50	820
Geographer	$114,460	$55.03	80
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$69,410	$33.37	480
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$106,500	$51.20	3,350
Historian	$97,420	$46.84	210
Hydrologic Technician	$70,790	$34.03	300
Hydrologist	$122,110	$58.71	540
Life Scientists, All Other	$102,830	$49.44	860
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$78,350	$37.67	10,090
Materials Scientist	$177,030	$85.11	1,030
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$136,990	$65.86	29,830
Microbiologist	$108,530	$52.18	2,600
Nuclear Technician	$99,270	$47.72	n/a
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$102,840	$49.44	16,230
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$61,360	$29.50	2,650
Physical Scientists, All Other	$130,610	$62.79	2,320
Physicist	$207,490	$99.75	5,930
Psychologists, All Other	$157,540	$75.74	1,600
School Psychologist	$127,780	$61.43	8,340
Social Science Research Assistant	$60,250	$28.97	5,300
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$97,900	$47.07	2,970
Sociologist	$125,770	$60.47	590
Soil and Plant Scientists	$91,930	$44.20	1,440
Survey Researcher	$83,520	$40.16	1,180
Urban and Regional Planners	$109,610	$52.70	7,460
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$98,530	$47.37	2,210

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$65,200	$31.35	60,310
Clergy	$77,710	$37.36	7,110
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$58,770	$28.26	16,250
Community Health Worker	$58,050	$27.91	9,500
Counselors, All Other	$48,850	$23.49	10,770
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$61,570	$29.60	3,200
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$86,500	$41.59	45,140
Health Education Specialist	$63,610	$30.58	12,520
Healthcare Social Worker	$89,660	$43.11	17,690
Marriage and Family Therapists	$67,300	$32.35	34,970
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$79,000	$37.98	19,860
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$103,640	$49.83	13,900
Rehabilitation Counselor	$44,480	$21.38	13,690
Religious Workers, All Other	$45,440	$21.85	1,390
Social and Human Service Assistants	$51,090	$24.56	58,730
Social Workers, All Other	$63,010	$30.29	6,430
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$59,250	$28.48	75,610

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$97,680	$46.96	n/a
Judicial Law Clerk	$79,030	$38.00	1,800
Lawyer	$195,080	$93.79	95,770
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$85,830	$41.26	n/a
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$77,390	$37.21	47,130
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,230	$32.32	n/a

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$102,030	$49.05	1,660
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,930	—	400
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,370	—	630
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,520	—	530
Archivist	$70,530	$33.91	1,160
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,220	—	770
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,410	—	9,820
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,230	—	1,410
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,150	—	3,610
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,470	—	5,290
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,630	$36.84	11,040
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,620	—	3,260
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,960	—	1,650
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,000	—	3,140
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,210	—	2,480
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,720	—	1,460
Curator	$78,740	$37.86	1,140
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,360	—	770
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$111,850	—	3,100
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$64,100	$30.82	39,440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,650	—	155,160
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,280	—	2,720
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,490	—	5,460
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,290	—	300
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,620	—	380
Farm and Home Management Educators	$98,770	$47.48	40
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,860	—	2,170
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,730	—	110
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$146,040	—	280
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$165,110	—	17,350
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,170	—	1,450
Instructional Coordinator	$97,010	$46.64	20,950
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$82,550	—	7,430
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$119,540	—	7,800
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$89,790	$43.17	10,180
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$125,640	—	310
Library Technician	$53,260	$25.61	7,190
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,680	—	3,810
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$98,950	—	37,300
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$61,550	$29.59	1,610
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,960	—	5,610
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,820	—	1,850
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,420	—	1,130
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$124,890	—	1,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$100,690	—	37,770
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,400	$22.79	55,700
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,340	—	4,410
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,780	—	1,950
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,370	—	99,230
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$49,570	$23.83	60,260
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$132,920	—	2,760
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,500	—	230
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,680	—	810
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$103,050	—	8,920
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$97,170	—	23,280
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$101,530	—	4,860
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$59,550	—	2,510
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$101,060	—	12,100
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,300	$28.99	115,660
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$87,460	—	31,010
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$46,490	—	177,140
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,140	—	19,120
Tutor	$45,100	$21.69	45,370

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Art Director	$137,780	$66.24	12,430
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$60,540	$29.11	740
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$79,040	—	830
Audio and Video Technicians	$64,620	$31.07	9,280
Broadcast Technician	$72,800	$35.00	2,340
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$106,900	$51.39	4,700
Choreographer	$75,000	$36.06	410
Coaches and Scouts	$47,660	—	31,150
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$100,770	$48.45	5,300
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$116,020	$55.78	1,400
Craft Artist	$100,540	$48.34	170
Dancer	—	$21.79	1,870
Designers, All Other	$65,420	$31.45	3,110
Editor	$98,030	$47.13	14,830
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	—	$18.82	4,320
Film and Video Editors	$88,490	$42.54	8,110
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$58,240	$28.00	2,560
Floral Designer	$47,040	$22.61	4,080
Graphic Designer	$75,130	$36.12	27,390
Interior Designer	$80,230	$38.57	8,500
Interpreters and Translators	$70,770	$34.02	5,560
Lighting Technician	$94,070	$45.22	2,950
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$64,550	$31.04	3,890
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$102,630	$49.34	9,940
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$47,010	$22.60	17,840
Music Directors and Composers	$93,090	$44.76	2,510
Musicians and Singers	—	$43.83	6,840
Photographer	$47,840	$23.00	7,980
Producers and Directors	$129,790	$62.40	34,110
Public Relations Specialist	$85,030	$40.88	32,710
Set and Exhibit Designers	$105,030	$50.49	2,690
Sound Engineering Technician	$78,150	$37.57	4,060
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$130,540	$62.76	7,410
Technical Writer	$104,000	$50.00	5,280
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$44,530	—	1,950
Writers and Authors	$86,480	$41.58	8,390

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Acupuncturist	$75,530	$36.31	2,520
Athletic Trainer	$78,490	—	1,760
Audiologist	$114,910	$55.25	1,740
Cardiologist	$185,610	$89.24	630
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$78,170	$37.58	5,570
Chiropractor	$75,470	$36.28	2,760
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$76,010	$36.54	29,210
Dental Hygienist	$124,930	$60.06	24,500
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$230,730	$110.93	340
Dentists, General	$165,950	$79.79	16,770
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$128,530	$61.79	10,110
Dietetic Technician	$46,410	$22.31	6,310
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$98,850	$47.52	8,720
Emergency Medical Technician	$46,380	$22.30	21,880
Exercise Physiologist	$62,440	$30.02	640
Family Medicine Physician	$252,010	$121.16	n/a
General Internal Medicine Physician	$313,890	$150.91	6,370
Genetic Counselor	$137,650	$66.18	440
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$90,750	$43.63	2,920
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$60,390	$29.03	26,540
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$125,550	$60.36	1,600
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$75,800	$36.44	4,180
Hearing Aid Specialist	$80,060	$38.49	990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,750	$38.34	82,850
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist	$124,000	$59.62	3,570
Medical Dosimetrist	$140,380	$67.49	240
Medical Records Specialist	$61,810	$29.71	18,700
Neurologist	$357,080	$171.68	1,090
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	$162,380	$78.07	1,500
Nurse Anesthetist	$292,410	$140.58	2,230
Nurse Midwife	$203,840	$98.00	870
Nurse Practitioner	$168,520	$81.02	25,120
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$301,240	$144.83	1,610
Occupational Therapist	$124,510	$59.86	13,810
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$54,490	$26.20	2,500
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$400,150	$192.38	820
Opticians, Dispensing	$57,990	$27.88	7,840
Optometrist	$136,300	$65.53	6,890
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$253,430	$121.84	n/a
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$91,820	$44.15	1,050
Paramedic	$74,590	$35.86	5,190
Pediatricians, General	$214,140	$102.95	6,680
Pharmacist	$164,610	$79.14	34,030
Pharmacy Technician	$55,110	$26.50	39,860
Physical Therapist	$124,190	$59.71	26,580
Physician Assistant	$165,650	$79.64	13,600
Physicians, All Other	$281,590	$135.38	25,530
Physicians, Pathologists	$186,300	$89.57	1,790
Podiatrist	$201,300	$96.78	1,000
Psychiatric Technician	$49,140	$23.62	14,100
Psychiatrist	$353,500	$169.95	5,420
Radiation Therapist	$166,450	$80.02	1,720
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$121,260	$58.30	20,900
Radiologist	$270,560	$130.08	690
Recreational Therapist	$98,170	$47.20	1,920
Registered Nurse	$140,270	$67.44	338,940
Respiratory Therapist	$104,820	$50.40	18,650
Speech-Language Pathologist	$118,970	$57.20	16,930
Surgeons, All Other	$131,990	$63.46	n/a
Surgical Assistant	$62,540	$30.07	1,210
Surgical Technologist	$81,310	$39.09	11,920
Therapists, All Other	$81,760	$39.31	840
Veterinarian	$163,920	$78.81	9,170
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$60,630	$29.15	11,310

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$50,110	$24.09	56,220
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$49,130	$23.62	23,590
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,320	$16.50	970,150
Massage Therapist	$45,970	$22.10	14,600
Medical Assistant	$49,660	$23.88	117,060
Medical Equipment Preparer	$61,370	$29.50	8,720
Medical Transcriptionist	$45,050	$21.66	5,860
Nursing Assistant	$47,630	$22.90	110,060
Occupational Therapy Aide	$43,480	$20.91	330
Occupational Therapy Assistant	$81,770	$39.31	3,840
Orderly	$49,920	$24.00	4,870
Pharmacy Aide	$42,200	$20.29	8,440
Phlebotomist	$56,040	$26.94	13,520
Physical Therapist Aide	$38,330	$18.43	7,330
Physical Therapist Assistant	$83,110	$39.96	9,400
Psychiatric Aide	$47,500	$22.84	3,760
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$46,260	$22.24	16,080

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Animal Control Worker	$62,630	$30.11	1,210
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$96,370	$46.33	37,860
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$50,610	$24.33	9,390
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$124,840	$60.02	12,610
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$99,230	$47.71	1,350
Firefighter	$85,120	$40.92	31,470
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$131,210	$63.08	4,550
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$127,630	$61.36	8,170
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$163,960	$78.83	13,200
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$92,690	$44.56	2,330
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$53,960	$25.94	10,850
Fish and Game Wardens	$100,090	$48.12	330
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$97,370	$46.81	480
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$44,740	$21.51	990
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$42,720	$20.54	22,620
Parking Enforcement Worker	$62,280	$29.94	1,710
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$118,880	$57.15	65,940
Private Detectives and Investigators	$61,250	$29.45	4,190
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$39,330	$18.91	26,360
School Bus Monitor	$38,360	$18.44	1,260
Security Guard	$43,240	$20.79	199,480
Transit and Railroad Police	$109,650	$52.71	100
Transportation Security Screener	$73,610	$35.39	5,410

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$36,220	$17.41	71,470
Chefs and Head Cooks	$64,500	$31.01	31,670
Cooks, All Other	$42,860	$20.61	3,990
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,050	$20.21	124,440
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$46,390	$22.31	31,660
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,880	$21.58	152,250
Cooks, Short Order	$42,930	$20.64	30,740
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$36,010	$17.31	75,460
Dishwasher	$37,870	$18.21	74,160
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,280	$20.33	449,840
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,980	$22.59	130,190
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,910	$17.75	30,730
Food Preparation Worker	$39,350	$18.92	112,750
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$39,010	$18.75	32,430
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$36,640	$17.62	41,100
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,080	$17.35	229,970

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$45,430	$21.84	2,590
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$61,470	$29.55	18,060
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,270	$30.42	14,850
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$48,870	$23.50	3,710
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$41,090	$19.75	234,240
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,560	$21.90	106,180
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,660	$20.51	103,430
Pest Control Worker	$47,190	$22.69	n/a
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$45,070	$21.67	2,260
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$62,550	$30.07	9,610

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$37,000	$17.79	56,920
Animal Caretaker	$38,700	$18.60	25,710
Animal Trainer	$49,060	$23.59	2,270
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$40,040	$19.25	2,940
Barber	$38,380	$18.45	1,390
Childcare Worker	$40,020	$19.24	52,780
Concierge	$43,560	$20.94	5,150
Costume Attendant	$72,030	$34.63	1,620
Crematory Operator	$49,780	$23.93	240
Embalmer	$60,060	$28.87	520
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$39,490	$18.99	590
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$57,990	$27.88	43,600
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$53,620	$25.78	13,620
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$68,010	$32.70	3,010
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$56,110	$26.98	9,390
Funeral Attendant	$38,700	$18.61	1,790
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$44,860	$21.57	1,480
Gambling Dealer	$35,090	$16.87	15,050
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$39,410	$18.95	1,650
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,660	$18.59	27,080
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$46,560	$22.38	2,620
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$140,870	$67.73	830
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,630	$17.61	39,210
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$50,750	$24.40	2,240
Motion Picture Projectionist	$74,840	$35.98	190
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$39,860	$19.16	4,770
Recreation Worker	$39,780	$19.12	48,560
Residential Advisor	$46,650	$22.43	8,120
Shampooer	$37,080	$17.83	n/a
Skincare Specialist	$38,770	$18.64	11,360
Tour and Travel Guides	$46,000	$22.11	6,900
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$37,870	$18.21	16,460

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Advertising Sales Agent	$80,360	$38.64	9,620
Cashier	$37,100	$17.84	336,110
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,010	$21.64	67,770
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$46,220	$22.22	18,140
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$39,520	$19.00	560
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,140	$39.01	19,600
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$54,870	$26.38	109,180
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$37,350	$17.96	4,360
Insurance Sales Agent	$76,120	$36.60	41,160
Model	$57,400	$27.60	990
Parts Salesperson	$44,440	$21.37	26,990
Real Estate Broker	$80,450	$38.68	8,430
Real Estate Sales Agent	$57,560	$27.68	17,500
Retail Salesperson	$38,440	$18.48	376,460
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$52,810	$25.39	28,480
Sales Engineer	$139,160	$66.90	6,310
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$80,850	$38.87	156,110
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$76,490	$36.78	134,800
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$124,220	$59.72	27,590
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$79,730	$38.33	55,860
Telemarketer	$46,000	$22.12	3,880
Travel Agent	$51,030	$24.53	4,760

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$57,930	$27.85	13,880
Billing and Posting Clerks	$56,260	$27.05	41,290
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$59,230	$28.48	151,870
Brokerage Clerk	$77,960	$37.48	4,740
Cargo and Freight Agents	$57,690	$27.73	17,060
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$79,450	$38.20	450
Correspondence Clerk	$53,640	$25.79	240
Couriers and Messengers	$44,970	$21.62	7,240
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$63,320	$30.44	12,460
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$51,950	$24.97	590
Customer Service Representative	$49,560	$23.83	176,850
Data Entry Keyer	$47,010	$22.60	14,520
Desktop Publisher	$71,930	$34.58	320
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$52,350	$25.17	23,970
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$63,520	$30.54	30,960
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$89,000	$42.79	59,640
File Clerk	$49,040	$23.58	9,520
Financial Clerks, All Other	$58,100	$27.93	2,690
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,590	$37.30	149,230
Gambling Cage Worker	$37,650	$18.10	2,020
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$39,360	$18.92	27,810
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$57,590	$27.69	11,490
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$58,680	$28.21	18,010
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$56,800	$27.31	23,470
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$56,880	$27.34	22,250
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$62,860	$30.22	27,470
Library Assistants, Clerical	$47,860	$23.01	11,170
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$57,300	$27.55	14,680
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$44,410	$21.35	4,710
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,490	$26.20	115,050
Meter Readers, Utilities	$79,040	$38.00	810
New Accounts Clerk	$52,100	$25.05	950
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$54,020	$25.97	23,120
Office Clerks, General	$48,460	$23.30	311,490
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$47,150	$22.67	2,320
Order Clerk	$47,290	$22.74	12,390
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$65,340	$31.41	20,590
Postal Service Clerk	$63,650	$30.60	6,410
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$62,090	$29.85	32,320
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	$28.60	10,090
Procurement Clerk	$56,160	$27.00	7,080
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,000	$30.29	56,080
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$57,490	$27.64	300
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$80,120	$38.52	8,520
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,100	$21.20	82,470
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$49,420	$23.76	10,580
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$55,400	$26.64	158,630
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,520	$22.36	88,760
Statistical Assistant	$82,580	$39.70	110
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$48,840	$23.48	6,680
Telephone Operator	$57,170	$27.49	230
Teller	$46,900	$22.55	25,230
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,730	$21.99	7,510
Word Processors and Typists	$56,380	$27.11	10,270

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Agricultural Equipment Operator	$38,820	$18.66	7,940
Agricultural Inspector	$53,620	$25.78	2,340
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$53,090	$25.52	960
Animal Breeder	$59,280	$28.50	410
Faller	$59,590	$28.65	260
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,580	$17.11	172,260
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,640	$18.58	3,600
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$56,280	$27.06	10,450
Forest and Conservation Workers	$43,680	$21.00	2,270
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$36,330	$17.47	5,750
Log Graders and Scalers	$56,670	$27.24	320
Logging Equipment Operator	$61,940	$29.78	950
Logging Workers, All Other	$47,490	$22.83	270

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Boilermaker	$118,150	$56.80	720
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$69,050	$33.20	3,820
Carpenter	$75,920	$36.50	100,750
Carpet Installer	$54,440	$26.17	2,270
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,700	$30.15	28,700
Construction and Building Inspectors	$101,290	$48.70	13,420
Construction Laborer	$60,270	$28.98	88,240
Continuous Mining Machine Operator	$62,790	$30.19	940
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$55,480	$26.67	n/a
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$65,880	$31.67	27,280
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$66,910	$32.17	1,630
Electrician	$76,160	$36.62	73,310
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$141,180	$67.88	1,910
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$74,500	$35.82	790
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$80,370	$38.64	220
Extraction Workers, All Other	$50,590	$24.32	n/a
Fence Erector	$56,060	$26.95	3,150
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,680	$46.96	71,750
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$61,210	$29.43	4,330
Glazier	$64,040	$30.79	7,020
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker	$56,120	$26.98	7,340
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$49,590	$23.84	3,600
Helpers--Carpenters	$49,890	$23.99	2,670
Helpers--Electricians	$52,080	$25.04	3,120
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$51,720	$24.87	1,170
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$46,220	$22.22	1,990
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$47,130	$22.66	2,500
Helpers--Roofers	$55,470	$26.67	1,200
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$48,430	$23.29	2,990
Highway Maintenance Worker	$59,580	$28.64	8,150
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,840	$23.48	3,080
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$119,690	$57.55	1,310
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$60,890	$29.28	2,560
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$87,160	$41.90	36,020
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,020	$28.38	38,430
Paperhanger	$62,790	$30.19	130
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$83,130	$39.97	1,400
Pile Driver Operator	$110,340	$53.05	480
Pipelayer	$76,180	$36.63	1,420
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$59,940	$28.82	6,780
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$72,830	$35.01	47,660
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$71,170	$34.22	770
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$63,110	$30.34	2,390
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$61,620	$29.63	290
Roofer	$63,600	$30.58	21,190
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$65,520	$31.50	460
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$48,880	$23.50	660
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$55,220	$26.55	3,130
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$62,580	$30.09	2,820
Sheet Metal Worker	$76,590	$36.82	8,390
Solar Photovoltaic Installer	$60,600	$29.14	6,830
Stonemason	$60,930	$29.29	1,250
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$76,370	$36.72	7,110
Taper	$73,460	$35.32	4,540
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$41,430	$19.92	n/a
Tile and Stone Setters	$58,880	$28.31	8,250

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$86,100	$41.40	12,590
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$62,390	$30.00	2,590
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$66,860	$32.14	14,050
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$47,710	$22.94	2,200
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$64,980	$31.24	65,420
Avionics Technician	$92,480	$44.46	1,220
Bicycle Repairer	$45,120	$21.69	1,710
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$73,950	$35.55	20,940
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$59,770	$28.74	n/a
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$51,870	$24.94	2,810
Commercial Diver	$101,540	$48.82	310
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$58,280	$28.02	7,250
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$100,260	$48.20	4,310
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$66,040	$31.75	810
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$84,820	$40.78	1,480
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$87,080	$41.86	5,830
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$121,520	$58.42	1,680
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$129,040	$62.04	8,930
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$48,500	$23.32	960
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$53,790	$25.86	4,730
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$93,660	$45.03	51,670
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$72,560	$34.88	35,130
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,670	$21.48	9,050
Home Appliance Repairer	$58,480	$28.12	2,760
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$74,400	$35.77	26,830
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$51,230	$24.63	23,630
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$61,010	$29.33	2,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$57,000	$27.41	143,060
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$67,840	$32.61	4,130
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$59,450	$28.58	n/a
Mechanical Door Repairer	$59,560	$28.64	2,680
Medical Equipment Repairer	$72,450	$34.83	6,080
Millwright	$77,950	$37.48	2,230
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$78,550	$37.76	20,080
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,330	$29.97	1,230
Motorcycle Mechanic	$57,040	$27.42	1,730
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$47,580	$22.88	520
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$50,790	$24.42	2,470
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$80,060	$38.49	1,460
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$62,840	$30.21	1,030
Rail Car Repairer	$68,370	$32.87	700
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician	$68,240	$32.81	1,070
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$77,220	$37.13	n/a
Rigger	$85,730	$41.22	2,260
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$71,570	$34.41	8,180
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$84,670	$40.71	390
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$76,630	$36.84	14,040
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$97,980	$47.11	8,810
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,680	$19.08	11,620
Watch and Clock Repairers	$110,050	$52.91	n/a
Wind Turbine Service Technician	$77,910	$37.46	400

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,440	$19.44	580
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$63,640	$30.60	2,930
Baker	$43,120	$20.73	30,020
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,290	$21.29	18,700
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$49,030	$23.57	7,360
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$58,300	$28.03	5,670
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$87,550	$42.09	780
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,150	$21.71	2,450
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,950	$25.46	11,570
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$42,330	$20.35	440
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$56,510	$27.17	21,680
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer	$82,090	$39.47	2,990
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$42,100	$20.24	310
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,870	$22.05	2,370
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$37,840	$18.19	770
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,110	$22.17	3,080
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,450	$23.29	7,710
Dental Laboratory Technician	$47,410	$22.80	4,480
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,080	$23.60	690
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$48,080	$23.12	37,660
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$46,810	$22.51	1,170
Etchers and Engravers	$46,480	$22.34	1,040
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,880	$22.06	3,870
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$45,290	$21.77	330
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,300	$22.74	4,210
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$89,010	$42.79	930
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$47,750	$22.96	850
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,840	$36.94	48,550
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,600	$21.93	1,630
Food Batchmaker	$41,670	$20.03	12,560
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,740	$21.51	2,010
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,230	$18.38	7,140
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,250	$28.49	750
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$46,930	$22.56	420
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,300	$21.78	900
Furniture Finisher	$49,080	$23.60	1,010
Gas Plant Operator	$130,220	$62.61	800
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$44,450	$21.37	1,850
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,890	$22.06	7,800
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,150	$24.11	770
Helpers--Production Workers	$43,970	$21.14	16,730
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,300	$26.11	61,130
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$60,790	$29.23	2,300
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,180	$28.93	2,600
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,790	$18.17	21,940
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$74,490	$35.81	480
Machinist	$57,190	$27.49	18,950
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,570	$17.58	9,270
Medical Appliance Technician	$51,530	$24.77	1,300
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$47,380	$22.78	1,970
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$58,310	$28.03	280
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,050	$28.39	1,960
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$47,720	$22.94	98,390
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,640	$24.34	5,730
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$92,960	$44.69	260
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$49,190	$23.65	3,590
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,240	$22.71	9,250
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,810	$22.50	3,190
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician	$47,410	$22.79	1,630
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,020	$21.16	43,430
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$41,600	$20.00	n/a
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,730	$23.43	5,570
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$103,250	$49.64	3,360
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$47,320	$22.75	740
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$78,020	$37.51	1,560
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,760	$22.48	5,600
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$44,150	$21.23	240
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$137,570	$66.14	670
Power Plant Operator	$105,210	$50.58	2,610
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$53,860	$25.89	2,020
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$39,300	$18.89	3,850
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$45,390	$21.82	1,590
Printing Press Operator	$46,110	$22.17	12,320
Production Workers, All Other	$41,670	$20.03	28,090
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,040	$23.10	1,150
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$47,390	$22.78	3,230
Semiconductor Processing Technician	$48,030	$23.09	4,650
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,910	$25.44	14,210
Sewers, Hand	$42,420	$20.40	110
Sewing Machine Operator	$37,940	$18.24	13,240
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$38,130	$18.33	510
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,730	$22.95	30
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$39,420	$18.95	6,170
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$90,650	$43.58	5,840
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$57,590	$27.69	3,420
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$44,360	$21.33	2,180
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,670	$17.63	880
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,870	$18.69	750
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,530	$21.41	590
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,770	$21.05	360
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,740	$17.66	3,590
Tire Builder	$44,790	$21.54	360
Tool and Die Makers	$77,030	$37.04	1,790
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$51,300	$24.66	620
Upholsterer	$48,580	$23.36	1,640
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$81,770	$39.31	11,630
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$58,060	$27.91	26,060
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,940	$23.53	2,290
Woodworkers, All Other	$47,860	$23.01	540
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$46,370	$22.29	3,530

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Air Traffic Controller	$160,080	$76.96	2,290
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor	$60,530	$29.10	1,490
Aircraft Service Attendant	$46,800	$22.50	2,300
Airfield Operations Specialist	$62,600	$30.10	1,660
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$353,900	—	10,670
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,150	$17.38	1,420
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,770	$20.08	10,190
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$72,390	$34.80	80
Bus Drivers, School	$61,040	$29.35	16,600
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$67,130	$32.27	24,380
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$110,090	$52.93	2,420
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,920	$18.23	46,030
Commercial Pilot	$165,590	—	4,900
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,150	$20.74	2,460
Crane and Tower Operators	$79,570	$38.25	2,130
Driver/Sales Worker	$45,600	$21.92	34,480
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$65,550	$31.51	67,920
Flight Attendant	$82,170	—	15,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,230	$28.96	205,090
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,770	$22.97	89,620
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,710	$21.50	355,500
Light Truck Driver	$46,790	$22.50	111,950
Locomotive Engineer	$77,070	$37.06	1,570
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$40,380	$19.41	4,830
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$38,410	$18.46	9,120
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$45,050	$21.66	3,580
Motorboat Operator	$34,570	$16.62	190
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,260	$17.91	79,730
Parking Attendant	$38,060	$18.30	21,290
Passenger Attendant	$43,340	$20.84	2,810
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$57,660	$27.72	1,220
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$60,360	$29.02	230
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$67,160	$32.29	190
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$58,770	$28.25	1,340
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$69,950	$33.63	1,500
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$64,890	$31.20	13,930
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$55,180	$26.53	1,680
Ship Engineer	$97,660	$46.95	610
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$44,730	$21.50	29,940
Stockers and Order Fillers	$42,870	$20.61	310,870
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$78,680	$37.83	900
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$68,600	$32.98	110
Taxi Driver	$39,260	$18.88	3,880
Traffic Technician	$79,110	$38.03	1,250
Transportation Inspector	$83,000	$39.90	1,790
Transportation Workers, All Other	$47,590	$22.88	1,870
Wellhead Pumper	$64,430	$30.98	160