2009
Both sexes Men Women
Occupation
Number Median Number Median Number Median
of weekly of weekly of weekly
workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings
Total, 16 years and over................................................. 99,820 $739 55,108 $819 44,712 $657
Management, professional, and related occupations............................ 39,080 1,044 18,928 1,248 20,152 907
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................. 15,879 1,138 8,635 1,334 7,244 955
Management occupations................................................... 10,907 1,208 6,508 1,384 4,399 1,002
Chief executives....................................................... 1,105 1,916 837 2,084 268 1,553
General and operations managers........................................ 919 1,270 656 1,372 263 1,110
Legislators............................................................ 16 (1) 12 (1) 4 (1)
Advertising and promotions managers.................................... 62 1,085 28 (1) 33 (1)
Marketing and sales managers........................................... 857 1,330 511 1,536 346 1,052
Public relations managers.............................................. 64 1,402 29 (1) 35 (1)
Administrative services managers....................................... 105 1,091 62 1,148 43 (1)
Computer and information systems managers.............................. 441 1,726 319 1,788 122 1,411
Financial managers..................................................... 1,091 1,149 485 1,443 606 961
Human resources managers............................................... 282 1,234 100 1,548 182 1,072
Industrial production managers......................................... 230 1,254 197 1,332 33 (1)
Purchasing managers.................................................... 181 1,176 90 1,383 91 1,029
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers..................... 211 919 181 899 30 (1)
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers........................... 93 785 81 812 12 (1)
Construction managers.................................................. 454 1,218 424 1,236 29 (1)
Education administrators............................................... 674 1,208 266 1,432 407 1,093
Engineering managers................................................... 114 1,773 104 1,855 10 (1)
Food service managers.................................................. 614 668 334 754 281 602
Funeral directors...................................................... 29 (1) 26 (1) 3 (1)
Gaming managers........................................................ 18 (1) 11 (1) 6 (1)
Lodging managers....................................................... 107 765 56 864 51 731
Medical and health services managers................................... 489 1,211 152 1,448 337 1,143
Natural sciences managers.............................................. 11 (1) 6 (1) 5 (1)
Postmasters and mail superintendents................................... 33 (1) 13 (1) 20 (1)
Property, real estate, and community association managers.............. 336 887 149 982 187 791
Social and community service managers.................................. 298 959 95 1,147 203 898
Managers, all other.................................................... 2,072 1,174 1,284 1,292 788 1,037
Business and financial operations occupations............................ 4,972 996 2,127 1,171 2,845 894
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes...... 20 (1) 10 (1) 10 (1)
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products............................ 5 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1)
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...................... 119 884 53 958 67 770
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products......... 216 863 103 999 114 783
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators............. 253 941 98 1,128 155 845
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and
safety, and transportation............................................. 192 1,083 93 1,162 99 970
Cost estimators........................................................ 104 1,027 89 1,050 15 (1)
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists............. 765 918 226 1,103 539 845
Logisticians........................................................... 56 1,078 38 (1) 18 (1)
Management analysts.................................................... 392 1,247 206 1,371 186 1,177
Meeting and convention planners........................................ 41 (1) 7 (1) 34 (1)
Other business operations specialists.................................. 297 899 97 1,207 200 808
Accountants and auditors............................................... 1,403 1,003 546 1,190 857 902
Appraisers and assessors of real estate................................ 59 994 35 (1) 24 (1)
Budget analysts........................................................ 56 1,227 27 (1) 29 (1)
Credit analysts........................................................ 25 (1) 14 (1) 11 (1)
Financial analysts..................................................... 73 1,364 49 (1) 24 (1)
Personal financial advisors............................................ 306 1,255 208 1,450 98 1,088
Insurance underwriters................................................. 89 1,045 32 (1) 57 987
Financial examiners.................................................... 7 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1)
Loan counselors and officers........................................... 321 901 137 1,118 185 754
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents.......................... 72 922 20 (1) 52 912
Tax preparers.......................................................... 51 938 15 (1) 36 (1)
Financial specialists, all other....................................... 51 1,018 18 (1) 33 (1)
Professional and related occupations....................................... 23,201 994 10,293 1,191 12,908 880
Computer and mathematical occupations.................................... 3,151 1,253 2,369 1,304 782 1,149
Computer scientists and systems analysts............................... 663 1,245 479 1,268 184 1,167
Computer programmers................................................... 431 1,243 340 1,267 91 1,182
Computer software engineers............................................ 902 1,493 710 1,550 192 1,311
Computer support specialists........................................... 361 915 267 930 93 857
Database administrators................................................ 97 1,328 63 1,391 34 (1)
Network and computer systems administrators............................ 199 1,120 156 1,109 43 (1)
Network systems and data communications analysts....................... 342 1,147 265 1,187 77 1,032
Actuaries.............................................................. 21 (1) 12 (1) 10 (1)
Mathematicians......................................................... 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1)
Operations research analysts........................................... 97 1,248 54 1,380 43 (1)
Statisticians.......................................................... 33 (1) 19 (1) 15 (1)
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations......................... 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Architecture and engineering occupations................................. 2,397 1,266 2,076 1,318 321 1,061
Architects, except naval............................................... 132 1,175 100 1,197 32 (1)
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists........................ 46 (1) 36 (1) 10 (1)
Aerospace engineers.................................................... 126 1,488 112 1,505 14 (1)
Agricultural engineers................................................. 2 (1) 2 (1) - -
Biomedical engineers................................................... 17 (1) 15 (1) 2 (1)
Chemical engineers..................................................... 60 1,551 48 (1) 12 (1)
Civil engineers........................................................ 289 1,326 265 1,336 24 (1)
Computer hardware engineers............................................ 52 1,342 47 (1) 5 (1)
Electrical and electronics engineers................................... 288 1,502 262 1,521 25 (1)
Environmental engineers................................................ 29 (1) 21 (1) 9 (1)
Industrial engineers, including health and safety...................... 179 1,280 147 1,358 32 (1)
Marine engineers and naval architects.................................. 10 (1) 9 (1) 1 (1)
Materials engineers.................................................... 25 (1) 22 (1) 2 (1)
Mechanical engineers................................................... 278 1,343 264 1,350 14 (1)
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers..... 9 (1) 9 (1) 1 (1)
Nuclear engineers...................................................... 13 (1) 13 (1) - -
Petroleum engineers.................................................... 19 (1) 15 (1) 4 (1)
Engineers, all other................................................... 302 1,450 261 1,495 41 (1)
Drafters............................................................... 130 916 98 936 32 (1)
Engineering technicians, except drafters............................... 330 937 274 959 56 799
Surveying and mapping technicians...................................... 62 764 58 769 4 (1)
Life, physical, and social science occupations........................... 1,106 1,059 625 1,190 481 940
Agricultural and food scientists....................................... 26 (1) 20 (1) 6 (1)
Biological scientists.................................................. 93 1,120 55 1,158 38 (1)
Conservation scientists and foresters.................................. 23 (1) 15 (1) 7 (1)
Medical scientists..................................................... 155 1,102 68 1,388 87 975
Astronomers and physicists............................................. 11 (1) 9 (1) 3 (1)
Atmospheric and space scientists....................................... 6 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1)
Chemists and materials scientists...................................... 108 1,205 79 1,303 29 (1)
Environmental scientists and geoscientists............................. 81 1,158 57 1,238 24 (1)
Physical scientists, all other......................................... 114 1,422 76 1,587 38 (1)
Economists............................................................. 32 (1) 26 (1) 5 (1)
Market and survey researchers.......................................... 83 1,097 42 (1) 41 (1)
Psychologists.......................................................... 84 1,145 28 (1) 56 1,091
Sociologists........................................................... 1 (1) - - 1 (1)
Urban and regional planners............................................ 26 (1) 17 (1) 9 (1)
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers.................... 29 (1) 12 (1) 18 (1)
Agricultural and food science technicians.............................. 30 (1) 15 (1) 15 (1)
Biological technicians................................................. 20 (1) 11 (1) 9 (1)
Chemical technicians................................................... 50 767 31 (1) 19 (1)
Geological and petroleum technicians................................... 13 (1) 7 (1) 6 (1)
Nuclear technicians.................................................... 2 (1) 1 (1) - -
Other life, physical, and social science technicians................... 121 736 52 723 69 740
Community and social services occupations................................ 1,913 783 751 897 1,162 741
Counselors............................................................. 551 761 175 797 376 750
Social workers......................................................... 627 787 131 864 496 774
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists................. 291 712 103 826 188 680
Clergy................................................................. 356 935 307 976 49 (1)
Directors, religious activities and education.......................... 47 (1) 19 (1) 27 (1)
Religious workers, all other........................................... 40 (1) 16 (1) 25 (1)
Legal occupations........................................................ 1,217 1,200 536 1,741 681 985
Lawyers................................................................ 653 1,757 414 1,934 239 1,449
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers........................ 64 1,101 36 (1) 28 (1)
Paralegals and legal assistants........................................ 309 846 41 (1) 268 845
Miscellaneous legal support workers.................................... 191 845 44 (1) 146 791
Education, training, and library occupations............................. 6,426 887 1,698 1,068 4,728 836
Postsecondary teachers................................................. 873 1,169 446 1,342 428 1,030
Preschool and kindergarten teachers.................................... 496 612 8 (1) 487 614
Elementary and middle school teachers.................................. 2,444 918 458 1,040 1,986 891
Secondary school teachers.............................................. 1,106 978 503 1,028 603 940
Special education teachers............................................. 334 970 50 990 284 967
Other teachers and instructors......................................... 310 796 116 959 194 723
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians........................... 33 (1) 15 (1) 18 (1)
Librarians............................................................. 144 886 30 (1) 113 875
Library technicians.................................................... 26 (1) 6 (1) 21 (1)
Teacher assistants..................................................... 596 472 51 453 546 474
Other education, training, and library workers......................... 63 1,002 14 (1) 48 (1)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations............... 1,416 888 816 960 600 775
Artists and related workers............................................ 64 1,085 47 (1) 17 (1)
Designers.............................................................. 454 836 235 956 219 730
Actors................................................................. 9 (1) 6 (1) 3 (1)
Producers and directors................................................ 87 1,070 51 1,131 36 (1)
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers........................ 131 826 110 856 21 (1)
Dancers and choreographers............................................. 6 (1) 2 (1) 5 (1)
Musicians, singers, and related workers................................ 27 (1) 19 (1) 8 (1)
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other..... 12 (1) 7 (1) 5 (1)
Announcers............................................................. 21 (1) 20 (1) 1 (1)
News analysts, reporters and correspondents............................ 65 933 37 (1) 28 (1)
Public relations specialists........................................... 108 981 51 1,044 57 922
Editors................................................................ 119 982 57 992 62 923
Technical writers...................................................... 41 (1) 18 (1) 24 (1)
Writers and authors.................................................... 75 928 32 (1) 43 (1)
Miscellaneous media and communication workers.......................... 52 680 19 (1) 33 (1)
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators........ 61 928 56 954 5 (1)
Photographers.......................................................... 57 670 27 (1) 29 (1)
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors..... 27 (1) 24 (1) 4 (1)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations........................ 5,575 970 1,422 1,184 4,153 924
Chiropractors.......................................................... 10 (1) 7 (1) 3 (1)
Dentists............................................................... 39 (1) 17 (1) 22 (1)
Dietitians and nutritionists........................................... 66 759 11 (1) 55 770
Optometrists........................................................... 6 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1)
Pharmacists............................................................ 214 1,841 122 1,954 92 1,475
Physicians and surgeons................................................ 615 1,738 404 1,914 211 1,228
Physician assistants................................................... 72 1,499 33 (1) 39 (1)
Podiatrists............................................................ 9 (1) 7 (1) 2 (1)
Registered nurses...................................................... 2,129 1,039 197 1,090 1,931 1,035
Audiologists........................................................... 10 (1) 2 (1) 7 (1)
Occupational therapists................................................ 71 1,146 13 (1) 58 1,155
Physical therapists.................................................... 114 1,166 46 (1) 68 1,104
Radiation therapists................................................... 15 (1) 6 (1) 9 (1)
Recreational therapists................................................ 17 (1) 3 (1) 15 (1)
Respiratory therapists................................................. 95 943 36 (1) 58 935
Speech-language pathologists........................................... 88 1,153 2 (1) 86 1,148
Therapists, all other.................................................. 73 832 17 (1) 56 786
Veterinarians.......................................................... 35 (1) 15 (1) 20 (1)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other................ 6 (1) 2 (1) 4 (1)
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians...................... 301 829 85 925 217 791
Dental hygienists...................................................... 52 956 2 (1) 49 (1)
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians....................... 271 921 78 1,018 192 893
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................... 137 696 101 717 37 (1)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians........ 340 592 76 733 264 560
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses...................... 502 710 43 (1) 459 702
Medical records and health information technicians..................... 95 614 11 (1) 84 607
Opticians, dispensing.................................................. 36 (1) 13 (1) 24 (1)
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians..................... 112 642 38 (1) 75 645
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations............... 47 (1) 33 (1) 14 (1)
Service occupations.......................................................... 14,299 470 7,113 524 7,187 418
Healthcare support occupations............................................. 2,293 472 255 544 2,038 464
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.............................. 1,429 438 171 519 1,258 430
Occupational therapist assistants and aides.............................. 9 (1) 2 (1) 7 (1)
Physical therapist assistants and aides.................................. 56 667 12 (1) 44 (1)
Massage therapists....................................................... 35 (1) 8 (1) 27 (1)
Dental assistants........................................................ 181 533 6 (1) 175 532
Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations.............. 583 507 56 579 527 504
Protective service occupations............................................. 2,705 747 2,161 798 544 599
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers................. 54 924 39 (1) 15 (1)
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives................. 100 1,165 88 1,169 12 (1)
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.. 51 1,345 48 (1) 4 (1)
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other....................... 78 742 61 828 17 (1)
Fire fighters............................................................ 265 987 253 982 12 (1)
Fire inspectors.......................................................... 17 (1) 17 (1) - -
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers............................. 424 688 312 726 112 623
Detectives and criminal investigators.................................... 129 1,076 96 1,073 33 (1)
Fish and game wardens.................................................... 5 (1) 5 (1) - -
Parking enforcement workers.............................................. 7 (1) 4 (1) 2 (1)
Police and sheriff's patrol officers..................................... 677 951 578 971 99 805
Transit and railroad police.............................................. 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Animal control workers................................................... 11 (1) 7 (1) 4 (1)
Private detectives and investigators..................................... 65 747 35 (1) 31 (1)
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers......................... 745 507 572 520 173 462
Crossing guards.......................................................... 18 (1) 9 (1) 9 (1)
Lifeguards and other protective service workers.......................... 56 394 33 (1) 22 (1)
Food preparation and serving related occupations........................... 3,809 398 1,988 416 1,821 378
Chefs and head cooks..................................................... 290 527 244 565 45 (1)
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.. 439 456 190 495 249 435
Cooks.................................................................... 1,203 389 762 400 441 371
Food preparation workers................................................. 311 376 150 385 161 367
Bartenders............................................................... 197 494 97 560 100 418
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food....... 154 350 54 357 99 347
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.......... 63 333 20 (1) 43 (1)
Waiters and waitresses................................................... 777 383 268 419 509 363
Food servers, nonrestaurant.............................................. 77 378 35 (1) 43 (1)
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers............... 128 384 62 360 66 400
Dishwashers.............................................................. 110 334 92 339 18 (1)
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop................. 55 379 11 (1) 44 (1)
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other.................. 6 (1) 2 (1) 4 (1)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.................. 3,298 444 2,137 488 1,161 388
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers... 174 575 111 645 64 453
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and grounds
keeping workers.......................................................... 95 727 91 740 4 (1)
Janitors and building cleaners........................................... 1,505 473 1,105 494 399 401
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................... 762 377 98 444 664 371
Pest control workers..................................................... 45 (1) 43 (1) 1 (1)
Grounds maintenance workers.............................................. 717 437 688 435 29 (1)
Personal care and service occupations...................................... 2,193 440 572 546 1,622 415
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers........................ 86 637 47 (1) 39 (1)
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers.............. 64 619 24 (1) 39 (1)
Animal trainers.......................................................... 14 (1) 6 (1) 8 (1)
Nonfarm animal caretakers................................................ 67 438 26 (1) 41 (1)
Gaming services workers.................................................. 87 631 41 (1) 46 (1)
Motion picture projectionists............................................ 2 (1) 1 (1) - -
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers.............................. 8 (1) 6 (1) 2 (1)
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers............... 66 454 38 (1) 28 (1)
Funeral service workers.................................................. 4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1)
Barbers.................................................................. 31 (1) 26 (1) 6 (1)
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists........................... 308 425 40 (1) 268 413
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers................................ 117 422 25 (1) 92 434
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges................................ 52 544 45 (1) 7 (1)
Tour and travel guides................................................... 9 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1)
Transportation attendants................................................ 85 690 29 (1) 56 606
Child care workers....................................................... 406 367 17 (1) 388 364
Personal and home care aides............................................. 513 409 89 424 424 406
Recreation and fitness workers........................................... 178 575 67 677 111 487
Residential advisors..................................................... 56 510 20 (1) 36 (1)
Personal care and service workers, all other............................. 42 (1) 18 (1) 25 (1)
Sales and office occupations................................................. 23,503 624 9,045 737 14,458 590
Sales and related occupations.............................................. 9,489 665 5,281 793 4,208 525
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.................. 2,272 688 1,264 770 1,009 597
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers.............. 815 972 555 1,059 260 780
Cashiers................................................................. 1,278 378 374 422 903 361
Counter and rental clerks................................................ 98 496 57 557 42 (1)
Parts salespersons....................................................... 87 571 80 589 8 (1)
Retail salespersons...................................................... 1,837 523 1,051 624 786 443
Advertising sales agents................................................. 175 940 81 1,201 95 847
Insurance sales agents................................................... 390 760 185 860 205 692
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents............. 259 1,139 189 1,237 70 798
Travel agents............................................................ 44 (1) 7 (1) 37 (1)
Sales representatives, services, all other............................... 418 850 289 936 129 747
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing....................... 1,110 939 813 986 297 736
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters............................. 19 (1) 4 (1) 16 (1)
Real estate brokers and sales agents..................................... 369 820 169 939 199 745
Sales engineers.......................................................... 31 (1) 28 (1) 3 (1)
Telemarketers............................................................ 62 417 21 (1) 41 (1)
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 44 (1) 29 (1) 15 (1)
Sales and related workers, all other..................................... 180 765 86 828 94 726
Office and administrative support occupations.............................. 14,014 612 3,765 657 10,249 602
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support
workers.................................................................. 1,451 740 451 837 1,000 705
Switchboard operators, including answering service....................... 37 (1) 5 (1) 32 (1)
Telephone operators...................................................... 37 (1) 9 (1) 28 (1)
Communications equipment operators, all other............................ 12 (1) 4 (1) 9 (1)
Bill and account collectors.............................................. 184 572 53 590 131 563
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators......................... 406 582 42 (1) 363 579
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks............................. 869 633 87 671 782 627
Gaming cage workers...................................................... 9 (1) 2 (1) 7 (1)
Payroll and timekeeping clerks........................................... 122 656 14 (1) 108 648
Procurement clerks....................................................... 20 (1) 11 (1) 9 (1)
Tellers.................................................................. 317 480 41 (1) 276 477
Brokerage clerks......................................................... 5 (1) - - 5 (1)
Correspondence clerks.................................................... 5 (1) 1 (1) 4 (1)
Court, municipal, and license clerks..................................... 90 711 24 (1) 66 705
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks................................. 45 (1) 7 (1) 39 (1)
Customer service representatives......................................... 1,495 592 498 617 997 587
Eligibility interviewers, government programs............................ 61 787 8 (1) 53 757
File clerks.............................................................. 210 583 31 (1) 179 581
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks..................................... 102 422 39 (1) 63 408
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan................................ 96 596 15 (1) 81 608
Library assistants, clerical............................................. 47 (1) 5 (1) 42 (1)
Loan interviewers and clerks............................................. 98 645 16 (1) 82 625
New accounts clerks...................................................... 25 (1) 5 (1) 19 (1)
Order clerks............................................................. 88 567 32 (1) 57 595
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping............... 37 (1) 9 (1) 27 (1)
Receptionists and information clerks..................................... 843 517 64 537 778 516
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks........... 88 697 42 (1) 46 (1)
Information and record clerks, all other................................. 90 679 10 (1) 80 681
Cargo and freight agents................................................. 18 (1) 13 (1) 5 (1)
Couriers and messengers.................................................. 185 683 157 719 28 (1)
Dispatchers.............................................................. 243 657 110 747 133 614
Meter readers, utilities................................................. 40 (1) 36 (1) 4 (1)
Postal service clerks.................................................... 149 904 75 905 73 904
Postal service mail carriers............................................. 330 936 232 944 98 908
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 75 930 46 (1) 29 (1)
Production, planning, and expediting clerks.............................. 241 717 116 928 125 644
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.................................. 398 534 276 538 122 525
Stock clerks and order fillers........................................... 936 483 609 485 327 479
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping............... 49 (1) 25 (1) 24 (1)
Secretaries and administrative assistants................................ 2,425 620 77 666 2,349 619
Computer operators....................................................... 100 629 54 740 47 (1)
Data entry keyers........................................................ 282 587 62 689 220 568
Word processors and typists.............................................. 130 606 10 (1) 120 604
Desktop publishers....................................................... 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks............................ 227 625 44 (1) 183 620
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service............ 72 514 39 (1) 33 (1)
Office clerks, general................................................... 723 602 129 647 594 594
Office machine operators, except computer................................ 34 (1) 14 (1) 20 (1)
Proofreaders and copy markers............................................ 5 (1) - - 5 (1)
Statistical assistants................................................... 15 (1) 7 (1) 8 (1)
Office and administrative support workers, all other..................... 444 649 107 822 337 617
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations................. 10,216 719 9,800 727 416 542
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................. 707 416 572 428 135 372
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 37 (1) 34 (1) 3 (1)
Agricultural inspectors.................................................. 18 (1) 10 (1) 8 (1)
Animal breeders.......................................................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - -
Graders and sorters, agricultural products............................... 71 408 26 (1) 45 (1)
Miscellaneous agricultural workers....................................... 515 396 438 405 77 346
Fishers and related fishing workers...................................... 10 (1) 9 (1) - -
Hunters and trappers..................................................... 1 (1) - - 1 (1)
Forest and conservation workers.......................................... 16 (1) 16 (1) - -
Logging workers.......................................................... 37 (1) 36 (1) 1 (1)
Construction and extraction occupations.................................... 5,267 718 5,154 719 113 673
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction
workers.................................................................. 532 965 517 963 14 (1)
Boilermakers............................................................. 23 (1) 22 (1) 1 (1)
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons................................ 102 701 102 701 - -
Carpenters............................................................... 734 662 720 665 14 (1)
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers......................... 118 586 114 590 4 (1)
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers.................. 55 631 55 631 - -
Construction laborers.................................................... 959 596 937 595 22 (1)
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators....................... 13 (1) 13 (1) - -
Pile-driver operators.................................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........... 319 748 315 750 3 (1)
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers.................. 111 590 109 592 2 (1)
Electricians............................................................. 644 856 628 858 16 (1)
Glaziers................................................................. 33 (1) 33 (1) - -
Insulation workers....................................................... 27 (1) 26 (1) 1 (1)
Painters, construction and maintenance................................... 297 529 288 524 9 (1)
Paperhangers............................................................. 2 (1) 2 (1) - -
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................... 415 793 411 795 4 (1)
Plasterers and stucco masons............................................. 20 (1) 20 (1) - -
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers....................................... 9 (1) 9 (1) - -
Roofers.................................................................. 152 600 152 600 - -
Sheet metal workers...................................................... 125 765 121 765 3 (1)
Structural iron and steel workers........................................ 53 779 50 779 2 (1)
Helpers, construction trades............................................. 63 507 60 520 3 (1)
Construction and building inspectors..................................... 72 916 67 926 4 (1)
Elevator installers and repairers........................................ 35 (1) 35 (1) - -
Fence erectors........................................................... 22 (1) 22 (1) - -
Hazardous materials removal workers...................................... 27 (1) 26 (1) 2 (1)
Highway maintenance workers.............................................. 104 763 101 766 2 (1)
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators.................... 12 (1) 12 (1) - -
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................ 7 (1) 7 (1) - -
Miscellaneous construction and related workers........................... 29 (1) 28 (1) 1 (1)
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.. 22 (1) 22 (1) - -
Earth drillers, except oil and gas....................................... 15 (1) 15 (1) - -
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters.............. 10 (1) 10 (1) - -
Mining machine operators................................................. 52 1,018 52 1,017 - -
Roof bolters, mining..................................................... 5 (1) 5 (1) - -
Roustabouts, oil and gas................................................. 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Helpers--extraction workers.............................................. 6 (1) 5 (1) 1 (1)
Other extraction workers................................................. 37 (1) 35 (1) 2 (1)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.......................... 4,242 781 4,075 787 167 644
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers.. 318 964 288 988 30 (1)
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers................. 282 801 238 808 44 (1)
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers.......... 155 900 142 911 12 (1)
Avionics technicians..................................................... 13 (1) 12 (1) 1 (1)
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers........................ 28 (1) 28 (1) - -
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation
equipment................................................................ 7 (1) 7 (1) - -
Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility............. 12 (1) 12 (1) - -
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles............ 17 (1) 17 (1) - -
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers......... 58 656 55 671 3 (1)
Security and fire alarm systems installers............................... 61 718 60 722 1 (1)
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians............................... 128 948 123 946 5 (1)
Automotive body and related repairers.................................... 129 661 128 663 - -
Automotive glass installers and repairers................................ 20 (1) 20 (1) - -
Automotive service technicians and mechanics............................. 621 667 612 669 10 (1)
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.................... 297 803 295 804 1 (1)
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics..... 208 837 205 848 3 (1)
Small engine mechanics................................................... 36 (1) 36 (1) - -
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and
repairers................................................................ 67 450 65 445 2 (1)
Control and valve installers and repairers............................... 26 (1) 25 (1) 1 (1)
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.... 309 764 306 764 2 (1)
Home appliance repairers................................................. 31 (1) 30 (1) 1 (1)
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics............................ 400 800 388 805 12 (1)
Maintenance and repair workers, general.................................. 371 719 361 731 10 (1)
Maintenance workers, machinery........................................... 31 (1) 31 (1) 1 (1)
Millwrights.............................................................. 46 (1) 46 (1) - -
Electrical power-line installers and repairers........................... 128 1,018 126 1,026 2 (1)
Telecommunications line installers and repairers......................... 176 795 170 799 6 (1)
Precision instrument and equipment repairers............................. 47 (1) 42 (1) 5 (1)
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers............. 33 (1) 27 (1) 6 (1)
Commercial divers........................................................ 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Locksmiths and safe repairers............................................ 25 (1) 23 (1) 2 (1)
Manufactured building and mobile home installers......................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - -
Riggers.................................................................. 6 (1) 6 (1) - -
Signal and track switch repairers........................................ 6 (1) 6 (1) - -
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers................... 19 (1) 18 (1) 1 (1)
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers...................... 127 609 120 621 7 (1)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.................. 12,722 605 10,222 648 2,500 472
Production occupations..................................................... 6,576 610 4,865 678 1,712 472
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...... 686 855 574 895 112 680
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers............ 17 (1) 12 (1) 5 (1)
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers................ 134 525 54 611 80 486
Engine and other machine assemblers...................................... 15 (1) 12 (1) 3 (1)
Structural metal fabricators and fitters................................. 18 (1) 18 (1) - -
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators................................. 733 542 465 592 268 488
Bakers................................................................... 118 455 62 448 57 466
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers............ 249 491 193 510 56 418
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and
tenders.................................................................. 12 (1) 7 (1) 5 (1)
Food batchmakers......................................................... 60 493 39 (1) 21 (1)
Food cooking machine operators and tenders............................... 6 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1)
Computer control programmers and operators............................... 64 730 59 745 5 (1)
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.................................................................. 4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1)
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....... 11 (1) 11 (1) 1 (1)
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....... 9 (1) 7 (1) 2 (1)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic........................................................ 73 570 56 603 17 (1)
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic.............................................................. 5 (1) 5 (1) - -
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................ 38 (1) 32 (1) 6 (1)
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.................................................................. 15 (1) 13 (1) 2 (1)
Milling and planning machine setters, operators, tenders, metal and
plastic.................................................................. 5 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1)
Machinists............................................................... 341 714 320 722 21 (1)
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders............................. 16 (1) 14 (1) 3 (1)
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic........................ 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.................................................................. 36 (1) 30 (1) 6 (1)
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 8 (1) 7 (1) 1 (1)
Tool and die makers...................................................... 44 (1) 43 (1) - -
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.................................. 414 675 396 682 17 (1)
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.................................................................. 7 (1) 6 (1) 1 (1)
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic....................................... 6 (1) 6 (1) - -
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.................................................................. 11 (1) 10 (1) 1 (1)
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners.................................... 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other.............................. 259 594 211 623 48 (1)
Bookbinders and bindery workers.......................................... 22 (1) 11 (1) 10 (1)
Job printers............................................................. 37 (1) 30 (1) 7 (1)
Prepress technicians and workers......................................... 38 (1) 23 (1) 15 (1)
Printing machine operators............................................... 146 620 115 672 31 (1)
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers......................................... 139 391 55 493 84 362
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials........................ 39 (1) 16 (1) 23 (1)
Sewing machine operators................................................. 137 385 40 (1) 96 383
Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................... 5 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1)
Shoe machine operators and tenders....................................... 5 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1)
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers......................................... 32 (1) 7 (1) 25 (1)
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders............... 2 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1)
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders.................. 6 (1) 2 (1) 4 (1)
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 4 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1)
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators,
and tenders.............................................................. 16 (1) 3 (1) 12 (1)
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic
and glass fibers......................................................... 1 (1) 1 (1) - -
Fabric and apparel patternmakers......................................... 4 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1)
Upholsterers............................................................. 31 (1) 27 (1) 5 (1)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other..................... 10 (1) 7 (1) 3 (1)
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters....................................... 33 (1) 31 (1) 1 (1)
Furniture finishers...................................................... 8 (1) 6 (1) 2 (1)
Model makers and patternmakers, wood..................................... - - - - - -
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood..................... 25 (1) 21 (1) 4 (1)
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....... 23 (1) 21 (1) 2 (1)
Woodworkers, all other................................................... 13 (1) 10 (1) 2 (1)
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers..................... 37 (1) 36 (1) 2 (1)
Stationary engineers and boiler operators................................ 98 919 95 925 2 (1)
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators.............. 71 765 66 787 5 (1)
Miscellaneous plant and system operators................................. 40 (1) 39 (1) 1 (1)
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders.............. 47 (1) 43 (1) 5 (1)
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers.............. 97 601 87 606 10 (1)
Cutting workers.......................................................... 72 511 57 541 15 (1)
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators,
and tenders.............................................................. 30 (1) 25 (1) 6 (1)
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders............. 12 (1) 12 (1) - -
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers..................... 531 671 356 754 175 513
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................ 19 (1) 12 (1) 7 (1)
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians................... 75 618 34 (1) 41 (1)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders...................... 203 447 85 497 118 415
Painting workers......................................................... 144 603 131 606 13 (1)
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators............ 40 (1) 15 (1) 25 (1)
Semiconductor processors................................................. 2 (1) 2 (1) - -
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders....................... 12 (1) 4 (1) 8 (1)
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders.... 7 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1)
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders..................... 3 (1) 3 (1) - -
Etchers and engravers.................................................... 7 (1) 2 (1) 5 (1)
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic.................. 24 (1) 23 (1) 1 (1)
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 33 (1) 20 (1) 13 (1)
Tire builders............................................................ 20 (1) 20 (1) 1 (1)
Helpers--production workers.............................................. 26 (1) 21 (1) 5 (1)
Production workers, all other............................................ 726 591 551 635 175 481
Transportation and material moving occupations............................. 6,145 599 5,357 618 788 472
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers.................. 190 786 148 799 42 (1)
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers..................................... 92 1,650 92 1,652 - -
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists.............. 30 (1) 23 (1) 7 (1)
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians... 11 (1) 10 (1) 2 (1)
Bus drivers.............................................................. 368 563 193 605 176 527
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers................................... 2,460 685 2,368 690 92 512
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.............................................. 211 514 179 519 32 (1)
Motor vehicle operators, all other....................................... 29 (1) 28 (1) 1 (1)
Locomotive engineers and operators....................................... 54 1,122 53 1,140 1 (1)
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators............................. 5 (1) 5 (1) - -
Railroad conductors and yardmasters...................................... 49 (1) 47 (1) 2 (1)
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers................. 10 (1) 10 (1) - -
Sailors and marine oilers................................................ 17 (1) 17 (1) - -
Ship and boat captains and operators..................................... 24 (1) 24 (1) - -
Ship engineers........................................................... 6 (1) 6 (1) - -
Bridge and lock tenders.................................................. 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1)
Parking lot attendants................................................... 65 421 57 415 8 (1)
Service station attendants............................................... 60 398 48 (1) 11 (1)
Transportation inspectors................................................ 47 (1) 43 (1) 4 (1)
Other transportation workers............................................. 13 (1) 13 (1) - -
Conveyor operators and tenders........................................... 6 (1) 4 (1) 2 (1)
Crane and tower operators................................................ 58 778 58 778 - -
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators........................ 34 (1) 32 (1) 1 (1)
Hoist and winch operators................................................ 5 (1) 5 (1) - -
Industrial truck and tractor operators................................... 479 531 444 532 36 (1)
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment....................................... 214 421 190 423 23 (1)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand................... 1,156 502 1,000 511 155 421
Machine feeders and offbearers........................................... 23 (1) 12 (1) 11 (1)
Packers and packagers, hand.............................................. 289 408 120 453 168 389
Pumping station operators................................................ 29 (1) 29 (1) - -
Refuse and recyclable material collectors................................ 59 463 55 473 4 (1)
Shuttle car operators.................................................... 2 (1) 2 (1) - -
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders........................................ 4 (1) 4 (1) - -
Material moving workers, all other....................................... 45 (1) 36 (1) 9 (1)
1 Data are not shown where base is less than 50,000.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data
that do not meet publication criteria.
*data recieved from the bureau of labor statistics