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The list below is taken from the Occupational Wage Survey published June 2011 and reflects New Mexico wages. The list has an entry wage, an experienced wage, and an average wage. Most people with little to no work experience will start at or below the entry wage. As one would expect, companies typically pay experienced workers higher wages than they pay new hires. You can find detailed information on wages by occupation, area, and industry at the EDS web site.When considering a career, it is important to realize that while pay is very important, it is only one of many considerations.

The occupations are sorted in alphabetical order.

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Occupational Title Entry Wage Average Wage Experienced
  A
Accountants and Auditors 20.37 31.57 37.17
Actors * * *
Actuaries * * *
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Heari * * *
Administrative Services Managers 21.52 34.15 40.47
Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teache 13.08 18.86 21.74
Advertising and Promotions Managers 24.64 36.79 42.87
Advertising Sales Agents 11.20 22.73 28.50
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 11.86 18.82 22.30
Aerospace Engineers 30.71 50.10 59.79
Agents/Business Managers of Artists Performers & A * * *
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 10.87 22.21 27.88
Agricultural Engineers * * *
Agricultural Equipment Operators 10.21 17.22 20.72
Agricultural Inspectors * * *
Agricultural Workers, All Other 8.95 14.52 17.3
Air Traffic Controllers 28.96 49.45 59.7
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors * * *
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 18.36 24.51 27.59
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems * * *
Airfield Operations Specialists * * *
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency 8.30 10.03 10.89
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 8.30 9.63 10.30
Anesthesiologists * 108.10 *
Animal Control Workers 11.21 14.53 16.2
Animal Scientists * * *
Animal Trainers 8.44 11.21 12.59
Anthropologists and Archeologists 16.89 26.64 31.51
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 11.07 20.07 24.57
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 26.99 53.97 67.47
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 19.80 31.87 37.9
Architectural and Civil Drafters 13.61 21.18 24.97
Archivists 17.55 26.28 30.65
Art Directors * * *
Artists and Related Workers, All Other * * *
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 9.72 13.80 15.83
Astronomers * * *
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 18.3 35.79 44.54
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 9.74 13.64 15.59
Audiologists 24.19 35.08 40.52
Audio-Visual Collections Specialists * * *
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 11.89 17.85 20.83
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 8.01 11.30 12.95
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 10.01 16.60 19.90
Avionics Technicians 16.93 24.15 27.76
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  B
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 7.87 9.10 9.72
Bailiffs 13.09 15.44 16.61
Bakers 8.37 11.07 12.42
Barbers 10.32 13.13 14.53
Bartenders 7.91 9.13 9.74
Bicycle Repairers 8.33 10.46 11.53
Bill and Account Collectors 10.97 15.46 17.70
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 9.94 13.95 15.95
Bindery Workers 9.08 11.84 13.22
Biochemists and Biophysicists * * *
Biological Scientists, All Other 17.56 29.17 34.97
Biological Technicians 11.27 15.29 17.30
Biomedical Engineers * * *
Boilermakers * * *
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 10.26 15.28 17.79
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 13.59 18.80 21.4
Bridge and Lock Tenders * * *
Broadcast News Analysts 16.18 26.14 31.12
Broadcast Technicians 8.54 12.76 14.88
Brokerage Clerks 12.48 16.62 18.69
Budget Analysts 22.83 31.81 36.30
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 13.34 21.27 25.23
Bus Drivers, School 8.47 11.47 12.97
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 10.39 13.45 14.98
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 19.50 33.56 40.59
Butchers and Meat Cutters 9.26 13.72 15.94
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  C
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 10.95 14.45 16.20
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers * * *
Camera Operators, Television, Video & Motion Pict. 10.17 21.96 27.86
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 15.58 23.55 27.54
Cargo and Freight Agents 14.75 20.75 23.76
Carpenters 11.83 17.43 20.23
Carpet Installers 11.79 13.74 14.72
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 16.00 22.89 26.34
Cashiers 8.26 9.61 10.28
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 10.61 15.04 17.25
Chefs and Head Cooks 11.35 18.04 21.39
Chemical Engineers 33.84 48.44 55.74
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 12.47 14.18 15.03
Chemical Plant and System Operators * * *
Chemical Technicians 20.73 28.68 32.65
Chemists 30.23 45.54 53.20
Chief Executives * 103.77 *
Child Care Workers 8.30 9.03 9.39
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 9.72 17.57 21.49
Chiropractors 14.74 36.49 47.36
Civil Engineering Technicians 12.95 19.90 23.38
Civil Engineers 27.51 42.51 50.01
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 18.94 27.92 32.4
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 8.06 9.15 9.69
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Op * * *
Clergy 8.43 15.60 19.19
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19.00 28.20 32.80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, O 9.36 12.3 13.76
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers * * *
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and 10.87 15.16 17.31
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Inc 7.92 8.66 9.02
Commercial and Industrial Designers * * *
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other * * *
Community and Social Service Specialists, Other 9.80 16.56 19.94
Compensation and Benefits Managers 22.96 35.6 41.92
Compensation, Benefits, Job Analysis Specialists 17.09 26.20 30.75
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construct 17.47 29.78 35.94
Computer and Information Scientists, Research 30.11 42.37 48.5
Computer and Information Systems Managers 32.95 49.70 58.07
Computer Hardware Engineers 34.19 43.71 48.46
Computer Operators 11.35 16.98 19.8
Computer Programmers 22.56 38.23 46.06
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 24.61 40.65 48.68
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 30.77 44.30 51.06
Computer Specialists, All Other 22.78 33.35 38.64
Computer Support Specialists 14.31 23.39 27.93
Computer Systems Analysts 25.55 38.32 44.71
Computer, Automated Teller & Office Mach. Repairer 11.26 16.67 19.38
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal 10.34 17.37 20.89
Concierges 8.35 11.23 12.66
Conservation Scientists 20.63 30.85 35.96
Construction and Building Inspectors 14.86 22.17 25.83
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 8.33 12.43 14.48
Construction Laborers 9.12 12.50 14.19
Construction Managers 20.66 34.00 40.66
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 22.20 25.76 27.54
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except 13.89 18.94 21.47
Conveyor Operators and Tenders * * *
Cooks, All Other 8.33 8.81 9.06
Cooks, Fast Food 8.13 8.69 8.97
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 8.34 10.34 11.35
Cooks, Restaurant 8.28 10.24 11.21
Cooks, Short Order 8.28 9.53 10.15
Cooling &Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders 13.15 14.41 15.04
Correctional Officers and Jailers 12.58 15.43 16.85
Correspondence Clerks * * *
Cost Estimators 18.03 27.97 32.94
Costume Attendants * * *
Counselors, All Other 17.37 21.74 23.93
Counter and Rental Clerks 8.40 12.03 13.84
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, an 7.77 8.63 9.06
Couriers and Messengers 8.35 11.41 12.93
Court Reporters 12.61 16.69 18.72
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 10.33 14.77 16.98
Craft Artists * * *
Crane and Tower Operators 22.30 26.11 28.01
Credit Analysts 17.38 25.81 30.02
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 9.01 12.39 14.08
Crossing Guards 8.42 11.46 12.99
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, 8.97 14.87 17.82
Curators 14.54 24.16 28.97
Customer Service Representatives 9.94 13.94 15.94
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 8.39 10.92 12.19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, an 8.82 12.69 14.62
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Oper 9.96 13.69 15.55
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  D
Data Entry Keyers 8.38 11.32 12.80
Database Administrators 21.93 33.62 39.46
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 9.15 10.99 11.91
Dental Assistants 11.18 15.04 16.97
Dental Hygienists 27.66 36.15 40.40
Dental Laboratory Technicians 11.21 17.69 20.93
Dentists, All Other Specialists 50.12 66.63 74.88
Dentists, General 48.45 83.05 100.35
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 15.42 23.88 28.11
Designers, All Other * * *
Desktop Publishers * * *
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 24.05 32.91 37.33
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 26.80 31.01 33.11
Dietetic Technicians 9.86 13.08 14.69
Dietitians and Nutritionists 18.97 26.98 30.99
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender 7.99 8.98 9.48
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 14.83 22.69 26.63
Dishwashers 7.95 8.66 9.01
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 10.37 16.19 19.10
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendor * * *
Drafters, All Other * * *
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operator 10.64 16.72 19.77
Driver/Sales Workers 8.41 12.96 15.24
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 11.65 16.99 19.66
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  E
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 12.11 16.31 18.41
Economists * * *
Editors 15.16 25.34 30.43
Education Administrators, All Other 25.56 32.26 35.61
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 24.59 49.65 62.19
Education Administrators, Preschool & Child Care * * *
Education, Training, & Library Workers, All Other 14.40 17.78 19.47
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors 16.36 26.71 31.88
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 11.56 17.25 20.09
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 20.46 27.80 31.47
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers * * *
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 14.87 24.34 29.08
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairer * * *
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial a 18.75 26.89 30.96
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, 19.50 24.58 27.12
Electrical Engineers 29.26 41.63 47.81
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 16.45 24.61 28.69
Electricians 16.62 22.30 25.14
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 15.24 17.48 18.59
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 22.44 27.59 30.17
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Mot 9.63 14.45 16.86
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers 10.11 12.26 13.33
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 33.92 46.31 52.51
Elevator Installers and Repairers * * *
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 12.88 18.06 20.65
Embalmers * * *
Emergency Management Specialists 18.67 32.94 40.07
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 9.25 14.54 17.19
Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialists 14.90 26.67 32.55
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers * * *
Engineering Managers 42.80 62.32 72.09
Engineering Technicians, Exc. Drafters, All Other 15.04 25.56 30.82
Engineers, All Other 37.46 54.44 62.94
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Wo * * *
Entertainment Attendants & Related Workers, Other 8.17 9.77 10.58
Environmental Engineering Technicians 14.66 24.78 29.85
Environmental Engineers 28.73 46.39 55.21
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, 14.54 20.67 23.74
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Includin 20.01 33.53 40.29
Epidemiologists * * *
Etchers and Engravers * * *
Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators 10.34 18.1 21.98
Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants 14.3 21.65 25.32
Explosives Wrkr, Ordnance Handling Experts, Blaste 16.18 25.29 29.84
Extraction Workers, All Other 10.66 18.98 23.14
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, 9.60 12.15 13.43
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, * * *
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machi 10.54 14.10 15.88
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  F
Fabric Menders, Except Garment * * *
Fallers * * *
Family and General Practitioners 53.19 93.47 113.62
Farm and Home Management Advisors * * *
Farm Equipment Mechanics 11.77 16.29 18.54
Farm labor contractors 8.50 10.89 12.08
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 13.44 22.29 26.71
Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery & Greenhouse 7.74 8.92 9.51
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals 8.15 10.06 11.02
Fashion Designers * * *
Fence Erectors 9.95 13.31 14.99
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators * * *
File Clerks 8.27 11.09 12.51
Film and Video Editors 12.61 17.63 20.14
Financial Analysts 20.07 39.22 48.80
Financial Examiners 26.31 42.23 50.19
Financial Managers 25.21 46.27 56.79
Financial Specialists, All Other 18.72 29.01 34.15
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and I 15.13 34.29 43.87
Fire Fighters 12.16 17.02 19.45
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 19.79 25.89 28.94
First-Line Super./Man. of Correctional Officers 16.18 21.86 24.71
First-Line Super./Man. of Police & Detectives 22.74 34.52 40.41
First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers 15.44 28.41 34.89
First-Line Super./Manag., Personal Service Workers 9.80 13.85 15.87
First-Line Supervis./Managers of Retail Sales Work 10.73 17.07 20.23
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Tr 16.43 26.37 31.34
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishin 12.51 19.07 22.36
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting a 19.92 25.92 28.92
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparatio 9.11 13.46 15.64
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Labore 12.78 19.22 22.44
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping an 10.05 14.57 16.82
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, La 13.71 18.92 21.53
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Inst 17.20 28.03 33.45
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Admi 13.52 20.58 24.11
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and 14.88 28.00 34.57
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation 14.99 25.84 31.26
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Protective Servic 10.89 22.65 28.53
Fish and Game Wardens * * *
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 8.62 15.61 19.1
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles * * *
Floor Sanders and Finishers * * *
Floral Designers 8.45 10.57 11.63
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Mach * * *
Food Batchmakers 8.51 9.78 10.41
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 8.72 10.94 12.05
Food Preparation & Serving Related Workers, Other 8.43 8.51 8.55
Food Preparation Workers 8.34 9.55 10.15
Food Scientists and Technologists * * *
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 8.15 10.23 11.27
Food Service Managers 17.28 27.6 32.75
Forensic Science Technicians 16.08 22.77 26.12
Forest and Conservation Technicians 12.54 17.01 19.25
Forest and Conservation Workers 8.56 13.04 15.28
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists * * *
Foresters 23.17 30.35 33.94
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, M * * *
Foundry Mold and Coremakers * * *
Funeral Attendants 8.81 11.56 12.93
Funeral Directors 17.19 26.85 31.69
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Oper. & Tende * * *
Furniture Finishers 8.88 12.77 14.71
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  G
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners 8.77 11.67 13.12
Gaming Cage Workers 8.30 11.14 12.57
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 8.23 10.15 11.10
Gaming Dealers 8.19 8.66 8.9
Gaming Managers 24.44 33.66 38.27
Gaming Service Workers, All Other 8.52 10.15 10.96
Gaming Supervisors 14.02 19.59 22.38
Gaming Surveillance Officers & Investigators 11.27 14.79 16.56
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 20.37 27.93 31.70
Gas Plant Operators * * *
General and Operations Managers 22.87 45.11 56.23
Geographers * * *
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 14.17 24.79 30.1
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers 20.70 39.45 48.83
Glaziers 10.77 13.00 14.11
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 8.46 9.24 9.64
Graphic Designers 13.98 21.59 25.39
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 7.97 9.98 10.98
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine 8.89 13.58 15.92
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 8.96 14.82 17.76
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  H
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 8.37 12.98 15.28
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 13.33 23.31 28.31
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety 28.36 44.68 52.84
Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other * * *
Health Educators 12.49 21.90 26.60
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 15.23 24.21 28.70
Healthcare Practitioners & Tech. Workers, Other 9.84 15.72 18.65
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 9.81 14.83 17.34
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Te * * *
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha 13.29 19.56 22.69
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other * * *
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, an 9.15 11.65 12.90
Helpers--Carpenters 9.52 12.40 13.85
Helpers--Electricians 9.98 13.36 15.05
Helpers--Extraction Workers 12.34 18.54 21.64
Helpers--Installation, Maint., & Repair Worers 8.23 12.32 14.37
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and S 9.05 10.80 11.67
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and St 8.80 12.15 13.83
Helpers--Production Workers 8.70 11.66 13.13
Helpers--Roofers 9.00 11.39 12.59
Highway Maintenance Workers 10.74 13.93 15.52
Historians * * *
Hoist and Winch Operators 16.46 22.40 25.37
Home Appliance Repairers 9.56 14.39 16.81
Home Health Aides 8.41 9.30 9.74
Host & Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge & Coffee Shop 8.20 8.88 9.22
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 8.20 9.44 10.06
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Tim 12.43 17.19 19.58
Human Resources Managers, All Other 25.72 40.69 48.18
Hydrologists 25.80 38.69 45.14
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  I
Industrial Engineering Technicians 16.49 27.59 33.14
Industrial Engineers 32.27 46.21 53.19
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 13.09 21.38 25.52
Industrial Production Managers 32.44 52.21 62.09
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 9.45 14.10 16.43
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists * * *
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 12.76 17.96 20.56
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers 11.14 22.35 27.96
Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers, Other 9.36 15.12 17.99
Instructional Coordinators 16.43 26.64 31.74
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 11.21 15.95 18.32
Insulation Workers, Mechanical 18.02 23.60 26.39
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 19.59 25.63 28.65
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 10.96 14.60 16.42
Insurance Sales Agents 12.96 23.00 28.01
Insurance Underwriters 22.39 31.63 36.26
Interior Designers 13.34 23.45 28.5
Internists, General * 107.67 *
Interpreters and Translators 8.41 20.63 26.74
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 8.11 11.94 13.85
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  J
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeepi 8.40 10.44 11.47
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 8.25 13.81 16.59
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 8.94 19.79 25.21
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  L
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand 8.38 11.42 12.94
Landscape Architects * * *
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 8.33 10.97 12.29
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, * * *
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 8.29 9.24 9.72
Law Clerks 13.67 18.37 20.72
Lawyers 27.36 44.91 53.68
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 13.21 22.96 27.84
Legal Secretaries 12.73 16.89 18.97
Legal Support Workers, All Other 15.68 22.33 25.66
Librarians 16.91 24.15 27.77
Library Assistants, Clerical 8.17 9.70 10.46
Library Technicians 9.09 13.25 15.33
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 16.82 21.87 24.40
Life Scientists, All Other * * *
Life, Physical & Social Science Technicians, Other * * *
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Pro 8.16 9.57 10.27
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining * * *
Loan Counselors 15.80 19.64 21.57
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 9.88 13.54 15.37
Loan Officers 16.90 27.51 32.82
Locker Room, Coatroom, & Dressing Room Attendants * * *
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 9.75 12.54 13.94
Locomotive Engineers 32.05 44.14 50.18
Locomotive Firers * * *
Lodging Managers 14.91 20.59 23.42
Logging Equipment Operators * * *
Logisticians 26.56 39.99 46.71
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Occupational TitleEntry WageAverage WageExperienced
  M
Machine Feeders and Offbearers * * *
Machinists 14.95 22.7 26.58
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 8.20 9.13 9.59
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Pos 8.81 12.82 14.83
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 9.85 15.99 19.06
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 10.58 16.99 20.20
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance * * *
Management Analysts 21.05 38.74 47.58
Managers, All Other 20.40 37.56 46.13
Manicurists and Pedicurists 8.13 9.66 10.43
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers * * *
Market Research Analysts 17.35 28.20 33.63
Marketing Managers 23.61 39.64 47.65
Marriage and Family Therapists 18.40 25.31 28.76
Massage Therapists 12.24 20.99 25.36
Material Moving Workers, All Other 9.01 11.89 13.34
Materials Engineers 28.75 42.31 49.09
Materials Scientists 39.89 52.06 58.15
Mathematical Scientists, All Other * * *
Mathematical Technicians * * *
Mathematicians * * *
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 9.96 11.55 12.35
Mechanical Door Repairers 14.97 20.31 22.98
Mechanical Drafters 16.64 25.50 29.93
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 16.74 24.74 28.74
Mechanical Engineers 28.52 41.42 47.87
Media & Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 14.84 27.16 33.32
Media and Communication Workers, All Other * * *
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 12.75 19.02 22.15
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 14.62 22.82 26.92
Medical and Health Services Managers 30.09 49.37 59.02
Medical and Public Health Social Workers 10.70 17.81 21.36
Medical Appliance Technicians * * *
Medical Assistants 10.27 13.31 14.84
Medical Equipment Preparers 11.72 15.64 17.60
Medical Equipment Repairers 11.68 19.18 22.94
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 10.21 15.42 18.02
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 14.25 31.10 39.52
Medical Secretaries 10.74 15.02 17.16
Medical Transcriptionists 11.11 15.34 17.45
Meeting and Convention Planners 14.67 24.53 29.46
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 15.46 20.39 22.85
Mental Health Counselors 13.41 22.05 26.37
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 9.70 15.14 17.86
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other * * *
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders * * *
Meter Readers, Utilities 10.42 14.83 17.03
Microbiologists * * *
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, an * * *
Millwrights 22.73 27.03 29.18
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators 18.97 21.15 22.24
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining 28.71 37.73 42.24
Mining Machine Operators, All Other * * *
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, an 8.50 13.42 15.88
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 15.62 21.37 24.24
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic * * *
Molders, Shapers, & Casters, Exc. Metal & Plastic 10.69 13.91 15.52
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, 8.05 9.37 10.03
Motion Picture Projectionists 8.37 9.24 9.68
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 15.75 19.02 20.66
Motorboat Mechanics * * *
Motorcycle Mechanics 10.21 13.39 14.99
Multi-Media Artists and Animators * * *
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tend * * *
Museum Technicians and Conservators 10.24 16.06 18.97
Music Directors and Composers 15.11 21.81 25.16
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners * * *
Musicians and Singers 9.89 11.93 12.95
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Natural Sciences Managers 37.23 54.87 63.69
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 22.36 33.8 39.52
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts 22.74 34.66 40.61
New Accounts Clerks 10.57 13.63 15.17
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 8.36 10.53 11.62
Nuclear Engineers 31.68 49.13 57.86
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 18.69 28.5 33.41
Nuclear Technicians * * *
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers 20.22 27.88 31.71
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 8.85 11.84 13.34
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  O
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 51.76 81.84 96.88
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 18.59 33.24 40.57
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 17.18 25.74 30.02
Occupational Therapist Aides 11.05 15.63 17.93
Occupational Therapist Assistants 16.61 23.99 27.69
Occupational Therapists 20.24 33.92 40.76
Office and Administrative Support Workers, Other 11.41 16.29 18.74
Office Clerks, General 8.36 11.54 13.14
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 8.42 11.87 13.59
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipme 13.28 18.25 20.73
Operations Research Analysts 18.50 37.58 47.13
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 11.91 16.79 19.23
Opticians, Dispensing 11.32 15.46 17.53
Optometrists 31.73 48.08 56.25
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons * * *
Order Clerks 8.5 12.00 13.74
Orthodontists * * *
Orthotists and Prosthetists * * *
Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mech. 9.66 12.84 14.43
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  P
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 8.37 9.45 9.98
Packers and Packagers, Hand 8.20 9.24 9.76
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 10.36 14.26 16.21
Painters, Transportation Equipment 12.84 23.39 28.66
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 8.43 10.51 11.55
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 10.25 14.47 16.58
Paperhangers * * *
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 14.04 18.96 21.41
Parking Enforcement Workers * * *
Parking Lot Attendants 8.29 10.41 11.47
Parts Salespersons 8.54 14.07 16.83
Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators 12.99 15.92 17.39
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 11.06 15.56 17.80
Pediatricians, General 64.77 81.32 89.6
Personal and Home Care Aides 8.35 9.20 9.63
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 8.18 9.31 9.87
Personal Financial Advisors 13.97 25.13 30.71
Pest Control Workers 11.39 14.32 15.78
Pesticide Handlers Sprayers & Applicators, Vegi 10.05 11.63 12.42
Petroleum Engineers 32.58 51.15 60.44
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operator 20.21 28.41 32.51
Pharmacists 40.24 51.64 57.35
Pharmacy Aides 9.04 11.98 13.45
Pharmacy Technicians 10.40 14.04 15.86
Photographers 8.96 15.74 19.13
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 8.34 10.42 11.46
Physical Scientists, All Other * * *
Physical Therapist Aides 9.45 12.64 14.23
Physical Therapist Assistants 13.11 19.03 21.99
Physical Therapists 22.70 33.77 39.30
Physician Assistants 25.59 36.19 41.48
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other * 99.07 *
Physicists 31.46 45.01 51.79
Pipelayers 9.54 14.16 16.47
Plant and System Operators, All Other 15.06 26.00 31.48
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 12.13 16.21 18.25
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, an 9.32 15.58 18.71
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 13.37 20.03 23.36
Podiatrists 30.35 48.84 58.08
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 15.77 20.87 23.41
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 10.39 14.28 16.22
Postal Service Clerks 24.18 25.32 25.89
Postal Service Mail Carriers 20.47 24.21 26.08
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Proce 12.08 20.64 24.91
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 15.46 24.73 29.37
Pourers and Casters, Metal 8.67 13.21 15.48
Power Distributors and Dispatchers * * *
Power Plant Operators * * *
Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers, Other 18.46 25.28 28.7
Prepress Technicians and Workers 10.06 14.13 16.17
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 8.76 14.13 16.81
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 7.79 8.82 9.33
Printing Machine Operators 9.73 14.58 17.00
Private Detectives and Investigators 12.99 23.84 29.26
Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Spec. 14.37 18.83 21.06
Procurement Clerks 11.43 16.82 19.52
Producers and Directors 15.16 22.93 26.81
Production Workers, All Other 9.18 14.63 17.36
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 12.44 20.83 25.03
Proofreaders and Copy Markers * * *
Property, Real Estate & Community Association Mgr 12.45 21.82 26.5
Protective Service Workers, All Other 10.79 19.32 23.59
Psychiatric Aides 10.66 12.94 14.08
Psychiatric Technicians 10.38 13.14 14.52
Psychiatrists 27.30 79.95 106.28
Psychologists, All Other 22.29 35.72 42.44
Public Address System and Other Announcers * * *
Public Relations Managers 23.03 36.14 42.70
Public Relations Specialists 17.20 29.12 35.08
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 12.53 18.90 22.09
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 9.65 19.00 23.68
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail & Farm 18.31 29.15 34.57
Purchasing Managers 24.29 40.21 48.17
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Radiation Therapists 22.28 30.00 33.87
Radio and Television Announcers 8.11 13.62 16.38
Radio Mechanics * * *
Radio Operators * * *
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 20.24 26.36 29.43
Rail Car Repairers * * *
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other * * *
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers * * *
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators * * *
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters * * *
Rail-Track Laying & Maint. Equipment Operators 17.72 26.35 30.66
Real Estate Brokers 17.66 34.54 42.97
Real Estate Sales Agents 14.97 31.72 40.09
Receptionists and Information Clerks 8.48 11.33 12.76
Recreation Workers 8.37 11.83 13.55
Recreational Therapists 11.76 15.87 17.93
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 13.8 19.71 22.66
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 9.37 14.2 16.61
Registered Nurses 24.02 31.78 35.65
Rehabilitation Counselors 10.77 18.18 21.89
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 14.86 18.05 19.65
Religious Workers, All Other 17.01 19.12 20.18
Reporters and Correspondents 11.16 16.60 19.32
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and T 9.90 14.47 16.76
Residential Advisors 8.33 10.37 11.38
Respiratory Therapists 19.93 24.79 27.23
Respiratory Therapy Technicians 13.87 20.88 24.39
Retail Salespersons 8.34 11.47 13.03
Riggers * * *
Rock Splitters, Quarry * * *
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, M * * *
Roofers 10.59 14.11 15.87
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 19.01 25.72 29.08
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 11.12 16.14 18.66
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Sales and Related Workers, All Other 9.09 15.70 19.00
Sales Engineers 20.82 42.04 52.66
Sales Managers 25.03 44.75 54.61
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 13.31 24.71 30.41
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing 18.46 37.99 47.76
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 13.76 25.90 31.97
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders, Wood 8.25 11.18 12.65
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 9.54 14.09 16.36
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sa 18.12 45.57 59.29
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 11.33 16.33 18.82
Security Guards 8.75 12.95 15.04
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 10.57 18.56 22.55
Semiconductor Processors * * *
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, 9.72 14.08 16.26
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 10.04 12.40 13.58
Service Station Attendants 8.43 10.59 11.67
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 15.70 21.73 24.75
Set and Exhibit Designers 18.28 23.73 26.45
Sewers, Hand 10.92 11.24 11.39
Sewing Machine Operators 8.62 10.60 11.58
Shampooers * * *
Sheet Metal Workers 13.81 19.61 22.51
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 9.62 13.41 15.3
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers * * *
Signal and Track Switch Repairers * * *
Skin Care Specialists * * *
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 8.82 10.14 10.80
Slot Key Persons 7.80 9.58 10.47
Social and Community Service Managers 17.72 25.87 29.94
Social and Human Service Assistants 9.23 13.34 15.4
Social Science Research Assistants 15.67 24.87 29.47
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other * * *
Social Workers, All Other 11.91 20.16 24.29
Sociologists * * *
Soil and Plant Scientists 23.80 33.59 38.49
Sound Engineering Technicians 10.47 16.20 19.06
Speech-Language Pathologists 22.34 32.88 38.15
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 14.80 22.00 25.60
Statistical Assistants 14.21 14.95 15.32
Statisticians 25.99 40.50 47.75
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 8.33 10.91 12.20
Stonemasons 13.45 16.25 17.65
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 10.83 19.33 23.58
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 11.65 15.45 17.35
Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors 13.88 20.36 23.60
Surgeons * 119.23 *
Surgical Technologists 12.10 16.85 19.23
Survey Researchers * * *
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 12.29 19.29 22.78
Surveyors 17.73 28.27 33.55
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 8.41 11.87 13.60
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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 9.38 14.17 16.56
Tapers 11.98 16.23 18.35
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 14.00 26.3 32.45
Tax Preparers 8.97 14.08 16.63
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 8.26 10.82 12.10
Team Assemblers 9.04 13.43 15.63
Technical Writers 15.42 28.55 35.11
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repair 13.79 22.71 27.17
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 14.25 20.38 23.45
Telemarketers 8.65 11.03 12.22
Telephone Operators 8.37 10.72 11.89
Tellers 8.64 10.76 11.82
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers * * *
Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Op. & Tenders * * *
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, Tender * * *
Textile, Apparel, & Furnishings Workers, All Other 9.83 12.93 14.48
Therapists, All Other 19.21 23.85 26.16
Tile and Marble Setters 10.48 14.71 16.83
Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters & Calibrators * * *
Tire Repairers and Changers 8.38 11.23 12.65
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 12.39 20.23 24.15
Tool and Die Makers * * *
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 11.44 16.00 18.28
Tour Guides and Escorts 8.57 12.28 14.13
Traffic Technicians 11.57 16.05 18.29
Training and Development Managers 21.71 35.71 42.72
Training and Development Specialists 16.67 26.39 31.25
Transit and Railroad Police * * *
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendant 9.02 12.22 13.83
Transportation Inspectors 16.58 30.5 37.46
Transportation Workers, All Other 9.54 14.64 17.19
Transportation, Storage & Distribution Managers 22.61 36.01 42.7
Travel Agents 10.67 15.38 17.73
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 10.88 15.8 18.26
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 12.12 17.83 20.69
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 9.00 14.83 17.75
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Upholsterers 8.45 11.94 13.69
Urban and Regional Planners 17.79 26.43 30.75
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 7.78 8.86 9.40
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Veterinarians 26.79 37.68 43.13
Veterinary Asst. and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 8.36 12.02 13.85
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 11.03 15.45 17.66
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 13.25 22.23 26.72
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Waiters and Waitresses 7.95 8.89 9.35
Watch Repairers * * *
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Oper 10.13 15.14 17.64
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recor 11.74 14.46 15.82
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 12.19 20.00 23.91
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, O 12.77 17.04 19.17
Wellhead Pumpers 12.47 19.77 23.43
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 13.59 20.77 24.37
Woodworkers, All Other * * *
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender 9.92 11.41 12.15
Word Processors and Typists 11.98 15.23 16.86
Writers and Authors 19.87 25.01 27.58
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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 23.31 31.3 35.29

Wages based on Occupational Employment Statistics published May 2011

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