Mississippi

669 of 818 occupations have BLS OEWS state-level data for Mississippi, May 2024 estimates.

OccupationSOCEmploymentMean annualMedian annual
Accountants and Auditors13-20116,940$74,620$64,170
Actors27-201190
Actuaries15-201130$123,500$97,210
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders51-9191440$33,700$30,820
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers23-1021120$100,300$75,540
Administrative Services Managers11-30122,190$108,520$90,710
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors25-3011250$50,430$50,430
Advertising Sales Agents41-3011430$56,700$46,790
Advertising and Promotions Managers11-2011110$84,210$64,230
Aerospace Engineers17-2011100$108,240$96,810
Agricultural Equipment Operators45-2091400$32,370$30,570
Agricultural Inspectors45-2011130$46,920$41,600
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041150$86,180$85,360
Agricultural Technicians19-4012220$39,300$48,790
Air Traffic Controllers53-2021130$94,890$91,480
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians49-30111,560$71,180$76,980
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers51-201170$54,870$49,710
Airfield Operations Specialists53-202250$52,420$48,570
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians53-3011350$25,840$23,080
Amusement and Recreation Attendants39-30911,680$23,190$21,690
Animal Caretakers39-20211,750$26,070$23,740
Animal Control Workers33-9011130$35,700$34,480
Animal Trainers39-201150$39,430$35,240
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval17-1011430$99,210$79,040
Architectural and Civil Drafters17-3011380$61,310$57,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041880$135,210$136,010
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary25-103170$84,920$81,970
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-106250$75,940$69,110
Art Directors27-1011130
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25-1121600$61,650$61,670
Athletic Trainers29-9091230$54,430$52,260
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19-2021160$77,670$74,060
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-105170$78,270$64,850
Audio and Video Technicians27-4011130$40,160$33,210
Audiologists29-118160$68,050$61,150
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers49-2097100$49,250$42,180
Automotive Body and Related Repairers49-30211,610$51,540$48,370
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers49-3022290$47,690$47,000
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics49-30236,410$46,010$38,070
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants53-6031560$29,820$28,720
Avionics Technicians49-2091180$68,860$66,580
Baggage Porters and Bellhops39-6011210$23,460$22,270
Bailiffs33-3011220$46,040$39,940
Bakers51-30111,440$31,110$30,620
Barbers39-501160$35,220$24,110
Bartenders35-30112,800$33,910$24,700
Bill and Account Collectors43-3011850$39,130$36,610
Billing and Posting Clerks43-30212,990$42,420$41,440
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1042520$79,320$66,960
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029360$89,070$84,610
Biological Technicians19-4021370$55,510$50,650
Boilermakers47-2011250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks43-303111,430$42,860$40,070
Brickmasons and Blockmasons47-2021150$51,260$49,300
Bridge and Lock Tenders53-601150$62,460$73,240
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys27-3011220$61,790$32,900
Broadcast Technicians27-401270$38,380$39,990
Brokerage Clerks43-401170$56,360$51,910
Budget Analysts13-2031420$74,450$74,960
Bus Drivers, School53-30513,880$30,660$28,940
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity53-3052340$37,590$37,610
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-30313,010$53,400$50,480
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-11993,630$79,930$74,990
Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011480$94,010$76,060
Butchers and Meat Cutters51-30211,310$30,490$28,590
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters51-7011790$39,220$38,460
Calibration Technologists and Technicians17-302830$64,300$63,190
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film27-4031$55,860$55,810
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels53-5021530$120,580$112,670
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians29-2031540$51,620$45,120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School25-2023200$53,390$52,400
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-11941,260$53,460$50,510
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School25-20321,730$55,800$56,990
Cargo and Freight Agents43-5011330$52,120$49,950
Carpenters47-20312,230$48,750$46,160
Carpet Installers47-2041130$37,330$37,700
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists17-102150$76,180$74,520
Cashiers41-201131,870$24,170$22,410
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers47-20511,050$43,450$44,460
Chefs and Head Cooks35-1011950$50,150$44,990
Chemical Engineers17-2041150$107,550$102,470
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders51-9011950$56,380$57,020
Chemical Plant and System Operators51-8091300$63,880$55,750
Chemical Technicians19-4031330$56,990$54,100
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary25-1052150$77,820$77,100
Chemists19-2031170$87,500$78,260
Chief Executives11-1011440$155,210$125,340
Child, Family, and School Social Workers21-10213,660$45,310$44,690
Childcare Workers39-90114,920$23,120$21,760
Chiropractors29-1011110$91,250$79,990
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3022760$48,170$46,540
Civil Engineers17-20512,050$115,570$103,940
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators13-10311,540$75,060$75,180
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment53-70612,620$29,530$29,130
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders51-9192110$37,340$34,410
Clergy21-2011270$55,630$50,500
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists19-3033200$95,140$92,390
Coaches and Scouts27-20221,520$65,650$47,120
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-91241,980$51,810$49,750
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers51-2021$39,110$32,670
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers49-9091300$40,220$38,520
Commercial Pilots53-2012300$129,030$99,920
Commercial and Industrial Designers27-1021490
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary25-1122190$61,370$63,440
Community Health Workers21-1094570$40,660$37,790
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other21-1099880$44,580$41,660
Compensation and Benefits Managers11-311160$105,280$89,830
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists13-1141400$58,280$53,780
Compliance Officers13-10411,840$69,630$65,150
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061180$87,040$76,120
Computer Network Architects15-1241280$97,430$95,710
Computer Network Support Specialists15-12311,750$55,820$50,600
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators51-91611,210$44,160$39,870
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers51-916280$52,740$52,000
Computer Occupations, All Other15-12991,370$84,820$86,380
Computer Programmers15-1251600$72,010$65,120
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1021160$73,180$64,190
Computer Systems Analysts15-12112,040$84,670$82,870
Computer User Support Specialists15-12323,220$50,540$46,690
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221280$111,360$108,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-30211,780$126,210$117,350
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers49-2011660$42,590$42,950
Concierges39-6012150$32,100$29,920
Conservation Scientists19-1031480$63,860$56,980
Construction Laborers47-20618,260$39,290$37,180
Construction Managers11-90211,760$103,850$93,840
Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011850$56,740$49,750
Continuous Mining Machine Operators47-504140$38,470$41,510
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door49-9012280$60,060$55,000
Conveyor Operators and Tenders53-7011250$35,950$35,090
Cooks, Fast Food35-201110,520$23,230$22,250
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria35-20126,470$27,190$25,830
Cooks, Restaurant35-20149,710$29,690$29,520
Cooks, Short Order35-20152,360$26,280$25,710
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders51-9193400$36,730$37,030
Correctional Officers and Jailers33-30124,530$39,010$36,710
Cost Estimators13-10511,300$69,980$66,410
Counselors, All Other21-101950$45,900$44,040
Counter and Rental Clerks41-20212,870$35,830$31,420
Couriers and Messengers43-5021480$33,820$34,930
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners27-309240$57,320$65,060
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks43-40312,760$39,720$36,070
Crane and Tower Operators53-7021770$60,210$62,510
Credit Analysts13-2041310$85,210$72,090
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks43-404190$40,550$38,170
Credit Counselors13-2071250$44,370$39,100
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary25-1111130$86,910$78,280
Crossing Guards and Flaggers33-9091220$31,140$30,160
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9021250$36,790$35,780
Customer Service Representatives43-405120,240$36,990$35,580
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand51-903180$35,370$36,430
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9032510$44,890$47,790
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-40311,480$41,630$39,570
Dancers27-203130
Data Entry Keyers43-9021660$36,090$33,530
Data Scientists15-2051270$77,830$69,430
Database Administrators15-1242230$84,830$86,420
Database Architects15-1243110$92,400$90,980
Demonstrators and Product Promoters41-9011110$34,650$27,610
Dental Assistants31-90912,690$40,160$37,130
Dental Hygienists29-12921,520$66,490$66,290
Dental Laboratory Technicians51-9081160$45,010$37,390
Dentists, General29-1021830$143,020$128,570
Dermatologists29-1213$265,680
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas47-5011130$50,340$48,060
Detectives and Criminal Investigators33-3021810$67,560$56,310
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers29-2032680$71,850$73,440
Dietetic Technicians29-2051110$30,330$28,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists29-1031510$61,780$61,890
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers35-90113,420$23,400$21,860
Directors, Religious Activities and Education21-2021110$55,030$48,660
Dishwashers35-90213,110$24,030$23,350
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance43-50322,070$46,410$46,240
Drafters, All Other17-301980$64,080$61,780
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-403260$48,350$48,420
Driver/Sales Workers53-30312,290$34,560$34,290
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers47-2081160$43,540$43,470
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas47-5023190$62,220$57,450
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary25-106370$95,120$95,420
Editors27-3041280$57,240$49,510
Education Administrators, All Other11-9039130$90,630$83,990
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary11-90323,080$84,710$81,760
Education Administrators, Postsecondary11-90331,920$116,140$85,670
Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081550$64,880$61,150
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare11-9031610$46,180$40,630
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other25-9099170$46,820$46,160
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors21-10122,540$58,570$59,630
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers49-2092280$44,420$40,090
Electrical Engineers17-20711,230$102,990$100,840
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers49-90511,790$69,780$68,810
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3023670$78,450$80,410
Electrical and Electronics Drafters17-3012110$63,290$61,520
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment49-2094490$69,250$70,390
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay49-2095170$88,370$90,690
Electricians47-21115,650$54,810$57,300
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians17-302460$61,920$61,990
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles49-2096150$35,770$31,720
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072210
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-202111,680$49,400$48,440
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers47-4021190
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs43-40611,540$40,260$37,980
Embalmers39-401160$57,730$56,490
Emergency Management Directors11-9161240$56,170$47,850
Emergency Medical Technicians29-20421,300$35,380$35,980
Emergency Medicine Physicians29-1214410
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers51-2031370$42,930$37,420
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032340$99,970$101,650
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other17-3029360$77,210$79,790
Engineers, All Other17-2199560$103,110$112,100
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1123550$58,930$61,920
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling11-907290$68,190$60,010
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3025$52,550$46,350
Environmental Engineers17-2081260$84,500$81,780
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health19-4042$56,500$55,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041380$66,890$55,110
Epidemiologists19-104140$62,620$58,490
Etchers and Engravers51-919460$32,020$32,360
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining47-5022230$43,800$41,000
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43-60111,490$60,470$54,090
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors39-90311,500$41,530$36,280
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4021690$43,690$40,700
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9041360$41,030$40,190
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers51-609260$48,310$44,740
Facilities Managers11-3013880$96,070$90,960
Fallers45-4021250$56,820$51,790
Family Medicine Physicians29-1215780$261,520$231,580
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-119280$81,450$79,950
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3041640$48,240$47,470
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse45-2092320$35,480$30,670
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals45-2093220$38,540$37,440
Fast Food and Counter Workers35-302331,010$23,330$22,280
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators51-2051210$42,210$40,790
File Clerks43-4071510
Film and Video Editors27-403270$42,900$48,470
Financial Clerks, All Other43-3099110$32,540$34,110
Financial Examiners13-2061340$97,400$92,590
Financial Managers11-30313,730$123,590$105,970
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054280
Financial Specialists, All Other13-2099390$78,810$74,960
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051730$86,760$77,520
Fire Inspectors and Investigators33-2021120$52,990$54,650
Firefighters33-20112,630$38,560$36,980
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-10117,720$72,090$64,740
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers33-1011420$55,690$48,830
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services39-1014480$40,940$38,020
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers45-1011510$68,000$65,990
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers33-10211,410$51,310$47,540
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers35-101211,610$36,870$34,230
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers39-10131,020$58,150$56,840
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers37-10111,560$41,760$38,800
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers37-1012840$51,800$47,880
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers49-10116,820$72,560$68,440
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers41-10122,140$80,370$66,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers43-101112,830$58,840$53,440
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers39-1022820$39,660$35,800
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives33-10121,850$61,210$58,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-10119,580$71,140$64,510
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other33-1099120$56,090$47,370
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers41-101113,670$47,140$43,110
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers33-1091580$47,200$44,050
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles47-2042$51,520$48,970
Floral Designers27-1023280$28,380$28,170
Food Batchmakers51-3092490$36,860$35,320
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders51-3093140$32,170$32,260
Food Preparation Workers35-20217,490$25,190$23,190
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other35-9099410$26,150$25,810
Food Processing Workers, All Other51-3099670$37,710$38,940
Food Science Technicians19-401330$60,080$64,600
Food Scientists and Technologists19-101270$87,220$79,520
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant35-30411,940$25,890$24,580
Food Service Managers11-90512,370$60,580$51,430
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1124160$51,150$52,320
Forensic Science Technicians19-4092120$57,480$54,720
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists33-202290$29,900$26,460
Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4071270$53,180$51,460
Foresters19-1032100$73,360$65,960
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-402280$35,870$36,940
Foundry Mold and Coremakers51-4071140$40,540$39,370
Fundraisers13-1131200$60,100$52,040
Fundraising Managers11-203350$99,930$92,990
Funeral Attendants39-4021370$29,880$28,620
Funeral Home Managers11-9171140$66,700$66,990
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders51-9051370$42,290$43,680
Furniture Finishers51-702170$35,210$31,540
Gambling Cage Workers43-3041440$31,750$30,930
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers41-2012650$33,370$31,270
Gambling Dealers39-30112,790$45,510$23,970
Gambling Managers11-9071170$96,400$78,340
Gambling Service Workers, All Other39-3019100$40,630$32,660
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators33-9031300$38,510$36,670
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners39-3012130$26,870$27,530
Gas Plant Operators51-8092450$75,080$79,530
General Internal Medicine Physicians29-1216330$285,170
General and Operations Managers11-102114,530$112,540$88,290
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary25-106440$91,760$83,570
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-2042260$116,340$113,730
Glaziers47-2121590$42,640$42,990
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products45-20411,320$26,760$31,660
Graphic Designers27-1024920$57,070$45,260
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4033480$45,140$41,410
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other37-301970$41,210$40,770
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists39-5012910$36,720$28,360
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers47-4041390$39,660$38,740
Health Education Specialists21-1091530$53,670$48,100
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars29-9021160$49,590$43,500
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-10712,110$152,440$132,630
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other29-20991,530$41,370$38,290
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors17-2111150$90,890$87,230
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other29-1299$107,990$82,220
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other29-9099190$42,520$36,480
Healthcare Social Workers21-10221,750$57,600$56,690
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other31-9099410$42,930$39,970
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4191100$49,690$48,360
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-90212,960$50,210$47,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers53-303225,490$55,240$50,700
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other47-301960$34,540$32,610
Helpers--Carpenters47-3012$35,820$37,380
Helpers--Electricians47-3013600$36,930$36,580
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers49-9098990$34,990$33,790
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-3015460$36,170$37,960
Helpers--Production Workers51-91983,970$34,000$31,900
Helpers--Roofers47-3016$31,300$30,790
Highway Maintenance Workers47-40513,850$34,400$34,090
Historians19-309390$47,980$44,800
History Teachers, Postsecondary25-1125210$68,180$64,660
Hoist and Winch Operators53-704130$27,240$22,150
Home Appliance Repairers49-9031130$35,930$33,540
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop35-90312,870$22,860$21,580
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks43-40812,710$26,660$26,720
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping43-4161780$44,870$43,420
Human Resources Managers11-3121740$124,030$103,150
Human Resources Specialists13-10714,560$63,130$56,050
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3026340$65,960$57,370
Industrial Engineers17-21122,260$96,060$93,110
Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-90415,010$60,860$57,220
Industrial Production Managers11-30511,910$121,270$109,990
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators53-70519,250$42,810$42,430
Information Security Analysts15-1212560$89,910$84,640
Information and Record Clerks, All Other43-4199740$47,750$48,530
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-90617,330$43,450$39,580
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other49-9099700$55,520$61,560
Instructional Coordinators25-90311,640$64,830$62,750
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall47-2131390$53,130$60,930
Insulation Workers, Mechanical47-2132140$51,070$47,890
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage13-1032$68,200$61,440
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks43-90411,730$45,170$39,590
Insurance Sales Agents41-30213,100$67,170$47,550
Insurance Underwriters13-2053400$65,940$58,760
Interior Designers27-1025$60,530$44,120
Interpreters and Translators27-3091$50,040$43,410
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan43-41112,670$34,410$33,950
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-201116,780$28,540$27,610
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers51-907190$53,530$50,430
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates23-1023$74,240$49,900
Judicial Law Clerks23-101240$43,700$43,680
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education25-20121,070$48,220$47,970
Labor Relations Specialists13-1075180$70,400$71,550
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand53-706228,460$36,270$35,920
Landscape Architects17-101230$75,970$71,390
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers37-30115,000$32,750$30,840
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-403460$35,270$31,480
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers51-60111,460$25,660$24,120
Law Teachers, Postsecondary25-111270$65,800$65,880
Lawyers23-10113,200$112,690$92,610
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6012790$43,720$43,830
Legal Support Workers, All Other23-209990$66,490$59,720
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists25-40221,300$49,200$50,320
Library Assistants, Clerical43-4121590$23,280$22,240
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1082110$65,870$62,900
Library Technicians25-4031470$29,070$26,080
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses29-20619,880$49,960$48,850
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-4099440$62,550$59,600
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers33-9092320$23,950$22,880
Light Truck Drivers53-30336,520$45,790$38,820
Loan Interviewers and Clerks43-41311,920$41,730$38,670
Loan Officers13-20722,770$72,540$59,950
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers49-909490$46,240$45,000
Log Graders and Scalers45-4023130$44,080$43,970
Logging Equipment Operators45-40221,060$46,230$47,910
Logisticians13-10811,080$79,540$76,280
Machine Feeders and Offbearers53-7063870$40,970$38,420
Machinists51-40412,110$53,210$50,460
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists29-2035230$71,410$72,620
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20128,150$25,050$24,460
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service43-9051300$33,180$31,200
Maintenance Workers, Machinery49-9043490$58,290$54,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General49-907113,530$44,120$40,580
Management Analysts13-11113,260$88,590$70,010
Managers, All Other11-9199830$106,400$97,780
Manicurists and Pedicurists39-5092$48,780$42,370
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects17-212190$100,040$99,130
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-11612,800$56,680$57,520
Marketing Managers11-2021850$114,550$91,030
Marriage and Family Therapists21-1013180$51,480$51,260
Massage Therapists31-9011190$53,230$42,510
Materials Engineers17-2131110$97,060$90,700
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1022420$67,550$61,160
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers51-30226,470$33,960$34,600
Mechanical Door Repairers49-9011100$39,860$34,220
Mechanical Drafters17-3013240$64,930$58,760
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3027230$70,840$70,300
Mechanical Engineers17-21411,210$96,510$90,730
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other27-409980$59,470$48,880
Media and Communication Workers, All Other27-309960$50,530$47,090
Medical Appliance Technicians51-9082100$46,620$46,990
Medical Assistants31-90923,700$35,620$34,800
Medical Dosimetrists29-203670$84,620$79,520
Medical Equipment Preparers31-9093290$35,610$32,700
Medical Equipment Repairers49-9062360$50,550$49,400
Medical Records Specialists29-20722,060$43,940$39,970
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042530$54,460$49,220
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-60133,290$38,600$36,570
Medical Transcriptionists31-9094230$44,420$43,950
Medical and Health Services Managers11-91114,560$103,770$89,960
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners13-1121370$46,740$43,200
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers21-1023890$48,330$48,830
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers27-10262,090$33,290$31,800
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders51-4051130$42,510$38,370
Meter Readers, Utilities43-5041590$43,050$38,240
Microbiologists19-102240$88,120$75,590
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20226,870$51,850$49,720
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4035170$41,200$37,890
Millwrights49-9044980$53,730$53,070
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-90231,030$46,780$44,260
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines49-30421,960$55,250$57,660
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic51-9195300$33,110$30,070
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4072520$45,100$41,260
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers39-4031200$44,200$40,280
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other53-3099200$32,980$20,990
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3051120$43,880$42,900
Motorcycle Mechanics49-3052210$39,400$32,570
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4081850$36,010$33,700
Music Directors and Composers27-204160$60,590$60,250
Musicians and Singers27-204280
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121190$117,320$113,730
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-12441,520$77,130$75,090
Neurologists29-121740
New Accounts Clerks43-4141250$42,710$38,600
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists27-3023280$51,950$44,160
Nuclear Medicine Technologists29-2033170$78,820$81,020
Nurse Anesthetists29-1151270$205,890$197,490
Nurse Practitioners29-11714,170$122,930$119,290
Nursing Assistants31-113113,130$31,750$30,460
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-10721,000$75,670$73,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011950$78,200$79,790
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians19-5012$61,950$58,220
Occupational Therapists29-11221,120$91,120$92,330
Occupational Therapy Aides31-201270$33,400$27,230
Occupational Therapy Assistants31-2011490$63,520$62,160
Office Clerks, General43-906118,290$34,510$32,480
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer43-9071100$36,080$34,800
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other43-9199420$45,250$43,830
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators47-20734,150$48,420$46,020
Operations Research Analysts15-2031130$86,390$87,550
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians51-9083120$32,190$28,930
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians29-2057760$37,140$35,960
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric29-124150$247,950
Opticians, Dispensing29-2081560$36,210$35,530
Optometrists29-1041250$127,920$107,600
Order Clerks43-4151470$41,050$41,500
Orderlies31-1132360$29,940$30,070
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric29-1242
Orthotists and Prosthetists29-209180$92,570$89,860
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics49-3053200$41,030$36,720
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-91113,830$36,970$37,060
Packers and Packagers, Hand53-70644,210$31,540$31,730
Painters, Construction and Maintenance47-2141810$43,050$40,750
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers51-9123160$41,460$35,710
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-91961,210$50,300$46,500
Paralegals and Legal Assistants23-20112,080$46,310$39,120
Paramedics29-20431,160$50,650$51,290
Parking Attendants53-6021380$26,680$25,550
Parts Salespersons41-20222,770$35,140$31,660
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators47-2071570$40,180$38,490
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks43-3051950$45,900$43,790
Pediatricians, General29-122160$281,750$236,860
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other39-9099100$20,800$21,130
Personal Financial Advisors13-2052870$154,090$65,150
Personal Service Managers, All Other11-917970$51,880$49,880
Pest Control Workers37-2021990$42,710$37,620
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation37-3012530$37,230$40,470
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers51-80931,080$77,400$77,090
Pharmacists29-10513,060$127,530$132,420
Pharmacy Aides31-9095540$32,220$28,270
Pharmacy Technicians29-20523,760$39,620$38,210
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary25-112690$75,370$73,720
Phlebotomists31-90971,410$36,240$34,900
Photographers27-4021190$44,690$44,660
Physical Scientists, All Other19-2099380$106,270$105,500
Physical Therapist Aides31-2022200$30,110$26,900
Physical Therapist Assistants31-20211,200$60,570$61,220
Physical Therapists29-11232,070$95,090$97,080
Physician Assistants29-1071370$98,270$104,570
Physicians, All Other29-12291,380$302,540
Physicists19-201270$132,230$120,640
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary25-1054110$70,530$61,890
Pipelayers47-2151240$50,000$41,260
Plant and System Operators, All Other51-8099140$61,730$63,260
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4193100$45,960$48,790
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-21523,050$57,490$57,960
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers33-30517,590$45,450$45,610
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-106590$70,760$69,380
Postal Service Clerks43-5051820$59,060$59,550
Postal Service Mail Carriers43-50523,440$58,510$53,600
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators43-5053390$56,270$55,410
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents11-9131180$93,900$91,310
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other25-1199490$78,230$64,270
Power Distributors and Dispatchers51-8012120$102,920$107,110
Power Plant Operators51-8013450$90,800$94,930
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other49-906930$69,250$68,870
Prepress Technicians and Workers51-511160$35,170$33,550
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-20113,130$29,720$26,620
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials51-6021400$26,710$26,300
Print Binding and Finishing Workers51-5113120$73,160$89,880
Printing Press Operators51-5112650$42,320$38,980
Private Detectives and Investigators33-9021370$48,380$39,460
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists21-1092250$35,060$32,500
Procurement Clerks43-3061760$45,850$45,470
Producers and Directors27-2012470$46,990$44,290
Production Workers, All Other51-91991,910$37,120$34,550
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks43-50612,610$54,580$48,390
Project Management Specialists13-10823,300$85,410$77,500
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers11-91411,960$56,080$48,560
Protective Service Workers, All Other33-9099170$47,710$46,800
Psychiatric Aides31-11332,480$31,100$30,660
Psychiatric Technicians29-2053850$32,920$29,970
Psychiatrists29-1223100$204,490$195,210
Psychologists, All Other19-303960$104,180$111,430
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1066280$71,610$64,580
Public Relations Managers11-2032170$106,160$90,630
Public Relations Specialists27-3031880$65,570$54,790
Public Safety Telecommunicators43-50311,380$34,630$33,280
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers53-707270$60,540$61,250
Purchasing Managers11-3061320$114,820$112,560
Radiation Therapists29-112480$83,470$81,160
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians29-20342,460$55,740$53,340
Radiologists29-1224170
Rail Car Repairers49-3043370
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers53-402250$55,790$59,690
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters53-4031320
Real Estate Brokers41-902170$48,970$43,670
Real Estate Sales Agents41-9022710$65,060$50,460
Receptionists and Information Clerks43-41716,930$31,320$30,270
Recreation Workers39-90322,130$27,560$27,200
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-1193190$72,520$64,160
Recreational Therapists29-1125150$44,790$38,170
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians49-3092180$44,150$44,010
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors53-70811,790$37,930$36,070
Registered Nurses29-114129,400$79,470$74,470
Rehabilitation Counselors21-1015640$53,160$45,950
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers47-217160$41,980$36,940
Religious Workers, All Other21-2099$33,910$32,960
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks43-4181180$38,540$33,530
Residential Advisors39-9041550$33,490$29,660
Respiratory Therapists29-11261,690$70,410$61,320
Retail Salespersons41-203136,330$30,540$27,810
Riggers49-9096320$61,190$61,860
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4023290$45,950$41,550
Roofers47-2181460$43,630$40,480
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas47-5012190$58,450$62,410
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas47-5071340$48,690$44,930
Sailors and Marine Oilers53-5011560$56,100$49,030
Sales Engineers41-9031170
Sales Managers11-20221,720$128,330$106,290
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel41-30913,830$58,000$46,910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products41-40127,370$70,400$57,460
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products41-40111,080$85,760$78,690
Sales and Related Workers, All Other41-9099$44,310$28,680
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood51-70411,430$37,900$35,690
School Bus Monitors33-9094600$24,500$22,780
School Psychologists19-3034150$62,590$60,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-203111,110$52,060$49,340
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive43-601416,200$37,530$36,000
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents41-30311,750$62,750$45,860
Security Guards33-90329,600$32,750$29,710
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers49-2098500$45,720$45,990
Self-Enrichment Teachers25-3021800$45,730$49,830
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9012$43,810$42,670
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners47-4071290$40,080$37,700
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas47-5013230$58,020$54,380
Sewers, Hand51-605170$22,250$21,170
Sewing Machine Operators51-60312,620$36,500$38,690
Sheet Metal Workers47-22111,140$50,440$49,020
Ship Engineers53-5031100$97,530$92,150
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks43-50718,570$39,970$37,830
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers51-604170$27,030$25,720
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs53-30531,330$29,700$28,400
Skincare Specialists39-5094470$62,350$42,010
Slaughterers and Meat Packers51-30232,320$34,900$34,750
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other25-106990$68,940$62,210
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-3099180$89,580$86,940
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary25-1113$66,820$61,200
Social Workers, All Other21-1029280$80,110$89,860
Social and Community Service Managers11-91511,180$72,060$67,080
Social and Human Service Assistants21-10932,500$31,710$28,900
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1067100$70,620$67,590
Software Developers15-12523,200$87,990$86,460
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253460$80,130$75,860
Soil and Plant Scientists19-101360$94,740$79,790
Special Education Teachers, All Other25-205990$45,230$36,040
Special Education Teachers, Middle School25-2057970$52,790$49,760
Special Education Teachers, Preschool25-2051150$49,370$48,500
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School25-20581,590$52,800$50,030
Speech-Language Pathologists29-11271,510$78,270$75,790
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators51-8021210$58,230$51,960
Statisticians15-204170$65,930$59,980
Stockers and Order Fillers53-706526,910$35,990$34,690
Structural Iron and Steel Workers47-2221510$40,730$39,370
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters51-2041550$51,830$47,700
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term25-30311,680$24,500$21,120
Surgical Assistants29-909370$48,880$48,820
Surgical Technologists29-20551,200$50,560$48,020
Surveying and Mapping Technicians17-3031620$48,620$45,490
Surveyors17-1022590$65,000$57,370
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service43-2011300$32,270$31,560
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers51-6052140$39,280$38,480
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders53-7121$39,260$37,280
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents13-2081740$46,220$39,010
Tax Preparers13-2082620$42,000$33,390
Teachers and Instructors, All Other25-3099530$81,300$72,550
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary25-9044780$22,500$18,670
Technical Writers27-3042100$65,440$62,680
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers49-20221,700$61,800$59,250
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers49-9052700$58,350$58,390
Telemarketers41-9041$23,510$21,410
Tellers43-30713,740$35,140$35,340
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders51-606180$41,880$42,300
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-6062410$36,860$38,160
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-6063120$43,090$49,720
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-606480$42,510$35,470
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other51-609950$31,160$29,460
Therapists, All Other29-1129150$42,870$43,150
Tile and Stone Setters47-2044110$45,810$44,750
Tire Builders51-9197810$50,470$51,390
Tire Repairers and Changers49-30931,130$33,450$33,480
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers23-2093160$44,570$40,940
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners51-419450$46,850$48,320
Tool and Die Makers51-4111390$53,840$52,230
Traffic Technicians53-604140
Training and Development Managers11-3131240$97,000$86,200
Training and Development Specialists13-11512,550$61,800$52,160
Transportation Inspectors53-6051$79,560$76,820
Transportation Security Screeners33-9093180$58,670$59,950
Transportation Workers, All Other53-609950$33,530$32,930
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers11-30712,790$88,420$77,390
Travel Agents41-3041140
Tree Trimmers and Pruners37-3013220$47,250$46,630
Tutors25-30411,080$54,640$52,060
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials27-202330$26,660$23,080
Upholsterers51-60932,480$43,240$46,900
Urban and Regional Planners19-3051210$69,220$62,330
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers39-3031430$25,400$25,440
Veterinarians29-1131520$108,120$101,300
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers31-9096$30,440$29,730
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians29-2056880$36,090$36,090
Waiters and Waitresses35-303116,160$24,490$20,340
Watch and Clock Repairers49-906430$77,190$70,220
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-80311,140$45,580$44,970
Web Developers15-1254190$65,830$58,260
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255150$62,760$60,680
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping43-5111600$41,440$37,690
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-41216,570$51,360$49,490
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-4122930$46,300$41,490
Wellhead Pumpers53-7073$59,280$51,660
Woodworkers, All Other51-709980$33,820$33,280
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing51-7042880$39,290$37,100
Word Processors and Typists43-902240$42,920$42,200
Writers and Authors27-3043130$53,580$51,230
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists19-1023120$94,330$87,050

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.