| SOC Occupational Title | Entry Wage | Median Wage | Experienced Wage | |||
| Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | |
| Accountants and Auditors | $21.06 | $43,807 | $29.45 | $61,265 | $36.40 | $75,700 |
| Administrative Services Managers | $28.28 | $58,833 | $37.47 | $77,936 | $49.19 | $102,311 |
| Advertising Sales Agents | $15.08 | $31,378 | $21.07 | $43,827 | $30.33 | $63,093 |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | $16.99 | $35,333 | $21.18 | $44,057 | $24.42 | $50,813 |
| Agricultural Inspectors | $21.61 | $44,947 | $25.18 | $52,372 | $27.98 | $58,197 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $13.72 | $28,538 | $19.80 | $41,185 | $25.76 | $53,597 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $12.54 | $26,088 | $13.58 | $28,235 | $15.66 | $32,576 |
| Anesthesiologists | $54.08 | $112,494 | * | * | * | * |
| Animal Caretakers | $12.54 | $26,088 | $13.13 | $27,297 | $15.57 | $32,393 |
| Animal Control Workers | $14.77 | $30,724 | $20.10 | $41,798 | $27.29 | $56,755 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $46.09 | $95,864 | $62.79 | $130,610 | $76.80 | $159,742 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $25.49 | $53,029 | $37.65 | $78,325 | $45.88 | $95,418 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $36,910 | * | $63,182 | * | $88,741 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $13.69 | $28,479 | $18.52 | $38,519 | $26.48 | $55,076 |
| Athletic Trainers | * | $40,345 | * | $49,485 | * | $57,672 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | $13.32 | $27,699 | $14.79 | $30,765 | $16.50 | $34,332 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $15.87 | $33,007 | $22.57 | $46,958 | $25.87 | $53,805 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | $15.80 | $32,875 | $21.30 | $44,305 | $26.71 | $55,557 |
| Bakers | $12.96 | $26,972 | $13.83 | $28,758 | $17.28 | $35,945 |
| Bartenders | $12.55 | $26,100 | $13.69 | $28,475 | $17.31 | $36,005 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | $15.70 | $32,661 | $18.61 | $38,719 | $21.65 | $45,032 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $15.46 | $32,172 | $18.56 | $38,611 | $21.64 | $45,017 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $54,869 | * | $81,049 | * | $105,509 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $15.12 | $31,453 | $19.47 | $40,495 | $23.60 | $49,084 |
| Bridge and Lock Tenders | $27.12 | $56,402 | $32.47 | $67,530 | $34.04 | $70,797 |
| Broadcast Technicians | $13.60 | $28,300 | $18.52 | $38,519 | $24.20 | $50,331 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $13.12 | $27,277 | $15.33 | $31,895 | $19.40 | $40,347 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $20.23 | $42,070 | $23.83 | $49,560 | $29.96 | $62,314 |
| Bus Drivers, School | $14.02 | $29,154 | $19.34 | $40,233 | $26.66 | $55,448 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | $17.34 | $36,050 | $25.96 | $54,006 | * | * |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $19.53 | $40,626 | $29.45 | $61,272 | $39.36 | $81,865 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $17.18 | $35,749 | $30.19 | $62,791 | $39.68 | $82,538 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $44,298 | * | $81,590 | * | $111,431 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $14.82 | $30,831 | $21.37 | $44,447 | $22.58 | $46,969 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | $22.27 | $46,327 | $29.87 | $62,127 | $36.36 | $75,620 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $19.61 | $40,772 | $24.31 | $50,572 | $29.20 | $60,731 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School | * | $38,086 | * | $52,854 | * | $64,509 |
| Carpenters | $17.82 | $37,062 | $23.01 | $47,858 | $31.31 | $65,110 |
| Cashiers | $12.51 | $26,009 | $13.69 | $28,461 | $14.78 | $30,737 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | $15.79 | $32,827 | $22.73 | $47,278 | $33.13 | $68,914 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | $16.12 | $33,519 | $23.03 | $47,904 | $28.29 | $58,843 |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $57,243 | * | $81,247 | * | $93,669 |
| Chief Executives | $40.94 | $85,143 | $67.72 | $140,848 | $115.79 | $240,849 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $18.57 | $38,617 | $23.87 | $49,658 | $30.87 | $64,205 |
| Childcare Workers | $12.54 | $26,088 | $13.23 | $27,515 | $14.57 | $30,308 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $20.76 | $43,174 | $27.64 | $57,498 | $33.53 | $69,749 |
| Civil Engineers | $29.23 | $60,813 | $45.94 | $95,556 | $53.42 | $111,105 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | $17.15 | $35,680 | $24.31 | $50,576 | $31.98 | $66,523 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $12.97 | $26,960 | $13.80 | $28,697 | $16.82 | $34,968 |
| Clergy | $19.51 | $40,588 | $25.30 | $52,606 | $29.78 | $61,951 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $19.37 | $40,287 | $30.32 | $63,081 | $33.42 | $69,498 |
| Coaches and Scouts | * | $26,343 | * | $31,740 | * | $48,833 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $16.17 | $33,650 | $20.47 | $42,564 | $23.79 | $49,492 |
| Commercial Pilots | * | $55,585 | * | $77,287 | * | $83,258 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $45,081 | * | $61,265 | * | $75,440 |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $17.09 | $35,544 | $23.50 | $48,879 | $30.38 | $63,193 |
| Community Health Workers | $16.46 | $34,228 | $20.54 | $42,727 | $24.51 | $50,965 |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | $21.92 | $45,594 | $28.68 | $59,649 | $33.86 | $70,428 |
| Compliance Officers | $20.19 | $42,006 | $30.02 | $62,451 | $36.92 | $76,789 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $33.87 | $70,453 | $52.01 | $108,193 | $66.19 | $137,670 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $22.55 | $46,913 | $36.21 | $75,325 | $45.66 | $94,978 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | $19.55 | $40,677 | $29.57 | $61,506 | $35.60 | $74,049 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $18.81 | $39,129 | $26.13 | $54,333 | $29.76 | $61,911 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | $21.29 | $44,284 | $27.04 | $56,252 | $30.89 | $64,250 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $21.72 | $45,192 | $30.54 | $63,514 | $38.66 | $80,405 |
| Computer Programmers | $30.10 | $62,618 | $40.83 | $84,940 | $44.37 | $92,297 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $28.81 | $59,913 | $42.57 | $88,543 | $49.82 | $103,637 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $17.03 | $35,429 | $24.42 | $50,798 | $30.00 | $62,406 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | $15.43 | $32,105 | $18.69 | $38,870 | $21.95 | $45,653 |
| Conservation Scientists | $19.68 | $40,938 | $32.78 | $68,190 | $39.22 | $81,581 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | $24.02 | $49,958 | $32.16 | $66,908 | $36.68 | $76,286 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $18.15 | $37,750 | $27.35 | $56,889 | $35.48 | $73,789 |
| Construction Laborers | $17.75 | $36,911 | $25.05 | $52,108 | $30.18 | $62,776 |
| Construction Managers | $31.73 | $65,989 | $47.24 | $98,252 | $59.03 | $122,784 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $12.61 | $26,211 | $13.14 | $27,318 | $13.73 | $28,569 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $13.44 | $27,956 | $14.73 | $30,626 | $16.95 | $35,270 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $13.25 | $27,562 | $14.52 | $30,207 | $17.08 | $35,523 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $22.07 | $45,909 | $29.29 | $60,917 | $32.01 | $66,581 |
| Cost Estimators | $23.28 | $48,438 | $32.91 | $68,448 | $41.31 | $85,934 |
| Counselors, All Other | $18.61 | $38,702 | $20.35 | $42,331 | $27.54 | $57,286 |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | $12.48 | $25,941 | $14.44 | $30,032 | $18.43 | $38,339 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $14.04 | $29,206 | $15.99 | $33,259 | $17.31 | $36,003 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $14.77 | $30,729 | $18.45 | $38,370 | $24.71 | $51,398 |
| Credit Analysts | $23.02 | $47,874 | $32.65 | $67,897 | $46.16 | $96,019 |
| Credit Counselors | $16.73 | $34,791 | $19.11 | $39,749 | $25.42 | $52,873 |
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers | $12.54 | $26,088 | $12.54 | $26,088 | $12.86 | $26,741 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $14.52 | $30,208 | $18.05 | $37,540 | $22.03 | $45,829 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $17.39 | $36,179 | $20.10 | $41,810 | $23.71 | $49,318 |
| Data Entry Keyers | $13.89 | $28,901 | $16.10 | $33,500 | $18.93 | $39,374 |
| Data Scientists | $26.37 | $54,848 | $32.18 | $66,934 | $44.69 | $92,964 |
| Database Administrators | $27.89 | $58,024 | $42.13 | $87,627 | $52.75 | $109,726 |
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters | $12.58 | $26,172 | $13.91 | $28,934 | $16.12 | $33,515 |
| Dental Assistants | $16.22 | $33,735 | $19.03 | $39,589 | $21.60 | $44,928 |
| Dental Hygienists | $28.99 | $60,297 | $33.96 | $70,625 | $37.80 | $78,629 |
| Dentists, General | $45.26 | $94,131 | $73.16 | $152,161 | $114.32 | $237,798 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $23.66 | $49,223 | $36.57 | $76,078 | $41.22 | $85,734 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | $26.97 | $56,095 | $32.79 | $68,211 | $36.28 | $75,461 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $12.54 | $26,088 | $13.35 | $27,756 | $15.12 | $31,462 |
| Dishwashers | $12.54 | $26,088 | $12.84 | $26,708 | $14.61 | $30,385 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $16.26 | $33,815 | $21.76 | $45,280 | $28.20 | $58,659 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $12.50 | $25,986 | $17.06 | $35,471 | $19.76 | $41,103 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | $16.11 | $33,504 | $22.31 | $46,400 | $24.62 | $51,204 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $38,169 | * | $63,544 | * | $81,011 |
| Editors | $17.08 | $35,538 | $25.51 | $53,073 | $31.20 | $64,905 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | * | $66,531 | * | $96,730 | * | $113,840 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $26.25 | $54,608 | $31.37 | $65,242 | $46.15 | $95,991 |
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | $17.30 | $35,971 | $20.59 | $42,828 | $25.67 | $53,387 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $32,184 | * | $59,032 | * | $73,499 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $15.59 | $32,425 | $24.03 | $49,990 | $32.10 | $66,764 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $17.76 | $36,925 | $23.05 | $47,944 | $28.96 | $60,233 |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | $19.40 | $40,360 | $21.74 | $45,219 | $33.16 | $68,988 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $17.00 | $35,354 | $25.71 | $53,475 | $29.03 | $60,390 |
| Electrical Engineers | $33.59 | $69,869 | $40.83 | $84,919 | $49.96 | $103,916 |
| Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers | $13.84 | $28,781 | $15.70 | $32,668 | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Electricians | $20.34 | $42,306 | $34.22 | $71,176 | $39.99 | $83,185 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $32.26 | $67,115 | $39.13 | $81,386 | $46.74 | $97,215 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | * | $40,745 | * | $50,676 | * | $64,566 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $18.42 | $38,326 | $18.63 | $38,749 | $28.15 | $58,570 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $17.77 | $36,955 | $24.65 | $51,264 | $27.65 | $57,514 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $14.08 | $29,292 | $15.77 | $32,802 | $17.82 | $37,066 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $39,437 | * | $63,234 | * | $79,379 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | $23.63 | $49,151 | $28.92 | $60,150 | $32.17 | $66,924 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $18.76 | $39,016 | $25.01 | $52,025 | $31.35 | $65,208 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $12.84 | $26,707 | $13.92 | $28,968 | $19.00 | $39,527 |
| Facilities Managers | $25.98 | $54,025 | $37.28 | $77,532 | $49.43 | $102,813 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $62.81 | $130,647 | $117.16 | $243,679 | $167.09 | $347,553 |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | $16.73 | $34,786 | $22.68 | $47,161 | $24.87 | $51,735 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $15.12 | $31,432 | $21.04 | $43,754 | $24.93 | $51,847 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $14.56 | $30,281 | $21.04 | $43,754 | $24.84 | $51,667 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $12.69 | $26,398 | $13.61 | $28,314 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| File Clerks | $13.52 | $28,130 | $16.02 | $33,327 | $19.15 | $39,828 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $26.64 | $55,410 | $36.03 | $74,949 | $45.56 | $94,764 |
| Financial Managers | $29.06 | $60,444 | $46.04 | $95,756 | $63.13 | $131,318 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | $21.86 | $45,455 | $31.12 | $64,718 | $44.91 | $93,412 |
| Firefighters | $15.59 | $32,430 | $25.52 | $53,093 | $31.73 | $66,004 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $20.34 | $42,316 | $29.10 | $60,534 | $40.12 | $83,452 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $33.93 | $70,562 | $39.87 | $82,939 | $42.90 | $89,227 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | $14.00 | $29,113 | $20.10 | $41,806 | $23.22 | $48,304 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $30.48 | $63,389 | $40.66 | $84,564 | $46.92 | $97,588 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $14.71 | $30,591 | $18.00 | $37,445 | $22.62 | $47,047 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | $16.01 | $33,313 | $19.93 | $41,465 | $26.02 | $54,120 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $17.18 | $35,745 | $24.04 | $50,003 | $29.47 | $61,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $21.68 | $45,100 | $30.94 | $64,341 | $39.72 | $82,631 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $22.97 | $47,792 | $30.01 | $62,414 | $37.77 | $78,555 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $18.51 | $38,497 | $26.75 | $55,637 | $33.05 | $68,746 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $15.01 | $31,227 | $18.67 | $38,818 | $23.10 | $48,049 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $28.47 | $59,227 | $41.41 | $86,139 | $50.91 | $105,900 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $22.89 | $47,598 | $30.89 | $64,246 | $36.06 | $75,003 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $15.68 | $32,628 | $20.24 | $42,112 | $26.31 | $54,708 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $19.11 | $39,729 | $29.42 | $61,187 | $33.01 | $68,660 |
| Floral Designers | $12.61 | $26,217 | $14.23 | $29,582 | $16.31 | $33,925 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $12.65 | $26,315 | $13.77 | $28,631 | $16.44 | $34,198 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $12.56 | $26,130 | $13.14 | $27,336 | $14.40 | $29,954 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $12.97 | $26,981 | $13.39 | $27,859 | $14.74 | $30,663 |
| Food Service Managers | $18.25 | $37,952 | $23.88 | $49,689 | $32.71 | $68,024 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $43,685 | * | $62,743 | * | $71,678 |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | $22.53 | $46,871 | $26.29 | $54,701 | $28.40 | $59,076 |
| Fundraisers | $16.84 | $35,026 | $21.30 | $44,314 | $25.84 | $53,748 |
| Fundraising Managers | $25.24 | $52,494 | $30.78 | $64,031 | $45.04 | $93,675 |
| General and Operations Managers | $21.50 | $44,710 | $37.26 | $77,501 | $58.31 | $121,271 |
| Graphic Designers | $16.13 | $33,541 | $21.90 | $45,546 | $26.94 | $56,035 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $19.62 | $40,826 | $25.35 | $52,747 | * | * |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $12.54 | $26,088 | $13.90 | $28,910 | $20.49 | $42,605 |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | $17.04 | $35,441 | $29.16 | $60,651 | $34.68 | $72,133 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $46,196 | * | $63,519 | * | $97,226 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $15.19 | $31,600 | $19.11 | $39,737 | $25.46 | $52,958 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $21.03 | $43,734 | $31.53 | $65,587 | $53.96 | $112,233 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $18.45 | $38,378 | $27.80 | $57,820 | $30.15 | $62,697 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $13.77 | $28,641 | $16.67 | $34,678 | $18.87 | $39,232 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $15.39 | $31,993 | $18.22 | $37,904 | $21.95 | $45,659 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | $18.69 | $38,860 | $25.08 | $52,169 | $32.78 | $68,176 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $17.53 | $36,473 | $24.85 | $51,683 | $30.18 | $62,777 |
| Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | $14.46 | $30,068 | $15.55 | $32,334 | $19.69 | $40,952 |
| Helpers–Production Workers | $16.54 | $34,404 | $18.38 | $38,245 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | $16.75 | $34,836 | $25.09 | $52,170 | $33.02 | $68,688 |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $50,330 | * | $63,034 | * | $77,549 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $13.05 | $27,159 | $14.21 | $29,556 | $15.69 | $32,640 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $12.55 | $26,104 | $13.37 | $27,814 | $14.59 | $30,343 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $12.40 | $25,783 | $13.50 | $28,087 | $14.23 | $29,613 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $16.26 | $33,824 | $19.70 | $40,964 | $21.92 | $45,591 |
| Human Resources Managers | $33.24 | $69,138 | $47.19 | $98,154 | $57.84 | $120,299 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $18.66 | $38,819 | $26.52 | $55,154 | $31.75 | $66,033 |
| Industrial Engineers | $31.13 | $64,763 | $39.42 | $81,989 | $47.82 | $99,475 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $20.02 | $41,636 | $26.57 | $55,275 | $32.29 | $67,176 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $34.03 | $70,780 | $48.57 | $101,016 | $58.36 | $121,372 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $17.20 | $35,774 | $20.25 | $42,111 | $21.31 | $44,337 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | $16.29 | $33,886 | $25.07 | $52,148 | $33.90 | $70,520 |
| Information Security Analysts | $29.95 | $62,296 | $41.72 | $86,792 | $51.51 | $107,144 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $17.24 | $35,847 | $22.66 | $47,132 | $25.38 | $52,785 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $16.21 | $33,723 | $23.40 | $48,677 | $29.58 | $61,515 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | $15.68 | $32,611 | $21.13 | $43,942 | $26.88 | $55,924 |
| Instructional Coordinators | $22.28 | $46,343 | $29.45 | $61,260 | $35.89 | $74,649 |
| Insurance Sales Agents | $14.84 | $30,885 | $28.78 | $59,849 | $41.07 | $85,420 |
| Interior Designers | $17.15 | $35,676 | $21.85 | $45,451 | $31.13 | $64,760 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $18.90 | $39,317 | $24.52 | $50,997 | $28.24 | $58,727 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $13.25 | $27,559 | $15.54 | $32,322 | $19.01 | $39,545 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | * | $46,805 | * | $61,531 | * | $65,419 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $14.43 | $30,018 | $18.14 | $37,720 | $20.90 | $43,452 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $12.98 | $27,012 | $17.10 | $35,559 | $21.58 | $44,883 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | $12.66 | $26,340 | $13.03 | $27,095 | $14.53 | $30,223 |
| Lawyers | $25.41 | $52,863 | $38.49 | $80,060 | $62.40 | $129,785 |
| Legal Occupations | $20.26 | $42,143 | $28.80 | $59,890 | $55.71 | $115,875 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $13.23 | $27,528 | $17.66 | $36,747 | $19.37 | $40,281 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $21.09 | $43,876 | $24.46 | $50,864 | $27.07 | $56,307 |
| Legislators | * | $26,054 | * | $51,890 | * | $92,085 |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists | $13.62 | $28,334 | $18.50 | $38,497 | $24.67 | $51,317 |
| Library Technicians | $13.38 | $27,823 | $14.88 | $30,950 | $18.12 | $37,689 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $22.85 | $47,513 | $28.37 | $59,010 | $29.55 | $61,478 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $20.93 | $43,543 | $30.36 | $63,155 | $38.95 | $81,028 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $12.54 | $26,088 | $12.54 | $26,088 | $14.10 | $29,334 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $13.18 | $27,431 | $20.27 | $42,154 | $27.58 | $57,357 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $17.42 | $36,218 | $18.87 | $39,255 | $22.65 | $47,110 |
| Loan Officers | $22.04 | $45,846 | $36.62 | $76,168 | $46.56 | $96,828 |
| Logisticians | $20.02 | $41,644 | $29.35 | $61,055 | $34.27 | $71,270 |
| Machinists | $18.41 | $38,296 | $23.74 | $49,388 | $26.19 | $54,478 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $12.82 | $26,679 | $13.75 | $28,602 | $15.34 | $31,908 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $12.40 | $25,783 | $15.19 | $31,600 | $17.46 | $36,300 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $15.45 | $32,141 | $22.86 | $47,560 | $26.36 | $54,842 |
| Management Analysts | $25.57 | $53,171 | $37.88 | $78,785 | $78.46 | $163,200 |
| Management Occupations | $23.70 | $49,291 | $39.60 | $82,369 | $58.05 | $120,744 |
| Managers, All Other | $28.11 | $58,456 | $44.03 | $91,577 | $56.73 | $118,011 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $17.68 | $36,793 | $25.30 | $52,635 | $33.35 | $69,368 |
| Marketing Managers | $29.46 | $61,284 | $40.20 | $83,621 | $58.63 | $121,957 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $40,439 | * | $63,032 | * | $71,936 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | $17.92 | $37,274 | $23.09 | $48,027 | $23.11 | $48,069 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $28.96 | $60,232 | $39.65 | $82,457 | $47.76 | $99,337 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $33.54 | $69,777 | $47.76 | $99,335 | $62.23 | $129,438 |
| Medical Assistants | $16.81 | $34,960 | $18.96 | $39,445 | $19.98 | $41,576 |
| Medical Records Specialists | $16.16 | $33,602 | $24.14 | $50,208 | $26.00 | $54,086 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $16.44 | $34,203 | $17.85 | $37,128 | $19.63 | $40,821 |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | $14.34 | $29,817 | $21.60 | $44,934 | $25.50 | $53,025 |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | $14.30 | $29,746 | $14.83 | $30,849 | $18.22 | $37,911 |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | $17.75 | $36,919 | $19.80 | $41,187 | $27.03 | $56,221 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | * | $39,446 | * | $49,691 | * | $59,806 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $15.28 | $31,780 | $19.92 | $41,426 | $23.98 | $49,887 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | $18.41 | $38,289 | $21.24 | $44,186 | $24.66 | $51,299 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $14.55 | $30,261 | $18.54 | $38,552 | $23.90 | $49,710 |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $19.05 | $39,619 | $26.16 | $54,419 | $30.75 | $63,948 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $14.60 | $30,378 | $16.12 | $33,526 | $20.31 | $42,245 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $27.89 | $58,014 | $39.81 | $82,809 | $43.86 | $91,237 |
| News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | $15.09 | $31,394 | $16.93 | $35,199 | $21.12 | $43,940 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $107.34 | $223,278 | * | * | * | * |
| Nurse Practitioners | $47.92 | $99,680 | $53.47 | $111,207 | $62.37 | $129,736 |
| Nursing Assistants | $14.52 | $30,191 | $17.50 | $36,400 | $18.89 | $39,278 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $48,697 | * | $66,198 | * | $85,851 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $20.43 | $42,490 | $25.93 | $53,934 | $32.96 | $68,551 |
| Occupational Therapists | $33.17 | $68,981 | $44.12 | $91,782 | $50.06 | $104,124 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistants | $26.74 | $55,606 | $30.07 | $62,538 | $33.86 | $70,442 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $14.19 | $29,514 | $18.48 | $38,435 | $23.29 | $48,446 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | $13.20 | $27,461 | $18.18 | $37,822 | $22.04 | $45,855 |
| Office Clerks, General | $13.29 | $27,652 | $17.89 | $37,217 | $21.54 | $44,790 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $23.31 | $48,475 | $36.83 | $76,614 | $45.33 | $94,279 |
| Opticians, Dispensing | $15.23 | $31,693 | $17.86 | $37,149 | $20.29 | $42,200 |
| Order Clerks | $14.64 | $30,451 | $17.16 | $35,684 | $21.52 | $44,756 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | $17.46 | $36,318 | $21.46 | $44,637 | $23.04 | $47,914 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $15.36 | $31,942 | $18.74 | $38,971 | $21.38 | $44,490 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $13.63 | $28,355 | $17.74 | $36,905 | $20.34 | $42,322 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | $17.68 | $36,779 | $23.76 | $49,426 | $32.79 | $68,214 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $14.58 | $30,330 | $19.37 | $40,287 | $26.28 | $54,674 |
| Paramedics | $17.02 | $35,393 | $19.52 | $40,603 | $22.41 | $46,607 |
| Parking Attendants | $15.10 | $31,415 | $25.31 | $52,631 | * | * |
| Parts Salespersons | $13.03 | $27,118 | $17.14 | $35,660 | $21.25 | $44,201 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $13.12 | $27,276 | $19.27 | $40,097 | $24.01 | $49,928 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $12.61 | $26,216 | $13.82 | $28,740 | $17.71 | $36,828 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $21.90 | $45,552 | $38.42 | $79,914 | $70.25 | $146,120 |
| Pest Control Workers | $14.19 | $29,516 | $17.58 | $36,575 | $20.19 | $42,004 |
| Pharmacists | $48.36 | $100,587 | $64.55 | $134,253 | $71.06 | $147,794 |
| Pharmacy Aides | $13.91 | $28,937 | $14.39 | $29,939 | $14.98 | $31,151 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | $14.58 | $30,318 | $17.93 | $37,300 | $20.25 | $42,115 |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $43,090 | * | $65,196 | * | $75,294 |
| Phlebotomists | $16.08 | $33,440 | $17.68 | $36,793 | $18.66 | $38,813 |
| Photographers | $12.48 | $25,970 | $15.02 | $31,242 | $18.94 | $39,407 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $25.15 | $52,298 | $31.06 | $64,623 | $34.89 | $72,576 |
| Physical Therapists | $37.37 | $77,741 | $49.41 | $102,771 | $52.59 | $109,385 |
| Physician Assistants | $49.64 | $103,254 | $62.27 | $129,537 | $68.50 | $142,462 |
| Physicians, All Other | $41.48 | $86,270 | * | * | * | * |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $58,874 | * | $68,509 | * | $85,597 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $25.20 | $52,416 | $39.10 | $81,319 | $45.98 | $95,633 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | $21.64 | $45,007 | $30.64 | $63,718 | $36.43 | $75,767 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $53,074 | * | $61,859 | * | $83,446 |
| Postal Service Clerks | $19.32 | $40,181 | $25.48 | $53,005 | $28.88 | $60,077 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $19.87 | $41,335 | $24.79 | $51,565 | $29.93 | $62,262 |
| Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $36.85 | $76,633 | $37.02 | $77,003 | $40.15 | $83,522 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $12.93 | $26,895 | $16.61 | $34,553 | $20.28 | $42,194 |
| Printing Press Operators | $13.93 | $28,990 | $17.90 | $37,249 | $21.14 | $43,978 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | $26.37 | $54,843 | $32.12 | $66,800 | $36.40 | $75,714 |
| Procurement Clerks | $16.17 | $33,627 | $18.85 | $39,217 | $22.00 | $45,755 |
| Producers and Directors | $15.66 | $32,573 | $20.66 | $42,988 | $31.35 | $65,213 |
| Production Occupations | $15.69 | $32,634 | $20.75 | $43,151 | $25.37 | $52,757 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $16.28 | $33,850 | $18.62 | $38,743 | $22.20 | $46,177 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $18.04 | $37,508 | $23.22 | $48,308 | $28.77 | $59,847 |
| Project Management Specialists | $23.20 | $48,261 | $36.96 | $76,873 | $45.94 | $95,556 |
| Property Appraisers and Assessors | $17.84 | $37,098 | $26.33 | $54,772 | $28.98 | $60,284 |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | $15.85 | $32,970 | $24.51 | $50,977 | $31.47 | $65,461 |
| Protective Service Occupations | $16.73 | $34,801 | $29.20 | $60,737 | $35.01 | $72,833 |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $51,255 | * | $79,232 | * | $90,498 |
| Public Relations Managers | $24.60 | $51,176 | $43.80 | $91,104 | $58.71 | $122,124 |
| Public Relations Specialists | $21.42 | $44,554 | $28.07 | $58,383 | $34.20 | $71,121 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | $17.28 | $35,950 | $24.33 | $50,603 | $27.90 | $58,029 |
| Purchasing Managers | $41.87 | $87,079 | $55.40 | $115,224 | $63.21 | $131,470 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $24.70 | $51,391 | $30.08 | $62,582 | $33.73 | $70,161 |
| Real Estate Brokers | $28.09 | $58,446 | $50.58 | $105,219 | $75.71 | $157,472 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | $15.01 | $31,214 | $20.69 | $43,032 | $23.78 | $49,464 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $12.85 | $26,726 | $15.25 | $31,721 | $17.35 | $36,101 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $41,047 | * | $64,614 | * | $76,638 |
| Recreation Workers | $12.69 | $26,383 | $13.25 | $27,559 | $16.17 | $33,640 |
| Registered Nurses | $28.89 | $60,096 | $36.37 | $75,633 | $39.53 | $82,225 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | $15.17 | $31,553 | $22.96 | $47,757 | $27.85 | $57,922 |
| Residential Advisors | $13.70 | $28,497 | $14.39 | $29,939 | $17.51 | $36,422 |
| Respiratory Therapists | $23.65 | $49,183 | $30.23 | $62,876 | $32.26 | $67,108 |
| Retail Salespersons | $12.71 | $26,453 | $14.69 | $30,542 | $19.80 | $41,177 |
| Roofers | $19.04 | $39,616 | $24.42 | $50,813 | $30.73 | $63,905 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $12.87 | $26,776 | $14.77 | $30,731 | $23.88 | $49,679 |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | $13.17 | $27,390 | $14.66 | $30,496 | $16.57 | $34,471 |
| Sales Managers | $32.69 | $67,988 | $51.55 | $107,233 | $73.35 | $152,574 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $18.31 | $38,082 | $28.19 | $58,633 | $40.33 | $83,886 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $16.75 | $34,835 | $29.22 | $60,772 | $40.26 | $83,740 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $25.94 | $53,951 | $31.15 | $64,788 | $41.11 | $85,496 |
| School Bus Monitors | $12.54 | $26,088 | $12.54 | $26,088 | $13.84 | $28,793 |
| School Psychologists | $21.91 | $45,571 | $32.68 | $67,982 | $41.34 | $85,996 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | * | $43,494 | * | $60,558 | * | $71,166 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $14.16 | $29,467 | $18.45 | $38,370 | $22.57 | $46,946 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $18.70 | $38,904 | $23.90 | $49,701 | $34.26 | $71,270 |
| Security Guards | $13.18 | $27,416 | $15.79 | $32,859 | $19.66 | $40,903 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $13.14 | $27,313 | $14.70 | $30,582 | $20.77 | $43,202 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | $13.66 | $28,425 | $14.54 | $30,249 | $16.82 | $34,986 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $17.50 | $36,406 | $33.06 | $68,768 | $39.89 | $82,984 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $15.45 | $32,132 | $20.25 | $42,104 | $23.43 | $48,735 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | $12.68 | $26,387 | $15.01 | $31,210 | $16.11 | $33,500 |
| Skincare Specialists | $13.14 | $27,327 | $18.77 | $39,036 | $26.80 | $55,736 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | $17.23 | $35,829 | $23.66 | $49,211 | * | * |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $21.61 | $44,942 | $29.47 | $61,300 | $37.81 | $78,637 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $16.60 | $34,537 | $23.50 | $48,879 | $30.80 | $64,054 |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | * | $29,320 | * | $46,926 | * | $64,987 |
| Social Workers, All Other | $23.94 | $49,784 | $39.00 | $81,128 | $41.70 | $86,741 |
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary | * | $50,777 | * | $64,692 | * | $79,021 |
| Software Developers | $33.61 | $69,927 | $48.17 | $100,192 | $56.91 | $118,374 |
| Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School | * | $46,920 | * | $62,428 | * | $71,242 |
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | * | $42,449 | * | $64,149 | * | $78,680 |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | * | $46,324 | * | $64,109 | * | $79,754 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $25.69 | $53,434 | $37.89 | $78,812 | $43.78 | $91,059 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | $35.24 | $73,309 | $48.23 | $100,317 | $53.57 | $111,424 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $13.49 | $28,042 | $18.98 | $39,475 | $23.17 | $48,197 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | $17.52 | $36,434 | $22.55 | $46,914 | $26.13 | $54,333 |
| Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors | $16.96 | $35,269 | $23.28 | $48,418 | $29.50 | $61,362 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $13.42 | $27,909 | $15.30 | $31,810 | $19.76 | $41,109 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $131.18 | $272,840 | * | * | * | * |
| Surgical Technologists | $20.04 | $41,682 | $23.73 | $49,353 | $26.21 | $54,520 |
| Surveyors | $21.85 | $45,448 | $29.95 | $62,293 | $37.98 | $78,990 |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $14.80 | $30,791 | $17.67 | $36,764 | $18.79 | $39,074 |
| Tax Preparers | $14.74 | $30,652 | $20.73 | $43,132 | $23.39 | $48,642 |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | * | $58,745 | * | $93,266 | * | $95,524 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | * | $26,440 | * | $29,896 | * | $35,705 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | * | $27,857 | * | $33,343 | * | $42,622 |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | $20.08 | $41,774 | $28.99 | $60,290 | $33.44 | $69,558 |
| Tellers | $13.62 | $28,346 | $15.04 | $31,279 | $17.69 | $36,811 |
| Tire Repairers and Changers | $14.66 | $30,506 | $17.24 | $35,860 | $18.35 | $38,167 |
| Tool and Die Makers | $19.51 | $40,568 | $25.69 | $53,427 | $27.36 | $56,891 |
| Total all occupations | $13.93 | $28,979 | $20.06 | $41,721 | $30.84 | $64,153 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $20.37 | $42,367 | $29.63 | $61,630 | $38.03 | $79,111 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $14.20 | $29,543 | $19.92 | $41,422 | $25.21 | $52,434 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $25.09 | $52,176 | $39.39 | $81,927 | $46.43 | $96,592 |
| Tutors | $12.91 | $26,840 | $14.26 | $29,660 | $21.15 | $43,995 |
| Veterinarians | $36.40 | $75,699 | $47.59 | $98,983 | $60.95 | $126,772 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $12.54 | $26,088 | $12.76 | $26,550 | $16.25 | $33,801 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | $15.49 | $32,214 | $19.57 | $40,706 | $26.40 | $54,898 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $17.95 | $37,339 | $24.86 | $51,703 | $27.26 | $56,692 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $16.28 | $33,853 | $18.13 | $37,699 | $22.58 | $46,959 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $17.29 | $35,950 | $24.21 | $50,363 | $28.26 | $58,785 |
N/A = Wage Data Not Available
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics
Economic Development Region Occupational Wages; Current data is for 2022 Annual.