201-250 High Paying jobs
Feb 5, 2008
| Rank | Private-industry occupation (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics classification) | Average annual earnings of full-time workers | Compared to U.S. average annual earnings ($40,553) | Median annual earnings | Average annual hours of work | Average weekly earnings | Average hourly earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Semiconductor processors | $33,696 | -17% | $33,057 | 2,071 | $648 | $16.27 |
| 202 | Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers | $33,676 | -17% | $31,678 | 1,616 | $786 | $20.84 |
| 203 | Transportation attendants | $33,447 | -18% | $32,931 | 1,070 | $644 | $31.27 |
| 204 | Printers | $33,438 | -18% | $33,280 | 2,059 | $643 | $16.24 |
| 205 | Logging workers | $32,959 | -19% | $28,912 | 2,080 | $634 | $15.85 |
| 206 | Miscellaneous construction and related workers | $32,901 | -19% | $31,683 | 2,039 | $643 | $16.14 |
| 207 | Pest control workers | $32,837 | -19% | $30,859 | 2,072 | $631 | $15.85 |
| 208 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians | $32,680 | -19% | $32,432 | 2,054 | $629 | $15.91 |
| 209 | Plasterers and stucco masons | $32,615 | -20% | $32,610 | 2,059 | $628 | $15.84 |
| 210 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $32,567 | -20% | $31,200 | 2,061 | $630 | $15.80 |
| 211 | Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators | $32,505 | -20% | $31,585 | 2,037 | $637 | $15.96 |
| 212 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | $32,330 | -20% | $29,390 | 2,069 | $623 | $15.62 |
| 213 | Small engine mechanics | $32,183 | -21% | $31,200 | 2,052 | $625 | $15.68 |
| 214 | Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers | $31,729 | -22% | $29,120 | 2,050 | $618 | $15.48 |
| 215 | Customer service representatives | $31,655 | -22% | $29,881 | 2,061 | $610 | $15.36 |
| 216 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | $31,535 | -22% | $27,560 | 2,114 | $606 | $14.92 |
| 217 | First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers | $31,534 | -22% | $31,122 | 2,143 | $614 | $14.72 |
| 218 | Conveyor operators and tenders | $31,464 | -22% | $29,684 | 2,080 | $605 | $15.13 |
| 219 | Medical records and health information technicians | $31,459 | -22% | $29,640 | 2,056 | $605 | $15.30 |
| 220 | Correspondence clerks | $31,390 | -23% | $30,000 | 2,073 | $604 | $15.14 |
| 221 | Loan interviewers and clerks | $31,305 | -23% | $30,385 | 2,063 | $602 | $15.17 |
| 222 | Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators | $31,249 | -23% | $26,312 | 2,072 | $602 | $15.08 |
| 223 | Painting workers | $31,228 | -23% | $28,163 | 2,079 | $601 | $15.02 |
| 224 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | $31,191 | -23% | $30,225 | 2,034 | $600 | $15.33 |
| 225 | Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers | $31,054 | -23% | $29,286 | 2,078 | $598 | $14.94 |
| 226 | Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | $31,019 | -24% | $27,223 | 2,080 | $597 | $14.91 |
| 227 | Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians | $30,894 | -24% | $29,952 | 2,063 | $594 | $14.97 |
| 228 | Roofers | $30,627 | -24% | $26,121 | 1,912 | $638 | $16.01 |
| 229 | Hoist and winch operators | $30,410 | -25% | $32,614 | 2,069 | $585 | $14.70 |
| 230 | Painters and paperhangers | $30,409 | -25% | $27,040 | 2,039 | $591 | $14.91 |
| 231 | Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $30,251 | -25% | $29,702 | 2,059 | $582 | $14.69 |
| 232 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | $30,199 | -26% | $29,120 | 2,070 | $582 | $14.59 |
| 233 | Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers | $30,097 | -26% | $27,275 | 2,053 | $583 | $14.66 |
| 234 | Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | $30,055 | -26% | $28,496 | 2,068 | $578 | $14.53 |
| 235 | Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $30,031 | -26% | $28,080 | 2,075 | $578 | $14.47 |
| 236 | Construction laborers | $29,832 | -26% | $26,000 | 1,998 | $593 | $14.93 |
| 237 | Order clerks | $29,723 | -27% | $27,040 | 2,071 | $573 | $14.35 |
| 238 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | $29,636 | -27% | $30,472 | 1,951 | $609 | $15.19 |
| 239 | Miscellaneous community and social service specialists | $29,631 | -27% | $27,067 | 2,016 | $574 | $14.70 |
| 240 | Telephone operators | $29,616 | -27% | $29,016 | 2,015 | $570 | $14.70 |
| 241 | First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers | $29,614 | -27% | $25,293 | 2,103 | $570 | $14.08 |
| 242 | Financial clerks | $29,493 | -27% | $28,500 | 2,057 | $567 | $14.34 |
| 243 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | $29,405 | -27% | $27,872 | 2,064 | $569 | $14.25 |
| 244 | Occupational therapist assistants and aides | $29,324 | -28% | $28,267 | 2,078 | $564 | $14.11 |
| 245 | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $29,053 | -28% | $27,310 | 2,074 | $559 | $14.01 |
| 246 | Photographers | $28,867 | -29% | $29,047 | 1,976 | $587 | $14.61 |
| 247 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | $28,602 | -29% | $27,633 | 2,080 | $550 | $13.75 |
| 248 | Travel agents | $28,528 | -30% | $28,600 | 2,019 | $549 | $14.13 |
| 249 | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | $28,227 | -30% | $27,456 | 2,042 | $543 | $13.82 |
| 250 | Office clerks, general | $28,185 | -30% | $26,728 | 2,038 | $543 | $13.83 |
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