Table 2: Northwest Region Hourly, Mean, Entry and Experienced Level Wage by Industry and Occupation


Hourly Wage
Total Mean Entry Experienced
Code Occupational Title Employment Wage Level Level
I. Managerial and Administrative Occupations
A. Staff and Administrative Specialty Managerial Occupations
13002 Financial managers 120 $17.62 $8.05 $23.32
13005 Personnel, training & labor relations managers 40 19.50 17.04 19.90
13008 Purchasing managers 60 13.03 7.13 18.50
13011 Marketing/advertising/public relations managers 70 15.31 11.16 16.68
13014 Administrative managers 110 17.72 12.93 21.99
13017 Engineering, mathematical & natural sciences managers 20 28.63 26.43 38.56
B. Line and Middle Management Industry Specific Managerial Occupations
15002 Postmasters and mail superintendents 30 20.61 16.47 24.09
15005 Education administrators 370 25.32 21.34 33.03
15008 Health services managers 80 19.67 15.72 23.20
15014 Industrial production managers 30 20.00 14.00 22.82
15017 Construction managers 50 19.54 14.67 22.09
15023 Communications/transportation & utilities managers 20 18.95 11.32 29.91
15026 Food service/lodging managers 190 10.57 8.37 12.47
C. Other Managerial and Administrative Occupations
19005 General managers & top executives 1090 19.55 12.61 24.48
19999 All other managers & administrators 250 15.35 11.25 18.21
II. Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations
A. Management Support Occupations
1. Accountants, Auditors, and Other Financial Specialists
21108 Loan officers & counselors 140 $16.27 $11.76 $19.39
21114 Accountants & auditors 120 15.56 10.05 20.15
21199 All other financial specialists 20 20.16 13.72 21.06
2. Purchasing Agents and Buyers
21302 Buyers, except farm products 10 15.02 13.31 16.70
21308 Purchasing agents 20 15.10 10.53 19.77
3. Personnel, Training, Labor Relations Specialists, and Related Workers
21505 Special agents, insurance 50 12.20 10.86 14.73
21511 Personnel, training & labor relations specialists 20 15.07 9.90 18.58
4. Other Management Support Workers
21905 Management analysts 20 16.09 11.25 19.14
21911 Compliance officers, except construction 20 14.37 14.12 17.25
21917 Assessors 20 12.30 9.17 16.94
21999 All other management support workers 240 13.51 8.25 15.92
B. Engineers and Related Occupations
1. Engineers
22121 Civil engineers, including traffic 20 22.96 19.11 28.32
22126 Electrical & electronic engineers 20 25.35 21.06 34.99
22135 Mechanical engineers 10 23.04 18.58 28.60
22199 All other engineers 20 21.89 13.75 33.56
2. Architects and Surveying and Mapping Scientists
22311 Surveying & mapping scientists 10 14.88 10.31 21.85
3. Engineering and Related Technicians and Technologists
22505 Electrical/electronic technicians & technologists 20 13.14 10.31 15.71
22514 Drafters 10 11.38 9.83 12.86
22521 Surveying & mapping technicians & technologists 20 11.79 9.98 14.20
22599 All other engineering & related technicians & technologists 40 12.15 8.17 17.08
C. Natural Scientists and Related Workers
1. Physical Scientists
24111 Geologists, geophysicists & oceanographers 10 23.62 20.00 30.19
2. Life Scientists
24302 Foresters & conservation scientists 60 20.69 19.17 22.84
3. Physical and Life Science Technicians and Technologists
24502 Biological/agricultural/food technicians & technologists 40 11.33 9.31 12.00
24505 Chemical technicians & technologists, except health 30 11.78 9.68 13.17
D. Computer, Mathematical, Operations Research, and Related Occupations
1. Computer Scientists and Related Workers
25102 Systems analysts 30 16.63 10.80 21.03
25103 Data base administrators 20 19.09 16.94 19.32
25104 Computer support specialists 90 11.28 10.36 12.64
25105 Computer programmers 20 14.30 11.06 15.82
25108 Computer programmer aides 10 9.28 7.16 11.85
E. Social Scientists and Other Social, Recreational, and Religious Occupations
1. Social Scientists, Including Urban and Regional Planners
27108 Psychologists 40 21.58 19.07 23.41
2. Other Social Science Related Workers
27302 Social workers, medical & psychiatric 60 13.96 11.40 16.00
27305 Social workers, except medical & psychiatric 100 12.90 11.71 14.92
27307 Residential counselors 310 9.06 8.83 9.87
27308 Human services workers 20 9.38 5.76 13.34
27311 Recreation workers 160 6.28 5.41 6.75
F. Law and Related Occupations
1. Law and Related Occupations
28108 Lawyers 50 18.19 16.24 19.04
G. Teachers, Educators, Librarians, and Related Occupations
1. Teachers-College, Junior College, University, Professional School, or Technical Institute
31114 Nursing instructors 140 14.61 13.77 15.80
2. Other Teachers and Instructors
31303 Teachers, preschool 50 11.34 9.10 12.68
31304 Teachers, kindergarten 100 12.10 7.68 15.29
31305 Teachers, elementary school 910 14.53 12.32 16.75
31308 Teachers, secondary school 1270 14.26 11.74 16.62
31311 Teachers, special education 410 13.37 11.86 15.05
31321 Instructors & coaches, sports & physical training 70 7.42 5.50 8.85
31399 All other teachers/instructors 340 12.12 11.14 12.29
3. Librarians, Archivists, Curators, and Other Education Related Workers
31502 Librarians, professional 70 15.39 14.37 16.17
31505 Technical assistants, library 80 7.56 6.73 8.28
31514 Vocation/education counselors 180 14.51 12.85 17.07
31517 Instructional coordinators 20 15.40 14.54 16.06
31521 Teacher aides, paraprofessional 670 6.96 5.81 8.03
H. Health Practitioners, Technologists, Technicians, and Related Health Occupations
1. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
32102 Physicians & surgeons 100 46.52 44.18 N.A.
2. Health Care Maintenance and Treating Workers
32302 Respiratory therapists 60 15.71 13.84 16.97
32305 Occupational therapists 10 23.88 18.36 32.45
32308 Physical therapists 50 23.93 21.39 25.05
32314 Speech pathologists & audiologists 70 16.42 11.83 18.22
32502 Registered nurses 1130 16.51 13.67 18.79
32505 Licensed practical nurses 150 10.70 9.80 11.54
32508 Emergency medical technicians 80 5.69 5.35 5.73
32514 Opticians 50 8.00 6.25 9.56
32517 Pharmacists 70 22.83 15.75 30.93
32518 Pharmacy technicians 30 8.65 7.40 9.74
32521 Dietitians & nutritionists 20 13.64 10.93 15.94
3. Other Health Professionals, Paraprofessionals, and Technicians
32902 Medical & clinical laboratory technologists 50 17.57 14.88 18.34
32905 Medical & clinical laboratory technicians 10 11.42 9.28 14.29
32908 Dental hygienists 60 19.19 17.54 20.61
32911 Medical records technicians 60 9.37 7.85 10.89
32919 Radiologic technologists 60 15.40 12.98 17.38
32928 Surgical technicians 30 9.69 8.59 10.97
32931 Psychiatric technicians 20 9.60 7.30 11.83
32999 All other health professionals, paraprofessionals/technicians 140 10.84 9.29 11.52
I. Writers, Artists, Entertainers, Athletes, and Related Occupations
34002 Writers & editors 30 13.35 9.67 17.04
34008 Public relations specialists & publicity writers 20 15.78 14.18 16.18
34011 Reporters & correspondents 50 7.86 6.79 8.88
34035 Artists & related workers 30 9.48 7.78 10.69
34041 Interior designers 10 10.99 10.70 11.79
J. Other Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations
39999 All other professional, paraprofessional/technicians 320 16.82 11.39 20.78
III. Sales and Related Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors
41002 First line supervisors, sales & related occupations 330 $11.56 $7.70 $13.03
B. Sales Occupations, Service
43014 Sales agents, securities/commodities/financial service 30 29.22 28.62 39.63
43017 Sales agents, business services 40 9.96 9.06 11.14
43021 Travel agents 50 7.27 6.28 8.31
43023 Sales agents, advertising 50 8.59 6.71 9.73
C. Merchandise, Products, and Other Sales and Sales-Related Occupations
49005 Salespersons, scientific products & services 10 22.73 18.75 26.08
49008 Salespersons, except scientific & retail 170 13.06 7.40 18.89
49011 Salespersons, retail 780 6.61 5.54 7.68
49014 Salespersons, parts 100 9.13 7.11 10.00
49017 Counter & rental clerks 80 5.80 5.39 5.99
49021 Stock clerks, sales floor 330 5.99 5.43 6.42
49023 Cashiers 610 6.71 5.52 7.53
49026 News, street vendors & phone solicitors 20 7.18 5.84 7.89
49999 All other sales & related workers 100 6.14 5.39 6.01
IV. Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors & Managers/Supervisors
51002 First line supervisors, clerical & administrative 380 $14.42 $9.51 $16.98
B. Industry Specific Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
1. Banking, Security, Finance, and Credit Workers
53102 Tellers 210 7.36 6.44 8.23
53121 Loan & credit clerks 40 8.73 7.03 9.95
2. Insurance Workers
53311 Insurance claims clerks 40 7.75 6.74 8.46
3. Investigative and Related Workers, Except Insurance
53508 Bill & account collectors 70 8.27 6.93 9.48
4. Municipal and Related Workers
53702 Court clerks 20 8.53 5.97 9.75
5. Lodging and Travel Workers
53808 Hotel desk clerks 80 7.18 6.41 7.99
6. Other Industry Specific Workers
53905 Teachers' aides & assistants, clerical 520 7.18 6.23 8.13
C. Secretarial and General Office Occupations
1. Secretaries
55105 Medical secretaries 80 8.85 7.28 9.82
55108 Secretaries, except legal & medical 880 8.79 7.18 9.89
2. Other Secretarial Related and General Office Workers
55305 Receptionists & information clerks 230 7.92 6.78 9.03
55307 Typists, including word processing 110 7.76 6.74 8.64
55314 Personnel clerks, except payroll & timekeeping 10 10.39 9.18 11.05
55321 File clerks 60 6.05 5.44 6.66
55323 Order clerks, materials, merchandise & service 130 7.33 6.29 8.17
55332 Interviewing clerks, except personnel or welfare 30 7.36 6.62 8.03
55335 Customer service representatives, utilities 40 10.57 8.90 12.62
55338 Bookkeeping, accounting & auditing clerks 620 9.50 7.21 10.91
55341 Payroll & timekeeping clerks 50 9.89 9.02 11.01
55344 Billing, cost & rate clerks 90 8.51 6.78 10.54
55347 General office clerks 710 7.50 5.92 8.55
D. Electronic Data Processing and Other Office Machine Occupations
56011 Computer operators, except peripheral equipment 20 11.13 7.98 13.41
56017 Data entry keyers, except composing 60 9.76 8.91 11.06
E. Communications, Mail and Message Distributing Occupations
1. Communications Equipment Operators
57102 Switchboard operators 90 7.71 6.60 8.56
2. Mail and Message Distribution Workers
57302 Mail clerks, except machine operators 10 8.91 7.75 9.79
57305 Postal mail carriers 70 16.32 14.33 18.31
F. Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Occupations
58002 Dispatchers, police, fire & ambulance 50 9.53 8.87 9.97
58005 Dispatchers, except police, fire & ambulance 30 12.53 8.46 16.14
58008 Production, planning & expediting clerks 10 13.94 11.29 16.98
58023 Stock clerks, stockroom, warehouse or storage yard 140 10.06 7.14 12.56
58026 Order fillers, wholesale & retail sales 10 5.67 5.34 5.72
58028 Traffic, shipping, & receiving clerks 130 13.02 8.33 17.15
G. Other Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
59999 All other clerical & administrative support workers 290 9.73 7.90 11.03
V. Service Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Service
61005 Police & detective supervisors 10 $18.44 $13.18 $22.07
61008 Housekeeping supervisors 30 8.55 7.15 9.68
61099 All other service supervisors 190 8.44 5.63 9.65
B. Protective Service Occupations
63014 Police patrol officers 90 12.42 10.26 14.23
63017 Correction officers & jailers 40 9.64 8.70 10.42
63032 Sheriffs & deputy sheriffs 60 12.63 10.99 13.63
63047 Guards & watch guards 140 7.64 6.00 8.70
C. Food and Beverage Preparation and Service Occupations
65002 Hosts & hostesses, lounge, restaurant & coffee shop 80 5.84 5.37 6.15
65005 Bartenders 250 5.94 5.40 6.28
65008 Waiters & waitresses 850 5.39 5.35 5.74
65014 Dining room & cafeteria attendants, bartender help 240 5.66 5.41 5.93
65021 Bakers, bread & pastry 40 7.40 6.45 8.14
65023 Butchers & meat cutters 40 9.64 7.68 11.68
65026 Cooks, restaurant 210 6.71 5.70 7.70
65028 Cooks, institution or cafeteria 520 6.77 5.70 7.81
65032 Cooks, fast food 150 5.44 5.33 5.70
65035 Cooks, short order 90 6.36 5.53 7.36
65038 Food preparation workers 320 5.75 5.39 5.92
65041 Combined food preparation & service workers 370 5.48 5.34 5.73
65099 All other food service workers 110 5.45 5.36 5.80
D. Health Service and Related Occupations
66002 Dental assistants 100 7.38 5.66 8.90
66005 Medical assistants 40 8.24 6.80 8.53
66008 Nursing aides, orderlies & attendants 450 7.34 5.95 8.55
66011 Home health aides 120 7.36 6.62 8.03
66017 Physical & corrective therapy assistants & aides 30 10.16 7.16 13.99
66099 All other health service workers 60 8.52 7.12 9.55
E. Cleaning and Building Service Occupations
67002 Maids & housekeeping cleaners 550 5.64 5.39 5.90
67005 Janitors & cleaners 940 7.83 6.27 8.71
67099 All other cleaning & building service workers 70 9.17 7.21 10.32
F. Personal Service Occupations
68014 Amusement & recreation attendants 10 6.70 5.51 7.66
68035 Personal and home care aides 30 6.37 5.58 7.40
68038 Child care workers 160 5.89 5.42 6.32
69999 All other service workers 140 10.48 5.54 17.17
VI. Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors
72002 First line supervisors, agricultural/forestry/fishing 20 $10.80 $8.22 $11.46
B. Other Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
79041 Laborers, landscaping & groundskeeping 350 8.01 6.15 9.40
79999 All other agricultural, forestry & fishing workers 160 9.30 7.35 10.59
VII. Production, Construction, Operating, Maintenance, and Material Handling Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Production, Construction
81002 First line supervisors, mechanics/installers/repairers 140 $12.01 $6.61 $17.32
81005 First line supervisors, trades & extractive 190 14.07 11.52 16.32
81008 First line supervisors, production & operating 130 16.75 11.80 19.42
81011 First line supervisors, transport/moving machines 40 17.47 15.16 19.62
81017 First line supervisors, helpers/laborers/movers-hand 20 13.07 9.49 14.57
81099 All other first line supervisors, product/construct/maintenance 240 26.88 23.36 37.61
B. Inspectors and Related Occupations
83005 Production inspectors, test/grade/sort/sample/weigh 50 12.40 8.63 17.38
1. Machinery and Related Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85110 Machinery maintenance mechanics 150 17.02 12.68 22.14
85132 Maintenance repairers, general utility 560 11.31 8.12 14.32
2. Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85302 Automotive mechanics 180 11.97 10.34 13.83
85311 Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists 70 12.68 10.84 14.13
85314 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 30 14.51 12.14 17.59
3. Other Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85702 Telephone & cable television installers & repairers 30 14.97 10.19 20.11
85708 Electronic home entertainment equipment repairers 30 13.39 5.59 17.43
85723 Electrical powerline installers & repairers 80 20.06 17.58 21.98
85726 Station installers & repairers, telephone 60 15.03 10.98 18.31
4. Other Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85902 Heating/air conditioning/refrigeration mechanics 60 13.65 10.17 16.93
85905 Precision instrument repairers 10 19.75 16.84 20.59
85953 Tire repairers & changers 70 6.70 5.52 7.76
85999 All other mechanics, installers & repairers 10 16.87 9.93 22.61
D. Construction Trades & Extractive Occupations, Except Material Moving
1. Carpentry and Related Workers
87102 Carpenters 200 12.33 10.91 13.71
2. Electrical and Related Workers
87202 Electricians 370 13.65 12.38 15.36
3. Masonry and Related Workers
87311 Concrete & terrazzo finishers 50 11.79 11.18 12.90
4. Painting and Related Workers
87402 Painters & paperhangers, construction & maintenance 80 10.77 8.96 12.35
5. Plumbing and Related Workers
87502 Plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters 50 11.03 9.48 12.38
6. Road, Rail, and Related Construction and Maintenance Workers, Except Masonry Workers
87708 Paving, surfacing & tamping equipment operators 120 10.78 9.34 12.20
87711 Highway maintenance workers 60 9.62 8.91 10.24
7. Other Construction Trades Workers
87817 Fence erectors 80 9.12 8.41 9.91
8. Extractive and Related Workers-Including Blasters
87917 Service unit operators 130 9.96 9.07 10.92
87921 Roustabouts 170 7.94 6.78 8.58
E. Precision Production Occupations
1. Precision Metal Workers
89108 Machinists 60 14.26 11.44 16.49
2. Precision Printing Workers
89702 Hand compositors & typesetters 30 7.68 6.07 9.14
F. Machine Setters, Set-up Operators, Operators and Tenders
1. Printing, Binding, and Related Workers
92543 Printing press machine operators 20 9.64 9.01 10.55
92546 Bindery machine operators 10 6.24 5.39 5.93
2. Textile and Related Setters, Operators, and Related Workers
92717 Sewing machine operators, garment 20 6.71 5.76 7.73
3. Other Machine Setters, Set-up Operators, Operators and Tenders-Except Metal and Plastic
92965 Crushing/grinding/mixing/blending machine operators 20 11.53 8.37 12.86
92971 Extruding/forming/pressing/compacting machine operators 50 12.39 11.69 13.31
92974 Packaging & filling machine operators 70 8.10 5.83 10.31
92998 All other machine operators & tenders 80 9.05 7.13 10.05
G. Hand Working Occupations, Including Assemblers and Fabricators
1. Other Hand Workers, Including Assemblers and Fabricators
93914 Welders & cutters 70 11.90 10.29 12.69
93938 Meat, poultry & fish cutters & trimmers, hand 60 6.46 5.47 7.20
93956 Assemblers/fabricators except machine/electronic/precision 60 9.14 6.60 9.75
93999 All other hand workers, nec 60 10.84 6.71 16.84
H. Plant and System Operators
95002 Water/liquid waste treatment plant & system operators 20 12.81 10.99 13.84
95099 All other plant & system operators 110 8.18 5.65 8.63
I. Transportation and Material Moving Machines and Vehicle Operators
1. Motor Vehicle Operators
97102 Truck drivers, heavy or tractor trailer 900 11.72 10.33 13.68
97105 Truck drivers-light, include delivery/route workers 450 8.94 5.85 9.97
97108 Bus drivers, except school 100 7.59 6.50 8.56
97111 Bus drivers, school 480 9.15 5.81 11.03
97117 Driver/sales workers 40 6.40 5.38 6.77
2. All Other Transportation and Related Workers
97805 Service station attendants 80 6.20 5.41 6.60
3. Material Moving Equipment Operators
97923 Excavating & loading machine operators 100 11.76 10.65 11.51
97938 Grader, bulldozer & scraper operators 130 12.71 10.58 14.14
97947 Industrial truck & tractor operators 120 11.56 10.68 12.64
97956 Operating engineers 40 14.85 11.31 17.65
J. Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand-Excluding Agriculture
1. Helpers-Mechanics and Repairers
98102 Helpers, mechanics & repairers 140 8.27 6.71 8.72
2. Helpers-Construction Trades and Extractive Workers
98312 Helpers, carpenters 240 10.61 7.81 11.44
98313 Helpers, electricians & powerline installers 30 11.05 9.70 11.05
98319 Helpers, other construction trades 90 8.28 7.01 9.49
3. Machine Feeders and Offbearers
98502 Machine feeders & offbearers 80 8.10 6.57 8.76
98799 All other freight, stock, and material movers, hand 130 9.48 6.28 10.92
4. Other Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
98902 Hand packers & packagers 150 5.54 5.33 5.70
98999 All other freight, stock, and material movers, hand 360 7.21 5.63 8.41

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