Table 4: Northeast 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 90 $22.10 $12.33 $28.64
13005 Personnel, training & labor relations managers 30 28.75 18.31 41.68
13008 Purchasing managers 40 13.79 10.11 13.32
13011 Marketing/advertising/public relations managers 60 27.36 11.38 44.82
13014 Administrative managers 20 19.49 13.17 21.34
13017 Engineering, mathematical & natural sciences managers 60 26.03 17.09 37.27
B. Line and Middle Management Industry Specific Managerial Occupations
15002 Postmasters and mail superintendents 30 19.13 12.81 23.00
15005 Education administrators 80 24.87 20.95 33.08
15008 Health services managers 30 20.50 11.82 24.62
15011 Property/real estate managers 50 9.56 7.17 12.56
15017 Construction managers 110 18.56 8.63 23.19
15021 Mining/quarrying/oil-gas well drilling managers 30 28.05 18.81 39.51
15023 Communications/transportation & utilities managers 40 17.42 9.94 23.16
15026 Food service/lodging managers 170 8.74 6.51 9.86
C. Other Managerial and Administrative Occupations
19005 General managers & top executives 940 19.65 11.46 24.51
19999 All other managers & administrators 190 17.36 9.52 22.93
II. Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations
A. Management Support Occupations
1. Accountants, Auditors, and Other Financial Specialists
21108 Loan officers & counselors 60 $16.52 $12.13 $21.51
21114 Accountants & auditors 90 19.09 13.36 24.82
21117 Budget analysts 20 22.81 18.73 25.45
21199 All other financial specialists 10 17.29 10.48 22.16
2. Purchasing Agents and Buyers
21302 Buyers, except farm products 20 9.33 7.58 10.08
21308 Purchasing agents 30 20.14 13.31 28.77
3. Personnel, Training, Labor Relations Specialists, and Related Workers
21511 Personnel, training & labor relations specialists 10 19.87 10.36 29.48
4. Other Management Support Workers
21902 Cost estimators 30 16.85 14.71 19.87
21908 Construction & building inspectors 10 20.67 13.73 30.32
21911 Compliance officers, except construction 60 22.82 15.83 33.65
21999 All other management support workers 70 17.00 10.80 22.63
B. Engineers and Related Occupations
1. Engineers
22108 Mining engineers, including mine safety 30 27.06 22.63 36.35
22121 Civil engineers, including traffic 50 17.41 13.37 19.76
22135 Mechanical engineers 10 30.87 30.09 39.95
22199 All other engineers 50 22.89 13.37 35.23
2. Architects and Surveying and Mapping Scientists
22311 Surveying & mapping scientists 60 15.58 12.36 19.48
3. Engineering and Related Technicians and Technologist
22502 Civil engineering technicians & technologists 40 12.89 11.06 13.41
22514 Drafters 20 13.00 8.06 17.67
22521 Surveying & mapping technicians & technologists 30 11.47 9.61 11.36
22599 All other engineering & related technicians & technologists 30 21.83 16.68 29.86
C. Natural Scientists and Related Workers
1. Physical Scientists
24111 Geologists, geophysicists & oceanographers 20 24.07 18.82 32.73
24199 All other physical scientists 10 19.80 20.26 23.35
2. Life Scientists
24302 Foresters & conservation scientists 40 20.60 17.92 22.71
24308 Biological scientists 20 20.98 19.25 22.89
3. Physical and Life Science Technicians and Technologists
24505 Chemical technicians & technologists, except health 60 10.30 9.13 12.14
24599 All other physical & life science technicians & technologists 20 12.47 9.26 15.23
D. Computer, Mathematical, Operations Research, and Related Occupations
1. Computer Scientists and Related Workers
25102 Systems analysts 20 19.13 17.36 21.29
25104 Computer support specialists 20 14.89 12.40 16.07
25105 Computer programmers 20 16.89 8.21 28.08
E. Social Scientists and Other Social, Recreational, and Religious Occupations
1. Social Scientists, Including Urban and Regional Planners
27108 Psychologists 20 25.66 21.55 34.06
2. Other Social Science Related Workers
27302 Social workers, medical & psychiatric 40 15.53 10.13 20.25
27305 Social workers, except medical & psychiatric 30 18.06 15.12 20.02
27311 Recreation workers 20 8.07 6.60 9.37
F. Law and Related Occupations
1. Lawyers and Related Workers
28108 Lawyers 80 22.42 17.14 19.56
G. Teachers, Educators, Librarians, and Related Occupations
1. Other Teachers and Instructors
31303 Teachers, preschool 20 11.37 10.00 12.92
31311 Teachers, special education 220 10.75 7.09 13.92
31314 Instructors, vocational 60 14.87 12.81 18.24
2. Librarians, Archivists, Curators, and Other Education Related Workers
31502 Librarians, professional 60 14.95 13.86 16.03
31505 Technical assistants, library 20 8.06 6.63 9.49
31514 Vocation/education counselors 20 18.26 16.94 20.78
31521 Teacher aides, paraprofessional 110 5.61 5.35 5.75
H. Health Practitioners, Technologists, Technicians, and Related Health Occupations
1. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
32102 Physicians & surgeons 70 45.31 38.26 N.A.
32105 Dentists 10 36.18 23.65 N.A.
32114 Veterinarians & veterinary inspectors 10 19.15 13.34 27.70
2. Therapists
32305 Occupational therapists 30 23.15 18.52 29.61
32308 Physical therapists 70 23.44 20.95 24.77
32314 Speech pathologists & audiologists 90 17.53 12.83 16.24
3. Health Care Maintenance and Treating Workers
32502 Registered nurses 570 16.72 13.82 19.67
32505 Licensed practical nurses 140 11.05 9.52 12.65
32511 Physician's assistants 10 23.11 21.00 24.00
32514 Opticians 10 7.49 6.60 8.14
32517 Pharmacists 30 23.38 19.60 32.51
32518 Pharmacy technicians 20 10.41 9.45 11.15
32521 Dietitians & nutritionists 10 16.25 9.98 18.36
4. Other Health Professionals, Paraprofessionals, and Technicians
32908 Dental hygienists 20 17.42 16.63 18.38
32911 Medical records technicians 30 11.14 8.25 12.87
32951 Veterinary technicians & technologists 10 9.24 7.33 11.65
32999 All other health professionals, paraprofessionals/technicians 70 14.33 10.94 15.61
I. Other Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations
39999 All other professional, paraprofessional/technicians 100 13.55 8.30 18.38
III. Sales and Related Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Sales and Related Workers
41002 First line supervisors, sales & related 390 $11.21 $7.82 $13.92
B. Sales Occupations, Service
43002 Sales agents, insurance 60 13.52 8.83 17.54
43017 Sales agents, business services 10 9.49 7.27 10.96
43023 Sales agents, advertising 20 9.49 6.23 11.92
C. Merchandise, Products, and Other Sales and Sales-Related Occupations
49005 Salespersons, scientific products & services 30 20.37 11.00 25.98
49008 Salespersons, except scientific & retail 100 13.11 8.95 15.54
49011 Salespersons, retail 980 6.59 5.46 7.16
49014 Salespersons, parts 80 8.52 6.35 9.84
49017 Counter & rental clerks 40 6.58 5.66 7.59
49021 Stock clerks, sales floor 300 6.54 5.57 7.57
49023 Cashiers 550 6.16 5.44 6.80
49026 News, street vendors & phone solicitors 70 7.00 6.15 7.92
IV. Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors & Managers/Supervisors
51002 First line supervisors, clerical & administrative 260 $12.09 $9.28 $13.34
B. Industry Specific Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
1. Banking, Security, Finance, and Credit Workers
53102 Tellers 130 7.23 6.38 8.02
53121 Loan & credit clerks 50 8.34 6.97 9.81
2. Investigative and Related Workers, Except Insurance
53508 Bill & account collectors 20 8.49 7.05 9.86
3. Municipal and Related Workers
53702 Court clerks 20 9.95 7.34 12.99
53705 Municipal clerks 20 8.77 6.93 9.20
4. Lodging and Travel Workers
53808 Hotel desk clerks 70 5.75 5.36 5.88
C. Secretarial and General Office Occupations
1. Secretaries
55102 Legal secretaries 60 9.78 9.20 10.45
55108 Secretaries, except legal & medical 610 9.31 6.73 10.92
2. Other Secretarial Related and General Office Workers
55305 Receptionists & information clerks 200 7.01 5.73 7.95
55307 Typists, including word processing 80 8.06 6.94 9.21
55314 Personnel clerks, except payroll & timekeeping 40 12.16 9.48 15.01
55321 File clerks 40 7.55 5.42 8.06
55335 Customer service representatives, utilities 40 10.26 9.22 11.12
55338 Bookkeeping, accounting & auditing clerks 480 8.52 6.63 9.57
55341 Payroll & timekeeping clerks 40 11.84 9.10 15.11
55344 Billing, cost & rate clerks 50 10.71 8.32 13.27
55347 General office clerks 510 7.48 5.77 8.56
D. Electronic Data Processing and Other Office Machine Occupations
56002 Operators, billing/posting/calculating machines 20 8.02 6.62 9.40
56011 Computer operators, except peripheral equipment 30 7.24 5.50 9.58
56099 All other office machine operators 20 9.89 7.47 12.26
E. Communications, Mail and Message Distributing Occupations
1. Communications Equipment Operators
57102 Switchboard operators 30 8.13 6.90 9.27
2. Mail and Message Distribution Workers
57302 Mail clerks, except machine operators 30 8.36 6.55 9.76
F. Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Occupations
58005 Dispatchers, except police, fire & ambulance 10 11.67 9.70 13.96
58014 Meter readers, utilities 60 12.00 8.04 15.21
58023 Stock clerks, stockroom, warehouse or storage yard 100 16.05 9.29 22.11
58026 Order fillers, wholesale & retail sales 10 7.55 6.60 8.29
58028 Traffic, shipping, & receiving clerks 180 11.45 7.02 16.30
G. Other Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
59999 All other clerical & administrative support workers 60 11.07 9.06 12.69
V. Service Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Service
61005 Police & detective supervisors 20 $19.90 $17.19 $23.04
61008 Housekeeping supervisors 20 8.49 6.85 9.65
61099 All other service supervisors 130 10.73 7.24 13.70
B. Protective Service Occupations
63008 Fire fighters 50 11.17 9.58 12.73
63014 Police patrol officers 140 14.06 12.36 16.02
63017 Correction officers & jailers 50 8.47 7.25 9.62
63032 Sheriffs & deputy sheriffs 50 12.35 11.49 13.19
63047 Guards & watch guards 400 7.76 5.98 8.99
C. Food and Beverage Preparation and Service Occupations
65002 Hosts & hostesses, lounge, restaurant & coffee shop 60 5.63 5.35 5.74
65005 Bartenders 250 7.02 6.06 8.02
65008 Waiters & waitresses 860 5.32 5.35 5.74
65014 Dining room & cafeteria attendants, bartender help 140 5.28 5.35 5.75
65021 Bakers, bread & pastry 80 7.04 5.73 8.04
65023 Butchers & meat cutters 40 9.88 7.82 11.85
65026 Cooks, restaurant 260 7.27 6.44 8.11
65028 Cooks, institution or cafeteria 80 7.08 5.54 8.06
65035 Cooks, short order 80 5.84 5.41 5.91
65038 Food preparation workers 250 6.02 5.41 6.67
65041 Combined food preparation & service workers 820 5.54 5.32 5.67
65099 All other food service workers 50 6.90 5.65 8.21
D. Health Service and Related Occupations
66005 Medical assistants 30 6.85 5.63 8.03
66008 Nursing aides, orderlies & attendants 340 6.91 5.66 7.94
66011 Home health aides 30 7.25 6.51 7.90
66017 Physical & corrective therapy assistants & aides 20 10.73 7.65 13.65
66099 All other health service workers 40 9.27 8.35 10.50
E. Cleaning and Building Service Occupations
67002 Maids & housekeeping cleaners 300 5.85 5.41 6.19
67005 Janitors & cleaners 560 6.87 5.56 7.96
67099 All other cleaning & building service workers 50 7.44 6.15 8.35
F. Personal Service Occupations
68005 Hairdressers, hairstylists & cosmetologists 110 8.66 7.37 9.46
68035 Personal and home care aides 20 5.60 5.39 5.88
68038 Child care workers 230 5.91 5.43 6.41
69999 All other service workers 70 5.82 5.42 5.99
VI. Agricultural , Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors
72002 First line supervisors, agricultural/forestry/fishing 20 $18.14 $9.31 $30.03
B. Timber Cutting and Logging Occupations-see also material moving next division
73002 Fallers & buckers 30 12.26 9.69 13.72
73008 Log handling equipment operators 30 16.57 14.30 18.58
C. Other Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
79017 Animal caretakers 30 6.99 6.17 7.86
79041 Laborers, landscaping & groundskeeping 350 8.57 6.85 9.86
79999 All other agricultural, forestry & fishing workers 20 13.89 11.92 16.88
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 160 $18.28 $11.72 $25.44
81005 First line supervisors, trades & extractive 160 19.26 12.51 24.28
81008 First line supervisors, production & operating 50 18.48 12.26 22.26
81011 First line supervisors, transport/moving machines 50 26.90 23.76 37.92
81017 First line supervisors, helpers/laborers/movers-hand 20 17.31 16.13 18.40
81099 All other first line supervisors, product/construct/maintenance 120 26.48 21.78 36.85
B. Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1. Machinery and Related Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85110 Machinery maintenance mechanics 40 14.03 12.41 15.46
85123 Millwrights 60 23.45 15.85 34.27
85132 Maintenance repairers, general utility 430 8.85 6.70 10.13
2. Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85302 Automotive mechanics 150 12.43 7.50 15.63
85305 Automotive body & related repairers 50 15.14 9.75 18.07
85311 Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists 60 13.24 10.89 14.79
85314 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 220 17.34 12.92 22.35
3. Other Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85902 Heating/air conditioning/refrigeration mechanics 80 18.03 14.71 22.05
85953 Tire repairers & changers 60 7.97 5.84 10.60
85999 All other mechanics, installers & repairers 100 21.09 10.02 33.57
C. Construction Trades and Extractive Occupations, Except Material Moving
1. Carpentry and Related Workers
87102 Carpenters 380 11.56 10.06 12.98
2. Electrical and Related Workers
87202 Electricians 380 18.41 14.44 22.25
3. Masonry and Related Workers
87311 Concrete & terrazzo finishers 70 11.99 10.71 12.83
4. Painting and Related Workers
87402 Painters & paperhangers, construction & maintenance 20 10.97 8.79 12.77
5. Plumbing and Related Workers
87502 Plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters 20 14.93 12.00 18.07
6. Other Construction Trades Workers
87811 Glaziers 20 9.85 7.80 12.09
87899 All other construction trades workers 70 11.23 9.24 12.14
7. Extractive and Related Workers-Including Blasters
87902 Earth drillers, except oil & gas 30 23.81 15.20 35.07
87905 Blasters & explosives workers 60 25.92 21.86 33.12
87911 Rotary drill operators, oil & gas extraction 190 13.78 12.46 14.92
87914 Derrick operators, oil & gas extraction 120 13.75 12.57 15.01
87921 Roustabouts 180 9.33 7.85 10.65
87989 All other extractive workers, except helpers 1240 16.41 11.43 21.51
D. Precision Production Occupations
1. Precision Metal Workers
89108 Machinists 80 15.40 13.42 17.83
89132 Sheet metal workers 130 9.52 6.83 11.59
2. Other Precision Workers
89999 All other precision workers, nec 20 9.07 5.70 11.94
E. Machine Setters, Set-up Operators, Operators and Tenders
1. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Related Workers
92308 Sawing machine operators 90 10.33 7.41 13.97
2. Textile and Related Setters, Operators, and Related Workers
92726 Laundry & dry cleaning operators, except pressing 60 6.50 5.47 7.47
3. Other Machine Setters, Set-up Operators, Operators and Tenders-Except Metal and Plastic
92965 Crushing/grinding/mixing/blending machine operators 30 11.87 11.69 12.99
92998 All other machine operators & tenders 20 15.75 7.78 18.90
F. Hand Working Occupations, Including Assemblers and Fabricators
1. Other Hand Workers, Including Assemblers and Fabricators
93914 Welders & cutters 260 17.77 13.48 20.80
93956 Assemblers/fabricators except machine/electronic/precision 30 13.69 10.06 17.98
93999 All other hand workers, nec 30 8.31 6.99 9.55
G. Plant and System Occupations
95099 All other plant & system operators 20 15.52 13.48 17.42
H. Transportation and Material Moving Machines and Vehicle Operators
1. Motor Vehicle Operators
97102 Truck drivers, heavy or tractor trailer 790 11.36 9.80 13.16
97105 Truck drivers-light, include delivery/route workers 490 10.28 6.79 12.88
97108 Bus drivers, except school 20 6.83 5.63 7.87
97199 All other motor vehicle operators 10 9.68 6.80 13.93
2. Other Transportation and Related Workers
97805 Service station attendants 60 5.84 5.39 5.90
97911 Well head pumpers 80 11.13 9.86 11.59
97923 Excavating & loading machine operators 280 16.80 12.30 20.82
97938 Grader, bulldozer & scraper operators 750 19.54 13.98 23.82
97944 Crane & tower operators 20 14.85 10.53 20.90
97947 Industrial truck & tractor operators 20 11.07 10.04 12.51
97953 Pump operators 110 17.45 15.35 19.47
97989 All other material moving equipment operators 90 12.43 9.77 15.26
97999 All other transportation & material moving equipment ops. 300 20.80 20.07 22.88
I. Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand-Excluding Agriculture
1. Helpers-Mechanics and Repairers
98102 Helpers, mechanics & repairers 240 9.77 7.16 11.74
2. Helpers-Construction Trades and Extractive Workers
98311 Helpers, brick & stone masons, hard tile setters 20 11.08 9.40 12.74
98312 Helpers, carpenters 120 8.43 7.01 9.63
98313 Helpers, electricians & powerline installers 50 10.26 7.86 12.61
98315 Helpers, plumbers/pipefitters/steamfitters 50 7.77 6.08 9.01
98319 Helpers, other construction trades 140 8.72 7.27 9.84
3. Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
98799 All other freight, stock, and material movers, hand 40 8.77 6.44 9.70
4. Other Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
98902 Hand packers & packagers 40 6.71 5.54 7.91
98905 Vehicle washers & equipment cleaners 70 5.67 5.37 5.86
98999 All other helpers, laborers & material movers, hand 450 9.03 7.14 9.67

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