Latest Occupational Wage Data Now Available
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| Occupational Title | Employment |
Mean Hourly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-Paying Occupations | ||
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop | 930 | $8.53 |
| Dining Room & Cafeteria Att. & Bartender Helpers | 530 | 8.53 |
| Manicurists & Pedicurists | 40 | 8.55 |
| Waiters & Waitresses | 4,690 | 9.03 |
| Combined Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food | 4,540 | 9.15 |
| Bartenders | 1,930 | 9.17 |
| Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop | 620 | 9.17 |
| Dishwashers | 1,320 | 9.22 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 970 | 9.42 |
| Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners | 3,500 | 9.50 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers | 50 | 9.59 |
| Floor Sanders & Finishers | 9.68 | |
| Motion Picture Projectionists | 40 | 9.70 |
| Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons | 9.77 | |
| Cooks, Short Order | 70 | 9.78 |
| Highest-Paying Occupations | ||
| Industrial Production Managers | 230 | $51.72 |
| Podiatrists | 10 | 56.22 |
| Compensation & Benefits Managers | 10 | 56.75 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products | 370 | 57.40 |
| Pediatricians, General | 70 | 67.66 |
| Chief Executives | 300 | 68.44 |
| Dentists, General | 170 | 73.34 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | 10 | 82.78 |
| Psychiatrists | 50 | 83.28 |
| Family & General Practitioners | 400 | 91.33 |
| Internists, General | 90 | 98.86 |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 240 | 103.88 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 40 | 122.06 |
| Surgeons | 100 | 125.14 |
| Anesthesiologists | 70 | 125.38 |
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| Rank |
SOC1 Code |
Occupational Title | Employment |
Mean Hourly Wage2 ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | ||||
| 1 | 41-2031 | Retail Salespersons | 7,900 | 12.09 |
| 2 | 53-3032 | Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer | 6,150 | 20.80 |
| 3 | 41-2011 | Cashiers | 5,810 | 9.72 |
| 4 | 43-6014 | Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive | 5,760 | 14.64 |
| 5 | 47-2073 | Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators | 5,600 | 23.04 |
| 6 | 11-1021 | General & Operations Managers | 5,190 | 41.96 |
| 7 | 29-1111 | Registered Nurses | 4,800 | 29.29 |
| 8 | 43-3031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks | 4,700 | 16.79 |
| 9 | 35-3031 | Waiters & Waitresses | 4,690 | 8.94 |
| 10 | 37-2011 | Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners | 4,550 | 12.53 |
| Total, All Occupations | 272,570 | $20.44 | ||
| U.S. | ||||
| 1 | 41-2031 | Retail Salespersons | 4,270,550 | 12.08 |
| 2 | 41-2011 | Cashiers | 3,314,870 | 9.73 |
| 3 | 43-9061 | Office Clerks, General | 2,828,140 | 13.90 |
| 4 | 35-3021 | Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 2,799,430 | 9.03 |
| 5 | 29-1111 | Registered Nurses | 2,724,570 | 33.23 |
| 6 | 35-3031 | Waiters & Waitresses | 2,289,010 | 10.05 |
| 7 | 43-4051 | Customer Service Representatives | 2,212,820 | 15.92 |
| 8 | 37-2011 | Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners | 2,068,460 | 11.94 |
| 9 | 53-7062 | Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand | 2,063,580 | 12.62 |
| 10 | 43-6014 | Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive | 1,955,570 | 15.87 |
| Total, All Occupations | 128,278,550 | $21.74 | ||
| 1Standard Occupational Classification System. | ||||
| 2The wages in this table have not been updated to the March 2012 Employment Cost Index. | ||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||