TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 135,263,525 $26,171 28.0 86,997,525 $32,624 30.7
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 1,173,270 $81,590 60.8 989,770 $87,514 61.8
General and Operations Managers 947,900 $51,196 45.1 817,330 $53,159 45.4
Legislators 16,245 $34,916 63.6 9,430 $50,572 70.2
Advertising and Promotions Managers 83,015 $40,469 66.4 63,715 $44,366 66.4
Marketing and Sales Managers 1,123,245 $51,086 61.2 892,465 $57,167 62.0
Public Relations Managers 68,325 $47,070 66.5 55,770 $50,904 66.0
Administrative Services Managers 97,970 $45,031 40.5 81,670 $48,304 40.5
Computer and Information Systems Managers 333,120 $65,331 63.9 289,010 $67,506 64.2
Financial Managers 999,825 $46,460 55.2 829,085 $50,458 56.5
Human Resources Managers 476,270 $41,237 45.9 375,050 $45,913 48.2
Industrial Production Managers 320,770 $51,249 38.6 279,825 $52,373 38.8
Purchasing Managers 205,415 $48,132 49.5 177,090 $50,636 50.1
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 254,175 $36,923 22.8 212,950 $39,597 23.2
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 201,920 $26,944 21.2 144,425 $31,214 23.1
Farmers and Ranchers 556,035 $16,465 16.4 371,115 $20,531 16.9
Construction Managers 676,440 $46,138 26.8 531,610 $50,696 28.3
Education Administrators 732,020 $43,245 75.1 487,955 $49,059 77.0
Engineering Managers 166,435 $79,342 76.6 149,045 $80,943 77.4
Food Service Managers 709,520 $26,511 20.2 506,265 $30,375 21.3
Funeral Directors 48,765 $37,360 32.2 37,410 $41,800 33.2
Gaming Managers 30,740 $31,150 27.2 21,365 $36,628 29.3
Lodging Managers 142,915 $26,802 32.9 98,760 $30,951 34.0
Medical and Health Services Managers 424,425 $41,984 53.9 342,720 $46,113 55.0
Natural Sciences Managers 19,640 $69,710 88.1 16,905 $75,505 88.9
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 41,520 $43,291 18.8 31,970 $47,261 21.2
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 452,430 $30,880 33.5 312,715 $36,235 34.2
Social and Community Service Managers 252,515 $33,381 63.8 185,670 $38,837 66.5
Managers, All Other 2,045,875 $48,543 48.9 1,662,220 $52,035 49.9
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 38,445 $31,115 51.8 24,345 $39,274 54.4
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 13,355 $34,786 26.8 10,085 $39,014 29.5
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 238,840 $27,361 29.1 155,885 $34,043 31.9
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 277,255 $35,856 33.7 227,920 $37,661 33.8
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 311,735 $32,873 40.2 250,585 $35,502 40.9
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 104,790 $38,928 46.4 83,860 $41,731 47.9
Cost Estimators 110,825 $41,685 28.2 89,740 $45,518 29.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 924,220 $35,017 47.3 689,850 $38,647 47.4
Logisticians 41,050 $41,472 42.5 33,440 $44,990 42.8
Management Analysts 588,245 $50,303 73.6 395,310 $58,337 73.9
Meeting and Convention Planners 35,135 $31,410 49.9 23,425 $36,502 51.1
Other Business Operations Specialists 246,045 $31,268 35.3 179,310 $35,511 35.2
Accountants and Auditors 1,832,740 $36,940 70.4 1,369,700 $41,488 72.2
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 102,085 $36,447 48.4 77,485 $41,016 49.6
Budget Analysts 47,700 $45,309 57.6 40,760 $46,964 57.4
Credit Analysts 33,470 $31,725 50.5 25,825 $34,795 51.0
Financial Analysts 62,980 $51,846 78.7 44,920 $60,241 80.3
Personal Financial Advisors 258,730 $50,147 73.2 192,945 $56,420 74.5
Insurance Underwriters 88,190 $37,085 47.1 72,985 $39,274 47.7
Financial Examiners 12,510 $50,648 77.0 10,650 $53,199 79.5
Loan Counselors and Officers 339,330 $35,785 41.9 270,250 $38,704 43.4
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 76,100 $34,073 42.0 57,865 $37,601 45.8
Tax Preparers 116,670 $12,493 42.3 37,815 $36,215 50.2
Financial Specialists, All Other 46,615 $35,001 43.6 35,920 $38,472 45.5
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 710,795 $50,210 60.2 554,720 $52,858 60.5
Computer Programmers 675,055 $50,807 63.3 521,105 $54,471 63.6
Computer Software Engineers 737,810 $60,795 76.6 595,965 $64,031 76.6
Computer Support Specialists 409,095 $36,337 38.2 303,585 $40,817 39.0
Database Administrators 80,935 $49,560 63.5 63,900 $53,210 63.5
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 201,800 $45,083 44.2 165,195 $47,262 44.7
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 325,320 $42,281 50.3 239,180 $48,850 50.3
Actuaries 23,210 $65,831 94.9 19,230 $72,449 95.7
Mathematicians 3,095 $64,670 95.8 2,345 $70,795 96.4
Operations Research Analysts 109,985 $49,647 63.3 86,510 $51,865 63.0
Statisticians 24,395 $47,508 84.9 18,180 $53,270 86.2
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 3,710 $39,331 81.6 2,595 $46,415 80.3
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 198,050 $45,550 84.2 150,365 $51,081 86.2
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 36,490 $37,394 72.8 28,115 $41,770 72.7
Aerospace Engineers 116,660 $61,963 79.4 100,055 $64,483 80.5
Agricultural Engineers 2,855 $49,497 73.4 2,330 $50,861 76.3
Biomedical Engineers 9,425 $51,900 64.9 7,930 $54,656 65.0
Chemical Engineers 68,825 $63,301 86.3 57,035 $67,182 88.2
Civil Engineers 284,625 $52,596 80.1 236,275 $56,679 81.1
Computer Hardware Engineers 68,180 $52,609 61.0 53,060 $60,045 63.1
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 322,255 $61,162 73.7 273,855 $63,247 74.3
Environmental Engineers 36,060 $51,786 87.6 30,055 $55,122 88.5
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 200,575 $50,541 60.4 167,620 $51,935 60.2
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 11,680 $56,614 68.8 9,020 $60,313 71.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 40,335 $52,330 63.6 33,760 $55,669 64.4
Mechanical Engineers 288,665 $55,270 67.9 242,710 $57,832 68.4
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 7,120 $57,051 68.0 5,805 $60,131 70.8
Nuclear Engineers 8,905 $70,638 82.1 7,585 $71,980 82.6
Petroleum Engineers 16,705 $72,467 84.5 12,810 $76,529 88.0
Engineers, All Others 328,040 $58,042 74.9 270,045 $61,349 75.2
Drafters 228,770 $32,624 19.5 169,550 $36,583 18.0
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 465,775 $37,108 15.0 369,810 $40,345 14.2
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 81,380 $29,706 5.3 59,590 $33,072 4.9
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 29,345 $35,601 75.3 20,970 $41,185 77.5
Biological Scientists 87,925 $36,122 93.0 64,210 $41,131 94.4
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 29,380 $41,412 81.6 24,365 $43,701 83.0
Medical Scientists 84,420 $41,036 99.4 63,435 $47,322 99.6
Astronomers and Physicists 20,760 $62,752 92.5 17,170 $69,121 93.0
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 9,945 $52,090 82.3 8,220 $56,098 84.7
Chemists and Materials Scientists 111,340 $46,454 90.3 90,255 $50,473 90.7
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 87,825 $46,211 91.6 68,555 $50,472 91.8
Physical Scientists, All Other 158,830 $39,918 96.9 111,710 $50,760 97.6
Economists 28,030 $64,243 99.7 22,240 $70,254 99.9
Market/Survey Researchers 93,830 $41,306 71.8 63,380 $50,278 74.3
Psychologists 174,915 $42,192 98.9 88,425 $50,984 99.0
Sociologists 2,900 $39,193 92.6 2,010 $46,064 94.7
Urban and Regional Planners 22,390 $47,280 92.3 18,515 $50,307 92.4
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 35,300 $30,981 87.0 21,735 $40,390 88.7
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 28,075 $27,318 23.9 20,045 $31,097 24.0
Biological Technicians 20,745 $26,982 50.5 12,660 $33,467 51.0
Chemical Technicians 93,630 $36,134 27.6 73,010 $39,475 26.7
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 13,515 $40,653 27.7 9,920 $44,418 26.4
Nuclear Technicians 3,970 $51,166 24.9 3,225 $54,266 24.3
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 145,995 $23,233 38.1 79,535 $31,912 37.0
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 586,065 $27,481 70.2 322,145 $31,088 69.7
Social Workers 675,870 $28,642 73.6 474,190 $31,181 73.4
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 278,035 $26,773 54.4 189,700 $30,827 58.7
Clergy 396,865 $27,247 74.7 293,895 $31,285 76.5
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 53,650 $21,839 62.2 29,690 $29,645 66.7
Religious Workers, All Other 82,820 $16,971 52.3 39,425 $26,954 58.2
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 885,890 $75,094 99.8 708,320 $82,137 99.9
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 60,185 $60,642 78.2 47,220 $71,415 80.1
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 306,690 $30,193 40.4 210,095 $33,380 36.8
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 237,060 $27,123 37.7 147,355 $32,827 31.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 1,203,655 $34,628 90.0 745,475 $46,698 91.6
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 460,210 $12,666 38.6 247,440 $17,614 37.7
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 3,327,460 $32,306 93.4 2,450,940 $36,216 95.8
Secondary School Teachers 811,065 $35,426 94.8 630,680 $38,251 96.6
Special Education Teachers 183,000 $31,750 85.4 136,870 $35,129 89.9
Other Teachers and Instructors 525,395 $14,190 51.2 181,450 $30,587 50.8
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 36,475 $28,169 75.4 22,575 $35,596 78.9
Librarians 194,010 $31,129 82.2 100,475 $36,866 87.0
Library Technicians 38,935 $11,150 22.2 12,555 $22,812 26.5
Teacher Assistants 934,970 $10,723 15.1 186,925 $15,569 13.0
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 61,180 $33,856 76.4 33,485 $41,079 77.7
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 243,250 $21,884 48.1 125,980 $33,291 48.8
Designers 777,675 $27,879 42.9 476,240 $35,760 43.7
Actors 41,960 $18,384 53.2 7,330 $35,499 57.2
Producers and Directors 143,595 $38,984 67.7 95,830 $44,017 68.8
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 170,305 $20,468 49.7 68,925 $33,236 58.6
Dancers and Choreographers 24,185 $16,934 16.9 5,890 $25,647 20.3
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 170,825 $16,161 48.9 52,905 $31,807 52.9
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 36,120 $18,496 28.5 11,725 $28,155 32.3
Announcers 51,415 $22,461 33.7 27,015 $30,250 39.0
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 92,990 $31,256 78.3 61,325 $39,344 82.1
Public Relations Specialists 149,220 $33,861 67.0 98,400 $41,281 71.3
Editors 185,850 $32,868 77.2 123,475 $39,594 79.1
Technical Writers 76,370 $42,054 68.4 53,520 $46,716 66.6
Writers and Authors 168,155 $28,049 79.0 84,630 $39,717 79.5
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 63,555 $20,645 42.9 25,185 $32,134 44.7
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 88,660 $31,719 31.0 58,570 $37,205 30.6
Photographers 123,580 $22,401 39.5 65,140 $31,512 42.8
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 31,000 $31,623 49.4 15,710 $37,553 48.4
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 895 $40,496 34.2 530 $42,425 37.7
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 51,480 $51,123 96.5 33,175 $61,106 97.6
Dentists 159,640 $97,313 99.7 88,435 $102,843 99.7
Dieticians and Nutritionists 84,730 $26,860 65.0 48,130 $33,332 63.9
Optometrists 31,160 $71,428 99.8 21,520 $80,018 99.9
Pharmacists 215,490 $61,710 94.9 150,345 $68,251 97.4
Physicians and Surgeons 723,480 $110,504 99.7 523,550 $124,125 99.7
Physician Assistants 60,330 $34,116 59.0 39,090 $42,169 57.8
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 10,975 $74,528 99.8 7,920 $83,111 99.9
Registered Nurses 2,415,590 $37,511 52.0 1,439,915 $42,562 51.3
Audiologists 12,875 $39,681 94.5 7,425 $46,653 94.4
Occupational Therapists 67,050 $37,936 89.6 31,910 $45,446 89.8
Physical Therapists 140,975 $42,157 88.8 81,405 $50,526 88.7
Radiation Therapists 11,055 $41,707 35.4 8,300 $45,176 35.2
Recreational Therapists 17,760 $26,079 69.3 11,615 $30,060 72.5
Respiratory Therapists 92,565 $34,812 25.7 62,945 $37,663 26.2
Speech-Language Pathologists 100,035 $36,695 97.7 36,620 $41,537 98.1
Therapists, All Others 75,905 $27,176 77.8 41,690 $32,550 78.8
Veterinarians 60,740 $53,975 99.7 45,020 $61,100 99.7
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 10,325 $23,288 77.7 4,685 $35,425 77.8
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 316,085 $30,087 55.6 206,340 $35,002 55.3
Dental Hygienists 120,300 $31,790 33.0 38,485 $40,430 31.8
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 237,505 $32,387 20.2 160,885 $36,959 20.5
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 115,175 $28,401 13.2 85,695 $31,299 12.3
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 302,685 $19,358 14.2 174,440 $23,323 12.3
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 638,665 $24,087 7.9 375,065 $27,395 7.6
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 101,570 $19,188 12.7 62,755 $22,140 12.4
Opticians, Dispensing 52,010 $23,592 14.2 35,235 $27,403 14.4
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 86,815 $24,728 26.2 56,600 $28,845 25.0
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 68,345 $35,382 60.8 50,145 $40,067 63.0
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 1,883,315 $15,317 6.6 930,220 $19,966 6.6
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 11,105 $25,135 11.2 5,185 $30,125 9.9
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 52,285 $21,285 21.6 27,720 $28,209 17.9
Massage Therapists 74,850 $15,170 34.0 21,625 $22,398 30.7
Dental Assistants 227,085 $18,915 7.9 104,535 $22,519 6.8
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 596,880 $18,122 11.5 323,420 $22,171 10.5
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 50,400 $37,078 24.0 43,400 $38,579 24.7
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 110,855 $52,189 34.4 99,105 $53,472 34.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 49,115 $56,454 19.3 43,285 $57,553 19.9
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 93,935 $31,861 26.6 74,425 $35,604 28.5
Fire Fighters 252,070 $43,489 13.0 216,130 $45,479 13.0
Fire Inspectors 20,300 $40,278 20.1 16,715 $42,226 20.6
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 400,310 $30,749 10.9 329,325 $32,104 10.8
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 118,645 $50,149 47.9 104,835 $51,036 48.1
Fish and Game Wardens 3,680 $33,638 45.3 2,975 $35,797 47.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 5,545 $22,216 8.7 3,375 $26,989 10.3
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 625,255 $41,245 26.6 541,125 $42,193 26.9
Transit and Railroad Police 1,165 $36,504 16.1 730 $43,832 12.6
Animal Control Workers 11,090 $22,775 8.9 8,140 $25,476 8.1
Private Detectives and Investigators 66,585 $32,290 43.4 48,465 $37,912 44.5
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 778,630 $18,406 11.1 445,315 $24,066 12.1
Crossing Guards 55,610 $6,573 4.0 6,025 $21,843 2.3
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 53,290 $7,731 19.9 12,380 $26,472 34.2
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 258,260 $21,866 10.6 168,520 $25,994 10.8
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 525,610 $17,904 10.4 315,895 $22,221 11.2
Cooks 1,522,800 $11,901 3.4 673,155 $16,558 3.5
Food Preparation Workers 392,075 $10,359 4.6 139,910 $15,863 4.2
Bartenders 356,955 $12,612 11.3 145,245 $18,844 10.9
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 233,025 $10,482 3.9 84,520 $16,250 3.9
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 84,290 $8,241 5.7 22,425 $14,772 6.3
Waiters and Waitresses 1,384,165 $10,979 9.7 438,140 $16,615 9.1
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 134,430 $12,374 5.3 54,295 $18,868 5.1
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 195,915 $9,324 4.3 53,295 $15,816 4.1
Dishwashers 181,740 $9,120 2.3 60,860 $13,722 2.0
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 98,140 $8,533 9.5 25,005 $16,504 9.5
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 5,240 $11,236 5.1 2,090 $16,506 5.1
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 203,225 $22,659 7.9 142,520 $26,316 8.0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 140,865 $27,753 15.7 98,845 $31,004 16.7
Janitors and Building Cleaners 1,999,020 $15,855 3.8 1,065,700 $21,901 3.7
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,267,710 $10,741 3.0 490,710 $15,516 2.9
Pest Control Workers 64,610 $24,400 9.0 47,535 $26,672 9.4
Grounds Maintenance Workers 930,120 $15,334 6.3 453,370 $20,844 6.2
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 58,735 $29,475 22.2 42,750 $32,479 23.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 117,235 $23,402 21.8 79,830 $27,523 22.9
Animal Trainers 36,585 $17,383 20.5 23,380 $21,523 20.0
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 103,450 $13,733 13.8 51,290 $20,366 14.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 92,460 $25,246 11.2 55,900 $29,905 11.3
Motion Picture Projectionists 6,310 $14,421 18.5 2,870 $23,666 20.1
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 38,030 $11,127 13.6 13,890 $27,265 12.5
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 102,185 $10,575 17.7 31,400 $21,426 16.8
Funeral Service Workers 13,485 $15,646 17.4 6,145 $26,382 17.2
Barbers 89,535 $16,785 5.1 50,460 $21,822 5.0
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 687,570 $14,355 5.4 319,700 $19,680 5.7
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 138,275 $12,563 7.6 58,980 $18,386 7.8
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 53,575 $19,402 11.7 31,560 $23,265 12.0
Tour and Travel Guides 38,830 $10,685 32.8 10,430 $23,148 31.7
Transportation Attendants 141,255 $26,812 31.9 54,775 $31,927 32.3
Child Care Workers 1,237,665 $8,899 11.1 486,960 $14,576 10.8
Personal and Home Care Aides 313,320 $10,637 8.4 117,780 $16,547 8.7
Recreation and Fitness Workers 251,595 $15,700 36.6 111,315 $25,960 39.3
Residential Advisors 53,845 $14,291 23.9 23,660 $21,331 27.4
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 36,960 $12,613 15.3 15,165 $21,389 14.3
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 2,914,310 $27,635 21.6 2,248,425 $31,024 21.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 988,660 $38,602 33.7 798,565 $41,845 34.7
Cashiers 2,140,780 $10,754 6.7 786,045 $17,048 7.6
Counter and Rental Clerks 125,165 $12,189 10.8 56,180 $20,881 11.5
Parts Salespersons 127,020 $25,427 5.6 99,570 $27,432 5.4
Retail Salespersons 3,125,160 $16,409 19.4 1,567,125 $27,008 21.4
Advertising Sales Agents 217,315 $33,711 47.1 152,610 $40,567 49.2
Insurance Sales Agents 531,790 $35,074 41.1 397,115 $39,899 42.6
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 396,345 $45,757 61.8 299,990 $51,838 63.4
Travel Agents 154,190 $22,158 26.6 94,170 $27,006 25.3
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 616,630 $37,462 41.1 447,790 $44,161 43.6
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 1,455,985 $40,726 40.1 1,147,720 $45,536 41.6
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 60,975 $7,093 17.6 12,705 $30,178 29.9
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 714,575 $31,401 38.9 433,460 $41,585 40.9
Sales Engineers 35,025 $61,121 65.2 30,375 $62,333 65.3
Telemarketers 211,470 $11,190 12.7 70,540 $21,175 15.4
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 181,515 $10,758 15.3 59,245 $23,371 15.9
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 226,600 $28,911 44.5 136,635 $39,387 51.2
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 1,813,890 $30,613 24.5 1,398,220 $33,067 24.6
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 78,490 $16,804 7.3 42,305 $21,445 6.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 83,685 $20,865 8.8 49,820 $26,510 8.5
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 13,140 $27,155 17.5 9,250 $31,082 17.8
Bill and Account Collectors 222,025 $22,962 13.9 146,930 $26,295 14.2
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 412,445 $21,820 13.4 275,360 $25,093 12.7
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,829,970 $21,656 13.4 1,125,985 $25,865 11.7
Gaming Cage Workers 8,200 $18,758 8.3 5,140 $21,756 8.2
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 220,865 $25,132 13.0 155,380 $27,684 12.1
Procurement Clerks 40,900 $28,822 20.6 32,095 $30,937 20.8
Tellers 384,700 $15,615 9.0 199,100 $19,031 7.8
Brokerage Clerks 10,925 $28,254 30.7 7,810 $31,604 28.1
Correspondence Clerks 8,520 $24,001 28.9 5,730 $27,435 23.5
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 80,110 $23,912 16.1 58,710 $26,542 15.7
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 55,530 $22,851 20.4 39,585 $25,830 21.7
Customer Service Representatives 2,016,360 $22,392 18.8 1,292,845 $26,913 19.7
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 67,385 $29,217 36.6 53,770 $30,844 36.3
File Clerks 295,685 $16,548 13.9 144,410 $23,095 13.1
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 108,775 $13,091 12.7 48,790 $17,987 12.7
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 184,045 $13,681 22.6 68,160 $23,258 19.1
Library Assistants, Clerical 135,830 $11,866 31.6 43,710 $22,309 34.6
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 124,985 $26,193 19.1 94,465 $28,078 19.2
New Account Clerks 16,990 $21,994 17.4 11,945 $24,453 17.3
Order Clerks 175,770 $19,372 10.6 101,340 $24,329 10.4
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 57,795 $25,342 20.6 39,610 $28,456 20.0
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1,067,575 $15,505 11.1 489,135 $21,075 9.4
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 194,925 $21,989 20.3 117,965 $27,647 20.5
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 80,980 $20,545 19.5 44,540 $25,621 19.1
Cargo and Freight Agents 21,160 $28,860 14.3 15,410 $32,374 15.3
Couriers and Messengers 198,470 $19,952 12.2 108,970 $27,036 12.4
Dispatchers 260,105 $26,351 9.1 193,885 $29,649 9.2
Meter Readers, Utilities 44,725 $26,492 6.6 33,965 $29,572 6.6
Postal Service Clerks 177,675 $38,267 13.4 134,725 $39,642 14.1
Postal Service Mail Carriers 374,360 $38,164 12.0 295,215 $39,667 12.6
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 135,195 $37,365 13.4 102,005 $39,121 14.2
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 356,025 $31,230 27.2 269,620 $35,360 26.5
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 671,140 $21,518 5.0 462,350 $24,753 4.8
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 1,116,455 $17,196 6.3 623,555 $22,847 6.3
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 82,930 $21,744 8.2 52,110 $26,783 8.6
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 3,985,865 $22,209 13.7 2,511,485 $26,554 12.3
Computer Operators 270,260 $26,848 19.5 192,155 $30,853 19.4
Data Entry Keyers 627,335 $18,712 12.9 343,445 $23,055 11.0
Word Processors and Typists 187,085 $20,067 13.0 102,235 $24,941 10.7
Desktop Publishers 16,055 $27,639 37.1 10,260 $32,384 32.3
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 228,550 $24,145 19.3 164,730 $26,511 19.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 162,515 $17,109 8.0 86,920 $21,868 7.1
Office Clerks, General 1,435,220 $18,927 13.8 774,005 $24,713 12.1
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 60,550 $18,396 9.5 34,625 $22,556 8.4
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 23,580 $18,977 39.4 11,290 $26,421 36.7
Statistical Assistants 34,035 $26,833 25.5 23,385 $31,177 24.1
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 533,515 $25,671 30.6 353,330 $29,886 30.0
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 61,740 $25,258 13.5 39,215 $29,670 15.8
Agricultural Inspectors 13,105 $30,775 28.2 9,125 $36,052 31.9
Animal Breeders 5,335 $17,483 17.4 3,755 $20,837 18.8
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 48,535 $9,140 3.5 13,275 $17,543 6.0
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 707,050 $11,832 4.4 290,300 $17,485 5.3
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 55,790 $20,199 8.0 20,640 $25,097 7.7
Hunters and Trappers 1,590 $16,250 14.1 740 $24,564 17.4
Forest and Conservation Workers 17,845 $16,398 11.8 8,965 $22,891 14.9
Logging Workers 106,615 $20,866 2.8 55,965 $24,742 2.7
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 993,470 $38,662 9.5 754,490 $41,336 9.7
Boilermakers 22,325 $35,517 3.0 12,120 $38,454 3.2
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 212,640 $24,801 2.5 107,355 $30,084 2.6
Carpenters 1,438,755 $24,195 5.8 835,400 $29,029 5.5
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 224,670 $24,523 3.3 133,145 $29,163 3.1
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 96,715 $23,508 1.8 46,995 $27,546 1.8
Contruction Laborers 1,201,390 $20,608 3.9 610,835 $26,052 4.0
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 18,995 $24,678 1.6 7,825 $27,218 1.9
Pile-Driver Operators 2,065 $38,008 2.6 1,175 $42,202 1.7
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 373,345 $30,541 2.1 238,370 $32,126 2.2
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 186,530 $22,788 2.0 101,990 $27,314 2.0
Electricians 738,660 $35,096 5.3 551,875 $37,757 5.0
Glaziers 47,920 $27,784 3.2 35,130 $30,636 3.2
Insulation Workers 41,770 $26,377 2.8 26,580 $30,240 2.8
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 566,295 $20,224 6.3 286,995 $25,817 5.5
Paperhangers 19,065 $21,232 8.7 8,755 $28,646 8.2
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 561,135 $31,324 3.6 396,930 $35,292 3.7
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 45,710 $22,227 2.1 23,500 $26,890 2.2
Reinforcing Iron Workers 6,335 $27,068 1.2 3,905 $30,788 1.5
Roofers 214,220 $20,190 2.5 103,405 $25,411 2.9
Sheet Metal Workers 163,800 $31,025 2.9 118,610 $33,282 2.9
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 79,985 $31,349 2.4 49,760 $35,345 2.2
Helpers, Construction Trades 64,105 $15,817 2.8 28,390 $21,006 2.7
Construction and Building Inspectors 84,235 $35,511 21.2 62,810 $38,678 20.9
Elevator Installers and Repairers 28,150 $50,419 5.0 23,400 $51,647 5.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 27,505 $19,753 2.7 15,035 $24,356 2.8
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 23,265 $26,949 8.4 13,190 $32,316 10.8
Highway Maintenance Workers 100,640 $26,332 2.6 74,585 $28,435 2.5
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 12,835 $35,450 2.8 8,920 $38,256 2.6
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 8,115 $26,946 2.3 5,790 $30,192 2.5
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 34,055 $25,116 3.9 20,150 $29,501 4.1
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 14,580 $30,581 3.3 7,335 $32,124 3.9
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 29,115 $30,396 3.4 19,785 $33,068 3.1
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 10,265 $30,481 6.2 7,575 $33,130 7.2
Mining Machine Operators 52,675 $39,157 3.3 37,105 $42,120 3.4
Roof Bolters, Mining 3,555 $40,150 1.7 2,435 $42,830 2.2
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 1,575 $25,100 2.9 995 $29,395 2.1
Helpers - Extraction Workers 4,385 $25,116 0.9 1,950 $28,243 0.2
Other Extraction Workers 22,035 $27,284 3.7 13,530 $31,697 3.8
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 404,820 $41,186 11.2 345,595 $42,572 11.3
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 275,140 $31,039 17.5 201,775 $35,217 17.2
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 239,580 $40,432 9.1 193,320 $42,741 9.0
Avionics Technicians 16,070 $38,428 8.9 13,105 $40,681 8.9
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 38,310 $30,286 6.0 29,650 $32,755 5.5
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 4,345 $28,365 6.5 3,100 $32,195 6.9
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 14,770 $45,816 7.7 12,155 $48,799 7.6
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 26,945 $45,555 6.8 21,780 $51,893 7.3
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 46,885 $23,299 8.6 31,100 $27,521 8.2
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 45,735 $29,696 6.3 35,140 $31,661 6.3
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 195,410 $40,759 7.4 161,610 $42,179 7.2
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 184,410 $27,145 2.2 137,340 $30,754 2.1
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 15,020 $27,045 3.2 11,540 $29,941 2.8
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1,047,460 $25,984 3.0 772,590 $29,612 2.9
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 315,020 $31,743 2.1 254,205 $34,013 2.0
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 191,805 $34,003 2.8 150,410 $36,199 2.7
Small Engine Mechanics 49,745 $21,808 3.8 33,250 $25,808 3.8
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 62,140 $20,299 3.3 40,075 $23,592 2.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 22,915 $35,009 4.4 18,505 $36,808 4.4
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 309,015 $30,603 3.9 239,975 $32,518 3.8
Home Appliance Repairers 54,570 $26,844 5.0 39,365 $30,472 5.0
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 512,325 $35,663 3.8 418,455 $37,450 3.6
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 464,690 $28,661 5.2 345,040 $31,632 5.0
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 26,795 $31,677 3.8 19,595 $35,545 3.8
Millwrights 81,550 $42,223 2.9 61,475 $46,202 3.0
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 109,030 $44,954 3.4 90,760 $47,816 3.5
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 178,985 $35,474 5.9 138,960 $39,898 6.1
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 74,155 $33,524 14.5 55,290 $38,588 13.2
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 55,555 $23,477 7.5 38,265 $27,019 6.6
Commercial Divers 3,630 $30,429 12.3 1,730 $35,275 13.1
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 30,095 $27,135 7.1 22,605 $30,741 7.0
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 22,630 $21,291 1.6 14,320 $24,975 1.8
Riggers 9,840 $30,859 3.1 6,250 $35,321 2.9
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 5,495 $46,041 6.1 4,875 $46,295 6.5
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 16,325 $17,291 3.9 8,370 $23,251 2.9
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 255,765 $26,472 7.1 175,685 $30,878 6.6
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 1,403,625 $36,752 13.2 1,160,815 $39,145 13.5
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 12,185 $30,850 3.9 9,430 $33,778 3.4
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 296,495 $20,293 4.3 195,860 $23,041 4.0
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 30,255 $31,346 3.0 22,945 $35,250 3.1
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 30,640 $31,977 3.8 23,920 $35,191 3.7
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,313,705 $21,063 3.8 847,380 $25,431 3.6
Bakers 173,500 $16,232 5.9 96,775 $21,309 5.7
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 285,155 $20,990 2.3 191,420 $24,790 2.3
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 9,740 $22,938 5.8 6,350 $26,575 6.1
Food Batchmakers 80,080 $18,673 4.4 46,875 $23,149 3.8
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 8,360 $16,274 3.2 4,455 $21,599 3.5
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 45,645 $32,101 6.2 37,385 $34,046 6.2
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 18,695 $28,506 2.1 14,580 $30,751 2.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 14,285 $31,301 0.9 11,505 $32,303 0.6
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 17,075 $26,630 2.3 12,700 $29,691 2.5
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 149,405 $23,342 2.0 106,440 $26,338 1.9
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 11,275 $24,926 3.0 7,855 $27,486 2.6
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 89,075 $25,564 2.0 63,260 $29,191 1.8
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 20,125 $27,619 2.7 15,365 $30,513 2.6
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 3,430 $28,226 5.1 2,585 $30,757 4.6
Machinists 515,760 $32,270 2.9 415,455 $35,140 2.8
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 37,530 $31,425 2.4 29,220 $34,112 2.3
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 16,925 $38,376 10.5 12,600 $42,096 10.2
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 101,740 $25,731 2.7 74,780 $28,739 2.7
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 8,310 $28,149 3.4 6,340 $30,908 3.0
Tool and Die Makers 127,815 $42,128 3.6 108,080 $44,341 3.6
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 668,475 $27,302 1.8 469,115 $30,194 1.7
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 13,250 $32,459 2.9 10,270 $35,667 2.6
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 11,340 $31,091 4.1 8,260 $32,988 3.6
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 26,060 $26,405 3.0 19,420 $29,227 2.3
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 14,150 $31,705 4.1 10,500 $35,449 3.5
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 634,650 $25,185 2.9 462,605 $27,526 2.8
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 52,665 $21,105 4.8 34,815 $25,352 4.0
Job Printers 93,310 $26,099 6.7 68,350 $29,383 6.5
Prepress Technicians and Workers 81,835 $24,871 11.9 55,955 $29,798 11.4
Printing Machine Operators 212,545 $28,741 4.5 163,440 $31,264 4.2
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 225,595 $13,810 4.2 117,345 $17,688 4.7
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 98,525 $13,060 2.2 50,140 $17,018 2.2
Sewing Machine Operators 519,400 $13,536 2.5 280,030 $16,907 2.1
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 18,385 $16,899 6.0 11,700 $20,399 5.8
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 10,590 $16,264 2.4 6,680 $18,272 2.6
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 116,955 $13,680 10.7 57,735 $20,074 10.6
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 9,905 $21,343 3.0 7,100 $23,546 2.7
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 18,570 $16,802 2.4 11,040 $20,540 1.7
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 39,230 $20,843 2.8 25,475 $22,764 1.7
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 42,805 $20,038 1.0 28,915 $21,282 1.1
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 1,425 $29,280 3.6 1,120 $31,461 3.6
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 6,410 $31,386 23.6 4,130 $40,422 22.1
Upholsterers 62,860 $20,887 3.7 41,520 $24,385 3.4
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 48,275 $18,393 3.2 30,585 $21,175 2.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 87,675 $23,444 7.5 61,285 $26,586 7.1
Furniture Finishers 29,360 $19,568 8.5 18,780 $22,986 7.9
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 1,380 $32,243 6.2 1,045 $37,537 5.3
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 67,595 $19,816 2.4 44,365 $22,288 2.1
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 47,940 $19,767 2.9 31,850 $22,411 2.4
Woodworkers, All Other 39,670 $19,262 12.0 24,075 $23,883 10.4
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 44,625 $52,138 10.1 38,970 $53,795 10.3
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 105,125 $40,193 9.0 86,930 $41,680 8.8
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 77,005 $32,527 9.6 65,860 $34,565 9.6
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 46,690 $42,108 7.8 37,525 $45,204 8.0
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 73,275 $38,674 10.7 57,945 $41,390 10.3
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 117,380 $26,123 3.8 83,705 $29,723 4.0
Cutting Workers 111,065 $20,525 2.5 70,830 $24,895 2.4
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 47,330 $25,609 2.4 35,060 $27,834 2.3
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 23,430 $26,260 4.1 17,535 $29,087 3.2
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 976,670 $25,495 10.9 679,740 $30,036 10.9
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 52,900 $20,499 14.1 31,315 $25,860 13.2
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 94,910 $24,321 12.0 65,510 $27,770 11.1
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 314,910 $16,716 2.5 177,510 $21,231 2.6
Painting Workers 187,895 $24,030 3.2 130,820 $27,548 2.9
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 80,085 $17,511 15.5 46,610 $22,868 16.2
Semiconductor Processors 6,785 $30,319 15.7 5,110 $32,259 14.7
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 20,820 $19,449 2.8 13,510 $23,634 2.5
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 15,860 $21,004 3.1 10,030 $25,280 2.4
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 3,895 $27,452 4.4 2,700 $34,245 4.6
Etchers and Engravers 15,355 $21,159 9.5 10,180 $26,164 9.4
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 38,330 $21,977 13.9 24,315 $26,987 11.5
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 47,730 $30,363 3.3 34,765 $35,515 3.6
Tire Builders 23,960 $38,669 2.7 19,465 $40,574 2.9
Helpers-Production Workers 51,265 $17,188 4.1 25,235 $23,491 3.2
Production Workers, All Other 1,456,970 $22,121 4.0 961,415 $26,642 4.0
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 258,525 $33,315 14.4 203,940 $36,485 14.8
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 132,125 $61,388 68.0 85,810 $62,415 67.9
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 38,200 $61,577 30.9 33,145 $64,739 31.9
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
UNITED STATES; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 5,570 $20,458 5.0 3,435 $23,611 5.1
Bus Drivers 549,430 $16,399 5.4 202,375 $27,265 6.0
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 3,396,720 $27,433 4.0 2,264,685 $31,748 3.7
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 255,260 $16,585 13.7 122,935 $22,286 13.0
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 19,930 $11,976 6.6 7,315 $26,075 3.8
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 52,930 $52,268 8.8 43,865 $55,053 9.2
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 10,600 $45,014 5.2 8,285 $47,406 5.5
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 51,535 $50,299 9.5 41,245 $51,688 9.5
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 11,325 $38,630 8.1 8,545 $41,400 8.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 24,565 $27,291 9.4 10,645 $31,066 8.0
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 39,380 $40,117 17.7 19,015 $42,401 18.8
Ship Engineers 6,265 $43,400 20.4 3,715 $45,281 22.8
Bridge and Lock Tenders 5,480 $34,045 7.5 4,125 $36,987 8.0
Parking Lot Attendants 53,035 $13,755 7.9 23,675 $19,711 7.3
Service Station Attendants 91,645 $13,234 4.9 45,820 $18,726 5.7
Transportation Inspectors 41,920 $39,807 12.6 34,230 $41,635 13.1
Other Transportation Workers 15,735 $26,880 12.3 10,980 $31,318 12.8
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 6,435 $26,137 3.4 4,185 $30,596 3.6
Crane and Tower Operators 78,420 $37,103 2.8 58,610 $39,529 2.7
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 61,885 $28,964 2.3 40,700 $31,627 2.3
Hoist and Winch Operators 10,625 $28,871 3.0 6,075 $31,635 3.0
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 539,500 $24,030 1.8 374,695 $26,814 1.8
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 290,525 $15,424 2.9 149,640 $21,015 2.9
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 1,747,450 $19,643 3.8 1,003,710 $25,537 3.5
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 55,635 $19,281 3.2 33,805 $23,442 3.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 412,550 $13,504 3.0 193,990 $19,240 3.0
Pumping Station Operators 20,000 $34,217 6.8 15,425 $36,713 7.6
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 87,015 $20,524 3.0 54,385 $26,265 3.1
Shuttle Car Operators 3,065 $21,049 5.4 1,645 $31,237 2.3
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 5,290 $27,461 2.0 3,755 $31,385 1.9
Material Moving Workers, All Other 61,825 $26,154 3.5 42,140 $30,612 3.2
