Poughkeepsie Employment

Employment and Industries in the Poughkeepsie, New York Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Poughkeepsie than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Poughkeepsie.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Poughkeepsie.
A list of any large public companies in Poughkeepsie.

Most Popular Jobs in Poughkeepsie, New York Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	5,270	62,750	$43,230 - 82,870	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,570	59,540	$37,560 - 89,580	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,310	59,200	$33,640 - 90,830	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,980	63,310	$28,740 - 108,440	8%	51%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	2,300	33,590	$18,200 - 62,990	9%	54%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,650	57,400	$37,980 - 85,340	11%	95%
7	Accountants and auditors	1,350	60,700	$36,970 - 92,690	18%	79%
8	Social and human service assistants	1,140	31,500	$20,430 - 47,400	34%	58%
9	Computer programmers	830	97,410	$44,950 - 0	0%	73%
10	Rehabilitation counselors	690	27,010	$19,860 - 36,890	23%	73%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	680	89,660	$28,350 - 0	12%	51%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	670	62,900	$35,080 - 98,330	20%	87%
13	Lawyers	660	107,970	$52,590 - 0	11%	99%
14	Medical and health services managers	650	82,240	$54,480 - 114,460	16%	57%
15	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	650	55,850	$34,140 - 82,250	13%	73%
16	Financial managers	630	91,940	$50,820 - 145,000	13%	60%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	580	85,780	$54,900 - 120,730	8%	78%
18	Industrial engineers	550	76,450	$31,720 - 129,400	20%	74%
19	Chief executives	510	136,860	$57,280 - 0	2%	65%
20	Librarians	460	59,330	$36,830 - 83,080	4%	85%
21	Civil engineers	460	64,930	$47,050 - 93,140	18%	87%
22	Managers, all other	440	89,520	$42,250 - 0	7%	55%
23	Special education teachers, secondary school	430	65,660	$44,870 - 92,380	9%	87%
24	Self-enrichment education teachers	430		$0 - 0	23%	54%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	430	45,340	$28,810 - 68,120	19%	77%
26	Pharmacists	410	97,150	$71,640 - 120,800	22%	97%
27	Coaches and scouts	400	32,950	$16,060 - 56,610	15%	60%
28	Social workers, all other	380	53,970	$33,400 - 74,760	18%	77%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	370	56,710	$17,440 - 100,120	17%	56%
30	Social and community service managers	330	62,300	$39,190 - 89,430	25%	72%
31	Advertising sales agents	310	52,200	$17,390 - 108,550	20%	56%
32	Community and social service specialists, all other	310	44,390	$32,720 - 59,570	25%	58%
33	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	300	44,110	$28,710 - 60,630	18%	56%
34	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	300	66,150	$37,970 - 96,770	16%	99%
35	Training and development specialists	290	58,500	$31,010 - 93,150	18%	56%
36	Clergy	290	43,660	$26,700 - 68,060	19%	75%
37	Management analysts	290	72,490	$45,150 - 99,710	22%	78%
38	Network systems and data communications analysts	280	72,470	$39,840 - 112,100	53%	57%
39	Network and computer systems administrators	270	63,300	$38,960 - 102,480	27%	50%
40	Market research analysts	270	79,110	$31,880 - 142,470	20%	82%
41	Sales managers	260	130,880	$61,600 - 0	10%	69%
42	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	250	64,310	$42,100 - 96,670	0%	96%
43	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	250		$0 - 0	5%	58%
44	Special education teachers, middle school	240	60,880	$43,050 - 83,690	16%	87%
45	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	240	75,580	$38,990 - 120,250	25%	67%
46	Medical and public health social workers	240	48,420	$29,200 - 68,020	24%	77%
47	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	240	60,040	$51,050 - 75,480	11%	58%
48	Electrical engineers	230	77,810	$52,150 - 113,550	6%	81%
49	Physical therapists	220	72,740	$49,210 - 106,650	27%	89%
50	Legislators	210	79,810	$54,990 - 105,750	1%	65%
51	Graphic designers	200	41,900	$24,640 - 68,160	10%	55%
52	Education administrators, postsecondary	200	83,890	$47,890 - 134,510	14%	78%
53	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	190		$0 - 0	30%	77%
54	Dentists, general	190		$0 - 0	9%	100%
55	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	170	34,830	$24,480 - 46,810	34%	73%
56	Public relations specialists	170	54,390	$33,010 - 85,760	18%	81%
57	Mechanical engineers	170	71,170	$47,270 - 106,730	4%	78%
58	Veterinarians	160		$0 - 0	35%	100%
59	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	160	25,920	$18,160 - 37,370	11%	55%
60	Floral designers	150	22,970	$16,200 - 33,360	0%	55%
61	Instructional coordinators	150	65,560	$28,440 - 102,180	23%	79%
62	Mental health counselors	150	39,130	$20,710 - 59,350	30%	73%
63	Dietitians and nutritionists	150	58,860	$40,360 - 84,510	9%	72%
64	Financial specialists, all other	150	56,800	$30,920 - 87,110	12%	50%
65	Physician assistants	150	80,450	$58,330 - 113,900	27%	67%
66	Marketing managers	140	99,240	$52,510 - 0	14%	69%
67	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	140	57,820	$47,160 - 71,230	12%	51%
68	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	140	98,390	$41,500 - 0	5%	99%
69	Education administrators, all other	140	79,080	$58,980 - 98,950	13%	78%
70	Private detectives and investigators	130	35,900	$22,880 - 46,960	18%	52%
71	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	120	48,500	$32,140 - 71,450	24%	78%
72	Detectives and criminal investigators	120	61,850	$43,040 - 83,340	17%	54%
73	Editors	120	44,820	$26,280 - 66,900	2%	81%
74	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	110	50,720	$37,570 - 68,500	18%	56%
75	Occupational therapists	110	60,010	$42,210 - 80,870	23%	90%
76	Health educators	110	44,570	$32,430 - 60,390	26%	58%
77	Sales engineers	100	82,670	$45,980 - 128,100	9%	79%
78	Producers and directors	100	77,390	$29,970 - 0	11%	75%
79	Architects, except landscape and naval	90	97,640	$63,510 - 141,260	18%	88%
80	Education, training, and library workers, all other	90	43,130	$22,440 - 73,180	11%	79%
81	Sales and related workers, all other	90	41,900	$14,870 - 56,860	14%	62%
82	Directors, religious activities and education	80	29,130	$16,290 - 45,690	20%	64%
83	Chemists	80	51,760	$28,220 - 85,680	9%	93%
84	Postmasters and mail superintendents	80	61,410	$49,600 - 77,830	0%	55%
85	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	80	56,600	$40,330 - 72,620	14%	54%
86	Surveyors	70	47,700	$26,490 - 68,510	24%	82%
87	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	67,240	$46,670 - 91,660	8%	72%
88	Purchasing managers	70	86,280	$48,080 - 133,520	3%	57%
89	Recreational therapists	70	48,610	$31,330 - 61,460	4%	77%
90	Human resources managers, all other	70	89,080	$51,560 - 131,440	11%	58%
91	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	60	58,460	$23,200 - 91,980	15%	72%
92	Interior designers	60	43,070	$28,530 - 68,760	20%	55%
93	Credit analysts	60	72,810	$41,640 - 102,790	2%	60%
94	Public relations managers	60	98,420	$57,670 - 0	17%	75%
95	Meeting and convention planners	50	53,640	$31,640 - 76,580	20%	67%
96	Compensation and benefits managers	50	82,760	$47,280 - 133,630	12%	58%
97	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	50		$0 - 0	12%	94%
98	Budget analysts	50	62,200	$40,570 - 83,280	7%	78%
99	Training and development managers	40	80,590	$49,600 - 119,860	16%	58%
100	Audio-visual collections specialists	40	43,110	$26,530 - 57,680	0%	79%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	10,900	25,400	$15,040 - 42,150	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	7,570	18,460	$14,460 - 24,080	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	5,330	26,720	$15,030 - 40,840	13%	19%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	5,070	28,930	$19,380 - 40,540	1%	18%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,590	25,200	$18,310 - 35,140	2%	5%
6	Waiters and waitresses	4,380	19,860	$14,330 - 27,720	11%	14%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,290	25,280	$15,080 - 38,720	15%	4%
8	Teacher assistants	4,140	22,260	$15,240 - 32,520	10%	18%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,080	24,560	$15,300 - 41,330	-7%	8%
10	Customer service representatives	3,740	28,430	$15,830 - 43,790	25%	22%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,660	33,140	$21,950 - 45,980	13%	16%
12	Child care workers	2,850	21,810	$15,460 - 29,940	18%	15%
13	Correctional officers and jailers	2,840	42,420	$30,150 - 51,090	17%	11%
14	Home health aides	2,820		$[?] - [?]	49%	7%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	2,800	25,400	$17,970 - 33,640	17%	13%
16	Food preparation workers	2,750	19,440	$14,620 - 27,390	15%	7%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,710	42,570	$31,080 - 56,570	10%	4%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,700	44,190	$30,130 - 59,330	6%	29%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,500	26,480	$20,250 - 34,450	18%	7%
20	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,400	38,480	$27,250 - 50,910	15%	18%
21	General and operations managers	2,230	94,600	$46,720 - [?]	2%	48%
22	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,120	33,360	$20,350 - 47,190	10%	6%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,110	42,060	$22,550 - 64,550	4%	25%
24	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,030	17,200	$14,170 - 22,940	18%	5%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,990	30,030	$14,530 - 45,990	8%	4%
26	Carpenters	1,980	44,750	$29,660 - 62,240	10%	6%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,790	26,420	$15,490 - 37,260	18%	6%
28	Personal and home care aides	1,780	21,110	$17,240 - 25,790	51%	10%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,650	37,410	$22,060 - 55,850	14%	4%
30	Construction laborers	1,650	36,450	$20,590 - 59,270	11%	5%
31	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,640	38,900	$28,640 - 50,620	14%	7%
32	Security guards	1,620		$[?] - [?]	17%	13%
33	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,500	16,420	$14,230 - 19,550	10%	8%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,300	30,340	$17,680 - 46,650	11%	14%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,280	19,880	$14,780 - 25,360	13%	5%
36	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,100	23,960	$14,560 - 34,820	12%	6%
37	Tellers	1,080	22,960	$18,180 - 30,150	14%	16%
38	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,080	26,880	$16,200 - 37,110	26%	43%
39	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,080	28,490	$17,670 - 40,580	4%	6%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,060	52,310	$36,510 - 70,390	11%	33%
41	Cooks, restaurant	1,010	22,960	$16,080 - 32,310	12%	5%
42	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	980	31,520	$24,040 - 40,520	4%	15%
43	Industrial truck and tractor operators	970	32,710	$21,240 - 47,760	-1%	2%
44	Word processors and typists	960	29,650	$22,390 - 37,970	-11%	19%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	910	58,740	$38,810 - 84,530	7%	13%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	910	72,460	$42,770 - 111,250	9%	10%
47	Packers and packagers, hand	880	19,430	$14,270 - 28,650	-11%	3%
48	Electricians	860	51,230	$26,430 - 86,930	7%	7%
49	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	860	46,060	$31,210 - 68,270	8%	3%
50	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	860	42,860	$27,650 - 59,200	9%	3%
51	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	850	30,240	$15,450 - 56,980	27%	47%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	840	52,230	$30,330 - 79,210	-4%	15%
53	Medical assistants	820	28,850	$21,450 - 37,730	35%	10%
54	Dishwashers	810	16,700	$14,220 - 21,220	10%	3%
55	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	770		$[?] - [?]	11%	4%
56	Highway maintenance workers	760	38,290	$27,660 - 49,760	9%	5%
57	Cooks, fast food	750	18,540	$14,250 - 26,840	8%	5%
58	Recreation workers	740	24,080	$14,310 - 37,990	13%	47%
59	Postal service mail carriers	710	43,760	$34,190 - 53,990	1%	11%
60	Bartenders	690	22,410	$14,460 - 32,900	11%	17%
61	Counter and rental clerks	680	26,750	$15,980 - 44,430	23%	16%
62	Computer support specialists	640	51,070	$29,660 - 82,510	13%	43%
63	Construction managers	620	91,520	$63,260 - 134,370	16%	29%
64	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	620	21,990	$15,630 - 30,060	14%	3%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	610	28,560	$18,310 - 41,270	11%	5%
66	Dental assistants	600	30,520	$19,120 - 39,950	29%	9%
67	Helpers--carpenters	550	30,370	$20,690 - 50,900	12%	3%
68	File clerks	540	23,940	$17,130 - 32,680	-40%	20%
69	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	530	40,540	$29,590 - 53,420	12%	3%
70	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	520	60,660	$35,120 - 91,380	0%	42%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	520	51,600	$35,770 - 73,380	10%	17%
72	Bill and account collectors	500	32,860	$22,150 - 46,880	23%	13%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	500	17,440	$14,230 - 22,270	10%	17%
74	Medical secretaries	480	28,810	$21,130 - 39,970	17%	18%
75	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	460	42,320	$31,360 - 49,660	-7%	12%
76	Helpers--production workers	460	19,890	$14,330 - 30,450	0%	4%
77	Automotive body and related repairers	460	35,840	$22,860 - 50,930	12%	3%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	450	37,650	$21,830 - 59,460	13%	11%
79	Driver/sales workers	450		$[?] - [?]	-4%	4%
80	Parts salespersons	450	33,030	$18,780 - 50,260	-1%	6%
81	Dental hygienists	430	65,760	$56,310 - 75,720	30%	33%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	420	39,940	$27,220 - 57,830	16%	26%
83	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	420	33,360	$18,730 - 53,490	-6%	14%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	420	92,020	$48,820 - [?]	4%	38%
85	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	410	32,630	$24,210 - 43,220	13%	4%
86	Office and administrative support workers, all other	410	32,360	$20,710 - 46,340	-8%	32%
87	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	410	17,360	$14,150 - 24,860	12%	6%
88	Pharmacy technicians	410	26,970	$18,730 - 37,200	32%	16%
89	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	390	62,050	$39,210 - 90,480	9%	47%
90	Radiologic technologists and technicians	380	62,440	$49,720 - 77,200	15%	25%
91	Painters, construction and maintenance	380	40,000	$29,260 - 53,520	12%	6%
92	Order clerks	380	28,750	$16,590 - 41,300	-23%	16%
93	Medical records and health information technicians	380	32,200	$22,320 - 46,090	18%	12%
94	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	370	34,310	$25,630 - 45,940	14%	11%
95	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	370	35,630	$22,190 - 54,520	2%	11%
96	Library assistants, clerical	370	25,740	$15,500 - 36,830	8%	37%
97	Sales representatives, services, all other	360	57,500	$25,600 - 94,270	28%	48%
98	Data entry keyers	360	28,690	$19,640 - 36,810	-4%	18%
99	Administrative services managers	350	79,390	$52,640 - 113,270	12%	40%
100	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	330	26,620	$19,820 - 37,030	12%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Poughkeepsie Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Bailiffs	43,570	130	9.5
Correctional officers and jailers	42,420	2,840	8
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	98,390	140	6.6
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	19,670	190	5.9
Psychiatric aides	31,960	300	5.2
Highway maintenance workers	38,290	760	5.1
Clergy	43,660	290	4.9
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,060	140	4.7
Social workers, all other	53,970	380	4.5
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health		180	4.2
Word processors and typists	29,650	960	4
Psychiatrists	142,930	100	4
Education administrators, all other	79,080	140	4
Rehabilitation counselors	27,010	690	3.6
Helpers--carpenters	30,370	550	3.6
Legislators	79,810	210	3.4
Private detectives and investigators	35,900	130	3.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	33,590	2,300	3.1
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	37,760	260	3.1
Occupational therapist assistants	41,000	100	3
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	34,310	370	2.9
Child care workers	21,810	2,850	2.8
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	60,040	240	2.8
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	23,150	290	2.6
Special education teachers, secondary school	65,660	430	2.5
Library assistants, clerical	25,740	370	2.5
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	64,310	250	2.3
Diagnostic medical sonographers	67,170	160	2.3
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	30,240	850	2.3
Home health aides		2,820	2.3
Social and human service assistants	31,500	1,140	2.2
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,220	260	2.2
Residential advisors	28,250	130	2.2
Tire repairers and changers	23,270	320	2.1
Postal service clerks	44,340	290	2.1
Community and social service specialists, all other	44,390	310	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	62,900	670	2.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	59,200	3,310	2.1
New accounts clerks	28,870	260	2.1
Teacher assistants	22,260	4,140	2.1
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	47,130	130	2.1
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	32,630	410	2.1
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	20,510	200	2.1
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	46,080	120	2
Veterinarians		160	2
Food batchmakers	20,380	260	2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	42,860	860	2
Personal and home care aides	21,110	1,780	2
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	39,940	420	1.9
Special education teachers, middle school	60,880	240	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Poughkeepsie, New York Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	79,810	2.28	210
Computer programmers	97,410	1.61	830
Sheet metal workers	60,000	1.51	270
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	60,040	1.45	240
Sales managers	130,880	1.43	260
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,570	1.43	190
Structural iron and steel workers	61,690	1.4	160
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	49,660	1.39	180
Veterinary technologists and technicians	37,460	1.38	140
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	92,020	1.38	420
Market research analysts	79,110	1.37	270
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	60,350	1.36	300
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	89,660	1.36	680
Chefs and head cooks	48,160	1.35	170
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	62,900	1.35	670
Bailiffs	43,570	1.35	130
Special education teachers, secondary school	65,660	1.34	430
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	72,460	1.32	910
Cement masons and concrete finishers	45,290	1.31	240
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	28,560	1.31	610
Radiologic technologists and technicians	62,440	1.31	380
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	64,310	1.3	250
Machinists	46,090	1.3	280
Brickmasons and blockmasons	55,430	1.3	110
Psychiatric aides	31,960	1.29	300
Respiratory therapists	62,320	1.29	200
Computer support specialists	51,070	1.28	640
Helpers--carpenters	30,370	1.28	550
Elementary school teachers, except special education	59,540	1.28	3,570
Bartenders	22,410	1.28	690
Special education teachers, middle school	60,880	1.28	240
Bakers	28,830	1.26	270
Construction laborers	36,450	1.26	1,650
Roofers	41,930	1.25	130
Training and development specialists	58,500	1.25	290
Painters, construction and maintenance	40,000	1.25	380
Food servers, nonrestaurant	22,950	1.23	260
Community and social service specialists, all other	44,390	1.23	310
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	59,200	1.23	3,310
Child care workers	21,810	1.22	2,850
Dietitians and nutritionists	58,860	1.22	150
Carpenters	44,750	1.22	1,980
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60,660	1.22	520
Correctional officers and jailers	42,420	1.22	2,840
Counter and rental clerks	26,750	1.22	680
Social workers, all other	53,970	1.21	380
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,220	1.21	260
Librarians	59,330	1.21	460
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	42,570	1.21	2,710
Waiters and waitresses	19,860	1.21	4,380

Highest Paying Jobs in Poughkeepsie, New York Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	181,370
Family and general practitioners	146,530	120
Psychiatrists	142,930	100
Internists, general	142,050	30
Pediatricians, general	136,920
Chief executives	136,860	510
Sales managers	130,880	260
Optometrists	120,250	30
Lawyers	107,970	660
Marketing managers	99,240	140
Public relations managers	98,420	60
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	98,390	140
Architects, except landscape and naval	97,640	90
Computer programmers	97,410	830
Pharmacists	97,150	410
General and operations managers	94,600	2,230
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	92,020	420
Financial managers	91,940	630
Construction managers	91,520	620
Industrial production managers	91,110	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	89,660	680
Managers, all other	89,520	440
Human resources managers, all other	89,080	70
Real estate brokers	87,220
Purchasing managers	86,280	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	85,780	580
Education administrators, postsecondary	83,890	200
Compensation and benefits managers	82,760	50
Sales engineers	82,670	100
Medical and health services managers	82,240	650
Training and development managers	80,590	40
Physician assistants	80,450	150
Chemical engineers	80,270
Legislators	79,810	210
Administrative services managers	79,390	350
Market research analysts	79,110	270
Education administrators, all other	79,080	140
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	78,580
Electrical engineers	77,810	230
Producers and directors	77,390	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,350	120
Industrial engineers	76,450	550
Nuclear medicine technologists	75,860	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	75,580	240
Credit analysts	72,810	60
Physical therapists	72,740	220
Management analysts	72,490	290
Network systems and data communications analysts	72,470	280
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	72,460	910
Computer specialists, all other	72,330

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