Olympia Employment

Employment and Industries in the Olympia, Washington Area

Due to Olympia being a state capital, state government is the city's largest employer and it's also a major part of the economy. Some of the notable industries in Olympia are industrial supplies, machinery and plastics. Employment is also provided by firms producing items such as processed foods, wood products and metal and paper containers.

Agriculture, livestock, poultry and timber contribute to the economy. Tourism is also important. The area also includes a gambling sector. Notable companies located in the region are Univera Inc., Fast Transact and Reach One.

Legal and consulting companies are strong element's of the area's economy. The region also includes an emerging life sciences community and noteworthy warehouse and distribution companies.

The largest employers for the Olympia area:

State of Washington
Local Government
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Tribal Government
Federal Government
Group Health Cooperative
Columbia Capital Medical Center
St. Martin's University
Walmart Stores Inc
Costco Wholesale Corp

Some of the occupations which are more common in Olympia than most other cities are zoologists and wildlife biologists, forest and conservation technicians, budget analysts, social science research assistants, urban and regional planners, health educators, environmental scientists and specialists; and computer applications software engineers.

The major nonagricultural employment segments in Olympia, Washington:

Government
Trade, transportation and utilities
Leisure and hospitality
Professional and business services
Construction and mining
Financial activities

Some of the associations providing help to Olympia companies are:

The Olympian.com offers details about the local business community.

Most Popular Jobs in Olympia, Washington Metro Area (2008 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	Computer software engineers, applications	2,520	72,290	$55,410 - 93,400	45%	85%
2	Registered nurses	1,490	71,950	$49,580 - 98,540	24%	56%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	930	38,430	$27,890 - 55,390	9%	54%
4	Budget analysts	870	50,600	$36,090 - 64,860	7%	78%
5	Elementary school teachers, except special education	840	53,090	$37,810 - 65,750	14%	95%
6	Civil engineers	810	73,150	$54,080 - 98,000	18%	87%
7	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	620	57,410	$40,510 - 82,280	17%	56%
8	Accountants and auditors	580	63,680	$43,190 - 96,910	18%	79%
9	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	55,960	$41,470 - 72,710	6%	96%
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	530	58,330	$24,170 - 111,290	8%	51%
11	Public relations specialists	520	66,340	$37,750 - 114,060	18%	81%
12	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	470	54,570	$38,840 - 74,540	25%	93%
13	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	470	52,980	$37,820 - 66,420	11%	95%
14	Lawyers	450	87,910	$58,750 - 124,560	11%	99%
15	Urban and regional planners	400	65,200	$46,200 - 81,820	15%	92%
16	Health educators	390	56,210	$40,780 - 74,570	26%	58%
17	Social and human service assistants	360	28,940	$21,040 - 42,530	34%	58%
18	Management analysts	360	66,200	$44,120 - 94,110	22%	78%
19	Financial managers	340	95,940	$69,130 - 131,550	13%	60%
20	Coaches and scouts	320	29,760	$17,920 - 52,960	15%	60%
21	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	260	63,270	$44,580 - 82,640	9%	95%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	240	57,180	$42,040 - 77,720	5%	58%
23	Rehabilitation counselors	240	48,810	$27,690 - 64,020	23%	73%
24	Computer software engineers, systems software	210	89,440	$57,720 - 124,850	28%	85%
25	Computer systems analysts	190	78,020	$50,140 - 115,070	29%	68%
26	Child, family, and school social workers	190	44,170	$25,140 - 62,380	19%	77%
27	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	180	41,170	$29,090 - 54,200	14%	54%
28	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	180	57,970	$42,610 - 78,680	13%	73%
29	Legislators	170	52,670	$42,070 - 80,270	1%	65%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	170	65,920	$45,770 - 84,990	27%	50%
31	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	160	48,580	$35,160 - 63,730	18%	56%
32	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	160	91,610	$74,410 - 106,630	8%	78%
33	Sales and related workers, all other	160	42,680	$21,960 - 55,460	14%	62%
34	Pharmacists	160	100,670	$79,620 - 129,060	22%	97%
35	Librarians	140	56,590	$40,920 - 69,510	4%	85%
36	Managers, all other	140	95,030	$54,110 - 128,920	7%	55%
37	Biological technicians	140	37,040	$26,220 - 49,330	16%	60%
38	Statisticians	130	62,390	$39,900 - 90,640	9%	93%
39	Environmental engineers	130	82,300	$67,010 - 101,270	25%	86%
40	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	130	65,340	$40,330 - 81,140	22%	93%
41	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	84,380	$39,270 -	12%	51%
42	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	130	51,630	$37,010 - 66,030	20%	87%
43	Social and community service managers	120	80,090	$30,050 - 106,050	25%	72%
44	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	120	37,680	$25,520 - 57,250	15%	51%
45	Self-enrichment education teachers	120	37,180	$22,230 - 51,840	23%	54%
46	Sales managers	120	89,560	$54,640 - 150,200	10%	69%
47	Physical therapists	120	62,700	$52,820 - 78,490	27%	89%
48	Architects, except landscape and naval	110	73,590	$52,710 - 95,450	18%	88%
49	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	59,520	$44,640 - 77,270	0%	96%
50	Graphic designers	110	42,380	$23,030 - 59,980	10%	55%
51	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	110	38,530	$28,100 - 50,680	34%	73%
52	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	90,050	$34,420 -	18%	56%
53	Education, training, and library workers, all other	100	58,430	$40,690 - 79,780	11%	79%
54	Training and development specialists	90	47,930	$25,540 - 74,940	18%	56%
55	Speech-language pathologists	90	66,360	$48,270 - 84,920	11%	98%
56	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90	69,260	$54,330 - 81,580	16%	99%
57	Medical and health services managers	90	107,100	$52,660 - 162,280	16%	57%
58	Human resources managers, all other	90	82,620	$61,900 - 108,920	11%	58%
59	Instructional coordinators	80	57,640	$23,090 - 80,860	23%	79%
60	Computer programmers	80	80,770	$56,640 - 104,450	0%	73%
61	Engineering managers	80	111,450	$91,110 - 130,940	7%	84%
62	Medical and public health social workers	80	49,500	$31,590 - 69,400	24%	77%
63	Market research analysts	80	59,390	$32,570 - 86,130	20%	82%
64	Public relations managers	80	95,990	$56,330 - 127,780	17%	75%
65	Computer and information systems managers	80	101,650	$71,590 - 134,510	16%	73%
66	Advertising sales agents	70	49,870	$28,000 - 77,990	20%	56%
67	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	52,380	$39,400 - 66,300	9%	87%
68	Social scientists and related workers, all other	70	77,020	$41,450 - 121,380	5%	90%
69	Insurance underwriters	60	48,610	$42,020 - 52,020	6%	53%
70	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	62,650	$41,710 - 91,010	53%	57%
71	Financial analysts	60	91,250	$46,370 - 140,770	34%	87%
72	Veterinarians	60	87,820	$54,560 - 105,170	35%	100%
73	Financial specialists, all other	60	67,150	$40,060 - 87,970	12%	50%
74	Dentists, general	60	186,500	$100,890 -	9%	100%
75	Physician assistants	60	88,020	$60,690 - 122,580	27%	67%
76	Marketing managers	50	84,000	$32,870 - 127,400	14%	69%
77	Occupational therapists	50	66,090	$47,610 - 81,980	23%	90%
78	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	59,600	$43,690 - 79,240	12%	51%
79	Database administrators	50	76,860	$53,510 - 103,010	29%	72%
80	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	60,890	$52,780 - 75,070	17%	54%
81	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	95,840	$56,830 - 162,860	14%	78%
82	Chief executives	50	145,070	$103,070 -	2%	65%
83	Personal financial advisors	50	68,920	$37,130 - 113,450	41%	81%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	45,480	$27,110 - 65,600	24%	78%
85	Chemists	40	69,070	$36,190 - 105,310	9%	93%
86	Editors	40	49,570	$32,240 - 75,130	2%	81%
87	Natural sciences managers	40	95,360	$51,600 - 131,160	11%	93%
88	Surveyors	30	62,390	$36,800 - 81,230	24%	82%
89	Special education teachers, middle school	30	52,180	$37,800 - 66,010	16%	87%
90	Floral designers	30	32,430	$21,460 - 42,130	0%	55%
91	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	30	76,350	$52,230 - 102,000	20%	99%
92	Industrial engineers	30	61,750	$45,120 - 80,270	20%	74%
93	Conservation scientists	30	75,770	$52,970 - 120,440	5%	86%

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	Office clerks, general	3,000	28,800	$20,690 - 38,210	13%	19%
2	Business operations specialists, all other	2,850	71,420	$53,390 - 93,700	21%	49%
3	Cashiers	2,840	22,110	$17,350 - 30,220	-2%	10%
4	Retail salespersons	2,580	26,750	$17,610 - 44,850	12%	25%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,060	20,960	$17,560 - 25,610	18%	5%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,970	37,840	$27,780 - 49,820	1%	18%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,700	25,470	$17,940 - 36,290	-7%	8%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,650	34,450	$22,980 - 47,810	13%	16%
9	Waiters and waitresses	1,480	28,600	$19,680 - 36,540	11%	14%
10	Teacher assistants	1,320	26,570	$21,280 - 32,050	10%	18%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,270	27,280	$18,670 - 38,120	15%	4%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	960	48,670	$29,800 - 68,360	6%	29%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	950	26,900	$18,060 - 38,890	2%	5%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	900	41,810	$31,860 - 53,420	10%	4%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	880	26,420	$19,020 - 33,710	17%	13%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	850	49,120	$28,030 - 91,730	4%	25%
17	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	850	20,110	$17,190 - 25,830	10%	8%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	820	38,570	$23,230 - 53,890	10%	6%
19	Cooks, restaurant	810	25,660	$18,210 - 38,010	12%	5%
20	Carpenters	800	48,790	$31,820 - 75,710	10%	6%
21	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	770	53,580	$40,150 - 64,860	9%	47%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	710	52,530	$33,590 - 75,870	15%	18%
23	General and operations managers	700	110,350	$63,700 -	2%	48%
24	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	680	28,080	$20,080 - 40,220	18%	6%
25	Construction laborers	620	34,860	$21,470 - 61,700	11%	5%
26	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	600	39,410	$28,470 - 49,950	0%	22%
27	Medical secretaries	600	35,820	$25,180 - 49,420	17%	18%
28	Computer support specialists	580	47,470	$34,890 - 61,310	13%	43%
29	Counter and rental clerks	580	27,510	$17,830 - 42,170	23%	16%
30	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	550	23,490	$18,770 - 30,470	18%	7%
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	550	31,550	$19,170 - 47,440	8%	4%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	510	36,080	$25,430 - 49,740	11%	14%
33	Medical assistants	490	32,920	$25,270 - 43,030	35%	10%
34	Dishwashers	450	19,010	$17,140 - 20,690	10%	3%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	440	21,830	$17,470 - 30,530	13%	5%
36	Cooks, fast food	430	19,380	$17,370 - 20,780	8%	5%
37	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	430	34,620	$26,860 - 48,500	4%	15%
38	Bus drivers, school	420	32,340	$23,970 - 40,070	9%	4%
39	Packers and packagers, hand	410	23,530	$17,690 - 31,590	-11%	3%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	400	63,990	$44,830 - 82,010	11%	33%
41	Food preparation workers	400	21,570	$17,550 - 28,700	15%	7%
42	Electricians	400	53,430	$29,180 - 83,400	7%	7%
43	Bartenders	400	27,220	$18,140 - 33,720	11%	17%
44	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	380	48,740	$23,880 - 77,790	8%	3%
45	Tellers	370	25,530	$20,580 - 32,090	14%	16%
46	Dental assistants	360	37,120	$21,900 - 50,680	29%	9%
47	Child care workers	360	21,630	$17,290 - 29,190	18%	15%
48	Industrial truck and tractor operators	330	31,720	$22,970 - 40,030	-1%	2%
49	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	42,920	$33,970 - 51,200	14%	7%
50	Fire fighters	310	61,050	$42,960 - 79,560	12%	18%
51	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	310	18,940	$17,050 - 20,390	12%	6%
52	Preschool teachers, except special education	300	25,710	$18,740 - 38,070	26%	43%
53	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	300	19,390	$17,210 - 21,500	10%	17%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	300	73,480	$48,140 - 102,640	9%	10%
55	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	26,290	$20,930 - 32,370	11%	5%
56	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	280	52,360	$39,010 - 64,650	0%	42%
57	Office and administrative support workers, all other	280	31,710	$19,530 - 50,520	-8%	32%
58	Driver/sales workers	270	30,320	$21,260 - 47,360	-4%	4%
59	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	270	45,530	$29,270 - 62,050	14%	4%
60	Painters, construction and maintenance	270	36,480	$23,110 - 54,840	12%	6%
61	Loan officers	260	59,630	$23,920 - 99,380	12%	49%
62	Legal secretaries	250	41,890	$33,470 - 50,630	12%	18%
63	Team assemblers	240	27,310	$19,840 - 37,660	0%	5%
64	Recreation workers	240	25,520	$18,970 - 37,370	13%	47%
65	Postal service mail carriers	240			1%	11%
66	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	240	39,150	$29,330 - 49,140	13%	4%
67	Civil engineering technicians	240	50,680	$37,870 - 63,850	10%	18%
68	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	230	45,910	$34,270 - 59,410	12%	3%
69	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	230	34,440	$18,150 - 54,010	27%	47%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	62,280	$44,070 - 84,440	7%	13%
71	Bill and account collectors	220	40,790	$27,680 - 56,880	23%	13%
72	Amusement and recreation attendants	220	20,760	$17,510 - 26,080	24%	22%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	220	29,110	$17,970 - 44,890	12%	6%
74	Legal support workers, all other	210	50,990	$36,250 - 68,810	5%	38%
75	Sheet metal workers	200	59,310	$35,000 - 83,650	7%	4%
76	Machine feeders and offbearers	200	26,680	$18,080 - 37,300	-14%	0%
77	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	200	21,790	$17,410 - 29,200	14%	3%
78	Dental hygienists	190	88,810	$74,420 - 103,410	30%	33%
79	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	190	19,420	$17,270 - 22,700	17%	14%
80	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	190	28,620	$18,950 - 39,520	4%	6%
81	All other information and record clerks	190	36,830	$25,680 - 49,280	-12%	21%
82	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	180	30,660	$22,730 - 39,580	10%	24%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	170	52,640	$31,770 - 79,760	-4%	15%
84	Insurance sales agents	160	56,690	$30,550 - 83,900	13%	45%
85	Sales representatives, services, all other	160	60,620	$26,650 - 110,440	28%	48%
86	Paralegals and legal assistants	160	48,820	$28,880 - 64,300	22%	45%
87	Massage therapists	160	62,440	$38,100 - 82,600	20%	32%
88	Pharmacy technicians	160	35,130	$27,100 - 41,730	32%	16%
89	Parts salespersons	150	31,800	$22,050 - 44,630	-1%	6%
90	Administrative services managers	150	96,630	$66,540 - 127,530	12%	40%
91	Loan interviewers and clerks	140	36,180	$28,770 - 41,890	0%	24%
92	Property, real estate, and community association managers	140	53,540	$33,920 - 104,400	15%	36%
93	Social science research assistants	140	46,790	$33,000 - 61,790	12%	46%
94	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	130	24,630	$17,540 - 34,540	12%	0%
95	Radiologic technologists and technicians	130	58,390	$35,870 - 82,270	15%	25%
96	Nonfarm animal caretakers	130	22,770	$17,720 - 30,960	18%	16%
97	Cost estimators	130	51,890	$34,410 - 67,240	19%	32%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	58,630	$39,980 - 85,810	10%	17%
99	Medical transcriptionists	130	34,720	$20,580 - 48,270	14%	10%
100	Automotive body and related repairers	130	43,870	$29,750 - 61,310	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Olympia Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	63,270	260	45.7
Forest and conservation technicians	49,800	130	31.4
Budget analysts	50,600	870	21.9
Social science research assistants	46,790	140	20.3
Urban and regional planners	65,200	400	18.5
Health educators	56,210	390	10.3
Statisticians	62,390	130	10.2
Legal support workers, all other	50,990	210	9.4
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	54,570	470	9.2
Computer software engineers, applications	72,290	2,520	6.9
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	65,340	130	6.9
Legislators	52,670	170	6
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	41,170	180	5.5
Massage therapists	62,440	160	5.3
Civil engineers	73,150	810	4.5
Civil engineering technicians	50,680	240	4.4
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,410	620	4.2
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,580	770	4.1
Business operations specialists, all other	71,420	2,850	4
Rehabilitation counselors	48,810	240	4
Environmental engineers	82,300	130	4
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	39,410	600	3.9
Biological technicians	37,040	140	3.9
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,680	200	3.1
Public relations specialists	66,340	520	3.1
Coaches and scouts	29,760	320	3
Teachers and instructors, all other	38,430	930	3
Service station attendants	24,050	110	2.6
Medical transcriptionists	34,720	130	2.6
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	39,150	240	2.5
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	20,110	850	2.5
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,530	110	2.5
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	59,520	110	2.5
New accounts clerks	32,330	120	2.3
Education, training, and library workers, all other	58,430	100	2.1
Medical secretaries	35,820	600	2
Sheet metal workers	59,310	200	2
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	48,580	160	2
Counter and rental clerks	27,510	580	2
Fire fighters	61,050	310	1.9
Dental assistants	37,120	360	1.9
Social and human service assistants	28,940	360	1.8
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	43,870	110	1.8
Highway maintenance workers	46,800	100	1.7
Office and administrative support workers, all other	31,710	280	1.7
Sales and related workers, all other	42,680	160	1.7
Teacher assistants	26,570	1,320	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	48,740	380	1.7
Dental hygienists	88,810	190	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	37,840	1,970	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Olympia, Washington Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Massage therapists	62,440	1.6	160
Waiters and waitresses	28,600	1.53	1,480
Legislators	52,670	1.48	170
Fire fighters	61,050	1.45	310
Sheet metal workers	59,310	1.42	200
Social and community service managers	80,090	1.4	120
Bartenders	27,220	1.4	400
Dental hygienists	88,810	1.4	190
Forest and conservation technicians	49,800	1.36	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	52,530	1.35	710
Rehabilitation counselors	48,810	1.35	240
Administrative services managers	96,630	1.33	150
Bill and account collectors	40,790	1.32	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	63,990	1.32	400
Public relations specialists	66,340	1.31	520
Security guards	32,930	1.3	130
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	37,840	1.3	1,970
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	39,150	1.29	240
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	45,780	1.28	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	49,120	1.27	850
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	73,480	1.26	300
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	45,530	1.26	270
Pharmacy technicians	35,130	1.25	160
Carpenters	48,790	1.24	800
Bus drivers, school	32,340	1.24	420
Medical secretaries	35,820	1.23	600
Health educators	56,210	1.23	390
Healthcare support workers, all other	35,650	1.22	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,960	1.22	2,060
Business operations specialists, all other	71,420	1.21	2,850
Teacher assistants	26,570	1.19	1,320
Cashiers	22,110	1.19	2,840
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	36,080	1.19	510
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	27,280	1.19	1,270
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	39,410	1.19	600
Cooks, restaurant	25,660	1.18	810
Counter and rental clerks	27,510	1.18	580
Service station attendants	24,050	1.17	110
Medical assistants	32,920	1.17	490
Sales representatives, services, all other	60,620	1.17	160
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	45,910	1.17	230
Registered nurses	71,950	1.17	1,490
Legal secretaries	41,890	1.16	250
Social science research assistants	46,790	1.16	140
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	29,110	1.16	220
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,080	1.16	680
Driver/sales workers	30,320	1.16	270
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	84,380	1.16	130
Packers and packagers, hand	23,530	1.15	410
Dental assistants	37,120	1.15	360

Highest Paying Jobs in Olympia, Washington Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	186,500	60
Physicians and surgeons, all other	168,600	40
Chief executives	145,070	50
Family and general practitioners	134,340	50
Engineering managers	111,450	80
General and operations managers	110,350	700
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	107,950	60
Medical and health services managers	107,100	90
Computer and information systems managers	101,650	80
Pharmacists	100,670	160
Administrative services managers	96,630	150
Public relations managers	95,990	80
Financial managers	95,940	340
Construction managers	95,880	110
Education administrators, postsecondary	95,840	50
Natural sciences managers	95,360	40
Industrial production managers	95,180	30
Managers, all other	95,030	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,610	160
Financial analysts	91,250	60
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90,050	100
Sales managers	89,560	120
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	89,520	90
Computer software engineers, systems software	89,440	210
Dental hygienists	88,810	190
Physician assistants	88,020	60
Lawyers	87,910	450
Veterinarians	87,820	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	87,720	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	84,380	130
Marketing managers	84,000	50
Occupational health and safety specialists	83,420
Human resources managers, all other	82,620	90
Environmental engineers	82,300	130
Computer programmers	80,770	80
Sales engineers	80,180
Social and community service managers	80,090	120
Computer specialists, all other	79,550
Engineers, all other	79,390
Computer systems analysts	78,020	190
Social scientists and related workers, all other	77,020	70
Database administrators	76,860	50
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	76,350	30
Conservation scientists	75,770	30
Diagnostic medical sonographers	73,910	40
Architects, except landscape and naval	73,590	110
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	73,480	300
Civil engineers	73,150	810
Computer software engineers, applications	72,290	2,520
Registered nurses	71,950	1,490

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