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$370,880

$87,444

Radiologists leads this state with an average annual salary of $370,880.

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 875,110 jobs.

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

#	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Wage	Total Jobs
1	Radiologists	$370,880	$178.31	0
2	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$340,300	$163.61	2,040
3	Psychiatrists	$328,560	$157.96	4,350
4	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$321,460	$0.00	9,890
5	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$316,950	$152.38	2,560
6	Dermatologists	$313,320	$150.64	0
7	Surgeons, All Other	$308,430	$148.28	0
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$298,620	$143.57	7,060
9	Chief Executives	$289,530	$139.20	36,980
10	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$289,500	$139.18	1,870
11	Pediatricians, General	$283,620	$136.36	6,960
12	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$282,890	$136.01	930
13	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$269,890	$129.76	0
14	Family Medicine Physicians	$257,060	$123.59	18,640
15	Lawyers	$254,170	$122.20	92,580
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$232,710	$111.88	100,020
17	Nurse Anesthetists	$220,000	$105.77	2,270
18	Natural Sciences Managers	$219,470	$105.51	14,120
19	Physicians, Pathologists	$216,910	$104.28	2,180
20	Physicians, All Other	$215,710	$103.71	20,750

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

#	Job Title	Total Jobs	Average Salary	Hourly Wage
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	875,110	$36,160	$17.39
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	438,950	$39,450	$18.97
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	382,740	$44,270	$21.28
4	Retail Salespersons	352,860	$42,870	$20.61
5	Cashiers	349,300	$38,750	$18.63
6	Registered Nurses	326,720	$148,330	$71.31
7	Office Clerks, General	306,000	$51,160	$24.60
8	Software Developers	292,630	$185,750	$89.30
9	General and Operations Managers	292,300	$163,330	$78.52
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	267,340	$43,150	$20.75
11	Waiters and Waitresses	243,300	$44,250	$21.27
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	237,680	$42,790	$20.57
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	211,740	$60,490	$29.08
14	Security Guards	185,510	$45,970	$22.10
15	Customer Service Representatives	183,350	$53,090	$25.52
16	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	175,340	$38,440	$18.48
17	Accountants and Auditors	173,370	$104,710	$50.34
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	169,670	$56,120	$26.98
19	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	168,180	$102,050	$49.06
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	164,320	$78,860	$37.91