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751

$500,220

$69,872

Athletes and Sports Competitors leads this state with an average annual salary of $500,220.

General and Operations Managers has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 105,210 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	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$500,220	$0.00	420
2	Cardiologists	$419,840	$201.85	130
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$382,590	$183.94	140
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$367,020	$176.45	90
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$345,810	$166.26	100
6	Neurologists	$331,760	$159.50	40
7	Radiologists	$329,230	$158.28	0
8	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$300,380	$144.41	320
9	Physicians, All Other	$293,740	$141.22	5,230
10	Psychiatrists	$277,690	$133.51	350
11	Orthodontists	$275,470	$132.44	0
12	Physicians, Pathologists	$255,000	$122.60	660
13	Nurse Anesthetists	$237,490	$114.18	1,210
14	Pediatricians, General	$230,140	$110.64	170
15	Family Medicine Physicians	$228,690	$109.95	2,470
16	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$225,340	$108.34	30
17	Chief Executives	$197,780	$95.09	4,050
18	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$166,950	$0.00	70
19	Physicists	$163,820	$78.76	90
20	Lawyers	$158,200	$76.06	11,950

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	General and Operations Managers	105,210	$101,060	$48.59
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	91,570	$32,940	$15.84
3	Registered Nurses	74,270	$81,950	$39.40
4	Cashiers	69,980	$31,030	$14.92
5	Retail Salespersons	63,100	$35,440	$17.04
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	62,110	$38,980	$18.74
7	Office Clerks, General	57,870	$44,200	$21.25
8	Customer Service Representatives	56,190	$45,000	$21.64
9	Cooks, Fast Food	52,590	$30,070	$14.46
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	48,540	$39,900	$19.18
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	47,530	$54,480	$26.19
12	Waiters and Waitresses	43,360	$32,790	$15.76
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	41,010	$35,500	$17.07
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	40,380	$54,470	$0.00
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	37,590	$46,040	$22.14
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	36,350	$42,980	$20.66
17	Fast Food and Counter Workers	32,710	$30,810	$14.81
18	Nursing Assistants	32,650	$37,650	$18.10
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	32,210	$51,360	$24.69
20	Cooks, Restaurant	28,390	$35,730	$17.18