U.S. largest occupations: annual mean wages 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
This graph displays the twenty largest occupation groups in the United States as of May 2023, ranked by annual mean wage. The annual mean wage among the 7.7 million retail sales workers in the U.S. stood at 34,520 U.S. dollars in 2023.

Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicWage in U.S. dollars
Management Occupations 137,750
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners 124,800
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 113,140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 102,060
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 90,580
Business Operations Specialists 88,040
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 66,400
Construction and Extraction Occupations 61,500
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 58,500
Sales and Related Occupations 53,280
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 47,940
Production Occupations 47,620
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 46,690
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Wage in U.S. dollars137,750137,750124,800124,800113,140113,140102,060102,06090,58090,58088,04088,04066,40066,40061,50061,50058,50058,50053,28053,28047,94047,94047,62047,62046,69046,69042,61042,61039,62039,62038,40038,40038,22038,22034,52034,52034,49034,49033,06033,060Management OccupationsHealthcare Diagnosing or Treating PractitionersComputer and Mathematical OccupationsHealthcare Practitioners and Technical OccupationsBusiness and Financial Operations OccupationsBusiness Operations SpecialistsEducational Instruction and Library OccupationsConstruction and Extraction OccupationsInstallation, Maintenance, and Repair OccupationsSales and Related OccupationsOffice and Administrative Support OccupationsProduction OccupationsTransportation and Material Moving OccupationsInformation and Record ClerksMaterial Moving WorkersLaborers and Material MoversHealthcare Support OccupationsRetail Sales WorkersFood Preparation and Serving Related OccupationsFood and Beverage Serving Workers
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