Table 6. Highest and lowest paying states by selected occupations
Table 6. Highest and lowest paying states by selected occupations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Highest paying | Lowest paying ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | Hourly | | | Hourly | State | mean | Employment | State | mean | Employment | wage | | | wage | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial managers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | New York ................| $66.20 | 52,950 |Oklahoma ............| $35.62 | 5,740 New Jersey ..............| 59.82 | 19,940 |Mississippi .........| 34.60 | 2,870 Delaware ................| 56.21 | 1,950 |Montana .............| 33.98 | 800 California ..............| 55.40 | 67,680 |Idaho ...............| 32.96 | 2,730 Minnesota ...............| 54.83 | 11,720 |West Virginia .......| 32.02 | 1,440 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loan officers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Alaska ..................| $41.77 | 430 |West Virginia .......| $24.13 | 990 Massachusetts ...........| 38.78 | 7,380 |Wyoming .............| 23.83 | 660 California ..............| 36.58 | 44,590 |South Dakota ........| 23.48 | 1,540 Rhode Island ............| 36.01 | 2,010 |Kentucky ............| 23.17 | 4,680 Hawaii ..................| 35.53 | 910 |Louisiana ...........| 20.73 | 4,980 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loan interviewers and clerks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | California ..............| $18.56 | 32,840 |West Virginia .......| $12.43 | 570 Alaska ..................| 18.55 | 290 |Louisiana ...........| 12.41 | 2,900 District of Columbia ....| 18.09 | (1) |New Mexico ..........| 12.27 | 1,680 Washington ..............| 17.80 | 5,070 |Utah ................| 12.18 | 4,860 Minnesota ...............| 17.79 | 5,520 |Wyoming .............| 12.11 | 360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Construction laborers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Alaska ..................| $21.48 | 3,690 |South Dakota ........| $10.95 | 2,580 New York ................| 21.28 | 46,520 |New Mexico ..........| 10.83 | 11,840 Hawaii ..................| 21.28 | 5,620 |Alabama .............| 10.77 | 15,350 New Jersey ..............| 21.09 | 20,730 |Mississippi .........| 10.48 | 6,900 Massachusetts ...........| 20.67 | 14,710 |Texas ...............| 10.38 | 119,560 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Estimate not released.
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