Table 2. Highest and lowest paying occupations within each major occupational group of the National Compensation Survey, July 2004

Table 2. Highest and lowest paying occupations within each major occupational group of the National Compensation Survey, July 2004
Major occupational group	Highest-paying occupation			Lowest-paying occupation
Major occupational group	Occupation	Mean annual earnings	Rank	Occupation	Mean annual earnings	Rank
Professional and technical	Physicians	$128,689	1	Substitute teachers	$14,841	423
Executive	Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations	103,704	7	Legislators	20,013	406
Sales occupations	Security and financial services sales occupations	94,005	10	Cashiers	19,305	412
Administrative support	Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks	44,840	157	Teachers' aides	15,284	421
Precision production	Drillers, oil well	62,409	62	Bakers	23,913	373
Machine operators	Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators	40,659	188	Textile sewing machine operators	18,385	414
Transportation	Railroad conductors and yard masters	57,925	79	Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs	19,677	408
Handlers	Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.	39,260	199	Helpers, extractive occupations	19,513	410
Service occupations	Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations	68,673	43	Waiters and waitresses	8,789	427