Appendix A. Alphabetical index of occupations from the July, 2004 National Compensation Survey
Rank Occupation

115

Accountants and auditors

71

Actors and directors

32

Actuaries

212

Adjusters and calibrators

298

Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.

56

Administrators and officials, public administration

41

Administrators, education and related fields

155

Advertising and related sales occupations

16

Aerospace engineers

72

Agricultural and food scientists

63

Agriculture and forestry teachers

88

Aircraft engine mechanics

99

Aircraft mechanics, except engines

2

Airplane pilots and navigators

370

Animal caretakers, except farm

11

Announcers

45

Architects

126

Archivists and curators

102

Art, drama, and music teachers

320

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.

296

Assemblers

87

Athletes

424

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities

252

Automobile body and related repairers

308

Automobile mechanic apprentices

201

Automobile mechanics

422

Baggage porters and bellhops

373

Bakers

385

Bank tellers

425

Bartenders

309

Bill and account collectors

337

Billing clerks

317

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators

82

Biological and life scientists

33

Biological science teachers

213

Biological technicians

226

Boilermakers

311

Bookbinders

283

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks

93

Brickmasons and stonemasons

235

Broadcast equipment operators

328

Bus drivers

206

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics

131

Business and promotion agents

50

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers

369

Butchers and meat cutters

89

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products

338

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

266

Carpenter apprentices

196

Carpenters

175

Carpet installers

412

Cashiers

360

Cementing and gluing machine operators

21

Chemical engineers

168

Chemical technicians

74

Chemistry teachers

59

Chemists, except biochemists

172

Chief communications operators

8

Chief executives and general administrators, public administration

415

Child care workers, n.e.c.

55

Civil engineers

351

Classified ad clerks

181

Clergy

222

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

379

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

362

Compressing and compacting machine operators

264

Computer operators

70

Computer programmers

51

Computer science teachers

29

Computer systems analysts and scientists

215

Concrete and terrazzo finishers

134

Construction inspectors

323

Construction laborers

228

Construction trades, n.e.c.

407

Cooks

225

Correctional institution officers

306

Correspondence clerks

354

Cost and rate clerks

233

Crane and tower operators

316

Crushing and grinding machine operators

355

Data entry keyers

180

Data processing equipment repairers

312

Dental assistants

84

Dental hygienists

272

Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians

17

Dentists

149

Designers

167

Dietitians

229

Dispatchers

158

Drafters

62

Drillers, oil well

342

Drilling and boring machine operators

278

Driver-sales workers

248

Drywall installers

359

Duplicating machine operators

419

Early childhood teachers' assistants

26

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers

9

Economics teachers

34

Economists

96

Editors and reporters

73

Education teachers

20

Electrical and electronic engineers

340

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

130

Electrical and electronic technicians

90

Electrical power installers and repairers

276

Electrician apprentices

108

Electricians

151

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment

152

Elementary school teachers

285

Eligibility clerks, social welfare

12

Engineering teachers

132

Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

27

Engineers, n.e.c.

42

English teachers

241

Excavating and loading machine operators

238

Expeditors

319

Extruding and forming machine operators

256

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

275

Farm equipment mechanics

383

File clerks

22

Financial managers

187

Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations

136

Firefighting occupations

304

Folding machine operators

357

Food batchmakers

420

Food preparation occupations, n.e.c.

98

Foreign language teachers

169

Forestry and conservation scientists

318

Forging machine operators

347

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.

103

Funeral directors

274

Furnace, kiln and oven operators, except food

335

Furniture and wood finishers

409

Garage and service station related occupations

277

Garbage collectors

334

General office clerks

38

Geologists and geodesists

210

Glaziers

249

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators

393

Graders and sorters, except agricultural

329

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators

377

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

402

Guards and police, except public service

303

Guides

336

Hairdressers and cosmetologists

405

Hand cutting and trimming occupations

236

Hand engraving and printing occupations

376

Hand inspectors, n.e.c.

271

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers

387

Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations

404

Hand packers and packagers

384

Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations

350

Hand working occupations, n.e.c.

368

Health aides, except nursing

30

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.

232

Health record technologists and technicians

40

Health specialties teachers

239

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.

247

Heat treating equipment operators

223

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

200

Heavy equipment mechanics

358

Helpers, construction trades

410

Helpers, extractive occupations

366

Helpers, mechanics and repairers

65

History teachers

416

Hotel clerks

251

Household appliance and power tool repairers

129

Industrial engineering technicians

47

Industrial engineers

171

Industrial machinery repairers

299

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

330

Information clerks, n.e.c.

143

Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction

395

Inspectors, agricultural products

192

Inspectors, testers and graders

218

Insulation workers

204

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators

125

Insurance sales occupations

356

Interviewers

265

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance

380

Janitors and cleaners

4

Judges

417

Kitchen workers, food preparation

374

Knitting, looping, taping and weaving machine operators

371

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.

234

Lathe and turning-machine operators

243

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators

411

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

14

Law teachers

6

Lawyers

197

Layout workers

189

Legal assistants

406

Legislators

117

Librarians

372

Library clerks

244

Licensed practical nurses

267

Locksmiths and safe repairers

81

Locomotive operating occupations

114

Longshore equipment operators

388

Machine feeders and offbearers

294

Machine operators, n.e.c.

261

Machinery maintenance occupations

186

Machinists

418

Maids and housemen

353

Mail clerks, except postal service

352

Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators

69

Management analysts

104

Management related occupations, n.e.c.

18

Managers and administrators, n.e.c.

161

Managers, food serving and lodging establishments

7

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations

37

Managers, medicine and health

165

Managers, properties and real estate

61

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.

209

Marine engineers

258

Material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.

363

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.

64

Mathematical science teachers

140

Mechanical controls and valve repairers

127

Mechanical engineering technicians

48

Mechanical engineers

242

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.

3

Medical science teachers

110

Medical scientists

403

Messengers

314

Metal plating machine operators

60

Metallurgical and materials engineers

216

Meter readers

301

Milling and planing machine operators

139

Millwrights

178

Mining machine operators

97

Mining occupations, n.e.c.

162

Miscellaneous plant and systems operators, n.e.c.

273

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.

269

Mixing and blending machine operators

346

Molding and casting machine operators

349

Motor transport occupations, n.e.c.

76

Musicians and composers

75

Natural science teachers, n.e.c.

25

Nuclear engineers

262

Numerical control machine operators

389

Nursery workers

398

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants

119

Occupational therapists

400

Office machine operators, n.e.c.

240

Office machine repairers

194

Operating engineers

28

Operations and systems researchers and analysts

5

Optometrists

288

Order clerks

31

Other financial officers

332

Packaging and filling machine operators

305

Painters, construction and maintenance

148

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers

287

Painting and paint spraying machine operators

401

Parking lot attendants

166

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal

207

Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood

220

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters

300

Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

259

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

307

Peripheral equipment operators

39

Personnel and labor relations managers

260

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping

121

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists

13

Petroleum engineers

15

Pharmacists

224

Photoengravers and lithographers

245

Photographers

361

Photographic process machine operators

94

Physical education teachers

53

Physical scientists, n.e.c.

78

Physical therapists

1

Physicians

36

Physicians' assistants

19

Physicists and astronomers

24

Physics teachers

286

Plasterers

290

Plumber, pipefitter and steamfitter apprentices

135

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

122

Police and detectives, public service

91

Political science teachers

83

Power plant operators

295

Precious stones and metals workers

179

Precision assemblers, metal

219

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners

145

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers, n.e.c.

250

Prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers

413

Pressing machine operators

254

Printing press operators

208

Production coordinators

375

Production helpers

315

Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners

339

Production samplers and weighers

341

Production testers

54

Professional occupations, n.e.c.

214

Proofreaders

348

Protective service occupations, n.e.c.

112

Psychologists

68

Psychology teachers

80

Public relations specialists

253

Public transportation attendants

326

Punching and stamping press operators

113

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products

107

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.

52

Purchasing managers

133

Radiologic technicians

156

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

79

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

57

Real estate sales occupations

378

Receptionists

324

Records clerks, n.e.c.

231

Recreation workers

100

Registered nurses

217

Religious workers, n.e.c.

164

Respiratory therapists

343

Roasting and baking machine operators, food

302

Rolling machine operators

237

Roofers

322

Sailors and deckhands

397

Sales counter clerks

23

Sales engineers

101

Sales occupations, other business services

86

Sales representative mining, manufacturing, and wholesale

281

Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

390

Sales workers, apparel

221

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings

291

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

142

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats

325

Sales workers, other commodities

279

Sales workers, parts

396

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances

391

Sales workers, shoes

367

Sawing machine operators

176

Science technicians, n.e.c.

146

Secondary school teachers

270

Secretaries

10

Securities and financial services sales occupations

188

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators

364

Service occupations, n.e.c.

344

Shaping and joining machine operators

118

Sheetmetal duct installers

202

Sheetmetal workers

191

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers

184

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats

310

Slicing and cutting machine operators

280

Small engine repairers

49

Social science teachers, n.e.c.

123

Social scientists, n.e.c.

211

Social workers

35

Sociology teachers

381

Solderers and braziers

154

Speech therapists

147

Stationary engineers

282

Statistical clerks

109

Statisticians

227

Stenographers

345

Stock and inventory clerks

382

Stock handlers and baggers

150

Street and door-to-door sales workers

182

Structural metal workers

423

Substitute teachers

120

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers

153

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons and tilesetters

92

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers

230

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

205

Supervisors, computer equipment operators

163

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c.

157

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks

66

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers

85

Supervisors, extractive occupations

170

Supervisors, financial records processing

43

Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations

331

Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations

193

Supervisors, general office

183

Supervisors, guards

199

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.

144

Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

116

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

195

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators

159

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers

257

Supervisors, personal service occupations

77

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

58

Supervisors, police and detectives

160

Supervisors, production occupations

173

Supervisors, sales occupations

255

Surveying and mapping technicians

392

Surveyor helpers

46

Surveyors and mapping scientists

297

Tailors

408

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs

421

Teachers aides

137

Teachers, n.e.c.

141

Teachers, special education

177

Technical and related occupations, n.e.c.

44

Technical writers

124

Telephone installers and repairers

105

Telephone line installers and repairers

321

Telephone operators

399

Textile cutting machine operators

414

Textile sewing machine operators

67

Theology teachers

198

Therapists, n.e.c.

185

Tile setters, hard and soft

203

Tool and die maker apprentices

128

Tool and die makers

174

Tool programmers, numerical control

106

Trade and industrial teachers

327

Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks

292

Transportation ticket and reservation agents

268

Truck drivers

289

Typesetters and compositors

293

Typists

111

Underwriters

284

Upholsterers

95

Urban planners

394

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

138

Vocational and educational counselors

427

Waiters and waitresses

426

Waiters'/waitresses' assistants

313

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators

190

Water and sewer treatment plant operators

263

Weighers, measurers, checkers and samplers

246

Welders and cutters

386

Welfare service aides

333

Winding and twisting machine operators

365

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators