May 2007 Occupational Employment and Wages — 2008-05-09

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, February 12, 2009, to correct mean annual wage data in table 1 for two occupations: (1) flight attendants and (2) airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers. These corrections did not affect any other tables in the release or the analysis of occupational employment and wage data.) Retail salespersons, cashiers, general office clerks, combined food preparation and serving workers, and registered nurses were among the occupations with the highest U.S. employment in 2007, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. The highest paying occupations included physician specialists, dentist specialists, and chief executives, while dishwashers, fast food cooks, and combined food preparation and serving workers were among the lowest paying occupations. Employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in table 1.