Common jobs by income range
Sunday July 3, 2022
This is a look at how people earn more or less money, based on the 2019 US Census 1% sample. It lists the occupations reported by 1% or more of people in each income band. (Click to expand and collapse lists.)
60% of workers made up to $50,000
- 3.3% Cashiers
- 2.8% Retail Salespersons
- 2.3% Driver/Sales Workers And Truck Drivers
- 2.3% Janitors And Building Cleaners
- 2.2% Secretaries And Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive
- 2.2% Cooks
- 2.2% Customer Service Representatives
- 2.2% Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand
- 2.0% Waiters And Waitresses
- 1.8% First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers
- 1.7% Elementary And Middle School Teachers
- 1.5% Teaching Assistants
- 1.4% Stockers And Order Fillers
- 1.4% Other Managers
- 1.3% Construction Laborers
- 1.3% Personal Care Aides
- 1.3% Office Clerks, General
- 1.3% Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners
- 1.3% Receptionists And Information Clerks
- 1.2% Nursing Assistants
- 1.2% Registered Nurses
- 1.2% Childcare Workers
- 1.1% Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers
- 1.1% Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks
- 1.0% Food Preparation Workers
26% made $50,000 to $100,000
- 4.2% Registered Nurses
- 3.4% Elementary And Middle School Teachers
- 3.4% Other Managers
- 2.9% Driver/Sales Workers And Truck Drivers
- 1.8% Secondary School Teachers
- 1.8% First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers
- 1.8% Accountants And Auditors
- 1.4% Secretaries And Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive
- 1.4% Postsecondary Teachers
- 1.1% Financial Managers
- 1.1% Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing
- 1.1% Software Developers
- 1.1% General And Operations Managers
- 1.1% Education And Childcare Administrators
- 1.1% Retail Salespersons
- 1.0% Customer Service Representatives
10% made $100,000 to $200,000
- 7.1% Other Managers
- 4.3% Software Developers
- 3.0% Chief Executives And Legislators
- 2.6% Lawyers, And Judges, Magistrates, And Other Judicial Workers
- 2.6% Registered Nurses
- 2.1% Financial Managers
- 2.0% Accountants And Auditors
- 1.8% Computer And Information Systems Managers
- 1.8% Postsecondary Teachers
- 1.8% Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing
- 1.7% Management Analysts
- 1.6% General And Operations Managers
- 1.5% Other Engineers
- 1.4% First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers
- 1.4% Education And Childcare Administrators
- 1.3% Construction Managers
- 1.3% Project Management Specialists
- 1.3% First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- 1.2% Pharmacists
- 1.1% Physicians
- 1.1% Elementary And Middle School Teachers
- 1.0% Sales Managers
- 1.0% Police Officers
- 1.0% Computer Systems Analysts
2% made $200,000 to $400,000
- 8.6% Other Managers
- 8.0% Chief Executives And Legislators
- 7.2% Physicians
- 5.9% Lawyers, And Judges, Magistrates, And Other Judicial Workers
- 3.6% Software Developers
- 2.4% Financial Managers
- 2.1% Management Analysts
- 2.0% Accountants And Auditors
- 1.8% Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing
- 1.8% Real Estate Brokers And Sales Agents
- 1.7% Postsecondary Teachers
- 1.7% Personal Financial Advisors
- 1.6% Computer And Information Systems Managers
- 1.4% First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- 1.4% Sales Managers
- 1.4% General And Operations Managers
- 1.3% First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers
- 1.2% Farmers, Ranchers, And Other Agricultural Managers
- 1.2% Dentists
- 1.1% Other Engineers
- 1.1% Sales Representatives Of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, And Travel
- 1.0% Aircraft Pilots And Flight Engineers
- 1.0% Construction Managers
- 1.0% Marketing Managers
1% made over $400,000
- 13.5% Chief Executives And Legislators
- 12.4% Physicians
- 8.4% Other Managers
- 7.8% Lawyers, And Judges, Magistrates, And Other Judicial Workers
- 3.1% Financial Managers
- 2.5% Personal Financial Advisors
- 2.0% Management Analysts
- 2.0% Accountants And Auditors
- 1.9% Real Estate Brokers And Sales Agents
- 1.8% Software Developers
- 1.6% Securities, Commodities, And Financial Services Sales Agents
- 1.5% Dentists
- 1.5% Surgeons
- 1.3% Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing
- 1.3% First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers
- 1.2% First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- 1.2% General And Operations Managers
- 1.2% Sales Managers
- 1.0% Postsecondary Teachers
- 1.0% Property, Real Estate, And Community Association Managers
- 1.0% Sales Representatives Of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, And Travel