Austin Business Journal / US Bureau of Labor Statistics

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces annual wage estimates for 22 major employment sectors and more than 800 individual occupations. Below are two lists of newly released 2012 figures for the Austin market (officially known as the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, metropolitan area).

The first list shows the average annual pay for all employees within each of the market's 22 major sectors. The second list shows the area's 100 highest-paying individual occupations, again based on average annual pay.

Each sector and occupation is followed by its six-digit NAICS code in brackets. All sector and occupation titles are the bureau's official designations.

22 major sectors (ranked by average annual pay) in Austin

1. Management Occupations [11-0000], $108,330 2. Legal Occupations [23-0000], $85,770 3. Computer and Mathematical Occupations [15-0000], $84,120 4. Architecture and Engineering Occupations [17-0000], $76,580 5. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations [29-0000], $71,990 6. Business and Financial Operations Occupations [13-0000], $67,180 7. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations [19-0000], $59,470 8. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations [27-0000], $52,530 9. Education, Training, and Library Occupations [25-0000], $50,190 10. Community and Social Service Occupations [21-0000], $42,870 11. Protective Service Occupations [33-0000], $42,410 12. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations [49-0000], $41,670 13. Sales and Related Occupations [41-0000], $41,530 14. Construction and Extraction Occupations [47-0000], $35,400 15. Office and Administrative Support Occupations [43-0000], $34,950 16. Production Occupations [51-0000], $32,960 17. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations [53-0000], $30,000 18. Healthcare Support Occupations [31-0000], $29,380 19. Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations [45-0000], $24,080 20. Personal Care and Service Occupations [39-0000], $23,710 21. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations [37-0000], $23,030 22. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations [35-0000], $20,780

100 highest-paying occupations (ranked by average annual pay) in Austin

1. Pediatricians, General [29-1065], $211,210 2. Dentists, General [29-1021], $202,850 3. Obstetricians and Gynecologists [29-1064], $191,140 4. Family and General Practitioners [29-1062], $188,870 5. Chief Executives [11-1011], $188,360 6. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other [29-1069], $173,850 7. Nurse Anesthetists [29-1151], $150,540 8. Petroleum Engineers [17-2171], $144,040 9. Actuaries [15-2011], $139,270 10. Sales Managers [11-2022], $136,630 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers [11-9041], $136,600 12. Psychiatrists [29-1066], $134,860 13. Purchasing Managers [11-3061], $133,050 14. Computer and Information Systems Managers [11-3021], $132,910 15. Compensation and Benefits Managers [11-3111], $132,860 16. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1063], $129,210 17. Marketing Managers [11-2021], $128,210 18. Financial Managers [11-3031], $126,260 19. Podiatrists [29-1081], $124,770 20. Natural Sciences Managers [11-9121], $122,800 21. Business Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1011], $121,920 22. Education Administrators, Postsecondary [11-9033], $119,030 23. Pharmacists [29-1051], $116,560 24. Public Relations and Fundraising Managers [11-2031], $115,770 25. General and Operations Managers [11-1021], $114,680 26. Managers, All Other [11-9199], $114,670 27. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1032], $112,830 28. Veterinarians [29-1131], $111,950 29. Human Resources Managers [11-3121], $111,900 30. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1054], $108,690 31. Lawyers [23-1011], $106,780 32. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1065], $106,750 33. Computer Network Architects [15-1143], $105,940 34. Computer and Information Research Scientists [15-1111], $104,940 35. Physician Assistants [29-1071], $104,370 36. Biomedical Engineers [17-2031], $104,130 37. Training and Development Managers [11-3131], $102,000 38. Software Developers, Systems Software [15-1133], $101,250 39. Industrial Production Managers [11-3051], $100,780 40. Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers [23-1021], $100,070 41. Engineers, All Other [17-2199], $99,810 42. Computer Hardware Engineers [17-2061], $99,150 43. Sales Engineers [41-9031], $98,710 44. Software Developers, Applications [15-1132], $98,540 45. Materials Scientists [19-2032], $98,050 46. Administrative Services Managers [11-3011], $97,680 47. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1052], $96,060 48. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers [11-3071], $95,930 49. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer [17-2072], $94,640 50. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives [33-1012], $93,650 51. Information Security Analysts [15-1122], $93,430 52. Environmental Engineers [17-2081], $93,230 53. Physicists [19-2012], $92,620 54. Civil Engineers [17-2051], $92,150 55. Chemical Engineers [17-2041], $92,060 56. Financial Analysts [13-2051], $91,890 57. Management Analysts [13-1111], $91,530 58. Optometrists [29-1041], $91,260 59. Electrical Engineers [17-2071], $90,940 60. Psychologists, All Other [19-3039], $90,870 61. Commercial Pilots [53-2012], $88,910 62. Medical and Health Services Managers [11-9111], $88,540 63. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors [17-2111], $88,050 64. Biochemists and Biophysicists [19-1021], $87,310 65. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates [23-1023], $86,490 66. Operations Research Analysts [15-2031], $85,890 67. Industrial Engineers [17-2112], $85,510 68. First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers [41-1012], $85,040 69. Computer Programmers [15-1131], $84,310 70. Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other [27-4099], $84,040 71. Computer Occupations, All Other [15-1199], $83,640 72. Education Administrators, All Other [11-9039], $83,580 73. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products [41-4011], $82,940 74. Computer Systems Analysts [15-1121], $82,420 75. Occupational Therapists [29-1122], $82,410 76. Logisticians [13-1081], $82,000 77. Dental Hygienists [29-2021], $81,670 78. Physical Therapists [29-1123], $81,380 79. Personal Financial Advisors [13-2052], $80,300 80. Mechanical Engineers [17-2141], $79,590 81. Construction Managers [11-9021], $79,450 82. Geography Teachers, Postsecondary [25-1064], $79,420 83. Cost Estimators [13-1051], $78,830 84. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists [19-1042], $78,190 85. Database Administrators [15-1141], $78,130 86. First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers [33-1021], $77,020 87. Court Reporters [23-2091], $76,760 88. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers [19-2042], $76,670 89. Financial Examiners [13-2061], $76,610 90. Nurse Practitioners [29-1171], $76,490 91. Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other [17-3029], $75,810 92. Electrical and Electronics Drafters [17-3012], $75,060 93. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists [29-9011], $74,960 94. Business Operations Specialists, All Other [13-1199], $74,050 95. Postmasters and Mail Superintendents [11-9131], $74,030 96. Advertising and Promotions Managers [11-2011], $73,940 97. Media and Communication Workers, All Other [27-3099], $73,930 98. Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School [11-9032], $73,300 99. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents [41-3031], $72,750 100. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists [13-1161], $71,940

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