| Table 2: Mean
Hourly Earnings for Public School Teachers Compared with
Noneducational Professional and Technical Workers |
| |
Mean
Hourly earnings
|
Ratio
to Public School Teachers |
| Airplane pilots and navigators
|
97.51 |
2.86 |
| Optometrists |
62.86 |
1.85 |
| Judges |
61.38 |
1.80 |
| Physicians |
61.34 |
1.80 |
| Lawyers |
50.89 |
1.49 |
| Dentists |
46.30 |
1.36 |
| Pharmacists |
45.25 |
1.33 |
| Petroleum engineers |
43.16 |
1.27 |
| Aerospace engineers |
42.27 |
1.24 |
| Announcers |
40.13 |
1.18 |
| Nuclear engineers |
39.93 |
1.17 |
| Engineers, n.e.c.* |
39.27 |
1.15 |
| Electrical and electronic
engineers |
39.13 |
1.15 |
| Musicians and composers |
38.84 |
1.14 |
| Actuaries |
37.23 |
1.09 |
| Physicians' assistants |
36.71 |
1.08 |
| Technical writers |
35.82 |
1.05 |
| Chemical engineers |
35.76 |
1.05 |
| Surveyors and mapping scientists |
35.72 |
1.05 |
| Operations and systems researchers and analysts
|
35.71 |
1.05 |
| Computer systems analysts
and scientists |
35.33 |
1.04 |
| Physicists and astronomers |
35.12 |
1.03 |
| Geologists and geodesists
|
34.15 |
1.00 |
| Public School Teachers |
34.06 |
1.00 |
| Economists |
33.85 |
0.99 |
| Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.* |
33.45 |
0.98 |
| Metallurgical and materials
engineers |
33.20 |
0.97 |
| Industrial engineers |
33.19 |
0.97 |
| Actors and directors |
33.13 |
0.97 |
| Civil engineers |
32.49 |
0.95 |
| Chemists, except biochemists
|
32.23 |
0.95 |
| Mechanical engineers |
31.93 |
0.94 |
| Dental hygienists |
31.57 |
0.93 |
| Professional, n.e.c.* |
31.43 |
0.92 |
| Psychologists |
31.02 |
0.91 |
| Computer programmers |
30.82 |
0.90 |
| Architects |
30.22 |
0.89 |
| Physical scientists, n.e.c.* |
29.53 |
0.87 |
| Athletes |
29.51 |
0.87 |
| Speech therapists |
29.47 |
0.87 |
| Marine engineers and naval
architects |
29.46 |
0.86 |
| Physical therapists |
29.34 |
0.86 |
| Social scientists, n.e.c.*
|
28.99 |
0.85 |
| Agricultural and food scientists |
28.89 |
0.85 |
| Biological and life scientists |
28.87 |
0.85 |
| Statisticians |
28.43 |
0.83 |
| Librarians |
28.37 |
0.83 |
| Medical scientists |
28.01 |
0.82 |
| Registered nurses |
27.90 |
0.82 |
| Urban planners |
26.93 |
0.79 |
| Editors and reporters |
25.97 |
0.76 |
| Occupational therapists |
25.96 |
0.76 |
| Public relations specialists |
24.98 |
0.73 |
| Archivists and curators |
24.74 |
0.73 |
| Engineering technicians, n.e.c.* |
24.47 |
0.72 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
24.21 |
0.71 |
| Radiological technicians |
24.11 |
0.71 |
| Electrical and electronic technicians |
23.89 |
0.70 |
| Tool programmers, numerical control |
23.35 |
0.69 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
22.78 |
0.67 |
| Respiratory therapists |
22.76 |
0.67 |
| Legal assistants |
22.50 |
0.66 |
| Chemical technicians |
21.98 |
0.65 |
| Drafters |
21.93 |
0.64 |
| Designers |
21.65 |
0.64 |
| Dietitians |
21.28 |
0.62 |
| Science technicians, n.e.c.* |
21.28 |
0.62 |
| Forestry and conservation scientists |
21.27 |
0.62 |
| Technical and related, n.e.c.* |
20.62 |
0.61 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
19.71 |
0.58 |
| Social workers |
19.11 |
0.56 |
| Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
|
18.87 |
0.55 |
| Social, recreation, and religious workers
|
18.80 |
0.55 |
| Religious workers, n.e.c.* |
18.74 |
0.55 |
| Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist
printmakers |
18.69 |
0.55 |
| Biological technicians |
18.11 |
0.53 |
| Therapists, n.e.c.* |
17.72 |
0.52 |
| Licensed practical nurses |
17.47 |
0.51 |
| Photographers |
17.14 |
0.50 |
| Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.*
|
16.69 |
0.49 |
| Broadcast equipment operators |
16.50 |
0.48 |
| Artists, performers, and related workers |
16.43 |
0.48 |
| Clergy |
15.74 |
0.46 |
| Health record technologists and technicians
|
15.68 |
0.46 |
| Recreation workers |
15.01 |
0.44 |
| *not elsewhere classified |
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