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Monthly Labor Review, June, 2005
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations accounted for 13 out of the 15 highest paying occupations in May 2004. The average hourly wages for surgeons were $87.31. Two other occupations, obstetricians and gynecologists and anesthesiologists, had average hourly wages greater than $80.
The lowest paying occupation was fast food cooks, who earned $7.33 per hour, on average. The next three lowest paying occupations: combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food; dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers; and dishwashers. In fact, seven of the ten occupations with average wages of $8 per hour or less were related to food preparation and serving. More data are in "Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004," News Release USDL 05-877.
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