| How teachers compare | | 2006 average annual salaries for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: | | Home health aide | $19,860 | | Tax preparer | 29,660 | | Entertainment/sports agent | 39,600 | | Secondary teacher (except special education and vocational) | 43,980 | | Funeral director | 44,260 | | Secondary special education teacher | 45,360 | | Survey researcher | 45,840 | | Firefighter | 48,520 | | Secondary vocational education teacher | 49,100 | | Police patrol officer | 49,910 | | Wholesale/retail buyer | 57,920 | | Accountant | 60,980 | | Computer programmer | 74,820 | | Statistician | 76,530 | | Geoscientist | 84,280 | | Public relations manager | 94,280 | | Physicist | 117,600 |
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