Occupational Employment
and Wages, May 2003
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kathleen Utgoff, Commissioner
September 2004
Bulletin 2567
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Preface
average of May 2003 and November 2002 employment, based
on information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Covered Employment and Wages program. The employment reference period was changed to the 2-month average
in order to capture seasonal fluctuations in occupational
employment.
This survey is part of the Federal-State cooperative program of occupational employment statistics, which provides
information for many data users, including individuals and
organizations engaged in planning vocational education programs, higher education, and employment and training programs. OES data also are used to prepare information for
career counseling, for job placement activities performed at
State Workforce Agencies, and for personnel planning and
market research conducted by private enterprises.
This bulletin was prepared in the BLS Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Division of Occupational
and Administrative Statistics, under the direction of Laurie
Salmon, with contributing articles by Fatemeh Hajiha, John
Ichiro Jones, Patrick Kilcoyne, and Jerome Pikulinski. Benjamin Cover, John Ichiro Jones, Jillian Kerr, and Michael Soloy
prepared the tables. For additional information, call (202) 6916569 or e-mail [email protected].
Information in this bulletin will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202)
691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. This material is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may
be reproduced without permission.
T
his bulletin provides occupational employment and
wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. It includes national, State, and
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) estimates across all industries, as well as by industry. The tables present crossindustry national estimates for Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) detailed occupations, as well as selected
industry-specific national estimates and cross-industry State
and MSA estimates for selected detailed occupations. National estimates for all three- and four-digit NAICS industries and selected five-digit NAICS industries are available
on the Internet at www.bls.gov/oes/. Cross-industry estimates
for all States and metropolitan areas also are available on the
Web site.
For many years, the OES survey has been a major source
of detailed occupational employment data by industry for
the Nation, for States, and for metropolitan areas. In November 2002, the OES survey changed from an annual survey of
400,000 establishments to a semiannual survey of 200,000
establishments. The OES survey samples and contacts establishments in May and November of each year and, over 3
years, contacts approximately 1.2 million establishments. The
full 3-year sample allows the production of estimates at fine
levels of geographic, industrial, and occupational detail.
The estimates are based on data collected during the
1999-2003 surveys and are adjusted to full universe counts
for the reference period. The reference period for wage data
is May 2003. The reference period for employment is the
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Contents
Page
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Employment and Wages by Major Occupational Group and Industry
Fatemeh Hajiha ............................................................................................................................................
The Role of Occupational Composition in State Wage Differentials ................................................................
Patrick Kilkoyne
New and Emerging Occupations .......................................................................................................................
Jerome Pikulinski
An Investigation of Industry and Size Effects on Wage Dispersion ................................................................
John Ichiro Jones
Employment by Occupational Group and Establishment Size ..........................................................................
Fatemeh Hajiha
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14
22
26
Charts and tables:
Charts. Nineteen profiles of occupational composition by industry sector .................................... 30
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics
survey by occupation, May 2003 ........................................................................................ 50
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry .............. 61
Table 3. Industry, State, and MSA data for selected occupations, May 2003 .................................. 114
Appendixes:
A. The Standard Occupational Classification System ........................................................................... 224
B. Survey Method and Reliability Statement for the May 2003 Occupational Employment Statistics
B. Survey ............................................................................................................................................. 226
C. Availability of Historical Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
C. Data Nationally and from State Agencies ....................................................................................... 235
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Cooperating State Agencies
Occupational Employment and Statistics (OES) Program
ALABAMA
Department of Industrial Relations, Room 427,
Industrial Relations Bldg., Montgomery 36130
NEBRASKA
Department of Labor, Labor Market Information,
P.O. Box 94600, Lincoln 68509-4600
ALASKA
Department of Labor, Research and Analysis
Section, P.O. Box 25501, Juneau 99802-5501
NEVADA
ARIZONA
Department of Economic Security, 1789 West
Jefferson St., Phoenix 85007
Employment Security Department, Research
and Analysis Bureau, 500 East 3rd St.,
Carson City 89713
NEW HAMPSHIRE
ARKANSAS
Employment Security Department, Labor Market
Information, P.O. Box 2981, Little Rock 72203-2981
Department of Employment Security,
Economic and Labor Market Information
Bureau, 32 South Main St., Concord 03301
CALIFORNIA
Employment Development Department, Labor
Market Information Division, 7000 Franklin Blvd.,
Suite 1100, Sacramento 95823
NEW JERSEY
Department of Labor, Labor Market and
Demographic Research, P.O. Box 388,
Trenton 08625
COLORADO
Department of Labor and Employment, Tower 2,
Suite 300, 1515 Arapahoe Ave., Denver 80202-2117
NEW MEXICO
Department of Labor, Economic Research
and Analysis Bureau, P.O. Box 1928,
Albuquerque 87103
CONNECTICUT
Department of Labor, Office of Research, 200 Folly Brook
Blvd., Wethersfield 06109
NEW YORK
DELAWARE
Department of Labor, Office of Occupational
and Labor Market Information, P.O. Box 9965,
Wilmington 19809
Department of Labor, Division of Research
and Statistics, State Campus, Room 400,
Bldg. 12, Albany 12240-0020
NORTH CAROLINA
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
Department of Employment Services
Office of Labor Market Research & Information
64 New York Avenue, NE, Room 3035-A
Washington, DC 20002
Employment Security Commission, Labor
Market Information Division, P.O. Box 25903,
Raleigh 27611
NORTH DAKOTA
Job Service, P.O. Box 5507, Bismarck 58502
OHIO
Bureau of Employment Services, Labor
Market Information Division, 78-80 Chestnut
St., Columbus 43215
OKLAHOMA
Employment Security Commission
Will Rogers Memorial Office Bldg.
240 North Lincoln Blvd., Room 310
Oklahoma City 73152-2003
OREGON
Employment Department, 875 Union St. NE.,
Room 207, Salem 97311
PENNSYLVANIA
Department of Labor and Industry, Center for
Workforce Information and Analysis, Labor
and Industry Bldg., Room 220, 7th and
Forster Sts., Harrisburg 17121-0001
PUERTO RICO
Department of Labor and Human Resources,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 17th Floor, 505
Munoz Rivera Ave., San Juan 00918
RHODE ISLAND
Department of Labor and Training, Labor Market
Information, 1511 Pontiac Ave., Cranston 02920
SOUTH CAROLINA
Employment Security Division, Labor Market
Information, P.O. Box 995, Columbia 29202
SOUTH DAKOTA
Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Center,
P.O. Box 4730, Aberdeen 57402-4730
TENNESSEE
Department of Labor and Workforce Development,
Research and Statistics Division,
500 James Robertson Parkway, 11th Floor
Nashville 37245-1000
TEXAS
Labor Market Information, Texas Workforce
Commission, 9001 North IH-35, Suite 103-A
Austin 78753
UTAH
Department of Workforce Services, Workforce
Information, P.O. Box 45249,
Salt Lake City 84114
FLORIDA
Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics
367 Marpan Lane, Bldg. B, Tallahassee 32305-0902
GUAM
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
P.O. Box 9970, Tamuning 96931-9970
GEORGIA
Department of Labor, Workforce Information and Analysis
Occupational Employment Statistics
148 Andrew Young International Blvd., NE.
Atlanta 30303-1751
HAWAII
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,
Research and Statistics Office, Room 304,
830 Punchbowl St., Honolulu 96813
IDAHO
Department of Labor, 317 West Main St., 3rd Floor,
Boise 83735
ILLINOIS
Department of Employment Security
33 South State St., 9th Floor
Chicago 60603-2802
INDIANA
Department of Workforce Development, Labor
Market Information,10 North Senate Ave.,
Indianapolis 46204
IOWA
Workforce Development, 1000 East Grand Ave.,
Des Moines 50319
KANSAS
Department of Human Resources, Labor Market
Information Services, 401 SW. Topeka Ave.,
Topeka 66603
KENTUCKY
Workforce Development Cabinet
Department for Employment Services,
Research and Statistics Branch (OES Unit)
275 East Maine St., 2 W, Frankfort 40601
LOUISIANA
Department of Labor, Research and Statistics
Division, P.O. Box 94094, Baton Rouge 70804-9094
MAINE
Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market
Information Services, 20 Union St., Augusta 04330
VERMONT
MARYLAND
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulations,
Office of Labor Market Analysis and Information,
Room 316, 1100 North Eutaw St., Baltimore 21201
Department of Employment and Training,
Labor Market Information, P.O. Box 488,
Montpelier 05601-0488
VIRGINIA
MASSACHUSETTS
Division of Employment and Training, Charles F.
Hurley Bldg., Staniford St., Boston 02114
Employment Commission, Economic
Information Services Division, P.O. Box
1358, Richmond 23218-1358
VIRGIN ISLANDS
MICHIGAN
MDCD/ESA/OLMI, Cadillac Place, 3032 West
Grand Blvd., 9th Floor, Detroit 48202
Department of Labor, BLS
53-A, 54-A&B Kronprindsens Gade,
St. Thomas 00801-3359
MINNESOTA
Department of Economic Security, Research and
Statistical Services, 5th Floor, 390 North Robert St.,
St. Paul 55101
WASHINGTON
Employment Security Department, Labor
Market and Economic Analysis Branch,
P.O. Box 9046, Olympia 98507-9046
MISSISSIPPI
Employment Security Commission, Labor Market
Information Department, P.O. Box 1699,
Jackson 39215-1699
WEST VIRGINIA
Bureau of Employment Programs
Research, Information and Analysis Division
112 California Ave., Charleston 25305
MISSOURI
Department of Economic Development,
Economic Research & Information Center
P.O. Box 3150, Jefferson City 65102-3150
WISCONSIN
Department of Workforce Development,
Bureau of Workforce Information, 201 East
Washington Ave., Madison 53707
MONTANA
Department of Labor and Industry, Research
and Analysis, P.O. Box 1728, Helena 59624
WYOMING
Department of Employment, Research and
Planning, P.O. Box 2760, Casper 82602
Introduction
T
he Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey
provides estimates of occupational employment and
wages for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments by industry and area. Information in this bulletin
reflects two recent changes in the data produced from the
OES survey. For the first time, data in this bulletin are provided for industries defined according to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). The survey
reference period also has been changed, in order to reduce
the seasonal effects of collecting data in one quarter. The
OES survey used to have a fourth-quarter reference period,
but the data are now collected twice a year for the reference
months of May and November.
The tables in this bulletin present national, State, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and industry employment
and wage data for detailed occupations. The occupational
data are identified based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. Under the SOC system, workers are
classified in 1 of more than 760 occupations. For each detailed occupation, table 1 shows cross-industry national estimates of employment, hourly mean wage, annual mean wage,
and percentile wages. The profiles that follow table 1 show
occupational composition by industry sector.
Table 2 shows the 10 largest occupations in each fourdigit NAICS industry. Table 3 presents a sample of the data
available from the OES survey, including national industryspecific and State and MSA cross-industry employment and
wage data for the five largest occupations in each SOC major
group. The industry data are national industry-specific data
for both the five industries with the greatest employment
and the five industries with the highest wages for a given
occupation. This differs from the national estimates in table
1, which are based on data from all industries. In addition,
table 3 presents State and MSA employment and wage estimates for the five areas with the highest employment concentration in the occupation and the five areas in which workers in the given occupation earn the highest wages. The
employment concentration is the percentage of the total State
or MSA employment found in the occupation. This measure
provides more information than does total employment, which
usually parallels population—the largest States and MSAs
usually have the largest numbers of workers, regardless of
the occupation.
The OES program is a Federal-State cooperative effort
between the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS provides technical assistance and the statistical procedures for the survey; the SWAs
collect the data.
In 2003, all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands participated in the survey.
Data for the territories are not included in the national estimates. Industry-specific occupational employment and wage
estimates for each participating State and territory are available from the SWAs listed on the inside back cover of this
bulletin.
Occupational employment estimates are based on survey
results adjusted to reflect total industry employment. Mean
wage is the estimated total wages for an occupation divided
by the occupation’s weighted survey employment. Occupations or industries with fewer than 50 workers, or with an
employment relative error greater than 50 percent, are not
shown. Wage estimates with a relative error greater than 30
percent are not shown. Appendix B provides more complete
definitions of terms and statistical concepts.
National, State, and MSA data across surveyed industries are available on the OES Web site at www.bls.gov/oes/.
National occupational employment data for all occupations
at the three- and four-digit NAICS and selected five-digit
NAICS levels also are available on the Web site. Additional
information about the structure of the OES classification
system is provided in appendix A of this bulletin. Definitions
for all occupations are available on the Standard Occupational Classification Web site at www.bls.gov/soc/.
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Employment and Wages by
Major Occupational Group
and Industry
Fatemeh Hajiha
S
the articles in this bulletin, table 1 shows cross-industry national estimates of employment, hourly mean wage, annual
mean wage, and percentile wages.
Table 2 shows the 10 largest occupations in each fourdigit NAICS industry. Table 3 presents a sample of the data
available from the OES survey, including national industryspecific and State and MSA cross-industry employment and
wage data for the five largest occupations in each Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) major group. (For a description of the SOC system used by Federal agencies, see
appendix A.)
ince 1996, the Occupational Employment Statistics
(OES) program has collected occupational employment
and wage information data from all industries each
year. The OES survey is designed to estimate employment
and wages at detailed industry and area levels based on a
sample of 1.2 million establishments. The data are collected
in six semiannual panels over a 3-year period. This survey
design permits estimation and analysis of wage distributions
by occupation across all industries, as well as within individual industries and by detailed geographic areas.
The following analysis examines employment and wages
by major occupational group across all industries, and wages
for detailed occupations in selected industries. Following
Employment and wages by major occupational
group
The OES program collects and publishes data for 22 of the 23
Fatemeh Hajiha is an economist in the Division of Occupational
and Administrative Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Text table 1. Percentile wages by major occupational group, May 2003
Hourly earnings
Major occupational group
25th
75th
50th
90th
percen- percen- percen- percentile
tile
tile
tile
Employment
10th
percentile
Total ...........................................
Management. ....................................................................
Legal ..................................................................................
Computer and mathematical. ...........................................
Architecture and engineering ...........................................
Business and financial operations ..................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical .............................
Life, physical, and social science ...................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media .............
Education, training, and library ........................................
Construction and extraction ............................................
127,567,910
6,653,480
951,510
2,827,010
2,376,650
4,924,210
6,173,760
1,113,130
1,538,150
7,831,630
6,085,510
$7.04
16.15
13.55
15.61
14.84
13.66
11.49
11.95
7.69
8.01
9.11
$9.08
23.14
18.40
21.17
19.89
17.72
15.86
16.08
11.09
11.94
11.65
$13.53
34.07
28.46
28.87
26.89
23.68
21.63
22.58
16.88
18.00
16.04
$21.17
49.39
49.87
38.17
35.57
32.10
29.24
32.01
25.33
25.01
22.24
$31.97
(1)
(1)
47.12
44.25
42.79
43.74
43.10
36.15
32.98
28.92
$17.41
39.80
37.94
30.40
28.48
26.71
26.62
25.58
20.49
19.55
17.62
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Community and social services ......................................
Protective service ............................................................
Sales and related ..............................................................
Production .........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Transportation and material moving ................................
Healthcare support ...........................................................
Personal care and service ...............................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance ...........
Farming, fishing, and forestry ..........................................
Food preparation and serving related .............................
5,226,080
1,615,610
2,999,630
13,534,180
10,488,450
22,678,010
9,414,920
3,208,770
2,988,590
4,260,380
461,630
10,216,620
9.11
9.14
7.47
6.38
7.53
7.70
6.85
7.21
6.03
6.32
6.34
5.77
12.00
11.75
9.70
7.55
9.32
9.66
8.36
8.46
6.94
7.38
7.03
6.40
16.49
15.58
14.25
10.20
12.32
12.52
11.31
10.27
8.48
9.02
8.13
7.40
21.87
20.99
21.56
17.35
16.87
16.56
16.08
12.84
11.26
11.83
10.90
9.26
27.22
27.14
28.66
28.99
22.69
20.92
21.55
15.99
16.83
15.75
15.59
12.20
17.41
17.03
16.39
15.02
13.80
13.59
13.27
10.94
10.28
10.12
9.71
8.31
1
Represents a wage above $70 per hour.
3
Mean
wage
Chart 1. Mean hourly wageChart
and1.percent
of wage
totaland
employment
major occupational
group,
Mean hourly
percent of totalby
employment
by major occupational
groupMay 2003
17.8%
Office and administratrve support ($13.59)
Occupational
hourly
wage
shown
in parentheses)
Occupation group
group(with
(withmean
mean
hourly
wage
shown
in parenthese
Salesand
andrelated
related($15.02)
($15.02)
Sales
10.6%
8.2%
Production ($13.80)
Food
Foodpreparation
preparationand
andserving
servingrelated
related($8.31)
($8.31)
8.0%
7.4%
Transportation and material moving ($13.27)
Education,training,
training,and
andlibrary
library($19.55)
($19.55)
Education,
6.1%
5.2%
Management ($39.80)
Healthcarepractitioner
practitionerand
andtechnical
technical($26.62)
($26.62)
Healthcare
4.8%
4.8%
Construction and extraction ($17.62)
Installation,maintenance,
maintenance,and
andrepair
repair($17.41)
($17.41)
Installation,
4.1%
3.9%
Business and financial operations ($26.71)
Buildingand
andgrounds
groundscleaning
cleaningand
andmaintenance
maintenance($10.21)
($10.12)
Building
3.3%
2.5%
Healthcare support ($10.94)
2.4%
Protectiveservice
service($16.39)
($16.39)
Protective
2.3%
Personal care and service ($10.28)
2.2%
Computerand
andmathematical
mathematicalscience
science($30.40)
($30.40)
Computer
1.9%
Architectural and engineering ($28.48)
Comm
unity and
($17.03)
Community
andsocial
socialservices
service ($17.03)
1.3%
1.2%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media ($20.49)
Life,physical,
physical,and
andsocial
socialscience
science($25.58)
($25.58)
Life,
.9%
.8%
Legal ($37.94)
Farming, fishing,
fishing, and
andforestry
forestry($9.71)
($9.71)
Farming,
.4%
00
5,000,000
5,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000 25,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
Employment
Employmentlevel
level
groups are education, training, and library; management;
healthcare practitioner and technical; construction and extraction; and installation, maintenance, and repair. The mean
wage estimates in these groups range from twice the mean
wage for all workers to wages that are about the same as the
mean for all workers. The management group, with about 6.7
million workers, has the second largest employment among
the midsize occupational groups and the highest mean wage
among all occupational groups. The installation, maintenance,
and repair group, with 5.2 million workers, has the smallest
employment and lowest mean wage among the midsize occupational groups.
The remaining 12 occupational groups account for 23.9
percent of total employment, or 29.3 million workers. Among
these, the business and financial operations group, with
around 4.9 million workers, has the largest employment, and
the farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, with fewer
than 0.5 million, the smallest. Four of the twelve smallest
occupational groups—legal; computer and mathematical; architecture and engineering; and business and financial operations—have the second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-highest mean wage, respectively, among all occupational groups.
Another four—farming, fishing, and forestry; building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance; personal care and ser-
major occupational groups in the SOC. The OES survey
does not cover military specific occupations. Chart 1 displays employment, the percentage of total employment, and
the mean wage for each of these groups. The chart is arrayed
by employment, with the largest occupational group on the
top and the smallest group on the bottom.
In terms of employment, the 22 occupational groups fall
into three broad categories. The first consists of five groups
with the largest employment. They are office and administrative support; sales and related; production; food preparation and serving related; transportation and material moving.
These groups together account for more than one-half of
total employment, or about 66 million workers. Of the five,
the office and administrative support group, with about 22.7
million workers, is the largest, and the transportation and
material moving group, with more than 9.4 million workers, is
the smallest. The mean wage in each of these five major groups
is less than the mean wage for all workers across occupational groups ($17.41). The food preparation and serving related group has a mean wage of $8.31 per hour, the lowest
among all occupational groups.
A second category consists of five occupational groups
with midsize employment. Accounting for more than onequarter of total employment, or 32 million workers, these
4
percent of the workers in this group, approximately 1 million,
earn less than $5.77 per hour, while ninety percent of the
workers earn less than $12.20 per hour, a difference of only
$6.43 per hour.
In addition to having the highest mean wage, the management occupations have the second widest distribution
of wages between the 10th- and the 90th-percentile wage.
Ten percent of workers in this group earn less than $16.15
per hour, while ninety percent earn less than $70.00 per hour,
a difference of at least $53.85 per hour. However, the management group does not have the highest wages in all percentile wage categories. The group ranks second in the
10th-percentile category. The largest distribution of wages
is among legal occupations, which has a difference of at
least $56.45 between the 10th- and 90th-percentile wages.
As shown in text table 1, the mean wage in every occupational group is higher than the 50th-percentile, or median,
wage for that group, suggesting that the top half of workers
have a wider wage distribution than do the lower half. In
other words, the distribution of wages in each occupational
group is skewed towards the higher end of the wage range.
Chart 2 uses the percentile wages from text table 1 to
graphically display the wage distribution for each major occupational group. Combined, the portions of the bars represent the middle 80 percent of the distribution for each group.
The left endpoint of the bar indicates the 10th-percentile
vice; and healthcare support—have the second-, third-,
fourth-, and fifth-lowest mean wage, respectively, among all
occupational groups.
Percentile wages by occupational group
In addition to total employment and mean wage by major
occupational group, text table 1 also displays the 10th-, 25th-,
50th-, 75th-, and 90th-percentile wages for each of the 22
major occupational groups. A percentile wage shows the
percentage of workers in an occupation who earn less than a
given wage and the percentage who earn more.
For example, the 50th-percentile wage, or median wage, is
the pay level at which 50 percent of workers earn more and 50
percent earn less. Likewise, 10 percent of workers earn less
than the 10th-percentile wage and 90 percent of workers earn
less than the 90th-percentile wage. The middle 80 percent of
workers in an occupational group earn wages between these
two endpoints.
As indicated earlier, the lowest paid occupational group
is the food preparation and serving related occupations. This
is clearly indicated by the fact that, for each percentile wage
shown, the food preparation and serving related group wage
is lower than that for any of the other groups. In addition to
being the lowest paid occupational group, the food preparation and serving related occupations have the narrowest
distribution of wages among all occupational groups. Ten
Chart 2. Wage distribution by occupational group, May 2003
75th
percentile
10th
25th
percentile percentile
Management
(1)
$16.15
Legal
(1)
$13.55
Computer and mathematical
$15.61
Architecture and engineering
$47.12
$14.84
Business and financial operations
$44.25
$13.66
Healthcare practitioners and technical
$42.79
$11.49
Life, physical, and social science
$43.74
$11.95
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
$7.69
Education, training, and library
$8.01
Construction and extraction
$43.10
$36.15
$32.98
$9.11
$28.92
Installation, maintenance, and repair
$9.11
$27.22
Community and social services
$9.14
$27.14
Protective service
Sales and related
$7.47
$7.53
Office and administrative support
$7.70
Transportation and material moving
$6.85
Healthcare support
$7.21
Personal care and service
$6.03
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
$6.32
Farming, fishing, and forestry
$0
$28.66
$6.38
Production
Food preparation and serving related
1
90th
percentile
$28.99
$22.69
$20.92
$21.55
$15.99
$16.83
$15.75
$6.34
$15.59
$5.77
$12.20
$10
$20
Represents a wage above $70 per hour.
5
$30
$40
Hourly wages
$50
$60
$70
Text table 2. Mean wages for selected OES occupations and three-digit NAICS industries, May 2003
Industry
Occupation
Chief executive. ..........................................................
Training and development specialists .......................
Accountants and auditors .........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and scientific
products ....................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ...................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping workers ............................................
Security guards ..........................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ........................
PetroSupport
Credit
Food
Personal
leum and Food
activities
interSocial services
and
coal
for
mediation
and
Utilities
assistand
laundry
products beverage and
agriculance
drinking
services
manuture and
stores related
places
facturing
forestry
activities
$58.07
24.13
27.05
$76.80
33.57
28.86
$82.35
32.51
27.66
$56.83
15.71
21.66
$70.58
22.06
23.79
$45.28
15.97
21.15
$44.37
15.85
21.02
$53.87
20.21
24.64
24.11
31.68
28.67
21.30
26.32
16.67
18.69
18.66
10.28
15.61
15.07
11.22
13.45
11.19
11.21
10.84
8.48
9.02
10.15
13.84
19.66
12.91
11.37
14.84
12.03
8.69
13.01
9.99
8.80
14.66
10.74
8.33
10.07
9.61
8.37
9.57
10.25
8.14
13.30
8.48
wage and the right endpoint of the bar indicates the 90thpercentile wage. Similarly, the inner bar segment between the
25th and 75th percentiles shows the middle 50 percent of the
distribution for each of the occupational groups.
As shown in chart 2, the width of the wage distribution
for both the middle 80 percent and middle 50 percent of workers in an occupational group declines with the mean wage of
that group. Wages for the middle 50 percent of workers are
skewed to varying degrees toward the lower end of the pay
distribution for all occupational groups. Most noticeable in
this regard are the farming, fishing, and forestry; personal
care and service; and sales and related groups, with only 69
cents, 91 cents, and $1.17, respectively, separating the 10thpercentile wage from the 25th-percentile wage. The amounts
separating the 75th-percentile wage from the 90th-percentile
wage in those three occupational groups are, respectively,
$4.69, $5.57, and $11.64, at least 6 times the amounts separating the 10th-percentile wage from the 25th-percentile wage.
By contrast, wages for the middle 50 percent of workers in
the computer and mathematical; architecture and engineering; education, training, and library; and installation, maintenance, and repair groups are comparatively less skewed toward the lower end of the pay distribution. In these
occupational groups, the amounts separating the 75th-percentile wage from the 90th-percentile wage are at most twice
the amounts separating the 10th-percentile wage from the
25th-percentile wage.
In addition to cross-industry estimates for the 22 major
occupational groups, the OES program produces detailed
occupational wages across all industries. These estimates
show that wages for detailed occupations can vary substantially within a major occupational group. This is due to the
fact that major occupational groups incorporate data from as
many as 75 specific occupations in their mean hourly wages.
For example, the legal occupations group includes occupations such as lawyers and legal secretaries. The wages and
employment for both are included in the overall wage and
employment estimates for legal occupations, even though
the mean hourly wage of lawyers is almost 3 times the wage
of legal secretaries. The shares of employment accounted
for by these occupations will affect the wages for the entire
legal occupations group. Because of these variations, comparative wages for detailed occupations in different major
occupational groups might not follow the overall pattern of
wage difference noted between their respective major groups.
Table 1 of this publication shows these variations.
Occupational wages by three-digit NAICS industry
The OES program also produces detailed occupational wages
by industry major groups at the three-digit, four-digit, and
selected five-digit industry level within the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). Text table 2 shows
the mean wage for eight selected OES occupations in eight
selected three-digit industries. Wages for detailed occupations vary according to industry, as illustrated in the table.
For example, while chief executives have high overall wages
compared with other detailed occupations, the mean wage
for chief executives itself varies depending on the industry
in which they are employed.
In fact, among the occupations for which data are shown
in text table 2, chief executives show the largest variation in
wages, with $37.98 separating the highest paying industry
from the lowest. The mean wage for chief executives ranges
from $82.35 per hour in the petroleum and coal products
manufacturing industry to $44.37 per hour in the food services and drinking industry. Another large difference between industries, $17.86, occurs for the occupation of training and development specialist workers. The hourly mean
wage for these workers ranges from $33.57 per hour in the
utilities industry to $15.85 per hour in food services and
drinking industry. The occupation of receptionists and information clerks, exhibits a smaller variation among the selected industries, with $4.43 separating the highest wage
from the lowest. The mean wage of this occupation across
6
the eight selected industries ranges from $12.91 per hour in
utilities to $8.48 per hour in personal and laundry services.
Similarly, mean wages vary across occupations in an industry. The utilities industry has the highest wages among
industries shown for all occupations except chief executives,
for which it has the second highest wage. It is interesting
that, while the highest wages for each occupation are fairly
concentrated in this single industry, the lowest wages are
found in five industries. Because text table 2 shows only a
sample of industries and occupations, it may not reflect the
overall wage pattern for a given industry. Detailed information about industries and occupational employment and wage
estimates at the three-digit industry level are available on the
OES Web site at www.bls.gov/oes/.
7
The Role of Occupational
Composition in State Wage
Differentials
Patrick Kilcoyne
I
t is commonly understood that people in some States
have higher average wages than do those in other States.
However, it is not always the case that moving from a
State with a low average wage to one with a higher average
wage will make a person better off economically, even if his
or her salary increases. The cause of these interstate differences is multifaceted, and includes such factors as cost of
living, industry, education level, and occupations.
One possible source of State wage differences is the occupational composition of the State’s workforce. Some occupations pay higher wages than others do. If a State has an
employment mix that has a greater-than-typical share of workers in high paying occupations, the State’s average wage
will be relatively high, all other factors being held constant.
This article investigates the role of occupational composition of the State workforce in explaining differences in the
average State wage, and asks to what extent State average
wage differences are caused by the occupational composition or by generally higher State occupational wage rates.
State occupational employment staffing patterns are examined to see how the staffing patterns affect the overall average wage rates.
Finally, we examine whether there is a correlation between
the occupational composition and the wage premiums found
in different States. That is, we examine whether increasing
concentrations of employment in high-paid occupations increases averages wage rates for workers in all occupations.
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey
produces estimates of wages for 770 detailed occupations
and 22 major occupational groups from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system for each State, for metropolitan areas, and for the Nation as a whole. In addition,
OES generates statewide and nationwide estimates of average wages across all occupations and industries. According
to the May 2003 OES survey, the national average annual
wage was $36,2101. The States with the lowest average annual wages were Mississippi, with an average of $27,310,
and South Dakota, with an average wage of $27,620. The
District of Columbia had the highest wage, with an average
of $54,040.
The wage differential for an individual worker depends
not only on the cost of living in the State, but also on the
worker’s skills and experience, and most importantly, his or
her occupation. To see the impact that the occupational
composition of each State has on the differential between
the State and national average wage, the effect of the occupational component needs to be separated from the other
factors.
Methodology
The average wage of each State, as computed by the OES
survey, is the employment-weighted average of all of the
occupational wage estimates in the State. The “staffing pattern” of a State is the distribution of the State’s total employment across each occupation or occupational group, expressed as a percentage of State employment. If a State were
to have the same occupational staffing pattern as the Nation
as a whole, along with identical occupational wages, then
the State average wage would equal the national average
wage. If a State had the same occupational wage rates as the
Nation, but a staffing pattern that was more concentrated in
higher (or lower) paying occupations, the overall State average wage would increase (or decrease).
The comparison of cross-sectional quantitative data by
separating the factors causing the differentials is known as
“shift-share analysis.” While shift-share analysis is often
used to isolate factors contributing to changes over time, it
is used here to isolate factors contributing to differences by
area.
In order to isolate the effect of the State occupational
staffing pattern on the overall State wage, the national wage
was substituted for the State wage for every occupation.
This produced the average wage for the State using the State’s
own staffing pattern and national wages. Inversely, to determine the effect of a State’s occupational wage rates on the
overall State wage, the national occupational staffing pattern must be substituted for the State staffing pattern. This
was done by replacing the State occupational employment
estimate with a proportional employment level using the national staffing pattern and the State’s total employment. This
procedure results in an average State wage based on a national staffing pattern with State wages, and demonstrates
Patrick Kilcoyne is an economist in the Division of Occupational
and Administrative Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
8
the effect of the wage rate level on the average wage for each
State. (This does not imply that the wage rate component of
the wage differential can be strictly defined as a regional
cost of living factor or a State wage premium. It is simply the
nonoccupational component of the State average wage, but
will be referred to in this article as the “wage component.”)
The overall wage differential for each State can be viewed
as being made up of a wage component, an occupational
component, and a residual effect. The overall State wage
differential is obtained by subtracting the national average
annual wage from the State average wage. The wage and
occupational factors are obtained by summing the employment and weighted average wage estimates for all of the 770
OES occupations, as well as the 22 SOC major groups. The
wage component is derived by substituting a “converted
occupational employment” estimate for the State occupational employment, based on the national staffing pattern
but using State occupational wages. The occupational component is derived by substituting national occupational
wages for State occupational wages, but using the State
occupational employment. To obtain these values, the national and State staffing patterns and wage rates were used
in the expression below:
residual factor). In some States such as Maryland and Wisconsin, the amount of the difference due to occupational
composition is larger than the difference due to wages. In
other States, such as Georgia and Michigan, the occupational component and the wage component have opposite
signs. The combination of the two effects together is relatively small.
Text table 2 displays the percentage of State employment
in each of the 22 SOC major occupational groups, as well as
the national mean wage for the occupational group. This
gives an indication of each State’s “staffing pattern effect”
on the average State wage. Many States have similar staffing patterns, and the occupational employment shares reflect this. Office and administrative support occupations
have the highest share of employment in every State, with an
average of 17.4 percent and all but four States having a share
between 16 and 20 percent. Although the employment shares
in most categories are fairly similar, there can be large variations among the States in certain occupational groups. For
example, production occupation employment shares range
from a high of 14.2 percent in Arkansas to a low of 1.5 percent
in the District of Columbia. Because the SOC major groups
vary considerably in terms of national average wages, differences in employment distributions among the occupational
groups result in differences in overall average wages.
The SOC major groups with the highest national average
annual wages are management occupations ($82,790); legal
occupations ($78,910); and computer and mathematical occupations ($63,240). The District of Columbia has the highest percentage employment for all three of these occupational groups, and also the highest average wage at $54,040.
The SOC major groups (other than the smallest group of
farming, fishing, and forestry) with the lowest national average wages are food preparation and serving related occupations ($17,290); building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ($21,060) and personal care and service
occupations ($21,380). Hawaii and Nevada are the States
with the two highest percentages of employment for all three
of these groups, presumably because of the dominance of
the tourism industry.
Because both of these States have relatively high concentrations of workers in low-paying occupational groups,
Results
Text table 1 presents the results of the shift-share analysis of
State average wages using detailed occupational staffing
patterns. The 50 States plus the District of Columbia are
listed in alphabetical order, along with the average annual
State wage rate, the difference from the national rate, and the
amount of the difference due to the wage component and
the amount due to occupational composition, as well the
residual factor that is due to differences in each of the first
two.
This table shows that the wage difference in most States
is due mainly to the State’s occupational wage rates generally, rather than the occupational composition of the State.
In fact, for all of the States, the average share of the wage
difference due strictly to the wage component is 72.5 percent. Nevertheless, 32.6 percent of the difference in State
average wage rates is due to the occupational composition
of the States (-5.1 percent of the difference is due to the
State Wage
Differential
SAW – NAW =
SAW
NAW
SOE
NOE
SOW
NOW
STE
NTE
NOP
SOP
COE
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Wage
Component
Σ (COE*SOW) – NAW
STE
+
Occupational
Component
Σ (SOE*NOW) – NAW
STE
OES State average annual wage, May 2003
OES national average annual wage, May 2003 ($36,210)
OES State occupational employment, May 2003
OES national occupational employment, May 2003
OES State occupational wage, May 2003
OES national occupational wage, May 2003
OES State total employment, May 2003
OES national total employment, May 2003 (127,567,910)
National occupational percentage
= (NOE/NTE)
State occupational percentage
= (SOE/STE)
Converted occupational employment = (NOE/NTE)*STE
9
Residual
+
Σ[(NOP-SOP)*(NOW-SOW)]
we expect to see a negative influence of the staffing pattern
on overall State wages. Consequently, text table 1 shows
that the occupational component in Hawaii indicates a wage
rate $1,611 below the national average and the occupational
component indicates that the wage in Nevada is $3,662 below the national average. Hawaii has an average annual
wage that is below the national average at $35,660, but its
wage component is actually $617 above the national average. Similarly, Nevada has an average wage that is $2,450
less than the Nation’s, but its wage component is $741 above
the national average. The positive wage component indicates that, on average, workers in a given occupation in Nevada and Hawaii earn more than their counterparts in other
States. It is the occupational mix of workers in these States
that cause average wages to be below the national average.
The results in text table 1 show staffing pattern effects
and wage effects using detailed occupational staffing patterns. A similar calculation was done using staffing patterns
at the major occupational group level. As expected, the staffing pattern effects in the calculation using the detailed occupation staffing patterns were more pronounced. This is due
to the variability in the wage rates at the major group level
caused by differences in the detailed occupational composition with the major group. This demonstrates that disaggregating the detailed occupations and the skill levels implicit in
the occupations from their major group provides further evidence of State wage differentials due to differences in the
skills used by the workers in each State.
An examination of States with notably high and low wages
reveals that the concentration of certain detailed occupations does have a large effect on the overall State wage. For
example Alaska’s average wage is $4,370 higher than the
national average. Alaska employs 990 petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers (SOC 51-8093).
As a share of employment, there are 10 times as many of
these workers in Alaska than in the Nation as a whole. Furthermore, the State average wage for this occupation, $67,260,
was roughly $20,000 per year higher than the national average. Conversely, in West Virginia there were 760 fallers (that
is, timber cutters, SOC 45-4021), who accounted for a share
of the State’s employment that was approximately 15 times
their national employment share. The State’s average wage
for this occupation is $21,320, $10,530 less than the national
average for the occupation. The overall State average wage
for West Virginia was $29,540, or $6,670 less than the national average wage. These examples demonstrate that the
predominance of detailed occupations in particular States
can contribute significantly to both wage and staffing pattern effects on the State average wage.
nents, and some with effects of the opposite sign. We might
expect a relationship between the occupational component
and the wage component if wages of other workers are affected by general wage levels in the area. For example, we
might expect food service workers or personal service workers in areas with high concentrations of doctors, lawyers,
and engineers to be paid more than their counterparts in
other areas. This relationship would be demonstrated by a
positive correlation between the staffing pattern effects and
the wage effects. The correlation coefficient (a number between +1 and -1, representing a positive or negative relationship) between these two columns in text table 1 is +.49.
In general, the staffing pattern effects and the wage rate
effects shown in the table have the same sign. Of the 51
areas listed, 39 had effects of the same sign. Five had negative staffing pattern effects, but positive wage effects: Hawaii, Nevada, Michigan, and Rhode Island. Seven States
had positive staffing pattern effects but negative wage effects: Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Idaho, and Georgia. In the
latter seven States, the occupational staffing patterns suggest that the wages for these States should be higher than
average but, in all except Virginia, the average wage is lower.
The very low occupational wage rates in the other six States
more than compensate for the high employment effects, and
the overall State wages are below the national average.
Conclusion
Despite the fact that State wage differentials are caused primarily by State wage levels and other nonoccupational factors, the size of the wage differential caused by occupation
is significant and varies greatly from State to State. In Virginia, the difference due to the occupational component is
$1,275 or 177 percent of the total wage differential of $720,
and the wage component is -$644. In the state of Maryland,
75.7 percent of the wage difference is attributable to the occupational component, even though the average share for
all States from this component is only 32.6 percent.
At the level of major occupational groups, the share of
the State wage differential due to the wage component increases slightly from 72.5 percent to 78 percent. Because
many of the States that have average wages below the national level are rural States, the wage component may reflect
a lower cost of living or other regional factors. In relation to
this, States with high wage components and high occupational components may have higher housing or consumer
costs, but they may also be home to industries and companies that employ high percentages of professional or technical workers and pay the higher wages that these workers can
command. In States where the wage component is high but
the occupational component is low or negative, it is possible
that employers are competing for scarce workers by paying
them wages above what they would earn in other areas.
Correlations between staffing pattern effects and
wage effects
In the previous section, we saw that there are some States
with both positive wage effects and positive staffing pattern
effects, some States with negative effects for both compo-
1
Hourly wages are converted to their full-time equivalent annual
wage rate by multiplying the hourly wage by 2,080, or 40 hours per
week times 52 weeks per year.
10
Text table 1. State average wages and the composition of differences, May 2003
State
State average
annual wage
Difference from
national average
Difference due to
wage rates
Difference due to
occupations
Difference due
to residual
Alabama ..............................................
Alaska .................................................
Arizona ................................................
Arkansas .............................................
California .............................................
$31,330
$40,580
$33,570
$28,530
$40,640
-$4,880
$4,370
-$2,640
-$7,680
$4,430
-$3,924
$2,606
-$2,520
-$6,093
$4,182
-$1,110
$1,315
$68
-$2,287
$265
$154
$447
-$196
$700
-$23
Colorado ..............................................
Connecticut .........................................
Delaware .............................................
District of Columbia ............................
Florida .................................................
$38,470
$42,970
$37,520
$54,040
$32,540
$2,260
$6,760
$1,310
$17,830
-$3,670
$1,025
$5,383
$728
$3,253
-$2,380
$1,114
$1,176
$787
$12,083
-$1,363
$118
$195
-$211
$2,492
$69
Georgia ...............................................
Hawaii ..................................................
Idaho ...................................................
Illinois ..................................................
Indiana ................................................
$34,880
$35,660
$31,550
$37,340
$33,070
-$1,330
-$550
-$4,660
$1,130
-$3,140
-$1,561
$617
-$4,941
$39
-$2,221
$150
-$1,611
$158
$1,288
-$1,564
$82
$436
$115
-$205
$638
Iowa .....................................................
Kansas ................................................
Kentucky .............................................
Louisiana .............................................
Maine ...................................................
$30,950
$32,960
$31,510
$30,410
$32,370
-$5,260
-$3,250
-$4,700
-$5,800
-$3,840
-$4,091
-$3,074
-$3,890
-$5,238
-$3,592
-$1,698
-$395
-$1,276
-$668
-$487
$521
$219
$467
$98
$232
Maryland .............................................
Massachusetts ...................................
Michigan ..............................................
Minnesota ...........................................
Mississippi ..........................................
$39,660
$42,830
$38,110
$38,140
$27,310
$3,450
$6,620
$1,900
$1,930
-$8,900
$816
$3,983
$1,831
$1,752
-$7,128
$2,615
$2,552
-$265
$313
-$2,569
$14
$85
$335
-$139
$795
Missouri ...............................................
Montana ..............................................
Nebraska .............................................
Nevada ................................................
New Hampshire ...................................
$33,770
$28,980
$31,680
$33,760
$35,750
-$2,440
-$7,230
-$4,530
-$2,450
-$460
-$2,308
-$6,492
-$3,939
$741
-$1,087
-$254
-$841
-$864
-$3,662
$487
$114
$103
$270
$471
$138
New Jersey .........................................
New Mexico .........................................
New York .............................................
North Carolina .....................................
North Dakota .......................................
$41,020
$31,760
$42,270
$33,270
$29,380
$4,810
-$4,450
$6,060
-$2,940
-$6,830
$4,651
-$4,695
$4,873
-$2,293
-$5,412
$258
-$77
$869
-$786
-$1,797
-$97
$315
$313
$131
$378
Ohio .....................................................
Oklahoma ............................................
Oregon ................................................
Pennsylvania ......................................
Rhode Island .......................................
$34,870
$30,310
$35,550
$35,060
$37,120
-$1,340
-$5,900
-$660
-$1,150
$910
-$970
-$5,651
$191
-$1,325
$1,124
-$522
-$379
-$724
$229
-$369
$152
$126
-$131
-$53
$149
South Carolina ....................................
South Dakota ......................................
Tennessee ...........................................
Texas ...................................................
Utah .....................................................
$31,160
$27,620
$31,910
$34,260
$33,020
-$5,050
-$8,590
-$4,300
-$1,950
-$3,190
-$4,475
-$6,282
-$3,591
-$2,143
-$3,059
-$1,070
-$3,112
-$975
$195
-$274
$489
$797
$267
-$5
$140
Vermont ...............................................
Virginia ................................................
Washington .........................................
West Virginia .......................................
Wisconsin ...........................................
$33,500
$36,930
$39,600
$29,540
$33,980
-$2,710
$720
$3,390
-$6,670
-$2,230
-$1,456
-$644
$3,549
-$5,966
-$883
-$1,265
$1,275
$98
-$1,146
-$1,621
$11
$90
-$261
$440
$269
Wyoming .............................................
$31,190
-$5,020
-$5,332
-$890
$1,202
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Text table 2. State percentage of employment by SOC major group, May 2003
State
BusiComness
puter
Manageand
and
ment
financial
mathe($82,790)
operamatical
tions
($63,240)
($55,550)
Arts,
Educa- design, HealthLife,
Comcare
ArchitecHealthtion, entertainphysical, munity
practiture and
care
and
Legal training, ment,
and
tioners
engisupport
and
social
sports,
social ($78,910)
and
neering
($22,750)
library
science services
and
technical
($59,230)
($40,660) media
($53,210) ($35,420)
($55,380)
($42,620)
Alabama ...........................................................
Alaska ..............................................................
Arizona .............................................................
Arkansas ..........................................................
California ..........................................................
5.1
7.3
5.4
4.2
5.4
3.0
3.0
4.0
3.0
4.4
1.6
1.1
2.0
1.2
2.7
1.9
2.2
2.4
1.0
2.2
0.6
2.2
0.7
0.6
1.0
0.8
2.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
0.5
0.9
0.7
0.5
0.8
5.5
7.0
5.8
5.7
6.2
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.7
1.5
5.4
4.2
4.2
5.3
3.9
2.3
1.9
2.4
2.4
2.1
Colorado ...........................................................
Connecticut ......................................................
Delaware ..........................................................
District of Columbia .........................................
Florida ..............................................................
5.2
5.2
6.6
11.1
3.9
4.5
4.9
4.5
10.4
3.7
3.6
2.7
2.4
4.8
1.9
2.5
2.3
1.2
2.1
1.6
1.2
1.1
1.6
3.0
0.6
1.1
1.9
1.6
1.3
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.9
5.8
0.9
5.6
7.2
5.2
4.4
4.8
1.5
1.3
0.7
3.0
1.2
4.1
5.2
4.7
4.4
5.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
1.2
2.4
Georgia ............................................................
Hawaii ...............................................................
Idaho ................................................................
Illinois ...............................................................
Indiana .............................................................
5.9
4.5
6.5
6.8
4.5
3.6
3.6
3.0
4.3
3.1
2.6
1.3
1.6
2.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2.3
1.6
1.8
0.6
1.2
1.7
0.7
0.6
0.9
1.6
1.4
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.4
6.3
6.5
5.9
6.4
5.4
0.9
1.7
1.1
1.2
0.9
4.3
4.1
4.8
4.8
5.1
2.0
2.3
2.6
2.1
2.2
Iowa ..................................................................
Kansas .............................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................
Louisiana ..........................................................
Maine ................................................................
4.6
4.7
5.0
5.8
5.8
3.7
3.6
2.7
2.7
3.1
1.5
2.1
1.4
0.9
1.2
1.3
2.0
1.3
1.6
1.5
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.7
1.5
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.1
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
6.1
6.4
5.9
5.9
7.5
1.1
1.1
0.8
0.8
1.0
4.7
4.9
5.5
5.7
5.6
2.7
3.0
2.7
2.8
3.3
Maryland ..........................................................
Massachusetts ................................................
Michigan ...........................................................
Minnesota ........................................................
Mississippi .......................................................
7.6
7.3
3.9
4.7
4.7
4.3
4.1
4.3
5.1
2.2
3.8
3.3
1.8
2.6
0.8
2.1
2.3
3.1
2.0
1.3
1.4
1.4
0.9
1.0
0.6
1.5
1.7
0.9
1.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.7
0.6
6.4
6.5
5.7
5.9
6.1
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
0.7
5.0
5.7
5.0
5.2
5.5
2.2
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.5
Missouri ............................................................
Montana ...........................................................
Nebraska ..........................................................
Nevada .............................................................
New Hampshire ................................................
5.4
6.2
4.7
4.1
6.2
3.6
2.8
3.6
2.8
3.6
2.1
1.2
2.2
1.0
2.0
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
2.1
0.6
1.6
0.9
0.6
0.7
1.1
1.7
1.5
0.6
1.2
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.5
5.6
6.7
5.9
3.8
7.1
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.9
5.5
5.0
5.1
3.5
4.9
2.8
2.8
2.9
1.5
2.2
New Jersey ......................................................
New Mexico ......................................................
New York ..........................................................
North Carolina ..................................................
North Dakota ....................................................
4.8
6.0
4.6
5.1
5.4
4.4
3.2
4.0
3.0
2.7
3.0
1.7
2.1
2.0
1.4
1.5
2.7
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.0
1.4
0.8
1.0
0.9
1.4
1.4
1.8
1.2
1.5
0.7
0.9
1.2
0.5
0.5
6.3
6.6
8.0
6.3
6.4
1.0
0.9
2.0
0.8
1.1
4.5
4.8
5.2
4.9
5.6
2.6
2.6
3.4
2.7
3.2
Ohio ..................................................................
Oklahoma .........................................................
Oregon .............................................................
Pennsylvania ...................................................
Rhode Island ....................................................
4.6
5.5
4.8
6.0
4.2
3.9
3.3
3.8
3.6
3.9
1.8
1.5
2.1
1.9
2.2
1.8
1.5
2.1
1.6
1.7
0.6
0.8
1.3
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.9
1.5
2.1
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.9
5.4
6.7
6.3
5.7
7.1
1.1
0.9
1.3
0.9
1.2
5.3
5.3
4.4
5.7
6.0
2.9
3.1
2.4
2.7
3.4
South Carolina .................................................
South Dakota ...................................................
Tennessee ........................................................
Texas ................................................................
Utah ..................................................................
6.0
3.4
6.1
5.5
5.3
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.5
3.4
1.2
1.4
1.4
2.2
2.5
1.9
1.0
1.4
2.1
1.9
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.8
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.8
1.4
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
6.2
5.1
6.9
5.7
0.9
1.3
1.0
1.0
1.3
4.9
5.5
5.4
4.4
4.0
2.4
2.9
2.4
2.4
2.0
Vermont ............................................................
Virginia .............................................................
Washington ......................................................
West Virginia ....................................................
Wisconsin ........................................................
2.8
4.8
3.3
5.1
4.1
3.5
5.0
4.7
2.5
3.4
1.8
4.3
3.3
1.1
1.7
2.2
2.1
2.7
1.4
1.8
1.1
1.0
1.4
1.0
0.9
2.4
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.2
0.6
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.5
9.0
6.1
6.3
5.6
5.5
1.5
1.2
1.5
0.9
1.2
5.4
4.3
4.8
6.5
4.7
2.5
2.0
2.6
3.1
3.0
Wyoming ..........................................................
5.4
2.4
0.8
1.5
1.5
1.4
0.7
6.5
0.9
4.4
2.2
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Text table 2. State percentage of employment by SOC major group, May 2003—Continued
State
Building
Farming,
InstallaOffice fishing,
and
TransporConFood
tion,
and
grounds
Personal Sales
Protec- preparaand struction main- Produc- tation
tion
admini- forestry
and
and
and
tion and cleaning care and
tive
tenance,
($28,710) material
and
service related strative ($20,200) extracservice serving
and
support
mainmoving
tion
($21,380) ($31,250)
($34,090) related
repair
($28,260)
($27,600)
($36,650) ($36,210)
($17,290) tenance
($21,060)
Alabama ...........................................................
Alaska ..............................................................
Arizona .............................................................
Arkansas ..........................................................
California ..........................................................
2.2
3.8
2.7
1.9
2.5
7.5
7.7
8.8
7.6
7.8
3.0
3.3
3.7
3.0
3.2
1.6
2.7
2.3
1.6
2.1
10.9
8.4
11.1
10.1
10.3
16.3
17.5
17.7
16.0
18.6
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.6
1.2
5.1
6.9
7.2
4.3
4.9
5.2
5.3
4.4
4.8
3.5
11.4
3.6
5.4
14.2
7.4
8.9
7.8
6.5
9.9
7.0
Colorado ...........................................................
Connecticut ......................................................
Delaware ..........................................................
District of Columbia .........................................
Florida ..............................................................
2.1
2.3
1.9
3.9
2.9
8.8
6.9
7.4
6.4
8.5
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.9
2.4
2.7
2.0
1.4
2.7
11.8
11.0
10.8
4.7
12.1
17.9
18.4
21.2
20.8
19.6
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.7
6.0
3.4
4.8
2.0
5.6
4.1
3.3
4.3
1.4
4.0
5.2
7.3
6.5
1.5
5.4
6.3
5.5
5.7
2.5
7.6
Georgia ............................................................
Hawaii ...............................................................
Idaho ................................................................
Illinois ...............................................................
Indiana .............................................................
2.4
3.8
1.9
2.4
1.9
7.8
12.2
8.2
7.2
8.7
3.0
5.9
3.5
3.2
3.1
1.9
3.4
1.6
2.1
1.9
11.0
10.5
10.3
10.2
9.8
17.6
16.7
16.6
17.9
16.0
0.3
0.2
1.0
0.1
0.2
4.3
4.5
5.8
4.2
4.8
4.6
3.9
4.6
3.7
4.5
9.2
3.4
7.2
9.0
13.9
8.6
6.5
7.8
8.3
8.7
Iowa ..................................................................
Kansas .............................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................
Louisiana ..........................................................
Maine ................................................................
1.5
1.8
1.9
3.0
1.8
8.5
8.0
8.2
8.9
8.9
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.6
2.3
2.4
1.8
2.6
2.2
10.6
10.5
10.0
10.1
10.6
17.0
17.3
16.7
16.4
16.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
4.3
4.9
5.0
6.4
5.1
4.3
4.6
4.5
5.0
4.4
11.3
9.6
11.5
6.8
7.6
8.2
7.2
9.1
7.8
7.0
Maryland ..........................................................
Massachusetts ................................................
Michigan ...........................................................
Minnesota ........................................................
Mississippi .......................................................
2.7
2.4
1.8
1.8
2.8
7.8
7.9
8.3
8.0
8.3
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.2
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.7
2.3
10.0
10.1
10.9
11.2
10.2
17.6
17.7
16.0
17.0
16.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.5
5.5
3.8
4.3
4.4
4.9
3.9
3.4
4.1
3.6
4.6
4.4
6.4
11.9
8.9
12.1
6.1
5.3
7.1
6.4
9.2
Missouri ............................................................
Montana ...........................................................
Nebraska ..........................................................
Nevada .............................................................
New Hampshire ................................................
2.1
1.8
1.6
2.9
1.8
8.7
10.6
8.1
12.5
8.6
3.4
4.1
3.2
5.7
3.2
2.4
2.6
1.8
6.3
2.4
10.5
10.7
10.6
11.3
13.0
17.8
16.4
18.1
16.6
16.7
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.1
4.7
6.0
4.7
7.7
4.0
4.0
4.8
4.2
4.1
4.1
8.9
4.4
9.3
3.7
8.9
7.4
6.7
8.1
8.1
5.6
New Jersey ......................................................
New Mexico ......................................................
New York ..........................................................
North Carolina ..................................................
North Dakota ....................................................
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.0
1.2
6.5
9.6
6.5
7.8
9.5
3.5
3.9
3.5
3.1
3.7
2.9
2.5
3.1
2.0
3.4
11.3
10.3
10.4
10.5
11.2
20.0
16.3
19.9
16.5
17.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
3.7
6.7
3.8
4.6
5.0
3.7
4.3
3.7
4.6
4.6
5.9
4.3
5.7
11.7
6.2
8.4
6.3
5.6
8.1
7.7
Ohio ..................................................................
Oklahoma .........................................................
Oregon .............................................................
Pennsylvania ...................................................
Rhode Island ....................................................
2.1
2.2
1.9
2.1
2.3
8.5
8.5
8.5
7.7
9.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2
2.0
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.5
10.1
10.5
10.4
10.5
9.5
17.1
17.9
17.8
18.1
17.8
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.1
4.1
5.1
4.5
4.2
3.9
4.2
4.7
4.0
4.1
3.5
11.3
8.6
8.3
8.8
9.0
8.3
6.9
8.0
7.6
5.8
South Carolina .................................................
South Dakota ...................................................
Tennessee ........................................................
Texas ................................................................
Utah ..................................................................
2.1
1.4
2.2
2.5
2.1
8.6
10.1
8.0
8.1
7.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
1.9
2.9
1.7
2.7
1.9
10.1
11.7
9.8
10.9
11.8
15.4
17.8
16.8
17.8
18.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
4.8
5.3
4.1
5.4
6.2
4.9
4.0
4.2
4.5
4.3
11.9
7.9
11.9
7.2
7.9
8.0
7.5
10.1
7.1
7.0
Vermont ............................................................
Virginia .............................................................
Washington ......................................................
West Virginia ....................................................
Wisconsin ........................................................
1.2
2.4
2.0
2.0
1.7
8.3
7.5
8.4
8.7
8.3
3.5
3.6
2.8
3.3
3.4
2.6
2.1
2.4
2.2
2.4
10.3
11.1
11.2
10.6
9.7
17.6
16.7
17.2
16.6
16.9
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.1
5.2
5.5
5.1
6.1
4.5
4.0
4.5
4.2
5.0
3.8
8.5
6.7
5.8
7.0
12.9
5.6
6.9
7.4
8.7
8.1
Wyoming ..........................................................
2.3
9.9
4.3
2.3
9.4
14.0
0.2
9.4
6.0
5.3
9.2
13
New and Emerging
Occupations
Jerome Pikulinski
T
he process for developing the current and future employment estimates for established occupations is systematic—starting with collecting information on the current
workforce and concluding with analysis leading to projections of this employment. In addition to measuring employment for existing occupations, many consumers of data also
want information on new occupations. The Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES) survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides information about
new and emerging (N&E) occupations in addition to employment and wages estimates for established occupations.
velopment of national defense capabilities, and a variety of
competitive market conditions. By the time that one can conclusively confirm that there indeed is a new occupation in
the workforce, the occupation is often an accepted requirement in the evolving employment market. Because occupations tend to evolve in the processes identified above, new
job titles in related industries that appear in the OES survey
serve as clues to the identification of N&E occupations.
Sometimes, confusion can develop about how to interpret a job title. An occupational classification is a broad
concept that generally includes numerous job titles. On
one hand, a title may simply be a variation in the way of
naming an existing occupation. When a new title appears in
the workforce, it usually refers to a job that includes activities that relate to the definition of an existing occupation.
On the other hand, job titles and related descriptions may
be sufficiently explicit to suggest a skill departure from existing occupational classifications. Sometimes, the occupation title stays the same, but the core activities that define
the occupation change. In such cases, a determination must
be made as to whether the new title and duties constitute a
new occupation.
Background
The identification of new occupations requires an understanding of the processes that create new forms of work in
our economy. These processes, shown in the diagram below, include new scientific discoveries, development of new
production technologies, new product market acceptance,
government regulatory requirements, research on and deJerome Pikulinski is an economist formerly in the Division of
Occupational Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Scientific Discoveries
New Production Technologies
Product Market Acceptance
New and Emerging Occupations
Government Regulations
National Defense
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Competitive Market Conditions
Patterns of new and emerging occupations
The 102 selections of potential N&E occupations were analyzed as a group with respect to a variety of distributions:
Establishment size, industry, wage, regional, and classification distribution. When possible, comparisons include related distributions of national employment data.
Relating the new title to knowledge of one or more of the
processes previously identified provides the clues needed
to treat the occupation as new and emerging. Occasionally,
a new occupation appears that has a new title and clearly has
activities that do not fall within the definition of any existing
occupation. Typically these new occupations are coded into
one of the residual classifications of the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. In addition to jobs with
new titles and work activities, some occupations, though
not new, are migrating into new industries where the related
technologies and processes were not previously found.
Establishment size. Chart 1 shows that 50 percent of the
N&E occupations were reported by establishment units having fewer than 50 employees. More than 90 percent of the
establishments were in the category having fewer than 50
employees. It appears that small establishments, by virtue
of their numbers in this interval, have an edge in the creation
of N&E occupations. These surveyed units could have been
either small establishments or special operating units within
larger firms. The lowest percentage of N&E occupations
was reported by firms with more than 1,000 employees. However, larger firms contribute a higher proportion of N&E jobs
relative to the number of establishments their size.
There is another comparison to be made between the relative total employment of firms and the incidence of employment in N&E occupations by firm size. Chart 2 shows that, in
the category of establishments with fewer than 50 employees, employment in N&E occupations is a higher proportion
of total N&E employment than it is of national employment
in that size category. The same is true in the category of
establishments with 50 to 99 employees. This suggests that
firms with 100 or more employees do not generate N&E occupations in proportion to their representation in total national employment.
Methodology
The observations in this article are based on data from establishments responding to the Occupational Employment
Statistics (OES) survey. This survey is conducted by the
State Workforce Agencies in cooperation with BLS. The
responding establishments complete survey forms, using a
limited list of occupations and their definitions. They indicate how many workers they have in these occupations by
specific wage intervals. They further provide the job title
and job definition for any worker not included in the list of
occupations on the form.
Labor market analysts in the States review the entries of
titles added to the survey form by respondents and determine the occupational classifications into which the data
should be placed. As indicated above, the occupational
classification structure used in the OES survey is the 2000
SOC system. Entries that cannot be assigned to a specific
detailed occupation usually are assigned to “all other” categories. These original entries include clues for identifying
N&E occupations. Sometimes, it is not clear which occupation the respondent entry relates to. If the State analyst
finds that the entry does not relate to any occupation in the
SOC, including the “all other” categories, he or she may
seek assistance from a BLS coding expert. These inquiries
provide other clues for identifying N&E occupations.
The information in this report was obtained from the 2001
OES survey. States sent the relevant survey entries dealing
with potentially new occupations to BLS. At BLS, the information is reviewed and grouped by potential occupation.
There is a great deal of judgement that must be used at every
stage of this process. As a result, there are no employment
estimates for these occupations. Nonetheless, the information provided can be useful to the overall effort of identifying N&E occupations.
In other words, the information provided in this report
consists simply of counts of observations made along the
way. In total, the number of questionnaire sheets that had
information about N&E occupations, 102, is estimated to be
much less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the total of reviewed supplemental sheets. This number was used in percent computations for chart 1, whereas counts and percentages in chart 2 are based on the distribution of a total of 526
workers who were found in N&E occupations.
Industry distribution. New and emerging occupations occur
in a number of industries. More than 60 percent of the N&E
occupations arise in services. (See chart 3.) This dominant
major industry group includes health, social services, legal
assistance, and education. Examples of N&E occupations
include tissue process technicians, hazardous materials drivers, and genetic counselors, among others. In addition, services includes personal, business, and amusement and recreation services.
Manufacturing, primarily in durable goods, is the second
largest source of N&E occupations. Wholesale and retail
trade continue to be a source of new and emerging occupations. Other noteworthy industries include transportation,
communications, and utilities.
Wage distribution. One-half of the reported new and emerging occupations are found in the group of wage ranges under $17. The N&E occupations in the two highest wage
categories include researchers in ultrasound and transducer
technology, compliance engineers, chief software architects,
and technology managers.
The wage data reported here are the modal values of wages
reported for each N&E occupation. The distribution shown
in the chart 4 approaches a normal one. There is some skewing toward the low end of the range.
15
Regional distribution. Chart 5 indicates that some regions
of the country may account for a larger percent of N&E occupations. The number of such occupations is relatively
high in Western and Southwestern States and low in Southeastern and Midwestern States, compared to the total
workforce employed.2 The N&E occupational data reported
in this chart are based on counts of job titles in each region.
New building systems, particularly in commercial construction, and increased use of new materials explain the
appearance of new occupations in the traditional construction industry.
Occupations in the field of educational services
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
SOC distribution. From an occupational classification perspective, the pattern of N&E occupations consists of a complex distribution that cuts across previously noted industry
patterns. (See chart 6.) The 2001 N&E data showed a number
of production occupations that cut across industries. Study
and experience continue to show that, within industry classifications, many positions fall into occupational patterns
that cut across industry lines. For example, production occupations were found in the construction, manufacturing,
and wholesale trade industries, but the manufacturing industry also employs managers; installation, maintenance,
and repair personnel; transportation workers; and personnel
to staff business and financial operations. These occupations, in turn, are common to many other industries.
Home-school liaison
Adaptive physical education specialist
Technology infusion specialist
Distance learning coordinators
Director of technology
Poison information specialist
Technology coordinator
Poison information technician
Athletic compliance coordinator
Education continues to create N&E occupations. Some
of these arise in connection with the objective of tailoring
educational services to students’ special needs. Others are
associated with the use of improved telecommunication applications to deliver education. The spread of technology
and its general uses in education explain the creation of other
specialist occupations. Governmental regulations governing athletic and other physical education programs have
contributed to the creation of other occupations in special
education and the administration of athletic programs.
Summary of patterns in N&E occupations
The patterns noted in the 2001 OES data indicate that most
N&E occupations appeared in firms with fewer than 100 employees. No single industry dominated in the creation and
growth of these occupations. More than one-half of these
were distributed among human services, transportation, communications, business and personal services, and a wide
variety of wholesale and retail trade activities. Slightly more
than half of all N&E occupations were paid in a range of
$8.50 to $17. No State dominated in the creation of N&E
occupations. No single occupation classification dominated
the field of N&E occupations; however, healthcare, management, and production occupations were the three most frequent occupational classifications observed.
Health services occupations
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Developments in particular occupational groups
Lists of specific occupations that are new or emerging are
presented in the following sections.
Occupations in the construction field
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School diagnosticians
Metal stud framer
Epoxy floor installers
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The regions in Chart 5 are defined as follows: Western: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and
Washington. Southwestern: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana,
Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Southeastern: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Mid-Atlantic: Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
and West Virginia. New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Monitor technicians
Medical specimen couriers
Patient-care technicians
Urine sample collectors
Polysomnographic technicians
Tissue process technicians
CRN anesthesiologist
Tissue and eye bank technicians
Spiritual caregiver
Tissue service coordinator
Genetic counselor
Sanitization technician
Medical certification clerk
Plasma processor
Schedulers for surgical cases
Night monitors
In the health field, N&E occupations have addressed specialized patient care, continuing responses to advancing
medical technologies, improved scheduling of surgical pro16
cedures, and alternative medical service delivery approaches.
Increased attention has been directed toward management
and care of tissue banks. In light of recent genome developments, genetic counselors are appearing upon the medical
scene.
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Social service occupations
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Bill review nurse
Adult protective services
Energy auditor
HazMat drivers
Weatherization director
Director, information management
Cheer workers
Disaster preparedness staff
A variety of service occupations are appearing. Some
deal with security needs. Others reflect cultural attitudes
about future uncertainties or finding a mate. Applications of
behavioral science to marketing are creating other kinds of
marketing research jobs. The continuing drive to improve
the efficiency of manufacturing operations through better
material management has created specialist positions. Increased attention to national security has created highly
specialized underwater inspection jobs at docks and ports.
Of special note are the employment effects of the Internet
and telecommunication technologies. A variety of new, specialized occupations continue to appear as a result of these,
such as producers for Internet service provider sites, Web
analysts who study utilization patterns, and interactive media planners. The pattern in development of these N&E
occupations appears to have its parallel in the development
of new occupations that followed the introduction of automotive technology. The latter industry has continued to
contribute to N&E occupations for more than 100 years. The
same engine for job innovation seems to be developing within
the Internet and telecommunication industries.
There are several groups of occupations in social services—nurses and information management workers employed in new fields; workers helping seniors and others in
their homes; and disaster preparedness staff. Nurses continue to be employed in areas other than those directly related to providing clinical care services, primarily in the control of medical costs. In addition, a new occupation for nurses
was found in the legal field, where they are employed as legal
nurse staff specialists. Information management, like nursing, is not a new field, but one that continues to appear in a
number of new industry settings. Senior and disabled persons are creating situations calling for cheer workers, who
provide opportunities for therapeutic interaction, and others, who investigate charges and complaints of mistreatment.
Drivers qualified to deliver hazardous materials may provide
oxygen to residences and other service locations. Providing
services for the insulation and heating of residences has
created occupations in weatherization and heating cost recovery. Finally, increased awareness of disaster preparedness is driving the creation of related positions.
Engineering services and manufacturing
occupations
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Transportation occupations
• Horsedrawn carriage drivers
• Handicapped bus aides
Clearly carriage driver is not a new occupation; however,
its appearance in connection with the development of urban
entertainment districts makes this occupation noteworthy.
Attention to the mobility needs of handicapped persons has
contributed to the creation of aide occupations to assist
them on buses.
Service occupations
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Matchmakers
Web analyst
Bar-proof checker
Digital imagers and modelers
Customer insight analyst
Interactive media planner
Senior supply chain manager
Televideo engineer
Divers—underwater inspectors
Surveillance person
Producer-Internet provider (ISP)
Psychic counselors
Chief software architect
Hazardous material engineer
Neon glass benders
Compliance engineer
Cultured marble caster
Laser engineer
Glue mixer
Optical design engineer
Perfumers
Optical engineer
Translators
Roof truss designers
Missile specialists
Pharmacokineticist
Truss layout and assembly workers
New materials and processes have contributed to the creation of new occupations, while the regulatory concern for
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Summary and conclusions
The “supplemental sheet” data from the 2001 OES survey
have yielded a number of observations about potentially
new and emerging occupations. As pointed out in the methodology discussion above, the methods employed to analyze these developments more closely resemble case study
techniques. No claim is made about statistical significance
and reliability; however, comparisons with total employment
patterns suggest the reasonableness of the observations. A
number of occupations have been highlighted to substantiate patterns with specific details.
If any conclusions are possible, they are that new and
emerging occupations are being created throughout the
economy, in many industries and in many States. To identify
these new and emerging occupations, it is necessary to monitor developments in a number of areas: Scientific discoveries, new production technologies, market acceptance of new
products, competitive market conditions, national defense,
and government regulations. With respect to new and emerging occupations, new technologies and increasing human
needs serve as the engine and fuel for their creation and
expansion.
the associated environmental and health impacts of these
have created additional occupations. The use of lasers and
various optical technologies continues to generate new occupations. Use of manufactured housing components has
produced both design and production occupations. The drug
industry has seen the creation of an occupation, pharmacokineticist, concerned with establishing dosage standards
related to the drug availability of retained drug dosages in
patients.
Some occupations are not new but are once again emerging due to consumer preferences. The cultural resurgence
of neon lighting has created the need for neon benders.
Market demand for cast marble surfaces has resulted in more
work for those who cast it. Finally, the growth of small-scale
perfume distributors has led to growth in employment of
perfume mixers.
Other occupations that are not new but are emerging in
engineering and sciences include translators, as manufacturers’ foreign markets and contacts increase. The maintenance and renewal of U.S. national defense capabilities
have contributed to the expanded employment of missile
specialists.
Chart 1. Distribution of new and emerging occupations by
establishment class size, 2001
100
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National establishment count
80
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50
40
30
20
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Chart 2. New and emerging employment totals and national
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Chart 3. New and emerging employment totals and national
C h a r t 3 . N & E a n d N a tio n a l E m p lo y m e n t b y S IC
employment by SIC group
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estate
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Chart 4. Relative distribution of new and emerging occupations
by survey wage range
C h a r t 4 . R e l a t i v e d is t r i b u t io n o f N & E o c c u p a t io n s b y s u r v e y w a g e r a n g e
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over
Wage range
C h a r t 5 . R e g io n a l D i s t r ib u t io n o f N & E O c c u p a t i o n s a n d N a t i o n a l E m p l o y m e n t
Chart 5. Regional
distribution of new and emerging occupations
and national employment
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practitioner
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An Investigation of Industry
and Size Effects on Wage
Dispersion
John Ichiro Jones
T
he existence of wage dispersion in an industry is a
perplexing problem. For example, why would accountants working in the same industry earn vastly different incomes? Why are wages divergent or convergent for
the same occupation dependent on the industry? There are
several possible reasons.
One, there are size differences between firms. In general,
the larger the firm, the more likely it will pay higher wages.
This is due, in theory, to the phenomenon of “rent sharing.”
Firms share rents (profits) with workers to prevent shirking,
labor turnover, and disruptions to the firms’ own rent seeking. Smaller firms have more variation in the amount of rent
available to share with workers. This will lead to higher wage
dispersion in industries dominated by small firms.
Two, firms in the same industry may have dissimilar employment wage practices. The less structured the industry’s
wage practices, the greater the wage dispersion. By contrast, industries that are highly unionized may have tighter
or more structured wage practices. In theory, this would lead
to lower wage dispersion.
Three, there are skill level and seniority differences between individuals in the labor market. Finally, there may be
differences within an industry as to skill requirements, job
duties, or working environments that result in intraindustry
wage differences. The labor market may work to sort individuals into industries such that workers within an occupation in some industries have a narrow range of skills and
responsibilities, while workers in the same occupation in other
industries may have a wider range of responsibilities and
skills.
We use the OES occupational wage data to see which
industries have high and low wage dispersion. We then see
whether they have common characteristics—whether they
are dominated by small or large firms, for example, or whether
there are differences in industry wage practices, an example
being union affiliation employment rates.
calculated for six occupations that are found in every industry. The six occupations are: Accountants and auditors;
first-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers; bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks; executive secretaries and administrative assistants;
secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive; and general
office clerks. Using these six occupations in this study limits, in part, the effects of industry wage differences due to
varying job content within the occupation because workers
in these six occupations have similar duties and working
environments.
To generate a dispersion ratio, the 10th-percentile wage
rate was subtracted from the 90th-percentile wage rate, and
the difference was divided by the median wage rate. If the
ratio is below 1, the difference between the 90th- and 10thpercentile wages is less than the median wage. If the ratio
equals 1, the difference between the 90th and 10th percentiles equals the median. Finally, if the ratio is greater than 1,
the difference between the 90th and 10th percentiles is greater
than the median.
Following the generation of the dispersion ratio, the six
occupations were sorted and ranked by their respective dispersion ratios. This provides a relative measure of industry
wage dispersion; each industry was given a dispersion score
equal to the sum of the dispersion ranks for each of the six
occupations in the industry. Text table 1 shows the relative
ranks of wage dispersion for all three-digit NAICS. It is
sorted in an ascending manner from lowest wage dispersion
to highest wage dispersion. The fourth column, sum of ranks,
is the sum of the relative wage dispersion ranks for the six
occupations. The table illustrates that wages for the six
occupations in this study were, on average, closely clustered in hospitals, air transportation, monetary authorities,
social assistance, and rail transportation. Wages were more
highly dispersed in securities, commodities, contracts and
investments; apparel manufacturing; membership associations; gasoline stations; and lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets.
Measuring industry occupation wage dispersion
For each three-digit NAICS industry, dispersion ratios were
Union participation
In order to test the theory that wage dispersion would be
lower in industries with high union affiliation rates, the re-
John Ichiro Jones is an economist in the Division of Occupational
Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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sults from text table 1 were related to the Current Population
Survey (CPS) union affiliation rates for two- or three-digit
NAICS industries. Because CPS estimates are published by
three-digit NAICS category for a limited number of industries, only 6 of the 88 industries in text table 1 could be directly related to union affiliation rates. As a result, 82 of the
three-digit NAICS industries are related to two-digit NAICS
union affiliation rates. For the purposes of this inquiry, the
industries in text table 1 were divided into four groups, based
on their respective dispersion ranks. The average union
affiliation rate for each of the four groups was calculated
using the CPS data. The results are shown in text table 2.
The summary data in text table 2 illustrates that industries
with lower wage dispersions have higher union affiliation
rates, supporting the hypothesis that, as unionization rates
decrease, wage dispersion increases. There may be exceptions to this general observation that are not apparent in the
table because average union affiliation rates were used in
the absence of data at the more detailed three-digit NAICS
level. Despite this caveat, the data suggest that there is a
unionization effect on wage dispersion. For instance, the
average union affiliation rate of the 22 industries with the
lowest dispersion ranks is 16.4 percent. The union affiliation
rates for three-digit NAICS groupings decline until they reach
a low of 6.8 percent for the 22 industries with the highest
wage dispersion.
dispersion (groups 1-22) are the likeliest to be dominated by
large firms, with 11 three-digit NAICS industries being so
dominated while only 3 three-digit NAICS industries in the
same group are dominated by small firms. At the opposite
end of the wage dispersion spectrum, there are 12 three-digit
NAICS categories dominated by small firms in the industries
with the highest wage dispersion (groups 67-88), whereas
there are no three-digit NAICS industries dominated by large
firms in that group.
To further test whether there is a relationship between the
industry’s dispersion ratio and firm size, dispersion ranks
were correlated to the industry’s average firm size. Data from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2003 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages were used to calculate the average firm
size by three-digit NAICS code. The result of this test was a
correlation coefficient of -.40, which indicates that, as firm
size increases, the wage dispersion rank decreases. The
industries’ average firm size and dispersion ranks are shown
in text table 4.
Discussion and summary
The purpose of this article was to investigate the relationships between wage dispersion, industry wage practices,
and firm size. The case for wage dispersion being related to
industry wage practices was supported using CPS union
affiliation data for industries. While a detailed industry analysis could not be conducted, available data shows that there
seems to be an effect. The evidence for a dominant firm size
effect was stronger. When wage dispersion was higher, small
firms dominated more of the three-digit NAICS category.
Conversely, if large firms dominated more of the three-digit
category, wage dispersion was lower.
Of course, there are limitations to this study. The occupations used to generate the wage dispersion ratio are located
in only two occupational groups: Business and financial
operations and office and administrative support. While
using these occupations for analysis may have its advantages, using a larger number of occupations may provide
additional information on wage dispersion, but this will be
left for a future study. As mentioned previously, almost all of
the CPS unionization data related to the two-digit NAICS
level. If the CPS ever yields industry data at the three-digit
NAICS level for all 88 industries used in this study, a more
precise result would be obtained. Finally, the existence of
skill and seniority differences within occupations was not
accounted for in this study.
In summary, OES data support the theory that wage dispersion will be greatest in industries that have an unstructured wage policy and in those that are dominated by small
firms, due to the variability of rent sharing.
Effects of employer size
To test the firm-size theory, which is that three-digit NAICS
industries that are populated by a preponderance of small
firms will have high wage dispersion, employment in each
three-digit NAICS category was divided into three size
classes. The small size class refers to the sum of employment by three-digit NAICS for firms with fewer than 50 employees. Medium size class is defined as the sum of employment by three-digit NAICS for firms with 50 to 249 employees.
The large size class is defined as the sum of employment by
three-digit NAICS for firms with 250 or more employees. For
this study, a three-digit NAICS industry is defined as being
dominated by small, medium, or large firms whenever 50 percent or more of total employment is found in one of the size
classes. The results are shown in text table 3.
Text table 3 illustrates the relationship between firm size,
the dominance of firm size in a three-digit NAICS industry,
and wage dispersion. The hypothesis is that, as small firms
dominate a three-digit NAICS category, the wage dispersion will increase due to greater variability in rent sharing in
small firms than in large firms. The data demonstrate that
this is the case. As wage dispersion increases, dominance
by small firms increases. Industries with the smallest wage
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Text table 1. Wage dispersion ranks by industry
Industry
ranks
NAICS
NAICS title
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
622000
481000
521000
624000
482000
322000
331000
326000
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
623000
486000
517000
325000
492000
621000
311000
327000
721000
483000
333000
493000
335000
22
312000
23
334000
24
25
611000
999000
Hospitals
Air transportation
Monetary authorities—central bank
Social assistance
Rail transportation
Paper manufacturing
Primary metal manufacturing
Plastics and rubber products
manufacturing
Nursing and residential care facilities
Pipeline transportation
Telecommunications
Chemical manufacturing
Couriers and messengers
Ambulatory healthcare services
Food manufacturing
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Accommodation
Water transportation
Machinery manufacturing
Warehousing and storage
Electrical equipment, appliance, and
component manufacturing
Beverage and tobacco product
manufacturing
Computer and electronic product
manufacturing
Educational services
Federal, State, and local government
(OES designation)
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Credit intermediation and related activities
Utilities
Furniture and related product
manufacturing
Food and beverage stores
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Textile product mills
Wood product manufacturing
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Administrative and support services
Management of companies and
enterprises
General merchandise stores
Museums, historical sites, and similar
institutions
Printing and related support activities
Truck transportation
Insurance carriers and related activities
Textile mills
Transit and ground passenger
transportation
Petroleum and coal products
manufacturing
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
Mining (except oil and gas)
Amusement, gambling, and recreation
industries
26
27
28
29
336000
522000
221000
337000
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
445000
516000
314000
321000
332000
339000
561000
551000
38
39
452000
712000
40
41
42
43
44
323000
484000
524000
313000
4485000
45
324000
46
47
48
423000
212000
713000
Industry
ranks
Sum of
ranks
NAICS
NAICS title
49
316000
50
51
443000
424000
52
53
54
55
236000
211000
454000
562000
56
57
58
59
532000
531000
519000
425000
60
451000
61
444000
62
237000
63
512000
64
65
66
67
68
488000
442000
487000
453000
115000
69
525000
70
71
72
73
74
811000
213000
446000
511000
518000
75
76
77
78
515000
722000
441000
711000
79
80
81
82
812000
113000
238000
541000
83
448000
84
533000
266
85
86
447000
813000
275
282
296
87
88
315000
523000
Leather and allied product
manufacturing
Electronics and appliance stores
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable
goods
Construction of buildings
Oil and gas extraction
Nonstore retailers
Waste management and remediation
services
Rental and leasing services
Real estate
Other information services
Wholesale electronic markets and
agents and brokers
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and
music stores
Building material and garden equipment
and supplies dealers
Heavy and civil engineering
construction
Motion picture and sound recording
industries
Support activities for transportation
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Miscellaneous store retailers
Support activities for agriculture and
forestry
Funds, trusts, and other financial
vehicles
Repair and maintenance
Support activities for mining
Health and personal care stores
Publishing industries (except Internet)
Internet service providers, Web search
portals, and data processing service
Broadcasting (except Internet)
Food services and drinking places
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Performing arts, spectator sports, and
related industries
Personal and laundry services
Forestry and logging
Specialty trade contractors
Professional, scientific, and technical
services
Clothing and clothing accessories
stores
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible
assets (except copyrighted works)
Gasoline stations
Religious, grantmaking, civic,
professional, and similar
organizations
Apparel manufacturing
Securities, commodity contracts, and
other financial investments and
related activities
34
49
58
70
79
82
102
105
112
117
130
147
149
159
160
160
163
170
175
179
181
184
195
200
202
206
207
214
219
221
223
234
234
236
239
241
250
251
252
253
260
263
266
297
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Sum of
ranks
297
298
298
298
303
305
313
318
320
320
320
321
322
328
338
344
350
355
355
356
361
369
373
377
379
383
383
385
386
387
395
399
400
411
415
419
424
432
450
462
Text table 2. Effects of union representation on wage dispersion
Industry rank by
dispersion ratio
Text table 3. Effects of firm size on wage dispersion
Count of three-digit NAICS industries
dominated by 1 of 3 size classes
CPS average percent of employed represented
by unions, 2003, by dispersion groups1
1-22 .............................
23-44 ...........................
45-66 ...........................
67-88 ...........................
Industry rank
Small
16.4
14.8
10.8
06.8
1-22 ...............................
23-44 .............................
45-66 .............................
67-88 .............................
1
Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a
union, as well as to workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are
covered by a union or an employee association contract.
3
0
9
12
Medium
Large
1
1
0
0
11
6
1
0
Not
dominated
7
15
12
10
Text table 4. Effect of firm size on wage dispersion
Industry
ranks
NAICS
Average
firm
size
Industry
ranks
NAICS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
622000
481000
521000
624000
482000
322000
331000
326000
623000
486000
517000
325000
492000
621000
311000
327000
721000
483000
333000
493000
335000
312000
334000
611000
999000
336000
522000
221000
337000
445000
707
105
129
22
12
88
78
56
76
49
58
66
51
11
58
35
34
40
35
48
64
54
69
125
95
125
35
52
24
26
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
516000
314000
321000
332000
339000
561000
551000
452000
712000
323000
484000
524000
313000
485000
324000
423000
212000
713000
316000
443000
424000
236000
211000
454000
562000
532000
531000
519000
425000
451000
Correlation coefficient = -.40
25
Average
firm
size
9
23
31
24
21
21
48
199
38
17
13
14
56
36
67
12
33
25
31
12
16
7
19
15
18
16
6
25
4
13
Industry
ranks
NAICS
Average
firm
size
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
444000
237000
512000
488000
442000
487000
453000
115000
525000
811000
213000
446000
511000
518000
515000
722000
441000
711000
812000
113000
238000
541000
448000
533000
447000
813000
315000
523000
20
19
15
17
11
11
8
20
15
6
21
20
28
19
39
22
19
10
8
7
9
8
17
9
14
11
24
13
Employment by Occupational
Group and Establishment
Size
Fatemeh Hajiha
L
abor markets function efficiently to match workers
with certain skills and abilities with employers who
require those skills. Some products and services may
be provided most efficiently by small and specialized establishments, while others may be provided most efficiently by
very large establishments. Looking at how workers with
different skills are allocated among firms of different sizes
may provide insight on how these workers are used most
efficiently. It also may provide jobseekers or workers with
certain skills with information on the size characteristics of
establishments most likely to employ them.
This analysis uses unpublished data collected by the
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program to review the distribution of workers in 22 major occupational
groups by establishment size. The sample is not designed to
produce independent size class estimates. The size class
estimates are, therefore, subject to more error than are other
estimates, such as those by industry.
For this analysis an establishment is defined as an economic unit that processes goods or provides services, such
as a factory, mine, or store. The establishment is generally at
a single physical location and is engaged primarily in one
type of economic activity. State and local government establishments, however, may be in several physical locations.
have fewer than 10 employees. On the other hand, establishments with 1,000 or more employees account for only about
0.1 percent of all establishments in the United States.
Chart 1 also depicts the distribution of total employment
among the five size classes. Although the small establishments, with one to nine workers, account for more than 70
percent of establishments, they employ only 12 percent of
the workforce. The large establishments, with more than 250
workers, account for about 1 percent of establishments, and
they employ more than 36 percent of the workforce.
Text table 1 shows how employment in each of the 22
major occupational groups is distributed by establishment
size class.
As one might expect, different occupational groups are
not identically distributed among the establishment size
classes. The life, physical, and social science occupations,
for instance, are concentrated in larger establishments. As
depicted in chart 2, about 41 percent of life, physical, and
social science workers are in establishments that have 1,000
or more employees. At the other extreme, less than 7 percent
of life, physical, and social science occupations are in establishments with fewer than 10 employees.
Distributions of seven other occupational groups have
higher employment concentrations in larger establishments:
Computer and mathematical occupations; architecture and
engineering occupations; community and social services
occupations; education, training, and library occupations;
healthcare practitioners and technical occupations; business
and financial operations occupations; and protective service occupations.1
The employment in sales and related occupations, on the
other hand, is concentrated in smaller establishments. As
depicted in chart 3, 53 percent of the total employment in the
sales and related group is in establishments with 49 or fewer
employees. Another 29 percent of employment is in establishments that have 50 to 249 employees. By contrast, only
4 percent of the employment in sales and related occupa-
Five size classes of establishments are distinguished as
shown below:
Size class
1
2
3
4
5
Employment
1 to 9
10 to 49
50 to 249
250 to 999
1,000 or more
Chart 1 depicts the distribution of all establishments across
the five size classes. It shows that the distribution is highly
skewed toward small establishments; more than 70 percent
1
Protective service occupations are concentrated in large establishments in the OES survey due to the unique treatment of government in the OES survey. Establishments such as police departments
are combined with other local government establishments, thereby
increasing the average size of local government establishments.
Fatemeh Hajiha is an economist in the Division of Occupational
and Administrative Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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tions is in establishments with 1,000 or more employees.
Food preparation and serving related occupations and
the construction and extraction occupations have employment distributions by establishment size that are similar to
that of sales and related occupations.
The legal occupations are unique because they have lower
concentrations in midsize establishments, and higher concentrations in the smallest and largest establishments. The
office and administrative support occupations is the most
evenly distributed of occupational groups. (See chart 4.) In
general, the distributions of employment by establishment
size of the remaining occupational groups resemble that of
total employment.
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A SUMMARY of information regarding differences in occupational employment by establishment size. The OES data present a wealth of opportunities to
consider specific questions regarding variations in size of
establishment, occupational employment, and wages by area
and industry.
Text table 1. Percent distribution of major occupational employment by establishment size, May 2003
Size 1
1 to 9
workers
Major occupational group
Size 2
10 to 49
workers
Size 3
50 to 249
workers
Size 4
250 to 999
workers
Size 5
1,000 or
more
workers
All employment ........................................................................
12.0
23.0
28.0
18.0
19.0
Management occupations ................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations .............................
Computer and mathematical occupations ......................................
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations ..............................
Community and social services occupations .................................
Legal occupations ............................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations ..................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........
9.9
12.3
7.1
7.7
6.7
6.9
21.6
1.9
17.9
28.1
17.3
13.2
16.6
12.6
18.6
22.6
11.2
21.5
28.7
21.9
25.9
23.2
20.7
25.9
16.8
27.8
27.7
16.2
18.4
24.1
20.1
19.2
16.2
12.8
20.8
17.3
17.2
30.1
29.6
32.4
40.8
32.5
26.1
38.5
15.7
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ......................
Healthcare support occupations .....................................................
Protective service occupations .......................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations .......................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .....
Personal care and service occupations .........................................
Sales and related occupations ........................................................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............................
8.9
11.8
1.4
9.2
12.5
14.0
22.3
15.2
15.2
17.3
8.7
42.3
24.3
26.3
31.2
21.5
19.7
34.5
22.9
34.3
29.4
25.7
29.1
25.9
18.6
16.8
24.9
8.2
17.7
16.1
13.3
17.8
37.6
19.6
42.1
6.0
16.1
17.8
4.0
19.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ....................................
Construction and extraction occupations .......................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........................
Production occupations ...................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........................
11.9
19.8
19.2
6.4
8.2
21.2
32.0
26.0
17.5
24.0
29.3
28.2
26.3
33.4
33.7
22.8
11.8
14.6
27.3
19.6
14.8
8.2
13.9
15.5
14.5
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Chart 1. Percent distribution of total occupational employment and establishments
by size class, May 2003
80
70
Employment
Establishments
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
1-9
workers
10-49
workers
50-249
workers
250-999
workers
1,000 workers
or more
Employment size class
Chart 2. Percent distribution of total employment and of life, physical, and social science
occupations by size class, May 2003
Total employment
45
Life, physical, and social science occupations
40
35
Percent
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1-9
workers
10-49
workers
50-249
workers
250-999
workers
Employment size class
28
1,000 workers
or more
Chart 3. Percent distribution of total and of sales and related occupations by size
class, May 2003
35
Total employment
30
Sales and related occupations
Percent
25
20
15
10
5
0
1-9
workers
10-49
size2
workers
50-249
workers
250-999
size4
workers
1,000 workers
orsize5
more
Employment size class
Chart 4. Percent distribution of employment of office and administrative and legal
occupations by size class, May 2003
30
Office and administrative support occupations
Legal occupations
25
Percent
20
15
10
5
0
1-9
workers
10-49
workers
50-249
workers
250-999
workers
Employment size class
29
1,000 workers
or more
Occupational Composition by Industry Sector
Occupations in the mining sector ................................................................................................................ 31
Occupations in the utilities sector ................................................................................................................ 32
Occupations in the construction sector ........................................................................................................ 33
Occupations in the manufacturing sector ..................................................................................................... 34
Occupations in the wholesale trade sector .................................................................................................. 35
Occupations in the retail trade sector .......................................................................................................... 36
Occupations in the transportation and warehousing sector .......................................................................... 37
Occupations in the information sector ......................................................................................................... 38
Occupations in the finance and insurance sector ........................................................................................ 39
Occupations in the real estate and rental and leasing sector ....................................................................... 40
Occupations in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector .................................................. 41
Occupations in the management of companies and enterprises sector ....................................................... 42
Occupations in the administrative and support services and
waste management and remediation services sector ................................................................................ 43
Occupations in the education services sector ............................................................................................. 44
Occupations in the healthcare and social assistance sector ....................................................................... 45
Occupations in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector .................................................................... 46
Occupations in the accommodation and food service sector ....................................................................... 47
Occupations in the other services (except public administration) sector .................................................... 48
Occupations in the government sector ........................................................................................................ 49
30
Occupations in the mining sector
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
9%
Office and administrative
support
10%
Management
6%
Architecture and engineering
4%
Business and financial
operations
3%
Production
11%
Life, physical, and social science
3%
Transportation and
material moving
16%
Other
4%
Construction and extraction
34%
• The mining sector is composed of three more detailed industries: Oil and gas extraction; mining, except oil and gas; and support activities for mining.
• Mining, except oil and gas, is the largest detailed industry, employing 205,320 workers.
• Within the mining sector, the occupation with the highest employment is roustabouts,
oil and gas. There are 22,940 roustabouts in the United States, accounting for 4.6 percent of mining sector employment.
31
Occupations in the utilities sector
Transportation and material
moving
2%
Other
5%
Computer and mathematical
3%
Management
6%
Construction and extraction
6%
Installation, maintenance,
and repair
27%
Business and financial
operations
7%
Office administrative and
support
23%
Architecture and engineering
9%
Production
12%
• Employing only 580,750 workers, the utilities sector is one of only two industry sectors
employing fewer than a million workers.
• Electrical power-line installers and repairers have the highest employment in the sector, employing 52,260 workers, 9 percent of the utilities sector.
• Legal occupations are the highest paid in this sector, earning $48.23 an hour. At $10.06
an hour, food preparation and serving related occupations have the lowest wages in
the utilities sector.
32
Occupations in the construction sector
Transportation and material
moving
4%
Other
8%
Management
6%
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
7%
Office and administrative
support
9%
Construction and extraction
66%
• Totaling 694,130 workers, carpenters have the highest employment in the construction
sector. This occupation accounts for 10 percent of construction employment.
• There are 3 three-digit industries within the construction major group: Construction of
buildings, heavy and civil engineering construction, and specialty trade contractors.
• The specialty trade contractors industry employs the most workers out of the three more
detailed industries within this sector, employing 4,257,400 workers, 63 percent of total sector employment.
33
Occupations in the manufacturing sector
Construction and extraction
2%
Business and financial
operations
3%
Other
5%
Sales and related
3%
Installation, maintenance and
repair
5%
Management
5%
Production
51%
Architecture and engineering
6%
Transportation and material
moving
10%
Office and administrative
support
10%
• The manufacturing sector is composed of 3 two-digit industries and 21 three-digit industries.
• The largest three-digit industry in the manufacturing sector is transportation equipment
manufacturing. With 1,793,900 employees, this industry accounts for about 22 percent
of the primary metal manufacturing industry, and about 12 percent of total sector employment.
• Team assemblers have the highest employment in this sector. With 922,660 workers, this
occupation accounts for more than 6 percent of sector employment.
34
Occupations in the wholesale trade sector
Computer and mathematical
3%
Business and financial
operations
3%
Other
5%
Management
6%
Production
7%
Sales and related
25%
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
7%
Office and administrative
24%
Transportation and material
moving
20%
• The wholesale trade sector comprises 3 three-digit industries: Merchant wholesalers, durable goods; merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods; and wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers.
• Employing 2,945,650 workers, merchant wholesalers, durable goods, is the largest
detailed industry, accounting for about 52 percent of total sector employment.
• Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific
products, has the highest employment in the wholesale trade sector. With 812,030 workers, this occupation accounts for more than 14 percent of the total sector employment.
35
Occupations in the retail trade sector
Healthcare practitioners and
technical
2%
Production
3%
Other
5%
Management
3%
Food preparation and serving
related
3%
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
5%
Transportation and material
moving
8%
Sales and related
54%
Sales and related
54%
Office and administrative
17%
• Employing more than 15 million workers, retail trade is the largest sector in the United
States.
• There are 12 more detailed three-digit industries in the retail trade sector. Food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores (such as department stores, warehouseclubs, and supercenters) are the two largest groups in the sector, each accounting for just
under 19 percent of total sector employment.
• Workers in gasoline stations earn the lowest wages. The average wage for workers in
this industry is $9.16 an hour. Motor vehicle and parts dealers are the highest paid
workers, averaging $17.84 an hour.
• Retail salespersons have the highest employment in the retail trade sector. With an employment of 3,669,360, this occupation accounts for more than 24 percent of total sector
employment.
36
Occupations in the transportation and warehousing sector
Other
3%
Transportation and material
moving
57%
Business and financial
operations
2%
Production
2%
Sales and related
2%
Management
3%
Personal care and service
4%
Office and administrative
support
20%
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
7%
• Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer, are the highest employed occupation in the transportation and warehousing sector. With 810,040 truck drivers, this occupation accounts for
19 percent of total sector employment.
• This sector is composed of 10 three-digit industries. The largest of these smaller industries is
truck transportation with 1,337,480, accounting for almost 32 percent of total sector employment.
• Air transportation workers and pipeline transportation workers are the highest paid in
the sector, earning an average of $26.02 per hour and $25.75 per hour respectively.
37
Occupations in the information sector
Computer and mathematical
5%
Other
3%
Management
9%
Sales and related
12%
Office and administrative
support
52%
Business and financial
operations
19%
Business and financial
operations
19%
• In the information sector, customer service representatives have the highest employment. With 207,530 workers, customer service representatives account for more than 6
percent of total industry employment.
• The information sector comprises 7 three-digit industries. Telecommunications is the
largest three-digit industry in this sector. Employing 1,100,350 workers, telecommunications accounts for almost 34 percent of total sector employment.
• The Internet publishing and broadcasting three-digit industry reports the highest mean
wage of the sector, with the average employee earning $30.13 an hour.
38
Occupations in the finance and insurance sector
Computer and mathematical
5%
Other
3%
Management
9%
Sales and related
12%
Office and administrative
support
52%
Business and financial
operations
19%
• Credit intermediation and related activities is the largest component of the finance and
insurance sector. Employing 2,748,490 workers, this more detailed industry accounts for
about 48 percent of total sector employment. With 21,870, or 0.4 percent, the monetary
authorities–central bank occupation accounts for the smallest share of sector employment.
• Employees of the securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments
and related activities industry are the highest paid in the finance and insurance sector,
with an average wage of $33.38.
• Tellers have the highest employment in this sector, numbering 518,980, around 9 percent
of total sector employment.
39
Occupations in the real estate and rental and leasing sector
Food preparation and serving
related
2%
Construction and extraction
2%
Other
7%
Business and financial
operations
4%
Transportation and material
moving
7%
Sales and related
22%
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
9%
Management
11%
Office and administrative
support
22%
Installation,
maintenance, and
repair
14%
• This sector comprises 3 three-digit industries: Real estate, rental and leasing services,
and lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works). Of these
industries, real estate is the largest, employing 1,370,150 workers or about 67 percent of
total sector employment.
• Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) is the highest
earning of the three more detailed industries. The average worker’s salary in that industry is
$25.75.
• Maintenance and repair workers, general, employing 204,730 workers, is the largest
occupation in the real estate and rental and leasing sector.
40
Occupations in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector
Other
9%
Life, physical, and social science
4%
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
4%
Sales and related
4%
Office and administrative
support
27%
Management
8%
Computer and
mathematical
14%
Legal
8%
Business and financial
operations
11%
Architecture and
engineering
11%
• There are 9 detailed four-digit industries within this industry sector. Architectural, engineering, and related services is the largest, employing 1,229,970 workers or about 18.5
percent of total sector employment.
• The average wage of workers in this sector is $27.08 an hour. The mean wages in this
sector range from $7.53 for hand sewers and $6.40 for service station attendants to
$77.31 for chief executives and $62.78 for family and general practitioners.
• Lawyers are the most common occupation in this sector. With 353,440 lawyers, this occupation alone accounts for more than 5 percent of the total sector employment.
41
Occupations in the management of companies and enterprises sector
Production
2%
Other
12%
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
2%
Transportation and material
moving
3%
Architecture and engineering
3%
Office and administrative
support
33%
Sales and related
5%
Computer and mathematical
9%
Management
16%
Business and financial
operations
15%
• Customer service representatives is the largest occupation in this sector. With 66,140
workers, this occupation accounts for almost 4 percent of sector employment. The mean
wage of workers in this sector is $14.21 an hour.
• This sector is made up of offices of bank holding companies; offices of other holding
companies; and corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices.
• The mean wage for workers in the sector is $25.50 an hour. Surgeons are the highest
paid occupation, earning an average of $86.73 an hour. Cooks, fast food are the lowest
paid, earning an average of only $6.70 an hour.
42
Occupations in the administrative and support services and waste
management and remediation services sector
Business and financial
operations
2%
Other
12%
Management
3%
Construction and extraction
4%
Office and administrative
support
23%
Sales and related
6%
Building and grounds
cleaning and
maintenance
20%
Protective service
8%
Production
9%
Transportation and material
moving
13%
• This sector is made up of 2 three-digit industries and 11 four-digit industries. Employment
services is the largest four-digit industry, employing 3,298,700 workers, about 43 percent of total sector employment.
• Workers in the office administrative service industry earn the highest wages in this sector. Workers in this four-digit industry average $23.09 an hour.
• With an employment of 728,320, janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, have the highest employment in this sector—about 9 percent of total sector employment.
43
Occupations in the education services sector
Business and financial
operations
2%
Healthcare practitioners and
technical
2%
Other
9%
Community and social services
2%
Transportation and material
moving
3%
Food preparation and serving
related
4%
Management
5%
Education, training, and
library
57%
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
5%
Office and administrative
support
11%
• Elementary and secondary schools is the largest four-digit industry, with 8,109,380
workers. Educational support services is the smallest four-digit industry, employing 71,720 workers.
• Elementary school teachers, except special education is the occupation with the highest employment in this sector. At 1,414,730 teachers, this occupational code accounts
for almost 12 percent of sector employment.
• The highest paid occupation in this sector is obstetricians and gynecologists, averaging $62.83 an hour. These workers are employed in colleges, universities, and professional schools, including medical schools.
• The lowest paid are transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage
porters, averaging $7.72 an hour. The highest paid education, training, and library occupation is law teachers, postsecondary, earning on average $91,420 a year.
44
Occupations in the healthcare and social assistance sector
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
3%
Education, training, and library
3%
Other
6%
Food preparation and serving
related
4%
Management
4%
Healthcare practitioners
and technical
33%
Community and social services
5%
Personal care and service
6%
Healthcare support
19%
Office and administrative
support
17%
• This sector comprises 4 three-digit industries: Ambulatory healthcare services, hospitals, nursing and residential facilities, and social assistance. Employing 5,133,220,
hospitals are the largest more detailed industry, accounting for about 35 percent of sector employment.
• With a mean wage of $21.96, workers in the ambulatory healthcare services industry
have higher mean wages than do workers in the other 3 three-digit industries.
• With an employment of 1,918,310, registered nurses is the largest occupation in this
sector.
45
Occupations in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
4%
Other
8%
Protective service
4%
Management
4%
Personal care and service
24%
Sales and related
8%
Food preparation and
serving related
18%
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
9%
Office and administrative
support
10%
• This sector comprises 3 three-digit industries: Performing arts, spectator sports, and
related industries; museums, historical sites, and similar institutions; and amusement, gambling, and recreation.
• Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries account for 72 percent of the sector,
with 1,292,100 workers. Earning an average of $17.96 an hour, workers in the performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries are the highest paid workers in this
sector.
• Amusement and recreation attendants have the highest employment in this sector. With 149,450 attendants, this occupation accounts for about 8 percent of sector employment.
46
Occupations in the accommodation and food service sector
Transportation and material
moving
2%
Management
3%
Other
4%
Office and administrative
support
4%
Sales and related
4%
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
6%
Food preparation and
serving related
77%
• This sector is made up of 2 three-digit industries: Accommodation, and food services
and drinking places. The food services and drinking places industry is much larger
than the accommodation industry: the former has 8,576,020 employees, and the latter
employs 1,752,800.
• Within the food services and drinking places industry, the largest detailed industry is fullservice restaurants, employing 4,060,200 workers or 47 percent of total sector employment.
• Waiters and waitresses have the highest employment in this sector. Numbering 1,939,810,
waiters and waitresses account for almost 19 percent of total sector employment.
47
Occupations in the other services (except public administration) sector
Other
13%
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
3%
Installation,
maintenance,
and repair
18%
Business and financial
operations
4%
Management
6%
Personal care and service
17%
Sales and related
6%
Transportation and material
moving
9%
Office and administrative
support
15%
Production
9%
• OES produces estimates for 3 three-digit industries in this sector: Repair and maintenance; personal and laundry services; religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and
similar organizations.
• Employment is fairly evenly split among the 3 three-digit industries, which account for
roughly 32.5 percent, 33.5 percent, and 34 percent of sector employment respectively.
• Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists have the highest employment, with
301,400 workers—almost 8 percent of sector employment. Almost all of these workers
are in the personal care services industry.
48
Occupations in the government sector
Other
22%
Office and administrative
support
24%
Healthcare practitioners and
technical
4%
Installation, maintenance, and
repair
4%
Protective service
18%
Transportation and material
moving
4%
Community and social services
5%
Construction and extraction
5%
Management
6%
Business and financial
operations
8%
• The government sector is made up of Federal Government, State government, and
local government. With over 5 million employees, local government is the largest
component of this sector. Federal and State Governments are similar in size, employing
2,608,390 and 2,227,250 respectively.
• With an employment of 599,820, police and sheriff’s patrol officers is the largest occupation in the sector. Almost all of these 528,460 workers are employed by local government, making it also the largest occupation in local government.
• Correctional officers and jailers have the highest employment in State government,
accounting for more than 10 percent of state employees.
• Accounting for almost 1 in every 10 Federal employees, postal service mail sorters,
processors, and processing machine operators have the highest employment in the
Federal Government.
49
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
$26.79
16.75
5.87
15.22
20.34
19.03
16.81
$41.64
23.48
6.42
20.06
28.07
26.39
22.81
$64.78
35.00
7.90
29.01
40.01
38.69
31.16
(²)
54.20
19.51
43.61
55.39
55.59
43.75
(²)
(²)
34.92
64.61
(²)
(²)
61.14
63,780
95,230
87,190
75,190
76,710
71,080
69,670
13.79
24.47
19.64
18.56
19.84
17.05
17.76
19.06
32.89
26.54
24.27
25.69
22.99
23.36
27.37
43.15
37.16
33.08
33.90
31.22
30.57
38.57
55.38
51.20
44.50
44.47
42.22
40.44
51.68
69.89
(²)
57.63
57.73
54.79
52.56
Annual¹
90th
Management occupations
Chief executives.............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.................................................................................
Legislators......................................................................................................................
Advertising and promotions managers...........................................................................
Marketing managers.......................................................................................................
Sales managers..............................................................................................................
Public relations managers..............................................................................................
389,880
1,892,060
65,280
71,100
182,600
314,180
58,490
Administrative services managers..................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers...............................................................
Financial managers........................................................................................................
Human resources managers..........................................................................................
Industrial production managers......................................................................................
Purchasing managers.....................................................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers.......................................................
278,300
266,020
521,750
171,530
166,350
91,060
97,450
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers...............................................................
Construction managers..................................................................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program.............................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school........................................
Education administrators, postsecondary.......................................................................
Engineering managers....................................................................................................
Food service managers..................................................................................................
Funeral directors.............................................................................................................
Gaming managers..........................................................................................................
Lodging managers..........................................................................................................
Medical and health services managers..........................................................................
Natural sciences managers............................................................................................
Postmasters and mail superintendents..........................................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers.........................................
Social and community service managers.......................................................................
5,420
196,110
56,030
206,310
98,160
194,940
229,960
23,080
3,560
30,760
226,160
41,810
26,060
156,120
116,020
25.04
35.96
19.37
(³)
35.60
47.94
20.20
25.82
30.91
19.70
34.92
45.19
24.51
22.86
23.77
52,080
74,790
40,290
76,210
74,040
99,710
42,010
53,710
64,300
40,980
72,630
93,990
50,980
47,550
49,440
12.88
19.11
9.95
(³)
17.99
29.35
11.01
12.49
16.15
10.23
19.04
22.52
17.06
8.47
12.83
16.76
24.43
12.63
(³)
23.42
36.49
14.01
16.79
21.31
13.20
24.19
29.91
20.35
12.62
16.50
22.83
31.96
16.59
(³)
32.04
45.42
17.91
21.48
27.46
17.16
31.04
41.28
24.10
18.46
21.85
29.93
42.32
23.23
(³)
43.70
56.77
23.39
28.84
36.70
22.83
40.71
55.39
27.65
27.65
28.57
40.16
57.18
32.98
(³)
57.78
69.91
32.20
42.48
51.00
31.40
54.77
(²)
32.98
42.40
37.34
$67.58 $140,580
42.64
88,700
15.14
31,490
35.18
73,170
44.32
92,190
44.15
91,840
35.94
74,750
30.67
45.78
41.92
36.15
36.88
34.17
33.5
Business and financial operations occupations
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes.............................
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products...............................................................
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products.......................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products...................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.............................................................
Insurance appraisers, auto damage...............................................................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety,
and transportation........................................................................................................
Cost estimators...............................................................................................................
Emergency management specialists..............................................................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists....................................................
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists.....................................................
Training and development specialists.............................................................................
Management analysts.....................................................................................................
Meeting and convention planners...................................................................................
12,380
15,550
138,630
237,210
234,190
11,450
31.81
22.86
23.72
24.07
22.58
21.14
66,160
47,550
49,350
50,060
46,960
43,960
11.51
11.98
11.71
13.95
13.01
13.09
16.30
15.63
14.96
17.35
16.18
16.77
26.27
20.60
20.28
22.43
21.18
20.99
38.91
27.30
27.69
29.35
27.62
25.46
56.38
36.03
38.80
37.16
34.85
29.12
154,600
184,620
9,760
164,020
86,450
199,460
423,880
32,980
24.23
25.03
23.41
22.95
23.86
22.83
35.19
20.47
50,390
52,050
48,680
47,730
49,620
47,490
73,190
42,570
13.77
13.95
11.39
12.20
14.29
12.28
17.79
11.90
17.24
17.77
15.68
15.09
17.58
15.97
22.92
14.66
22.49
23.22
21.68
19.60
22.53
21.23
30.09
18.78
29.16
30.45
29.96
26.87
28.38
28.16
41.67
24.54
37.48
39.29
38.39
36.66
35.55
35.90
58.99
32.10
Accountants and auditors...............................................................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................................................................
Budget analysts..............................................................................................................
Credit analysts................................................................................................................
Financial analysts...........................................................................................................
Personal financial advisors.............................................................................................
Insurance underwriters...................................................................................................
Financial examiners........................................................................................................
Loan counselors.............................................................................................................
Loan officers...................................................................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents.............................................................
Tax preparers.................................................................................................................
924,640
61,070
55,560
68,910
165,420
85,670
96,890
22,720
30,810
237,150
71,060
50,410
26.65
23.99
27.56
25.25
33.67
38.12
25.56
30.66
18.12
26.73
22.62
15.69
55,430
49,900
57,330
52,530
70,040
79,290
53,170
63,770
37,700
55,590
47,060
32,630
15.16
10.93
17.38
13.23
17.40
13.62
14.41
16.11
11.68
12.89
11.93
7.38
18.66
14.87
21.15
16.49
21.97
18.42
17.55
20.71
13.24
16.34
15.38
9.07
23.59
20.97
26.21
21.65
28.87
28.22
22.75
28.36
16.09
22.43
20.57
12.76
30.92
28.74
32.95
29.61
38.95
48.75
30.47
38.11
20.62
31.85
29.45
18.98
41.33
37.72
40.80
41.63
54.61
(²)
40.42
49.04
27.80
45.15
37.65
27.19
Computer and mathematical operations occupations
Computer and information scientists, research..............................................................
Computer programmers.................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software...........................................................
Computer support specialists.........................................................................................
Computer systems analysts............................................................................................
Database administrators.................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators.............................................................
23,210
431,640
392,140
285,760
482,990
474,780
100,890
237,980
40.64
31.01
36.42
37.69
20.50
31.82
29.54
28.43
84,530
64,510
75,750
78,400
42,640
66,180
61,440
59,140
21.67
17.10
22.10
23.02
11.24
19.28
15.29
17.18
29.49
22.42
27.37
29.07
14.47
24.21
20.37
21.39
39.23
29.49
34.87
36.65
18.96
30.85
27.98
26.95
50.12
38.08
43.24
44.80
24.97
38.46
37.76
34.18
61.64
46.63
53.78
54.84
32.75
45.34
45.89
42.52
Actuaries.........................................................................................................................
Mathematicians...............................................................................................................
Operations research analysts.........................................................................................
Statisticians.....................................................................................................................
Mathematical technicians...............................................................................................
14,680
2,470
58,080
18,370
2,180
41.22
37.00
29.66
29.79
19.87
85,730
76,960
61,700
61,970
41,320
19.68
18.94
16.89
15.17
11.56
25.22
27.34
21.41
20.22
13.61
34.86
37.64
28.03
28.64
17.57
50.19
45.12
36.32
37.92
23.18
(²)
55.12
44.65
45.10
31.70
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Architecture and engineering occupations
Architects, except landscape and naval.........................................................................
Landscape architects......................................................................................................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists...........................................................................
Surveyors........................................................................................................................
91,010
18,910
8,940
51,490
$31.18
26.39
22.37
21.06
$64,850
54,900
46,520
43,810
$17.70
14.41
12.94
10.97
$21.53
18.57
16.21
14.43
$27.86
24.27
21.24
19.64
$36.53
32.08
27.25
26.45
$46.12
40.47
34.03
33.41
Aerospace engineers......................................................................................................
Agricultural engineers.....................................................................................................
Biomedical engineers.....................................................................................................
Chemical engineers........................................................................................................
Civil engineers................................................................................................................
Computer hardware engineers.......................................................................................
Electrical engineers........................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer.........................................................................
Environmental engineers................................................................................................
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors...............
Industrial engineers........................................................................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects...........................................................................
Materials engineers........................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.....................................................................................................
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers.............................
Nuclear engineers...........................................................................................................
Petroleum engineers.......................................................................................................
70,740
2,270
6,980
32,490
206,350
72,550
146,150
137,320
45,480
29,920
156,780
4,960
23,120
207,810
4,730
16,010
11,630
36.54
27.11
32.20
36.66
31.07
38.15
34.66
35.16
31.16
30.01
30.91
34.52
31.19
31.75
31.78
41.12
41.86
76,000
56,380
66,980
76,250
64,620
79,350
72,090
73,140
64,820
62,420
64,290
71,800
64,870
66,040
66,090
85,520
87,070
24.22
17.54
18.86
23.37
19.65
23.18
22.22
22.69
18.73
18.23
19.60
21.85
19.31
20.28
18.51
28.82
22.65
29.27
19.71
23.65
28.34
23.87
28.46
26.85
27.32
23.23
22.40
24.33
26.23
24.27
24.69
23.57
34.02
29.77
35.83
24.51
30.61
35.46
29.73
36.53
33.48
34.31
30.19
28.68
30.23
33.89
30.25
30.72
30.06
40.18
40.34
43.40
34.39
39.15
43.40
36.99
46.19
41.48
42.21
38.13
35.94
36.66
41.65
37.69
38.14
37.67
46.17
52.21
51.85
42.47
48.15
52.72
44.24
56.33
50.24
51.34
44.68
43.25
43.79
49.76
44.85
45.24
45.63
55.42
64.40
Architectural and civil drafters.........................................................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters...................................................................................
Mechanical drafters........................................................................................................
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians.......................................................
Civil engineering technicians..........................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...........................................................
Electro-mechanical technicians......................................................................................
Environmental engineering technicians..........................................................................
Industrial engineering technicians..................................................................................
Mechanical engineering technicians...............................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians...............................................................................
97,800
33,720
74,010
13,900
90,060
177,940
25,820
17,630
64,260
50,510
57,740
18.84
21.56
20.88
25.91
18.89
21.70
19.68
19.01
21.68
20.84
15.39
39,190
44,840
43,430
53,890
39,290
45,150
40,930
39,530
45,090
43,340
32,000
11.80
12.56
12.64
17.37
11.22
13.30
12.04
11.17
13.23
13.19
8.95
14.57
15.65
15.70
21.05
14.06
16.51
15.09
13.90
16.02
16.18
10.97
18.12
20.06
19.96
25.33
18.30
20.98
18.88
17.88
20.13
20.14
14.19
22.07
26.16
25.27
29.89
23.07
26.11
23.19
23.09
25.95
25.00
19.00
26.98
33.58
31.26
35.43
27.50
31.81
28.48
29.06
33.53
29.64
24.04
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Agricultural and food scientists.......................................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists........................................................................................
Microbiologists................................................................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists.....................................................................................
Conservation scientists...................................................................................................
Foresters.........................................................................................................................
Epidemiologists...............................................................................................................
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists.....................................................................
16,200
14,430
14,110
12,880
13,780
9,840
3,770
60,830
25.77
32.27
27.49
24.57
25.08
23.44
28.30
32.38
53,600
67,120
57,190
51,100
52,160
48,760
58,860
67,360
13.82
17.15
15.22
14.66
14.82
14.54
17.42
15.03
17.20
21.83
19.07
18.36
19.02
17.64
21.84
20.16
23.80
29.95
25.21
23.72
24.63
22.75
26.22
28.47
32.49
40.00
33.40
29.25
30.54
27.98
32.39
41.08
41.77
50.40
42.89
35.94
35.43
33.89
41.21
54.65
Astronomers...................................................................................................................
Physicists........................................................................................................................
Atmospheric and space scientists..................................................................................
Chemists.........................................................................................................................
Materials scientists.........................................................................................................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.............................................
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers.....................................................
Hydrologists....................................................................................................................
770
12,390
6,490
82,600
7,410
61,660
26,090
7,060
40.90
42.48
31.65
28.11
34.09
25.23
37.73
28.60
85,070
88,350
65,830
58,460
70,900
52,490
78,480
59,490
20.25
23.98
15.37
15.01
18.04
14.61
17.91
17.92
28.06
31.93
21.22
19.19
24.23
18.05
23.57
21.14
42.45
41.17
31.57
25.79
33.15
23.46
32.91
27.43
53.46
52.35
40.00
34.99
42.93
30.95
48.79
34.24
62.86
63.26
48.22
44.76
53.05
39.14
63.64
42.10
Economists.....................................................................................................................
Market research analysts................................................................................................
Survey researchers.........................................................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists...............................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists...........................................................................
Sociologists.....................................................................................................................
Urban and regional planners..........................................................................................
Anthropologists and archeologists..................................................................................
Geographers...................................................................................................................
Historians........................................................................................................................
Political scientists............................................................................................................
12,300
142,190
16,850
100,180
1,330
3,060
30,770
4,550
700
2,350
4,840
37.41
29.65
15.76
27.80
34.26
28.16
25.58
21.28
27.26
21.78
38.93
77,810
61,670
32,770
57,820
71,260
58,570
53,210
44,270
56,690
45,310
80,980
18.91
14.60
7.40
14.56
18.18
14.68
15.56
11.75
17.03
11.23
19.34
24.86
18.96
8.70
18.86
23.78
19.53
19.35
14.18
21.06
14.85
27.53
33.78
26.28
11.83
25.10
30.98
26.16
24.73
19.54
27.33
20.14
39.12
44.31
37.24
20.49
33.03
39.23
35.22
31.12
26.75
33.09
27.69
50.71
59.78
49.25
28.91
42.85
54.67
44.84
37.85
33.71
39.21
36.11
59.19
Agricultural and food science technicians.......................................................................
Biological technicians.....................................................................................................
Chemical technicians......................................................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians............................................................................
Nuclear technicians........................................................................................................
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health..............................
Forensic science technicians..........................................................................................
Forest and conservation technicians..............................................................................
15,990
49,550
64,020
10,150
6,970
27,800
8,830
30,140
14.87
16.62
18.51
20.21
28.64
17.97
21.43
14.29
30,920
34,570
38,500
42,040
59,570
37,380
44,580
29,730
8.75
10.39
10.95
10.18
15.25
10.32
12.43
9.59
10.86
12.53
13.89
14.36
22.95
13.31
15.58
11.13
13.81
15.69
17.82
19.58
28.47
16.97
20.18
12.93
17.71
19.86
22.41
25.51
34.60
21.89
26.16
16.55
22.71
24.85
27.26
31.18
42.65
27.12
32.85
20.82
See footnotes at end of table.
51
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Community and social service occupations
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors...................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.............................................................
Marriage and family therapists........................................................................................
Mental health counselors................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.........................................................................
Medical and public health social workers.......................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers.......................................................
Health educators.............................................................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists...............................................
Social and human service assistants.............................................................................
Clergy..............................................................................................................................
Directors, religious activities and education....................................................................
65,170
214,360
22,150
83,450
115,690
256,160
103,270
96,990
42,780
86,810
300,310
38,170
11,840
$15.95
22.59
19.33
16.48
14.06
17.64
19.10
16.88
19.47
20.00
12.24
17.76
15.60
$33,170
46,990
40,210
34,280
29,240
36,700
39,730
35,120
40,490
41,600
25,450
36,950
32,460
$9.68
12.32
10.53
9.70
8.29
10.52
11.72
10.24
10.93
12.40
7.50
8.86
7.27
$12.05
16.25
13.53
11.88
10.03
12.92
14.64
12.58
13.80
14.90
9.16
12.05
10.32
$14.99
21.46
17.71
15.05
12.79
16.25
18.48
15.88
18.00
18.64
11.47
16.25
13.45
$18.71
27.60
22.26
19.81
16.75
21.19
22.94
20.33
24.09
24.60
14.40
21.90
19.20
$22.75
34.38
29.43
25.65
21.99
26.98
27.31
25.38
31.01
30.89
18.27
28.75
25.92
Legal occupations
Lawyers...........................................................................................................................
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers........................................
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators..........................................................................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates..................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants......................................................................................
Court reporters................................................................................................................
Law clerks.......................................................................................................................
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................................................................
516,220
16,850
4,640
24,640
206,700
15,370
41,550
47,840
51.83
33.46
26.06
42.09
19.57
22.26
15.88
18.69
107,800
69,590
54,210
87,540
40,710
46,310
33,030
38,880
21.82
16.40
10.80
12.33
11.77
10.95
7.95
9.88
29.78
21.57
15.07
23.83
14.43
14.27
11.27
12.43
43.98
31.81
22.77
46.31
18.23
20.31
15.27
16.39
66.89
43.01
34.05
59.08
23.58
28.47
19.76
22.26
(²)
55.72
48.56
67.21
29.67
38.27
24.12
30.21
Education, training, and library occupations
Business teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary..................................................................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.............................................................
Architecture teachers, postsecondary............................................................................
Engineering teachers, postsecondary............................................................................
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary...............................................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary...................................................................
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary.........................................
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary..................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary...............................................................................
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary...........................................................
Physics teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................
68,260
34,470
41,880
5,270
28,990
11,260
51,780
2,660
8,420
17,100
3,620
11,870
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
62,450
56,210
55,510
64,300
74,630
66,780
68,880
66,740
68,370
61,820
62,960
67,430
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary.................................................
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary...........................................
Economics teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................
Geography teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................
Political science teachers, postsecondary......................................................................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary................................................................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary...................................................................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary..........................................................
Education teachers, postsecondary................................................................................
Library science teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................
4,690
7,490
11,420
3,910
12,320
27,250
13,990
88,130
36,330
44,880
4,110
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
64,320
60,520
70,590
59,200
62,880
59,180
56,830
73,660
53,480
51,830
53,660
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary.....................................
Law teachers, postsecondary.........................................................................................
Social work teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary............................................................
Communications teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary..............................................
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary..............................................
History teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary...........................................................
Graduate teaching assistants.........................................................................................
Home economics teachers, postsecondary....................................................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary...............................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary..............................................................
9,610
11,470
6,470
60,120
20,420
56,540
19,710
18,110
15,890
121,760
4,500
14,780
121,090
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
20.80
49,180
91,420
55,830
52,770
52,400
51,780
50,920
56,550
53,600
26,440
52,600
47,050
43,270
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
11.10
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
14.55
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
19.10
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
25.71
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
33.87
Preschool teachers, except special education...............................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education...........................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education..................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................
Vocational education teachers, middle school................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education...........................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school..........................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school...............
Special education teachers, middle school.....................................................................
Special education teachers, secondary school...............................................................
368,870
162,660
1,432,800
604,370
17,430
1,011,240
101,190
207,530
93,790
131,190
10.67
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
22,190
42,380
44,350
44,830
44,930
46,790
46,100
45,920
44,920
47,530
6.57
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
7.71
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
9.53
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
12.51
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
16.59
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
See footnotes at end of table.
52
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Education, training, and library occupations - Continued
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors...........................
Self-enrichment education teachers...............................................................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians...............................................................
Librarians........................................................................................................................
Library technicians..........................................................................................................
Audio-visual collections specialists.................................................................................
Farm and home management advisors..........................................................................
Instructional coordinators................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.........................................................................................................
62,510
136,680
21,030
153,330
108,940
8,970
12,010
96,690
1,234,030
$20.47
16.15
19.21
21.89
12.29
16.80
20.10
24.09
(³)
$42,570
33,590
39,960
45,520
25,570
34,940
41,800
50,100
20,220
$10.39
7.54
9.74
12.59
6.96
7.12
9.23
12.68
(³)
$13.77
10.00
12.92
16.76
8.78
10.79
13.75
16.68
(³)
$18.10
14.34
17.14
21.22
11.65
15.67
19.20
22.82
(³)
$24.99
20.10
23.35
26.56
15.18
22.41
25.86
30.45
(³)
$34.76
27.18
31.95
32.70
18.85
27.83
32.48
37.83
(³)
Art, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations
Art directors....................................................................................................................
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators..............................................
Multi-media artists and animators...................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers.............................................................................
Fashion designers..........................................................................................................
Floral designers..............................................................................................................
Graphic designers...........................................................................................................
Interior designers............................................................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers...............................................................
Set and exhibit designers...............................................................................................
24,000
9,690
32,910
33,390
11,270
69,730
151,950
46,240
59,150
8,060
33.70
20.97
25.42
26.41
30.12
10.00
19.85
21.39
11.99
18.78
70,100
43,610
52,880
54,920
62,650
20,810
41,300
44,480
24,940
39,070
16.42
8.25
12.90
13.40
13.18
6.51
10.39
10.64
7.07
9.80
22.02
11.64
17.39
18.57
17.74
7.68
13.43
14.33
8.40
12.87
29.93
17.03
22.08
25.16
25.42
9.45
17.61
19.29
10.59
16.90
40.63
23.67
30.84
32.92
37.89
11.47
23.66
26.02
13.69
23.15
54.99
35.62
41.87
40.93
52.76
14.44
31.28
34.03
19.23
31.06
Actors..............................................................................................................................
Producers and directors..................................................................................................
Athletes and sports competitors.....................................................................................
Coaches and scouts.......................................................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials..................................................................
Dancers..........................................................................................................................
Choreographers..............................................................................................................
Music directors and composers......................................................................................
Musicians and singers....................................................................................................
51,840
54,370
11,840
105,070
8,790
15,390
14,810
9,000
50,600
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
12.76
17.16
(³)
(³)
48,940
64,550
90,410
33,570
27,820
26,540
35,700
41,450
51,580
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
6.07
6.83
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
7.01
9.58
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
9.45
14.92
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
16.11
22.08
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
24.98
29.34
(³)
(³)
Announcers.....................................................................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents...............................................................
Public relations specialists..............................................................................................
Editors.............................................................................................................................
Technical writers.............................................................................................................
Writers and authors........................................................................................................
Interpreters and translators.............................................................................................
49,370
60,230
147,970
108,990
44,690
43,740
21,910
14.25
19.27
23.19
22.83
26.15
24.26
17.22
29,640
40,090
48,230
47,490
54,390
50,460
35,820
6.13
8.61
12.04
11.82
14.71
10.62
9.73
7.20
10.81
15.42
15.04
19.06
14.07
12.38
10.07
15.02
20.48
19.93
24.80
20.35
16.10
15.44
23.56
27.59
27.36
32.01
28.57
20.65
25.27
34.38
37.42
37.22
40.08
42.01
26.55
Audio and video equipment technicians.........................................................................
Broadcast technicians.....................................................................................................
Radio operators..............................................................................................................
Sound engineering technicians.......................................................................................
Photographers................................................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture...............................................
Film and video editors.....................................................................................................
37,370
32,750
2,060
11,840
57,740
21,430
15,100
16.88
16.62
15.80
22.49
14.23
18.34
22.32
35,110
34,560
32,870
46,780
29,590
38,140
46,420
8.80
7.11
8.30
8.94
7.02
7.21
9.91
11.03
9.24
11.39
12.01
8.55
10.29
13.35
14.81
13.51
14.57
18.41
12.04
16.51
19.52
20.67
21.97
18.82
27.61
17.27
25.23
27.74
27.69
31.81
24.95
40.88
24.98
32.07
40.23
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Chiropractors..................................................................................................................
Dentists...........................................................................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists...............................................................................................
Optometrists...................................................................................................................
Pharmacists....................................................................................................................
Anesthesiologists............................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners.....................................................................................
Internists, general...........................................................................................................
Obstetricians and gynecologists.....................................................................................
Pediatricians, general.....................................................................................................
Psychiatrists....................................................................................................................
Surgeons........................................................................................................................
20,210
97,090
46,190
22,740
215,030
23,790
111,990
50,140
19,180
26,910
19,530
49,730
39.72
63.08
20.68
45.70
37.80
88.89
67.13
76.99
86.86
68.90
66.97
91.48
82,630
131,210
43,020
95,060
78,620
184,880
139,640
160,130
180,660
143,300
139,300
190,280
15.43
24.36
12.64
21.70
27.89
51.67
24.86
38.22
43.74
37.08
28.67
54.49
21.92
36.75
16.38
30.23
33.50
(²)
44.47
56.28
69.14
50.41
49.59
(²)
31.72
57.85
20.21
41.07
38.72
(²)
64.11
(²)
(²)
64.50
64.41
(²)
46.71
(²)
24.70
54.70
43.12
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
29.11
(²)
46.95
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
Physician assistants.......................................................................................................
Podiatrists.......................................................................................................................
Registered nurses...........................................................................................................
Audiologists....................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists..................................................................................................
Physical therapists..........................................................................................................
Radiation therapists........................................................................................................
Recreational therapists...................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists.....................................................................................................
Speech-language pathologists.......................................................................................
Veterinarians...................................................................................................................
60,030
7,800
2,246,430
10,030
81,380
134,970
13,990
22,860
87,180
86,640
43,890
31.15
51.17
24.63
25.23
25.87
29.02
30.83
15.82
20.07
25.10
36.00
64,790
106,430
51,230
52,490
53,810
60,350
64,130
32,920
41,750
52,210
74,880
17.30
20.04
16.97
16.15
17.30
19.41
18.02
9.24
14.79
15.91
18.46
24.47
30.00
19.77
19.52
20.88
23.45
21.25
11.75
17.06
19.42
23.89
31.57
45.22
23.82
23.93
25.27
27.75
26.06
15.32
19.79
24.06
31.13
38.10
66.26
28.41
28.62
30.48
33.71
32.24
19.39
22.77
29.53
42.34
43.94
(²)
34.24
35.35
36.37
41.50
41.44
23.51
26.63
36.25
59.15
See footnotes at end of table.
53
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Percentiles
Mean wages
Employment
Occupation
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations - Continued
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists..................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians.....................................................................
Dental hygienists.............................................................................................................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians................................................................
Diagnostic medical sonographers..................................................................................
Nuclear medicine technologists......................................................................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians.......................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics..........................................................
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
146,900 $21.38
146,160
14.88
146,360
28.13
43,300
18.44
37,240
24.39
17,550
26.57
173,030
20.03
181,750
12.95
$44,480
30,940
58,520
38,350
50,740
55,260
41,660
26,930
$14.85
9.42
17.77
10.12
17.49
17.89
13.68
7.50
$17.84
11.51
22.51
13.07
20.30
20.93
16.14
9.28
$20.98
14.24
27.10
17.99
24.02
24.79
19.53
11.75
$25.01
17.47
32.93
23.10
27.51
29.02
23.39
15.52
$28.50
21.41
40.07
27.36
32.91
34.51
27.29
20.38
90th
Dietetic technicians.........................................................................................................
Pharmacy technicians.....................................................................................................
Psychiatric technicians...................................................................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians......................................................................................
Surgical technologists.....................................................................................................
Veterinary technologists and technicians.......................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.........................................................
Medical records and health information technicians.......................................................
Opticians, dispensing......................................................................................................
Orthotists and prosthetists..............................................................................................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians...........................................
Athletic trainers...............................................................................................................
26,870
211,270
56,000
25,470
73,250
53,730
682,590
148,380
63,780
4,880
42,580
11,750
11.64
11.47
13.60
17.11
15.74
11.76
15.97
12.77
13.74
27.38
23.57
(³)
24,210
23,860
28,290
35,590
32,740
24,470
33,210
26,550
28,570
56,950
49,020
34,860
6.93
7.59
8.32
11.34
10.86
7.89
11.26
8.06
7.92
12.25
12.45
(³)
8.22
9.01
9.83
13.97
12.82
9.40
13.05
9.57
9.71
17.42
17.06
(³)
10.78
10.94
12.39
16.75
15.45
11.22
15.57
11.79
12.67
23.90
22.88
(³)
14.01
13.50
16.67
20.21
18.14
13.62
18.47
15.12
16.59
33.28
29.10
(³)
17.14
16.24
21.16
23.64
21.22
16.53
21.51
19.18
21.35
43.07
35.40
(³)
Healthcare support ocupations
Home health aides..........................................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................................................................
Psychiatric aides.............................................................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants...................................................................................
Occupational therapist aides..........................................................................................
Physical therapist assistants...........................................................................................
Physical therapist aides..................................................................................................
Massage therapists.........................................................................................................
Dental assistants............................................................................................................
Medical assistants..........................................................................................................
Medical equipment preparers.........................................................................................
Medical transcriptionists.................................................................................................
Pharmacy aides..............................................................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.................................................
583,880
1,341,650
57,770
18,940
6,060
52,440
36,870
29,940
272,030
362,670
37,140
97,810
61,170
64,490
9.22
10.12
11.48
18.04
12.21
17.67
10.71
16.49
13.57
11.99
11.66
13.59
9.42
9.28
19,180
21,050
23,880
37,530
25,390
36,750
22,270
34,310
28,230
24,940
24,260
28,270
19,600
19,310
6.53
7.16
7.57
12.42
7.68
11.65
7.41
6.89
8.66
8.58
8.01
9.44
6.37
6.35
7.54
8.29
8.93
15.11
9.03
14.67
8.53
8.80
10.56
9.81
9.44
11.11
7.45
7.32
8.77
9.85
11.01
17.98
10.95
17.60
10.08
13.78
13.32
11.62
11.23
13.26
8.84
8.66
10.42
11.67
13.79
20.96
14.80
20.72
12.10
22.56
16.35
13.71
13.50
15.95
10.87
10.59
12.53
13.74
16.36
24.18
18.67
23.87
14.52
30.95
19.44
16.44
16.23
18.26
13.48
13.16
Protective service occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers.................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives...............................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................
33,760
101,740
59,000
23.00
30.39
28.24
47,850
63,200
58,750
14.22
17.68
16.83
16.48
23.13
21.68
21.88
29.98
27.40
28.86
37.10
34.06
33.83
44.49
42.55
Fire fighters.....................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators....................................................................................
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists............................................................
273,120
12,320
1,460
18.41
22.76
19.72
38,280
47,340
41,010
9.03
13.37
10.61
12.96
17.14
14.17
17.82
21.99
18.31
23.35
27.82
24.04
28.48
34.28
32.72
Bailiffs.............................................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers......................................................................................
Detectives and criminal investigators.............................................................................
Fish and game wardens.................................................................................................
Parking enforcement workers.........................................................................................
Police and sheriff's patrol officers...................................................................................
Transit and railroad police..............................................................................................
16,760
417,420
87,480
6,850
9,870
609,960
5,470
16.81
16.87
26.17
21.41
14.22
21.62
22.09
34,970
35,090
54,440
44,540
29,570
44,960
45,940
8.47
10.76
15.08
12.90
8.68
12.50
12.82
11.70
12.63
19.11
15.84
10.64
16.09
17.07
16.57
15.94
25.19
19.90
13.55
21.16
21.23
21.30
20.82
33.00
24.58
17.44
26.61
26.68
26.33
25.42
40.09
29.22
21.05
32.44
33.73
Animal control workers...................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators...............................................................................
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators.................................................
Security guards...............................................................................................................
Crossing guards..............................................................................................................
12,290
30,460
7,560
964,260
70,820
12.93
16.87
12.51
10.34
9.86
26,900
35,080
26,030
21,520
20,510
7.26
8.91
7.60
6.74
6.11
9.61
10.96
9.47
7.79
7.16
12.38
14.62
11.86
9.45
9.07
15.90
20.38
14.92
11.83
11.44
19.70
27.92
18.41
15.62
14.49
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Chefs and head cooks....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.....................
Cooks, fast food..............................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria.......................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant...........................................................................................................
Cooks, short order..........................................................................................................
Food preparation workers...............................................................................................
Bartenders......................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food............................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.................................
Waiters and waitresses..................................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant...........................................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers........................................
Dishwashers...................................................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop............................................
118,870
694,040
612,960
406,010
734,870
227,360
852,890
470,020
2,047,100
461,700
2,125,100
194,260
393,500
492,620
294,300
15.68
12.90
7.23
9.31
9.62
8.30
8.34
8.14
7.34
7.76
7.58
8.28
7.38
7.45
7.77
32,620
26,840
15,030
19,350
20,020
17,260
17,340
16,930
15,260
16,140
15,780
17,220
15,350
15,490
16,170
7.84
7.64
5.66
6.04
6.68
5.91
5.93
5.72
5.69
5.82
5.64
5.82
5.73
5.77
5.80
10.06
9.30
6.15
7.04
7.70
6.71
6.76
6.31
6.20
6.49
6.07
6.50
6.28
6.39
6.47
13.82
11.88
6.95
8.80
9.26
7.90
7.92
7.23
7.00
7.38
6.78
7.65
7.01
7.21
7.40
19.51
15.47
8.11
10.92
10.99
9.71
9.60
9.00
8.16
8.53
8.10
9.49
8.14
8.31
8.59
26.16
19.62
9.33
13.45
13.25
11.31
11.49
12.07
9.56
10.43
11.08
11.90
9.73
9.62
10.39
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers.......................
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and
groundskeeping workers.............................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.................................................................................
Pest control workers.......................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers....................................................................
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation..............................................
Tree trimmers and pruners.............................................................................................
203,770
$14.90
$31,000
$8.64
$10.59
$13.78
$18.06
$22.77
95,450
2,064,350
896,370
58,500
819,780
23,450
40,710
17.71
9.77
8.42
12.75
10.39
12.60
13.11
36,840
20,320
17,520
26,510
21,610
26,210
27,270
10.31
6.22
6.01
7.63
6.89
8.36
8.22
12.66
7.24
6.89
9.53
7.89
10.03
9.88
16.23
8.85
7.98
12.01
9.59
12.25
12.32
21.12
11.49
9.53
15.25
12.03
14.84
15.61
27.00
14.97
11.55
19.05
15.50
17.50
19.68
Personal care and service occupations
Gaming supervisors........................................................................................................
Slot key persons.............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers........................................
Animal trainers................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers............................................................................................
26,280
15,000
110,630
6,990
85,440
19.64
11.98
15.67
12.65
9.08
40,860
24,930
32,590
26,310
18,890
10.96
7.71
8.87
6.91
6.11
14.53
9.03
11.07
8.14
6.98
19.31
11.13
14.18
10.75
8.26
23.91
14.09
18.81
15.25
10.41
27.71
17.35
24.93
20.67
13.40
Gaming dealers..............................................................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners.................................................................
Motion picture projectionists...........................................................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers....................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants...........................................................................
Costume attendants........................................................................................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants.................................................
76,120
15,820
10,450
109,290
236,070
3,400
21,420
7.86
10.04
9.98
7.94
7.89
13.80
8.60
16,350
20,880
20,750
16,520
16,400
28,700
17,890
5.66
6.56
6.01
5.75
5.80
7.22
6.16
6.10
7.50
6.87
6.30
6.44
9.35
7.12
6.83
9.05
8.24
7.07
7.23
12.22
8.25
7.71
11.26
11.55
8.51
8.59
16.27
9.81
12.56
16.02
15.79
11.15
10.75
22.56
11.35
Embalmers.....................................................................................................................
Funeral attendants..........................................................................................................
Barbers...........................................................................................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists................................................................
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance...................................................................
Manicurists and pedicurists............................................................................................
Shampooers...................................................................................................................
Skin care specialists.......................................................................................................
7,630
28,120
17,570
335,860
720
32,670
15,300
16,820
17.48
9.66
11.16
10.49
16.68
9.21
7.27
12.65
36,360
20,090
23,210
21,810
34,700
19,150
15,120
26,310
8.97
6.18
6.11
6.07
7.63
6.14
5.68
6.41
12.03
7.24
7.04
7.09
9.76
7.04
6.15
7.93
16.51
8.91
9.73
8.99
14.09
8.52
6.90
11.08
20.99
10.90
13.74
12.17
20.15
10.55
8.17
15.57
26.41
14.29
19.26
16.69
32.26
13.24
9.88
21.66
Baggage porters and bellhops........................................................................................
Concierges......................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts.................................................................................................
Travel guides..................................................................................................................
Flight attendants.............................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.....................
55,880
16,710
27,390
5,450
107,100
28,580
10.53
11.31
9.71
15.17
(³)
9.99
21,900
23,520
20,190
31,540
47,670
20,770
5.99
7.10
6.27
8.19
(³)
6.14
6.84
8.51
7.23
10.47
(³)
7.17
8.51
10.48
9.04
13.24
(³)
9.05
12.39
13.87
11.42
17.43
(³)
11.81
20.08
16.71
13.95
22.43
(³)
15.92
Child care workers..........................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides.......................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors........................................................................
Recreation workers.........................................................................................................
Residential advisors........................................................................................................
469,150
487,200
177,790
265,640
49,650
8.37
8.18
14.71
10.12
10.89
17,400
17,020
30,590
21,040
22,650
5.89
5.91
6.85
6.24
7.02
6.66
6.72
8.16
7.24
8.22
7.90
7.91
11.78
8.94
10.06
9.70
9.27
18.75
11.73
12.66
11.54
10.72
26.87
16.07
16.52
Sales and related occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..........................................
Cashiers..........................................................................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers.................................................................
1,175,310
327,180
3,462,010
30,760
17.10
32.46
8.14
9.84
35,560
67,520
16,940
20,470
9.10
13.62
5.88
6.84
11.29
19.23
6.57
7.95
14.75
26.78
7.58
9.63
19.85
39.42
8.84
11.43
27.18
57.40
11.09
13.31
Counter and rental clerks................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.........................................................................................................
Retail salespersons........................................................................................................
442,310
236,090
3,992,930
9.95
13.04
10.70
20,690
27,120
22,260
6.06
7.36
6.25
7.00
9.04
7.23
8.48
11.78
8.70
11.22
15.95
11.60
15.79
20.80
17.24
Advertising sales agents.................................................................................................
Insurance sales agents...................................................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents........................................
Travel agents..................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific
products......................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products........................................................................................................
141,340
277,120
245,280
103,840
23.26
25.85
40.94
14.00
48,390
53,770
85,150
29,110
9.58
10.55
12.77
7.99
12.96
13.84
17.56
10.12
18.58
19.25
29.10
13.05
28.08
30.15
55.51
16.64
42.00
50.44
(²)
20.88
390,080
31.42
65,360
14.31
19.58
27.46
39.51
53.40
1,421,660
25.23
52,480
11.14
15.08
21.09
30.24
43.76
Demonstrators and product promoters...........................................................................
Models............................................................................................................................
Real estate brokers.........................................................................................................
Real estate sales agents................................................................................................
Sales engineers..............................................................................................................
Telemarketers.................................................................................................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers.................
95,300
1,560
40,590
123,490
73,200
404,150
21,600
12.07
14.89
33.62
21.61
34.85
10.86
13.97
25,110
30,980
69,920
44,950
72,490
22,590
29,050
7.13
7.53
8.75
7.94
18.73
6.91
6.44
8.01
9.07
14.04
10.57
24.53
7.85
7.70
9.74
11.67
23.91
15.68
32.59
9.55
11.67
13.45
15.51
40.84
26.14
42.53
12.29
17.77
20.70
23.98
(²)
41.78
54.01
16.94
24.94
Office and administrative support occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers...............
Switchboard operators, including answering service......................................................
Telephone operators.......................................................................................................
1,412,470
217,700
45,310
20.46
10.69
14.31
42,550
22,230
29,770
11.59
7.20
8.46
14.69
8.50
9.97
18.99
10.27
13.48
24.70
12.47
18.97
31.68
14.77
21.25
See footnotes at end of table.
55
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Office and administrative support occupations - Continued
Bill and account collectors..............................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..........................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks...............................................................
Gaming cage workers.....................................................................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.......................................................................................
Procurement clerks.........................................................................................................
Tellers.............................................................................................................................
417,100
487,420
1,750,680
18,370
194,330
72,820
538,890
$13.74
13.13
13.93
10.94
14.75
14.79
10.07
$28,580
27,310
28,980
22,760
30,670
30,770
20,940
$9.09
8.90
8.59
7.95
9.41
9.37
7.51
$10.66
10.38
10.64
9.19
11.58
11.58
8.56
$12.98
12.64
13.35
10.61
14.22
14.49
9.94
$16.07
15.37
16.66
12.65
17.40
17.64
11.24
$19.85
18.18
20.44
14.54
21.01
20.78
13.25
Brokerage clerks.............................................................................................................
Correspondence clerks...................................................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks...............................................................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks........................................................................
Customer service representatives..................................................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs................................................................
File clerks........................................................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks...............................................................................
75,380
27,460
100,310
73,860
1,902,850
89,410
249,270
180,410
17.46
13.49
14.15
14.22
13.73
16.23
10.43
8.77
36,310
28,050
29,430
29,580
28,560
33,750
21,690
18,240
10.89
9.26
8.71
8.95
8.37
11.12
6.86
6.25
13.25
10.68
10.57
10.57
10.17
13.05
8.02
7.23
16.39
12.88
13.20
13.08
12.74
15.87
9.84
8.39
20.68
15.82
16.68
16.45
16.31
19.25
12.16
10.00
26.08
18.95
21.00
20.87
20.91
21.89
15.11
11.59
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan...........................................................................
Library assistants, clerical...............................................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks..........................................................................................
New accounts clerks.......................................................................................................
Order clerks....................................................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.......................................
Receptionists and information clerks..............................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks......................................
190,160
109,900
179,080
105,300
303,320
165,760
1,058,790
165,990
11.44
10.23
14.34
13.17
12.77
15.44
10.65
14.00
23,790
21,280
29,830
27,400
26,560
32,120
22,150
29,130
7.38
6.30
9.33
9.32
7.71
10.00
7.06
8.30
8.79
7.44
11.17
10.48
9.48
12.16
8.37
9.94
10.86
9.58
13.62
12.47
12.05
14.93
10.25
12.60
13.42
12.46
16.90
15.03
15.34
18.12
12.56
18.47
16.52
15.52
20.63
17.71
18.84
21.61
14.98
21.47
Cargo and freight agents................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers..............................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers.........................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance............................................................
Meter readers, utilities....................................................................................................
Postal service clerks.......................................................................................................
Postal service mail carriers.............................................................................................
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators.................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks...................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.............................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..........................................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping....................................
61,770
118,210
89,620
161,790
51,790
78,520
344,580
224,250
277,030
767,470
1,576,620
77,770
16.29
10.00
14.27
15.80
14.67
18.83
18.87
17.79
17.32
12.11
10.33
13.07
33,880
20,790
29,690
32,870
30,510
39,170
39,240
37,010
36,030
25,200
21,490
27,180
9.17
6.69
8.82
8.73
8.67
17.21
15.10
12.36
9.98
7.63
6.63
7.77
11.63
7.68
10.82
11.07
10.75
17.93
17.38
17.41
12.70
9.19
7.70
9.32
15.38
9.39
13.60
14.61
13.80
19.13
19.05
18.78
16.74
11.38
9.38
11.80
19.99
11.50
16.98
19.52
18.19
20.33
20.72
20.15
21.01
14.28
12.11
15.86
24.88
14.25
21.11
25.07
22.40
21.05
22.91
20.97
26.12
17.69
15.65
20.88
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants......................................................
Legal secretaries............................................................................................................
Medical secretaries.........................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive..........................................................
1,418,640
264,080
349,370
1,845,860
17.22
17.87
13.08
12.76
35,810
37,170
27,210
26,540
11.02
10.67
8.96
7.65
13.27
13.50
10.32
9.68
16.39
17.15
12.50
12.22
20.39
21.75
15.33
15.41
25.05
26.73
18.42
18.76
Computer operators........................................................................................................
Data entry keyers............................................................................................................
Word processors and typists..........................................................................................
Desktop publishers.........................................................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks...............................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.....................................
Office clerks, general......................................................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer...................................................................
Proofreaders and copy markers.....................................................................................
Statistical assistants.......................................................................................................
160,170
339,010
191,180
33,590
239,580
152,360
2,926,160
90,470
24,700
20,970
15.32
11.34
13.65
16.15
14.33
10.91
11.43
11.42
12.76
15.11
31,870
23,590
28,400
33,590
29,800
22,700
23,780
23,760
26,550
31,430
9.03
7.69
8.67
8.94
9.52
7.23
6.87
7.52
7.64
9.37
11.21
9.17
10.50
11.43
11.35
8.68
8.53
8.89
9.34
11.35
14.41
10.86
13.05
15.19
13.71
10.47
10.80
10.68
11.77
14.37
18.41
13.15
16.25
19.94
16.82
12.84
13.71
13.33
15.36
18.05
22.49
15.98
20.11
25.26
20.43
15.52
16.96
16.61
19.28
21.96
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers.....................
Farm labor contractors...................................................................................................
Agricultural inspectors....................................................................................................
Animal breeders..............................................................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products.....................................................................
Agricultural equipment operators....................................................................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse...........................................
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals...........................................................................
Forest and conservation workers...................................................................................
Fallers.............................................................................................................................
Logging equipment operators.........................................................................................
Log graders and scalers.................................................................................................
20,620
3,340
13,670
1,750
51,210
21,330
233,450
42,890
9,170
9,620
28,190
4,900
18.14
10.29
15.09
14.25
8.53
9.47
8.02
8.84
11.24
15.31
13.52
13.94
37,730
21,390
31,390
29,640
17,740
19,690
16,670
18,390
23,380
31,850
28,130
28,990
9.40
6.13
9.19
7.84
6.11
6.24
6.14
6.34
7.00
7.54
8.23
8.39
12.34
6.90
10.62
9.54
6.93
7.12
6.91
7.08
7.73
10.02
10.36
10.47
16.76
7.79
13.83
12.02
7.78
8.59
7.43
8.12
9.58
13.46
13.00
13.01
21.98
11.38
18.73
17.92
9.55
11.05
8.49
10.03
13.52
17.95
16.31
16.46
28.78
17.43
23.57
24.07
11.73
14.07
10.78
12.74
18.45
27.61
19.65
20.98
Construction and extraction occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers.............
Boilermakers...................................................................................................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons......................................................................................
Stonemasons..................................................................................................................
Carpenters......................................................................................................................
Carpet installers..............................................................................................................
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles...........................................................
Floor sanders and finishers............................................................................................
516,540
20,270
107,900
13,710
852,080
37,720
15,070
6,700
25.06
20.92
20.36
17.36
17.75
17.00
17.19
14.14
52,130
43,510
42,350
36,110
36,920
35,360
35,760
29,420
14.91
12.96
11.39
9.63
10.04
8.67
8.88
9.04
18.50
17.06
15.20
12.04
12.66
11.33
11.90
10.45
23.43
20.79
19.98
16.35
16.47
15.82
16.75
13.08
29.81
25.13
25.22
21.33
21.85
21.52
21.42
16.65
37.05
29.43
30.83
27.21
28.00
27.96
26.64
21.23
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Construction and extraction occupations - Continued
Tile and marble setters...................................................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.........................................................................
Terrazzo workers and finishers.......................................................................................
Construction laborers......................................................................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators....................................................
Pile-driver operators.......................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers.....................................................................................
Tapers.............................................................................................................................
36,900
180,540
6,140
837,650
57,980
4,390
343,640
111,970
33,540
$17.95
16.23
14.64
13.64
15.86
22.72
18.39
17.56
19.33
$37,340
33,760
30,460
28,380
32,980
47,260
38,260
36,530
40,200
$9.99
9.37
9.09
7.50
9.23
11.95
10.66
9.92
10.63
$12.72
11.59
10.48
9.32
10.91
15.72
12.97
12.48
14.37
$17.12
14.80
13.32
11.86
14.06
23.16
16.84
16.19
18.81
$22.08
19.78
17.44
16.77
19.20
29.90
22.84
21.64
24.44
$27.89
25.79
23.63
23.21
26.70
33.90
28.97
28.21
29.24
Electricians.....................................................................................................................
Glaziers...........................................................................................................................
Insulation workers...........................................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance........................................................................
Paperhangers.................................................................................................................
Pipelayers.......................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...........................................................................
Plasterers and stucco masons.......................................................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers................................................................................
Roofers...........................................................................................................................
Sheet metal workers.......................................................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers....................................................................................
584,010
46,230
52,170
247,880
8,910
51,940
433,600
53,530
30,250
118,390
189,590
70,420
21.20
17.16
15.83
15.36
16.45
15.38
20.89
17.17
18.91
15.78
18.16
20.49
44,090
35,690
32,940
31,960
34,220
32,000
43,450
35,720
39,330
32,820
37,780
42,610
11.89
9.31
8.55
9.21
9.17
9.21
11.33
9.98
10.04
9.21
9.60
10.78
15.06
11.85
10.58
11.23
11.83
10.98
14.83
12.34
12.42
11.23
12.26
14.30
20.04
15.53
14.04
14.12
15.40
13.73
19.69
15.90
16.80
14.43
16.83
19.58
26.61
21.30
19.10
18.26
20.82
18.50
26.44
20.85
24.83
19.39
23.23
26.41
33.23
29.38
26.60
24.27
26.16
24.56
33.17
27.12
31.35
24.97
29.43
32.42
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters.........
Helpers--carpenters........................................................................................................
Helpers--electricians.......................................................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons.................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters..........................................
Helpers--roofers..............................................................................................................
59,890
98,180
93,520
29,130
77,580
21,490
12.99
10.93
12.01
10.97
11.50
10.64
27,010
22,740
24,980
22,820
23,920
22,140
8.17
7.28
7.87
7.24
7.67
7.29
9.68
8.61
9.38
8.14
9.07
8.32
11.64
10.37
11.27
9.81
10.77
9.96
15.00
12.70
14.10
12.28
13.25
12.13
20.80
15.47
17.10
16.16
16.54
15.01
Construction and building inspectors..............................................................................
Elevator installers and repairers.....................................................................................
Fence erectors................................................................................................................
Hazardous materials removal workers...........................................................................
Highway maintenance workers.......................................................................................
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators...............................................
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners..............................................................
Segmental pavers...........................................................................................................
79,720
21,470
22,550
36,590
140,450
11,170
16,310
1,710
21.36
26.86
12.18
17.30
14.21
16.91
14.26
14.30
44,430
55,860
25,340
35,970
29,550
35,170
29,670
29,740
12.99
16.14
7.32
10.33
8.68
10.41
7.96
8.45
16.27
21.83
9.10
12.43
10.75
14.13
10.48
10.03
20.50
26.90
10.85
15.72
13.77
17.29
13.45
12.76
25.93
32.68
14.45
22.41
17.08
20.16
17.24
17.23
31.51
37.99
19.29
26.99
20.86
22.55
21.50
25.06
Derrick operators, oil and gas.........................................................................................
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas...................................................................................
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining....................................................................
Earth drillers, except oil and gas.....................................................................................
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters.......................................
Continuous mining machine operators...........................................................................
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators............................................................
Rock splitters, quarry......................................................................................................
Roof bolters, mining........................................................................................................
Roustabouts, oil and gas................................................................................................
Helpers--extraction workers............................................................................................
15,080
14,830
12,640
19,970
5,140
7,610
4,460
3,240
3,980
32,720
28,860
15.58
17.99
15.93
16.46
17.52
17.18
17.49
13.76
18.49
11.84
13.21
32,400
37,420
33,140
34,230
36,450
35,730
36,370
28,620
38,460
24,640
27,480
10.14
11.25
9.47
10.15
11.73
11.73
12.26
8.23
14.58
7.46
8.39
11.91
13.70
11.35
12.58
13.93
13.99
14.88
10.26
16.15
8.54
10.08
14.69
16.78
14.41
15.65
16.97
17.17
17.56
12.88
18.54
10.70
12.63
17.74
21.14
19.46
19.53
20.51
20.38
20.55
15.87
20.75
14.09
15.73
22.94
26.67
25.02
24.31
23.84
22.82
22.50
20.32
22.31
18.49
18.87
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers............................................
Radio mechanics............................................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............
Avionics technicians.......................................................................................................
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers............................................................
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment.................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment....................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay........................
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles.......................................
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers................................
Security and fire alarm systems installers......................................................................
445,520
144,370
6,890
195,500
21,420
26,070
17,370
83,820
20,700
14,590
33,340
46,850
24.53
16.98
18.80
22.31
20.98
16.19
18.91
19.96
24.28
13.64
14.10
16.81
51,020
35,310
39,100
46,400
43,630
33,660
39,330
41,520
50,500
28,360
29,330
34,960
14.23
10.07
10.60
14.03
14.41
9.08
11.32
11.90
16.59
8.49
8.29
10.15
18.03
12.62
13.68
18.67
17.84
11.69
14.29
15.46
21.09
10.06
10.36
12.61
23.37
16.24
17.82
23.19
20.73
15.53
18.89
20.29
25.02
12.64
13.14
16.00
29.86
20.59
23.09
26.53
24.71
19.91
23.10
24.47
28.18
16.37
16.94
20.62
36.61
25.49
28.82
29.32
27.72
24.87
27.22
27.32
32.46
20.41
21.53
25.13
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians....................................................................
Automotive body and related repairers...........................................................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers.......................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.................................................
Farm equipment mechanics...........................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines....................................................
Rail car repairers............................................................................................................
Motorboat mechanics.....................................................................................................
Motorcycle mechanics....................................................................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics......................................
Bicycle repairers.............................................................................................................
Recreational vehicle service technicians........................................................................
Tire repairers and changers...........................................................................................
117,180
173,590
18,550
690,780
248,450
33,310
115,090
15,810
18,890
13,690
24,740
6,870
12,520
82,340
21.37
17.19
13.61
16.02
17.27
13.58
18.07
18.52
14.63
14.06
12.46
9.99
13.83
10.72
44,460
35,760
28,320
33,320
35,930
28,240
37,590
38,530
30,420
29,250
25,920
20,780
28,770
22,300
13.25
8.83
8.03
8.29
10.84
8.90
11.80
12.30
9.01
8.29
7.35
6.72
8.88
7.28
17.01
11.83
9.98
10.79
13.36
10.62
14.48
16.08
11.05
10.29
9.41
7.86
10.72
8.30
20.94
15.93
13.06
14.97
16.81
13.21
17.69
19.04
14.02
13.29
11.93
9.63
13.11
10.02
25.91
21.31
16.84
20.13
20.86
16.16
21.21
21.25
17.38
16.95
14.99
11.72
16.53
12.29
30.57
27.54
20.55
25.54
25.15
19.06
25.55
23.60
21.34
21.33
18.23
13.93
20.42
15.25
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Percentiles
Employment
Occupation
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations - Continued
Mechanical door repairers..............................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door..............................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers............................
Home appliance repairers...............................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.....................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................................................................
Maintenance workers, machinery...................................................................................
Millwrights.......................................................................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons......................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers..................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers...........................................................
Camera and photographic equipment repairers.............................................................
Medical equipment repairers..........................................................................................
Musical instrument repairers and tuners........................................................................
Watch repairers..............................................................................................................
10,860
37,840
212,200
37,510
192,300
1,230,880
89,160
64,910
3,390
95,190
148,060
4,640
23,500
5,550
3,700
$15.75
20.34
17.69
15.17
19.06
15.05
16.41
20.74
18.29
22.82
19.02
15.81
18.91
16.10
14.68
$32,760
42,310
36,790
31,550
39,640
31,300
34,130
43,150
38,030
47,460
39,560
32,890
39,330
33,490
30,540
$9.10
11.53
10.41
8.33
11.99
8.26
9.63
12.22
12.29
13.37
10.46
8.08
10.54
7.98
8.22
$11.17
14.68
12.97
10.72
14.84
10.71
12.28
15.80
14.81
18.07
13.53
10.30
13.44
10.40
10.02
$14.24
20.45
16.90
14.37
18.48
14.33
15.86
20.38
17.74
23.54
19.01
15.01
18.25
13.89
13.16
$19.07
25.79
21.60
18.67
22.96
18.73
20.12
25.93
21.78
27.65
24.64
19.81
23.54
20.20
18.07
$25.35
29.69
26.48
22.85
27.43
22.96
24.42
30.51
25.47
32.41
27.64
25.62
28.36
29.90
22.36
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers.................................
Commercial divers..........................................................................................................
Fabric menders, except garment....................................................................................
Locksmiths and safe repairers........................................................................................
Manufactured building and mobile home installers........................................................
Riggers...........................................................................................................................
Signal and track switch repairers....................................................................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.................................................
35,370
2,690
1,720
19,340
13,160
12,550
8,680
148,890
13.77
18.27
14.14
14.68
11.65
17.07
21.32
11.25
28,650
38,000
29,410
30,540
24,230
35,510
44,350
23,400
8.27
11.17
7.85
8.31
7.41
9.89
16.40
6.83
10.45
13.60
9.45
10.59
8.90
12.76
18.80
8.07
13.36
16.48
12.70
13.83
11.23
16.25
21.01
10.21
16.61
20.73
18.98
17.81
13.44
20.50
24.15
13.38
20.43
28.84
21.84
22.16
16.35
25.29
27.42
17.55
Production occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...........................
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers.......................................
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers..................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers............................................................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers.....................................................................
Engine and other machine assemblers..........................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters............................................................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators.............................................................................
Team assemblers...........................................................................................................
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators....................................................
705,270
26,150
33,590
245,700
54,690
50,410
85,330
31,820
1,138,100
5,280
22.45
18.23
12.17
12.20
13.09
16.31
14.60
12.30
12.10
13.55
46,690
37,920
25,320
25,380
27,230
33,920
30,380
25,580
25,160
28,180
12.58
9.88
7.81
7.85
8.11
9.00
9.41
8.15
7.49
8.69
16.12
12.90
9.36
9.33
9.89
11.34
11.32
9.64
9.01
10.30
21.02
18.60
11.48
11.28
12.52
15.58
13.94
11.87
11.14
12.79
27.21
23.88
14.24
14.13
15.78
21.73
17.18
14.42
14.13
15.97
34.49
27.18
17.56
17.77
19.45
25.44
21.07
17.17
18.01
20.02
Bakers.............................................................................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters..............................................................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers..................................................................
Slaughterers and meat packers......................................................................................
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders...........
Food batchmakers..........................................................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders...............................................................
157,110
132,370
150,440
122,490
17,800
74,650
34,480
10.86
13.07
9.17
9.94
12.79
11.24
10.99
22,600
27,180
19,060
20,680
26,600
23,390
22,860
6.92
7.54
6.95
7.37
7.57
6.84
6.98
8.05
9.48
7.69
8.48
9.41
8.15
8.14
10.09
12.30
8.69
9.82
11.89
10.53
10.31
12.98
16.42
10.27
11.14
15.55
13.83
13.26
16.62
20.24
12.13
13.07
19.92
16.94
16.60
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic....................................
Numerical tool and process control programmers..........................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic......
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...............................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic....................................................................................................................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic......
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic............................................................................................
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......
126,150
17,820
93,600
41,230
42,090
14.74
19.24
13.08
14.28
14.44
30,650
40,020
27,210
29,700
30,040
9.23
12.01
8.33
8.24
8.61
11.23
14.92
10.19
10.22
10.83
14.14
18.43
12.72
13.10
13.88
17.62
22.64
15.46
17.19
17.49
21.35
27.60
18.07
23.72
21.41
260,560
48,730
12.70
14.22
26,410
29,570
8.07
8.68
9.75
10.55
12.12
13.29
15.00
17.04
18.07
21.81
97,660
70,300
13.83
15.04
28,770
31,290
8.27
9.41
10.10
11.47
12.80
14.57
16.56
17.88
21.26
22.00
28,580
368,740
17,810
12,770
7,900
6,090
20,770
14.91
16.30
15.65
14.33
20.98
18.19
14.01
31,020
33,900
32,550
29,810
43,630
37,830
29,130
9.20
9.78
10.39
9.40
10.30
9.44
8.80
11.31
12.42
12.47
11.33
14.13
13.10
10.72
14.48
15.91
15.24
13.64
20.90
17.45
13.05
17.82
19.78
18.60
16.98
28.49
22.36
16.40
21.66
23.36
21.75
20.88
32.52
29.33
22.13
144,140
100,320
104,210
354,300
53,750
27,290
12,540
40,800
22,320
12.36
15.20
21.10
15.06
15.18
14.39
16.08
13.00
15.02
25,720
31,620
43,900
31,330
31,580
29,930
33,450
27,030
31,250
7.62
8.95
13.19
9.53
9.40
9.17
9.63
8.20
9.11
9.24
10.91
16.55
11.62
11.37
10.95
12.15
9.90
11.05
11.51
13.97
20.67
14.25
13.99
13.63
15.37
12.34
14.22
14.51
18.69
25.91
17.62
17.70
17.18
19.10
15.53
18.06
18.32
24.86
30.83
22.06
23.89
21.32
23.00
19.13
22.73
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Machinists.......................................................................................................................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................................................................
Pourers and casters, metal.............................................................................................
Model makers, metal and plastic....................................................................................
Patternmakers, metal and plastic...................................................................................
Foundry mold and coremakers.......................................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic....................................................................................................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................
Tool and die makers.......................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders....................
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.................................................................................
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...........
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners..............................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Percentiles
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
81,840
6,550
54,790
82,970
189,900
$11.81
14.74
15.65
15.95
14.93
$24,570
30,660
32,560
33,170
31,050
$7.06
7.97
8.78
8.84
8.38
$8.49
10.17
11.22
11.43
10.59
$10.82
13.87
14.83
15.22
14.11
$14.26
18.33
19.42
19.91
18.52
$18.23
22.27
23.49
24.64
22.52
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers..................................................................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials...........................................................
Sewing machine operators.............................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers.........................................................................
Shoe machine operators and tenders............................................................................
Sewers, hand..................................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.....................................................................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders.......................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders...........................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders......
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and
217,820
87,500
265,200
8,090
6,020
18,790
32,150
24,280
32,170
47,720
60,550
8.64
8.61
9.12
9.98
10.24
9.57
11.62
10.56
10.47
11.42
11.08
17,960
17,900
18,960
20,750
21,300
19,900
24,170
21,960
21,770
23,740
23,040
6.05
6.21
6.44
6.74
6.97
6.44
7.04
7.11
7.07
7.89
8.50
6.98
7.13
7.22
7.81
8.05
7.46
8.40
8.56
8.02
9.56
9.51
8.14
8.27
8.51
9.40
9.89
8.65
10.51
10.30
9.87
11.37
10.62
9.84
9.85
10.52
11.35
11.93
10.71
14.04
12.19
12.34
13.20
12.16
11.96
11.38
12.90
14.29
14.11
13.98
17.68
13.95
15.27
14.87
13.89
glass fibers................................................................................................................................................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers..................................................................................
Upholsterers...................................................................................................................
26,700
10,310
39,660
13.68
16.30
12.97
28,460
33,910
26,980
9.04
7.89
7.61
11.15
10.18
9.50
13.55
13.72
12.18
16.21
20.65
16.05
18.08
28.25
19.66
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters............................................................................
Furniture finishers...........................................................................................................
Model makers, wood.......................................................................................................
Patternmakers, wood......................................................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing........................
126,350
28,770
3,820
3,470
55,130
89,410
12.56
11.82
14.19
14.93
11.12
11.28
26,120
24,590
29,520
31,060
23,130
23,470
7.82
7.49
7.64
7.94
7.32
7.42
9.45
8.96
9.08
10.23
8.70
8.82
11.81
11.13
12.24
14.25
10.65
10.76
14.98
13.76
16.67
17.84
13.18
13.19
18.49
17.36
26.71
24.30
15.92
16.11
Nuclear power reactor operators....................................................................................
Power distributors and dispatchers.................................................................................
Power plant operators.....................................................................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................................................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators.......................................
Chemical plant and system operators............................................................................
Gas plant operators........................................................................................................
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers............................
3,710
10,270
33,250
48,880
95,870
56,270
11,180
40,980
29.99
26.73
24.15
21.32
16.89
21.10
23.53
22.97
62,380
55,590
50,220
44,340
35,130
43,880
48,940
47,780
23.44
17.24
15.44
12.92
9.93
13.98
17.64
14.32
25.98
21.39
19.62
16.45
12.60
17.45
19.95
19.93
29.72
26.45
24.45
20.87
16.30
21.18
23.45
24.02
33.83
32.31
28.80
26.16
20.68
25.35
27.20
26.77
38.61
37.32
33.44
31.38
25.40
28.33
31.32
29.12
Chemical equipment operators and tenders...................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators,
and tenders.................................................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders.......................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand............................................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and
tenders........................................................................................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders..........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.....................................................
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................................................
Dental laboratory technicians..........................................................................................
Medical appliance technicians........................................................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians..................................................................................
59,720
18.75
39,000
11.85
14.77
18.62
22.86
26.35
37,360
43,320
43,910
106,610
30,110
70,960
15.99
13.57
12.03
13.94
12.01
13.06
33,260
28,230
25,030
28,990
24,980
27,170
9.32
8.26
7.62
8.51
7.20
8.08
11.93
10.10
9.05
10.53
8.54
9.88
15.25
12.96
11.10
13.43
10.79
12.53
19.70
16.40
13.96
16.79
14.17
15.77
23.97
20.10
17.80
20.59
18.45
19.10
73,990
30,320
497,300
30,360
45,480
11,270
30,300
13.84
14.63
14.65
14.48
15.40
14.82
11.42
28,780
30,430
30,470
30,120
32,030
30,820
23,760
8.52
9.06
8.09
7.58
8.52
8.37
7.56
10.32
11.11
10.18
9.77
10.84
10.39
8.84
13.05
13.95
13.34
13.06
14.10
13.41
10.67
16.62
17.72
17.80
17.28
18.24
17.76
13.47
21.15
21.67
23.91
22.16
24.00
22.55
16.73
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders....................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders......................
Painters, transportation equipment.................................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers......................................................................
Photographic process workers.......................................................................................
Photographic processing machine operators.................................................................
Semiconductor processors.............................................................................................
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders..................................................
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders.....................
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders.................................................
Etchers and engravers....................................................................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic...............................................
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................
Tire builders....................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..........................................................................................
400,680
93,110
46,600
29,590
27,170
54,750
50,160
25,390
17,590
7,920
8,800
37,600
109,600
14,830
452,700
11.40
13.06
17.56
11.36
11.19
10.14
14.14
11.98
11.99
11.46
11.94
12.70
14.29
17.59
10.09
23,700
27,160
36,520
23,640
23,280
21,100
29,410
24,920
24,950
23,830
24,840
26,420
29,720
36,590
20,980
6.99
8.32
9.85
7.20
6.88
6.56
9.43
7.66
7.53
6.69
7.10
7.39
8.95
9.37
6.59
8.24
9.99
12.50
8.37
7.91
7.57
11.03
9.12
9.01
8.14
8.46
9.24
11.26
12.63
7.67
10.45
12.37
16.39
10.41
9.79
9.11
13.29
11.24
11.07
10.31
10.69
11.91
13.91
19.01
9.42
13.74
15.47
21.90
13.31
13.24
11.73
16.53
14.41
14.27
13.95
13.85
15.60
16.95
21.74
11.77
17.27
19.16
27.00
17.24
17.73
15.54
20.32
17.32
17.96
18.56
18.26
19.62
20.70
25.20
14.85
9,440
154,750
19.63
19.19
40,830
39,920
10.55
11.09
12.98
14.07
17.64
18.16
24.77
23.11
32.41
28.55
214,030
79,770
19,980
23,040
5,660
22.58
(³)
(³)
44.83
20.85
46,960
129,880
57,950
93,240
43,380
12.38
(³)
(³)
24.00
9.73
15.98
(³)
(³)
33.75
13.11
21.08
(³)
(³)
46.28
18.79
26.93
(³)
(³)
58.36
27.20
34.16
(³)
(³)
65.44
33.74
Production occupations - Continued
Bindery workers..............................................................................................................
Bookbinders....................................................................................................................
Job printers.....................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers..................................................................................
Printing machine operators.............................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand.........
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine
and vehicle operators..................................................................................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.....................................................................
Commercial pilots...........................................................................................................
Air traffic controllers........................................................................................................
Airfield operations specialists.........................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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90th
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2003 Continued
Mean wages
Percentiles
Employment
Occupation
Hourly
Annual¹
10th
25th
50th
(Median)
75th
90th
Transportation and material moving occupations - Continued
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians.................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity......................................................................................
Bus drivers, school.........................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers.......................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...........................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services...........................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs............................................................................................
17,650
194,400
467,840
380,120
1,528,630
943,840
131,570
$9.73
14.98
11.05
11.38
16.51
12.76
10.22
$20,230
31,160
22,990
23,660
34,330
26,530
21,260
$6.33
8.46
6.20
6.02
10.02
7.10
6.37
$7.42
10.63
7.75
6.99
12.55
8.82
7.42
$9.14
14.29
10.86
9.79
16.01
11.58
9.14
$11.10
19.28
13.65
14.61
20.01
15.79
11.72
$13.73
22.92
16.56
19.63
23.81
20.79
15.51
Locomotive engineers.....................................................................................................
Locomotive firers............................................................................................................
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers.......................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators..................................................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters............................................................................
Subway and streetcar operators.....................................................................................
30,450
680
5,680
13,850
34,720
9,880
24.60
21.67
19.30
23.10
24.36
22.13
51,160
45,080
40,140
48,040
50,670
46,020
14.03
13.38
12.94
14.43
15.10
17.66
16.84
18.66
15.27
17.86
17.83
19.46
22.11
22.75
18.01
21.59
21.31
22.97
31.81
26.26
20.73
28.27
31.12
25.61
41.31
28.16
24.06
35.04
40.35
27.19
Sailors and marine oilers................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.................................................................
Motorboat operators.......................................................................................................
Ship engineers................................................................................................................
27,570
24,040
3,680
8,900
15.36
25.50
14.71
26.39
31,950
53,050
30,590
54,900
8.33
12.71
7.57
14.26
10.92
17.78
8.99
20.00
14.44
24.51
12.51
26.01
19.26
31.16
19.79
33.07
22.80
38.98
25.03
39.17
Bridge and lock tenders..................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.....................................................................................................
Service station attendants..............................................................................................
Traffic technicians...........................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors...............................................................................................
3,270
113,490
96,250
6,460
27,890
16.93
8.50
8.71
16.85
23.67
35,220
17,670
18,110
35,040
49,240
9.52
6.13
6.26
10.16
10.40
13.30
6.97
7.10
12.15
16.35
17.97
8.00
8.11
16.15
23.84
20.53
9.55
9.68
20.67
28.89
23.14
11.55
12.06
25.47
38.09
Conveyor operators and tenders....................................................................................
Crane and tower operators.............................................................................................
Dredge operators............................................................................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators...............................................
Loading machine operators, underground mining..........................................................
Hoist and winch operators..............................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators..............................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment...............................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.....................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand........................................................................................
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators.....................................................
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers...................................................................
Wellhead pumpers..........................................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................................................................
Shuttle car operators......................................................................................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders...................................................................................
58,780
47,420
3,030
68,740
3,560
8,560
604,350
320,840
2,255,780
159,160
901,890
6,190
12,260
8,560
138,480
3,040
16,210
12.56
18.73
14.17
16.59
15.64
17.78
13.46
9.15
10.41
11.27
8.85
21.20
18.60
15.73
12.51
18.17
17.13
26,120
38,950
29,470
34,520
32,530
36,990
27,990
19,030
21,650
23,430
18,410
44,100
38,680
32,720
26,030
37,800
35,630
8.38
11.20
8.56
9.94
10.47
9.50
8.93
6.08
6.67
7.34
6.07
13.77
9.68
8.88
6.31
14.10
9.75
9.83
13.66
10.42
12.09
12.52
11.61
10.39
6.98
7.76
8.62
6.94
17.49
13.40
11.78
8.22
16.00
12.21
11.87
17.86
13.37
15.46
15.46
15.40
12.68
8.27
9.58
10.57
8.14
20.97
18.00
14.89
11.56
18.79
15.90
14.42
22.51
16.83
20.37
18.23
21.83
15.78
10.41
12.14
13.17
10.25
25.13
24.62
19.85
15.86
20.83
21.28
18.18
28.31
21.32
25.88
21.56
32.25
19.72
13.50
15.74
16.50
12.95
28.76
27.85
23.99
21.05
22.22
27.20
1
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours
figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual
wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
2
Represents a wage above $70.00 per hour.
3
Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Logging (NAICS 113300)
Logging equipment operators.................................................................................................................................
Fallers.....................................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers.............................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
21,460
7,970
7,850
2,240
1,810
1,720
1,340
1,290
1,200
1,080
32.0
11.9
11.7
3.3
2.7
2.6
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.6
$ 13.66
16.09
13.50
21.68
11.07
10.54
9.76
11.82
29.74
9.62
$ 28,410
33,460
28,080
45,100
23,020
21,920
20,300
24,590
61,850
20,010
$ 10.43
10.57
10.60
15.17
9.03
7.69
6.75
8.56
17.21
6.85
$ 16.51
19.11
16.11
25.21
12.89
12.03
11.18
14.43
39.13
11.49
Support activities for crop production (NAICS 115100)
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse..................................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products.............................................................................................................
Agricultural equipment operators...........................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers.............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
162,670
16,960
13,860
7,930
5,760
4,330
2,240
2,220
2,120
1,910
58.0
6.0
4.9
2.8
2.1
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
7.73
7.32
8.74
7.98
15.64
11.60
12.92
36.33
7.93
9.91
16,080
15,230
18,180
16,600
32,530
24,130
26,870
75,560
16,490
20,610
6.93
6.84
6.86
6.54
10.29
8.65
9.33
20.86
6.90
7.63
8.22
7.87
10.03
8.79
18.80
13.59
15.98
45.42
7.75
11.33
Support activities for animal production (NAICS 115200)
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals..................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Animal trainers.......................................................................................................................................................
Animal breeders.....................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers.............................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Agricultural and food science technicians..............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping............................................................................
9,160
2,590
1,480
1,080
740
740
520
480
460
420
35.7
10.1
5.8
4.2
2.9
2.9
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.6
9.24
9.45
12.86
15.14
16.65
9.48
10.57
12.31
32.37
11.07
19,220
19,670
26,750
31,490
34,620
19,720
21,980
25,610
67,330
23,020
7.37
7.38
8.84
9.99
11.92
7.33
8.08
9.59
21.65
8.48
10.57
10.64
16.34
19.50
20.64
11.39
11.92
13.57
37.28
12.69
Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211100)
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers....................................................................
Petroleum engineers..............................................................................................................................................
Wellhead pumpers.................................................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers.............................................................................................
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers...........................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Roustabouts, oil and gas........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
8,640
5,390
5,270
5,140
5,120
4,700
4,290
4,090
3,610
3,340
7.3
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.0
3.6
3.5
3.1
2.8
21.37
46.04
16.25
25.97
60.34
45.72
19.47
15.88
13.83
13.39
44,450
95,770
33,800
54,020
125,510
95,110
40,500
33,040
28,760
27,860
15.63
34.70
11.98
20.14
38.06
33.56
14.72
12.21
9.87
8.93
25.56
56.37
20.74
30.46
(²)
56.05
25.35
18.92
17.48
16.99
Coal mining (NAICS 212100)
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators.......................................................................................
Roof bolters, mining...............................................................................................................................................
Continuous mining machine operators...................................................................................................................
Helpers--extraction workers...................................................................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Shuttle car operators..............................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
7,030
4,220
3,940
3,760
3,350
3,220
2,800
2,750
2,720
2,660
10.1
6.0
5.6
5.4
4.8
4.6
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
18.23
30.22
18.83
18.39
17.69
16.91
20.58
21.20
18.45
19.49
37,920
62,850
39,170
38,250
36,800
35,170
42,800
44,100
38,370
40,540
14.00
21.74
14.24
16.15
15.12
14.71
16.63
18.68
16.37
17.60
21.58
35.37
23.29
20.66
20.40
19.72
24.86
23.14
20.86
21.76
Metal ore mining (NAICS 212200)
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Continuous mining machine operators...................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators....................................................................................................
1,480
1,430
1,320
1,180
1,140
910
880
830
820
810
5.5
5.3
4.9
4.4
4.3
3.4
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.0
18.04
20.95
20.15
19.90
17.53
19.43
19.10
18.33
20.30
20.87
37,520
43,570
41,920
41,390
36,470
40,420
39,730
38,120
42,230
43,400
15.54
18.26
18.37
18.58
15.13
17.29
17.61
16.12
18.14
19.38
20.62
24.18
22.49
22.22
20.74
22.04
21.27
21.07
22.22
22.49
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (NAICS 212300)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators.......................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
10,560
9,280
7,210
4,600
3,650
3,600
2,930
2,770
2,760
2,460
9.7
8.5
6.6
4.2
3.4
3.3
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
$ 14.52
15.96
14.37
14.41
16.35
24.05
40.89
16.64
12.63
13.13
$ 30,190
33,190
29,890
29,980
34,000
50,030
85,050
34,600
26,270
27,310
$ 11.65
12.41
11.18
11.30
13.32
17.38
26.07
13.57
9.56
10.49
$ 16.70
18.28
16.72
16.49
19.29
28.93
47.63
18.89
15.58
15.70
Support activities for mining (NAICS 213100)
Roustabouts, oil and gas........................................................................................................................................
Helpers--extraction workers...................................................................................................................................
Derrick operators, oil and gas................................................................................................................................
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas...........................................................................................................................
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining...........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
19,330
13,150
12,680
11,270
9,130
8,920
6,300
5,450
2,920
2,880
11.0
7.5
7.2
6.4
5.2
5.1
3.6
3.1
1.7
1.6
12.15
13.19
15.39
18.59
15.90
26.17
12.73
41.51
15.80
11.12
25,260
27,440
32,020
38,660
33,080
54,440
26,470
86,340
32,870
23,140
9.06
10.27
12.07
14.11
11.55
18.97
10.28
27.11
11.55
7.87
14.55
15.30
17.44
21.61
19.18
32.50
13.93
50.65
20.09
13.61
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution (NAICS 221100)
Electrical power-line installers and repairers..........................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Power plant operators............................................................................................................................................
Meter readers, utilities............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
48,870
22,640
20,560
14,160
13,360
13,260
8,860
8,360
8,270
8,180
11.6
5.4
4.9
3.4
3.2
3.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
24.27
17.62
25.32
16.34
31.84
25.45
24.95
24.75
25.84
35.90
50,490
36,650
52,670
33,990
66,220
52,930
51,890
51,480
53,740
74,680
20.51
13.43
21.62
12.64
27.31
22.96
21.31
21.87
23.51
30.43
28.32
21.26
29.22
20.05
36.69
28.48
29.18
28.27
29.17
41.90
Natural gas distribution (NAICS 221200)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Meter readers, utilities............................................................................................................................................
Gas plant operators................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
9,620
7,980
6,250
5,800
3,120
2,340
2,100
2,070
1,980
1,770
8.5
7.1
5.6
5.2
2.8
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.6
18.26
23.08
21.89
17.62
25.06
16.88
28.17
29.45
27.38
22.49
37,970
48,010
45,530
36,650
52,120
35,110
58,600
61,260
56,950
46,790
13.40
19.38
17.94
13.49
21.03
13.13
23.95
25.49
22.48
19.14
23.16
27.09
26.46
22.00
28.82
20.81
32.99
33.97
32.78
26.35
Water, sewage and other systems (NAICS 221300)
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators..............................................................................
Meter readers, utilities............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
8,300
2,900
2,130
2,100
1,880
1,870
1,790
1,680
1,560
1,540
17.2
6.0
4.4
4.3
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.2
3.2
16.23
12.88
36.65
15.40
10.85
16.82
13.13
15.12
25.55
10.86
33,760
26,790
76,230
32,040
22,560
34,990
27,320
31,440
53,150
22,590
11.93
8.70
23.92
11.11
7.29
11.91
9.52
10.98
19.37
7.27
20.25
16.24
44.13
19.28
13.21
21.81
16.33
18.87
29.89
13.47
Residential building construction (NAICS 236100)
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Helpers--carpenters................................................................................................................................................
Construction managers..........................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
257,840
91,100
70,730
38,790
35,620
25,940
25,560
25,000
22,630
13,620
31.3
11.1
8.6
4.7
4.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.8
1.7
17.10
13.27
24.21
10.54
34.70
11.91
11.13
14.06
45.08
16.10
35,560
27,610
50,370
21,920
72,190
24,770
23,160
29,240
93,760
33,490
12.63
9.65
18.14
8.41
21.85
8.67
7.49
10.35
25.51
12.79
20.68
15.11
28.22
12.45
39.66
13.87
13.80
16.95
56.21
18.78
See footnotes at end of table.
62
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Nonresidential building construction (NAICS 236200)
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Construction managers..........................................................................................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Helpers--carpenters................................................................................................................................................
Cost estimators......................................................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers............................................................................................................................
140,590
110,190
72,710
43,880
20,220
18,830
17,070
16,900
14,750
14,410
18.8
14.7
9.7
5.9
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.0
1.9
$ 19.55
14.41
26.06
35.85
17.02
48.25
11.86
28.49
21.57
18.43
$ 40,660
29,980
54,200
74,560
35,410
100,360
24,670
59,250
44,860
38,340
$ 14.21
9.83
19.83
25.87
12.51
28.95
9.21
20.74
16.18
13.79
$ 24.43
18.23
31.36
42.62
21.52
59.95
13.59
34.91
26.90
22.52
Utility system construction (NAICS 237100)
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Pipelayers...............................................................................................................................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers..........................................................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Earth drillers, except oil and gas............................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Construction managers..........................................................................................................................................
79,910
38,140
26,170
20,620
13,920
12,790
12,010
9,490
9,330
8,910
20.8
9.9
6.8
5.4
3.6
3.3
3.1
2.5
2.4
2.3
13.90
19.58
23.88
15.18
18.45
15.36
19.31
16.00
16.52
34.19
28,920
40,720
49,680
31,570
38,380
31,940
40,160
33,290
34,360
71,120
9.35
13.56
17.98
10.68
13.32
11.22
13.15
12.10
12.29
24.60
17.34
25.08
28.16
18.91
22.94
17.95
24.63
18.64
19.61
40.43
Land subdivision (NAICS 237200)
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers.................................................................................
Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
4,530
4,200
4,180
4,020
4,000
3,760
3,700
3,490
3,370
3,300
5.4
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.8
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.9
10.29
39.64
28.72
13.09
18.56
16.11
11.84
14.68
55.78
27.92
21,400
82,460
59,750
27,230
38,600
33,500
24,620
30,540
116,020
58,060
8.07
18.44
13.33
9.82
14.79
12.67
8.36
10.99
29.72
20.24
11.81
52.44
34.58
15.98
21.38
19.32
14.30
17.36
(²)
33.81
Highway, street, and bridge construction (NAICS 237300)
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators............................................................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................................
Construction managers..........................................................................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
86,800
52,180
26,380
26,080
19,110
15,090
11,480
8,310
5,990
5,600
24.6
14.8
7.5
7.4
5.4
4.3
3.3
2.4
1.7
1.6
15.64
20.31
15.65
24.47
16.43
20.02
16.84
35.40
18.34
45.99
32,540
42,240
32,560
50,900
34,170
41,650
35,030
73,620
38,150
95,650
9.85
13.72
11.32
18.66
11.09
13.82
11.55
25.19
13.72
27.64
20.93
26.27
19.07
29.14
20.92
25.83
21.99
41.33
22.30
56.83
Other heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237900)
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Construction managers..........................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators.......................................................................................
21,590
14,120
6,550
4,110
3,590
2,950
2,850
2,220
1,990
1,960
19.4
12.7
5.9
3.7
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.0
1.8
1.8
13.83
18.84
24.38
20.46
15.83
20.72
37.82
44.40
11.29
16.14
28,760
39,180
50,710
42,550
32,920
43,100
78,670
92,350
23,490
33,580
9.51
12.73
18.23
14.32
10.99
15.62
25.12
26.59
7.69
12.16
16.83
23.43
28.98
26.54
19.83
25.06
45.73
54.59
13.77
18.90
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors (NAICS 238100)
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
Roofers...................................................................................................................................................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons..............................................................................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters.................................................
Structural iron and steel workers............................................................................................................................
Glaziers..................................................................................................................................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers........................................................................................................................
131,590
112,770
99,790
79,870
74,890
49,880
42,500
31,370
30,190
18,370
13.8
11.8
10.4
8.4
7.8
5.2
4.4
3.3
3.2
1.9
17.50
13.51
15.85
20.41
15.93
24.72
13.04
21.78
17.89
19.21
36,390
28,090
32,970
42,450
33,130
51,420
27,130
45,310
37,220
39,960
12.38
9.60
11.32
15.65
11.53
18.05
9.78
15.79
12.20
12.40
21.75
15.94
19.50
24.96
19.08
28.90
14.88
27.80
22.66
25.42
See footnotes at end of table.
63
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Building equipment contractors (NAICS 238200)
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers....................................................................
Sheet metal workers...............................................................................................................................................
Helpers--electricians...............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters..................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
399,280
300,610
119,140
91,460
84,400
67,180
61,810
42,650
41,720
38,960
22.0
16.5
6.6
5.0
4.6
3.7
3.4
2.4
2.3
2.1
$ 21.12
21.25
17.15
19.16
11.90
27.46
11.41
11.67
11.42
44.14
$ 43,920
44,200
35,680
39,850
24,760
57,110
23,740
24,280
23,760
91,800
$ 14.48
14.90
12.37
12.89
9.36
19.74
9.15
8.76
8.36
25.72
$ 26.79
27.10
20.96
25.11
13.96
33.29
13.16
13.60
13.64
54.97
Building finishing contractors (NAICS 238300)
Painters, construction and maintenance................................................................................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers.............................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Plasterers and stucco masons...............................................................................................................................
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
Insulation workers..................................................................................................................................................
Tile and marble setters...........................................................................................................................................
Tapers....................................................................................................................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons.........................................................................
152,480
115,350
93,690
38,200
37,420
35,590
30,690
29,770
29,620
20,710
17.3
13.1
10.7
4.3
4.3
4.1
3.5
3.4
3.4
2.4
15.42
18.76
17.91
25.19
17.31
12.97
15.22
18.06
19.33
10.90
32,080
39,030
37,260
52,400
36,010
26,980
31,660
37,560
40,200
22,680
11.32
13.04
12.74
17.69
12.41
9.35
10.06
12.96
14.35
8.04
18.09
24.12
22.09
29.30
20.92
15.05
18.08
22.11
24.52
11.76
Other specialty trade contractors (NAICS 238900)
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators.......................................................................................
Fence erectors.......................................................................................................................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators............................................................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
119,300
73,900
40,600
38,560
32,770
21,360
15,960
14,240
14,200
12,140
19.8
12.3
6.7
6.4
5.4
3.5
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.0
13.99
19.00
16.96
15.41
24.05
17.55
11.92
16.55
18.29
40.47
29,090
39,510
35,280
32,060
50,030
36,510
24,800
34,430
38,040
84,180
9.71
13.26
11.93
11.93
17.58
12.67
9.02
11.09
12.70
23.95
17.18
24.13
20.48
17.81
27.64
22.04
14.09
19.86
23.49
48.43
Animal food manufacturing (NAICS 311100)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................
3,990
3,160
2,810
2,420
2,350
2,060
1,700
1,690
1,560
1,410
8.0
6.3
5.6
4.8
4.7
4.1
3.4
3.4
3.1
2.8
14.77
12.40
10.91
13.43
12.50
20.18
23.92
15.96
12.20
11.83
30,720
25,790
22,700
27,930
26,010
41,980
49,760
33,200
25,390
24,600
11.92
9.48
8.14
11.64
9.90
14.61
15.65
12.84
9.57
9.31
17.27
14.99
12.97
15.29
14.57
24.19
30.19
18.72
14.68
14.02
Grain and oilseed milling (NAICS 311200)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
6,140
3,040
2,460
2,400
2,220
2,180
2,070
1,800
1,670
1,670
10.0
4.9
4.0
3.9
3.6
3.5
3.4
2.9
2.7
2.7
14.70
22.45
13.15
15.01
15.48
16.99
12.40
13.95
11.49
18.14
30,570
46,690
27,350
31,220
32,210
35,340
25,780
29,020
23,900
37,730
10.42
16.06
9.66
11.53
12.25
13.83
9.09
11.64
8.91
15.25
18.25
27.66
15.90
18.11
19.28
20.33
15.26
16.42
13.72
21.22
Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (NAICS 311300)
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
7,870
7,600
7,420
4,340
3,550
2,530
2,490
2,400
2,190
2,150
9.0
8.7
8.4
4.9
4.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.5
10.21
11.14
12.44
10.63
8.14
7.72
17.31
22.27
10.68
14.38
21,240
23,180
25,880
22,110
16,940
16,050
36,010
46,330
22,220
29,910
7.81
8.25
9.32
7.68
6.79
6.47
14.63
15.93
8.44
11.86
12.05
13.64
15.46
13.01
8.74
8.62
20.35
26.38
12.57
16.74
See footnotes at end of table.
64
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing (NAICS 311400)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders.......................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
23,050
10,120
10,030
9,360
9,050
8,670
7,340
6,400
5,930
5,650
12.8
5.6
5.6
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.1
3.6
3.3
3.1
$ 11.47
10.37
13.07
10.27
11.95
9.83
11.92
12.32
16.51
20.06
$ 23,850
21,570
27,190
21,360
24,860
20,440
24,800
25,620
34,340
41,730
Dairy product manufacturing (NAICS 311500)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
13,820
8,450
8,220
6,860
6,780
6,330
5,230
4,790
4,490
4,130
10.2
6.3
6.1
5.1
5.0
4.7
3.9
3.6
3.3
3.1
13.70
12.63
13.33
12.24
10.33
17.45
14.23
21.24
14.39
16.75
Animal slaughtering and processing (NAICS 311600)
Slaughterers and meat packers.............................................................................................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers..........................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters.....................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
118,460
109,150
20,460
18,710
16,090
15,540
15,000
11,210
11,050
8,700
22.9
21.1
4.0
3.6
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.2
2.1
1.7
Seafood product preparation and packaging (NAICS 311700)
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers..........................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products.............................................................................................................
Slaughterers and meat packers.............................................................................................................................
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders........................................................................................
9,160
3,760
2,660
2,120
1,380
1,250
1,110
1,060
860
810
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (NAICS 311800)
Bakers....................................................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Other food manufacturing (NAICS 311900)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders.......................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
65
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
8.51
7.63
10.97
7.77
8.98
7.87
8.96
9.78
13.85
14.74
$ 13.90
12.54
15.47
12.05
14.99
11.44
13.97
14.49
19.55
24.72
28,490
26,270
27,730
25,450
21,490
36,290
29,590
44,180
29,930
34,850
10.91
9.80
10.69
10.08
7.82
14.54
12.11
16.17
12.05
13.15
16.41
15.40
15.86
13.87
12.58
20.67
16.52
25.80
16.79
20.29
9.94
8.90
10.10
9.81
9.32
18.70
10.54
9.17
14.26
11.22
20,680
18,520
21,000
20,400
19,380
38,900
21,920
19,070
29,660
23,340
8.53
7.72
8.10
8.20
7.70
14.77
8.57
7.54
11.72
9.19
11.14
10.00
11.27
10.93
10.69
21.85
12.05
10.44
16.40
12.67
22.5
9.2
6.5
5.2
3.4
3.1
2.7
2.6
2.1
2.0
8.89
8.58
9.39
8.49
19.15
10.54
8.40
7.85
7.67
8.30
18,500
17,840
19,520
17,660
39,840
21,930
17,480
16,320
15,950
17,260
7.02
6.94
7.11
6.55
12.17
8.01
6.53
6.33
6.37
6.22
9.91
9.77
10.96
9.58
24.38
12.56
9.94
8.92
8.54
9.03
47,260
20,930
14,390
14,190
13,970
13,480
9,600
8,490
8,470
8,450
16.0
7.1
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.9
11.58
10.18
11.80
8.12
12.36
10.94
19.94
16.28
7.88
10.10
24,080
21,170
24,550
16,890
25,700
22,750
41,480
33,850
16,380
21,000
8.25
7.62
8.60
6.75
9.41
7.77
15.10
11.93
6.91
6.79
14.09
12.27
14.70
8.82
14.88
13.63
23.76
20.12
8.58
9.33
13,920
13,810
9,330
6,210
4,840
4,830
4,300
3,680
3,660
3,440
9.2
9.1
6.1
4.1
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.4
2.3
12.41
10.98
11.74
13.38
21.15
11.02
10.00
17.63
27.29
11.04
25,810
22,840
24,420
27,820
43,980
22,920
20,790
36,660
56,750
22,960
9.46
8.40
8.39
11.10
15.11
8.50
8.23
14.50
17.29
8.43
15.31
13.43
14.49
15.85
25.93
13.09
11.17
20.84
35.52
13.47
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Beverage manufacturing (NAICS 312100)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............................
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers.........................................................................
19,490
9,300
8,630
8,390
7,480
6,300
4,230
4,120
3,940
3,240
11.3
5.4
5.0
4.9
4.3
3.7
2.5
2.4
2.3
1.9
$ 13.70
16.18
22.60
11.69
13.76
13.82
22.54
18.31
16.18
14.90
$ 28,490
33,640
47,000
24,320
28,610
28,740
46,870
38,090
33,650
31,000
Tobacco manufacturing (NAICS 312200)
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
3,210
2,510
1,660
1,600
1,370
1,370
1,240
1,080
930
590
10.8
8.4
5.6
5.4
4.6
4.6
4.2
3.6
3.1
2.0
13.52
23.58
21.99
17.78
10.75
25.36
12.67
13.72
22.83
13.23
Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (NAICS 313100)
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
24,550
3,900
2,770
2,390
2,360
2,020
1,400
1,370
1,210
1,090
40.4
6.4
4.6
3.9
3.9
3.3
2.3
2.3
2.0
1.8
Fabric mills (NAICS 313200)
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
25,480
13,430
6,480
5,440
5,220
4,880
4,430
4,010
3,980
3,360
Textile and fabric finishing and fabric coating mills (NAICS 313300)
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Printing machine operators....................................................................................................................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Textile furnishings mills (NAICS 314100)
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
66
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.74
12.75
15.08
8.81
11.38
10.31
17.53
14.66
11.75
12.59
$ 16.28
19.37
26.70
14.01
16.01
16.93
26.81
21.87
19.16
17.31
28,130
49,060
45,740
36,980
22,350
52,750
26,360
28,540
47,480
27,530
9.01
16.65
15.46
10.48
7.74
23.42
8.91
9.37
16.02
8.85
18.94
31.08
27.30
24.84
13.67
31.21
16.62
16.99
29.86
17.28
10.40
11.37
13.72
11.06
19.87
13.59
10.22
11.45
11.00
9.55
21,620
23,650
28,540
23,010
41,340
28,260
21,250
23,820
22,880
19,870
9.48
9.97
12.14
9.32
15.95
11.91
9.25
10.03
9.73
8.85
11.36
12.88
15.00
12.75
22.76
15.34
11.11
12.89
12.53
10.49
18.5
9.8
4.7
4.0
3.8
3.5
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.4
11.78
10.72
10.92
10.93
19.98
9.94
15.61
13.94
10.60
10.07
24,500
22,290
22,720
22,730
41,550
20,670
32,460
29,000
22,050
20,950
10.07
9.36
9.33
9.44
15.73
7.67
12.92
11.74
9.05
8.48
13.37
12.06
12.37
12.30
23.14
11.27
17.47
16.46
11.62
11.17
10,380
3,860
3,520
3,470
3,440
2,520
2,420
2,360
2,100
2,060
13.3
5.0
4.5
4.5
4.4
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.7
2.6
10.77
10.93
9.49
10.21
19.44
10.03
9.65
11.39
11.17
12.05
22,400
22,740
19,730
21,230
40,430
20,860
20,070
23,690
23,240
25,070
8.55
9.26
8.01
9.36
14.69
8.65
7.73
8.59
8.85
9.64
12.55
12.31
10.83
11.04
22.74
11.07
10.75
13.42
13.34
14.07
20,610
7,030
5,330
4,400
4,180
3,910
3,850
3,730
3,480
3,400
18.6
6.4
4.8
4.0
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.1
3.1
9.16
11.14
10.54
8.87
11.78
12.01
18.56
9.16
10.00
11.35
19,050
23,170
21,920
18,440
24,500
24,990
38,610
19,050
20,810
23,610
7.49
10.02
9.22
7.48
9.08
9.89
13.79
7.58
8.00
9.81
10.42
12.44
11.87
10.15
14.60
14.03
22.35
10.65
11.32
12.89
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Other textile product mills (NAICS 314900)
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
21,960
4,570
3,550
2,770
1,990
1,920
1,880
1,760
1,660
1,550
28.1
5.9
4.6
3.6
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.0
Apparel knitting mills (NAICS 315100)
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials...................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
8,580
6,190
2,720
2,610
2,200
2,020
1,810
1,810
1,480
1,260
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (NAICS 315200)
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials...................................................................................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sewers, hand..........................................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
9.35
10.76
18.45
10.93
9.89
23.49
10.15
40.99
10.27
10.88
$ 19,450
22,380
38,370
22,740
20,560
48,870
21,110
85,260
21,370
22,640
18.1
13.1
5.7
5.5
4.6
4.3
3.8
3.8
3.1
2.7
8.85
10.18
9.27
8.88
13.21
9.65
9.13
10.25
16.59
11.18
112,510
8,170
7,780
7,060
7,050
6,730
6,420
6,240
5,950
4,010
44.0
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
1.6
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing (NAICS 315900)
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Sewers, hand..........................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
8,920
1,660
1,260
1,100
700
650
650
530
500
460
Leather and hide tanning and finishing (NAICS 316100)
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.........................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Footwear manufacturing (NAICS 316200)
Shoe machine operators and tenders....................................................................................................................
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
67
$
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
7.55
8.21
13.21
8.70
8.02
14.54
7.88
22.30
7.65
8.78
$ 10.70
12.74
21.99
13.14
11.27
27.60
11.97
51.81
12.46
12.48
18,410
21,180
19,280
18,470
27,490
20,070
18,980
21,320
34,510
23,260
7.34
8.63
7.92
7.28
11.66
8.70
7.80
8.70
12.35
8.61
10.32
11.36
10.59
10.34
14.52
10.84
10.20
11.46
19.14
12.64
8.31
9.44
16.99
10.25
9.19
10.05
9.06
9.01
8.86
31.75
17,270
19,630
35,340
21,310
19,120
20,900
18,850
18,740
18,430
66,030
6.97
7.19
11.57
7.89
7.15
7.54
7.36
7.28
7.10
17.66
9.11
10.64
20.40
11.46
10.71
11.90
10.41
9.39
10.39
42.77
35.2
6.6
5.0
4.4
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.1
2.0
1.8
8.25
8.79
7.75
16.62
9.19
8.38
10.12
8.62
23.27
44.41
17,150
18,290
16,110
34,560
19,110
17,440
21,050
17,920
48,400
92,370
6.83
7.12
6.08
11.49
7.15
7.05
8.00
7.07
12.47
23.67
9.31
10.01
8.77
20.41
10.68
9.55
11.67
9.72
29.51
57.41
760
720
520
330
290
270
230
210
170
140
8.9
8.4
6.1
3.9
3.4
3.2
2.7
2.5
2.0
1.6
11.55
12.49
14.81
19.79
9.96
7.45
9.63
13.23
14.95
12.82
24,030
25,990
30,800
41,170
20,730
15,490
20,030
27,520
31,090
26,670
9.58
8.94
8.79
15.71
7.78
6.28
6.78
11.20
12.11
9.52
13.60
15.73
19.86
23.07
11.61
7.85
12.18
15.50
17.22
16.40
5,070
1,810
1,400
1,280
710
580
520
410
380
350
26.1
9.3
7.2
6.6
3.7
3.0
2.7
2.1
2.0
1.8
10.22
9.60
9.80
10.84
9.79
18.75
8.78
11.13
10.19
9.27
21,270
19,970
20,380
22,550
20,360
39,000
18,270
23,140
21,200
19,280
8.07
7.87
8.28
8.09
7.47
13.92
6.73
9.35
8.54
7.65
11.91
10.94
10.91
12.60
12.19
22.27
10.82
12.77
11.32
10.73
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Other leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 316900)
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................................................
3,870
2,380
1,620
860
770
750
590
420
390
360
20.1
12.4
8.4
4.5
4.0
3.9
3.1
2.2
2.0
1.9
Sawmills and wood preservation (NAICS 321100)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Logging equipment operators.................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
14,470
13,050
8,270
7,900
6,940
4,880
3,610
3,320
3,040
2,820
Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters...................................................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
9.14
9.30
9.31
9.61
17.98
10.92
8.05
25.08
39.78
8.92
$ 19,000
19,340
19,370
20,000
37,400
22,720
16,740
52,160
82,750
18,540
12.3
11.1
7.0
6.7
5.9
4.1
3.1
2.8
2.6
2.4
9.64
12.00
11.69
10.89
11.37
9.84
21.01
13.53
11.95
14.24
15,830
8,120
6,350
6,010
5,060
4,520
4,380
3,560
3,140
2,440
13.9
7.1
5.6
5.3
4.5
4.0
3.9
3.1
2.8
2.2
Other wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters...................................................................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
45,370
26,230
20,540
16,380
15,000
13,470
11,190
10,360
9,000
8,150
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (NAICS 322100)
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Millwrights...............................................................................................................................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Converted paper product manufacturing (NAICS 322200)
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Printing machine operators....................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
68
$
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
7.40
7.32
7.30
7.55
12.50
8.08
6.92
15.02
21.50
7.12
$ 10.51
10.77
10.77
11.31
21.62
12.61
8.81
32.47
51.45
10.36
20,050
24,960
24,320
22,650
23,650
20,470
43,700
28,140
24,850
29,610
7.68
9.22
9.52
8.36
8.77
7.96
15.56
10.37
9.33
11.57
11.11
14.28
13.63
12.86
13.48
11.16
25.58
16.25
14.04
16.55
10.99
11.28
11.42
11.39
12.51
10.77
19.88
10.16
11.80
10.50
22,870
23,450
23,750
23,690
26,020
22,390
41,350
21,140
24,540
21,850
8.71
8.74
8.89
8.95
10.47
8.30
14.71
8.02
8.93
8.06
12.97
13.37
14.02
13.53
14.44
13.13
24.21
11.85
13.53
11.57
14.6
8.5
6.6
5.3
4.8
4.3
3.6
3.3
2.9
2.6
11.15
10.90
13.55
12.09
10.57
9.80
18.83
9.84
9.50
11.42
23,200
22,680
28,180
25,150
21,980
20,380
39,160
20,470
19,750
23,750
8.95
8.66
10.24
8.79
8.36
7.82
13.90
8.14
7.58
9.41
12.98
12.80
15.68
14.49
12.39
11.27
22.34
11.20
11.06
13.25
22,500
6,890
6,580
5,250
4,940
4,880
4,500
3,800
3,280
3,030
14.5
4.4
4.2
3.4
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.5
2.1
2.0
17.35
21.56
14.23
29.58
22.11
14.49
16.04
22.91
23.16
18.44
36,090
44,840
29,590
61,530
45,980
30,140
33,370
47,650
48,170
38,360
13.90
17.80
11.22
21.91
18.36
11.43
12.80
19.70
19.66
13.32
20.77
25.98
17.20
37.47
26.16
17.74
19.44
26.62
26.88
22.89
68,630
22,570
17,160
16,010
15,220
14,500
12,330
11,990
10,610
9,820
18.5
6.1
4.6
4.3
4.1
3.9
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.7
13.68
11.22
15.52
13.73
10.48
23.30
11.80
14.15
11.50
12.07
28,450
23,330
32,280
28,560
21,790
48,470
24,540
29,430
23,920
25,100
11.21
9.11
12.30
11.76
8.54
18.02
9.70
11.50
9.09
8.89
16.18
13.25
18.44
15.85
12.34
27.45
13.74
16.59
13.73
14.92
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Printing and related support activities (NAICS 323100)
Printing machine operators....................................................................................................................................
Bindery workers......................................................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers.........................................................................................................................
Job printers.............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
94,420
60,570
48,050
38,630
28,110
25,750
21,670
21,290
16,400
14,330
13.7
8.8
7.0
5.6
4.1
3.7
3.2
3.1
2.4
2.1
$ 15.76
12.25
16.81
15.89
23.49
15.75
10.60
29.88
11.16
44.32
$ 32,770
25,480
34,950
33,060
48,850
32,760
22,040
62,140
23,210
92,180
$ 11.32
9.04
12.32
11.54
17.09
11.55
8.38
17.20
8.99
25.23
$ 19.61
14.77
20.79
19.68
28.25
18.98
12.49
35.41
12.75
55.63
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS 324100)
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers....................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
19,670
5,330
3,610
3,590
3,220
2,930
1,950
1,930
1,810
1,800
16.5
4.5
3.0
3.0
2.7
2.5
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
24.51
29.25
20.74
15.75
22.68
14.40
18.28
12.45
32.39
15.66
50,970
60,840
43,130
32,750
47,180
29,950
38,020
25,890
67,360
32,570
22.76
21.43
17.42
11.73
19.03
10.10
12.65
8.99
26.84
11.00
27.43
37.58
25.04
19.26
26.75
17.29
23.72
15.67
39.31
20.08
Basic chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325100)
Chemical plant and system operators....................................................................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Chemical technicians.............................................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Chemical engineers................................................................................................................................................
Chemists................................................................................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
22,450
14,490
7,010
6,900
6,680
4,940
4,820
4,100
3,710
3,310
13.6
8.8
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.0
21.93
20.27
20.43
28.65
21.11
22.11
36.59
29.07
15.73
18.92
45,620
42,150
42,490
59,590
43,910
46,000
76,100
60,460
32,730
39,350
18.61
16.92
16.96
21.89
17.12
19.23
29.56
21.53
12.28
14.94
25.90
24.27
24.46
35.48
25.29
25.95
43.85
34.97
18.67
23.10
Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers manufacturing (NAICS 325200)
Chemical plant and system operators....................................................................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................................
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Chemical technicians.............................................................................................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
9,750
8,910
5,260
4,660
4,420
3,660
3,470
2,940
2,520
2,060
8.7
7.9
4.7
4.2
3.9
3.3
3.1
2.6
2.2
1.8
21.88
19.85
16.31
26.70
21.67
18.16
19.08
20.27
15.37
16.67
45,510
41,290
33,930
55,530
45,070
37,770
39,690
42,170
31,980
34,670
18.36
15.34
14.22
19.53
17.60
13.62
15.66
16.52
11.89
12.22
26.08
24.20
17.82
33.32
25.58
23.42
22.80
24.30
18.13
21.14
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325300)
Chemical plant and system operators....................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Chemical technicians.............................................................................................................................................
5,800
2,640
2,060
1,870
1,650
1,230
1,160
1,110
900
870
13.4
6.1
4.8
4.3
3.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.1
2.0
21.20
18.97
25.36
13.43
20.41
15.20
11.14
10.49
12.33
20.46
44,090
39,470
52,740
27,930
42,440
31,620
23,170
21,830
25,640
42,560
18.12
17.30
18.47
9.50
17.37
11.32
8.49
8.10
9.81
16.70
24.31
21.62
31.87
16.04
23.86
18.51
12.92
12.51
14.00
24.25
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 325400)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Chemists................................................................................................................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................................
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists.............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Biological technicians.............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
20,090
14,080
10,130
9,970
8,460
8,000
7,550
6,880
6,260
5,580
6.9
4.8
3.5
3.4
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.1
1.9
13.31
28.40
18.42
37.22
26.81
15.53
14.56
19.32
32.82
19.72
27,670
59,060
38,310
77,420
55,760
32,300
30,290
40,190
68,260
41,010
9.96
20.41
14.34
27.32
18.94
11.90
11.23
14.74
23.91
16.66
16.12
35.02
21.97
44.76
30.99
18.33
17.36
22.68
40.18
22.99
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing (NAICS 325500)
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Chemists................................................................................................................................................................
Chemical technicians.............................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................................
8,520
5,240
2,770
2,610
2,180
2,130
2,090
2,040
1,990
1,960
12.1
7.5
3.9
3.7
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.8
$ 14.65
13.12
23.36
28.45
18.07
11.56
28.48
14.48
13.98
17.75
$ 30,480
27,290
48,590
59,170
37,580
24,050
59,240
30,110
29,070
36,920
$ 11.40
10.00
18.17
20.71
14.58
8.69
19.12
11.20
11.18
14.34
$ 17.28
16.18
27.90
34.29
21.40
13.98
35.42
17.08
16.60
21.67
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing (NAICS 325600)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
13,020
7,770
7,560
5,330
4,310
3,860
3,850
3,410
2,960
2,730
11.1
6.6
6.4
4.5
3.7
3.3
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.3
11.86
11.27
14.32
9.73
10.26
12.26
23.38
14.50
14.05
26.90
24,670
23,440
29,780
20,240
21,330
25,500
48,630
30,170
29,220
55,960
8.63
8.36
10.75
7.60
7.44
9.58
16.90
11.55
10.64
16.57
14.64
13.40
17.51
11.50
13.18
14.49
28.49
17.12
16.95
33.25
Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing (NAICS 325900)
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Chemical plant and system operators....................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................................
7,110
4,620
4,420
3,780
3,060
2,950
2,690
2,600
2,590
2,390
6.3
4.1
3.9
3.4
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.1
15.15
19.33
23.26
14.99
18.22
14.53
50.68
11.34
12.88
17.35
31,510
40,210
48,390
31,170
37,900
30,230
105,410
23,590
26,800
36,090
11.85
15.22
17.43
11.54
15.03
11.55
33.92
8.35
9.65
13.62
18.18
23.36
28.28
17.11
21.40
17.19
61.92
13.38
15.73
20.89
Plastics product manufacturing (NAICS 326100)
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
57,720
50,350
36,120
32,060
29,790
20,680
19,430
17,250
16,570
16,440
8.9
7.8
5.6
4.9
4.6
3.2
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.5
11.00
10.80
10.00
12.47
20.48
11.29
12.60
16.86
10.10
10.94
22,890
22,470
20,810
25,930
42,590
23,480
26,200
35,070
21,010
22,760
8.57
8.61
8.17
9.94
15.31
8.82
10.06
14.12
7.97
8.92
12.96
12.67
11.45
14.58
24.27
13.23
14.39
19.94
11.73
12.73
Rubber product manufacturing (NAICS 326200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................
Tire builders............................................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
13,840
13,480
13,340
8,410
8,270
7,590
5,190
5,070
4,450
4,020
7.7
7.5
7.4
4.7
4.6
4.2
2.9
2.8
2.5
2.2
13.92
13.71
18.22
15.20
13.23
21.15
11.59
18.27
14.59
12.59
28,950
28,520
37,900
31,620
27,510
43,990
24,120
38,010
30,340
26,180
10.12
10.47
13.76
11.28
8.40
16.49
9.60
15.11
10.45
9.53
17.69
16.29
21.97
19.51
18.14
25.30
13.34
21.73
19.38
14.30
Clay product and refractory manufacturing (NAICS 327100)
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......................................................................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders..................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers.............................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
5,290
3,810
3,560
3,410
3,140
2,870
2,420
2,030
1,990
1,890
7.6
5.5
5.1
4.9
4.5
4.1
3.5
2.9
2.9
2.7
12.42
12.71
12.60
10.50
21.24
13.72
11.30
10.90
11.30
12.51
25,830
26,440
26,210
21,830
44,180
28,540
23,510
22,680
23,510
26,030
9.11
10.20
9.92
8.42
16.24
11.42
9.32
8.03
8.86
10.44
15.18
14.78
14.65
12.23
25.21
16.29
13.24
13.15
13.65
14.03
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Glass and glass product manufacturing (NAICS 327200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders..................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................................
9,470
7,570
6,430
6,390
4,340
4,060
3,590
3,560
3,510
3,490
7.9
6.3
5.4
5.4
3.6
3.4
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
$ 12.42
15.12
11.89
15.44
12.30
22.49
17.87
15.29
14.87
14.12
$ 25,830
31,460
24,730
32,120
25,580
46,780
37,160
31,810
30,940
29,360
Cement and concrete product manufacturing (NAICS 327300)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
70,450
10,630
6,360
6,170
5,900
5,850
5,760
5,290
5,180
4,950
30.6
4.6
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.2
14.97
11.40
12.49
12.06
13.45
24.75
21.69
43.24
12.17
17.13
Lime and gypsum product manufacturing (NAICS 327400)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders..................................................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
1,220
1,060
1,020
980
780
620
620
540
510
470
6.5
5.7
5.5
5.3
4.2
3.3
3.3
2.9
2.7
2.5
Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing (NAICS 327900)
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......................................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand....................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
2,820
2,790
2,780
2,750
2,640
2,580
2,500
2,100
1,940
1,930
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing (NAICS 331100)
Crane and tower operators.....................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Millwrights...............................................................................................................................................................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders........................................................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks...........................................................................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel (NAICS 331200)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
71
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.76
11.89
9.65
12.21
9.24
17.23
14.91
12.32
12.22
12.46
$ 15.26
17.55
14.26
18.13
14.94
27.08
20.84
18.02
16.95
16.30
31,140
23,720
25,990
25,090
27,970
51,480
45,110
89,940
25,310
35,640
11.71
8.65
9.52
9.61
10.69
16.92
16.07
25.38
9.60
13.36
17.51
13.54
14.87
14.39
15.80
29.28
26.54
53.48
14.08
20.41
13.29
17.30
21.79
14.43
16.74
11.61
14.26
11.98
15.37
12.74
27,650
35,990
45,320
30,020
34,820
24,140
29,660
24,910
31,970
26,500
10.13
15.32
17.28
12.38
14.25
8.42
11.77
9.25
12.28
10.43
16.17
20.01
26.59
16.72
19.89
14.71
16.69
14.35
18.17
15.57
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.0
2.7
2.7
20.99
11.23
10.84
12.83
14.16
13.47
12.09
17.66
13.56
12.74
43,660
23,360
22,540
26,690
29,460
28,020
25,150
36,740
28,200
26,510
15.27
8.79
8.10
9.76
11.54
9.49
9.11
14.32
10.40
8.67
25.67
13.04
13.08
15.43
16.99
16.94
14.72
20.94
16.36
16.17
5,010
4,780
4,440
3,940
3,750
3,530
3,530
3,420
3,030
2,700
4.7
4.5
4.2
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.5
18.38
25.38
20.02
17.86
18.76
15.07
20.81
18.00
20.41
21.28
38,240
52,790
41,630
37,150
39,010
31,350
43,290
37,430
42,460
44,270
15.48
20.42
16.42
14.29
15.16
11.46
18.21
14.85
17.95
18.53
21.34
29.44
23.41
21.31
21.97
18.19
23.23
21.18
22.38
23.90
4,550
4,170
2,800
2,460
2,230
2,170
1,870
1,750
1,720
1,610
7.5
6.9
4.6
4.1
3.7
3.6
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.7
13.53
14.56
22.79
16.31
12.08
18.03
13.43
15.58
11.67
14.21
28,140
30,280
47,400
33,930
25,120
37,510
27,930
32,400
24,280
29,550
11.00
11.89
18.26
12.81
9.59
15.03
10.83
12.57
9.37
11.74
15.87
17.38
27.11
19.50
13.65
20.78
15.27
17.83
13.83
16.52
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Alumina and aluminum production and processing (NAICS 331300)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders........................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................................
5,390
4,410
3,950
3,870
3,170
2,740
2,480
2,210
2,190
2,020
7.0
5.7
5.1
5.0
4.1
3.6
3.2
2.9
2.8
2.6
$ 13.00
22.01
16.98
13.53
15.27
10.79
10.97
11.60
13.40
15.82
$ 27,050
45,770
35,320
28,130
31,770
22,450
22,810
24,130
27,860
32,910
$ 10.08
16.14
14.50
11.41
12.71
8.77
8.71
8.98
11.13
12.99
$ 15.25
26.71
19.92
15.85
18.04
12.53
12.96
13.64
15.82
18.34
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing (NAICS 331400)
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders........................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
8,220
3,930
2,700
2,510
2,390
2,330
2,140
1,820
1,760
1,730
10.8
5.2
3.6
3.3
3.1
3.1
2.8
2.4
2.3
2.3
14.43
22.70
17.68
16.36
13.99
15.96
15.60
11.84
14.08
12.75
30,010
47,210
36,780
34,020
29,100
33,190
32,450
24,620
29,290
26,530
11.95
18.01
15.23
13.11
10.49
12.42
12.51
9.33
11.46
9.90
16.37
26.87
20.24
19.31
17.32
18.15
18.03
14.42
16.21
14.88
Foundries (NAICS 331500)
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................
Foundry mold and coremakers...............................................................................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Pourers and casters, metal....................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand....................................................................................................................
12,890
12,620
10,600
7,550
7,460
7,420
6,700
4,910
4,560
4,530
7.6
7.4
6.2
4.4
4.4
4.4
3.9
2.9
2.7
2.7
14.70
13.97
12.73
22.18
14.54
13.53
18.81
12.14
11.20
11.99
30,570
29,050
26,480
46,120
30,250
28,150
39,130
25,250
23,300
24,940
11.27
10.62
10.08
17.41
11.63
11.07
14.85
9.70
8.71
9.20
17.37
16.18
14.60
26.26
16.75
15.65
22.27
13.95
13.03
13.97
Forging and stamping (NAICS 332100)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Tool and die makers...............................................................................................................................................
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.....................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
14,860
6,020
5,350
5,010
4,090
3,630
3,380
2,670
2,430
2,260
13.5
5.5
4.9
4.6
3.7
3.3
3.1
2.4
2.2
2.1
12.69
20.57
15.77
23.23
16.30
14.83
11.63
17.84
13.67
10.50
26,390
42,780
32,800
48,310
33,890
30,840
24,190
37,110
28,430
21,850
10.07
16.83
12.46
17.84
12.36
11.86
8.64
14.78
11.25
8.44
15.00
24.33
18.46
27.33
20.11
17.18
13.50
20.72
15.96
12.21
Cutlery and handtool manufacturing (NAICS 332200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...............................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................................
4,830
3,790
3,070
2,840
2,820
1,860
1,810
1,800
1,760
1,750
7.8
6.1
5.0
4.6
4.6
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
11.29
14.31
16.09
12.81
21.46
9.72
13.98
12.35
11.10
13.27
23,470
29,770
33,470
26,650
44,630
20,220
29,080
25,690
23,080
27,600
8.86
11.74
13.07
10.14
16.55
7.91
10.82
9.99
9.38
11.43
13.27
16.93
19.26
14.75
24.96
11.01
16.62
14.28
12.81
14.70
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing (NAICS 332300)
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters...................................................................................................................
Sheet metal workers...............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
39,960
30,220
23,500
21,690
18,930
15,630
12,100
10,640
8,140
7,190
10.4
7.8
6.1
5.6
4.9
4.1
3.1
2.8
2.1
1.9
13.97
11.47
12.58
14.03
16.79
22.16
11.62
9.90
45.88
24.59
29,050
23,850
26,160
29,180
34,930
46,100
24,160
20,580
95,430
51,150
11.41
8.84
9.86
10.83
11.04
16.40
8.44
7.98
27.29
17.04
16.30
13.52
14.81
16.59
21.38
25.90
13.05
11.38
56.54
28.97
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing (NAICS 332400)
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters...................................................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
10,630
6,090
5,090
4,130
3,740
2,850
2,360
2,350
2,190
2,110
11.5
6.6
5.5
4.5
4.0
3.1
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
$ 14.30
15.15
13.48
23.54
10.48
17.83
17.25
14.76
14.25
15.16
$ 29,740
31,510
28,030
48,970
21,790
37,080
35,890
30,700
29,630
31,520
$ 11.90
11.71
10.73
17.75
8.03
14.74
14.24
12.25
11.53
12.30
$ 16.62
18.32
15.93
27.84
12.25
21.11
20.20
17.05
16.90
18.00
Hardware manufacturing (NAICS 332500)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Tool and die makers...............................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
7,080
2,590
1,540
1,110
1,000
990
900
860
840
740
17.9
6.6
3.9
2.8
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.9
10.94
12.49
21.47
10.95
13.29
15.22
13.04
20.17
12.81
12.35
22,750
25,990
44,660
22,780
27,650
31,650
27,130
41,960
26,640
25,680
8.92
10.01
15.93
8.74
10.81
11.82
10.41
15.99
10.64
10.18
12.59
14.19
25.52
13.04
15.59
17.97
14.82
23.42
14.57
13.96
Spring and wire product manufacturing (NAICS 332600)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
6,050
3,350
3,050
2,650
2,260
1,930
1,900
1,880
1,730
1,610
9.1
5.0
4.6
4.0
3.4
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.4
11.95
10.55
20.98
13.14
10.69
12.73
10.59
15.41
12.21
27.11
24,860
21,950
43,630
27,330
22,240
26,480
22,020
32,050
25,400
56,400
9.46
8.46
15.49
9.68
8.67
9.67
9.23
12.16
9.37
17.49
13.99
12.24
24.83
14.46
12.61
15.46
11.60
17.87
14.41
34.45
Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing (NAICS 332700)
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................................
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...............................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
69,790
22,050
15,990
15,940
9,820
8,390
8,170
7,160
6,890
6,790
22.2
7.0
5.1
5.1
3.1
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
16.01
14.98
14.61
24.74
14.46
47.35
15.08
13.83
13.32
12.98
33,310
31,150
30,380
51,460
30,070
98,480
31,370
28,760
27,700
27,000
12.44
11.43
11.19
18.55
11.62
28.66
11.51
10.51
10.38
9.90
19.10
17.98
17.48
28.86
16.89
59.12
17.75
16.57
15.98
15.51
Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities (NAICS 332800)
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..........................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
18,800
9,660
9,090
8,060
7,080
6,840
5,430
4,950
3,910
3,740
12.9
6.6
6.3
5.5
4.9
4.7
3.7
3.4
2.7
2.6
11.97
12.03
9.68
21.56
12.03
13.13
12.84
10.18
15.89
48.52
24,900
25,030
20,130
44,850
25,010
27,310
26,710
21,160
33,040
100,920
9.27
9.28
7.83
15.57
9.22
10.04
9.54
8.13
12.87
30.12
13.95
14.07
10.91
25.38
14.16
15.42
15.17
11.26
18.35
59.52
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................................
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...............................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
30,520
14,080
11,050
10,200
9,090
9,060
7,610
7,080
7,040
5,730
10.6
4.9
3.8
3.6
3.2
3.2
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.0
12.33
16.04
22.55
14.78
12.98
14.65
14.06
15.61
14.66
13.20
25,640
33,360
46,900
30,750
26,990
30,480
29,240
32,470
30,480
27,450
9.52
13.08
16.87
11.85
10.19
11.38
10.91
12.34
11.64
10.53
14.46
18.83
26.77
17.30
15.52
17.27
17.34
18.37
17.26
15.52
See footnotes at end of table.
73
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333100)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Engine and other machine assemblers..................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
22,700
18,390
10,070
6,540
4,840
4,650
4,250
3,820
3,700
3,500
11.9
9.6
5.3
3.4
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.8
$ 13.56
14.33
15.46
23.08
29.91
16.11
12.96
11.79
16.22
25.37
$ 28,210
29,800
32,170
48,020
62,210
33,500
26,950
24,520
33,730
52,780
$ 10.88
11.80
11.77
17.57
24.27
12.82
10.78
8.87
12.25
17.89
$ 16.13
16.76
18.84
28.29
34.89
19.45
14.95
13.88
19.58
30.53
Industrial machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333200)
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Industrial engineers................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers.............................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
8,500
7,180
4,660
4,640
4,090
2,660
2,660
2,580
2,530
2,140
6.8
5.7
3.7
3.7
3.3
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.7
16.65
13.68
15.24
28.76
24.35
33.52
54.03
16.71
27.68
14.13
34,640
28,460
31,710
59,820
50,650
69,720
112,390
34,750
57,580
29,390
13.78
10.49
12.56
22.74
18.69
26.03
33.92
12.71
17.99
11.65
19.82
16.51
17.67
33.63
28.73
41.32
68.75
20.24
33.97
16.52
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333300)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
14,790
3,810
3,390
2,960
2,640
2,360
2,260
2,140
2,130
2,110
12.2
3.1
2.8
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
12.36
14.34
22.67
35.07
12.47
30.08
13.53
14.99
25.62
53.16
25,710
29,820
47,160
72,950
25,930
62,560
28,140
31,170
53,280
110,580
9.57
11.76
16.33
26.49
9.74
23.73
10.95
11.60
17.64
33.10
14.12
16.78
26.94
43.07
14.78
35.80
15.50
17.71
31.43
68.52
HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing (NAICS 333400)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Sheet metal workers...............................................................................................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters...................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
27,890
10,090
8,910
5,080
4,390
4,220
3,650
3,520
2,920
2,550
17.4
6.3
5.6
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.2
1.8
1.6
12.50
13.87
12.76
21.19
10.49
14.24
13.28
14.31
15.52
11.82
26,000
28,850
26,540
44,080
21,810
29,620
27,630
29,760
32,290
24,590
10.18
11.73
10.49
16.43
8.71
10.12
11.02
11.75
12.13
9.70
14.75
16.10
14.84
25.12
11.84
16.95
15.33
16.89
18.30
13.61
Metalworking machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333500)
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Tool and die makers...............................................................................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
27,300
24,660
11,160
9,140
8,290
6,110
5,210
5,010
4,970
4,170
13.1
11.8
5.4
4.4
4.0
2.9
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.0
16.95
20.17
16.27
25.89
17.25
12.84
14.38
14.05
50.06
25.62
35,270
41,950
33,830
53,860
35,880
26,710
29,910
29,220
104,120
53,290
13.63
15.94
12.51
19.33
12.08
9.92
10.45
9.95
29.54
20.54
20.31
24.55
19.57
30.82
20.17
15.19
17.28
16.71
63.32
30.38
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing (NAICS 333600)
Engine and other machine assemblers..................................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
10,420
10,100
5,780
3,860
3,490
3,320
2,810
2,110
2,040
1,730
10.8
10.5
6.0
4.0
3.6
3.5
2.9
2.2
2.1
1.8
16.00
17.17
13.36
30.61
16.67
25.82
17.56
16.82
17.99
17.31
33,280
35,710
27,780
63,680
34,670
53,700
36,530
34,980
37,410
36,000
11.18
14.10
10.20
24.88
12.92
19.57
14.47
13.86
14.09
13.28
20.55
20.39
15.67
35.75
20.70
31.13
21.00
20.21
22.16
21.46
See footnotes at end of table.
74
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
27,470
15,920
12,950
9,330
7,920
5,190
5,170
5,020
4,700
4,570
10.2
5.9
4.8
3.5
2.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
$ 12.64
16.29
14.68
24.44
28.18
26.79
13.86
15.89
13.17
52.25
$ 26,290
33,880
30,530
50,840
58,620
55,720
28,820
33,040
27,400
108,680
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing (NAICS 334100)
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Computer hardware engineers...............................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Engineering managers...........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
24,890
16,070
13,090
10,860
7,190
5,210
4,640
4,460
4,140
4,120
10.9
7.0
5.7
4.8
3.2
2.3
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.8
13.13
40.62
41.74
40.18
11.92
62.42
16.20
15.24
26.08
34.36
Communications equipment manufacturing (NAICS 334200)
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks...........................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
19,910
7,860
7,200
5,590
4,730
4,700
4,150
4,000
3,940
3,440
12.3
4.8
4.4
3.4
2.9
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.1
Audio and video equipment manufacturing (NAICS 334300)
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers.......................................................................
Industrial engineers................................................................................................................................................
7,480
4,720
1,380
950
940
900
890
750
670
620
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing (NAICS 334400)
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Semiconductor processors.....................................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Computer hardware engineers...............................................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Industrial engineering technicians..........................................................................................................................
Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................................
Electronic instruments manufacturing (NAICS 334500)
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers.............................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Engineering managers...........................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
75
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.73
13.15
12.11
18.27
22.89
18.00
11.29
12.87
9.70
33.80
$ 15.25
19.25
16.97
27.74
33.15
32.65
16.24
18.82
15.89
65.87
27,310
84,480
86,810
83,570
24,790
129,830
33,700
31,710
54,240
71,480
9.95
32.04
28.40
32.74
9.62
48.76
12.46
11.86
17.75
26.58
14.48
49.33
52.72
48.41
13.61
(²)
19.64
17.90
32.25
41.07
11.87
11.01
19.46
14.69
35.50
15.29
34.77
35.69
39.32
24.08
24,700
22,900
40,490
30,560
73,840
31,810
72,310
74,240
81,780
50,090
9.38
8.92
15.33
10.99
27.43
10.63
25.93
28.19
31.46
17.28
13.75
12.73
22.35
17.49
42.97
18.57
42.42
43.24
47.63
28.70
18.9
11.9
3.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3
1.9
1.7
1.6
10.97
10.69
21.93
19.01
33.82
11.22
13.65
13.04
13.08
29.35
22,810
22,220
45,610
39,530
70,340
23,340
28,400
27,130
27,210
61,060
8.91
8.46
16.62
15.16
26.46
8.89
10.36
10.14
9.68
23.78
12.42
12.06
26.93
21.86
40.76
12.93
16.27
15.30
14.76
34.33
57,770
44,090
21,220
20,100
17,670
14,090
14,060
13,480
9,560
9,520
12.0
9.2
4.4
4.2
3.7
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.0
2.0
11.56
14.08
19.50
11.44
13.60
24.00
39.45
36.48
20.46
38.38
24,030
29,280
40,560
23,790
28,290
49,920
82,060
75,870
42,560
79,830
9.12
10.97
15.34
8.86
10.38
17.44
31.72
28.92
15.77
29.02
13.45
16.47
23.18
13.35
16.17
28.95
47.14
43.23
24.02
45.04
27,210
24,670
16,190
14,580
13,250
12,040
12,010
11,350
11,020
9,510
6.3
5.7
3.7
3.4
3.1
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.2
13.06
12.22
35.48
20.21
35.34
33.16
37.45
12.77
37.73
52.35
27,170
25,420
73,800
42,030
73,500
68,970
77,910
26,560
78,470
108,890
10.02
9.40
27.13
15.49
26.88
26.37
29.95
10.27
30.39
40.64
15.43
14.07
42.92
24.07
43.23
40.08
44.63
14.71
44.84
61.70
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media (NAICS 334600)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks...........................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
3,690
2,240
2,120
2,040
1,510
1,390
1,340
1,100
1,080
1,050
7.4
4.5
4.2
4.1
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.2
2.2
2.1
$ 11.64
9.85
23.76
11.28
15.49
12.60
10.82
39.11
16.79
12.02
$ 24,210
20,480
49,410
23,460
32,220
26,200
22,510
81,350
34,920
25,000
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing (NAICS 335100)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................................
11,250
4,740
2,680
2,080
1,970
1,610
1,400
1,300
1,280
1,230
16.5
6.9
3.9
3.0
2.9
2.4
2.1
1.9
1.9
1.8
10.29
11.17
21.19
10.99
12.47
14.23
11.67
9.23
12.73
12.34
Household appliance manufacturing (NAICS 335200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................................
30,530
6,400
3,860
2,660
2,140
2,020
1,440
1,410
1,170
1,070
31.7
6.6
4.0
2.8
2.2
2.1
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.1
Electrical equipment manufacturing (NAICS 335300)
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers.........................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers.............................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
24,960
15,250
10,250
5,080
5,070
4,620
3,660
3,460
3,040
2,630
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing (NAICS 335900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Motor vehicle manufacturing (NAICS 336100)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment........................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Industrial engineers................................................................................................................................................
Industrial production managers..............................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
76
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.55
7.85
17.53
8.44
11.14
9.84
9.06
28.21
11.71
9.00
$ 13.51
11.44
29.66
13.36
18.41
15.45
12.42
48.88
20.61
14.53
21,410
23,230
44,080
22,860
25,950
29,600
24,280
19,200
26,470
25,660
8.03
8.75
15.74
8.65
9.54
11.33
9.44
7.68
10.59
9.73
11.93
13.26
25.11
12.61
14.58
16.61
13.55
10.59
14.04
14.29
13.55
12.07
12.31
20.86
14.16
14.55
17.20
14.47
10.34
12.00
28,190
25,100
25,600
43,380
29,460
30,260
35,780
30,090
21,500
24,950
10.38
10.13
10.51
15.65
11.20
11.11
14.26
11.31
8.84
10.08
16.73
13.51
13.75
25.09
17.34
18.47
20.10
16.91
11.12
13.36
15.3
9.4
6.3
3.1
3.1
2.8
2.2
2.1
1.9
1.6
13.03
12.29
12.73
13.77
22.56
12.05
15.03
30.17
17.97
17.90
27,110
25,570
26,480
28,650
46,920
25,050
31,250
62,760
37,370
37,230
10.06
9.40
9.79
11.38
16.83
9.42
11.86
23.72
14.67
14.70
15.34
14.68
15.20
15.96
27.00
14.24
17.56
35.37
21.08
20.92
14,580
12,620
4,780
4,560
4,100
3,770
3,640
3,590
2,960
2,820
10.2
8.8
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.1
2.0
11.73
11.35
22.77
13.70
14.14
10.13
12.31
17.85
15.69
13.28
24,390
23,610
47,370
28,500
29,410
21,070
25,600
37,140
32,640
27,630
9.06
9.07
16.95
11.70
11.09
7.57
9.35
15.33
12.07
10.45
13.95
13.14
27.10
16.04
16.62
12.24
14.45
20.72
18.78
15.57
40,500
7,180
6,610
5,510
4,710
4,360
4,080
2,330
1,680
1,260
15.1
2.7
2.5
2.1
1.8
1.6
1.5
0.9
0.6
0.5
22.40
22.74
30.22
22.68
22.90
25.35
31.76
43.20
30.52
22.86
46,600
47,300
62,850
47,170
47,630
52,730
66,070
89,850
63,490
47,560
19.69
19.21
25.76
20.29
21.50
23.49
27.03
33.67
24.61
17.31
26.49
26.96
34.92
26.39
26.52
27.32
37.56
49.94
37.28
28.40
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (NAICS 336200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters...................................................................................................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators....................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment........................................................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................
35,260
15,190
5,690
4,800
3,530
3,240
3,140
2,950
2,930
2,500
23.3
10.1
3.8
3.2
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
$ 12.44
13.40
21.16
13.96
13.01
11.71
14.16
16.13
13.28
13.49
$ 25,870
27,860
44,020
29,040
27,050
24,360
29,460
33,550
27,620
28,050
$ 10.06
11.17
16.31
11.25
10.88
9.50
9.34
12.70
10.62
11.15
$ 14.18
15.29
24.82
16.01
15.16
13.58
15.22
18.49
15.00
14.75
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 336300)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Tool and die makers...............................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
108,490
27,940
22,860
22,660
20,450
18,930
17,510
17,420
17,330
16,580
15.1
3.9
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
13.32
14.57
23.45
17.72
20.13
16.84
18.15
14.58
25.25
17.10
27,710
30,310
48,780
36,850
41,880
35,020
37,760
30,330
52,520
35,580
10.33
11.01
17.32
12.48
13.95
13.01
12.64
10.97
20.23
12.31
15.51
16.90
28.89
24.17
26.01
19.72
24.56
17.04
31.17
23.26
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (NAICS 336400)
Aerospace engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers...............................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians...........................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Management analysts............................................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Industrial engineers................................................................................................................................................
Engineering managers...........................................................................................................................................
43,920
21,080
14,680
14,120
13,490
11,670
10,610
10,020
9,230
8,450
9.8
4.7
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.1
1.9
35.08
19.23
18.63
20.73
18.75
30.86
32.91
27.60
31.30
49.50
72,970
40,000
38,750
43,110
39,000
64,190
68,460
57,400
65,100
102,960
28.97
14.14
14.37
17.19
14.36
25.12
26.29
21.98
25.66
39.90
41.83
24.48
22.38
24.77
23.47
36.20
39.36
33.36
36.31
57.26
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (NAICS 336500)
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Rail car repairers....................................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment........................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.........................................................................................
2,100
1,170
1,020
680
640
420
270
240
240
210
9.2
5.1
4.5
3.0
2.8
1.9
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.9
14.38
14.74
14.57
23.47
17.36
13.41
12.17
18.07
13.72
12.32
29,900
30,670
30,310
48,820
36,110
27,900
25,310
37,590
28,530
25,620
12.34
12.57
11.52
18.66
13.59
9.72
9.52
15.01
11.27
9.56
16.54
16.86
17.09
27.47
21.32
16.60
13.76
21.31
16.07
13.99
Ship and boat building (NAICS 336600)
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators....................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Carpenters..............................................................................................................................................................
Electricians.............................................................................................................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters...................................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Mechanical drafters................................................................................................................................................
11,790
9,990
9,360
5,620
5,580
4,540
4,020
3,940
3,400
3,310
8.1
6.9
6.4
3.9
3.8
3.1
2.8
2.7
2.3
2.3
15.34
12.42
11.88
22.93
16.65
15.66
17.03
14.86
16.27
20.76
31,910
25,830
24,710
47,700
34,640
32,580
35,430
30,910
33,850
43,180
12.87
10.17
9.59
18.37
13.92
12.38
14.00
12.39
14.01
16.82
17.90
14.02
13.35
26.55
19.39
18.47
19.91
17.57
19.16
24.69
Other transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters...................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Engine and other machine assemblers..................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
5,900
2,680
2,190
1,340
1,020
910
780
760
750
750
15.2
6.9
5.6
3.4
2.6
2.3
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
13.34
14.57
18.69
22.51
31.69
15.63
13.69
14.40
14.46
15.14
27,750
30,300
38,870
46,810
65,920
32,510
28,480
29,960
30,080
31,490
10.80
11.39
13.45
17.25
25.47
11.79
9.47
11.81
10.65
11.56
14.55
16.92
24.12
26.23
36.37
17.42
16.84
16.33
15.93
17.64
See footnotes at end of table.
77
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing (NAICS 337100)
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters...................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................................
Upholsterers...........................................................................................................................................................
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Furniture finishers...................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
70,940
27,600
24,360
20,300
15,770
14,950
14,030
11,030
10,970
10,570
18.3
7.1
6.3
5.2
4.1
3.9
3.6
2.8
2.8
2.7
$ 12.15
11.20
11.19
13.33
11.51
19.33
11.16
10.12
10.58
9.46
$ 25,260
23,300
23,260
27,720
23,950
40,210
23,220
21,050
22,000
19,680
Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing (NAICS 337200)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters...................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Furniture finishers...................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
16,750
12,800
7,100
6,000
4,570
3,740
3,590
3,550
3,200
2,730
11.7
8.9
5.0
4.2
3.2
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.2
1.9
12.57
13.96
11.61
20.55
12.32
9.49
13.07
11.61
12.40
28.04
Other furniture related product manufacturing (NAICS 337900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
13,140
4,940
1,920
1,670
1,630
1,330
1,090
970
930
910
25.3
9.5
3.7
3.2
3.1
2.6
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (NAICS 339100)
Dental laboratory technicians.................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Medical appliance technicians................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
35,710
34,830
9,780
8,710
6,500
5,610
5,290
4,840
4,710
4,660
Other miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339900)
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423100)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
78
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.33
8.83
8.79
9.87
9.12
14.71
8.76
8.22
8.43
7.86
$ 14.24
13.15
13.03
16.38
13.46
22.43
13.00
11.61
12.57
10.79
26,140
29,030
24,150
42,740
25,620
19,740
27,190
24,140
25,800
58,330
9.80
10.65
9.34
15.65
10.11
7.62
10.24
9.19
9.54
18.10
13.77
16.69
13.32
24.26
13.96
10.93
15.45
13.52
14.05
35.42
10.67
11.42
20.28
25.40
10.70
14.20
12.47
11.80
10.68
11.32
22,190
23,750
42,180
52,830
22,250
29,530
25,950
24,540
22,210
23,540
8.22
8.96
15.01
15.84
8.68
11.01
10.21
9.52
8.32
9.31
12.52
13.29
23.84
32.50
12.61
16.10
14.72
13.62
12.88
13.05
11.7
11.5
3.2
2.9
2.1
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
15.48
11.32
24.17
14.08
14.14
15.48
12.47
11.04
10.61
54.43
32,200
23,550
50,270
29,290
29,400
32,200
25,930
22,960
22,070
113,220
10.62
8.98
16.94
10.82
9.52
11.97
9.99
8.44
8.32
30.69
18.68
13.29
29.00
16.66
16.90
18.00
14.58
13.32
12.79
(²)
40,330
14,200
11,090
10,330
8,130
8,090
7,600
7,410
7,320
6,680
10.9
3.8
3.0
2.8
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.8
10.67
20.26
24.43
9.38
12.02
11.91
46.91
10.50
12.31
12.80
22,190
42,140
50,810
19,510
24,990
24,780
97,570
21,830
25,600
26,620
8.11
14.76
15.08
7.50
9.31
9.57
26.67
8.11
9.61
9.74
12.56
24.12
29.10
10.84
14.13
13.75
59.29
12.51
14.30
15.14
27,500
25,790
23,310
20,530
18,170
15,470
11,750
11,000
9,630
9,390
8.0
7.5
6.8
6.0
5.3
4.5
3.4
3.2
2.8
2.7
23.44
9.72
13.63
11.07
17.10
12.73
11.31
12.26
42.74
9.86
48,760
20,210
28,350
23,020
35,580
26,470
23,530
25,500
88,900
20,510
13.96
7.57
9.99
8.41
13.81
8.73
8.83
9.47
24.52
7.25
27.96
11.31
16.44
12.71
20.52
14.51
13.25
14.09
53.01
11.13
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423200)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
16,780
8,680
5,010
4,950
4,730
4,150
3,740
3,440
3,140
2,930
15.3
7.9
4.6
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.4
3.1
2.9
2.7
$ 25.99
10.07
12.32
10.51
12.03
14.56
10.79
14.56
52.66
12.88
$ 54,070
20,950
25,630
21,850
25,030
30,280
22,440
30,280
109,530
26,780
$ 15.55
7.80
9.62
8.20
9.56
11.90
8.27
11.54
29.45
10.71
$ 30.65
11.49
14.04
12.25
14.19
16.64
12.90
16.95
(²)
14.84
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423300)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
36,140
24,570
19,180
11,010
10,690
10,290
7,500
6,320
5,780
5,440
15.9
10.8
8.4
4.8
4.7
4.5
3.3
2.8
2.5
2.4
25.55
10.98
15.02
13.20
11.67
12.50
48.43
11.68
14.69
11.49
53,140
22,830
31,240
27,470
24,270
26,000
100,740
24,300
30,560
23,900
16.32
8.74
12.22
10.51
9.51
10.18
28.65
8.75
11.47
9.24
29.14
12.84
17.18
15.36
13.43
14.32
61.85
13.84
17.42
13.33
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423400)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers....................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
63,360
55,420
48,670
20,960
19,500
19,190
17,430
15,930
15,830
14,760
9.7
8.5
7.5
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.3
25.86
33.33
18.22
15.22
35.32
25.40
12.28
34.59
12.87
53.64
53,800
69,330
37,890
31,660
73,470
52,840
25,540
71,950
26,760
111,570
15.14
20.34
14.23
12.04
26.46
16.95
9.74
27.16
9.40
32.13
32.08
41.27
21.81
17.59
44.03
32.40
14.02
41.51
15.73
(²)
Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423500)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
16,590
14,610
5,750
5,070
4,180
4,100
3,720
3,290
3,270
2,920
13.6
12.0
4.7
4.2
3.4
3.4
3.1
2.7
2.7
2.4
27.14
11.56
15.55
13.89
52.45
12.47
14.45
11.93
14.30
15.07
56,450
24,040
32,350
28,900
109,100
25,940
30,060
24,810
29,750
31,350
16.41
9.26
12.46
11.02
29.50
9.99
10.93
9.42
11.67
11.80
30.97
13.62
17.71
16.36
(²)
14.52
17.12
13.86
16.55
17.77
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423600)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
41,700
24,770
13,330
12,340
11,240
10,860
10,720
9,360
9,120
8,570
11.9
7.0
3.8
3.5
3.2
3.1
3.1
2.7
2.6
2.4
25.30
29.14
12.55
15.19
53.06
11.15
11.82
12.95
37.40
15.05
52,630
60,600
26,100
31,590
110,360
23,200
24,580
26,940
77,800
31,310
16.07
17.58
9.73
11.72
31.99
9.05
9.14
9.46
23.37
11.82
30.25
36.34
14.45
17.82
69.51
12.98
13.79
15.39
44.74
17.67
Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423700)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers....................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..................................................................................
40,360
14,790
13,970
10,870
9,650
8,670
8,230
7,750
7,060
6,230
17.5
6.4
6.0
4.7
4.2
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
2.7
24.23
11.53
11.23
12.20
11.81
11.99
18.95
51.09
28.96
34.27
50,390
23,980
23,360
25,380
24,560
24,940
39,410
106,260
60,240
71,280
15.33
9.35
9.11
9.66
9.55
9.13
14.18
30.19
17.09
22.26
28.20
13.38
13.11
14.13
13.36
13.67
23.16
65.78
36.41
41.78
See footnotes at end of table.
79
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423800)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Farm equipment mechanics...................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
101,200
35,750
24,220
22,830
22,710
22,540
22,240
22,110
20,910
18,630
15.5
5.5
3.7
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.2
2.9
$ 24.53
17.79
10.91
13.69
49.08
14.17
29.57
12.42
13.69
10.95
$ 51,020
37,000
22,700
28,470
102,090
29,480
61,500
25,830
28,480
22,770
$ 15.88
14.81
8.33
10.79
28.30
10.86
19.09
9.78
10.46
8.61
$ 29.21
20.78
13.15
16.28
63.71
16.88
36.26
14.33
16.31
12.95
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423900)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
39,910
35,380
9,990
9,390
9,360
9,130
8,480
7,190
6,960
6,840
15.0
13.3
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.6
9.77
22.31
15.13
10.43
11.26
9.94
10.81
46.93
13.83
12.03
20,320
46,390
31,480
21,700
23,430
20,680
22,490
97,620
28,760
25,020
7.67
12.09
12.01
8.48
8.90
7.77
8.25
25.02
10.99
9.58
11.19
26.67
17.54
11.72
12.82
11.11
12.93
63.57
16.39
13.79
Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424100)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
30,110
8,510
8,000
7,990
6,700
6,630
6,510
5,150
4,920
4,110
19.2
5.4
5.1
5.1
4.3
4.2
4.2
3.3
3.1
2.6
30.06
12.19
11.84
15.36
13.88
12.94
12.61
16.85
11.27
13.54
62,530
25,360
24,630
31,940
28,860
26,920
26,240
35,040
23,430
28,150
16.48
9.35
9.30
12.25
10.80
10.20
10.11
13.70
8.04
10.86
37.12
15.05
14.09
17.65
16.74
15.37
14.66
19.65
13.88
16.16
Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424200)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Pharmacy technicians............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..................................................................................
40,230
22,960
17,560
7,770
6,530
6,420
6,010
5,360
4,620
4,530
19.0
10.9
8.3
3.7
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.5
2.2
2.1
30.90
25.49
11.83
10.84
13.75
12.57
11.99
13.84
12.44
38.13
64,270
53,010
24,600
22,550
28,590
26,150
24,940
28,790
25,870
79,320
22.03
15.53
9.31
8.43
11.21
9.78
9.10
10.99
9.29
23.35
37.88
31.49
13.97
12.75
16.03
14.87
13.76
16.69
15.25
46.62
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424300)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Fashion designers..................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Order clerks............................................................................................................................................................
20,610
12,410
8,660
8,210
7,080
6,110
4,270
3,980
3,860
3,790
13.6
8.2
5.7
5.4
4.7
4.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.5
29.62
9.63
11.79
10.23
8.90
11.95
11.62
32.06
57.10
15.20
61,600
20,030
24,520
21,280
18,510
24,860
24,170
66,690
118,770
31,610
15.77
7.57
9.00
7.94
7.18
8.57
7.23
21.26
30.39
10.89
38.19
11.01
13.66
11.69
10.29
14.73
13.45
39.68
(²)
17.15
Grocery and related product wholesalers (NAICS 424400)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
83,950
58,610
36,200
32,880
24,900
18,800
13,990
13,910
12,830
12,520
12.3
8.6
5.3
4.8
3.7
2.8
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
24.63
17.70
13.35
11.83
13.87
9.52
13.11
10.59
11.27
46.43
51,220
36,820
27,770
24,610
28,840
19,800
27,270
22,030
23,430
96,570
15.60
14.11
10.26
9.27
10.97
7.37
10.20
7.58
8.36
26.50
27.55
20.73
15.92
14.05
16.60
11.14
15.41
13.02
13.44
57.84
See footnotes at end of table.
80
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424500)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals..................................................................................................................
Conveyor operators and tenders............................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products.............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products.......................................................................................................
10,900
5,790
4,390
4,230
3,660
3,560
3,220
2,930
2,900
2,140
14.4
7.7
5.8
5.6
4.8
4.7
4.3
3.9
3.8
2.8
Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424600)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
16,650
10,030
7,510
7,040
5,310
4,240
4,170
3,760
3,490
3,340
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424700)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Service station attendants......................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
8.77
7.70
11.18
12.91
9.14
11.54
10.01
35.40
22.41
21.58
$ 18,250
16,010
23,250
26,850
19,010
24,010
20,810
73,630
46,610
44,890
12.7
7.7
5.7
5.4
4.1
3.2
3.2
2.9
2.7
2.6
29.40
31.45
17.45
11.54
51.71
13.35
12.32
13.85
15.79
14.82
20,610
9,910
7,630
4,930
4,820
4,560
4,090
2,370
2,030
1,970
19.3
9.3
7.1
4.6
4.5
4.3
3.8
2.2
1.9
1.8
Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424800)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..................................................................................
Sales managers.....................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers.......................................................................................................
31,120
10,850
10,740
10,330
9,080
6,950
5,650
3,220
3,100
3,080
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424900)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers (NAICS 425100)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
81
$
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
6.88
6.41
8.66
9.96
7.11
9.23
7.50
21.32
13.05
15.06
$ 10.28
8.62
12.84
15.45
10.64
13.54
11.51
41.46
25.16
25.85
61,140
65,410
36,300
24,000
107,570
27,760
25,630
28,810
32,850
30,820
17.18
20.17
13.76
8.84
30.25
10.46
9.20
10.51
12.54
11.44
35.59
39.69
20.37
13.97
67.94
15.78
14.27
16.31
18.24
17.79
15.93
7.71
24.88
12.92
12.96
42.59
10.82
14.44
8.34
11.33
33,140
16,040
51,750
26,880
26,950
88,580
22,510
30,030
17,340
23,570
12.36
6.46
15.13
10.37
9.62
23.26
8.29
10.59
6.61
8.91
19.22
8.50
31.25
15.20
15.29
53.88
12.75
17.76
9.28
13.14
23.1
8.0
8.0
7.7
6.7
5.2
4.2
2.4
2.3
2.3
22.25
11.14
16.87
16.34
14.10
13.45
28.50
39.31
52.13
12.31
46,290
23,180
35,100
34,000
29,320
27,980
59,280
81,760
108,420
25,610
15.36
8.70
13.32
12.30
10.69
10.44
20.07
25.65
28.98
9.61
25.82
13.03
20.12
19.83
16.73
16.26
32.54
45.64
(²)
13.92
48,800
32,540
20,360
17,770
13,250
12,990
10,790
10,710
10,380
10,030
13.1
8.7
5.5
4.8
3.6
3.5
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.7
21.97
9.52
10.17
11.01
13.56
11.67
42.87
12.79
10.96
9.12
45,700
19,800
21,150
22,900
28,200
24,270
89,160
26,610
22,800
18,970
13.52
7.57
8.02
8.62
10.14
9.06
23.05
9.78
8.58
7.35
26.13
10.86
11.47
12.90
16.29
13.66
53.70
15.06
12.80
10.62
168,310
42,880
33,270
24,760
17,810
15,770
15,630
15,470
14,170
13,170
25.7
6.5
5.1
3.8
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.0
29.86
35.59
11.13
10.41
12.70
14.22
45.49
15.13
53.64
11.93
62,100
74,030
23,150
21,650
26,420
29,590
94,610
31,470
111,560
24,800
15.80
22.28
7.70
7.44
9.08
10.38
24.59
11.84
28.88
9.02
36.73
45.05
13.81
12.65
16.41
18.10
55.80
18.12
(²)
14.10
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Automobile dealers (NAICS 441100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Automotive body and related repairers...................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
267,620
227,240
80,030
65,860
53,280
45,180
38,770
35,720
34,160
30,590
21.4
18.2
6.4
5.3
4.3
3.6
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.5
$ 20.92
18.76
9.38
15.62
34.21
18.74
10.90
13.29
26.88
54.85
$ 43,520
39,030
19,500
32,500
71,170
38,980
22,670
27,640
55,910
114,090
$ 12.59
13.30
7.35
10.87
21.32
13.11
8.16
10.13
18.27
28.99
$ 26.45
22.68
10.70
19.30
42.54
23.22
13.02
15.74
32.90
(²)
Other motor vehicle dealers (NAICS 441200)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Motorcycle mechanics............................................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.................................................................................................................................................
Motorboat mechanics.............................................................................................................................................
Recreational vehicle service technicians................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
29,820
11,940
11,660
9,030
8,380
7,170
6,170
5,300
5,100
4,470
20.1
8.1
7.9
6.1
5.7
4.8
4.2
3.6
3.4
3.0
16.16
13.99
11.89
14.13
13.93
23.15
38.77
10.30
13.08
20.52
33,610
29,110
24,730
29,390
28,970
48,150
80,630
21,420
27,200
42,680
9.37
10.32
8.97
10.74
10.53
14.69
20.32
7.84
9.85
15.07
20.08
16.89
13.88
16.85
16.80
27.91
47.62
12.15
15.71
24.24
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores (NAICS 441300)
Parts salespersons.................................................................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Tire repairers and changers...................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
65,050
57,920
53,090
47,540
35,660
35,560
15,670
13,890
12,840
12,800
13.5
12.1
11.1
9.9
7.4
7.4
3.3
2.9
2.7
2.7
10.34
13.79
10.59
12.51
17.24
8.31
19.57
30.52
8.22
17.78
21,510
28,690
22,030
26,030
35,860
17,280
40,700
63,480
17,090
36,980
7.86
9.40
8.25
8.28
11.86
6.96
14.76
18.92
7.00
11.00
11.83
16.97
12.02
14.73
20.16
9.10
22.59
34.42
8.92
22.25
Furniture stores (NAICS 442100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Interior designers....................................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
95,130
26,960
19,690
16,450
9,590
8,510
7,040
6,950
6,700
6,650
33.6
9.5
7.0
5.8
3.4
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
13.98
10.01
9.64
21.33
10.80
38.77
12.68
8.88
20.22
11.81
29,080
20,820
20,060
44,370
22,460
80,640
26,370
18,480
42,060
24,560
8.61
7.84
7.67
14.09
8.09
21.99
9.59
7.25
13.62
9.12
17.25
11.50
11.06
25.30
12.56
47.67
15.04
10.08
23.46
13.58
Home furnishings stores (NAICS 442200)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Carpet installers......................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
104,940
19,860
17,260
13,260
10,890
8,660
7,080
6,660
6,110
5,330
39.1
7.4
6.4
4.9
4.1
3.2
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.0
12.10
19.85
8.50
16.24
9.69
9.92
10.65
13.50
35.42
25.89
25,160
41,300
17,680
33,780
20,160
20,640
22,150
28,080
73,670
53,860
8.03
13.28
7.10
10.98
7.70
7.68
7.63
10.00
20.42
15.73
13.73
23.36
9.37
20.49
10.99
11.60
12.93
15.79
40.19
32.43
Electronics and appliance stores (NAICS 443100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers....................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Home appliance repairers......................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers.......................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
157,000
32,690
30,120
21,890
14,260
14,010
13,200
12,060
11,450
11,270
30.0
6.2
5.8
4.2
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.2
12.17
8.56
19.65
14.88
12.08
38.92
14.27
10.08
13.84
12.64
25,310
17,810
40,880
30,950
25,130
80,950
29,680
20,960
28,780
26,290
7.96
7.10
12.86
10.72
8.62
21.39
10.31
7.88
10.14
9.45
14.03
9.63
23.56
17.70
14.10
47.80
17.49
11.89
16.80
15.32
See footnotes at end of table.
82
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Building material and supplies dealers (NAICS 444100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
335,010
118,500
73,090
61,030
38,380
35,720
35,120
27,110
24,590
20,280
32.1
11.4
7.0
5.9
3.7
3.4
3.4
2.6
2.4
2.0
$ 11.92
9.01
18.11
10.09
21.90
10.11
11.28
11.70
35.88
13.56
$ 24,800
18,740
37,670
20,990
45,540
21,030
23,450
24,350
74,630
28,210
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (NAICS 444200)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics..............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
29,430
13,970
12,450
10,260
7,300
7,270
4,610
4,260
4,120
4,050
18.5
8.8
7.8
6.5
4.6
4.6
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.6
10.20
8.20
10.07
8.70
11.95
17.25
30.94
19.78
10.93
11.97
Grocery stores (NAICS 445100)
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters.....................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bakers....................................................................................................................................................................
824,050
402,540
222,090
136,660
107,080
106,960
88,100
50,900
48,200
44,610
33.3
16.3
9.0
5.5
4.3
4.3
3.6
2.1
2.0
1.8
Specialty food stores (NAICS 445200)
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
38,100
26,950
13,580
12,960
10,500
9,960
9,810
8,440
8,250
7,170
Beer, wine, and liquor stores (NAICS 445300)
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Health and personal care stores (NAICS 446100)
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Pharmacy technicians............................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Pharmacists............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Pharmacy aides......................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Opticians, dispensing.............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
See footnotes at end of table.
83
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
8.43
7.33
12.85
7.95
13.72
7.94
9.08
9.22
20.73
10.75
$ 13.61
10.33
20.63
11.41
25.36
11.66
13.23
13.77
42.24
15.92
21,210
17,070
20,940
18,090
24,860
35,870
64,350
41,150
22,740
24,910
7.54
6.84
7.90
7.08
9.27
12.22
18.80
12.57
8.55
9.29
11.38
9.28
11.55
10.00
14.17
20.71
34.91
23.40
12.92
14.11
8.76
9.56
7.35
15.54
8.64
9.18
13.61
9.82
9.10
10.60
18,230
19,880
15,280
32,320
17,980
19,100
28,300
20,430
18,940
22,040
6.56
7.19
6.27
11.50
6.95
7.16
9.87
7.55
6.81
8.01
9.67
11.13
7.95
18.55
10.03
10.75
17.21
11.33
10.63
12.73
15.0
10.6
5.3
5.1
4.1
3.9
3.9
3.3
3.2
2.8
8.13
9.32
15.14
7.96
9.18
10.14
14.58
12.24
21.75
8.12
16,920
19,390
31,490
16,570
19,100
21,100
30,330
25,470
45,240
16,900
6.70
7.01
11.00
6.86
7.10
7.53
10.42
8.94
13.95
6.63
8.86
10.60
18.53
8.72
10.50
12.40
17.02
15.23
25.47
9.00
53,270
21,900
13,110
8,660
6,980
3,600
3,160
2,810
2,590
2,180
38.2
15.7
9.4
6.2
5.0
2.6
2.3
2.0
1.9
1.6
8.16
9.13
15.36
8.59
20.80
10.13
12.90
34.07
15.72
16.79
16,960
18,990
31,940
17,860
43,260
21,060
26,830
70,860
32,700
34,920
6.82
6.98
10.44
7.07
14.91
7.45
9.84
18.77
12.74
12.79
9.03
10.07
18.15
9.70
24.75
12.45
15.84
39.60
18.43
20.57
259,370
103,020
98,710
95,250
57,600
44,470
30,430
30,220
24,580
10,040
27.8
11.0
10.6
10.2
6.2
4.8
3.3
3.2
2.6
1.1
7.68
10.54
9.77
38.34
15.77
8.77
27.07
9.13
14.42
24.63
15,970
21,930
20,320
79,750
32,790
18,240
56,300
18,980
30,000
51,230
6.45
8.36
6.93
32.80
12.01
7.23
14.40
7.12
9.64
13.13
8.55
12.18
10.79
43.52
18.18
10.18
31.03
10.62
17.64
27.37
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Gasoline stations (NAICS 447100)
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Service station attendants......................................................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Cooks, short order..................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
508,680
90,000
40,450
29,200
27,160
18,510
14,390
14,040
11,900
10,480
57.3
10.1
4.6
3.3
3.1
2.1
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
Clothing stores (NAICS 448100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.............................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Sewing machine operators.....................................................................................................................................
572,230
119,200
106,640
32,190
15,950
13,810
13,340
7,600
6,970
6,700
Shoe stores (NAICS 448200)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...............................................................................................
Sales managers.....................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
$ 15,520
27,370
16,610
29,720
19,090
15,180
15,230
52,850
14,290
15,380
58.6
12.2
10.9
3.3
1.6
1.4
1.4
0.8
0.7
0.7
8.79
15.21
7.86
8.72
29.61
10.00
12.52
10.65
12.38
10.52
18,280
31,640
16,350
18,130
61,590
20,810
26,040
22,140
25,760
21,880
6.88
11.18
6.71
7.12
18.61
7.93
9.10
8.01
9.39
7.71
9.47
17.44
8.67
9.98
31.70
11.45
15.27
12.61
14.86
11.94
118,830
29,140
11,240
4,390
3,400
1,460
1,320
720
680
590
66.2
16.2
6.3
2.5
1.9
0.8
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.3
8.31
15.37
7.97
8.13
26.75
11.27
12.66
21.78
37.23
10.02
17,290
31,980
16,570
16,920
55,640
23,430
26,330
45,300
77,450
20,840
6.66
11.07
6.62
6.81
15.79
8.27
8.26
13.41
23.20
7.64
8.89
17.56
8.74
9.07
28.92
13.13
15.96
26.18
45.28
11.72
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (NAICS 448300)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers...................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Watch repairers......................................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
99,180
19,140
13,180
5,250
4,100
3,850
3,330
2,340
1,490
1,000
57.8
11.2
7.7
3.1
2.4
2.3
1.9
1.4
0.9
0.6
10.67
19.06
16.41
8.13
10.47
37.22
13.66
14.99
11.01
12.19
22,200
39,640
34,130
16,910
21,780
77,410
28,410
31,180
22,900
25,350
7.47
12.01
11.85
6.83
7.54
20.28
10.08
9.96
7.90
9.10
12.16
21.83
19.15
9.04
12.40
47.21
16.72
18.37
13.48
15.48
Sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument stores (NAICS 451100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Bicycle repairers.....................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
202,420
81,160
40,930
9,510
7,970
7,130
6,640
6,410
5,620
5,450
44.6
17.9
9.0
2.1
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.2
9.06
7.70
15.63
29.93
8.89
11.55
9.91
9.90
10.02
19.90
18,850
16,020
32,520
62,250
18,490
24,010
20,600
20,600
20,850
41,400
6.99
6.66
10.86
18.64
6.98
8.74
7.96
7.81
7.72
11.70
10.04
8.54
18.28
33.64
10.02
13.92
11.36
11.62
11.91
23.46
Book, periodical, and music stores (NAICS 451200)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................................
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...............................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
87,280
44,180
22,900
7,380
4,030
3,850
3,750
3,550
2,700
2,650
39.8
20.2
10.5
3.4
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.2
1.2
8.00
7.39
13.60
8.77
27.37
23.17
9.76
7.81
15.70
11.57
16,640
15,360
28,280
18,250
56,940
48,190
20,300
16,240
32,660
24,060
6.58
6.39
10.00
7.33
16.97
12.68
7.92
6.91
10.51
9.01
8.76
8.23
16.01
9.98
31.09
28.64
11.07
8.55
18.15
13.20
84
$
6.44
9.84
6.82
10.06
6.85
6.28
6.27
14.58
6.00
6.31
75th
7.46
13.16
7.99
14.29
9.18
7.30
7.32
25.41
6.87
7.40
See footnotes at end of table.
$
Percentiles
$
8.38
15.61
8.70
17.33
9.69
8.17
8.27
28.95
7.12
8.28
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Department stores (NAICS 452100)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
675,810
219,180
212,140
61,530
46,370
30,660
27,820
19,420
18,800
14,190
40.6
13.2
12.8
3.7
2.8
1.8
1.7
1.2
1.1
0.9
Other general merchandise stores (NAICS 452900)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
285,730
266,720
141,090
67,900
26,380
23,860
20,890
19,900
17,920
15,080
Florists (NAICS 453100)
Floral designers......................................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse..................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
8.97
8.88
7.86
15.14
8.80
12.30
9.63
10.29
9.16
32.96
$ 18,660
18,480
16,340
31,490
18,300
25,580
20,030
21,390
19,050
68,550
23.8
22.3
11.8
5.7
2.2
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.5
1.3
8.52
8.02
9.06
13.56
10.54
11.46
8.27
9.25
10.63
25.03
48,850
21,630
15,950
4,260
4,070
2,820
2,310
2,180
2,090
1,450
41.4
18.4
13.5
3.6
3.5
2.4
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.2
Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (NAICS 453200)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers....................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
152,800
70,260
33,710
19,420
15,940
12,090
10,420
8,010
6,970
6,950
Used merchandise stores (NAICS 453300)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Other miscellaneous store retailers (NAICS 453900)
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Manufactured building and mobile home installers................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
85
$
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
7.18
7.45
6.85
10.57
7.21
9.13
7.81
8.14
7.64
22.05
$ 10.15
10.16
8.57
18.66
10.06
14.43
10.97
11.14
10.39
40.04
17,710
16,680
18,850
28,210
21,920
23,830
17,210
19,230
22,110
52,050
6.86
6.51
7.31
9.24
8.04
8.50
6.35
7.45
7.97
16.90
9.71
8.75
10.41
16.97
12.58
13.44
9.61
10.52
12.78
28.62
9.78
8.38
8.22
7.59
15.67
11.48
24.95
8.78
9.19
8.32
20,350
17,420
17,090
15,790
32,590
23,890
51,900
18,270
19,120
17,300
7.50
6.69
6.87
6.44
10.47
8.54
14.65
6.94
6.81
6.54
11.29
9.38
9.24
8.57
18.18
13.58
30.89
10.16
11.23
9.87
35.7
16.4
7.9
4.5
3.7
2.8
2.4
1.9
1.6
1.6
8.67
7.64
14.73
9.12
21.28
16.01
32.66
11.66
10.73
12.63
18,040
15,900
30,630
18,970
44,250
33,290
67,940
24,250
22,320
26,280
6.81
6.60
10.41
7.52
11.98
12.69
19.99
8.83
8.52
9.83
9.57
8.47
17.09
10.45
25.97
18.61
36.11
13.87
12.63
14.81
38,250
18,370
8,510
8,380
7,170
2,750
2,370
1,870
1,720
1,330
35.2
16.9
7.8
7.7
6.6
2.5
2.2
1.7
1.6
1.2
8.88
7.53
14.34
7.79
8.17
10.47
28.89
9.38
8.78
7.61
18,470
15,670
29,820
16,210
16,990
21,780
60,090
19,510
18,260
15,820
6.60
6.49
9.65
6.65
6.84
8.00
15.66
6.79
6.59
6.79
9.81
8.38
16.16
8.60
8.82
11.72
30.88
11.17
9.92
8.36
105,340
32,800
23,520
10,150
8,280
8,170
7,840
7,110
6,480
5,820
35.0
10.9
7.8
3.4
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.2
1.9
10.54
7.59
17.54
8.26
19.89
33.18
8.06
9.60
11.52
9.67
21,930
15,780
36,490
17,190
41,360
69,000
16,760
19,960
23,950
20,120
7.18
6.62
10.83
6.97
11.20
18.36
6.89
6.79
9.06
7.47
11.19
8.37
20.17
9.27
25.06
39.62
8.78
11.48
13.44
11.25
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (NAICS 454100)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Order clerks............................................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
33,810
22,460
12,550
11,040
10,470
8,690
7,480
5,220
4,840
4,510
15.0
10.0
5.6
4.9
4.6
3.9
3.3
2.3
2.2
2.0
$ 11.08
10.59
10.43
11.94
9.88
9.50
10.55
19.32
11.47
17.72
$ 23,040
22,020
21,690
24,840
20,540
19,760
21,950
40,180
23,860
36,850
Vending machine operators (NAICS 454200)
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers.........................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.............................................................
10,530
2,850
2,770
2,640
1,700
1,670
1,650
1,410
1,230
1,120
19.0
5.1
5.0
4.8
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.5
2.2
2.0
12.44
8.74
8.36
11.81
32.55
7.89
10.08
12.52
9.18
14.04
Direct selling establishments (NAICS 454300)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers....................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
21,210
13,290
11,450
10,520
10,060
7,220
6,180
5,900
5,810
5,010
13.4
8.4
7.2
6.7
6.4
4.6
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.2
Scheduled air transportation (NAICS 481100)
Flight attendants.....................................................................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.............................................................................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians...........................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Baggage porters and bellhops................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Cargo and freight agents........................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
100,580
99,910
64,410
43,650
24,960
10,530
9,670
7,690
7,320
6,390
Nonscheduled air transportation (NAICS 481200)
Commercial pilots...................................................................................................................................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.............................................................................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians...........................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Flight attendants.....................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Rail transportation (NAICS 482100)
Railroad conductors and yardmasters....................................................................................................................
Locomotive engineers............................................................................................................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators.........................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Rail car repairers....................................................................................................................................................
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators.......................................................................................
Signal and track switch repairers...........................................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
86
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.03
8.25
8.46
7.78
8.00
7.55
8.56
14.31
9.07
11.88
$ 12.71
11.83
12.02
13.26
11.44
10.89
12.12
23.57
13.65
20.33
25,860
18,180
17,400
24,560
67,700
16,410
20,970
26,030
19,090
29,200
9.24
7.38
7.20
8.63
18.87
6.77
7.85
9.43
7.30
11.04
15.41
9.90
9.36
14.37
39.42
8.70
12.14
14.26
10.73
16.55
15.62
11.06
17.45
13.71
12.50
10.69
12.49
11.60
35.19
7.71
32,490
22,990
36,290
28,520
26,000
22,240
25,990
24,120
73,200
16,030
12.52
8.06
13.93
10.08
9.83
8.37
7.89
9.48
20.51
6.55
18.17
12.23
20.87
16.69
14.54
12.42
14.04
13.17
41.90
8.55
20.1
19.9
12.9
8.7
5.0
2.1
1.9
1.5
1.5
1.3
(³)
15.13
(³)
23.77
14.74
17.04
22.11
15.67
11.35
19.88
48,010
31,470
142,110
49,440
30,660
35,440
45,990
32,580
23,600
41,360
(³)
10.83
(³)
19.29
10.55
12.02
17.57
11.02
8.98
14.09
(³)
19.68
(³)
28.67
19.30
20.96
25.93
19.93
13.12
25.44
6,030
5,870
5,870
2,140
1,630
1,100
980
870
760
690
14.2
13.8
13.8
5.0
3.8
2.6
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.6
(³)
(³)
20.77
11.98
(³)
48.53
11.84
12.21
14.15
29.84
52,190
76,630
43,190
24,920
40,740
100,940
24,630
25,390
29,440
62,070
(³)
(³)
15.97
9.24
(³)
27.76
8.87
9.29
10.88
23.95
(³)
(³)
25.11
13.37
(³)
60.65
14.29
14.02
16.99
35.09
30,920
29,620
12,880
12,860
8,770
8,450
7,370
5,770
4,720
4,100
14.1
13.5
5.9
5.9
4.0
3.9
3.4
2.6
2.2
1.9
24.78
24.74
23.41
15.92
19.44
17.86
21.34
20.32
25.67
19.73
51,530
51,450
48,690
33,120
40,430
37,150
44,390
42,260
53,390
41,040
17.74
16.87
18.06
11.80
18.22
15.51
18.93
18.85
21.43
18.32
32.22
32.31
28.95
20.04
21.40
20.53
23.52
21.89
28.89
21.47
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Deep sea, coastal, and great lakes water transportation (NAICS 483100)
Sailors and marine oilers........................................................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.........................................................................................................
Ship engineers........................................................................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
4,500
3,770
1,840
1,270
1,200
780
720
620
570
560
13.8
11.6
5.7
3.9
3.7
2.4
2.2
1.9
1.8
1.7
$ 15.69
26.55
28.07
11.41
14.98
9.80
15.49
17.98
14.99
22.09
$ 32,630
55,230
58,390
23,740
31,150
20,390
32,230
37,390
31,180
45,940
$ 11.10
19.32
21.48
8.77
12.15
7.62
12.00
13.73
12.69
16.97
$ 19.96
33.86
33.85
12.79
17.52
11.81
18.35
21.33
17.22
26.00
Inland water transportation (NAICS 483200)
Sailors and marine oilers........................................................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.........................................................................................................
Ship engineers........................................................................................................................................................
Riggers...................................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Motorboat operators...............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
5,770
4,370
2,210
630
610
360
320
260
240
230
28.2
21.4
10.8
3.1
3.0
1.8
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.1
16.39
25.93
26.92
15.82
11.27
42.63
13.31
12.71
27.41
18.13
34,090
53,940
56,000
32,910
23,440
88,670
27,680
26,450
57,000
37,710
12.44
18.70
21.31
14.80
8.27
26.68
9.63
10.31
17.99
13.01
20.23
31.00
33.25
16.85
13.59
53.51
16.64
13.61
34.01
22.04
General freight trucking (NAICS 484100)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
526,160
59,670
48,550
30,970
24,050
23,650
23,550
20,070
13,230
11,310
55.9
6.3
5.2
3.3
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.1
1.4
1.2
17.66
13.54
14.75
16.04
17.74
11.60
15.30
22.24
37.84
14.23
36,730
28,170
30,670
33,360
36,900
24,130
31,820
46,260
78,700
29,600
14.06
9.88
10.71
12.61
13.07
8.51
11.88
17.68
23.44
11.11
21.02
17.27
18.84
19.55
21.81
13.88
19.05
26.09
43.85
17.02
Specialized freight trucking (NAICS 484200)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
191,480
36,180
25,350
12,440
10,420
8,660
7,870
7,550
6,270
5,640
48.4
9.2
6.4
3.2
2.6
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.6
1.4
16.29
10.83
13.26
15.39
11.06
22.08
36.98
17.45
13.36
10.11
33,880
22,530
27,590
32,010
23,010
45,930
76,910
36,300
27,790
21,030
12.16
8.47
10.18
11.94
8.13
16.29
21.18
13.38
10.14
8.04
19.65
12.44
15.86
18.34
13.40
25.90
45.00
20.92
16.21
11.59
Urban transit systems (NAICS 485100)
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Bus drivers, school.................................................................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
Rail car repairers....................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
18,010
2,330
2,290
960
920
810
720
620
530
470
48.3
6.2
6.1
2.6
2.5
2.2
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.3
15.15
18.86
17.58
14.12
22.48
12.37
11.89
19.35
12.01
25.63
31,520
39,230
36,560
29,380
46,750
25,740
24,740
40,240
24,980
53,300
11.05
15.82
12.18
10.16
16.70
10.13
9.40
18.33
9.30
20.66
19.15
21.16
21.63
17.27
26.70
14.57
14.27
21.09
13.87
30.61
Interurban and rural bus transportation (NAICS 485200)
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
11,290
1,040
450
380
250
230
180
170
160
160
50.7
4.7
2.0
1.7
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
14.67
17.66
12.88
18.23
10.92
9.75
16.46
8.37
11.05
35.85
30,510
36,730
26,790
37,920
22,710
20,280
34,240
17,410
22,970
74,560
10.89
14.95
9.89
14.49
8.57
7.70
12.89
6.83
8.66
21.28
18.73
20.54
15.58
22.10
12.79
11.20
19.64
9.57
12.84
42.71
See footnotes at end of table.
87
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Taxi and limousine service (NAICS 485300)
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics..................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
38,100
8,830
1,760
1,480
1,250
1,250
1,130
1,010
990
950
56.1
13.0
2.6
2.2
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.4
$ 11.21
10.68
14.01
10.03
12.45
19.90
35.08
11.16
12.10
12.27
$ 23,320
22,210
29,130
20,870
25,890
41,400
72,970
23,220
25,180
25,510
School and employee bus transportation (NAICS 485400)
Bus drivers, school.................................................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
129,840
8,100
6,690
5,050
4,130
2,280
1,740
1,530
1,280
1,210
73.5
4.6
3.8
2.9
2.3
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.7
11.75
11.60
8.24
15.75
8.02
19.15
13.91
8.37
11.08
33.46
Charter bus industry (NAICS 485500)
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, school.................................................................................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
18,700
2,260
1,740
1,380
1,310
880
740
560
490
430
55.1
6.7
5.1
4.1
3.9
2.6
2.2
1.7
1.4
1.3
Other transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485900)
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, school.................................................................................................................................................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians.........................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics..................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
14,300
9,690
7,650
3,880
2,570
2,260
1,430
1,380
1,020
900
Pipeline transportation of crude oil (NAICS 486100)
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers....................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
Chemical technicians.............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Pipeline transportation of natural gas (NAICS 486200)
Gas plant operators................................................................................................................................................
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators............................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
88
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
7.73
7.41
10.37
7.59
9.19
12.82
21.53
9.20
9.14
9.12
$ 13.65
13.06
16.77
11.32
14.70
25.04
42.11
12.80
14.35
14.80
24,440
24,120
17,150
32,750
16,690
39,820
28,930
17,420
23,050
69,590
9.68
9.69
7.11
12.48
7.11
14.20
11.25
6.92
8.68
19.46
13.65
13.47
9.37
18.32
8.76
22.21
16.27
9.14
13.23
37.31
11.30
11.74
10.09
16.05
9.13
13.96
9.99
33.58
18.68
9.83
23,500
24,430
20,980
33,370
18,990
29,040
20,780
69,850
38,850
20,440
9.28
9.79
7.27
12.41
7.57
10.36
7.63
20.56
13.03
7.68
12.96
13.76
13.12
19.13
10.49
17.06
11.43
37.52
23.13
11.03
25.1
17.0
13.4
6.8
4.5
4.0
2.5
2.4
1.8
1.6
9.36
10.91
10.08
10.14
12.10
11.56
10.13
16.77
31.50
9.30
19,470
22,680
20,970
21,090
25,170
24,050
21,060
34,880
65,520
19,340
7.55
8.80
8.13
8.06
9.42
9.54
7.81
12.15
19.28
7.51
10.66
12.46
11.79
11.28
14.00
13.20
11.37
20.48
36.41
10.76
1,210
710
320
230
180
160
160
150
150
140
16.6
9.8
4.4
3.2
2.5
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
1.9
24.10
15.08
20.05
19.76
24.66
22.21
24.78
29.81
18.62
38.90
50,130
31,360
41,710
41,100
51,290
46,200
51,540
62,000
38,730
80,910
21.86
10.11
16.66
13.05
22.92
18.39
22.44
22.86
14.10
28.00
27.15
20.44
24.73
25.77
26.76
26.38
27.11
34.07
22.40
46.67
3,000
2,500
1,130
1,010
890
890
760
690
620
590
10.5
8.8
4.0
3.5
3.1
3.1
2.7
2.4
2.2
2.1
22.74
22.44
22.03
17.76
21.05
18.55
19.66
22.22
29.24
13.76
47,300
46,680
45,820
36,930
43,780
38,580
40,890
46,210
60,810
28,620
19.86
19.78
19.32
13.75
16.32
15.08
16.88
19.45
24.48
11.01
25.95
25.90
25.88
22.00
25.95
21.54
22.23
25.99
34.48
16.68
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Other pipeline transportation (NAICS 486900)
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers....................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers...........................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................................
1,290
580
290
250
220
150
140
130
80
70
23.2
10.4
5.2
4.5
4.0
2.7
2.5
2.3
1.4
1.3
$ 24.41
24.57
19.36
17.52
32.83
20.27
44.47
19.84
14.00
21.94
$ 50,770
51,100
40,260
36,440
68,280
42,170
92,490
41,270
29,130
45,630
$ 21.12
21.64
17.01
10.54
26.84
17.20
28.95
16.95
10.89
19.44
$ 27.59
27.39
21.61
24.57
37.56
23.23
52.10
22.29
16.84
24.49
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land (NAICS 487100)
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts.........................................................................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
2,700
990
560
490
270
210
200
190
180
180
28.2
10.3
5.8
5.1
2.8
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
11.13
10.59
9.53
12.60
8.21
8.63
16.15
13.12
9.24
31.60
23,140
22,030
19,820
26,200
17,080
17,950
33,590
27,300
19,230
65,730
8.80
8.56
7.79
10.87
7.31
7.17
12.79
10.09
7.00
16.31
12.82
12.63
10.70
14.60
8.84
8.85
18.97
15.31
10.39
36.01
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water (NAICS 487200)
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.........................................................................................................
Sailors and marine oilers........................................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.............................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Bartenders..............................................................................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Motorboat operators...............................................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
2,340
1,950
840
610
530
510
460
440
370
330
15.6
13.0
5.6
4.1
3.5
3.4
3.1
2.9
2.5
2.2
18.15
10.87
8.31
10.93
8.30
9.31
10.15
15.22
9.19
10.13
37,760
22,600
17,280
22,730
17,260
19,370
21,110
31,660
19,100
21,070
11.25
7.71
6.82
7.72
6.37
7.57
7.82
10.28
6.93
7.21
21.44
12.45
9.25
13.45
10.87
11.08
11.25
20.66
11.55
12.37
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other (NAICS 487900)
Commercial pilots...................................................................................................................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians...........................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
400
220
220
100
90
70
50
50
40
20.0
11.0
11.0
5.0
4.5
3.5
2.5
2.5
2.0
(³)
19.79
11.97
10.21
13.67
9.02
20.69
44.28
12.86
46,690
41,150
24,890
21,230
28,440
18,750
43,030
92,090
26,760
(³)
14.74
9.63
8.20
11.38
7.37
15.14
26.91
8.58
(³)
22.90
14.60
12.25
16.90
10.52
22.35
47.27
16.04
Support activities for air transportation (NAICS 488100)
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians...........................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Baggage porters and bellhops................................................................................................................................
Cargo and freight agents........................................................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.............................................................
Avionics technicians...............................................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
25,910
10,680
4,900
4,750
4,060
3,450
3,300
3,200
2,790
2,580
19.3
8.0
3.7
3.5
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.1
1.9
18.02
11.03
10.97
7.97
12.57
10.20
24.74
9.37
18.79
9.98
37,490
22,950
22,820
16,580
26,150
21,210
51,460
19,490
39,080
20,750
14.25
8.38
9.10
6.31
8.59
8.05
18.97
7.84
15.28
7.50
21.18
12.51
11.84
8.62
14.61
12.01
28.94
10.57
21.84
12.14
Support activities for rail transportation (NAICS 488200)
Rail car repairers....................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors.......................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers..............................................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment........................................................................................................................
3,360
2,680
2,210
870
610
600
580
460
430
420
16.8
13.4
11.1
4.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.3
2.2
2.1
15.87
12.05
13.97
14.65
13.58
31.74
11.58
13.33
13.39
13.86
33,000
25,070
29,060
30,470
28,240
66,010
24,080
27,730
27,850
28,820
12.86
8.63
11.47
12.22
10.43
19.36
9.44
10.32
10.84
12.02
18.50
14.96
16.23
17.20
14.81
37.01
13.57
16.12
15.80
16.37
See footnotes at end of table.
89
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Support activities for water transportation (NAICS 488300)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Sailors and marine oilers........................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.........................................................................................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders...........................................................................................................................
Crane and tower operators.....................................................................................................................................
Ship engineers........................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
15,930
7,560
7,490
7,180
2,920
2,620
2,120
1,990
1,580
1,560
17.2
8.2
8.1
7.8
3.2
2.8
2.3
2.2
1.7
1.7
$ 16.14
14.94
22.51
27.85
24.83
27.16
27.52
21.14
15.70
43.79
$ 33,570
31,080
46,820
57,940
51,650
56,500
57,240
43,970
32,650
91,090
Support activities for road transportation (NAICS 488400)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
22,440
4,680
4,420
3,690
2,890
2,830
2,000
1,430
1,300
1,200
31.3
6.5
6.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.8
2.0
1.8
1.7
13.34
10.56
13.21
11.57
10.78
13.46
21.51
37.46
15.96
12.82
Freight transportation arrangement (NAICS 488500)
Cargo and freight agents........................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
23,160
13,900
10,510
9,600
8,210
8,110
7,340
7,060
6,450
5,890
13.9
8.3
6.3
5.8
4.9
4.9
4.4
4.2
3.9
3.5
Other support activities for transportation (NAICS 488900)
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
6,520
5,530
1,500
1,090
1,040
1,010
830
710
650
640
Couriers (NAICS 492100)
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Order clerks............................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Cargo and freight agents........................................................................................................................................
Local messengers and local delivery (NAICS 492200)
Couriers and messengers......................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Order clerks............................................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
90
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.74
11.15
13.76
21.36
20.00
20.36
22.82
14.67
12.65
25.44
$ 22.25
18.58
29.60
32.09
30.82
34.14
33.68
26.70
17.76
54.54
27,740
21,960
27,470
24,070
22,420
27,990
44,740
77,920
33,200
26,660
9.62
8.39
9.95
8.19
7.64
9.62
15.80
22.40
12.03
9.74
16.46
12.09
15.96
13.32
13.29
16.42
26.17
44.87
19.32
15.02
16.95
11.63
16.49
17.31
11.56
24.30
15.30
14.62
13.45
49.83
35,260
24,190
34,300
36,000
24,040
50,540
31,830
30,410
27,980
103,640
12.49
8.68
12.65
13.98
8.06
17.49
11.96
11.81
9.28
29.97
20.40
14.06
19.92
20.68
14.30
28.24
18.59
17.03
16.28
63.90
22.2
18.8
5.1
3.7
3.5
3.4
2.8
2.4
2.2
2.2
9.51
11.67
15.50
12.01
18.07
9.56
11.03
11.74
18.57
40.22
19,770
24,270
32,240
24,980
37,580
19,890
22,940
24,430
38,620
83,670
7.61
8.56
11.93
9.68
15.53
7.58
8.47
8.96
13.38
25.40
11.08
13.66
18.20
13.28
21.15
10.78
13.13
13.62
22.15
48.52
152,550
113,640
27,640
23,080
12,710
12,500
10,300
9,370
9,150
8,440
29.2
21.7
5.3
4.4
2.4
2.4
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.6
18.39
11.93
20.38
9.69
25.43
13.30
14.95
18.41
14.47
14.92
38,250
24,820
42,390
20,150
52,900
27,660
31,100
38,290
30,090
31,040
14.34
10.04
16.79
7.48
19.22
10.93
12.83
12.85
11.48
11.96
23.56
13.28
24.66
10.88
31.98
15.32
17.06
22.31
17.20
18.42
14,700
13,330
2,760
1,710
1,470
1,350
1,240
1,170
830
810
29.9
27.1
5.6
3.5
3.0
2.7
2.5
2.4
1.7
1.7
9.34
11.45
18.50
14.68
9.67
36.03
11.41
18.97
10.16
11.29
19,430
23,820
38,470
30,540
20,120
74,940
23,730
39,450
21,130
23,470
7.18
7.68
14.43
11.61
7.99
15.81
9.33
14.43
7.72
9.13
10.93
14.10
21.84
17.24
11.29
43.72
13.20
21.92
12.49
13.02
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Warehousing and storage (NAICS 493100)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
102,260
68,350
45,880
32,880
26,590
20,240
10,380
10,150
9,930
9,910
19.4
13.0
8.7
6.2
5.1
3.8
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
$ 11.81
12.80
12.18
12.50
9.92
17.38
19.24
13.54
11.67
13.59
$ 24,560
26,620
25,340
26,010
20,630
36,150
40,010
28,160
24,270
28,260
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers (NAICS 511100)
Editors....................................................................................................................................................................
Advertising sales agents.........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Graphic designers..................................................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers.........................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
Desktop publishers.................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
63,530
47,830
21,310
20,850
20,240
17,480
15,640
14,470
14,100
13,690
9.1
6.9
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.0
22.72
20.05
12.90
14.22
17.00
14.29
10.08
11.39
14.67
22.84
Software publishers (NAICS 511200)
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers......................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
41,240
20,700
19,130
18,300
8,400
8,380
7,180
5,230
5,130
4,620
17.1
8.6
7.9
7.6
3.5
3.5
3.0
2.2
2.1
1.9
Motion picture and video industries (NAICS 512100)
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Motion picture projectionists...................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians.................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Multi-media artists and animators..........................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
23,980
12,050
11,230
8,340
8,230
7,630
6,150
5,840
5,750
4,850
Sound recording industries (NAICS 512200)
Sound engineering technicians..............................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Editors....................................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Musicians and singers............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians.................................................................................................................
Radio and television broadcasting (NAICS 515100)
Announcers............................................................................................................................................................
Advertising sales agents.........................................................................................................................................
Broadcast technicians............................................................................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents.......................................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture.......................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Photographers........................................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
91
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.28
10.38
9.64
9.99
7.84
13.64
14.96
10.01
9.52
10.83
$ 13.82
14.35
14.09
14.33
11.50
20.56
22.38
16.17
13.55
14.95
47,260
41,700
26,840
29,570
35,360
29,710
20,970
23,690
30,520
47,510
14.74
11.49
8.65
10.12
11.93
9.88
7.47
7.45
10.23
14.02
27.45
23.62
14.19
16.87
20.55
18.02
11.47
13.76
17.72
28.75
38.14
23.53
38.61
32.88
32.70
54.53
39.56
17.54
64.18
19.68
79,330
48,950
80,310
68,390
68,010
113,420
82,290
36,480
133,500
40,930
29.94
15.80
30.49
24.81
24.88
41.09
24.07
12.53
40.54
15.22
45.44
28.84
46.13
40.84
39.74
63.19
48.54
21.16
(²)
23.75
6.6
3.3
3.1
2.3
2.3
2.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.3
7.04
(³)
56.89
9.20
18.65
19.71
14.71
6.66
33.89
8.45
14,630
76,130
118,320
19,140
38,780
41,000
30,600
13,840
70,480
17,570
6.18
(³)
22.61
6.72
13.96
10.97
11.92
6.00
20.91
6.46
7.60
(³)
(²)
9.82
22.70
24.41
16.41
7.09
42.18
9.86
1,600
1,360
1,110
1,100
880
860
770
700
620
600
6.1
5.2
4.2
4.2
3.3
3.3
2.9
2.7
2.4
2.3
21.60
16.68
23.73
12.61
(³)
47.53
22.23
18.16
13.33
16.04
44,920
34,700
49,360
26,230
74,650
98,860
46,240
37,770
27,720
33,360
11.70
12.69
16.65
9.57
(³)
29.05
13.63
11.51
8.78
9.26
25.59
19.57
29.18
15.62
(³)
61.00
26.42
27.78
18.58
20.16
38,990
28,790
21,820
16,600
16,350
8,980
7,120
5,960
4,110
3,670
16.2
11.9
9.1
6.9
6.8
3.7
3.0
2.5
1.7
1.5
13.99
23.79
15.45
(³)
23.29
16.04
47.43
12.02
16.79
15.09
29,100
49,480
32,130
50,720
48,450
33,360
98,650
25,000
34,930
31,380
7.12
12.31
8.48
(³)
11.48
8.79
25.01
8.41
12.87
10.76
15.19
29.37
20.18
(³)
27.53
22.40
63.21
14.91
20.14
17.86
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Cable and other subscription programming (NAICS 515200)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Broadcast technicians............................................................................................................................................
12,970
4,760
4,100
3,100
1,900
1,890
1,860
1,790
1,500
1,480
14.9
5.5
4.7
3.6
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
1.7
1.7
$ 15.67
(³)
20.30
11.06
27.67
13.14
23.15
56.99
17.94
17.06
$ 32,600
62,120
42,230
23,000
57,550
27,340
48,140
118,530
37,310
35,490
$ 11.05
(³)
13.69
9.24
21.39
9.61
17.39
33.10
14.76
10.38
$ 19.83
(³)
26.07
12.28
32.83
16.32
27.73
(²)
20.98
22.60
Internet publishing and broadcasting (NAICS 516100)
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Editors....................................................................................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Network systems and data communications analysts............................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Database administrators........................................................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers......................................................................................................
2,220
1,850
1,690
1,410
1,300
1,050
990
960
900
800
7.4
6.1
5.6
4.7
4.3
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.7
36.31
24.19
31.49
25.89
18.21
36.60
20.99
61.24
35.56
53.99
75,520
50,310
65,500
53,840
37,880
76,120
43,670
127,380
73,960
112,290
29.42
16.31
21.04
15.86
13.89
27.18
15.41
36.45
27.29
40.51
43.00
29.31
39.98
34.60
21.95
44.47
25.07
(²)
43.58
65.60
Wired telecommunications carriers (NAICS 517100)
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................................
Telephone operators..............................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
96,980
53,860
42,110
20,970
16,490
16,410
14,960
14,080
13,930
11,090
16.4
9.1
7.1
3.5
2.8
2.8
2.5
2.4
2.4
1.9
23.75
18.69
23.15
15.61
34.27
32.01
15.24
29.21
17.21
26.41
49,400
38,870
48,150
32,480
71,280
66,590
31,710
60,750
35,810
54,930
20.79
13.74
20.44
10.72
28.53
25.96
9.10
23.71
14.85
21.24
27.16
23.44
26.80
20.07
40.47
37.45
20.56
34.08
20.39
31.63
Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) (NAICS 517200)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Telephone operators..............................................................................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
36,090
15,600
8,770
7,460
6,860
5,760
5,090
4,900
4,000
3,780
19.0
8.2
4.6
3.9
3.6
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.1
2.0
15.15
13.21
20.67
13.81
22.05
22.26
14.47
22.16
34.27
23.61
31,520
27,470
42,990
28,730
45,870
46,300
30,100
46,100
71,290
49,100
10.92
9.10
13.15
10.24
18.16
16.98
11.24
14.43
27.05
12.54
17.56
16.35
23.83
17.51
26.54
26.64
17.43
27.90
40.63
28.39
Telecommunications resellers (NAICS 517300)
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................................
Telephone operators..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................................
29,250
13,020
9,040
4,420
4,410
3,980
3,950
3,430
3,180
2,980
17.9
8.0
5.6
2.7
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.0
1.8
22.61
14.69
22.47
15.44
24.95
30.80
16.16
30.23
12.24
26.35
47,030
30,560
46,730
32,120
51,910
64,060
33,610
62,880
25,470
54,810
20.18
11.24
19.75
11.46
19.96
25.38
12.03
25.73
8.11
14.97
26.22
17.67
26.27
19.69
29.51
35.38
20.21
34.71
14.20
36.14
Satellite telecommunications (NAICS 517400)
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Broadcast technicians............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment............................................................
1,010
960
870
370
260
240
210
150
140
120
6.2
5.9
5.4
2.3
1.6
1.5
1.3
0.9
0.9
0.7
24.25
24.84
24.00
33.67
54.30
16.57
16.18
34.53
34.45
26.53
50,440
51,670
49,920
70,040
112,950
34,470
33,640
71,820
71,650
55,190
22.39
23.48
23.08
29.76
32.33
13.14
12.92
30.46
26.83
19.98
26.69
27.65
26.33
38.00
69.84
19.63
19.70
39.62
42.68
33.32
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Cable and other program distribution (NAICS 517500)
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
27,850
26,490
7,660
4,040
3,470
3,360
3,120
2,340
1,980
1,960
21.3
20.2
5.9
3.1
2.7
2.6
2.4
1.8
1.5
1.5
$ 16.22
14.28
18.82
25.57
22.42
14.17
11.08
46.58
14.63
13.15
$ 33,730
29,710
39,140
53,190
46,620
29,470
23,050
96,880
30,430
27,360
$ 11.73
10.30
13.38
20.39
16.75
11.51
7.73
27.40
11.17
9.68
$ 20.28
16.91
24.21
30.02
27.02
16.65
13.54
58.22
17.37
16.46
Other telecommunications (NAICS 517900)
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.....................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
390
330
280
240
180
170
170
150
130
130
5.5
4.6
3.9
3.4
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.8
22.88
27.57
21.82
58.14
30.64
22.43
17.09
10.82
28.74
15.38
47,590
57,340
45,390
120,920
63,740
46,660
35,540
22,500
59,780
32,000
17.65
23.28
16.27
32.64
25.46
17.51
13.33
9.20
22.49
12.69
27.61
32.70
26.88
(²)
35.28
29.04
19.73
12.78
34.19
17.21
Internet service providers and web search portals (NAICS 518100)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators.....................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers......................................................................................................
Network systems and data communications analysts............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
11,160
10,960
6,930
6,720
5,100
4,620
4,540
4,420
3,710
3,570
9.0
8.8
5.6
5.4
4.1
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.0
2.9
14.24
17.37
38.71
30.22
37.45
27.33
50.91
28.61
58.53
32.43
29,620
36,120
80,520
62,860
77,910
56,840
105,890
59,500
121,740
67,450
9.95
10.62
29.50
21.59
28.69
19.20
37.04
18.83
35.54
24.11
17.05
21.45
46.82
38.57
45.07
34.02
60.64
36.36
(²)
40.19
Data processing, hosting, and related services (NAICS 518200)
Data entry keyers...................................................................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators.....................................................................................................
Computer operators...............................................................................................................................................
21,100
18,670
17,890
17,460
13,000
11,480
9,930
9,520
8,380
7,820
7.4
6.5
6.3
6.1
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.3
2.9
2.7
9.92
30.50
14.84
32.61
20.05
35.77
11.67
35.65
29.90
14.28
20,630
63,450
30,880
67,840
41,700
74,400
24,270
74,140
62,190
29,710
7.96
23.06
10.28
25.07
14.11
27.25
8.60
29.20
22.45
9.91
11.41
37.73
17.99
39.84
24.83
42.17
13.85
41.75
35.85
17.80
Other information services (NAICS 519100)
Library assistants, clerical......................................................................................................................................
Librarians................................................................................................................................................................
Library technicians..................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Editors....................................................................................................................................................................
6,450
5,950
5,880
3,640
1,910
1,100
1,000
990
930
910
13.3
12.2
12.1
7.5
3.9
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
9.55
19.21
10.92
12.48
12.66
19.78
10.65
19.36
44.81
21.70
19,850
39,960
22,710
25,960
26,340
41,140
22,160
40,260
93,210
45,130
7.08
14.89
7.97
8.20
9.62
13.92
7.96
12.31
27.25
14.75
11.53
23.00
13.40
15.68
14.03
24.95
12.89
25.10
55.08
26.72
Monetary authorities - central bank (NAICS 521100)
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Tellers.....................................................................................................................................................................
Financial examiners...............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Financial analysts...................................................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer..........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
1,440
1,330
1,320
1,250
1,000
970
890
790
760
720
6.6
6.1
6.0
5.7
4.6
4.4
4.1
3.6
3.5
3.3
13.79
12.62
30.93
15.48
26.14
15.41
12.69
24.64
20.05
31.13
28,690
26,260
64,340
32,200
54,370
32,050
26,400
51,260
41,710
64,760
11.41
10.25
22.19
12.10
19.70
12.83
10.40
18.69
15.91
24.41
16.31
14.59
38.03
16.98
29.79
17.46
14.88
29.13
22.74
37.03
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Depository credit intermediation (NAICS 522100)
Tellers.....................................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Loan officers...........................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
New accounts clerks..............................................................................................................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks..................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
475,750
121,670
99,910
99,550
92,890
80,020
74,210
51,540
42,010
39,660
27.4
7.0
5.8
5.7
5.4
4.6
4.3
3.0
2.4
2.3
$ 10.06
12.64
24.16
18.40
12.96
35.10
13.50
12.30
16.51
11.58
$ 20,920
26,280
50,260
38,270
26,950
73,000
28,070
25,580
34,350
24,090
Nondepository credit intermediation (NAICS 522200)
Loan officers...........................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks..................................................................................................................................
Bill and account collectors......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents................................................................................
77,770
73,810
53,350
44,330
32,830
28,350
22,370
19,820
18,590
18,270
10.7
10.1
7.3
6.1
4.5
3.9
3.1
2.7
2.6
2.5
28.30
13.17
14.78
14.02
22.02
12.49
45.69
9.10
49.19
30.44
Activities related to credit intermediation (NAICS 522300)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Loan officers...........................................................................................................................................................
Tellers.....................................................................................................................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks..................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Bill and account collectors......................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
32,420
31,930
27,020
21,180
15,050
12,400
9,620
8,160
6,330
6,120
11.5
11.3
9.6
7.5
5.3
4.4
3.4
2.9
2.2
2.2
Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage (NAICS 523100)
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents................................................................................
Brokerage clerks....................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Personal financial advisors.....................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
138,500
50,650
33,120
29,600
24,490
19,530
13,230
12,400
10,430
9,960
Securities and commodity exchanges (NAICS 523200)
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Brokerage clerks....................................................................................................................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation...............................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Other financial investment activities (NAICS 523900)
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Financial analysts...................................................................................................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Brokerage clerks....................................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
94
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
8.59
10.16
15.90
14.25
10.42
21.07
10.68
9.65
12.95
9.29
$ 11.22
14.28
29.04
21.37
14.88
43.83
15.77
14.41
19.45
13.53
58,870
27,390
30,750
29,170
45,800
25,980
95,030
18,940
102,320
63,320
16.02
10.85
11.61
11.11
16.41
9.69
28.82
7.18
26.83
15.33
33.42
14.86
17.58
16.23
26.02
14.98
56.44
10.11
64.66
35.34
12.96
29.69
9.70
15.58
19.75
13.24
11.33
9.14
55.05
11.01
26,960
61,770
20,170
32,400
41,090
27,550
23,580
19,010
114,500
22,900
10.49
17.39
7.97
11.50
14.58
10.48
9.07
7.59
29.20
7.33
14.94
34.85
10.92
18.63
23.43
14.59
13.34
10.43
(²)
12.17
28.2
10.3
6.8
6.0
5.0
4.0
2.7
2.5
2.1
2.0
46.90
17.68
16.86
12.48
42.07
20.46
60.37
23.52
17.39
59.44
97,550
36,780
35,080
25,970
87,500
42,550
125,570
48,920
36,170
123,630
20.03
13.35
12.71
9.36
20.90
15.20
35.07
16.62
13.12
34.99
67.67
21.14
20.10
14.63
55.46
24.45
(²)
29.13
20.09
(²)
1,220
720
700
600
390
370
320
240
180
170
13.6
8.1
7.8
6.7
4.4
4.1
3.6
2.7
2.0
1.9
42.42
22.65
21.87
62.65
55.76
33.31
16.07
31.80
14.99
43.09
88,230
47,110
45,490
130,300
115,970
69,290
33,430
66,140
31,190
89,620
19.48
18.14
16.34
41.95
41.76
26.70
12.76
21.98
11.71
29.63
58.86
26.30
23.94
(²)
59.25
39.95
19.40
32.62
19.20
48.66
21,550
18,040
17,270
15,310
11,570
9,780
9,210
8,850
8,300
7,330
8.1
6.8
6.5
5.7
4.3
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.1
2.7
21.40
49.37
48.10
12.06
65.17
29.15
18.47
67.40
15.34
19.32
44,520
102,700
100,040
25,090
135,550
60,640
38,410
140,190
31,900
40,180
15.78
24.29
23.22
8.42
41.30
20.44
13.66
39.21
10.67
14.45
25.52
(²)
67.49
13.52
(²)
35.66
22.06
(²)
19.41
21.82
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Insurance carriers (NAICS 524100)
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.....................................................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks......................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Insurance sales agents..........................................................................................................................................
Insurance underwriters...........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
142,180
129,060
123,250
80,150
63,700
48,590
43,060
30,640
28,510
24,810
10.9
9.9
9.4
6.1
4.9
3.7
3.3
2.4
2.2
1.9
$ 23.05
14.58
14.52
24.65
25.91
12.07
24.29
30.62
18.20
14.65
$ 47,940
30,330
30,190
51,270
53,890
25,100
50,530
63,680
37,860
30,470
$ 16.64
11.64
11.98
14.38
17.84
9.65
18.56
24.50
14.58
11.68
$ 28.39
17.04
16.64
28.95
31.12
14.09
29.06
36.31
21.10
17.33
Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities (NAICS 524200)
Insurance sales agents..........................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.....................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Insurance underwriters...........................................................................................................................................
182,310
106,630
75,970
57,970
52,530
48,770
29,550
23,230
22,520
19,230
21.9
12.8
9.1
7.0
6.3
5.9
3.5
2.8
2.7
2.3
26.63
14.22
13.96
10.42
21.91
11.20
17.36
22.85
14.75
25.27
55,390
29,570
29,040
21,680
45,580
23,290
36,110
47,520
30,680
52,560
13.59
10.89
10.85
7.95
15.41
8.63
13.25
16.57
11.05
16.52
31.37
16.94
16.49
12.45
26.58
13.29
20.36
27.28
17.80
29.77
Insurance and employee benefit funds (NAICS 525100)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks......................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Lawyers..................................................................................................................................................................
3,750
2,490
2,310
2,190
1,830
1,760
1,750
1,230
940
900
7.9
5.3
4.9
4.6
3.9
3.7
3.7
2.6
2.0
1.9
18.61
15.48
29.83
13.64
17.62
15.66
19.33
29.65
59.36
53.41
38,700
32,190
62,040
28,360
36,660
32,560
40,210
61,660
123,460
111,090
13.44
12.54
19.91
10.11
13.91
10.90
15.22
20.24
37.12
35.87
21.80
17.42
33.33
16.19
20.13
18.86
22.74
33.00
(²)
67.11
Other investment pools and funds (NAICS 525900)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
Financial analysts...................................................................................................................................................
Personal financial advisors.....................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
2,630
2,300
1,960
1,530
1,440
1,330
1,230
1,180
1,160
1,120
7.1
6.2
5.3
4.1
3.9
3.6
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
16.96
27.64
18.49
15.58
53.83
11.37
48.54
38.78
41.43
12.91
35,280
57,480
38,460
32,410
111,980
23,650
100,950
80,670
86,170
26,860
15.22
19.11
14.99
12.03
31.92
8.46
32.11
21.06
21.62
9.33
18.58
34.09
21.44
18.77
(²)
13.80
58.42
47.25
52.97
16.28
Lessors of real estate (NAICS 531100)
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers.................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
117,600
51,780
51,080
30,150
24,900
20,940
20,460
20,290
18,200
17,130
19.5
8.6
8.5
5.0
4.1
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.0
2.8
12.56
19.06
10.74
9.45
14.03
9.34
8.84
9.78
11.66
11.85
26,120
39,640
22,350
19,660
29,190
19,420
18,400
20,340
24,240
24,650
8.97
11.07
7.63
6.78
8.82
7.56
7.31
7.54
9.49
7.97
14.89
22.25
13.83
11.14
15.68
10.68
9.92
11.14
13.24
14.44
Offices of real estate agents and brokers (NAICS 531200)
Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Real estate brokers................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers.................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
46,260
34,830
21,600
17,760
17,280
15,360
14,170
14,160
6,420
6,010
15.2
11.4
7.1
5.8
5.7
5.1
4.7
4.7
2.1
2.0
23.14
10.41
32.60
10.02
16.13
22.56
14.47
12.32
18.61
9.54
48,130
21,650
67,800
20,850
33,560
46,930
30,100
25,620
38,710
19,840
11.25
8.48
14.00
8.13
12.34
11.10
11.33
9.02
13.81
7.27
28.84
12.22
36.82
11.31
18.16
26.58
17.68
14.97
21.36
10.97
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Activities related to real estate (NAICS 531300)
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers.................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate................................................................................................................
Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
63,830
50,530
25,180
24,270
23,160
22,340
20,130
15,890
15,320
13,640
13.8
10.9
5.4
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.4
3.4
3.3
3.0
$ 12.40
21.71
11.06
10.23
25.76
19.87
15.14
17.16
9.31
9.99
$ 25,790
45,160
23,010
21,280
53,580
41,330
31,490
35,700
19,360
20,780
Automotive equipment rental and leasing (NAICS 532100)
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.............................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
44,380
22,000
14,440
8,220
7,170
6,950
5,820
5,680
5,040
4,440
22.9
11.3
7.4
4.2
3.7
3.6
3.0
2.9
2.6
2.3
11.01
9.32
16.82
18.93
8.69
14.59
11.93
7.62
11.25
34.63
Consumer goods rental (NAICS 532200)
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Bill and account collectors......................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
99,390
31,880
25,390
16,800
15,010
6,700
5,680
4,840
4,370
4,260
35.2
11.3
9.0
6.0
5.3
2.4
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.5
General rental centers (NAICS 532300)
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.........................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics..............................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
11,600
5,420
4,300
2,840
2,760
2,400
1,740
1,630
1,560
1,400
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing (NAICS 532400)
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) (NAICS 533100)
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Management analysts............................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
96
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.09
12.76
8.20
7.62
15.43
10.14
12.05
13.03
7.53
8.01
$ 14.91
26.12
12.95
12.30
30.71
23.06
17.72
20.47
10.57
11.26
22,900
19,390
34,990
39,380
18,080
30,350
24,820
15,840
23,410
72,040
8.06
7.60
13.66
14.46
6.96
10.91
9.21
6.75
8.60
20.79
13.15
10.51
19.93
21.82
9.90
17.54
14.04
8.37
13.61
41.63
8.05
7.04
13.67
9.77
10.56
31.08
11.29
9.11
12.37
10.32
16,740
14,640
28,430
20,310
21,950
64,660
23,470
18,940
25,720
21,460
6.42
6.16
9.72
7.07
8.38
18.03
8.61
7.32
9.76
7.85
8.93
7.78
16.22
10.74
12.39
35.67
13.21
10.47
14.40
12.11
18.4
8.6
6.8
4.5
4.4
3.8
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.2
11.54
11.50
9.80
33.94
12.50
18.66
13.92
15.54
12.92
28.21
24,010
23,920
20,390
70,600
26,000
38,810
28,940
32,310
26,880
58,670
8.16
8.81
7.74
20.40
9.39
13.19
10.47
12.72
10.49
16.90
13.72
13.31
11.04
39.56
14.92
22.53
16.53
17.72
14.55
38.40
6,500
5,950
5,050
4,110
3,890
3,820
3,250
2,570
2,420
2,230
6.4
5.9
5.0
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.2
2.5
2.4
2.2
12.93
16.81
14.88
41.96
12.91
10.37
13.65
13.72
11.78
22.09
26,890
34,970
30,940
87,270
26,840
21,570
28,400
28,530
24,510
45,950
8.38
13.21
11.37
23.52
9.73
8.17
10.30
10.04
8.33
15.08
14.51
19.77
17.38
50.32
15.23
11.96
16.10
17.00
13.29
26.40
1,880
1,610
1,270
1,110
920
750
740
720
680
550
7.1
6.1
4.8
4.2
3.5
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.1
51.68
18.36
11.58
14.05
12.28
10.49
24.80
21.59
34.46
15.02
107,490
38,180
24,090
29,230
25,540
21,820
51,580
44,900
71,670
31,240
27.84
14.49
7.94
10.09
7.42
8.35
17.99
15.33
20.16
10.94
(²)
21.71
14.80
17.44
16.04
11.37
29.02
25.85
35.69
17.48
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Legal services (NAICS 541100)
Lawyers..................................................................................................................................................................
Legal secretaries....................................................................................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants..............................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Law clerks..............................................................................................................................................................
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..........................................................................................................
346,500
228,980
152,830
61,150
45,620
31,080
27,650
26,530
18,620
18,080
30.5
20.2
13.5
5.4
4.0
2.7
2.4
2.3
1.6
1.6
$ 54.77
17.90
18.99
13.06
10.59
11.18
17.87
15.24
14.18
16.12
$113,920
37,230
39,490
27,170
22,030
23,260
37,170
31,700
29,490
33,530
$ 29.76
13.41
14.00
10.11
8.15
8.66
13.74
12.21
8.93
11.51
(²)
$ 21.90
22.51
15.09
12.59
13.22
21.49
17.72
17.62
18.95
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services (NAICS 541200)
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Tax preparers.........................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
223,760
86,930
47,830
36,520
33,880
25,010
22,230
18,910
18,220
15,620
28.4
11.0
6.1
4.6
4.3
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.3
2.0
30.11
13.50
15.35
10.61
12.70
12.05
17.69
20.39
15.59
50.99
62,640
28,070
31,930
22,070
26,420
25,060
36,800
42,410
32,430
106,050
19.22
10.27
8.98
7.98
9.41
9.63
13.78
14.68
11.12
26.57
34.08
16.15
18.58
12.78
15.50
13.76
21.16
24.58
17.63
68.36
Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS 541300)
Civil engineers........................................................................................................................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval.................................................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters................................................................................................................................
Surveyors...............................................................................................................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians.......................................................................................................................
Civil engineering technicians..................................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Engineering managers...........................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
99,400
76,150
72,120
39,870
38,440
37,780
36,210
36,140
32,970
31,100
8.1
6.2
5.9
3.2
3.1
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.5
31.49
31.13
18.54
20.38
14.33
18.76
33.68
47.42
13.40
17.84
65,500
64,750
38,570
42,380
29,820
39,010
70,050
98,630
27,870
37,110
23.24
21.31
14.49
13.91
10.33
13.50
25.10
35.65
10.42
14.63
38.14
36.13
21.76
25.51
17.28
23.00
41.14
55.88
16.16
20.77
Specialized design services (NAICS 541400)
Graphic designers..................................................................................................................................................
Interior designers....................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Printing machine operators....................................................................................................................................
Art directors............................................................................................................................................................
Advertising sales agents.........................................................................................................................................
27,200
15,790
6,030
3,910
3,690
3,170
2,820
2,670
2,670
2,250
22.1
12.8
4.9
3.2
3.0
2.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
1.8
23.59
22.37
10.52
51.77
15.27
11.96
17.35
12.96
37.03
29.93
49,070
46,530
21,880
107,680
31,760
24,890
36,090
26,960
77,010
62,260
14.29
14.54
7.42
26.42
11.74
9.12
13.82
9.21
25.81
17.24
26.59
26.46
12.69
(²)
17.73
14.02
20.25
15.72
42.39
36.24
Computer systems design and related services (NAICS 541500)
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators.....................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers......................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Management analysts............................................................................................................................................
125,910
113,130
93,270
82,950
77,110
36,470
34,690
31,770
31,340
25,630
11.2
10.1
8.3
7.4
6.9
3.3
3.1
2.8
2.8
2.3
37.57
33.81
34.57
21.12
38.19
30.43
51.72
16.44
61.64
39.57
78,140
70,330
71,900
43,930
79,420
63,290
107,590
34,200
128,210
82,310
26.87
23.57
24.11
14.28
28.05
23.22
37.70
10.61
39.14
26.51
44.13
41.31
42.38
26.37
46.28
36.78
62.19
19.72
(²)
48.28
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services (NAICS 541600)
Management analysts............................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists............................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
109,670
41,850
30,200
27,340
25,150
21,840
18,150
15,720
13,310
12,250
14.7
5.6
4.0
3.7
3.4
2.9
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.6
42.58
10.90
18.31
59.12
13.09
14.70
14.93
35.59
26.19
22.44
88,570
22,680
38,080
122,970
27,220
30,570
31,050
74,020
54,480
46,670
22.90
7.21
13.94
33.11
9.65
10.85
11.45
18.26
15.79
16.04
55.15
13.55
21.60
(²)
16.23
16.90
17.94
41.54
31.60
27.47
See footnotes at end of table.
97
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Scientific research and development services (NAICS 541700)
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists.............................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software..................................................................................................
Biological technicians.............................................................................................................................................
Chemists................................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Computer software engineers, applications...........................................................................................................
19,290
18,130
14,310
14,250
13,400
12,830
10,850
10,700
8,920
8,260
3.6
3.4
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.5
$ 33.96
19.65
43.18
18.01
30.69
59.16
13.55
15.92
35.04
36.24
$ 70,630
40,870
89,810
37,470
63,830
123,050
28,180
33,120
72,890
75,390
$ 21.05
15.67
33.39
14.28
19.70
38.68
10.24
12.75
26.89
27.79
$ 42.27
22.95
50.97
21.34
39.84
(²)
16.27
18.92
42.07
43.97
Advertising and related services (NAICS 541800)
Advertising sales agents.........................................................................................................................................
Graphic designers..................................................................................................................................................
Public relations specialists......................................................................................................................................
Demonstrators and product promoters..................................................................................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.............................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
38,160
21,880
18,060
17,920
17,260
16,680
13,840
12,410
11,180
10,840
8.7
5.0
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.2
2.8
2.6
2.5
25.70
21.31
27.77
9.25
9.92
58.13
11.29
17.77
23.94
15.15
53,460
44,330
57,760
19,240
20,630
120,910
23,480
36,960
49,790
31,520
15.75
14.24
16.66
7.51
7.88
31.59
8.47
14.33
13.87
10.88
31.31
25.54
32.84
9.76
11.41
(²)
13.58
20.81
29.55
18.43
Other professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 541900)
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.........................................................................................
Veterinary technologists and technicians...............................................................................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan..................................................................................................................
Veterinarians..........................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Photographers........................................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
56,920
49,070
44,240
40,500
37,540
37,540
22,960
17,610
10,620
10,220
11.5
9.9
8.9
8.2
7.6
7.6
4.6
3.6
2.1
2.1
8.96
11.55
9.02
36.16
10.08
13.15
8.31
9.91
16.73
10.88
18,630
24,030
18,760
75,210
20,970
27,340
17,270
20,620
34,790
22,630
7.22
9.34
7.46
23.79
8.30
8.04
6.59
7.51
11.74
8.23
10.25
13.41
10.11
42.58
11.52
15.36
9.24
11.42
19.91
12.42
Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 551100)
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Financial managers................................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
66,140
64,160
60,080
57,100
51,610
49,800
42,420
35,060
27,670
25,060
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.5
2.1
1.7
1.5
14.21
14.34
12.55
18.75
54.30
26.72
23.17
50.41
15.15
31.41
29,550
29,830
26,100
39,000
112,940
55,570
48,190
104,850
31,510
65,320
10.88
11.40
9.46
14.84
32.71
19.55
17.41
33.76
11.70
24.72
16.47
16.79
14.83
21.99
(²)
31.99
27.51
60.87
17.88
37.40
Office administrative services (NAICS 561100)
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Management analysts............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..................................................................................................
14,610
14,170
13,680
12,230
12,130
10,130
9,110
8,840
6,630
6,220
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.1
4.0
3.4
3.0
3.0
2.2
2.1
50.89
13.21
10.96
14.31
17.65
39.71
20.61
27.94
12.75
12.89
105,860
27,490
22,790
29,760
36,710
82,590
42,880
58,120
26,510
26,800
27.37
9.75
8.53
11.10
12.50
21.69
15.44
18.30
9.90
10.29
69.84
15.48
13.13
16.96
21.12
54.55
24.49
30.82
15.38
15.30
Facilities support services (NAICS 561200)
Correctional officers and jailers..............................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.............................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers.........................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
15,780
4,850
4,250
3,990
2,320
2,300
1,830
1,770
1,700
1,610
15.1
4.6
4.1
3.8
2.2
2.2
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
12.45
10.75
8.69
15.51
9.59
21.04
9.85
37.64
16.70
11.44
25,900
22,350
18,080
32,260
19,960
43,770
20,500
78,280
34,730
23,790
9.01
8.13
6.64
10.47
7.73
17.57
8.27
22.63
12.25
8.43
17.51
12.93
10.24
19.79
10.85
24.90
11.07
45.86
20.02
13.78
See footnotes at end of table.
98
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Employment services (NAICS 561300)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
475,680
179,140
145,940
85,070
78,550
73,490
70,400
70,070
66,680
64,260
14.4
5.4
4.4
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
Business support services (NAICS 561400)
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bill and account collectors......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service..............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer..........................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists.................................................................................................................................
Medical transcriptionists.........................................................................................................................................
148,030
114,590
80,970
26,170
24,550
20,960
19,230
15,230
12,310
12,230
Travel arrangement and reservation services (NAICS 561500)
Travel agents..........................................................................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks..............................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
$ 17,460
21,850
16,290
16,860
18,550
25,550
58,770
23,840
18,930
21,670
19.5
15.1
10.7
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.5
2.0
1.6
1.6
9.43
10.84
12.60
18.03
8.92
10.73
10.28
41.69
13.89
13.25
19,610
22,540
26,200
37,490
18,540
22,330
21,380
86,720
28,900
27,550
7.57
8.90
9.73
13.37
7.33
8.50
8.39
22.50
9.32
10.25
10.42
12.14
14.14
21.30
10.32
12.46
11.69
54.06
16.51
16.02
95,230
20,180
12,320
7,250
6,350
6,330
5,970
5,210
5,130
5,110
38.9
8.2
5.0
3.0
2.6
2.6
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
13.82
12.20
12.16
10.70
22.68
13.16
9.44
39.72
9.64
19.56
28,750
25,370
25,300
22,250
47,180
27,380
19,640
82,610
20,060
40,670
10.05
9.30
9.86
8.32
15.61
10.42
7.84
23.34
7.99
14.79
16.39
13.93
13.86
12.53
26.48
15.55
10.28
49.07
11.02
22.98
Investigation and security services (NAICS 561600)
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Security and fire alarm systems installers..............................................................................................................
Locksmiths and safe repairers...............................................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators.......................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
533,060
22,020
14,680
9,690
8,110
5,120
4,160
3,990
3,860
3,470
74.2
3.1
2.0
1.4
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
9.33
16.28
13.99
17.43
35.04
11.70
11.47
8.48
12.61
18.72
19,400
33,860
29,090
36,250
72,880
24,330
23,850
17,630
26,220
38,940
7.48
12.32
10.14
11.53
20.82
9.05
8.90
6.78
10.05
14.22
10.57
20.00
16.67
20.43
41.40
13.43
13.49
9.66
14.38
22.05
Services to buildings and dwellings (NAICS 561700)
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Pest control workers...............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers...............................
Tree trimmers and pruners.....................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation.....................................................................................
665,660
365,950
100,620
55,770
53,720
48,860
35,850
27,970
27,510
16,960
40.2
22.1
6.1
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.2
1.7
1.7
1.0
8.50
10.05
8.25
12.68
14.36
16.96
12.80
32.24
10.24
13.01
17,690
20,900
17,150
26,380
29,860
35,270
26,630
67,060
21,300
27,060
6.81
7.96
6.81
9.51
10.01
12.47
9.78
18.83
7.69
10.64
9.71
11.47
9.38
15.14
17.62
20.09
15.11
38.02
12.26
15.14
Other support services (NAICS 561900)
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping............................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..................................................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Demonstrators and product promoters..................................................................................................................
17,350
16,000
11,880
9,300
9,230
8,950
8,520
8,060
6,620
5,960
5.9
5.5
4.1
3.2
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.3
2.0
8.22
10.29
9.66
12.86
13.34
9.80
10.03
10.58
45.53
12.13
17,090
21,410
20,100
26,750
27,740
20,390
20,870
22,010
94,700
25,240
7.05
7.21
7.88
9.82
8.58
7.99
8.01
7.93
25.38
8.04
9.09
12.15
10.54
15.26
17.47
10.92
11.73
12.54
56.81
13.18
99
$
7.00
8.35
6.83
6.79
6.99
9.71
21.88
9.29
7.43
8.58
75th
8.39
10.51
7.83
8.10
8.92
12.28
28.25
11.46
9.10
10.42
See footnotes at end of table.
$
Percentiles
$
9.34
12.04
8.62
8.99
10.23
14.56
34.45
13.04
10.14
11.87
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Waste collection (NAICS 562100)
Refuse and recyclable material collectors..............................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
31,370
29,340
6,720
4,120
3,310
2,910
2,460
2,320
1,770
1,690
28.1
26.3
6.0
3.7
3.0
2.6
2.2
2.1
1.6
1.5
$ 13.04
15.12
9.53
15.83
12.76
10.45
38.49
23.09
13.19
13.07
$ 27,130
31,460
19,820
32,920
26,530
21,730
80,060
48,030
27,440
27,190
Waste treatment and disposal (NAICS 562200)
Refuse and recyclable material collectors..............................................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
Hazardous materials removal workers...................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators......................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
20,490
13,800
5,060
4,300
3,870
2,660
2,610
2,540
2,460
2,170
18.5
12.5
4.6
3.9
3.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.0
13.83
15.44
19.78
17.85
10.12
12.58
13.89
40.15
16.54
13.39
Remediation and other waste management services (NAICS 562900)
Hazardous materials removal workers...................................................................................................................
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners......................................................................................................
Construction laborers.............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers....................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors..............................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
21,570
8,280
6,300
4,620
4,490
2,680
2,350
2,340
2,170
2,140
21.8
8.4
6.4
4.7
4.5
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.2
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 611100)
Elementary school teachers, except special education..........................................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education..................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.........................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Bus drivers, school.................................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school................................................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school......................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
1,410,230
1,003,800
981,620
600,210
353,820
277,250
212,450
201,750
199,690
166,220
Junior colleges (NAICS 611200)
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary..............................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary.........................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors..................................................................
Colleges, universities, and professional schools (NAICS 611300)
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Graduate teaching assistants.................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary..............................................................................................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary.........................................................................................................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
100
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
9.52
11.45
7.18
12.43
9.93
7.81
24.73
16.74
9.92
10.40
$ 15.93
17.73
10.85
18.44
14.99
12.57
44.14
27.08
15.90
14.56
28,770
32,110
41,150
37,130
21,040
26,170
28,880
83,520
34,400
27,850
10.13
12.33
14.51
13.01
8.06
9.68
10.75
25.25
11.97
10.45
16.84
17.76
25.50
23.20
11.53
15.25
16.35
48.35
20.63
15.71
16.71
13.87
14.58
23.46
15.23
41.11
10.76
9.78
12.96
12.73
34,750
28,860
30,320
48,800
31,670
85,510
22,390
20,340
26,960
26,480
12.19
10.23
10.78
17.31
11.73
25.55
8.01
7.26
9.19
9.79
21.17
16.54
16.96
28.54
18.08
49.66
13.00
11.52
15.37
14.71
17.4
12.4
12.1
7.4
4.4
3.4
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.1
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
11.49
10.87
12.78
(³)
(³)
8.46
44,460
46,840
20,220
44,860
23,900
22,610
26,580
76,530
46,270
17,600
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
8.37
6.93
9.69
(³)
(³)
6.40
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
14.16
13.88
15.44
(³)
(³)
10.16
44,230
34,640
25,450
22,540
20,310
19,360
19,350
18,970
18,240
15,300
6.4
5.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.2
22.22
10.47
13.08
(³)
32.75
11.23
(³)
(³)
(³)
19.41
46,220
21,790
27,200
51,500
68,130
23,350
51,120
24,500
51,550
40,370
15.94
7.36
10.15
(³)
23.61
8.31
(³)
(³)
(³)
13.75
27.00
12.93
15.60
(³)
40.51
13.62
(³)
(³)
(³)
23.45
127,090
112,810
103,910
88,050
81,340
71,620
64,180
46,090
43,820
41,380
5.0
4.4
4.1
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.5
1.8
1.7
1.6
11.32
(³)
13.05
16.60
10.74
36.72
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
23,530
26,260
27,140
34,520
22,340
76,370
81,530
68,200
71,500
52,890
8.25
(³)
10.45
13.12
8.29
23.60
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
13.72
(³)
15.42
19.22
12.86
45.18
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Business schools and computer and management training (NAICS 611400)
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers.......................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Training and development specialists....................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Instructional coordinators.......................................................................................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary.........................................................................................................................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary..........................................................................................................
9,280
6,170
3,570
3,490
3,360
2,600
2,310
2,140
2,050
2,010
10.7
7.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.0
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.3
$ 18.68
20.34
45.70
15.66
11.13
25.69
12.55
26.10
(³)
(³)
$ 38,860
42,300
95,060
32,580
23,140
53,430
26,100
54,290
46,130
53,890
$ 13.17
13.17
27.48
12.43
8.21
17.40
10.06
16.69
(³)
(³)
$ 21.81
25.40
56.56
17.83
13.44
30.69
14.74
32.92
(³)
(³)
Technical and trade schools (NAICS 611500)
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers.......................................................................................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.......................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
36,190
5,340
5,040
3,200
3,040
2,970
2,850
2,800
2,470
2,460
29.3
4.3
4.1
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.0
2.0
20.10
10.34
17.43
11.16
12.22
35.92
16.29
10.10
9.74
(³)
41,810
21,500
36,250
23,220
25,410
74,720
33,890
21,020
20,260
22,680
13.88
7.54
11.25
7.23
9.59
22.49
12.74
8.10
7.50
(³)
24.64
12.54
21.33
13.25
14.17
43.23
18.92
11.86
11.28
(³)
Other schools and instruction (NAICS 611600)
Self-enrichment education teachers.......................................................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors................................................................................................................
Choreographers.....................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors..................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
44,130
16,650
13,010
9,160
7,990
6,890
5,140
4,900
4,820
4,560
19.0
7.2
5.6
3.9
3.4
3.0
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
16.61
11.17
17.22
9.73
15.14
(³)
32.63
11.40
16.97
10.27
34,560
23,230
35,810
20,230
31,490
20,490
67,860
23,710
35,290
21,370
10.12
7.74
9.64
7.39
10.95
(³)
18.10
8.66
10.34
7.88
20.89
12.87
22.39
11.34
17.74
(³)
38.43
13.89
23.23
12.19
Educational support services (NAICS 611700)
Instructional coordinators.......................................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.....................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education..........................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
5,570
4,790
2,900
2,490
2,390
2,160
2,110
1,960
1,940
1,730
7.8
6.7
4.0
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.4
24.65
(³)
11.45
21.80
12.54
9.18
(³)
16.61
40.17
13.73
51,260
25,640
23,820
45,340
26,080
19,090
45,270
34,540
83,560
28,550
16.81
(³)
7.56
14.99
9.81
7.76
(³)
12.64
25.79
11.55
27.66
(³)
13.73
26.63
14.91
10.49
(³)
19.50
47.08
16.24
Offices of physicians (NAICS 621100)
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners............................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
207,300
194,230
155,920
154,330
89,910
88,740
75,910
73,260
62,600
48,460
10.4
9.7
7.8
7.7
4.5
4.5
3.8
3.7
3.1
2.4
12.08
23.93
10.96
13.05
13.17
14.74
10.61
73.24
19.39
12.37
25,130
49,770
22,790
27,140
27,380
30,660
22,070
152,340
40,320
25,730
9.97
17.42
9.11
10.36
10.62
11.95
8.30
51.05
14.89
9.84
13.77
28.00
12.70
15.20
15.32
16.61
12.65
(²)
22.72
14.35
Offices of dentists (NAICS 621200)
Dental assistants....................................................................................................................................................
Dental hygienists....................................................................................................................................................
Dentists...................................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
255,830
140,680
88,600
64,010
46,480
28,260
20,170
17,530
14,360
10,790
34.6
19.0
12.0
8.7
6.3
3.8
2.7
2.4
1.9
1.5
13.58
28.19
64.81
12.40
15.25
12.33
14.43
18.96
15.48
19.40
28,250
58,640
134,800
25,780
31,720
25,650
30,020
39,430
32,200
40,350
10.55
22.63
37.55
9.42
11.52
9.19
11.64
14.44
11.64
14.32
16.38
32.95
(²)
14.83
18.55
15.44
16.91
21.92
19.50
23.30
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS 621300)
Physical therapists..................................................................................................................................................
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Opticians, dispensing.............................................................................................................................................
Chiropractors..........................................................................................................................................................
Physical therapist assistants..................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists..........................................................................................................................................
40,110
39,630
35,550
33,870
26,990
25,150
18,100
18,070
17,710
16,440
8.0
7.9
7.1
6.7
5.4
5.0
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.3
$ 29.96
10.74
10.27
10.10
11.88
11.34
13.07
40.51
17.30
27.09
$ 62,310
22,330
21,370
21,020
24,700
23,600
27,180
84,260
35,970
56,340
$ 23.33
8.97
8.06
8.20
9.76
9.29
9.85
21.95
14.05
21.86
$ 34.84
12.48
12.11
11.74
13.49
13.31
15.44
49.23
20.61
31.95
Outpatient care centers (NAICS 621400)
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers...............................................................................................
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................................
Mental health counselors........................................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors...........................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
54,780
16,490
16,410
15,720
13,910
13,860
12,270
10,960
10,450
10,350
12.9
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.3
3.3
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.4
24.24
16.46
12.19
16.84
15.64
11.46
15.86
10.66
11.21
11.79
50,420
34,240
25,360
35,020
32,530
23,830
32,980
22,180
23,320
24,510
19.77
12.44
10.06
12.48
12.85
9.13
12.31
8.74
8.93
9.79
27.45
19.10
13.91
20.16
17.67
13.27
18.01
12.45
13.33
13.45
Medical and diagnostic laboratories (NAICS 621500)
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists.........................................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians............................................................................................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians...............................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers......................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
19,730
18,900
13,050
7,520
6,520
6,330
4,630
4,340
4,260
3,800
11.0
10.5
7.3
4.2
3.6
3.5
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.1
21.06
14.43
21.49
10.14
12.91
13.42
11.35
11.50
11.12
12.81
43,800
30,010
44,700
21,090
26,860
27,910
23,600
23,920
23,130
26,640
17.24
11.02
17.70
8.41
10.39
10.49
9.04
9.64
9.29
10.47
24.63
17.02
25.21
11.49
14.99
15.58
13.27
13.00
12.83
14.48
Home health care services (NAICS 621600)
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Physical therapists..................................................................................................................................................
Medical and health services managers..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Medical and public health social workers...............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
191,870
154,940
114,430
48,550
36,400
12,440
11,540
10,510
7,440
6,730
27.0
21.8
16.1
6.8
5.1
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.1
1.0
8.72
7.13
23.86
16.36
9.25
32.21
31.36
10.71
21.09
36.91
18,150
14,830
49,630
34,030
19,240
67,000
65,240
22,270
43,860
76,780
7.23
6.08
19.23
13.92
7.34
24.25
23.30
8.48
16.11
23.82
10.09
8.05
27.14
19.01
10.91
40.53
35.24
12.59
24.01
43.45
Other ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621900)
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics..................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians.........................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians............................................................................................................
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers.................................................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists.........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
75,350
8,160
6,990
6,500
6,220
4,020
3,960
3,930
3,230
3,040
38.8
4.2
3.6
3.4
3.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.6
11.60
23.09
9.22
13.71
11.68
34.62
10.66
11.94
19.02
19.33
24,140
48,020
19,180
28,520
24,300
72,010
22,170
24,840
39,570
40,210
8.86
19.00
7.31
10.42
9.56
21.15
8.49
9.19
15.36
14.36
13.62
26.70
10.67
16.52
13.51
41.12
12.65
14.14
22.25
23.12
General medical and surgical hospitals (NAICS 622100)
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians...............................................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists.........................................................................................................
Medical and health services managers..................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
1,295,870
349,810
179,560
118,480
114,680
100,780
89,110
81,350
76,450
72,980
27.5
7.4
3.8
2.5
2.4
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.6
25.02
10.53
15.30
9.20
11.66
20.13
21.66
36.18
12.60
12.97
52,050
21,900
31,820
19,130
24,260
41,880
45,040
75,260
26,210
26,990
20.42
8.69
12.64
7.55
9.30
16.53
18.42
26.73
10.25
10.53
28.70
12.24
17.38
10.64
13.77
23.61
25.11
41.76
14.57
15.10
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Percentiles
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
75th
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals (NAICS 622200)
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Psychiatric aides.....................................................................................................................................................
Psychiatric technicians...........................................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers...............................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Mental health counselors........................................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
30,930
25,930
21,730
9,150
8,770
8,580
4,910
4,800
4,550
4,440
12.7
10.6
8.9
3.8
3.6
3.5
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
$ 23.48
11.59
14.19
15.58
17.55
11.17
14.21
14.82
15.81
10.28
$ 48,850
24,110
29,520
32,410
36,500
23,240
29,560
30,820
32,890
21,370
$ 19.80
9.12
10.50
13.03
13.61
9.11
10.46
9.54
11.53
8.16
$ 26.94
13.95
17.32
17.99
21.30
13.31
17.24
19.02
20.00
12.32
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (NAICS 622300)
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Physical therapists..................................................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................................
Medical and health services managers..................................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists.............................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists..........................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................................
37,300
14,320
6,070
4,250
3,170
3,000
2,970
2,960
2,750
2,750
21.3
8.2
3.5
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
25.66
10.80
15.90
27.26
14.04
38.74
19.88
25.89
17.66
12.14
53,360
22,470
33,060
56,710
29,200
80,570
41,340
53,850
36,730
25,250
20.91
8.85
13.22
23.00
11.09
28.11
17.36
22.15
14.22
9.63
29.15
12.65
18.29
31.26
16.61
44.22
22.28
28.99
20.89
14.11
Nursing care facilities (NAICS 623100)
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.........................................................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Recreation workers................................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
593,490
176,420
121,000
79,280
58,100
47,230
33,900
33,720
27,690
23,310
37.9
11.3
7.7
5.1
3.7
3.0
2.2
2.2
1.8
1.5
9.83
16.45
22.44
8.40
8.49
9.52
8.36
9.15
10.17
9.36
20,440
34,210
46,670
17,480
17,650
19,800
17,380
19,030
21,150
19,470
8.15
13.77
18.77
6.94
7.00
7.64
6.97
7.66
8.00
7.34
11.21
19.18
25.98
9.51
9.58
10.89
9.48
10.45
11.79
10.94
Residential mental health facilities (NAICS 623200)
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors.......................................................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors...........................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Mental health counselors........................................................................................................................................
93,770
76,020
31,490
31,170
24,100
13,480
11,040
10,770
10,070
9,830
19.2
15.6
6.5
6.4
4.9
2.8
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
9.23
8.98
9.25
10.34
11.52
10.05
13.67
15.85
21.35
12.57
19,200
18,680
19,250
21,500
23,970
20,910
28,430
32,960
44,410
26,150
7.80
7.61
7.61
8.22
8.85
8.36
10.65
13.13
17.84
9.81
10.47
10.26
10.64
11.85
13.51
11.18
16.02
18.32
25.00
14.42
Community care facilities for the elderly (NAICS 623300)
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants................................................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant..................................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
112,050
72,890
38,210
31,040
30,980
22,010
21,460
16,690
16,240
15,210
20.1
13.1
6.9
5.6
5.6
3.9
3.9
3.0
2.9
2.7
9.31
8.66
8.66
16.07
8.20
21.52
9.60
7.75
7.78
8.05
19,370
18,010
18,010
33,430
17,050
44,770
19,970
16,120
16,180
16,740
7.83
7.48
7.19
13.62
7.09
18.30
7.77
6.74
6.83
6.90
10.64
9.80
9.73
18.59
9.13
25.02
11.03
8.56
8.58
8.95
Other residential care facilities (NAICS 623900)
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors.......................................................................................................................................
Mental health counselors........................................................................................................................................
Residential advisors...............................................................................................................................................
Social and community service managers...............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
29,150
11,020
10,750
9,800
9,490
5,120
4,890
4,520
3,070
3,050
17.7
6.7
6.5
5.9
5.8
3.1
3.0
2.7
1.9
1.9
9.64
9.12
14.65
8.81
10.80
12.02
13.21
10.61
22.52
29.90
20,060
18,970
30,460
18,330
22,470
25,000
27,470
22,080
46,840
62,200
7.86
7.56
11.45
7.55
8.59
9.57
10.44
8.35
16.75
20.46
11.13
10.46
17.08
10.01
12.56
13.76
14.69
11.93
26.81
35.01
See footnotes at end of table.
103
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Individual and family services (NAICS 624100)
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................................
Social and community service managers...............................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors.......................................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
130,150
69,540
56,570
45,090
24,090
21,440
17,440
16,690
16,380
15,910
16.2
8.6
7.0
5.6
3.0
2.7
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
Emergency and other relief services (NAICS 624200)
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................................
Social and community service managers...............................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
17,240
6,260
5,850
4,680
3,990
3,210
3,200
3,040
2,700
2,620
Vocational rehabilitation services (NAICS 624300)
Rehabilitation counselors.......................................................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.....................................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists............................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
$ 17,420
17,820
23,510
30,850
47,350
20,880
18,930
27,740
19,390
23,560
13.5
4.9
4.6
3.7
3.1
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.1
2.1
10.85
13.42
21.89
9.73
9.16
29.09
13.84
8.57
11.11
9.16
22,570
27,910
45,520
20,240
19,050
60,520
28,790
17,830
23,110
19,050
8.70
10.96
15.97
7.56
7.61
19.26
11.12
7.07
9.30
7.17
12.87
15.79
26.17
11.27
10.58
34.56
16.22
9.85
12.77
10.74
25,020
21,380
16,580
16,490
15,180
11,070
10,970
8,370
7,050
6,460
8.2
7.0
5.4
5.4
4.9
3.6
3.6
2.7
2.3
2.1
13.46
8.80
7.65
11.32
8.07
13.68
8.98
9.32
7.18
15.61
27,990
18,300
15,910
23,540
16,790
28,460
18,690
19,380
14,930
32,470
9.72
7.48
6.29
8.71
6.66
10.37
7.65
6.90
6.06
12.43
15.58
10.04
8.08
12.96
9.07
16.09
10.19
11.18
7.82
17.84
Child day care services (NAICS 624400)
Preschool teachers, except special education.......................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program.....................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education...................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
263,500
198,650
86,470
35,280
17,050
9,120
7,520
7,320
7,310
6,820
36.2
27.3
11.9
4.8
2.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
9.58
7.56
(³)
17.15
8.13
(³)
11.95
8.55
15.56
9.32
19,930
15,710
17,150
35,660
16,920
23,170
24,850
17,780
32,360
19,380
7.46
6.29
(³)
11.94
6.75
(³)
9.11
6.58
10.63
7.42
10.98
8.44
(³)
19.66
9.15
(³)
13.79
10.08
16.34
10.98
Performing arts companies (NAICS 711100)
Musicians and singers............................................................................................................................................
Actors.....................................................................................................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers...........................................................................................................
Music directors and composers.............................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Dancers..................................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
27,860
10,420
4,340
4,330
3,710
3,640
3,490
3,410
3,380
2,620
22.3
8.4
3.5
3.5
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.1
(³)
(³)
(³)
8.36
(³)
7.77
8.75
16.34
11.19
36.17
56,740
38,080
48,000
17,390
41,030
16,170
18,190
33,980
23,280
75,240
(³)
(³)
(³)
6.57
(³)
6.11
7.14
9.54
7.49
19.51
(³)
(³)
(³)
9.53
(³)
8.55
9.95
19.99
13.81
44.56
Spectator sports (NAICS 711200)
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers...........................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Athletes and sports competitors.............................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Coaches and scouts...............................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................................
8,660
7,900
7,820
6,510
6,470
4,890
4,750
3,840
3,610
2,890
6.6
6.0
5.9
4.9
4.9
3.7
3.6
2.9
2.7
2.2
8.92
10.50
(³)
9.90
8.90
(³)
9.23
8.16
12.86
7.04
18,550
21,830
108,170
20,590
18,510
57,960
19,190
16,960
26,740
14,650
6.67
7.81
(³)
7.37
6.97
(³)
7.25
6.45
8.06
6.15
9.98
12.07
(³)
11.53
10.38
(³)
10.63
8.91
15.10
7.91
104
$
7.26
7.22
8.96
11.85
16.53
7.74
7.24
10.05
(³)
9.33
75th
8.38
8.57
11.30
14.83
22.76
10.04
9.10
13.34
(³)
11.33
See footnotes at end of table.
$
Percentiles
$
9.35
9.83
13.30
17.13
26.98
11.99
10.47
15.86
(³)
13.30
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events (NAICS 711300)
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers...........................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.............................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
12,400
5,660
3,770
3,180
2,690
2,320
2,140
1,820
1,650
1,580
16.9
7.7
5.1
4.3
3.7
3.2
2.9
2.5
2.3
2.2
Agents and managers for public figures (NAICS 711400)
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes.....................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
Coaches and scouts...............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
5,120
1,590
1,560
1,050
620
410
290
240
230
200
Independent artists, writers, and performers (NAICS 711500)
Announcers............................................................................................................................................................
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators......................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................................
Writers and authors................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Actors.....................................................................................................................................................................
Technical writers....................................................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes.....................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
$ 16,370
22,300
28,030
18,120
19,360
18,330
21,650
27,530
15,840
85,180
32.8
10.2
10.0
6.7
4.0
2.6
1.9
1.5
1.5
1.3
32.02
11.83
15.43
12.54
15.79
57.70
9.04
22.80
(³)
26.00
66,610
24,600
32,100
26,070
32,840
120,020
18,810
47,420
65,960
54,090
15.24
9.33
11.79
10.68
11.46
25.30
7.50
17.46
(³)
18.65
37.62
13.75
18.70
14.22
19.58
(²)
10.24
24.96
(³)
30.95
2,410
2,300
2,170
1,950
1,870
1,640
1,620
1,300
1,120
930
5.6
5.3
5.0
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.7
3.0
2.6
2.2
14.03
21.84
(³)
28.25
9.98
11.51
(³)
31.74
21.06
35.55
29,180
45,420
114,300
58,760
20,760
23,940
84,580
66,020
43,810
73,940
8.24
10.25
(³)
11.09
7.49
8.01
(³)
15.93
14.51
16.59
16.08
21.16
(³)
37.33
11.93
14.83
(³)
35.13
29.43
43.50
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions (NAICS 712100)
Tour guides and escorts.........................................................................................................................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians.......................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers.......................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
9,280
8,580
7,230
6,740
3,530
3,450
3,450
3,260
3,100
2,940
8.0
7.4
6.2
5.8
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.5
8.56
18.69
11.12
8.06
11.27
11.12
14.91
11.15
16.05
35.89
17,810
38,870
23,130
16,770
23,440
23,120
31,020
23,190
33,380
74,640
6.85
12.24
8.23
6.81
7.97
8.21
10.30
8.08
12.45
20.67
9.84
22.06
13.13
8.95
13.64
13.42
17.54
13.33
18.64
44.73
Amusement parks and arcades (NAICS 713100)
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers...........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers................................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers.........................................................................
49,580
8,540
7,310
3,690
3,360
2,950
2,750
2,150
1,900
1,710
32.8
5.7
4.8
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.4
1.3
1.1
7.36
7.37
7.71
10.35
8.50
15.38
7.35
10.34
12.93
12.19
15,300
15,330
16,030
21,520
17,690
31,990
15,290
21,510
26,900
25,360
6.46
6.19
6.35
7.88
6.56
11.75
6.40
7.81
9.11
9.36
7.94
8.12
8.43
11.52
9.75
18.35
8.26
12.69
16.05
14.61
Gambling industries (NAICS 713200)
Gaming dealers......................................................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers.........................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Gaming cage workers............................................................................................................................................
Gaming supervisors...............................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners........................................................................................................
Slot key persons.....................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
22,450
8,150
8,020
6,800
6,720
5,540
4,320
4,070
3,980
3,790
16.4
5.9
5.9
5.0
4.9
4.0
3.2
3.0
2.9
2.8
8.38
7.24
9.11
10.50
10.87
18.78
8.34
8.74
11.81
8.66
17,430
15,050
18,950
21,850
22,600
39,060
17,350
18,170
24,560
18,000
6.19
6.08
7.41
8.69
9.26
14.91
6.90
7.03
8.88
6.71
8.29
7.66
10.62
11.46
12.39
22.32
9.52
9.46
14.58
9.69
105
$
6.32
7.92
9.60
7.01
6.98
6.58
7.99
9.05
6.37
22.76
75th
7.87
10.72
13.47
8.71
9.31
8.81
10.41
13.24
7.62
40.95
See footnotes at end of table.
$
Percentiles
$
8.66
12.52
15.89
9.92
10.12
8.66
12.48
16.40
8.51
50.27
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Other amusement and recreation industries (NAICS 713900)
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors................................................................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Bartenders..............................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
103,900
100,710
91,090
71,580
32,100
30,050
29,910
25,590
25,530
24,860
10.4
10.0
9.1
7.1
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.5
Traveler accommodation (NAICS 721100)
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.......................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant..................................................................................................................................
Bartenders..............................................................................................................................................................
Dishwashers...........................................................................................................................................................
385,980
167,310
134,620
55,320
55,080
49,830
43,520
39,760
38,640
38,460
Rv (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps (NAICS 721200)
Recreation workers................................................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.......................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
9.60
16.52
7.61
8.88
7.89
8.49
8.61
11.38
7.59
8.71
$ 19,970
34,360
15,830
18,460
16,420
17,660
17,900
23,670
15,780
18,120
22.7
9.9
7.9
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.6
2.3
2.3
2.3
8.14
8.71
8.04
11.19
12.15
9.56
8.16
8.55
9.33
8.59
5,030
3,850
3,740
2,520
2,220
1,830
1,560
1,330
1,110
900
11.8
9.1
8.8
5.9
5.2
4.3
3.7
3.1
2.6
2.1
Rooming and boarding houses (NAICS 721300)
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Residential advisors...............................................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.......................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
2,050
1,220
680
670
530
490
450
440
390
390
Full-service restaurants (NAICS 722100)
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................................................................................
Dishwashers...........................................................................................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop...................................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.............................................................
Bartenders..............................................................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Cooks, short order..................................................................................................................................................
Limited-service eating places (NAICS 722200)
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Cooks, fast food.....................................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.............................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
Food service managers..........................................................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
106
$
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
7.57
8.64
6.29
6.48
6.64
7.01
6.59
8.05
6.48
7.03
$ 10.84
21.46
8.37
10.72
8.75
9.65
9.85
13.96
8.37
9.93
16,930
18,120
16,710
23,280
25,270
19,870
16,970
17,780
19,410
17,870
6.65
7.21
6.26
8.88
8.71
7.34
6.52
6.57
6.57
6.87
8.89
9.93
9.03
13.12
14.17
11.50
9.44
9.87
11.16
9.95
8.36
8.49
9.83
8.36
9.64
7.78
8.27
27.03
8.28
8.72
17,380
17,650
20,440
17,390
20,050
16,190
17,200
56,220
17,220
18,140
6.30
6.97
7.32
7.08
7.05
6.75
6.91
14.41
6.83
6.68
9.54
9.54
11.29
9.39
11.15
8.61
9.03
33.24
9.33
9.92
16.5
9.8
5.5
5.4
4.3
3.9
3.6
3.5
3.1
3.1
8.28
9.57
8.48
6.97
8.66
7.77
11.59
7.21
8.83
7.72
17,230
19,900
17,630
14,500
18,010
16,160
24,110
14,990
18,380
16,050
6.65
7.44
6.50
5.93
6.87
6.46
8.37
6.23
6.49
6.26
9.54
11.29
9.84
7.20
9.84
8.56
13.54
7.98
10.43
8.83
1,509,920
522,830
281,810
229,950
202,490
182,760
170,640
164,350
161,450
92,300
37.2
12.9
6.9
5.7
5.0
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.0
2.3
7.49
9.56
7.32
7.63
7.07
8.01
13.79
8.35
7.20
8.62
15,580
19,870
15,220
15,860
14,710
16,650
28,690
17,370
14,980
17,930
6.05
7.71
6.38
6.43
6.20
6.63
9.92
6.41
6.11
6.93
7.85
10.90
8.20
8.47
7.74
9.13
16.79
9.43
8.04
10.15
1,391,410
487,980
288,730
223,810
194,600
169,210
158,820
108,150
85,790
78,930
38.6
13.5
8.0
6.2
5.4
4.7
4.4
3.0
2.4
2.2
6.95
7.08
11.52
7.35
7.08
7.25
6.99
7.40
19.45
8.52
14,450
14,730
23,970
15,290
14,730
15,090
14,530
15,400
40,460
17,730
6.10
6.12
8.72
6.42
6.14
6.26
5.97
6.07
13.07
7.02
7.80
7.97
13.54
8.22
7.95
8.14
7.40
7.87
21.25
9.85
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Special food services (NAICS 722300)
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
Dishwashers...........................................................................................................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.............................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant..................................................................................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................................................
89,420
55,380
43,150
29,040
28,970
27,400
27,160
21,500
18,710
18,210
17.0
10.5
8.2
5.5
5.5
5.2
5.2
4.1
3.6
3.5
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) (NAICS 722400)
Bartenders..............................................................................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.............................................................
Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Cooks, short order..................................................................................................................................................
Dishwashers...........................................................................................................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................................
Food preparation workers......................................................................................................................................
149,620
79,880
20,050
18,540
14,610
10,480
10,310
8,400
7,950
5,790
Automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 811100)
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................................
Automotive body and related repairers...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Service station attendants......................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.........................................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment........................................................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
25th
$ 17,290
18,970
18,100
15,900
15,980
36,610
21,480
16,970
19,700
15,990
39.3
21.0
5.3
4.9
3.8
2.8
2.7
2.2
2.1
1.5
7.62
7.03
12.52
9.26
9.17
8.28
7.04
6.88
7.24
7.87
15,840
14,620
26,050
19,270
19,060
17,220
14,650
14,320
15,050
16,370
6.09
5.91
8.53
7.62
6.88
6.63
6.10
6.02
6.08
6.54
8.35
7.37
15.25
10.60
10.45
9.74
7.89
7.64
8.10
9.03
241,150
123,830
110,660
46,500
32,740
25,270
20,010
19,510
19,030
18,720
27.0
13.9
12.4
5.2
3.7
2.8
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
14.03
7.71
16.74
22.60
8.58
9.64
8.43
17.17
16.24
12.37
29,170
16,030
34,820
47,000
17,850
20,050
17,530
35,720
33,790
25,730
9.80
6.45
11.49
15.60
7.33
6.95
6.96
12.22
12.44
8.94
17.23
8.47
20.68
27.70
9.65
11.30
9.54
20.87
19.66
15.49
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance (NAICS 811200)
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers.......................................................................
Medical equipment repairers..................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment............................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.....................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians...................................................................................................
6,270
4,110
3,410
3,290
3,260
2,560
2,550
2,510
2,310
2,160
6.1
4.0
3.3
3.2
3.2
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.1
13.18
18.02
24.75
17.75
10.68
40.47
12.03
12.83
12.93
18.78
27,410
37,480
51,480
36,930
22,220
84,180
25,020
26,690
26,900
39,050
9.48
13.07
17.46
13.14
7.75
25.21
9.75
9.56
10.54
14.34
15.86
21.90
29.25
21.32
12.74
48.82
13.68
15.69
15.55
22.89
Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (NAICS 811300)
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers....................................................................
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers....................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Machinists...............................................................................................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................................................
18,050
7,580
7,080
6,670
5,920
5,600
5,360
4,850
4,760
4,650
11.6
4.9
4.6
4.3
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
3.1
3.0
13.61
17.96
14.78
17.20
16.01
16.53
9.82
36.17
24.50
15.22
28,310
37,350
30,740
35,780
33,300
34,390
20,420
75,230
50,970
31,660
10.51
12.72
11.45
12.13
12.37
13.03
7.12
22.82
17.89
12.14
16.33
21.62
17.55
19.63
18.58
20.09
11.86
43.23
29.41
17.22
Personal and household goods repair and maintenance (NAICS 811400)
Upholsterers...........................................................................................................................................................
Home appliance repairers......................................................................................................................................
Furniture finishers...................................................................................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers....................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.............................................................................................................
Motorboat mechanics.............................................................................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................................
8,540
6,300
3,730
3,580
3,220
2,900
2,620
2,600
2,260
2,170
10.5
7.8
4.6
4.4
4.0
3.6
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.7
12.12
14.44
11.92
17.75
9.50
9.58
14.34
9.79
9.61
11.22
25,220
30,030
24,800
36,910
19,770
19,920
29,820
20,350
19,980
23,330
8.43
9.67
8.87
12.36
6.66
6.77
10.80
7.80
7.62
7.74
14.89
18.02
14.07
22.70
11.33
10.66
16.69
11.19
10.76
13.18
107
$
6.62
6.42
7.14
6.46
6.55
10.77
8.42
6.66
7.04
6.36
75th
8.31
9.12
8.70
7.65
7.68
17.60
10.33
8.16
9.47
7.69
See footnotes at end of table.
$
Percentiles
$
9.41
10.98
10.13
8.64
8.55
17.91
12.01
9.60
11.25
8.58
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Personal care services (NAICS 812100)
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.......................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Manicurists and pedicurists....................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers................................................................................
Barbers...................................................................................................................................................................
Shampooers...........................................................................................................................................................
Massage therapists................................................................................................................................................
Skin care specialists...............................................................................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
300,490
48,480
30,320
18,850
16,740
15,070
13,490
10,980
8,860
6,030
55.4
8.9
5.6
3.5
3.1
2.8
2.5
2.0
1.6
1.1
$ 10.46
8.40
9.14
15.91
11.15
7.24
14.48
12.74
7.75
11.23
$ 21,750
17,470
19,010
33,090
23,180
15,060
30,120
26,500
16,130
23,370
Death care services (NAICS 812200)
Funeral attendants..................................................................................................................................................
Funeral directors....................................................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Embalmers.............................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
27,790
22,910
20,890
7,470
7,470
6,380
4,430
3,650
3,520
3,240
19.7
16.3
14.8
5.3
5.3
4.5
3.2
2.6
2.5
2.3
9.64
25.84
10.40
11.36
17.47
9.68
8.80
11.15
38.81
12.32
Drycleaning and laundry services (NAICS 812300)
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.........................................................................................................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials...................................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................................................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
103,060
68,410
52,990
16,550
13,240
9,460
7,940
6,940
5,320
5,230
28.5
18.9
14.6
4.6
3.7
2.6
2.2
1.9
1.5
1.4
Other personal services (NAICS 812900)
Parking lot attendants.............................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Photographic processing machine operators.........................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................................
Photographic process workers...............................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators..............
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..........................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
64,700
23,570
18,190
15,420
7,310
4,900
4,310
3,950
3,890
3,720
Religious organizations (NAICS 813100)
Clergy.....................................................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Directors, religious activities and education...........................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Musicians and singers............................................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Preschool teachers, except special education.......................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Grantmaking and giving services (NAICS 813200)
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Public relations specialists......................................................................................................................................
Social and community service managers...............................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
Public relations managers......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
108
Percentiles
25th
$
75th
7.02
6.64
7.03
10.87
7.01
6.14
8.01
7.76
6.50
8.67
$ 12.11
9.82
10.51
18.82
13.75
8.14
18.32
15.93
8.81
13.06
20,050
53,750
21,620
23,630
36,330
20,140
18,310
23,190
80,720
25,640
7.23
16.78
7.58
7.80
11.95
7.07
7.00
7.14
22.54
8.55
10.86
28.87
12.08
12.79
20.99
11.33
10.31
12.41
47.28
15.14
8.24
8.34
7.62
14.86
16.90
7.79
12.16
8.60
8.80
33.92
17,130
17,350
15,860
30,920
35,140
16,200
25,290
17,890
18,310
70,560
6.76
7.03
6.39
11.29
11.24
6.57
8.83
7.24
7.26
19.17
9.29
9.51
8.39
18.22
19.96
8.83
15.07
9.32
10.09
41.13
28.8
10.5
8.1
6.9
3.3
2.2
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
8.52
9.12
10.69
8.50
10.85
16.08
8.98
12.57
34.40
9.98
17,710
18,970
22,230
17,680
22,570
33,440
18,680
26,140
71,550
20,760
7.11
7.10
8.30
7.20
8.14
11.36
7.40
9.48
17.72
7.84
9.49
10.38
12.74
9.66
12.80
19.14
10.41
14.95
41.78
11.42
22,460
12,030
11,620
9,990
7,840
6,820
6,070
5,060
4,950
4,940
13.0
7.0
6.7
5.8
4.6
4.0
3.5
2.9
2.9
2.9
17.31
11.05
9.37
14.83
10.14
(³)
12.51
15.74
11.18
(³)
36,000
22,980
19,490
30,850
21,090
35,370
26,010
32,750
23,250
17,910
11.64
8.54
7.22
9.92
7.00
(³)
9.44
12.53
7.65
(³)
21.35
13.25
10.79
18.54
12.91
(³)
14.54
17.89
14.06
(³)
8,420
6,160
5,280
4,570
4,250
4,180
4,120
3,320
2,940
2,820
6.8
5.0
4.3
3.7
3.4
3.4
3.3
2.7
2.4
2.3
17.31
11.02
13.03
42.44
12.93
21.47
29.26
14.51
30.73
21.15
36,000
22,920
27,110
88,270
26,900
44,660
60,870
30,170
63,910
44,000
13.43
8.22
10.54
25.94
9.70
14.98
16.86
11.89
20.64
15.61
20.34
13.22
15.46
53.12
15.27
25.39
30.88
17.14
37.31
25.88
Table 2. National employment and wage data for the 10 largest occupations by industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey,
May 2003 - Continued
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual¹
Social advocacy organizations (NAICS 813300)
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers....................................................................................................................................
Social and community service managers...............................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides...............................................................................................................................
11,650
8,410
7,600
6,560
6,300
5,550
5,490
5,490
4,940
3,920
7.2
5.2
4.7
4.1
3.9
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.1
2.4
$ 11.66
10.14
8.42
22.40
16.14
30.81
(³)
13.43
11.12
7.98
$ 24,250
21,100
17,500
46,590
33,570
64,080
18,090
27,930
23,130
16,590
Civic and social organizations (NAICS 813400)
Bartenders..............................................................................................................................................................
Recreation workers................................................................................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors................................................................................................................
Child care workers..................................................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..........................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers.......................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.................................................................................................................................................
40,230
38,830
34,400
24,430
16,120
15,370
11,990
11,720
10,550
10,360
9.7
9.4
8.3
5.9
3.9
3.7
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.5
7.39
8.78
11.31
7.79
8.36
8.39
8.66
9.20
12.36
(³)
Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations (NAICS 813900)
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.........................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Security guards.......................................................................................................................................................
Public relations specialists......................................................................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks.....................................................................................................................
27,260
22,620
22,540
18,690
12,630
10,670
10,230
10,120
9,910
9,900
6.4
5.3
5.3
4.4
3.0
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3
Federal executive branch and U.S. postal service (oes designation) (NAICS 999100)
Postal service mail carriers....................................................................................................................................
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators........................................................
Postal service clerks...............................................................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation...............................
Management analysts............................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents.....................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors.......................................................................................................................................
344,560
224,240
78,510
57,340
46,340
42,930
42,500
39,390
34,590
31,230
State government (oes designation) (NAICS 999200)
Correctional officers and jailers..............................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..............................................................................................
Police and sheriff's patrol officers...........................................................................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists.......................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers......................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs........................................................................................................
Registered nurses..................................................................................................................................................
Local government (oes designation) (NAICS 999300)
Police and sheriff's patrol officers...........................................................................................................................
Fire fighters............................................................................................................................................................
Office clerks, general..............................................................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers..............................................................................................................................
Recreation workers................................................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................................
Highway maintenance workers...............................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.................................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..............................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................
1
Represents a wage above $70.01 per hour.
3
Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
109
25th
$
75th
8.83
7.34
6.89
15.89
12.47
19.97
(³)
10.64
7.67
7.12
$ 13.65
12.16
9.28
27.05
19.02
37.14
(³)
15.65
13.73
8.80
15,380
18,260
23,530
16,190
17,380
17,460
18,010
19,140
25,710
17,060
6.33
6.73
7.49
6.47
6.71
6.34
6.90
6.93
7.78
(³)
8.25
10.02
13.61
8.61
9.49
9.53
9.86
10.72
15.45
(³)
13.56
17.81
11.70
41.44
15.06
21.98
13.26
10.06
22.05
10.74
28,210
37,050
24,340
86,190
31,330
45,710
27,580
20,920
45,860
22,340
9.79
13.75
7.96
25.12
11.80
15.85
9.39
8.02
14.64
8.13
16.80
21.07
14.59
52.80
18.40
27.18
14.78
11.17
27.56
12.79
13.2
8.6
3.0
2.2
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.2
18.87
17.79
18.83
33.91
29.80
23.42
33.14
17.79
26.05
27.25
39,240
37,010
39,170
70,540
61,990
48,720
68,940
37,010
54,190
56,690
17.38
17.41
17.93
28.94
24.67
17.30
26.74
15.27
17.77
18.18
20.72
20.15
20.33
39.61
34.00
28.24
39.79
20.22
34.22
35.72
237,230
108,080
57,740
54,760
52,380
46,730
43,680
41,260
38,520
36,460
10.7
4.9
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.6
17.30
12.91
17.80
16.30
23.00
20.60
14.15
22.14
16.43
23.05
35,980
26,850
37,030
33,900
47,830
42,850
29,440
46,060
34,180
47,930
13.05
10.27
14.02
12.36
17.87
15.23
11.01
16.87
12.73
19.02
20.99
15.48
21.24
19.47
27.69
25.33
16.87
27.23
19.92
26.61
528,460
246,670
194,840
147,770
104,200
99,620
98,990
94,000
92,520
84,940
9.9
4.6
3.7
2.8
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
21.58
18.78
12.67
16.39
10.62
17.03
14.09
13.73
15.69
11.61
44,880
39,050
26,360
34,080
22,080
35,430
29,300
28,550
32,640
24,150
15.93
13.27
9.82
12.21
7.34
13.09
10.70
10.65
11.50
8.57
26.67
23.88
15.28
20.41
12.58
21.20
16.95
16.58
19.59
14.18
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those
occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey
data.
2
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11-0000 Selected Management Occupations
11-1011
Chief executives ..................................................................................................................
11-1021 General and operations managers .......................................................................................
11-2022 Sales managers ..................................................................................................................
11-3011
Administrative services managers .......................................................................................
11-3031 Financial managers .............................................................................................................
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115
116
117
118
13-0000 Selected Business and Financial Operations Occupations
13-1023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products .........................................
13-1031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ...................................................................
13-1111
Management analysts .........................................................................................................
13-2011 Accountants and auditors ....................................................................................................
13-2072 Loan officers ........................................................................................................................
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120
121
122
123
15-0000 Selected Computer and Mathematical Occupations
15-1021 Computer programmers .......................................................................................................
15-1031 Computer software engineers, applications .........................................................................
15-1032 Computer software engineers, systems software ................................................................
15-1041 Computer support specialists ..............................................................................................
15-1051 Computer systems analysts................................................................................................
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125
126
127
128
17-0000 Selected Architecture and Engineering Occupations
17-2051 Civil engineers .....................................................................................................................
17-2071 Electrical engineers .............................................................................................................
17-2112 Industrial engineers .............................................................................................................
17-2141 Mechanical engineers ..........................................................................................................
17-3023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ................................................................
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130
131
132
133
19-0000 Selected Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2031 Chemists .............................................................................................................................
19-2041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ..................................................
19-3021 Market research analysts ....................................................................................................
19-3031 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists ...................................................................
19-4031 Chemical technicians ..........................................................................................................
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135
136
137
138
21-0000 Selected Community and Social Services Occupations
21-1012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors ..................................................................
21-1015 Rehabilitation counselors ....................................................................................................
21-1021 Child, family, and school social workers ..............................................................................
21-1022 Medical and public health social workers ............................................................................
21-1093 Social and human service assistants. .................................................................................
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140
141
142
143
23-0000 Selected Legal Occupations
23-1011 Lawyers ...............................................................................................................................
23-1023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates .......................................................................
23-2011 Paralegals and legal assistants ...........................................................................................
23-2092 Law clerks. ..........................................................................................................................
23-2093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers ........................................................................
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146
147
148
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25-0000 Selected Education, Training, and Library Occupations
25-2011 Preschool teachers, except special education ....................................................................
25-2021 Elementary school teachers, except special education .......................................................
25-2022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education .......................................
25-2031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education .................................
25-9041 Teacher assistants ..............................................................................................................
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150
151
152
153
27-0000 Selected Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-1023 Floral designers ...................................................................................................................
27-1024 Graphic designers ...............................................................................................................
27-2022 Coaches and scouts ............................................................................................................
27-3031 Public relations specialists ..................................................................................................
27-3041 Editors .................................................................................................................................
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155
156
157
158
29-0000 Selected Healthcare Practitoners
29-1051 Pharmacists ........................................................................................................................
29-1111
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................................
29-2041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ................................................................
29-2052 Pharmacy technicians .........................................................................................................
29-2061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ..............................................................
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160
161
162
163
31-0000 Selected Healthcare Support Occupations
31-1011 Home health aides...............................................................................................................
31-1012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .............................................................................
31-9091 Dental assistants ................................................................................................................
31-9092 Medical assistants ..............................................................................................................
31-9094 Medical transcriptionists .....................................................................................................
164
165
166
167
168
33-0000 Selected Protective Service Occupations
33-1012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives .....................................................
33-2011 Fire fighters .........................................................................................................................
33-3012 Correctional officers and jailers ............................................................................................
33-3051 Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ........................................................................................
33-9032 Security guards ...................................................................................................................
169
170
171
172
173
35-0000 Selected Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-1012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers .............................
35-2014 Cooks, restaurant ................................................................................................................
35-2021 Food preparation workers ....................................................................................................
35-3021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ....................................
35-3031 Waiters and waitresses .......................................................................................................
174
175
176
177
178
37-0000 Selected Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
37-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers ..............................
37-1012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,
and groundskeeping workers ...............................................................................................
37-2011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .......................................
37-2012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................................................................................
37-3011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..........................................................................
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180
181
182
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0039-0000 Selected Personal Care and Service Occupations
39-3091 Amusement and recreation attendants ................................................................................
39-5012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists ....................................................................
39-9011 Child care workers ...............................................................................................................
39-9021 Personal and home care aides ............................................................................................
39-9032 Recreation workers ..............................................................................................................
41-0000 Selected Sales and Related Occupations
41-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ........................................................
41-2011 Cashiers ..............................................................................................................................
41-2021 Counter and rental clerks ....................................................................................................
41-2031 Retail salespersons .............................................................................................................
41-4012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .........................................................................................
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
43-0000 Selected Office and Administrative Support Occupations
43-3031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ....................................................................
43-4051 Customer service representatives ........................................................................................
43-5081 Stock clerks and order fillers ...............................................................................................
43-6014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ...............................................................
43-9061 Office clerks, general ...........................................................................................................
194
195
196
197
198
45-0000 Selected Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
45-2041 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ...........................................................................
45-2091 Agricultural equipment operators .........................................................................................
45-2092 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .................................................
45-2093 Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals .................................................................................
45-4022 Logging equipment operators ..............................................................................................
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200
201
202
203
47-0000 Selected Construction and Extraction Occupations
47-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers ...................
47-2031 Carpenters ...........................................................................................................................
47-2061 Construction laborers ..........................................................................................................
47-2111
Electricians .........................................................................................................................
47-2152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................................................
204
205
206
207
208
49-0000 Selected Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
49-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers ..............................
49-3023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...................................................................
49-3031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists .....................................................
49-9021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers ...................................
49-9042 Maintenance and repair workers, general ............................................................................
209
210
211
212
213
51-0000 Selected Production Occupations
51-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ..................................
51-2092 Team assemblers ................................................................................................................
51-9061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ..........................................................
51-9111
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ..........................................................
51-9198 Helpers—production workers ...............................................................................................
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216
217
218
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53-0000 Selected Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-3032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................................................................................
53-3033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services.................................................................................
53-7051 Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................................................................................
53-7062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .......................................................
53-7064 Packers and packagers, hand .............................................................................................
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220
221
222
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
11-1011 Chief executives
Determine and formulate policies and provide the overall direction of companies or private and public
sector organizations within the guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body.
Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of
subordinate executives and staff managers.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
Depository credit intermediation
Architectural and engineering services
Colleges and universities
18,360
17,990
15,990
10,540
10,160
$38.80
82.06
67.35
71.67
59.30
$80,710
170,680
140,080
149,070
123,340
40
260
120
790
1,700
94.19
91.08
91.02
90.80
89.75
195,910
189,450
189,330
188,870
186,680
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Securities and commodity exchanges
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Offices of dentists
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
Software publishers
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Idaho
Missouri
5,120
32,070
17,510
3,050
14,100
$64.56
64.80
73.23
41.94
60.24
$134,290
134,770
152,320
87,230
125,310
0.86
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.54
2,680
2,760
1,130
42,320
2,210
84.38
80.50
79.60
79.12
77.72
175,500
167,440
165,560
164,560
161,650
0.16
0.07
0.24
0.29
0.09
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Connecticut
New Jersey
Rhode Island
California
Washington
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Jackson, MS MSA
Columbia, SC MSA
St. Joseph, MO MSA
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
Chicago, IL PMSA
1,550
1,970
270
7,520
23,390
$49.28
58.33
52.69
64.36
69.06
$102,510
121,330
109,600
133,880
143,650
0.74
0.68
0.62
0.59
0.59
640
3,940
1,530
140
14,730
90.43
89.37
86.64
85.63
85.43
188,090
185,900
180,210
178,100
177,690
0.32
0.45
0.17
0.24
0.37
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA
Sheboygan, WI MSA
New York, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
11-1021 General and operations managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of companies or public and private sector organizations.
Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the
use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any
one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative
services. Include owners and managers who head small business establishments whose duties are
primarily managerial.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Management of companies and enterprises
Local government (OES designation)
Depository credit intermediation
Building equipment contractors
Grocery stores
51,610
49,060
39,370
38,960
37,170
$54.30
33.86
39.72
44.14
27.59
$112,940
70,420
82,610
91,800
57,400
8,850
1,820
5,130
2,750
5,560
67.40
65.60
64.18
62.36
61.99
140,190
136,440
133,500
129,710
128,930
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Other financial investment activities
2. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
3. Software publishers
4. Communications equipment manufacturing
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Montana
Maryland
Alaska
District of Columbia
Louisiana
10,610
65,150
7,290
14,530
40,270
$24.08
42.11
33.87
44.12
34.68
$50,080
87,590
70,440
91,770
72,130
2.68
2.67
2.49
2.44
2.18
50,440
20,050
70,270
19,070
223,920
59.53
59.40
57.72
56.63
51.98
123,830
123,550
120,060
117,780
108,120
1.30
1.22
0.85
0.74
1.54
Top paying States for this occupation
1. New Jersey
2. Connecticut
3. New York
4. Washington
5. California
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Billings, MT MSA
Enid, OK MSA
Great Falls, MT MSA
Baltimore, MD PMSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
1,950
560
870
32,990
3,660
$25.63
26.21
25.26
41.89
35.78
$53,310
54,520
52,540
87,140
74,420
2.89
2.79
2.75
2.70
2.66
3,700
37,500
13,330
8,220
10,560
72.92
64.32
63.25
62.75
62.22
151,670
133,790
131,560
130,510
129,410
1.85
0.94
1.38
1.32
0.81
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
11-2022 Sales managers
Direct the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales
distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales
representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory
requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Automobile dealers
Management of companies and enterprises
Insurance carriers
Computer systems design and related services
Traveler accommodation
20,630
18,540
8,120
7,920
7,790
$51.18
50.17
47.62
57.32
25.58
$106,460
104,350
99,050
119,230
53,210
1,140
90
630
920
2,910
62.78
60.63
60.58
59.38
59.17
130,590
126,110
126,010
123,500
123,070
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
Other information services
Cable and other subscription programming
Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Georgia
Illinois
Delaware
Arizona
Massachusetts
14,700
21,540
1,430
7,730
10,760
$46.27
42.41
41.60
36.11
48.81
$96,240
88,210
86,520
75,110
101,520
0.39
0.37
0.36
0.34
0.34
13,360
4,290
10,100
6,430
40,650
60.87
54.54
54.05
52.62
50.71
126,600
113,450
112,410
109,450
105,470
0.16
0.26
0.26
0.25
0.28
Top paying States for this occupation
1. New York
2. Connecticut
3. New Jersey
4. Minnesota
5. California
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Atlanta, GA MSA
Nashua, NH PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Chicago, IL PMSA
10,620
440
920
3,940
16,770
$48.32
48.03
65.34
62.90
44.43
$100,490
99,890
135,910
130,830
92,410
0.50
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.42
7,600
920
3,940
60
1,860
65.98
65.34
62.90
62.11
61.57
137,230
135,910
130,830
129,190
128,060
0.19
0.46
0.45
0.05
0.16
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Dutchess County, NY PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
11-3011 Administrative services managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate supportive services of an organization, such as recordkeeping, mail
distribution, telephone operator/receptionist, and other office support services. May oversee facilities
planning and maintenance and custodial operations.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Elementary and secondary schools
Management of companies and enterprises
Colleges and universities
18,760
12,750
11,870
11,560
11,530
$28.07
28.43
31.24
37.03
30.78
$58,390
59,130
64,980
77,010
64,010
380
160
520
80
1,660
64.14
46.44
45.80
45.25
44.86
133,410
96,600
95,250
94,110
93,320
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Chemical merchant wholesalers
Local messengers and local delivery
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
Turbine and power transmission equipment mfg.
Electronic instrument manufacturing
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Maryland
Alaska
Tennessee
Oklahoma
7,310
11,550
1,210
9,000
4,630
$31.10
27.57
25.58
21.95
20.25
$64,690
57,340
53,200
45,650
42,130
1.23
0.47
0.41
0.34
0.33
20,580
7,850
660
3,200
2,990
43.46
42.24
39.84
37.64
36.91
90,400
87,860
82,860
78,300
76,780
0.25
0.20
0.14
0.20
0.12
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Washington
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Santa Fe, NM MSA
Baltimore, MD PMSA
Cheyenne, WY MSA
Florence, SC MSA
Des Moines, IA MSA
620
6,800
200
340
1,440
$21.95
25.73
25.31
20.81
32.23
$45,650
53,530
52,650
43,290
67,040
0.84
0.56
0.54
0.54
0.51
11,910
620
1,400
1,640
520
47.11
45.77
43.90
43.28
42.89
97,980
95,190
91,310
90,030
89,210
0.30
0.26
0.22
0.26
0.26
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
11-3031 Financial managers
Plan, direct, and coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial
activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Depository credit intermediation
Management of companies and enterprises
Nondepository credit intermediation
Local government (OES designation)
Accounting and bookkeeping services
80,020
35,060
22,370
16,310
13,620
$35.10
50.41
45.69
32.30
50.65
$73,000
104,850
95,030
67,190
105,350
11,570
600
13,230
230
1,560
65.17
62.65
60.37
55.70
54.64
135,550
130,300
125,570
115,870
113,650
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other financial investment activities
Securities and commodity exchanges
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
Department stores
Motion picture and video industries
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maryland
Delaware
5,230
22,530
9,830
14,210
2,220
$41.97
44.74
53.13
38.00
38.41
$87,310
93,070
110,510
79,040
79,890
0.88
0.71
0.60
0.58
0.55
42,760
9,830
9,440
58,440
20,420
58.09
53.13
49.57
48.27
47.69
120,830
110,510
103,100
100,400
99,190
0.52
0.60
0.36
0.40
0.53
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Connecticut
Minnesota
California
New Jersey
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Nashua, NH PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
2,200
16,140
1,800
690
28,970
$68.64
48.05
48.69
39.94
63.04
$142,770
99,940
101,270
83,080
131,110
1.10
0.84
0.75
0.74
0.73
2,200
28,970
6,530
5,030
4,130
68.64
63.04
56.92
55.78
54.21
142,770
131,110
118,390
116,030
112,750
1.10
0.73
0.67
0.57
0.35
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
13-1023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an
establishment. Purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing. Include contract specialists,
field contractors, purchasers, price analysts, tooling coordinators, and media buyers.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Federal government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
Local government (OES designation)
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
General medical and surgical hospitals
27,050
11,030
8,990
7,700
7,300
$29.27
26.77
21.92
26.30
18.30
$60,890
55,690
45,590
54,710
38,070
170
450
30
700
1,980
33.78
32.73
31.96
31.67
29.54
70,250
68,070
66,470
65,870
61,440
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Rail transportation
2. Oil and gas extraction
3. Promoters of performing arts and sports
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers
5. Power generation and supply
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Virginia
Michigan
Connecticut
Washington
2,640
8,970
11,040
3,670
5,730
$32.98
26.85
27.80
25.72
25.35
$68,590
55,850
57,830
53,500
52,730
0.44
0.26
0.26
0.22
0.22
2,640
11,040
7,070
8,970
480
32.98
27.80
27.46
26.85
25.93
68,590
57,830
57,110
55,850
53,930
0.44
0.26
0.18
0.26
0.16
Top paying States for this occupation
1. District of Columbia
2. Michigan
3. New Jersey
4. Virginia
5. Alaska
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Huntsville, AL MSA
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
Binghamton, NY MSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
1,350
630
520
3,720
450
$28.93
24.10
25.34
30.39
25.15
$60,170
50,120
52,710
63,220
52,320
0.76
0.55
0.46
0.42
0.36
8,640
6,260
3,720
1,920
1,260
31.16
30.43
30.39
29.33
29.11
64,810
63,290
63,220
61,010
60,560
0.32
0.31
0.42
0.30
0.19
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Detroit, MI PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA
Nashville, TN MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
13-1031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements have been made in accordance with
company practices and procedures, ensuring that proper methods have been followed. Report
overpayments, underpayments, and other irregularities. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring
litigation.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
1. Insurance carriers
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related
3. Management of companies and enterprises
4. State government (OES designation)
5. Employment services
142,180
52,530
8,610
6,330
2,920
$23.05
21.91
21.16
21.98
25.78
$47,940
45,580
44,010
45,720
53,620
270
140
70
30.36
30.26
28.41
28.25
27.37
63,140
62,950
59,090
58,750
56,930
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other professional and technical services
Rail transportation
Natural gas distribution
Power generation and supply
Grantmaking and giving services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Nebraska
New Jersey
Oklahoma
5,430
1,300
2,380
9,640
3,500
$23.92
24.89
19.80
22.69
21.31
$49,750
51,780
41,180
47,190
44,330
0.33
0.27
0.27
0.25
0.25
3,760
640
4,980
1,300
16,340
26.12
25.72
25.47
24.89
24.83
54,330
53,490
52,970
51,780
51,640
0.18
0.11
0.13
0.27
0.20
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Colorado
New Hampshire
Georgia
Rhode Island
New York
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
Wausau, WI MSA
Green Bay, WI MSA
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
Hartford, CT MSA
1,420
730
1,060
1,400
4,300
$25.10
20.29
13.61
16.56
23.24
$52,220
42,210
28,310
34,450
48,330
1.81
1.09
0.74
0.74
0.72
270
30
270
-
34.15
31.94
30.16
29.98
29.68
71,040
66,430
62,730
62,360
61,730
0.14
0.05
0.00
0.23
0.00
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Lubbock, TX MSA
Athens, GA MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
13-1111 Management analysts
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work
simplifications and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist
management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Include program analysts and management
consultants.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Management and technical consulting services
Federal government (OES designation)
Computer systems design and related services
State government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
109,670
42,500
25,630
25,330
17,360
$42.58
33.14
39.57
24.51
31.62
$88,570
68,940
82,310
50,980
65,770
200
80
80
2,970
49.48
48.78
45.23
45.14
44.13
102,910
101,470
94,090
93,880
91,790
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers
Investigation and security services
Waste treatment and disposal
Other professional and technical services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maryland
Connecticut
Arizona
17,630
30,680
14,840
9,070
10,900
$34.59
38.32
34.64
38.06
27.18
$71,940
79,700
72,050
79,160
56,540
2.97
0.90
0.61
0.55
0.48
13,240
54,730
15,360
7,130
43.31
40.80
40.59
39.32
39.02
90,080
84,870
84,430
81,780
81,150
0.42
0.00
0.38
0.40
0.34
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
California
New Jersey
Colorado
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA
3,630
46,190
2,430
5,730
2,320
$24.24
37.28
47.33
25.86
24.63
$50,420
77,530
98,440
53,780
51,230
2.31
1.71
1.21
0.88
0.77
80
4,750
2,330
390
1,140
66.34
56.77
52.02
50.80
50.54
138,000
118,080
108,200
105,670
105,120
0.20
0.54
0.21
0.25
0.49
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA
Reading, PA MSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
13-2011 Accountants and auditors
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing
statements. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Management of companies and enterprises
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
223,760
49,800
34,850
33,950
31,230
$30.11
26.72
22.16
23.38
27.25
$62,640
55,570
46,100
48,620
56,690
1,710
5,840
3,060
223,760
34.24
31.73
30.71
30.21
30.11
71,230
65,990
63,890
62,840
62,640
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Business, computer and management training
Automobile dealers
Software publishers
Local messengers and local delivery
Accounting and bookkeeping services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Delaware
New York
Vermont
9,060
17,600
4,080
78,800
2,510
$30.00
31.11
22.70
31.38
27.37
$62,390
64,710
47,220
65,260
56,930
1.52
1.07
1.01
0.95
0.86
78,800
17,600
9,060
107,520
30,230
31.38
31.11
30.00
29.92
29.80
65,260
64,710
62,390
62,220
61,990
0.95
1.07
1.52
0.74
0.78
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Connecticut
District of Columbia
California
New Jersey
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Olympia, WA PMSA
Montgomery, AL MSA
New York, NY PMSA
3,830
2,840
1,170
1,910
47,440
$33.77
18.81
24.25
25.18
33.86
$70,240
39,130
50,440
52,380
70,420
1.91
1.81
1.38
1.27
1.19
8,200
8,420
810
47,440
3,830
36.33
35.35
34.51
33.86
33.77
75,570
73,530
71,770
70,420
70,240
0.93
0.83
0.91
1.19
1.91
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
13-2072 Loan officers
Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise
borrowers on financial status and methods of payments. Include mortgage loan officers and agents,
collection analysts, loan servicing officers, and loan underwriters.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Depository credit intermediation
Nondepository credit intermediation
Activities related to credit intermediation
Management of companies and enterprises
Federal government (OES designation)
99,910
77,770
31,930
8,340
4,690
$24.16
28.30
29.69
27.67
27.88
$50,260
58,870
61,770
57,560
57,980
1,340
1,070
30
140
37.68
35.10
34.66
31.77
30.71
78,370
73,000
72,100
66,080
63,880
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
Automobile dealers
Residential building construction
Other motor vehicle dealers
Land subdivision
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Colorado
Montana
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Kansas
7,010
1,250
1,110
1,410
3,810
$32.21
19.91
19.38
41.19
22.18
$66,990
41,410
40,310
85,680
46,130
0.33
0.32
0.31
0.30
0.29
1,410
4,370
2,370
5,650
480
41.19
35.92
34.66
34.58
33.68
85,680
74,710
72,100
71,930
70,060
0.30
0.14
0.14
0.25
0.08
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Arizona
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Florence, SC MSA
Manchester, NH PMSA
Great Falls, MT MSA
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
320
540
150
3,130
580
$22.32
36.46
17.92
32.48
28.25
$46,420
75,840
37,270
67,550
58,760
0.51
0.51
0.47
0.39
0.37
430
200
3,420
1,670
2,700
44.69
43.13
40.54
39.83
39.02
92,960
89,720
84,310
82,860
81,150
0.22
0.17
0.09
0.17
0.14
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
New York, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
15-1021 Computer programmers
Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts
for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve
specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
1. Computer systems design and related services
2. Management of companies and enterprises
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers
4. Data processing and related services
5. Software publishers
113,130
23,850
19,500
18,670
18,300
$33.81
29.60
35.32
30.50
32.88
$70,330
61,570
73,470
63,450
68,390
4,060
3,430
-
37.51
37.45
35.84
35.80
35.76
78,020
77,900
74,550
74,460
74,390
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Used merchandise stores
2. Department stores
3. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
4. Office administrative services
5. Consumer goods rental
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
4,070
24,980
20,200
2,320
12,570
$29.58
32.32
29.70
36.17
30.36
$61,530
67,220
61,780
75,230
63,150
0.69
0.65
0.60
0.58
0.51
2,320
10,290
47,320
33,020
6,900
36.17
35.98
35.56
35.41
34.33
75,230
74,830
73,960
73,660
71,410
0.58
0.40
0.33
0.36
0.42
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Delaware
Washington
California
Texas
Connecticut
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Olympia, WA PMSA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
Trenton, NJ PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
970
6,920
2,170
2,410
5,750
$26.84
34.48
30.76
34.48
27.75
$55,820
71,720
63,980
71,720
57,710
1.15
1.04
1.04
1.00
0.90
1,310
6,130
230
120
2,690
48.99
45.18
41.24
40.84
40.65
101,890
93,980
85,780
84,950
84,550
0.74
0.30
0.16
0.15
0.50
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Huntsville, AL MSA
Houston, TX PMSA
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
Jacksonville, FL MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
15-1031 Computer software engineers, applications
Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs.
Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use
with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. May analyze and design databases within an
application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Computer systems design and related services
Software publishers
Management of companies and enterprises
Electronic instrument manufacturing
Data processing and related services
125,910
41,240
18,970
12,010
11,480
$37.57
38.14
33.23
37.45
35.77
$78,140
79,330
69,110
77,910
74,400
5,690
4,040
170
740
2,710
46.71
44.96
43.09
43.01
40.23
97,150
93,520
89,620
89,450
83,690
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
Employment services
Securities and commodity exchanges
Professional and similar organizations
Other financial investment activities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Colorado
Virginia
Massachusetts
California
Washington
13,690
21,910
17,480
76,070
13,090
$37.14
33.32
41.05
41.76
38.09
$77,240
69,300
85,390
86,860
79,220
0.65
0.65
0.55
0.52
0.51
550
76,070
17,480
16,630
10,880
42.17
41.76
41.05
39.40
38.23
87,720
86,860
85,390
81,940
79,530
0.14
0.52
0.55
0.43
0.45
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Delaware
California
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Maryland
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
San Jose, CA PMSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA
17,980
2,480
1,380
10,180
1,690
$45.13
42.67
40.80
38.17
35.87
$93,860
88,750
84,860
79,390
74,620
2.05
1.60
1.11
1.00
0.90
80
7,800
350
17,980
1,580
52.56
50.04
48.52
45.13
45.03
109,320
104,090
100,920
93,860
93,660
0.07
0.54
0.18
2.05
0.65
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Asheville, NC MSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
15-1032 Computer software engineers, systems software
Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution
software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific, and general
computing applications. Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software
requirements. Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical
analysis.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Computer systems design and related services
Software publishers
Wired telecommunications carriers
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
Scientific research and development services
77,110
19,130
16,490
16,070
14,310
$38.19
38.61
34.27
40.62
43.18
$79,420
80,310
71,280
84,480
89,810
14,310
270
3,800
45.19
43.40
43.18
42.80
42.13
94,000
90,270
89,810
89,030
87,630
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Securities and commodity exchanges
2. Motion picture and video industries
3. Scientific research and development services
4. Electrical equipment manufacturing
5. Employment services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Maryland
Virginia
Massachusetts
Colorado
Washington
13,340
18,040
15,700
9,120
10,650
$39.34
37.36
40.77
37.80
38.99
$81,820
77,710
84,810
78,620
81,100
0.55
0.53
0.50
0.43
0.42
12,900
50,240
15,700
1,120
44.06
42.32
40.85
40.77
40.75
91,650
88,020
84,970
84,810
84,750
0.33
0.35
0.00
0.50
0.19
Top paying States for this occupation
1. New Jersey
2. California
3. District of Columbia
4. Massachusetts
5. New Hampshire
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
San Jose, CA PMSA
Pittsfield, MA MSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
14,300
590
2,560
1,160
1,360
$46.69
34.43
37.80
40.70
40.63
$97,110
71,620
78,630
84,650
84,500
1.63
1.41
1.10
0.93
0.88
200
2,670
14,300
89.36
63.47
54.65
50.60
46.69
185,870
132,020
113,670
105,250
97,110
0.00
0.23
0.00
0.28
1.63
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Modesto, CA MSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Missoula, MT MSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
15-1041 Computer support specialists
Provide technical assistance to computer system users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems
for clients in person, via telephone or from remote location. May provide assistance concerning the use
of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail,
and operating systems.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
1. Computer systems design and related services
2. Management of companies and enterprises
3. Elementary and secondary schools
4. Software publishers
5. Colleges and universities
82,950
24,840
24,680
20,700
20,010
$21.12
21.66
17.38
23.53
17.83
$43,930
45,040
36,150
48,950
37,090
60
3,890
60
80
350
29.23
27.07
26.86
26.56
26.45
60,800
56,300
55,860
55,240
55,010
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other heavy construction
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Securities and commodity exchanges
Federal government (OES designation)
Insurance and employee benefit funds
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Delaware
South Dakota
Washington
District of Columbia
Utah
2,440
2,030
14,200
3,260
5,660
$24.65
14.59
21.85
20.91
15.01
$51,270
30,350
45,450
43,500
31,220
0.61
0.57
0.55
0.55
0.54
17,080
2,440
27,760
18,590
11,010
25.63
24.65
24.04
22.94
22.86
53,310
51,270
50,010
47,720
47,540
0.54
0.61
0.34
0.48
0.52
Top paying States for this occupation
1. Massachusetts
2. Delaware
3. New York
4. New Jersey
5. Colorado
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Olympia, WA PMSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
Lawrence, KS MSA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
1,070
1,640
470
6,150
7,920
$22.08
22.94
21.45
23.10
29.15
$45,920
47,710
44,630
48,050
60,630
1.26
1.06
1.00
0.93
0.90
7,920
710
13,240
15,210
2,000
29.15
26.65
26.38
26.37
25.60
60,630
55,430
54,880
54,860
53,250
0.90
0.57
0.69
0.38
0.66
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
15-1051 Computer systems analysts
Analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to
electronic data processing systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or
improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Computer systems design and related services
Federal government (OES designation)
Insurance carriers
Management of companies and enterprises
Data processing and related services
93,270
57,340
30,640
25,060
17,460
$34.57
33.91
30.62
31.41
32.61
$71,900
70,540
63,680
65,320
67,840
190
4,080
500
3,380
3,050
36.31
35.79
35.46
35.28
34.85
75,530
74,440
73,760
73,380
72,490
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
Oil and gas extraction
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Other financial investment activities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Massachusetts
Colorado
8,640
19,830
25,270
18,280
11,350
$36.99
33.22
32.67
31.29
33.07
$76,930
69,100
67,950
65,080
68,780
1.45
0.81
0.74
0.58
0.54
8,640
19,960
13,640
28,380
17,630
36.99
35.51
34.65
34.25
34.11
76,930
73,860
72,060
71,240
70,940
1.45
0.52
0.37
0.34
0.47
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
New Jersey
North Carolina
New York
Georgia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Huntsville, AL MSA
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Springfield, IL MSA
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
Madison, WI MSA
3,340
36,490
1,270
7,140
2,770
$32.80
34.89
26.98
31.96
27.04
$68,230
72,560
56,120
66,480
56,250
1.88
1.35
1.16
1.14
0.99
3,130
1,470
230
580
-
46.01
45.59
40.79
39.84
39.58
95,700
94,820
84,850
82,860
82,320
0.39
0.37
0.12
0.31
0.00
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
17-2051 Civil engineers
Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of
building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams,
irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Include
architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Architectural and engineering services
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Nonresidential building construction
99,400
30,180
28,380
9,080
7,410
$31.49
28.59
31.29
34.37
28.80
$65,500
59,460
65,080
71,500
59,900
250
60
220
30
44.60
40.07
38.74
38.00
36.90
92,770
83,340
80,580
79,050
76,740
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Oil and gas extraction
Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers
Other professional and technical services
Basic chemical manufacturing
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Washington
Hawaii
Colorado
Alaska
Montana
10,620
1,610
6,010
780
950
$33.85
29.52
31.10
36.03
26.01
$70,400
61,400
64,680
74,940
54,100
0.42
0.29
0.28
0.27
0.24
780
950
34,320
10,620
2,420
36.03
34.70
34.06
33.85
33.75
74,940
72,180
70,850
70,400
70,200
0.27
0.16
0.24
0.42
0.23
Top paying States for this occupation
1. Alaska
2. District of Columbia
3. California
4. Washington
5. Nevada
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
Olympia, WA PMSA
Yuba City, CA MSA
Sacramento, CA PMSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
740
710
310
4,100
6,710
$33.21
29.81
30.33
32.93
36.03
$69,070
62,010
63,090
68,500
74,940
0.93
0.84
0.82
0.55
0.52
70
60
120
90
1,200
44.58
42.75
38.16
38.12
37.37
92,730
88,920
79,380
79,280
77,740
0.06
0.10
0.15
0.10
0.17
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Lake Charles, LA MSA
Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
17-2071 Electrical engineers
Design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment,
components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Architectural and engineering services
Electronic instrument manufacturing
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Power generation and supply
Scientific research and development services
30,020
16,190
9,520
8,130
5,730
$34.44
35.48
38.38
34.37
37.57
$71,640
73,800
79,830
71,480
78,150
500
3,290
-
49.31
44.73
41.69
40.68
39.65
102,560
93,030
86,710
84,610
82,480
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Radio and television broadcasting
Highway, street, and bridge construction
Computer systems design and related services
Software publishers
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New Mexico
Colorado
Massachusetts
Virginia
Idaho
2,570
5,090
7,240
7,080
1,050
$37.53
34.01
38.91
32.97
34.78
$78,060
70,740
80,930
68,580
72,350
0.35
0.24
0.23
0.21
0.19
7,240
22,510
240
2,570
640
38.91
38.88
38.75
37.53
37.33
80,930
80,870
80,600
78,060
77,640
0.23
0.16
0.08
0.35
0.11
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Massachusetts
California
Alaska
New Mexico
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
San Jose, CA PMSA
Albuquerque, NM MSA
Huntsville, AL MSA
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
5,650
2,130
1,090
460
1,170
$44.66
37.09
34.09
37.92
35.02
$92,890
77,150
70,920
78,870
72,830
0.64
0.62
0.61
0.58
0.50
5,650
40
1,530
760
44.66
44.19
44.04
43.19
41.69
92,890
91,920
91,600
89,840
86,720
0.64
0.05
0.24
0.00
0.10
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Houma, LA MSA
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA
Sacramento, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
17-2112 Industrial engineers
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes
including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost
analysis, and production coordination.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Electronic instrument manufacturing
Architectural and engineering services
11,560
9,230
9,070
8,230
7,910
$30.23
31.30
34.21
32.17
31.33
$62,870
65,100
71,150
66,920
65,170
70
150
920
50
140
40.38
39.84
39.79
37.27
36.32
84,000
82,870
82,760
77,530
75,540
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Support activities for mining
Tobacco manufacturing
Oil and gas extraction
Rail transportation
Electronics and appliance stores
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Michigan
Indiana
Idaho
Ohio
Connecticut
13,460
7,080
1,160
10,270
2,900
$31.79
28.14
34.35
30.12
31.62
$66,120
58,530
71,450
62,650
65,760
0.31
0.25
0.21
0.19
0.18
80
17,750
210
130
1,160
38.28
34.96
34.63
34.61
34.35
79,630
72,720
72,030
72,000
71,450
0.03
0.12
0.04
0.05
0.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
California
District of Columbia
Wyoming
Idaho
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
San Jose, CA PMSA
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
Rochester, NY MSA
5,580
950
630
1,770
1,890
$40.86
34.82
36.89
32.21
28.91
$84,990
72,420
76,740
66,990
60,120
0.64
0.62
0.41
0.39
0.37
40
5,580
40
140
80
48.51
40.86
38.91
38.31
38.14
100,910
84,990
80,920
79,680
79,320
0.04
0.64
0.04
0.18
0.08
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Odessa-Midland, TX MSA
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
Rochester, MN MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
17-2141 Mechanical engineers
Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically
functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of such equipment as
centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Architectural and engineering services
Electronic instrument manufacturing
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
Federal government (OES designation)
Scientific research and development services
36,210
12,040
10,610
9,490
8,920
$33.68
33.16
32.91
35.69
35.04
$70,050
68,970
68,460
74,230
72,890
150
120
780
4,460
56.14
40.65
38.76
37.59
36.68
116,770
84,550
80,620
78,190
76,300
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Spectator sports
2. Oil and gas extraction
3. Radio and television broadcasting
4. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
5. Employment services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Michigan
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Ohio
New Hampshire
16,140
5,800
7,250
13,790
1,520
$31.21
31.69
28.95
29.58
30.65
$64,910
65,920
60,220
61,530
63,740
0.37
0.35
0.27
0.26
0.25
710
960
330
21,150
7,530
37.89
37.33
35.62
35.56
35.30
78,820
77,650
74,100
73,970
73,430
0.12
0.13
0.11
0.15
0.24
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Alaska
California
Massachusetts
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
Sheboygan, WI MSA
Bremerton, WA PMSA
Huntsville, AL MSA
1,380
550
380
460
1,060
$32.33
40.80
28.10
33.56
33.68
$67,240
84,860
58,440
69,790
70,050
0.85
0.69
0.66
0.63
0.60
130
550
3,390
740
51.88
46.32
40.80
40.61
39.06
107,920
96,350
84,860
84,460
81,250
0.18
0.00
0.69
0.39
0.11
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Eau Claire, WI MSA
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
17-3023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering
staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and
machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design
decisions.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Electronic instrument manufacturing
Architectural and engineering services
Wired telecommunications carriers
Federal government (OES designation)
21,220
14,580
14,430
8,810
8,600
$19.50
20.21
21.93
23.05
29.17
$40,560
42,030
45,620
47,950
60,670
170
60
410
8,600
2,030
41.98
34.88
30.62
29.17
27.85
87,320
72,550
63,680
60,670
57,920
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Office administrative services
Independent artists, writers, and performers
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Federal government (OES designation)
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
1. New Mexico
2. Massachusetts
3. Idaho
4. South Carolina
5. Utah
2,160
6,810
1,070
3,300
1,930
$21.72
23.40
20.45
21.63
19.59
$45,180
48,680
42,530
44,990
40,750
0.29
0.22
0.19
0.19
0.19
390
490
26,670
620
260
28.56
24.49
23.78
23.70
23.62
59,410
50,940
49,470
49,300
49,130
0.13
0.08
0.18
0.11
0.09
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
District of Columbia
California
Hawaii
Vermont
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
San Jose, CA PMSA
Las Cruces, NM MSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Nashua, NH PMSA
State College, PA MSA
6,580
390
720
500
340
$25.78
21.20
22.35
21.50
13.47
$53,610
44,090
46,500
44,710
28,010
0.75
0.68
0.58
0.54
0.53
40
240
820
270
32.29
30.90
29.89
28.84
27.23
67,170
64,280
62,170
59,980
56,650
0.08
0.00
0.33
0.37
0.20
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Abilene, TX MSA
Amarillo, TX MSA
Bremerton, WA PMSA
Bakersfield, CA MSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
19-2031 Chemists
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for
quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Scientific research and development services
Architectural and engineering services
Federal government (OES designation)
Basic chemical manufacturing
14,080
13,400
11,620
5,670
4,100
$28.40
30.69
21.52
37.33
29.07
$59,060
63,830
44,760
77,650
60,460
230
310
5,670
160
3,590
43.97
40.96
37.33
34.68
33.74
91,450
85,200
77,650
72,130
70,190
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Oil and gas extraction
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Federal government (OES designation)
Computer systems design and related services
Management of companies and enterprises
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Connecticut
Massachusetts
1,150
6,260
2,790
1,850
3,500
$29.84
32.23
35.64
30.17
31.81
$62,070
67,030
74,140
62,760
66,170
0.29
0.16
0.11
0.11
0.11
590
460
2,790
6,260
3,500
38.66
38.52
35.64
32.23
31.81
80,420
80,130
74,140
67,030
66,170
0.08
0.08
0.11
0.16
0.11
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Maryland
New Jersey
Massachusetts
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
1,110
2,380
2,230
460
360
$30.16
30.72
30.92
30.73
34.64
$62,730
63,910
64,310
63,930
72,060
0.37
0.36
0.36
0.23
0.23
2,590
110
180
60
40.23
37.86
36.33
35.77
35.49
83,680
78,760
75,570
74,400
73,830
0.10
0.07
0.05
0.00
0.07
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Corpus Christi, TX MSA
Tulsa, OK MSA
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
19-2041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources
of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or the health of the population. Utilizing
knowledge of various scientific disciplines may collect, synthesize, study, report, and take action based
on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Architectural and engineering services
Management and technical consulting services
Federal government (OES designation)
17,530
9,650
9,290
8,810
5,320
$22.54
23.59
24.27
27.08
33.22
$46,880
49,070
50,480
56,330
69,100
210
150
40
430
160
36.67
36.22
35.50
34.73
33.24
76,280
75,330
73,830
72,240
69,130
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Agricultural chemical manufacturing
Oil and gas extraction
Petroleum merchant wholesalers
Management of companies and enterprises
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Alaska
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Washington
Nebraska
560
970
1,020
2,900
920
$26.04
37.58
23.64
28.78
17.97
$54,160
78,170
49,160
59,860
37,390
0.19
0.16
0.14
0.11
0.11
970
7,580
2,900
1,850
620
37.58
30.10
28.78
28.41
28.28
78,170
62,610
59,860
59,100
58,810
0.16
0.05
0.11
0.06
0.04
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
California
Washington
Massachusetts
Connecticut
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Olympia, WA PMSA
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Santa Fe, NM MSA
Topeka, KS MSA
470
390
620
220
200
$24.59
34.40
21.81
24.68
22.39
$51,140
71,550
45,370
51,340
46,570
0.56
0.49
0.40
0.30
0.21
240
40
40
810
650
39.49
37.71
37.52
36.32
34.66
82,150
78,440
78,040
75,550
72,100
0.08
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.07
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ventura, CA PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Naples, FL MSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
19-3021 Market research analysts
Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas to determine potential sales of a product
or service. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and
distribution. May use survey results to create a marketing campaign based on regional preferences and
buying habits.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Management and technical consulting services
Management of companies and enterprises
Other professional and technical services
Insurance carriers
Computer systems design and related services
11,440
10,400
8,180
7,230
5,150
$29.52
29.33
28.45
25.03
29.50
$61,400
61,000
59,180
52,050
61,360
2,480
60
820
370
520
42.83
39.75
38.80
38.51
38.08
89,100
82,680
80,700
80,090
79,210
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers
Telecommunications resellers
Household appliance manufacturing
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Washington
District of Columbia
Virginia
7,620
5,170
4,950
1,140
6,050
$31.31
30.11
36.10
33.61
33.19
$65,120
62,640
75,080
69,910
69,020
0.24
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.18
60
3,020
4,950
2,750
1,560
39.80
36.60
36.10
35.76
35.46
82,780
76,130
75,080
74,370
73,760
0.02
0.08
0.19
0.17
0.10
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
North Carolina
Washington
Connecticut
Oregon
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
Madison, WI MSA
860
3,000
6,410
4,080
860
$39.76
38.81
31.84
37.70
26.61
$82,710
80,730
66,240
78,420
55,340
0.43
0.34
0.33
0.31
0.31
980
110
860
3,000
49.15
42.59
40.41
39.76
38.81
102,240
88,590
84,050
82,710
80,730
0.12
0.00
0.09
0.43
0.34
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
19-3031 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
Diagnose and treat mental disorders; learning disabilities; and cognitive, behavioral, and emotional
problems using individual, child, family, and group therapies. May design and implement behavior
modification programs.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Elementary and secondary schools
Offices of other health practitioners
Individual and family services
Offices of physicians
Outpatient care centers
38,740
12,080
7,560
5,710
5,310
$27.79
37.70
22.21
26.23
24.03
$57,790
78,410
46,200
54,570
49,980
12,080
4,340
190
5,070
73.18
37.70
30.26
29.21
28.84
152,220
78,410
62,950
60,760
59,990
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Management and technical consulting services
Offices of other health practitioners
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Child day care services
General medical and surgical hospitals
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
680
2,170
530
3,100
4,020
$34.72
29.11
24.75
23.83
24.02
$72,220
60,550
51,480
49,560
49,960
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
680
3,500
12,330
10,040
430
34.72
34.01
33.78
32.74
31.31
72,220
70,750
70,250
68,100
65,130
0.14
0.09
0.09
0.12
0.07
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rhode Island
New Jersey
California
New York
Maine
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Pittsfield, MA MSA
Kankakee, IL PMSA
Dutchess County, NY PMSA
Pueblo, CO MSA
Bangor, ME MSA
130
110
290
130
110
$22.21
21.81
27.25
24.40
23.42
$46,200
45,360
56,680
50,750
48,720
0.31
0.26
0.26
0.24
0.19
170
320
60
30
90
55.13
48.96
47.17
41.42
41.31
114,680
101,840
98,120
86,160
85,920
0.11
0.12
0.03
0.04
0.05
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Salinas, CA MSA
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA
Huntsville, AL MSA
Tyler, TX MSA
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
19-4031 Chemical technicians
Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative
analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for purposes, such as research and development of new
products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work
involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Architectural and engineering services
Basic chemical manufacturing
Scientific research and development services
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.
9,640
6,680
6,430
5,070
4,420
$13.57
21.11
19.78
19.02
21.67
$28,230
43,910
41,130
39,570
45,070
60
110
1,080
720
27.68
27.38
26.63
25.91
25.57
57,580
56,940
55,400
53,880
53,180
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Natural gas distribution
Federal government (OES designation)
Power generation and supply
Pipeline transportation of natural gas
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
West Virginia
New Jersey
Louisiana
Wyoming
South Carolina
1,030
4,720
2,240
230
1,390
$19.68
20.26
22.12
14.87
17.05
$40,930
42,140
46,010
30,920
35,470
0.15
0.12
0.12
0.10
0.08
50
2,240
390
1,220
140
23.64
22.12
21.00
20.88
20.60
49,170
46,010
43,680
43,430
42,850
0.01
0.12
0.05
0.05
0.05
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hawaii
Louisiana
New Mexico
Washington
North Dakota
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA
Charleston, WV MSA
Baton Rouge, LA MSA
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
250
330
750
380
1,390
$21.55
16.07
22.28
25.80
20.71
$44,830
33,440
46,340
53,670
43,080
0.29
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.22
70
50
380
110
150
26.64
26.38
25.80
25.23
23.10
55,400
54,870
53,670
52,470
48,050
0.09
0.02
0.25
0.18
0.10
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Houma, LA MSA
Bakersfield, CA MSA
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Corpus Christi, TX MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
21-1012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors
Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Elementary and secondary schools
Colleges and universities
Junior colleges
Vocational rehabilitation services
State government (OES designation)
129,270
26,110
12,680
11,070
6,580
$25.13
19.65
22.88
13.68
21.44
$52,260
40,860
47,600
28,460
44,600
800
129,270
12,680
70
34.33
27.42
25.13
22.88
22.25
71,410
57,040
52,260
47,600
46,280
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Management and technical consulting services
Federal government (OES designation)
Elementary and secondary schools
Junior colleges
Scientific research and development services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Louisiana
Florida
Vermont
South Carolina
Oklahoma
6,270
19,810
770
3,840
3,090
$19.98
22.17
20.01
18.62
17.39
$41,560
46,110
41,620
38,730
36,170
0.34
0.28
0.27
0.22
0.22
5,820
14,630
5,910
22,320
3,190
29.42
28.92
26.16
25.20
24.84
61,190
60,160
54,410
52,410
51,670
0.15
0.18
0.14
0.15
0.19
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New Jersey
New York
Michigan
California
Connecticut
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Baton Rouge, LA MSA
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
New Orleans, LA MSA
Yuba City, CA MSA
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA
1,370
450
2,240
140
260
$22.48
21.87
19.09
20.07
21.12
$46,750
45,480
39,710
41,740
43,940
0.46
0.40
0.37
0.37
0.37
7,070
410
360
690
1,570
34.16
32.75
32.12
31.30
30.38
71,060
68,110
66,810
65,100
63,200
0.18
0.17
0.21
0.20
0.16
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA
Fresno, CA MSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
21-1015 Rehabilitation counselors
Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal,
social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, or the stress of
daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and
design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling,
training, and job placement.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Vocational rehabilitation services
Residential mental health facilities
Individual and family services
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
25,020
24,100
16,690
15,300
5,680
$13.46
11.52
13.34
18.63
16.96
$27,990
23,970
27,740
38,750
35,280
770
90
2,080
15,300
25.78
19.38
19.29
18.92
18.63
53,630
40,300
40,130
39,360
38,750
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related
2. Elementary and secondary schools
3. Management and technical consulting services
4. General medical and surgical hospitals
5. State government (OES designation)
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Washington
Connecticut
Maine
New Mexico
New Jersey
10,820
4,200
1,170
1,370
6,810
$14.38
16.22
11.16
10.65
11.94
$29,910
33,730
23,210
22,150
24,840
0.42
0.26
0.20
0.19
0.18
260
2,790
1,030
390
680
20.83
19.33
18.51
17.60
17.36
43,330
40,210
38,500
36,610
36,120
0.05
0.05
0.02
0.13
0.06
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hawaii
Ohio
Michigan
Vermont
Arkansas
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Tacoma, WA PMSA
Yakima, WA MSA
Spokane, WA MSA
Goldsboro, NC MSA
Olympia, WA PMSA
1,910
590
1,360
250
400
$14.87
14.22
14.62
10.15
14.01
$30,940
29,580
30,410
21,110
29,140
0.81
0.77
0.72
0.61
0.47
130
520
70
410
60
23.07
22.33
22.12
21.24
20.87
47,990
46,460
46,000
44,180
43,400
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.03
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Akron, OH PMSA
Detroit, MI PMSA
Ventura, CA PMSA
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
21-1021 Child, family, and school social workers
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children
and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May
assist single parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In
schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise
teachers on how to deal with problem children.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Individual and family services
Elementary and secondary schools
Other residential care facilities
57,740
51,020
45,090
34,500
10,750
$17.80
19.59
14.83
22.92
14.65
$37,030
40,740
30,850
47,670
30,460
34,500
1,300
730
280
140
22.92
20.23
20.16
20.01
19.88
47,670
42,070
41,930
41,630
41,360
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Elementary and secondary schools
2. Offices of other health practitioners
3. Junior colleges
4. Educational support services
5. Legal services
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Rhode Island
Delaware
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Vermont
2,480
1,640
2,590
5,250
1,060
$20.41
17.73
12.21
13.65
16.72
$42,440
36,870
25,400
28,400
34,780
0.52
0.41
0.38
0.37
0.37
4,740
7,990
20,220
1,390
1,150
23.58
22.25
21.80
21.70
21.26
49,050
46,280
45,340
45,140
44,210
0.29
0.21
0.25
0.25
0.11
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Hawaii
Nevada
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Enid, OK MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Dover, DE MSA
Bangor, ME MSA
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
130
360
310
300
2,750
$13.17
14.04
17.80
14.50
20.47
$27,400
29,210
37,030
30,160
42,580
0.65
0.59
0.59
0.53
0.53
150
180
160
860
1,960
25.10
25.00
24.31
24.26
24.00
52,200
52,000
50,570
50,450
49,910
0.17
0.10
0.16
0.22
0.33
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Danbury, CT PMSA
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
Hartford, CT MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
21-1022 Medical and public health social workers
Provide persons, families, or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope with
chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses, such as Alzheimer's, cancer, or AIDS. Services include advising
family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making necessary referrals for other
social services.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
General medical and surgical hospitals
Local government (OES designation)
Nursing care facilities
Individual and family services
Home health care services
29,780
10,770
10,040
9,140
7,440
$21.25
19.03
17.03
16.00
21.09
$44,190
39,590
35,420
33,280
43,860
700
70
2,140
29,780
23.68
22.73
22.60
21.44
21.25
49,250
47,290
47,010
44,590
44,190
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Insurance carriers
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
General medical and surgical hospitals
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
South Dakota
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Alabama
Nebraska
690
5,070
440
2,480
1,180
$15.93
20.16
15.72
15.43
14.16
$33,130
41,940
32,700
32,090
29,450
0.20
0.16
0.14
0.14
0.14
780
530
9,240
1,640
3,420
23.82
22.79
22.76
22.46
22.42
49,530
47,400
47,350
46,720
46,640
0.13
0.05
0.06
0.10
0.09
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Nevada
California
Connecticut
New Jersey
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Sioux Falls, SD MSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Bismarck, ND MSA
Waterbury, CT PMSA
210
310
320
100
170
$21.78
18.04
15.96
17.41
16.78
$45,310
37,530
33,200
36,220
34,900
0.32
0.28
0.26
0.20
0.20
290
110
370
450
90
26.52
25.95
25.80
25.44
25.34
55,160
53,980
53,660
52,910
52,710
0.16
0.06
0.04
0.05
0.07
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
21-1093 Social and human service assistants
Assist professionals from a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, to
provide client services, as well as support for families. May assist clients in identifying available benefits
and social and community services and help clients obtain them. May assist social workers with
developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance
abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or adult daycare.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Individual and family services
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Residential mental health facilities
Emergency and other relief services
56,570
46,260
32,320
31,170
17,240
$11.30
13.64
15.48
10.34
10.85
$23,510
28,370
32,190
21,500
22,570
1,020
32,320
23.72
23.07
20.81
15.75
15.48
49,330
47,980
43,280
32,770
32,190
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Management and technical consulting services
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers
3. Insurance carriers
4. Federal government (OES designation)
5. State government (OES designation)
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Vermont
Maine
Wyoming
Minnesota
Rhode Island
2,660
3,270
1,250
13,120
2,330
$12.52
11.30
9.56
12.35
12.36
$26,040
23,500
19,890
25,690
25,710
0.92
0.56
0.52
0.51
0.49
1,970
7,610
1,170
11,750
27,320
17.97
16.31
14.40
13.95
13.92
37,380
33,930
29,950
29,020
28,950
0.33
0.46
0.40
0.37
0.19
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Alaska
Massachusetts
California
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Baltimore, MD PMSA
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA
Yuba City, CA MSA
490
9,310
340
370
260
$8.35
10.93
12.11
13.01
14.76
$17,370
22,730
25,190
27,070
30,700
0.81
0.76
0.73
0.71
0.69
2,770
100
650
4,340
900
16.94
16.91
16.54
16.34
16.24
35,230
35,170
34,410
33,980
33,770
0.46
0.05
0.45
0.16
0.10
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hartford, CT MSA
Reno, NV MSA
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
23-1011 Lawyers
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents,
and manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice
broadly in many areas of law.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Legal services
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
346,500
46,870
33,310
24,030
10,480
$54.77
36.42
33.86
48.76
66.77
$113,920
75,760
70,430
101,420
138,880
40
290
40
-
85.36
84.52
81.20
80.23
76.53
177,540
175,800
168,900
166,870
159,190
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Agents and managers for public figures
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Computer systems design and related services
Other information services
Facilities support services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Maryland
23,570
61,660
18,560
18,380
10,960
$58.97
60.12
52.47
52.68
41.83
$122,650
125,040
109,140
109,570
87,020
3.97
0.75
0.59
0.48
0.45
58,450
61,660
10,240
3,250
23,570
62.06
60.12
59.50
59.42
58.97
129,080
125,040
123,750
123,600
122,650
0.40
0.75
0.39
0.31
3.97
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
New York
Missouri
Utah
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Tallahassee, FL MSA
New York, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Trenton, NJ PMSA
34,600
1,850
44,720
9,820
1,860
$55.57
40.77
65.76
70.45
47.62
$115,590
84,810
136,790
146,540
99,060
1.28
1.18
1.13
1.01
0.89
3,770
90
260
9,820
450
74.67
73.79
73.31
70.45
69.88
155,310
153,480
152,480
146,540
145,350
0.43
0.12
0.29
1.01
0.40
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Laredo, TX MSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Naples, FL MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
23-1023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal
cases according to government statutes. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May issue
marriage licenses and perform wedding ceremonies.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
12,530
12,120
$32.86
51.63
$68,350
107,380
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
12,120
12,530
51.63
32.86
107,380
68,350
State
Employment
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
West Virginia
Mississippi
Wyoming
Alaska
South Carolina
370
560
100
120
670
$24.88
24.96
34.86
41.08
26.13
$51,760
51,910
72,510
85,450
54,360
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.04
90
1,560
1,010
900
280
75.45
64.09
60.05
56.27
55.60
156,940
133,300
124,900
117,040
115,640
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.01
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rhode Island
California
Illinois
New Jersey
Maryland
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Elmira, NY MSA
Binghamton, NY MSA
Glens Falls, NY MSA
Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Dutchess County, NY PMSA
50
100
40
90
70
$48.87
43.96
42.08
43.35
45.84
$101,640
91,450
87,520
90,180
95,350
0.13
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
130
170
390
110
130
69.41
62.75
60.11
60.00
59.70
144,370
130,530
125,020
124,790
124,190
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sacramento, CA PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
23-2011 Paralegals and legal assistants
Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts, or preparing legal documents.
Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Legal services
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
152,830
11,280
7,860
5,720
4,510
$18.99
18.66
18.36
26.88
23.18
$39,490
38,810
38,200
55,910
48,200
150
70
40
90
170
33.79
31.88
28.93
28.81
28.62
70,280
66,320
60,170
59,930
59,520
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Wireless telecommunications carriers
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
ISPs and web search portals
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Power generation and supply
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Delaware
West Virginia
Connecticut
New York
Alaska
1,190
2,000
4,510
20,390
710
$17.05
13.81
21.25
21.55
19.64
$35,460
28,720
44,200
44,820
40,850
0.30
0.29
0.28
0.25
0.24
25,580
4,940
20,390
4,510
5,250
25.00
21.86
21.55
21.25
20.57
52,000
45,470
44,820
44,200
42,790
0.18
0.13
0.25
0.28
0.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Washington
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Charleston, WV MSA
Jackson, MS MSA
Greenville, NC MSA
3,610
1,000
610
960
290
$16.52
22.95
14.37
13.93
13.94
$34,350
47,740
29,900
28,970
28,990
0.52
0.50
0.48
0.46
0.45
1,990
3,040
1,120
290
27.78
27.78
26.74
26.28
24.76
57,790
57,790
55,630
54,670
51,510
0.23
0.00
0.31
0.11
0.07
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
23-2092 Law clerks
Assist lawyers or judges by researching or preparing legal documents. May meet with clients or assist
lawyers and judges in court.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Legal services
Local government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
18,620
9,190
8,640
3,390
210
$14.18
15.35
18.75
19.03
18.70
$29,490
31,930
39,000
39,580
38,900
40
3,390
8,640
210
-
20.28
19.03
18.75
18.70
18.25
42,180
39,580
39,000
38,900
37,960
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Management and technical consulting services
State government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Management of companies and enterprises
Nondepository credit intermediation
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Wyoming
South Carolina
Delaware
Louisiana
1,130
230
1,540
280
1,270
$20.20
16.44
11.80
18.95
15.43
$42,010
34,190
24,550
39,410
32,090
0.19
0.10
0.09
0.07
0.07
650
140
120
340
80
21.66
20.82
20.72
20.62
20.51
45,040
43,310
43,090
42,900
42,660
0.03
0.05
0.02
0.03
0.02
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Minnesota
Alaska
Hawaii
Nevada
Rhode Island
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Columbia, SC MSA
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
Dover, DE MSA
Baton Rouge, LA MSA
Tallahassee, FL MSA
600
500
70
340
170
$12.97
18.88
15.82
15.24
15.69
$26,970
39,270
32,900
31,700
32,640
0.21
0.14
0.13
0.12
0.11
650
510
200
240
50
23.28
22.44
22.23
22.12
21.87
48,430
46,680
46,240
46,010
45,490
0.07
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.03
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA
Reno, NV MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
23-2093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance details for a variety
of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by
searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Insurance carriers
Legal services
Activities related to real estate
Local government (OES designation)
Offices of real estate agents and brokers
18,340
18,080
2,080
790
770
$19.05
16.12
22.25
16.77
16.09
$39,620
33,530
46,280
34,890
33,470
550
60
2,080
27.61
27.11
26.67
24.73
22.25
57,430
56,380
55,480
51,440
46,280
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Oil and gas extraction
Power generation and supply
Telecommunications resellers
Support activities for mining
Activities related to real estate
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Hawaii
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Montana
540
930
210
1,160
280
$20.00
22.53
13.07
21.35
13.71
$41,590
46,850
27,190
44,400
28,510
0.10
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.07
8,580
930
640
1,160
25.61
22.87
22.53
22.47
21.35
53,270
47,560
46,850
46,740
44,400
0.06
0.00
0.09
0.06
0.08
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Ocala, FL MSA
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA
Billings, MT MSA
Yakima, WA MSA
100
110
740
70
80
$17.29
11.15
23.20
15.78
15.72
$35,960
23,200
48,260
32,830
32,710
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.10
470
70
200
410
29.28
28.62
27.72
26.81
26.10
60,890
59,520
57,660
55,770
54,300
0.00
0.06
0.01
0.10
0.04
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA
Sacramento, CA PMSA
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA
Reno, NV MSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
25-2011 Preschool teachers, except special education
Instruct children (normally up to 5 years of age) in activities designed to promote social, physical, and
intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development
facility. May be required to hold State certification.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
1. Child day care services
2. Elementary and secondary schools
3. Individual and family services
4. Civic and social organizations
5. Local government (OES designation)
263,500
54,700
13,370
5,480
5,180
$9.58
15.21
10.79
10.30
12.90
$19,930
31,640
22,440
21,420
26,830
200
80
54,700
1,720
2,130
16.47
15.88
15.21
14.62
14.15
34,260
33,030
31,640
30,410
29,440
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Business, computer and management training
Educational support services
Elementary and secondary schools
Junior colleges
Colleges and universities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Utah
Connecticut
New Hampshire
17,450
13,970
4,460
6,770
2,480
$8.78
11.89
9.15
12.26
10.41
$18,260
24,740
19,030
25,500
21,660
0.47
0.44
0.43
0.41
0.41
11,910
1,360
28,520
870
6,240
13.33
12.93
12.70
12.32
12.30
27,720
26,890
26,420
25,620
25,590
0.31
0.29
0.35
0.30
0.24
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New Jersey
Rhode Island
New York
Alaska
Minnesota
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Great Falls, MT MSA
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
Goldsboro, NC MSA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA
Greenville, NC MSA
250
320
310
650
450
$7.49
7.61
7.52
13.12
8.54
$15,580
15,840
15,650
27,280
17,770
0.79
0.77
0.75
0.72
0.70
90
760
13,030
2,460
340
17.03
15.44
15.26
15.24
15.12
35,420
32,110
31,750
31,700
31,460
0.15
0.39
0.33
0.39
0.19
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hagerstown, MD PMSA
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
New York, NY PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
25-2021 Elementary school teachers, except special education
Teach pupils in public or private schools at the elementary level basic academic, social, and other
formative skills.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Elementary and secondary schools
Employment services
Child day care services
Religious organizations
Educational support services
1,410,230
6,120
4,460
3,230
2,110
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$44,460
39,560
29,080
36,630
45,270
120
380
2,110
170
1,410,230
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
55,770
48,480
45,270
44,860
44,460
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
State government (OES designation)
Business, computer and management training
Educational support services
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Elementary and secondary schools
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
North Dakota
Idaho
Louisiana
Alaska
Vermont
5,670
9,310
29,890
4,190
3,960
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$33,550
42,490
34,990
49,330
40,540
1.81
1.65
1.62
1.43
1.36
98,280
19,810
4,720
5,490
52,350
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
61,420
52,110
51,710
51,600
50,720
1.19
1.21
1.17
1.16
1.35
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
New Jersey
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Merced, CA MSA
Bakersfield, CA MSA
Fresno, CA MSA
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA
4,810
1,490
5,380
7,030
1,150
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$40,230
48,780
49,070
47,680
46,720
2.72
2.52
2.42
2.06
1.98
15,670
1,420
9,080
2,350
2,570
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
62,130
60,390
56,620
55,970
55,560
1.31
1.26
1.42
0.97
1.90
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Dutchess County, NY PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
25-2022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
Teach students in public or private schools in one or more subjects at the middle, intermediate, or junior
high level, which falls between elementary and senior high school as defined by applicable State laws
and regulations.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Elementary and secondary schools
Educational support services
Other schools and instruction
Religious organizations
Local government (OES designation)
600,210
390
280
190
120
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$44,860
46,380
30,850
33,180
44,590
Technical and trade schools
Educational support services
Elementary and secondary schools
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
90
390
600,210
120
110
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
48,030
46,380
44,860
44,590
41,950
State
Employment
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Texas
New Mexico
New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
66,450
5,180
4,170
3,970
10,840
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$41,800
38,070
41,970
38,930
53,410
0.72
0.71
0.69
0.67
0.66
42,170
10,840
21,980
50,380
1,670
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
61,060
53,410
53,310
52,250
51,050
0.51
0.66
0.57
0.35
0.28
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Kenosha, WI PMSA
Yakima, WA MSA
Killeen-Temple, TX MSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Jamestown, NY MSA
730
900
1,120
1,900
580
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$49,350
42,210
45,340
40,850
44,680
1.41
1.18
1.11
1.07
1.07
1,040
7,550
860
2,840
3,290
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
73,620
64,970
59,860
57,870
57,730
0.52
0.63
0.76
0.29
0.52
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Dutchess County, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
25-2031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education
Instruct students in secondary public or private schools in one or more subjects at the secondary level,
such as English, mathematics, or social studies. May be designated according to subject matter specialty,
such as typing instructors, commercial teachers, or English teachers.
Industry
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Top industries by employment for this occupation 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Elementary and secondary schools
Other schools and instruction
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Technical and trade schools
1,003,800
1,050
760
560
410
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$46,840
41,150
35,740
34,710
50,750
410
1,003,800
1,050
170
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
50,750
46,840
41,860
41,150
36,720
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Technical and trade schools
Elementary and secondary schools
Employment services
Other schools and instruction
Business, computer and management training
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Idaho
Illinois
Maine
Montana
Vermont
9,000
74,150
6,720
4,260
3,130
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$41,570
52,760
40,000
32,210
41,630
1.59
1.29
1.14
1.08
1.08
74,860
33,420
1,910
113,960
13,860
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
60,430
56,560
56,110
55,500
55,030
0.91
0.86
0.47
0.79
0.85
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
California
Connecticut
MSA
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Yuba City, CA MSA
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Glens Falls, NY MSA
Binghamton, NY MSA
930
2,740
3,250
870
1,820
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$52,790
54,620
42,280
48,940
48,020
2.47
2.03
1.84
1.74
1.63
13,660
8,350
1,850
8,530
5,970
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
65,730
61,060
58,760
58,650
58,590
1.14
0.86
0.92
0.60
0.94
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
25-9041 Teacher assistants
Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a
position for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate responsibility for the design and
implementation of educational programs and services.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Elementary and secondary schools
Child day care services
Colleges and universities
Junior colleges
Individual and family services
981,620
86,470
36,100
18,970
16,380
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$20,220
17,150
23,960
24,500
19,390
4,790
2,600
18,970
1,690
36,100
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
25,640
24,700
24,500
24,400
23,960
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Educational support services
2. State government (OES designation)
3. Junior colleges
4. Business, computer and management training
5. Colleges and universities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Vermont
New York
New Hampshire
Alaska
Maine
5,790
137,850
9,200
4,400
8,660
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$19,970
23,090
19,350
28,760
23,030
1.99
1.67
1.52
1.51
1.47
4,400
3,900
168,600
19,380
30,900
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
28,760
25,290
24,580
23,890
23,810
1.51
0.37
1.16
1.26
1.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Yuba City, CA MSA
Elmira, NY MSA
Glens Falls, NY MSA
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
Binghamton, NY MSA
900
860
1,060
1,110
2,300
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$22,390
17,410
17,050
15,490
20,710
2.39
2.19
2.12
2.05
2.05
1,030
6,740
1,490
2,830
56,930
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
32,540
30,440
26,180
26,030
25,940
1.61
0.69
0.96
0.96
1.42
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
State College, PA MSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Portland, ME MSA
Ventura, CA PMSA
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
27-1023 Floral designers
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Florists
Grocery stores
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Sporting goods and musical instrument stores
Other miscellaneous store retailers
48,850
7,420
3,660
840
690
$9.78
10.65
10.36
9.49
10.62
$20,350
22,160
21,540
19,750
22,090
170
190
50
90
200
19.23
13.45
13.15
12.89
12.58
39,990
27,970
27,350
26,820
26,160
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Specialized design services
Traveler accommodation
Special food services
Full-service restaurants
Other support services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Arkansas
West Virginia
370
760
270
950
560
$7.90
8.79
7.97
7.97
7.97
$16,430
18,280
16,580
16,580
16,570
0.10
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.08
210
1,270
1,970
750
230
12.52
12.47
12.27
12.24
12.22
26,030
25,940
25,520
25,460
25,410
0.07
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.06
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Delaware
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Gadsden, AL MSA
Yakima, WA MSA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA
Springfield, MO MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
70
130
130
230
90
$9.58
11.00
9.82
9.31
12.84
$19,920
22,890
20,420
19,370
26,710
0.20
0.17
0.14
0.14
0.14
360
240
50
30
620
16.02
15.42
14.62
14.21
14.05
33,320
32,070
30,400
29,560
29,220
0.04
0.08
0.02
0.06
0.05
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Columbia, SC MSA
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA
Muncie, IN MSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
27-1024 Graphic designers
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging,
displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Specialized design services
Advertising and related services
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
Printing and related support activities
Architectural and engineering services
27,200
21,880
20,240
14,120
4,710
$23.59
21.31
17.00
16.21
21.69
$49,070
44,330
35,360
33,720
45,120
110
330
460
200
890
26.12
25.55
24.92
24.30
23.96
54,330
53,150
51,830
50,540
49,830
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Legal services
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
New York
Vermont
Connecticut
Minnesota
1,260
16,340
520
2,730
3,800
$22.08
24.87
16.97
21.26
19.12
$45,930
51,740
35,290
44,210
39,770
0.21
0.20
0.18
0.17
0.15
16,340
4,490
4,500
820
1,260
24.87
24.87
22.55
22.30
22.08
51,740
51,730
46,910
46,390
45,930
0.20
0.14
0.10
0.08
0.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nevada
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
Madison, WI MSA
Burlington, VT MSA
Racine, WI PMSA
690
3,990
700
260
180
$23.22
19.87
18.05
17.74
18.74
$48,300
41,340
37,530
36,900
38,970
0.35
0.28
0.25
0.25
0.24
1,530
3,150
280
2,020
-
29.28
27.38
27.15
27.14
26.98
60,900
56,950
56,470
56,440
56,110
0.17
0.16
0.15
0.10
0.00
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
Detroit, MI PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
27-2022 Coaches and scouts
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and
methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to
improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees
should be reported in the appropriate teaching category. Excludes "Athletic Trainers" (29-9091).
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Colleges and universities
Other amusement and recreation industries
Spectator sports
Civic and social organizations
Local government (OES designation)
24,340
16,640
4,890
3,770
2,990
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$42,470
31,260
57,960
22,800
31,100
590
230
4,890
100
450
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
67,360
65,960
57,960
54,030
44,720
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Professional and similar organizations
Agents and managers for public figures
Spectator sports
Special food services
Activities related to real estate
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Wyoming
Idaho
Kansas
Maine
Iowa
510
1,110
2,150
970
2,200
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$22,780
23,640
23,100
30,070
21,140
0.21
0.20
0.17
0.17
0.16
390
1,360
400
730
440
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
60,020
48,010
42,860
42,610
42,110
0.07
0.07
0.08
0.07
0.07
Top paying States for this occupation
1. District of Columbia
2. Louisiana
3. Rhode Island
4. Mississippi
5. West Virginia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Lawrence, KS MSA
Kenosha, WI PMSA
Lima, OH MSA
Lynchburg, VA MSA
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
190
190
210
260
540
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
$36,600
34,930
25,300
23,320
38,340
0.40
0.37
0.29
0.28
0.27
40
450
360
600
1,740
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
9,999.99
65,920
54,900
51,200
49,910
49,850
0.02
0.15
0.06
0.10
0.04
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Baton Rouge, LA MSA
New Orleans, LA MSA
Hartford, CT MSA
New York, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
27-3031 Public relations specialists
Engage in promoting or creating good will for individuals, groups, or organizations by writing or
selecting favorable publicity material and releasing it through various communications media. May
prepare and arrange displays, and make speeches.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Advertising and related services
Professional and similar organizations
Colleges and universities
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
18,060
9,910
7,700
7,650
4,920
$27.77
22.05
19.05
21.93
21.14
$57,760
45,860
39,610
45,600
43,970
50
70
60
90
90
48.19
36.47
35.35
34.77
34.76
100,240
75,850
73,530
72,330
72,300
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
Household appliance manufacturing
Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers
Oil and gas extraction
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Vermont
South Dakota
Hawaii
Washington
3,080
1,060
770
1,150
5,210
$28.92
22.28
17.02
20.46
27.03
$60,140
46,350
35,400
42,560
56,230
0.52
0.37
0.22
0.21
0.20
2,410
3,080
5,290
5,210
19,100
31.20
28.92
27.14
27.03
26.48
64,890
60,140
56,460
56,230
55,090
0.10
0.52
0.10
0.20
0.13
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Maryland
District of Columbia
Ohio
Washington
California
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Olympia, WA PMSA
Burlington, VT MSA
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Springfield, IL MSA
620
330
370
700
380
$23.59
28.28
19.76
27.18
20.63
$49,080
58,820
41,100
56,530
42,920
0.40
0.39
0.35
0.35
0.35
1,610
2,360
6,610
1,410
240
32.31
30.45
30.15
29.55
29.38
67,210
63,330
62,720
61,460
61,110
0.18
0.24
0.25
0.19
0.20
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Sacramento, CA PMSA
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
27-3041 Editors
Perform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written
materials, in preparation for final publication. Include technical editors.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
Professional and similar organizations
Radio and television broadcasting
Colleges and universities
Advertising and related services
63,530
3,980
3,610
3,420
3,350
$22.72
22.99
20.04
19.51
21.64
$47,260
47,810
41,680
40,590
45,020
510
990
60
60
290
35.77
33.78
33.61
32.19
31.93
74,400
70,270
69,920
66,950
66,410
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Independent artists, writers, and performers
Employment services
Other financial investment activities
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.
Accounting and bookkeeping services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
Missouri
3,220
17,360
4,150
7,000
2,990
$23.70
27.13
24.42
23.64
22.79
$49,290
56,430
50,800
49,160
47,410
0.54
0.21
0.13
0.12
0.11
17,360
1,770
1,860
3,830
4,150
27.13
26.62
25.02
24.45
24.42
56,430
55,370
52,030
50,850
50,800
0.21
0.11
0.07
0.11
0.13
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Connecticut
Washington
Virginia
Massachusetts
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
New York, NY PMSA
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
Bloomington, IN MSA
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
13,480
470
150
6,740
490
$28.23
16.92
18.10
24.57
26.66
$58,720
35,190
37,650
51,100
55,450
0.34
0.30
0.25
0.25
0.25
760
13,480
1,120
360
150
31.36
28.23
28.21
28.11
28.04
65,230
58,720
58,680
58,470
58,320
0.09
0.34
0.09
0.15
0.08
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
29-1051 Pharmacists
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to
patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the
selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Health and personal care stores
General medical and surgical hospitals
Grocery stores
Department stores
Other general merchandise stores
95,250
48,510
17,320
11,510
10,930
$38.34
37.48
38.04
38.26
36.25
$79,750
77,970
79,130
79,590
75,410
40
410
910
80
370
41.42
40.57
40.47
40.30
40.01
86,160
84,380
84,180
83,820
83,220
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other ambulatory health care services
Warehousing and storage
Insurance carriers
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related
Management and technical consulting services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
West Virginia
Louisiana
Kentucky
Oregon
Nebraska
1,760
4,440
3,670
3,250
1,840
$37.57
35.04
37.89
38.27
33.17
$78,140
72,870
78,800
79,590
69,000
0.26
0.24
0.21
0.21
0.21
20,950
350
1,790
12,680
3,960
43.83
40.71
40.31
39.92
39.64
91,170
84,670
83,850
83,030
82,440
0.14
0.12
0.17
0.18
0.15
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
Alaska
Nevada
Florida
Wisconsin
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Rochester, MN MSA
Monroe, LA MSA
Alexandria, LA MSA
Enid, OK MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
410
260
190
70
210
$38.27
30.45
33.59
34.29
34.54
$79,590
63,330
69,870
71,320
71,830
0.42
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.35
160
180
70
270
5,340
49.72
48.40
47.19
46.85
46.72
103,410
100,680
98,160
97,440
97,180
0.13
0.28
0.12
0.11
0.13
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA
Redding, CA MSA
Merced, CA MSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
29-1111 Registered nurses
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain
medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise
patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or
registration required. Include advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse
specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice
nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in
highly autonomous and specialized roles.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
General medical and surgical hospitals
Offices of physicians
Nursing care facilities
Home health care services
Employment services
1,295,870
194,230
121,000
114,430
70,400
$25.02
23.93
22.44
23.86
28.25
$52,050
49,770
46,670
49,630
58,770
46,340
70,400
250
150
140
29.80
28.25
27.57
27.38
27.13
61,990
58,770
57,350
56,940
56,420
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Federal government (OES designation)
Employment services
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Activities related to credit intermediation
Basic chemical manufacturing
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Massachusetts
West Virginia
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Mississippi
75,730
16,150
8,120
10,840
24,040
$27.72
21.05
19.62
25.54
21.15
$57,650
43,780
40,800
53,130
43,990
2.39
2.37
2.29
2.29
2.21
206,280
47,460
7,560
166,290
75,730
29.94
29.77
28.12
27.84
27.72
62,270
61,920
58,490
57,900
57,650
1.42
1.94
1.37
2.01
2.39
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
Maryland
Hawaii
New York
Massachusetts
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Rochester, MN MSA
Alexandria, LA MSA
Jackson, TN MSA
Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA
Jackson, MS MSA
9,020
1,980
2,060
5,260
6,770
$26.54
21.41
19.58
21.25
21.19
$55,210
44,530
40,720
44,200
44,080
9.24
3.64
3.64
3.23
3.22
11,860
16,030
14,430
2,210
83,040
35.89
35.25
35.24
32.04
31.75
74,660
73,330
73,300
66,650
66,040
1.35
1.58
1.48
1.25
2.09
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
New York, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
29-2041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured
or sick persons to medical facilities.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Other ambulatory health care services
Local government (OES designation)
General medical and surgical hospitals
Other ground passenger transportation
Offices of physicians
75,350
55,260
37,360
2,260
1,890
$11.60
14.78
12.96
11.56
14.76
$24,140
30,750
26,960
24,050
30,700
1. State government (OES designation)
2. Investigation and security services
3. Home health care services
4. Nursing care facilities
5. Local government (OES designation)
710
70
110
55,260
18.53
16.46
15.87
14.86
14.78
38,550
34,230
33,020
30,920
30,750
State
Employment
Top paying industries for this occupation
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
West Virginia
Maine
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
1,930
1,430
3,950
12,010
670
$8.99
10.39
10.18
11.67
9.63
$18,700
21,620
21,180
24,280
20,040
0.28
0.24
0.23
0.22
0.21
450
230
2,440
3,280
10,270
18.85
17.65
17.64
16.16
15.58
39,210
36,720
36,680
33,600
32,400
0.08
0.08
0.10
0.13
0.12
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Alaska
Washington
Maryland
New York
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Johnstown, PA MSA
Benton Harbor, MI MSA
New Bedford, MA PMSA
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
580
380
230
170
230
$9.24
12.19
13.81
10.12
19.06
$19,230
25,350
28,710
21,040
39,640
0.71
0.60
0.36
0.36
0.35
50
730
90
90
23.56
23.56
23.48
21.54
20.60
49,010
49,000
48,840
44,800
42,840
0.03
0.08
0.12
0.00
0.11
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Salinas, CA MSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Bremerton, WA PMSA
Yuba City, CA MSA
Olympia, WA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
29-2052 Pharmacy technicians
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record
amounts and dosages of medications.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Health and personal care stores
General medical and surgical hospitals
Grocery stores
Department stores
Other general merchandise stores
103,020
45,050
13,730
10,420
10,080
$10.54
12.82
11.39
10.29
10.92
$21,930
26,670
23,700
21,400
22,720
330
570
3,920
4,140
17.25
15.42
15.09
14.47
14.05
35,870
32,070
31,400
30,100
29,230
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Local government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Warehousing and storage
Offices of physicians
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
West Virginia
Minnesota
Missouri
Alabama
Rhode Island
1,730
6,130
6,110
4,180
1,060
$9.52
13.19
9.74
9.32
10.47
$19,810
27,440
20,260
19,390
21,770
0.25
0.24
0.23
0.23
0.22
18,800
360
4,320
370
3,190
15.42
15.16
14.69
13.79
13.53
32,060
31,530
30,550
28,690
28,140
0.13
0.12
0.17
0.06
0.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
Alaska
Washington
District of Columbia
Oregon
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Rochester, MN MSA
Terre Haute, IN MSA
Joplin, MO MSA
Gadsden, AL MSA
Columbia, MO MSA
490
280
310
140
290
$13.90
10.66
9.33
9.53
9.66
$28,910
22,170
19,410
19,820
20,080
0.50
0.44
0.42
0.40
0.39
790
850
1,080
1,770
250
18.08
17.63
16.94
16.09
15.85
37,600
36,680
35,240
33,470
32,960
0.08
0.10
0.11
0.14
0.13
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Francisco, CA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
San Diego, CA MSA
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
29-2061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Care for ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled persons in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private
homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Licensing required.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
General medical and surgical hospitals
Nursing care facilities
Offices of physicians
Home health care services
Employment services
179,560
176,420
88,740
48,550
36,910
$15.30
16.45
14.74
16.36
19.94
$31,820
34,210
30,660
34,030
41,480
60
290
36,910
800
150
21.52
20.01
19.94
19.43
19.20
44,760
41,620
41,480
40,410
39,930
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers
Computer systems design and related services
Employment services
Management and technical consulting services
Scientific research and development services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Arkansas
West Virginia
Louisiana
Oklahoma
North Dakota
12,290
6,900
18,380
13,350
2,870
$13.00
12.43
13.42
13.35
13.36
$27,040
25,850
27,920
27,770
27,780
1.10
1.01
0.99
0.94
0.91
1,760
7,420
1,870
16,200
2,240
21.85
21.58
19.93
19.80
19.69
45,450
44,890
41,460
41,180
40,960
0.30
0.45
0.39
0.51
0.56
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Delaware
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Pine Bluff, AR MSA
Alexandria, LA MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Abilene, TX MSA
930
550
870
970
800
$14.73
12.47
12.86
11.91
14.56
$30,640
25,930
26,760
24,770
30,280
2.29
1.64
1.60
1.59
1.49
1,730
820
890
2,720
3,370
22.12
21.95
21.74
21.57
21.49
46,000
45,660
45,220
44,850
44,710
0.20
0.44
0.58
0.46
0.35
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA
Hartford, CT MSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
31-1011 Home health aides
Provide routine, personal healthcare, such as bathing, dressing, or grooming, to elderly, convalescent,
or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Home health care services
Residential mental health facilities
Community care facilities for the elderly
Individual and family services
Nursing care facilities
191,870
93,770
72,890
69,540
33,720
$8.72
9.23
8.66
8.57
9.15
$18,150
19,200
18,010
17,820
19,030
210
25,340
140
1,580
17.43
15.22
13.08
11.42
11.20
36,250
31,660
27,210
23,750
23,290
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Religious organizations
State government (OES designation)
Other investment pools and funds
Insurance carriers
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New York
Maine
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Minnesota
108,680
4,970
3,430
4,880
18,250
$9.49
9.03
11.34
7.15
9.92
$19,740
18,770
23,600
14,870
20,640
1.32
0.84
0.72
0.72
0.70
1,230
10,050
3,430
11,350
1,630
11.90
11.80
11.34
11.03
10.42
24,760
24,550
23,600
22,940
21,670
0.42
0.61
0.72
0.36
0.27
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Muncie, IN MSA
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
Dutchess County, NY PMSA
Lubbock, TX MSA
Lawrence, KS MSA
1,590
2,120
2,000
2,040
780
$9.24
6.86
11.71
8.86
9.08
$19,210
14,260
24,350
18,420
18,890
2.97
1.89
1.77
1.77
1.66
490
840
420
780
3,130
15.05
14.88
14.07
12.77
12.63
31,290
30,950
29,270
26,570
26,260
1.12
1.57
0.50
0.54
0.52
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Angelo, TX MSA
Abilene, TX MSA
Waterbury, CT PMSA
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Hartford, CT MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
31-1012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties, such as feed, bathe, dress,
groom, or move patients, or change linens.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Nursing care facilities
General medical and surgical hospitals
Community care facilities for the elderly
Employment services
Local government (OES designation)
593,490
349,810
112,050
52,970
45,000
$9.83
10.53
9.31
11.31
10.77
$20,440
21,900
19,370
23,520
22,390
10,660
300
60
20,160
14.07
13.29
12.51
12.02
11.55
29,270
27,640
26,020
25,010
24,020
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Federal government (OES designation)
Scientific research and development services
Other personal services
Civic and social organizations
State government (OES designation)
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
North Dakota
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Kansas
Nebraska
6,040
5,920
7,890
20,670
13,720
$9.07
8.90
11.46
9.60
9.90
$18,870
18,510
23,830
19,970
20,580
1.92
1.67
1.66
1.59
1.56
1,810
23,800
93,610
40,900
25,830
13.86
12.77
12.65
12.06
11.76
28,830
26,550
26,310
25,080
24,470
0.62
1.45
1.13
1.29
1.06
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
Maryland
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Pittsfield, MA MSA
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Enid, OK MSA
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Eau Claire, WI MSA
1,380
1,020
460
1,070
1,600
$11.97
9.62
8.05
9.67
10.37
$24,890
20,000
16,740
20,120
21,560
3.30
2.51
2.29
2.24
2.22
5,410
11,390
46,010
4,160
1,640
14.56
14.22
13.99
13.85
13.15
30,290
29,580
29,090
28,800
27,340
0.55
0.95
1.16
0.47
1.95
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Waterbury, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
31-9091 Dental assistants
Assist dentist, set up patient and equipment, and keep records.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Offices of dentists
Offices of physicians
Federal government (OES designation)
Colleges and universities
General medical and surgical hospitals
255,830
2,950
2,540
1,810
1,530
$13.58
12.14
14.85
12.93
13.82
$28,250
25,240
30,880
26,900
28,750
30
1,520
2,540
160
100
16.39
15.16
14.85
14.04
14.00
34,090
31,540
30,880
29,210
29,130
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Scientific research and development services
Employment services
Federal government (OES designation)
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Other hospitals
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Washington
Utah
Oregon
California
Alaska
9,610
3,380
4,830
43,760
800
$16.00
9.93
14.85
15.53
15.63
$33,290
20,660
30,890
32,300
32,500
0.38
0.32
0.31
0.30
0.27
490
1,770
4,930
3,310
5,040
18.65
17.02
16.76
16.19
16.03
38,780
35,410
34,860
33,680
33,340
0.08
0.17
0.23
0.20
0.16
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Nevada
Colorado
Connecticut
Massachusetts
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Olympia, WA PMSA
Salinas, CA MSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA
Redding, CA MSA
450
730
6,550
850
290
$16.99
15.58
11.82
14.93
11.54
$35,340
32,400
24,580
31,040
24,000
0.53
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.45
370
750
600
160
200
24.15
19.75
19.62
18.93
18.89
50,230
41,070
40,810
39,380
39,290
0.24
0.39
0.26
0.24
0.30
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Iowa City, IA MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
31-9092 Medical assistants
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties
may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance
purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing
patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Offices of physicians
General medical and surgical hospitals
Offices of other health practitioners
Outpatient care centers
Other ambulatory health care services
207,300
52,000
39,630
16,410
6,220
$12.08
12.27
10.74
12.19
11.68
$25,130
25,530
22,330
25,360
24,300
2,510
480
640
5,450
50
16.21
14.52
13.69
13.52
12.95
33,720
30,200
28,470
28,110
26,930
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. State government (OES designation)
2. Scientific research and development services
3. Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
4. Colleges and universities
5. Professional and similar organizations
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Hawaii
Arizona
Washington
Michigan
Rhode Island
3,330
10,940
9,710
15,840
1,720
$12.46
11.36
13.31
12.02
11.19
$25,920
23,630
27,670
25,010
23,270
0.60
0.48
0.38
0.37
0.36
960
4,700
5,530
500
4,660
15.15
14.27
14.12
13.48
13.38
31,510
29,680
29,360
28,040
27,830
0.16
0.29
0.17
0.17
0.30
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Alaska
Oregon
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Gainesville, FL MSA
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA
Yuma, AZ MSA
750
1,940
1,380
1,280
390
$10.89
11.46
9.69
13.35
11.52
$22,650
23,830
20,160
27,770
23,960
0.79
0.78
0.78
0.75
0.72
2,540
2,280
250
340
390
16.16
15.87
15.48
15.43
15.02
33,610
33,000
32,210
32,100
31,240
0.29
0.23
0.28
0.17
0.25
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Salinas, CA MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
31-9094 Medical transcriptionists
Use transcribing machines with headset and foot pedal to listen to recordings by physicians and other
healthcare professionals dictating a variety of medical reports, such as emergency room visits,
diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports
and translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms. Edit as necessary and return
reports in either printed or electronic form to the dictator for review and signature, or correction.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
General medical and surgical hospitals
Offices of physicians
Business support services
Offices of other health practitioners
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
39,300
32,510
12,230
2,250
2,040
$13.74
13.51
13.25
11.94
15.04
$28,580
28,090
27,550
24,830
31,280
60
250
320
880
2,040
18.52
16.50
15.86
15.24
15.04
38,520
34,310
32,990
31,700
31,280
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Other professional and technical services
2. Local government (OES designation)
3. Management and technical consulting services
4. Other ambulatory health care services
5. Medical and diagnostic laboratories
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
South Dakota
North Dakota
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Michigan
780
520
980
3,830
5,590
$11.56
11.28
11.01
13.68
13.34
$24,050
23,470
22,900
28,460
27,740
0.22
0.17
0.14
0.14
0.13
210
260
300
1,060
1,000
17.55
16.64
16.40
16.32
16.27
36,500
34,600
34,110
33,950
33,840
0.07
0.05
0.03
0.04
0.06
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Hawaii
Nevada
Maryland
Connecticut
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Rapid City, SD MSA
Sioux Falls, SD MSA
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Green Bay, WI MSA
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
140
290
290
330
110
$11.99
12.45
10.95
13.86
11.97
$24,930
25,900
22,790
28,830
24,910
0.29
0.26
0.25
0.23
0.23
100
90
70
700
21.05
19.38
18.21
17.73
17.71
43,790
40,320
37,880
36,880
36,840
0.00
0.07
0.06
0.07
0.04
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Danbury, CT PMSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
Salinas, CA MSA
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Dallas, TX PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
33-1012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
Supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Colleges and universities
General medical and surgical hospitals
81,420
11,480
7,260
1,380
90
$29.77
30.68
38.19
23.80
23.28
$61,930
63,810
79,440
49,510
48,420
7,260
11,480
81,420
90
1,380
38.19
30.68
29.77
27.90
23.80
79,440
63,810
61,930
58,020
49,510
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Federal government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Junior colleges
Colleges and universities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New Mexico
New Jersey
Hawaii
New York
Wyoming
1,120
5,500
730
10,890
290
$24.71
39.74
28.49
34.68
22.10
$51,390
82,670
59,260
72,140
45,960
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.12
6,880
5,500
730
10,890
-
42.53
39.74
34.96
34.68
33.57
88,460
82,670
72,720
72,140
69,830
0.05
0.14
0.07
0.13
0.00
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
New Jersey
Nevada
New York
Delaware
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Yuma, AZ MSA
Cheyenne, WY MSA
Laredo, TX MSA
Olympia, WA PMSA
440
120
80
160
170
$25.83
28.16
23.64
31.57
33.25
$53,730
58,580
49,180
65,670
69,150
0.28
0.22
0.22
0.21
0.20
460
180
1,230
310
820
50.83
49.93
47.75
47.55
45.06
105,730
103,860
99,320
98,910
93,720
0.03
0.02
0.10
0.03
0.13
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Orange County, CA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
33-2011 Fire fighters
Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment
is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response,
search and rescue, and disaster management.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Other support services
Facilities support services
246,670
7,990
7,370
4,590
390
$18.78
16.64
15.82
12.13
15.49
$39,050
34,620
32,900
25,220
32,230
150
160
370
246,670
160
22.40
21.64
18.83
18.78
18.04
46,590
45,010
39,170
39,050
37,520
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Waste treatment and disposal
Colleges and universities
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
Local government (OES designation)
Scientific research and development services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Alaska
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Ohio
3,450
12,610
1,650
810
16,580
$13.33
20.14
20.41
14.60
16.04
$27,720
41,880
42,460
30,360
33,360
1.18
0.40
0.35
0.34
0.31
5,520
27,510
3,530
6,510
1,200
27.39
25.83
22.86
22.06
21.82
56,980
53,730
47,540
45,890
45,380
0.14
0.19
0.22
0.25
0.20
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New Jersey
California
Connecticut
Washington
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Anchorage, AK MSA
New Bedford, MA PMSA
Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA
Redding, CA MSA
Fayetteville, NC MSA
1,430
530
940
390
600
$13.84
19.26
14.08
13.96
12.33
$28,790
40,060
29,290
29,040
25,650
1.04
0.83
0.73
0.61
0.57
1,670
820
1,830
5,770
33.53
32.51
30.59
30.48
30.42
69,740
67,620
63,620
63,410
63,270
0.19
0.00
0.13
0.19
0.14
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Jose, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
33-3012 Correctional officers and jailers
Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institution in accordance with established regulations and
procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Include
deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional
institutions.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Facilities support services
Federal government (OES designation)
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
237,230
147,770
15,780
13,320
1,140
$17.30
16.39
12.45
20.53
16.93
$35,980
34,080
25,900
42,700
35,220
13,320
237,230
1,140
147,770
15,780
20.53
17.30
16.93
16.39
12.45
42,700
35,980
35,220
34,080
25,900
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Federal government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Local government (OES designation)
Facilities support services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
New York
Georgia
12,090
44,590
5,140
37,660
16,770
$11.91
13.51
10.80
22.76
13.28
$24,780
28,110
22,470
47,330
27,610
0.65
0.49
0.47
0.46
0.44
12,710
7,370
36,250
37,660
2,250
24.83
23.31
23.04
22.76
21.03
51,650
48,490
47,920
47,330
43,740
0.33
0.23
0.25
0.46
0.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New Jersey
Massachusetts
California
New York
Nevada
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Brazoria, TX PMSA
Killeen-Temple, TX MSA
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Glens Falls, NY MSA
Utica-Rome, NY MSA
1,710
1,950
720
870
2,060
$13.17
13.93
17.86
23.11
21.53
$27,390
28,980
37,150
48,080
44,780
2.26
1.94
1.82
1.74
1.65
1,130
1,650
1,430
230
26.78
26.00
24.97
24.96
24.10
55,700
54,090
51,930
51,910
50,120
0.12
0.00
0.17
0.76
0.02
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
33-3051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district.
Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic;
issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes
of courts.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
State government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Colleges and universities
Junior colleges
528,460
52,380
18,980
8,330
1,300
$21.58
23.00
21.25
16.86
18.28
$44,880
47,830
44,200
35,080
38,020
52,380
528,460
18,980
370
1,300
23.00
21.58
21.25
19.37
18.28
47,830
44,880
44,200
40,280
38,020
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
State government (OES designation)
Local government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
General medical and surgical hospitals
Junior colleges
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New Mexico
Mississippi
New York
Louisiana
Arizona
5,050
6,930
48,960
10,560
12,890
$16.19
12.73
25.14
12.81
21.48
$33,670
26,480
52,300
26,640
44,690
0.69
0.64
0.59
0.57
0.57
77,120
21,520
1,200
8,420
48,960
29.32
29.17
26.33
25.39
25.14
60,990
60,680
54,760
52,810
52,300
0.53
0.56
0.41
0.33
0.59
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
New Jersey
Alaska
Washington
New York
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Laredo, TX MSA
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
Las Cruces, NM MSA
Yuma, AZ MSA
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
880
1,270
620
540
940
$21.31
19.08
18.24
18.43
25.58
$44,330
39,680
37,940
38,330
53,200
1.18
1.13
1.08
1.00
0.95
5,700
3,640
4,580
4,310
5,220
34.97
34.68
33.73
33.20
31.50
72,740
72,140
70,150
69,050
65,530
0.48
0.57
0.45
0.49
0.36
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
33-9032 Security guards
Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Investigation and security services
General medical and surgical hospitals
Elementary and secondary schools
Local government (OES designation)
Traveler accommodation
533,060
33,010
32,190
29,640
28,890
$9.33
12.17
12.43
12.40
11.11
$19,400
25,300
25,850
25,790
23,120
180
1,910
23.76
22.36
21.53
20.32
19.34
49,410
46,500
44,790
42,270
40,230
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Natural gas distribution
Nonresidential building construction
Couriers
Highway, street, and bridge construction
Power generation and supply
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Nevada
New York
New Mexico
10,420
9,220
14,710
95,510
7,330
$12.56
10.24
10.81
10.72
9.91
$26,120
21,290
22,470
22,300
20,610
1.75
1.67
1.38
1.16
1.00
2,080
23,020
10,420
13,800
12,370
14.31
12.56
12.56
11.70
11.64
29,770
26,120
26,120
24,340
24,200
0.71
0.94
1.75
0.54
0.59
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Maryland
District of Columbia
Washington
Colorado
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
El Paso, TX MSA
Miami, FL PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
3,440
7,380
4,420
17,160
65,440
$11.04
10.06
8.09
8.68
10.62
$22,960
20,920
16,820
18,060
22,090
1.88
1.84
1.75
1.73
1.65
480
2,220
1,080
1,870
1,170
15.73
13.89
13.70
13.68
13.55
32,720
28,880
28,500
28,460
28,180
0.49
1.06
0.80
0.59
0.85
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Trenton, NJ PMSA
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
Akron, OH PMSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
35-1012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers
Supervise workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Industry
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Top industries by employment for this occupation 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Limited-service eating places
Full-service restaurants
Elementary and secondary schools
Special food services
Grocery stores
288,730
170,640
42,980
27,400
24,130
$11.52
13.79
11.96
17.60
13.89
$23,970
28,690
24,880
36,610
28,880
30
60
30
650
22.47
20.97
20.49
20.17
18.17
46,730
43,630
42,620
41,940
37,800
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rail transportation
Support activities for air transportation
Scheduled air transportation
Advertising and related services
Management and technical consulting services
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New Mexico
Hawaii
North Dakota
West Virginia
Nevada
5,780
4,040
2,290
4,900
7,330
$9.95
15.22
10.67
9.60
13.08
$20,700
31,660
22,190
19,970
27,200
0.79
0.73
0.73
0.72
0.69
12,580
7,960
4,040
16,930
16.59
16.02
15.67
15.22
15.17
34,510
33,320
32,600
31,660
31,550
0.49
0.49
0.00
0.73
0.44
Top paying States for this occupation
1. Washington
2. Connecticut
3. District of Columbia
4. Hawaii
5. New Jersey
MSA
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Owensboro, KY MSA
Cheyenne, WY MSA
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
Asheville, NC MSA
Pueblo, CO MSA
390
360
500
1,000
490
$9.46
9.75
11.15
12.94
13.14
$19,680
20,270
23,190
26,920
27,330
0.99
0.98
0.93
0.92
0.92
320
900
5,820
800
620
19.08
18.44
18.32
18.26
17.68
39,690
38,360
38,100
37,990
36,780
0.36
0.45
0.45
0.33
0.34
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Danbury, CT PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
35-2014 Cooks, restaurant
Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May
order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Full-service restaurants
Limited-service eating places
Traveler accommodation
Other amusement and recreation industries
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages
522,830
78,930
55,320
19,590
18,540
$9.56
8.52
11.19
10.96
9.26
$19,870
17,730
23,280
22,800
19,270
190
200
70
14.10
13.59
12.54
12.43
11.57
29,330
28,280
26,090
25,850
24,050
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other schools and instruction
Personal care services
Travel arrangement and reservation services
Rail transportation
Colleges and universities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Hawaii
Nevada
Montana
Colorado
Oregon
6,260
11,000
3,550
18,270
11,420
$11.99
11.70
8.26
10.16
9.43
$24,940
24,340
17,170
21,130
19,610
1.13
1.03
0.90
0.87
0.74
28,780
6,260
13,250
6,700
11,000
12.12
11.99
11.85
11.71
11.70
25,210
24,940
24,650
24,360
24,340
0.35
1.13
0.34
0.41
1.03
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Hawaii
New Jersey
Connecticut
Nevada
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Naples, FL MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Sharon, PA MSA
Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA
Columbia, MO MSA
1,730
930
580
1,040
870
$11.44
12.89
7.46
7.95
8.24
$23,790
26,810
15,510
16,530
17,140
1.53
1.41
1.22
1.19
1.17
12,610
6,710
2,090
930
510
14.17
14.13
13.36
12.89
12.82
29,470
29,400
27,800
26,810
26,670
0.32
0.69
1.14
1.41
0.28
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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May 2003—Continued
35-2021 Food preparation workers
Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and
shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Full-service restaurants
Limited-service eating places
Grocery stores
Elementary and secondary schools
Nursing care facilities
182,760
169,210
106,960
76,580
58,100
$8.01
7.25
9.18
9.07
8.49
$16,650
15,090
19,100
18,870
17,650
160
400
40
-
14.32
12.98
11.15
11.00
10.68
29,780
27,010
23,180
22,890
22,210
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Legal services
Other financial investment activities
Support activities for air transportation
Scientific research and development services
Beverage manufacturing
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oregon
Maine
South Dakota
13,200
22,060
17,280
6,210
3,720
$6.54
6.79
8.74
8.58
7.37
$13,610
14,120
18,180
17,850
15,320
1.22
1.19
1.12
1.05
1.05
2,420
13,950
3,160
5,100
6,830
10.33
10.10
10.06
9.95
9.57
21,490
21,000
20,930
20,700
19,900
0.83
0.85
0.53
0.92
0.64
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Nevada
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
Salem, OR PMSA
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
Decatur, IL MSA
2,560
2,390
1,490
870
840
$8.06
8.99
6.77
7.02
7.22
$16,760
18,710
14,080
14,600
15,020
1.90
1.78
1.63
1.61
1.54
1,110
920
280
2,470
30,830
11.17
11.12
10.47
10.21
10.17
23,240
23,120
21,780
21,250
21,160
0.55
1.03
0.29
0.97
0.78
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Rochester, MN MSA
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
35-3021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food
Perform duties which combine both food preparation and food service.
Industry
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Top industries by employment for this occupation 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Limited-service eating places
Full-service restaurants
Grocery stores
Special food services
Elementary and secondary schools
1,391,410
161,450
107,080
89,420
73,010
$6.95
7.20
8.64
8.31
8.47
$14,450
14,980
17,980
17,290
17,630
780
8,600
3,940
120
550
12.79
12.21
11.60
11.26
11.24
26,600
25,390
24,130
23,420
23,370
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Rail transportation
2. Federal government (OES designation)
3. State government (OES designation)
4. Offices of physicians
5. Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
South Dakota
West Virginia
Arizona
Missouri
Washington
9,220
16,160
49,780
54,410
52,820
$7.35
6.37
6.78
7.19
8.63
$15,280
13,240
14,100
14,960
17,960
2.60
2.37
2.20
2.07
2.06
17,930
9,950
4,540
52,820
46,860
8.97
8.88
8.69
8.63
8.56
18,650
18,470
18,070
17,960
17,810
1.09
1.67
1.55
2.06
1.48
Top paying States for this occupation
1. Connecticut
2. District of Columbia
3. Alaska
4. Washington
5. Massachusetts
MSA
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Jacksonville, NC MSA
Redding, CA MSA
Gadsden, AL MSA
Panama City, FL MSA
Fayetteville, NC MSA
1,760
2,390
1,310
2,180
3,520
$6.28
7.45
6.18
6.69
6.81
$13,060
15,490
12,850
13,920
14,170
4.87
3.74
3.73
3.55
3.34
690
1,620
5,500
2,200
12,180
9.83
9.24
9.14
9.13
9.09
20,440
19,210
19,010
18,980
18,900
0.78
0.81
0.92
1.77
1.25
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Danbury, CT PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Hartford, CT MSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
35-3031 Waiters and waitresses
Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Full-service restaurants
Limited-service eating places
Traveler accommodation
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages
Other amusement and recreation industries
1,509,920
158,820
134,620
79,880
71,580
$7.49
6.99
8.04
7.03
8.88
$15,580
14,530
16,710
14,620
18,460
110
1,040
130
70
14.42
13.33
12.02
11.13
11.08
29,990
27,720
25,000
23,150
23,040
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other personal services
Rail transportation
Federal government (OES designation)
Travel arrangement and reservation services
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty
State
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nevada
Hawaii
Rhode Island
Montana
Wyoming
33,100
14,770
10,260
8,420
5,040
$7.68
10.59
7.99
6.45
7.09
$15,970
22,030
16,610
13,420
14,750
3.11
2.67
2.16
2.13
2.09
14,770
56,670
119,730
44,490
5,640
10.59
9.97
9.11
9.04
8.96
22,030
20,740
18,940
18,810
18,640
2.67
1.79
1.45
1.74
1.94
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hawaii
Massachusetts
New York
Washington
Vermont
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA
Naples, FL MSA
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
4,710
6,560
26,690
3,660
1,730
$7.56
9.07
7.98
9.13
6.56
$15,720
18,870
16,600
18,980
13,640
4.64
3.58
3.33
3.23
3.20
48,230
770
8,820
1,890
34,160
11.49
11.06
10.39
10.17
10.17
23,900
23,000
21,600
21,160
21,160
1.21
1.84
2.20
2.12
1.78
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
Pittsfield, MA MSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
37-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial
workers
Supervise work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Services to buildings and dwellings
Traveler accommodation
Elementary and secondary schools
Nursing care facilities
General medical and surgical hospitals
53,720
32,700
30,530
10,520
8,950
$14.36
12.02
16.87
13.82
15.14
$29,860
25,010
35,090
28,750
31,490
80
60
50
50
25.59
24.09
23.31
23.14
22.79
53,230
50,100
48,480
48,120
47,400
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Couriers
Other financial investment activities
Advertising and related services
Power generation and supply
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Hawaii
Nevada
Delaware
South Carolina
Maryland
1,860
3,200
1,060
4,120
5,390
$14.73
13.70
13.81
12.39
16.10
$30,630
28,500
28,720
25,780
33,480
0.34
0.30
0.26
0.23
0.22
2,570
14,560
18,380
7,690
5,460
18.80
18.54
17.41
17.25
17.18
39,100
38,560
36,210
35,880
35,740
0.16
0.18
0.13
0.20
0.17
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Connecticut
New York
California
New Jersey
Massachusetts
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
Panama City, FL MSA
Dover, DE MSA
630
1,040
240
230
190
$11.43
14.36
11.63
10.59
13.10
$23,780
29,880
24,180
22,040
27,250
0.62
0.57
0.44
0.37
0.36
310
1,920
150
170
100
22.00
21.70
20.30
19.89
19.53
45,760
45,140
42,230
41,380
40,610
0.17
0.16
0.17
0.14
0.12
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
Waterbury, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
37-1012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and
groundskeeping workers
Plan, organize, direct, or coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping
activities, such as planting and maintaining ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and lawns, and applying
fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals, according to contract specifications. May also coordinate
activities of workers engaged in terracing hillsides, building retaining walls, constructing pathways,
installing patios, and similar activities in following a landscape design plan. Work may involve reviewing
contracts to ascertain service, machine, and work force requirements; answering inquiries from potential
customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor,
material, and machine costs.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Services to buildings and dwellings
Local government (OES designation)
Other amusement and recreation industries
Traveler accommodation
Death care services
48,860
9,040
8,690
2,930
2,600
$16.96
20.24
21.93
14.91
16.60
$35,270
42,090
45,610
31,020
34,540
150
170
70
120
26.74
25.13
24.36
22.79
22.21
55,620
52,270
50,670
47,400
46,190
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nonresidential building construction
Federal government (OES designation)
Power generation and supply
Support activities for crop production
Spectator sports
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Hawaii
Georgia
Arizona
Wyoming
Rhode Island
730
4,770
2,770
270
520
$18.35
15.37
15.42
17.54
21.54
$38,170
31,970
32,060
36,490
44,790
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.11
1,240
4,090
1,130
520
3,010
23.74
23.70
21.64
21.54
20.55
49,380
49,300
45,010
44,790
42,740
0.08
0.05
0.04
0.11
0.08
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Connecticut
New York
Washington
Rhode Island
New Jersey
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Naples, FL MSA
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
360
300
510
260
160
$17.83
16.97
14.96
16.03
20.60
$37,090
35,300
31,120
33,350
42,850
0.32
0.28
0.27
0.26
0.24
1,100
40
100
200
260
31.05
26.18
25.18
25.18
25.05
64,580
54,450
52,380
52,360
52,100
0.09
0.05
0.07
0.09
0.13
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Tacoma, WA PMSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
37-2011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors,
shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace
and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and
cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Services to buildings and dwellings
Elementary and secondary schools
Local government (OES designation)
Colleges and universities
Lessors of real estate
665,660
353,820
84,940
81,340
51,080
$8.50
11.49
11.61
10.74
10.74
$17,690
23,900
24,150
22,340
22,350
4,260
28,220
80
420
160
16.47
15.67
15.08
14.79
14.40
34,260
32,590
31,360
30,760
29,960
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
Federal government (OES designation)
Metal ore mining
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg.
Natural gas distribution
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Nevada
New York
South Dakota
15,500
12,960
24,840
175,280
7,500
$9.56
9.76
10.21
11.71
8.54
$19,880
20,300
21,230
24,360
17,760
2.61
2.34
2.33
2.12
2.12
5,790
56,950
175,280
30,800
70,530
11.94
11.72
11.71
11.37
11.16
24,830
24,370
24,360
23,640
23,210
1.98
1.79
2.12
1.88
1.63
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
Michigan
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Reno, NV MSA
Newark, NJ PMSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
3,000
4,480
4,680
23,010
9,420
$7.47
11.02
9.04
10.05
9.53
$15,540
22,910
18,790
20,900
19,820
2.67
2.45
2.39
2.38
2.35
770
2,400
92,280
1,090
4,030
13.68
13.60
12.70
12.66
12.66
28,450
28,280
26,410
26,330
26,330
1.62
1.49
2.32
1.22
2.18
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Kokomo, IN MSA
Flint, MI PMSA
New York, NY PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
37-2012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial
establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties include
making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Traveler accommodation
General medical and surgical hospitals
Services to buildings and dwellings
Nursing care facilities
Community care facilities for the elderly
385,980
118,480
100,620
79,280
30,980
$8.14
9.20
8.25
8.40
8.20
$16,930
19,130
17,150
17,480
17,050
50
40
80
13.17
13.07
12.45
12.41
11.97
27,390
27,180
25,900
25,800
24,900
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing
Glass and glass product manufacturing
Support activities for animal production
Specialized design services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Nevada
Hawaii
Wyoming
South Dakota
New Mexico
20,260
10,040
3,210
3,890
7,930
$10.01
11.39
7.63
7.63
6.99
$20,820
23,690
15,870
15,870
14,540
1.90
1.82
1.33
1.10
1.08
47,600
10,040
5,260
20,260
2,370
11.49
11.39
11.14
10.01
10.01
23,900
23,690
23,180
20,820
20,820
0.58
1.82
0.89
1.90
0.81
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Nevada
Alaska
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA
Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA
3,300
4,470
1,230
16,840
1,420
$7.81
9.70
6.77
10.29
8.90
$16,250
20,170
14,090
21,400
18,500
3.25
2.44
2.28
2.10
1.77
24,830
9,180
5,740
4,900
330
14.03
11.55
10.95
10.79
10.79
29,180
24,020
22,780
22,450
22,430
0.62
0.94
1.43
0.41
0.64
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
Kenosha, WI PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
37-3011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically
perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing,
trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of
mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Services to buildings and dwellings
Other amusement and recreation industries
Local government (OES designation)
Employment services
Elementary and secondary schools
365,950
103,900
73,020
29,660
22,550
$10.05
9.60
12.44
8.89
13.61
$20,900
19,970
25,880
18,490
28,310
330
1,180
40
40
18.87
16.51
16.39
15.86
15.81
39,260
34,350
34,090
32,980
32,890
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Power generation and supply
Wired telecommunications carriers
Federal government (OES designation)
Other chemical product and preparation mfg.
Commercial and service industry machinery
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Hawaii
Florida
Arizona
Nevada
Rhode Island
6,280
78,510
23,500
10,390
4,040
$11.58
9.32
9.09
11.77
11.35
$24,080
19,390
18,900
24,480
23,600
1.14
1.09
1.04
0.98
0.85
19,280
13,370
40,190
820
1,220
13.05
12.56
12.02
11.91
11.86
27,150
26,120
25,000
24,780
24,660
0.61
0.82
0.49
0.28
0.21
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Alaska
District of Columbia
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Naples, FL MSA
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA
3,180
11,390
2,280
1,240
3,180
$10.13
8.79
9.39
11.66
10.28
$21,070
18,280
19,530
24,260
21,380
2.81
2.20
2.11
1.88
1.68
11,350
630
6,060
1,320
10,370
14.58
14.26
13.80
13.79
13.63
30,330
29,670
28,710
28,690
28,350
0.29
0.51
0.62
1.48
0.54
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York, NY PMSA
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
39-3091 Amusement and recreation attendants
Perform variety of attending duties at amusement or recreation facility. May schedule use of recreation
facilities, maintain and provide equipment to participants of sporting events or recreational pursuits, or
operate amusement concessions and rides.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Other amusement and recreation industries
Amusement parks and arcades
Local government (OES designation)
Traveler accommodation
Civic and social organizations
91,090
49,580
41,700
8,800
7,750
$7.61
7.36
8.96
8.11
7.80
$15,830
15,300
18,630
16,880
16,230
170
470
950
80
10.50
10.23
9.88
9.85
9.74
21,840
21,290
20,560
20,500
20,250
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Junior colleges
2. Special food services
3. Colleges and universities
4. Other residential care facilities
5. Community care facilities for the elderly
State
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Minnesota
Florida
Nevada
North Dakota
Utah
10,560
26,810
3,670
990
2,930
$8.00
7.40
7.60
7.29
7.32
$16,640
15,390
15,810
15,160
15,230
0.41
0.37
0.35
0.32
0.28
500
1,460
1,840
7,150
3,520
11.50
9.89
9.62
8.94
8.93
23,920
20,560
20,010
18,600
18,560
0.17
0.26
0.11
0.12
0.11
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alaska
Hawaii
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
MSA
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA
Naples, FL MSA
Wilmington, NC MSA
990
13,310
1,540
840
710
$6.79
7.47
6.94
8.12
6.45
$14,130
15,530
14,430
16,890
13,410
0.97
0.93
0.84
0.74
0.64
40
120
120
90
-
11.91
11.64
11.44
10.91
10.84
24,770
24,200
23,800
22,690
22,550
0.07
0.14
0.05
0.12
0.00
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Jackson, TN MSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
Kankakee, IL PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
39-5012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and
treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care
services.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
1. Personal care services
2. Health and personal care stores
3. Technical and trade schools
4. Other general merchandise stores
5. Nursing care facilities
300,490
3,490
3,200
930
840
$10.46
10.13
11.16
10.81
10.88
$21,750
21,070
23,220
22,480
22,630
120
510
550
41.84
13.35
13.32
13.19
13.03
87,020
27,770
27,710
27,430
27,090
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Offices of physicians
2. Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
3. State government (OES designation)
4. Clothing stores
5. Other amusement and recreation industries
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New Jersey
North Dakota
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
16,150
1,270
9,570
21,490
10,380
$10.43
9.43
10.50
9.15
10.74
$21,700
19,620
21,830
19,040
22,340
0.42
0.40
0.39
0.39
0.39
860
1,030
5,750
500
6,070
22.17
15.13
12.63
12.46
12.41
46,110
31,480
26,280
25,910
25,810
0.15
0.19
0.22
0.17
0.37
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Washington
Alaska
Connecticut
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Kenosha, WI PMSA
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Sheboygan, WI MSA
400
2,770
850
240
330
$10.17
10.29
11.44
9.54
10.27
$21,160
21,400
23,800
19,840
21,350
0.77
0.70
0.59
0.59
0.57
850
1,020
800
150
1,480
17.16
15.66
15.60
15.34
15.27
35,690
32,560
32,440
31,920
31,760
0.43
0.37
0.20
0.22
0.15
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
Iowa City, IA MSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
39-9011 Child care workers
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and child care institutions. Perform a
variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Child day care services
Elementary and secondary schools
Other residential care facilities
Other amusement and recreation industries
Civic and social organizations
198,650
98,830
29,150
25,530
24,430
$7.56
9.28
9.64
7.59
7.79
$15,710
19,300
20,060
15,780
16,190
420
40
100
13,480
13.44
13.28
10.66
10.29
10.05
27,960
27,620
22,170
21,400
20,910
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
State government (OES designation)
Scientific research and development services
Offices of physicians
Gambling industries
Residential mental health facilities
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Vermont
South Dakota
Wyoming
New Jersey
Arkansas
2,240
2,400
1,520
24,250
6,780
$9.04
7.20
7.34
8.41
6.74
$18,810
14,980
15,260
17,500
14,020
0.77
0.68
0.63
0.63
0.61
10,720
48,500
6,520
40,080
7,140
10.45
9.95
9.83
9.81
9.62
21,730
20,700
20,440
20,410
20,000
0.34
0.59
0.40
0.28
0.29
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
California
Maryland
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Lawrence, KS MSA
Redding, CA MSA
Iowa City, IA MSA
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA
Missoula, MT MSA
670
660
600
570
450
$8.43
8.75
7.10
6.48
7.15
$17,530
18,190
14,760
13,480
14,880
1.43
1.03
0.90
0.87
0.86
2,250
2,530
6,510
2,910
13.19
12.42
10.95
10.85
10.84
27,430
25,830
22,770
22,560
22,540
0.00
0.23
0.29
0.34
0.20
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Danville, VA MSA
San Francisco, CA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Boston, MA-NH PMSA
Orange County, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
39-9021 Personal and home care aides
Assist elderly or disabled adults with daily living activities at the person's home or in a daytime nonresidential facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds,
doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide meals and supervised activities at nonresidential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, and disabled on such things as nutrition,
cleanliness, and household utilities.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Home health care services
Individual and family services
Residential mental health facilities
Community care facilities for the elderly
Vocational rehabilitation services
154,940
130,150
76,020
38,210
21,380
$7.13
8.38
8.98
8.66
8.80
$14,830
17,420
18,680
18,010
18,300
40
2,480
680
370
5,080
14.53
10.78
10.15
9.98
9.88
30,230
22,430
21,120
20,750
20,540
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other investment pools and funds
State government (OES designation)
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Other hospitals
Local government (OES designation)
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Texas
New York
Minnesota
Maine
Kansas
98,940
67,140
18,710
4,080
8,650
$6.42
8.52
9.69
8.80
8.59
$13,350
17,720
20,150
18,300
17,860
1.08
0.81
0.72
0.69
0.67
1,680
1,460
4,270
9,420
18,710
11.09
10.89
10.28
10.02
9.69
23,070
22,650
21,370
20,840
20,150
0.35
0.50
0.26
0.30
0.72
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rhode Island
Alaska
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Minnesota
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Laredo, TX MSA
San Angelo, TX MSA
Pueblo, CO MSA
7,990
9,070
2,740
1,120
1,160
$6.08
6.28
5.83
6.37
7.41
$12,650
13,050
12,120
13,240
15,410
7.11
5.13
3.67
2.56
2.17
130
880
360
470
50
14.09
13.57
13.22
11.92
11.56
29,310
28,220
27,500
24,800
24,040
0.07
0.26
0.18
0.33
0.06
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
Tucson, AZ MSA
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Danbury, CT PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
39-9032 Recreation workers
Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation
facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics,
social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual
members.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Local government (OES designation)
Civic and social organizations
Nursing care facilities
Other amusement and recreation industries
Individual and family services
104,200
38,830
27,690
15,270
14,880
$10.62
8.78
10.17
8.80
9.87
$22,080
18,260
21,150
18,310
20,520
260
3,580
3,220
810
-
19.45
16.54
14.26
13.52
12.81
40,460
34,400
29,660
28,120
26,650
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Performing arts companies
State government (OES designation)
Federal government (OES designation)
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Connecticut
Vermont
Iowa
New York
Hawaii
6,070
890
4,180
24,040
1,550
$12.31
10.26
9.08
10.12
12.04
$25,600
21,330
18,890
21,040
25,050
0.37
0.31
0.30
0.29
0.28
750
6,070
1,550
5,570
4,560
13.50
12.31
12.04
11.87
11.77
28,080
25,600
25,050
24,690
24,480
0.13
0.37
0.28
0.22
0.20
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Hawaii
Washington
Arizona
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Miami, FL PMSA
Elmira, NY MSA
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
520
630
5,180
200
330
$8.37
8.92
8.99
11.04
10.14
$17,420
18,560
18,710
22,950
21,100
0.73
0.64
0.52
0.51
0.50
250
150
340
540
3,340
14.76
14.67
14.61
13.98
13.85
30,700
30,510
30,380
29,080
28,800
0.17
0.16
0.15
0.29
0.38
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
Tacoma, WA PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
41-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Directly supervise sales workers in a retail establishment or department. Duties may include
management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to
supervisory duties.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Grocery stores
Clothing stores
Gasoline stations
Building material and supplies dealers
Other general merchandise stores
136,660
119,200
90,000
73,090
67,900
$15.54
15.21
13.16
18.11
13.56
$32,320
31,640
27,370
37,670
28,210
210
500
53,280
440
1,350
36.51
34.94
34.21
33.30
33.19
75,950
72,680
71,170
69,250
69,030
Top paying industries for this occupation
1. Residential building construction
2. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage
3. Automobile dealers
4. Building finishing contractors
5. Computer systems design and related services
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Alabama
Maine
West Virginia
7,320
20,420
20,560
6,440
7,370
$16.40
15.79
14.78
15.59
13.24
$34,110
32,840
30,740
32,420
27,540
1.21
1.16
1.13
1.09
1.08
21,230
14,170
32,030
20,270
4,310
20.64
20.49
19.90
19.54
19.39
42,920
42,620
41,400
40,640
40,330
0.83
0.86
0.83
0.96
1.07
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Washington
Connecticut
New Jersey
Colorado
Delaware
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
Jacksonville, NC MSA
Mobile, AL MSA
1,210
1,810
1,270
580
3,250
$17.56
14.92
12.87
14.79
17.40
$36,520
31,030
26,760
30,770
36,190
1.84
1.78
1.62
1.61
1.52
1,990
9,830
2,920
1,550
5,690
24.31
22.50
21.60
21.48
21.33
50,570
46,810
44,920
44,670
44,370
0.99
0.76
0.96
0.84
0.89
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
41-2011 Cashiers
Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. Usually involves use of
electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. Often involved in processing credit or debit
card transactions and validating checks.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Grocery stores
Gasoline stations
Other general merchandise stores
Health and personal care stores
Department stores
824,050
508,680
266,720
259,370
212,140
$8.76
7.46
8.02
7.68
7.86
$18,230
15,520
16,680
15,970
16,340
5,660
50
350
11,460
1,620
19.01
14.96
14.18
13.53
12.80
39,540
31,110
29,490
28,130
26,620
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Federal government (OES designation)
Support activities for water transportation
Specialized freight trucking
State government (OES designation)
Power generation and supply
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Mississippi
Vermont
South Dakota
Nevada
New Hampshire
39,740
10,190
12,400
34,930
19,650
$6.98
7.97
7.11
9.16
8.40
$14,520
16,580
14,780
19,060
17,460
3.66
3.51
3.50
3.28
3.25
6,570
362,380
79,540
6,530
33,600
10.39
10.01
10.00
10.00
9.62
21,610
20,830
20,790
20,790
20,010
1.11
2.50
3.11
2.23
2.18
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
District of Columbia
California
Washington
Alaska
Oregon
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Bellingham, WA MSA
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
2,900
2,950
2,060
5,720
16,700
$9.12
9.53
7.29
7.92
8.43
$18,980
19,820
15,160
16,470
17,530
4.40
4.32
4.27
4.23
4.21
21,440
5,550
3,420
34,620
18,580
11.39
11.22
11.08
10.59
10.57
23,700
23,330
23,040
22,020
21,990
2.20
2.91
3.77
2.67
2.12
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
San Francisco, CA PMSA
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, State, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
41-2021 Counter and rental clerks
Receive orders for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and
accept payment.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Consumer goods rental
Drycleaning and laundry services
Automotive equipment rental and leasing
Automobile dealers
Other amusement and recreation industries
99,390
52,990
44,380
29,120
20,380
$8.05
7.62
11.01
18.37
7.89
$16,740
15,860
22,900
38,220
16,420
470
29,120
30
19.77
18.37
17.39
16.98
16.54
41,120
38,220
36,160
35,310
34,390
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other specialty trade contractors
Automobile dealers
Support activities for mining
Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers
Charter bus industry
State
Employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
2
Washington
Alaska
Utah
Hawaii
Vermont
17,910
1,650
4,740
2,400
1,250
$10.52
9.72
9.25
10.21
9.35
$21,890
20,230
19,230
21,230
19,440
0.70
0.57
0.45
0.43
0.43
1,530
8,140
9,350
320
59,480
11.66
11.46
11.25
11.20
11.16
24,250
23,830
23,400
23,290
23,210
0.32
0.36
0.30
0.05
0.41
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rhode Island
Arizona
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
California
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Yakima, WA MSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA
Tacoma, WA PMSA
Bremerton, WA PMSA
Muncie, IN MSA
650
9,720
1,680
520
370
$8.97
10.90
10.82
10.01
8.72
$18,660
22,670
22,510
20,810
18,140
0.85
0.75
0.72
0.71
0.69
440
240
2,570
4,270
240
14.83
12.65
12.59
12.40
12.32
30,860
26,310
26,190
25,790
25,630
0.22
0.13
0.29
0.42
0.21
Top paying MSAs for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
San Jose, CA PMSA
Oakland, CA PMSA
Naples, FL MSA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employment and Wages for Selected Occupations by Industry, States, and MSA,
May 2003—Continued
41-2031 Retail salespersons
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel in a retail establishment.
Industry
Top industries by employment for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
1
Department stores
Clothing stores
Building material and supplies dealers
Other general merchandise stores
Automobile dealers
675,810
572,230
335,010
285,730
267,620
$8.97
8.79
11.92
8.52
20.92
$18,660
18,280
24,800
17,710
43,520
40
40
267,620
25.74
23.95
23.83
21.91
20.92
53,530
49,820
49,570
45,580
43,520
Top paying industries for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Other electrical equipment and component mfg.
Metalworking machinery manufacturing
Support activities for mining
Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing
Automobile dealers
State
Employment
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
State
employment
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Delaware
Montana
Colorado
24,840
22,020
15,830
15,410
80,520
$11.39
10.13
10.89
9.50
11.53
$23,700
21,070
22,650
19,770
23,980
4.11
3.98
3.93
3.90
3.81
64,840
50,100
8,120
437,290
32,470
12.68
12.24
12.17
11.77
11.65
26,370
25,450
25,310
24,480
24,230
2.53
3.05
2.78
3.01
3.05
Top paying States for this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Washington
Connecticut
Alaska
California
Nevada
MSA
Employment
MSAs with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hourly mean Annual mean
wage
wage
Percent of
MSA
employment
3
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Dubuque, IA MSA
Laredo, TX MSA
4,180
5,420
2,150
2,590
3,810
$10.83
9.71
11.21
9.08
8.20
$22,520
20,190
23,320
18,890
17,050
6.34
5.33
5.30
5.26
5.10
7,140
6,620
29,730
21,680
3,660
14.82
13.3