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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, MAY 2004
Retail salespersons and cashiers were the two largest occupations in the United States in May 2004,
with about 4.1 and 3.4 million wage and salary workers, respectively, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Other occupations with more than 2 million workers were
general office clerks; hand laborers and material movers; registered nurses; waiters and waitresses; combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food; janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners; and customer service representatives. Among these large occupations, registered
nurses had the highest average hourly earnings—$26.06. For the other large occupations, average hourly
earnings ranged from $7.40 for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food to
$14.01 for customer service representatives. (See table 1.)
Chart 1. Mean hourly wage and percent of total employment by major occupational group
4.8 %
Occupational group (with mean hourly wage shown in
parentheses)
Management ($41.12)
Legal ($38.42)
.7%
2.3%
Computer and mathematical science ($31.50)
1.9%
Architecture and engineering ($29.69)
5.0%
Healthcare practitioner and technical ($27.55)
Business and financial operations ($27.10)
4.0%
.9%
Life, physical, and social science ($26.89)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media ($21.01)
1.2%
Education, training, and library ($20.23)
6.2%
Construction and extraction ($18.04)
4.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair ($17.89)
4.1%
1.3%
Community and social services ($17.52)
Protective service ($16.75)
2.3%
Sales and related ($15.49)
10.5%
Production ($14.08)
7.9%
Office and administrative support ($13.95)
17.7%
Transportation and material moving ($13.41)
7.5%
Healthcare support ($11.17)
2.6%
Personal care and service ($10.48)
2.4%
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance ($10.33)
3.4%
Farming, fishing, and forestry ($9.76)
.4%
Food preparation and serving related ($8.43)
8.2%
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
Employment level
20,000,000
25,000,000
2
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations such as specialist physicians and dentists accounted
for 13 out of the 15 highest-paying detailed occupations in May 2004. The average hourly wages for these
health-related occupations ranged from $87.31 for surgeons to $62.64 for dentists, all other specialists. The
lowest-paying occupation was fast food cooks, who earned $7.33 per hour. Five of the six lowest-paying
occupations were related to food preparation and serving.
These statistics are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey, a federal-state cooperative program between BLS and State Workforce Agencies. The OES survey provides estimates of employment and hourly and annual wages for wage and salary workers in 22 major occupational groups and in 801
detailed occupations.
Management and legal occupational groups were the highest paying of the 22 major occupational groups.
Over 30 percent of the workers in these occupational groups earned more than $43.75 per hour. (See
table A.) The major occupational group with the highest employment level in May 2004 was office and
administrative support workers, followed by sales and related workers, food preparation and serving
workers, and production workers. (See chart 1.)
Table A. Employment distribution by wage range and major occupational group, May 2004
(Percent distribution)
Wage range
Major occupational group
Management .....................................................
Business and financial operations .......................
Computer and mathematical ..............................
Architecture and engineering .............................
Life, physical, and social science ........................
Community and social services ..........................
Legal................................................................
Education, training, and library ...........................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media ....
Healthcare practitioner and technical .................
Healthcare support ............................................
Protective service .............................................
Food preparation and serving related..................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance .................................................
Personal care and service .................................
Sales and related...............................................
Office and administrative support .......................
Farming, fishing, and forestry.............................
Construction and extraction ...............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................
Production ........................................................
Transportation and material moving ....................
Under $8.50 $10.75 $13.50 $17.00 $21.50 $27.25 $34.50 Over
to
to
to
to
to
to
to $43.75
$8.50
$10.74 $13.49 $16.99 $21.49 $27.24 $34.49 $43.74
1.3
1.6
.6
.5
1.6
6.4
1.1
10.6
12.1
2.1
23.2
15.6
65.6
1.0
2.0
1.2
1.5
3.5
10.4
2.1
8.6
9.8
4.6
31.1
14.9
18.1
2.4
5.2
3.1
3.9
7.5
17.4
5.1
9.7
11.8
7.7
24.2
14.6
9.2
5.0
11.8
6.6
7.8
12.5
21.2
10.3
14.4
14.8
11.9
14.0
14.9
4.3
8.6
18.9
12.0
13.7
17.1
19.3
14.1
18.8
15.8
18.7
5.5
13.7
1.9
13.2
21.6
17.8
20.3
18.5
14.2
13.8
17.0
13.8
21.1
1.5
13.1
.6
15.9
17.8
21.8
21.1
16.1
7.5
11.1
11.7
9.6
14.6
.4
8.3
.2
17.4
11.6
20.5
18.2
12.0
2.7
11.0
5.4
6.1
8.1
.1
3.6
.1
35.2
9.5
16.4
13.1
11.3
.8
31.3
3.7
6.2
11.1
1.2
-
40.4
47.5
34.5
13.7
56.3
6.3
6.5
16.5
25.2
25.2
22.8
17.1
18.9
18.0
11.7
10.0
19.3
19.3
16.7
12.2
11.6
22.7
11.0
16.5
14.6
20.3
18.1
9.9
7.5
9.6
20.1
7.1
18.8
19.4
18.2
15.4
5.4 1.8
4.8 2.7
8.3 6.6
14.6 7.0
4.3 2.1
17.9 14.8
21.3 17.2
12.8 8.5
11.6 6.3
.5
1.3
4.6
2.1
.8
9.5
8.1
3.1
2.2
.1
.7
3.2
.7
.3
3.6
2.3
.9
.8
.6
4.5
.3
.1
1.0
.7
.2
1.0
3
The major occupational groups with the lowest average wages were food preparation and serving related;
farming, fishing, and forestry; building and grounds cleaning and maintenance; and personal care and service.
At least 40 percent of all workers in each of these groups earned less than $8.50 per hour.
Major groups in which 50 percent or more of the employment was concentrated in the middle three
wage ranges (from $13.50 mean hourly wage to $27.24 mean hourly wage) included business and financial operations occupations; community and social services occupations; education, training, and library
occupations; healthcare practitioner and technical occupations; construction and extraction occupations;
and installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.
Table 1 shows national cross-industry employment and wage estimates for detailed occupations within
each major group. The OES program also provides national occupational employment and wage data by
detailed industry, and cross-industry estimates for all states and 334 metropolitan areas based on a sample
of 1.2 million establishments, collecting information on over 80 million workers in six semiannual panels. May
2004 OES data for states and metropolitan areas and the national employment and wage data by industry
will be available on the BLS Web site in early June.
Technical Note
Scope of the survey
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a
semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment
and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm
establishments in the United States. Guam, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands also are surveyed, but their data are not
included in this release. Data are collected from panels of
about 200,000 establishments each in May and November.
Estimates from the program use data collected over a 3-year
(six-panel) period and are based on a total sample of about 1.2
million establishments. Each year, the survey samples and
contacts two panels of about 200,000 establishments each in
May and November. The nationwide response rate for the
May 2004 survey was 78.8 percent for establishments, covering
72.7 percent of weighted employment. The survey included
establishments sampled in the May 2004, November 2003, May
2003, November 2002, and 2001 panels, in addition to some
certainty units from the 2000 sample.
The occupational coding system
The OES survey uses the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) occupational classification system, the
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. The SOC
system is the first OMB-required occupational classification system for federal agencies. The OES survey categorizes workers in 1 of 801 detailed occupations. Together,
these detailed occupations comprise 23 major occupational
groups, one of which—military specific occupations—is not
included in the OES survey. The major groups are as follows:
Management occupations
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical science 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
Healthcare practitioner 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
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Military specific occupations (not surveyed in OES)
For more information about the SOC system, please see the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site at http://
www.bls.gov/soc.
The industry coding system
The OES survey uses the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). For more information about
NAICS, see the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/bls/
naics.htm.
The OES survey includes establishments in NAICS sectors
11 (logging and agricultural support activities only), 21, 22, 23,
31-33, 42, 44-45, 48-49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81
(except private households), state government, and local
government. Data for the United States Postal Service and the
federal government are universe counts obtained from the
Postal Service and the Office of Personnel Management,
respectively. 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.
The OES survey covers all full- and part-time wage and
salary workers in nonfarm industries. The survey does not
include the self-employed owners and partners in
unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family
workers.
Survey sample
BLS funds the survey and provides the procedures and
technical support, while the State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs) collect the most of the data. BLS produces crossindustry and industry-specific estimates for the nation, states,
and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Industry estimates
are produced for the NAICS sector, 3-digit, 4-digit, and selected
5-digit industry levels. BLS releases all cross-industry and
national estimates, and the SWAs release industry estimates
at the state and MSA levels.
State Unemployment Insurance (UI) files provide the
universe from which the OES survey draws its sample. The
employment benchmarks are obtained from reports submitted
by employers to the UI program. Supplemental sources are
used for rail transportation (NAICS 4821) and Guam because
they do not report to the UI program. The OES survey sample
is stratified by area, industry, and size class. Size classes are
defined based on number of employees in the establishment as
follows:
Size class
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of employees
1 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 19
20 to 49
50 to 99
100 to 249
250 and above
A census of federal government and the post office is taken
every panel. A census of state government and Hawaii’s local
government is taken every November panel. Units in rail
transportation (NAICS 482) and hospitals (NAICS 622) are
sampled with certainty across a 3-year period. Establishments
with 250 or more employees also are sampled with virtual
certainty across a 3-year period; on average, one-sixth of these
are sampled in each panel.
Concepts
Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage and
salary employment in an occupation across the industries
surveyed. The OES survey defines employment as the number
of workers who can be classified as full- or part-time
employees, including workers on paid vacations or other
types of paid leave; workers on unpaid short-term absences;
salaried officers, executives, and staff members of
incorporated firms; employees temporarily assigned to other
units; and employees for whom the reporting unit is their
permanent duty station regardless of whether that unit
prepares their paycheck.
The OES survey forms sent to larger establishments contain
between 50 and 225 SOC occupations selected on the basis of
the sampled establishment’s industry classification. To reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, no survey form contains
every SOC occupation. Thus, data for specific occupations are
collected primarily from establishments in industries that are the
predominant employers of workers in those occupations. Each
survey form is structured, however, to allow a respondent to
provide detailed occupational information for each worker at the
establishment; that is, unlisted occupations can be added to
the survey form. In most cases, employers with 9 or fewer
workers are sent a form with no occupations listed, and are
instructed to fill in the occupations for their workers.
Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay,
exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances,
guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay including
commissions and production bonuses, tips, and on-call pay are
included. Excluded are back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay,
severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses,
employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition
reimbursements.
The OES survey collects wage data in 12 intervals.
Employers report the number of employees in an occupation
for each wage range. The wage intervals used for the May 2004
survey are as follows:
Interval
Range A
Range B
Range C
Range D
Range E
Range F
Range G
Range H
Range I
Range J
Range K
Range L
Wages
Hourly
Under $6.75
$6.75 to $8.49
$8.50 to $10.74
$10.75 to $13.49
$13.50 to $16.99
$17.00 to $21.49
$21.50 to $27.24
$27.25 to $34.49
$34.50 to $43.74
$43.75 to $55.49
$55.50 to $69.99
$70.00 and over
Annual
Under $14,040
$14,040 to $17,679
$17,680 to $22,359
$22,360 to $28,079
$28,080 to $35,359
$35,360 to $44,719
$44,720 to $56,679
$56,680 to $71,759
$71,760 to $90,999
$91,000 to $115,439
$115,440 to $145,599
$145,600 and over
Mean hourly wage. The mean hourly wage rate for an
occupation is the total wages that all workers in the occupation
earn in an hour divided by the total employment of the
occupation. To calculate the mean hourly wage of each
occupation, total weighted hourly wages are summed across all
intervals and divided by the occupation’s weighted survey
employment. The mean wage for each interval is based on
occupational wage data collected by the BLS Office of
Compensation and Working Conditions for the National
Compensation Survey (NCS).
The mean hourly wage value for the highest wage interval,
$70.00 and over, was computed separately for each panel
or annual sample (May 2004, November 2003, May 2003,
November 2002, and 2001). The average of these mean wage
rates was used for all of the $70.00 and over data in the May
2004 survey. The wage rates for this interval do not go through
any wage updating procedures.
Percentile wage. The p-th percentile wage rage for an
occupation is the wage where p percent of all workers earn that
amount or less and where (100-p) percent of all workers earn
that amount or more. This statistic is calculated by uniformly
distributing the workers inside each wage interval, ranking the
workers from lowest paid to highest paid, and calculating the
product of the total employment for the occupation and the
desired percentile to determine the worker that earns the p-th
percentile wage rate.
Annual wage. Many employees are paid at an hourly rate
by their employers and may work more than or less than 40
hours per week. Annual wage estimates for most occupations
in this release are calculated by multiplying the mean hourly
wage by a “year-round, full-time” figure of 2,080 hours (52
weeks by 40 hours). Thus, annual wage estimates may not
represent the actual annual pay received by the employee if
they work more or less than 2,080 hours per year. Some workers
typically work less than full time, year round. For these
occupations, the OES survey collects and reports either the
annual salary or the hourly wage rate, depending on how the
occupation is typically paid, but not both. For example,
teachers, flight attendants, and pilots may be paid an annual
salary, but do not work the usual 2,080 hours per year. In this
case, an annual salary is reported. Other workers, such as
entertainment workers are paid hourly rates, but generally do
not work full time, year round. For these workers, only an
hourly wage is reported.
Hourly versus annual wage reporting. For each
occupation, respondents are asked to report the number of
employees paid within specific wage intervals. The intervals
are defined both as hourly rates and the corresponding annual
rates, where the annual rate for an occupation is calculated by
multiplying the hourly wage rate by a typical work year of 2,080
hours. The responding establishment can reference either the
hourly or the annual rate for full-time workers, but they are
instructed to report the hourly rate for part-time workers.
Estimation methodology
Each OES panel includes approximately 200,000
establishments. While estimates can be made with data from
one panel or one year, the OES survey is designed to produce
estimates using six panels (3 years) of data. The full six-panel
sample of 1.2 million establishments allows the production of
estimates at detailed levels of geography, industry, and
occupation. Combining six panels of data is also necessary to
obtain the full complement of certainty establishments. (Note:
The first semiannual panel was in November 2002. Prior to that,
about 400,000 establishments were surveyed annually. Each
earlier sample is a two-panel equivalent.)
Wage updating. Significant reductions in sampling errors
are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for
small geographic areas and occupations. Wages for the current
panel need no adjustment. However, wages in the five
previous panels need to be updated to the current panel’s
reference period.
The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index
(ECI) to adjust survey data from prior panels before combining
them with the current panel’s data. The wage updating
procedure adjusts each detailed occupation’s wage rate, as
measured in the earlier panel, according to the average
movement of its broader occupational division. The procedure
assumes that there are no major differences by geography,
industry, or detailed occupation within the occupational
division.
Imputation. Over 20 percent of establishments do not
respond for a given panel. A “nearest neighbor” hot deck
imputation procedure is used to impute occupational
employment totals. A variant of mean imputation is then used
to impute a wage distribution for each occupation. The variant
of mean imputation for wage distributions is also applied to
establishments that provide reports with occupational totals
but partial or missing wage data.
Weighting and benchmarking. The sample establishments
in each panel are weighted to represent all establishments that
were part of the in-scope frame from which the panel was
selected. Based on the sampled establishments, weights are
adjusted when six panels are combined. Weights are adjusted
by benchmarking employment totals from the OES survey to
employment figures derived from the BLS Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages.
May 2004 OES survey estimates. The May 2004 OES survey
estimates are based on all data collected from establishments
in the May 2004, November 2003, May 2003, November 2002,
and 2001 samples, in addition to some certainty units from the
2000 sample. During estimates processing, OES employment
data were benchmarked to the average employment for May
2004 and November 2003 from the BLS Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages.
Reliability of the estimates. Estimates calculated from a
sample survey are subject to two types of error: sampling and
nonsampling. Sampling error occurs when estimates are
calculated from a subset (i.e., sample) of the population instead
of the full population. When a sample of the population is
surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimate of the
characteristic of interest may differ from the population value
of that characteristic. Differences between the sample estimate
and the population value will vary depending on the sample
selected. This variability can be estimated by calculating the
standard error (SE) of the sample estimate. If we were to repeat
the sampling and estimation process countless times using the
same survey design, approximately 90 percent of the intervals
created by adding and subtracting 1.645 SEs from the sample
estimate would include the population value. These intervals
are called 90-percent confidence intervals. The OES survey,
however, usually uses the relative standard error (RSE) of a
sample estimate instead of its SE to measure sampling error.
RSE is defined as the SE of a sample estimate divided by the
sample estimate itself. This statistic provides the user with a
measure of the relative precision of the sample estimate. RSEs
are calculated for both occupational employment and mean
wage rate estimates. Occupational employment RSEs are
calculated using a subsample, random group replication
technique called the jackknife. Mean wage rate RSEs are
calculated using a variance components model that accounts
for both the observed and unobserved components of the wage
data. The variances of the unobserved components are
estimated using wage data from the BLS National
Compensation Survey. In general, estimates based on many
establishments have lower RSEs than estimates based on few
establishments. If the distributional assumptions of the models
are violated, the resulting confidence intervals may not reflect
the prescribed level of confidence.
Nonsampling error occurs for a variety of reasons, none of
which are directly connected to sampling. Examples of
nonsampling error include: nonresponse, data incorrectly
reported by the respondent, mistakes made in entering
collected data into the database, and mistakes made in editing
and processing the collected data.
Additional information
The May 2004 OES national data by occupation, comparable
to data in table 1, will be available soon on the BLS Web site
at http://www.bls.gov/oes. Users also may access each
occupation’s definition and percentile wages. The May 2004
cross-industry data for states and metropolitan areas will be
available on the BLS Web site in early June 2005. Industry
staffing patterns at the sector, 3-, 4-, and selected 5-digit NAICS
levels also will be available from the Internet beginning in early
June 2005. These data will include industry-specific
occupational employment and wage data.
For additional information, contact the Office of
Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Division of
Occupational Employment Statistics, Room 2135,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, 20212;
telephone 202-691-6569 (e-mail:[email protected]).
Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-6915200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Management occupations
Chief executives..............................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers.................................................................................................................
Legislators.......................................................................................................................................................
Advertising and promotions managers...........................................................................................................
Marketing managers.......................................................................................................................................
Sales managers..............................................................................................................................................
Public relations managers..............................................................................................................................
346,590
1,752,910
63,440
57,100
177,550
320,240
50,670
$67.27
44.24
(²)
36.76
46.48
45.68
38.26
$139,920
92,010
30,750
76,460
96,680
95,010
79,580
$67.47
37.22
(²)
30.58
42.13
40.49
33.65
Administrative services managers..................................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers..............................................................................................
Financial managers.........................................................................................................................................
Compensation and benefits managers..........................................................................................................
Training and development managers.............................................................................................................
Human resources managers, all other...........................................................................................................
Industrial production managers......................................................................................................................
Purchasing managers.....................................................................................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers......................................................................................
254,610
267,390
493,360
55,040
35,510
58,770
155,980
73,480
88,100
31.98
47.24
44.04
35.59
35.45
42.11
38.06
37.51
34.87
66,530
98,260
91,610
74,020
73,730
87,580
79,170
78,020
72,530
28.99
44.51
39.37
31.99
32.43
39.33
35.09
34.83
32.02
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers...............................................................................................
Farmers and ranchers....................................................................................................................................
Construction managers...................................................................................................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school.......................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Education administrators, all other.................................................................................................................
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......................................................................................................
Managers, all other.........................................................................................................................................
4,810
540
185,580
50,590
209,630
101,530
22,570
186,380
206,340
23,140
3,520
30,860
224,070
40,240
26,430
159,980
119,280
354,730
26.51
20.78
37.83
19.74
(²)
36.44
32.01
49.33
21.13
25.82
31.77
21.18
36.12
46.06
24.43
23.44
24.39
39.28
55,140
43,230
78,690
41,060
75,640
75,800
66,580
102,600
43,940
53,710
66,090
44,060
75,140
95,800
50,820
48,760
50,740
81,700
24.38
19.44
33.59
17.18
(²)
32.86
28.96
46.94
19.04
22.10
28.17
18.11
32.42
42.63
24.32
19.22
22.50
37.19
10,860
14,300
136,930
257,070
234,950
12,520
33.42
24.03
23.29
24.60
22.74
22.01
69,520
49,980
48,450
51,180
47,310
45,780
26.48
21.02
20.30
22.92
21.26
21.79
167,650
191,080
10,070
169,750
92,940
200,440
158,930
52,470
416,340
34,640
847,170
24.64
25.90
23.73
22.76
24.10
22.97
23.67
28.99
34.97
20.43
27.72
51,260
53,870
49,350
47,330
50,130
47,780
49,240
60,310
72,730
42,490
57,660
22.78
24.01
21.82
19.80
22.83
21.43
22.85
27.46
30.51
19.05
25.70
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..................................................................................................................................................
Financial specialists, all other.........................................................................................................................
995,910
62,270
53,300
67,100
177,780
94,490
96,110
23,400
31,160
278,830
71,610
51,950
119,840
27.35
23.73
28.41
26.57
33.89
39.70
26.08
31.47
18.61
27.98
23.18
16.50
26.64
56,880
49,350
59,100
55,280
70,500
82,570
54,240
65,450
38,710
58,200
48,210
34,330
55,420
24.41
20.86
26.94
22.72
29.76
30.14
23.34
29.00
16.33
23.48
20.91
13.33
23.82
Computer and mathematical science 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.................................................................................................................................
24,720
412,090
425,890
318,020
488,540
489,130
96,960
42.32
31.69
37.18
39.50
20.97
32.87
30.51
88,020
65,910
77,330
82,160
43,620
68,370
63,460
40.96
30.24
36.05
38.34
19.44
31.95
29.16
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............................................................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other.............................................................
Logisticians......................................................................................................................................................
Management analysts.....................................................................................................................................
Meeting and convention planners..................................................................................................................
Business operations specialists, all other.......................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Computer and mathematical science occupations—Continued
Network and computer systems administrators.............................................................................................
Network systems and data communications analysts...................................................................................
Computer specialists, all other........................................................................................................................
259,320
169,200
130,420
$29.55
30.49
30.31
$61,470
63,410
63,030
$27.98
29.14
28.60
Actuaries.........................................................................................................................................................
Mathematicians...............................................................................................................................................
Operations research analysts.........................................................................................................................
Statisticians.....................................................................................................................................................
Mathematical technicians................................................................................................................................
Mathematical scientists, all other....................................................................................................................
16,350
2,410
55,030
17,030
1,720
8,500
42.05
39.18
30.49
30.42
20.99
29.67
87,460
81,500
63,420
63,260
43,650
61,710
36.70
39.06
28.94
28.18
18.49
29.98
Architecture and engineering occupations
Architects, except landscape and naval.........................................................................................................
Landscape architects......................................................................................................................................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists..........................................................................................................
Surveyors........................................................................................................................................................
94,280
17,960
9,870
52,680
31.84
27.73
23.48
22.15
66,230
57,680
48,830
46,080
28.99
25.54
22.15
20.66
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.......................................................................................................................................
Engineers, all other.........................................................................................................................................
73,650
3,220
8,650
30,320
218,220
74,760
148,310
135,560
47,690
25,860
174,960
6,620
21,130
217,010
5,050
17,180
14,690
159,720
38.68
29.04
34.04
38.49
32.18
40.39
35.68
37.24
32.86
31.78
32.05
35.44
33.36
32.91
32.77
42.67
44.15
36.32
80,460
60,400
70,800
80,050
66,930
84,010
74,220
77,450
68,350
66,110
66,660
73,720
69,390
68,460
68,160
88,760
91,820
75,540
38.03
27.17
32.54
36.91
30.88
39.02
34.43
36.43
31.96
30.64
31.26
34.63
32.26
31.88
31.10
40.81
42.55
35.78
Architectural and civil drafters.........................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters...................................................................................................................
Mechanical drafters.........................................................................................................................................
Drafters, all other.............................................................................................................................................
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...............................................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other........................................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians...............................................................................................................
101,060
34,850
76,610
22,620
9,260
90,000
178,560
18,770
19,840
68,210
46,990
88,100
60,530
19.59
22.48
21.70
21.91
25.98
19.18
22.66
20.74
19.55
22.64
21.66
23.86
15.76
40,750
46,760
45,140
45,560
54,040
39,900
47,130
43,130
40,660
47,080
45,050
49,630
32,780
18.84
20.76
20.67
20.13
25.24
18.50
22.26
19.92
18.53
20.96
20.87
23.77
14.60
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Animal scientists.............................................................................................................................................
Food scientists and technologists...................................................................................................................
Soil and plant scientists...................................................................................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists........................................................................................................................
Microbiologists.................................................................................................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists.....................................................................................................................
Biological scientists, all other..........................................................................................................................
Conservation scientists...................................................................................................................................
Foresters.........................................................................................................................................................
Epidemiologists...............................................................................................................................................
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists.....................................................................................................
Life scientists, all other....................................................................................................................................
1,540
7,210
9,690
15,200
13,880
15,050
26,180
14,290
10,250
4,560
66,450
13,870
25.87
26.98
26.67
34.48
29.45
25.54
29.03
25.72
23.91
27.91
33.04
30.63
53,800
56,110
55,470
71,730
61,250
53,120
60,370
53,500
49,730
58,060
68,730
63,710
24.00
24.44
24.62
33.15
26.37
24.20
27.05
25.23
23.19
26.35
29.48
26.65
Astronomers....................................................................................................................................................
Physicists........................................................................................................................................................
Atmospheric and space scientists..................................................................................................................
Chemists.........................................................................................................................................................
Materials scientists..........................................................................................................................................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.............................................................................
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers....................................................................................
Hydrologists.....................................................................................................................................................
Physical scientists, all other............................................................................................................................
680
14,150
7,070
79,650
7,330
66,850
25,100
7,290
25,260
44.99
42.83
33.46
29.43
35.77
26.53
36.96
30.82
39.21
93,580
89,090
69,590
61,220
74,390
55,190
76,870
64,100
81,560
46.79
42.04
33.70
26.95
34.80
24.56
33.04
29.57
38.53
Economists......................................................................................................................................................
Market research analysts................................................................................................................................
Survey researchers.........................................................................................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists...............................................................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists...........................................................................................................
Psychologists, all other...................................................................................................................................
12,030
170,200
19,480
96,540
1,500
6,480
38.35
30.28
15.39
29.24
37.88
33.53
79,770
62,990
32,010
60,810
78,800
69,740
34.99
26.99
12.74
26.42
34.33
34.57
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Life, physical, and social science occupations—Continued
Sociologists.....................................................................................................................................................
Urban and regional planners..........................................................................................................................
Anthropologists and archeologists..................................................................................................................
Geographers...................................................................................................................................................
Historians........................................................................................................................................................
Political scientists............................................................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers, all other...............................................................................................
3,640
31,140
4,510
750
2,350
4,370
31,990
$30.46
26.75
22.86
28.65
23.48
41.24
29.09
$63,350
55,640
47,550
59,600
48,850
85,770
60,500
$27.82
25.70
21.10
28.35
21.39
41.71
28.12
Agricultural and food science technicians......................................................................................................
Biological technicians......................................................................................................................................
Chemical technicians......................................................................................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians...........................................................................................................
Nuclear technicians.........................................................................................................................................
Social science research assistants................................................................................................................
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health............................................................
Forensic science technicians..........................................................................................................................
Forest and conservation technicians..............................................................................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other.................................................................................
18,940
59,710
61,700
10,420
7,210
15,710
29,460
9,230
29,910
72,580
15.37
17.04
19.04
20.85
28.28
17.26
17.90
22.83
14.79
20.52
31,980
35,450
39,600
43,360
58,830
35,900
37,230
47,490
30,770
42,680
14.29
15.97
18.35
19.35
28.46
16.52
16.99
21.16
13.14
18.19
Community and social services occupations
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors..................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors............................................................................................
Marriage and family therapists........................................................................................................................
Mental health counselors................................................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors................................................................................................................................
Counselors, all other.......................................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.........................................................................................................
Medical and public health social workers.......................................................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers......................................................................................
Social workers, all other..................................................................................................................................
Health educators.............................................................................................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists...............................................................................
Social and human service assistants.............................................................................................................
Community and social service specialists, all other.......................................................................................
Clergy..............................................................................................................................................................
Directors, religious activities and education...................................................................................................
Religious workers, all other.............................................................................................................................
68,880
220,690
20,710
89,300
115,150
21,970
250,790
103,180
108,950
60,120
46,490
89,170
331,860
89,250
35,790
12,620
8,810
16.50
22.88
20.21
17.31
14.76
18.21
18.19
19.92
17.34
19.80
20.25
20.53
12.45
16.57
19.23
16.14
11.41
34,310
47,590
42,040
36,000
30,710
37,880
37,830
41,440
36,060
41,180
42,120
42,690
25,890
34,470
40,000
33,560
23,730
15.45
21.91
18.74
15.85
13.40
16.82
16.74
19.27
16.31
18.96
18.50
19.04
11.67
15.64
17.64
14.76
9.01
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..................................................................................................
Legal support workers, all other......................................................................................................................
521,130
14,830
4,940
25,500
210,020
15,520
43,300
53,700
69,590
52.30
35.44
29.08
42.96
19.95
22.63
16.92
18.93
21.79
108,790
73,710
60,480
89,360
41,490
47,070
35,180
39,360
45,330
45.64
33.14
26.32
44.75
18.81
20.63
16.34
16.77
20.26
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...................................................................................................................
68,340
37,260
43,760
5,700
33,520
10,230
60,260
2,970
8,660
18,720
3,860
12,590
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
65,430
58,140
57,240
65,510
77,070
67,520
73,220
67,660
70,300
63,520
66,790
69,210
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
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................................................................................................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other.......................................................................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary..........................................................................................
Education teachers, postsecondary...............................................................................................................
Library science teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................
4,990
7,670
12,230
4,180
13,230
29,400
14,220
6,310
105,610
34,360
47,710
3,740
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
66,060
62,940
73,280
61,020
64,950
60,800
59,830
68,460
76,720
55,770
52,850
54,590
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary...................................................................
Law teachers, postsecondary.........................................................................................................................
Social work teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................
9,550
12,580
6,670
63,730
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
51,500
95,300
56,620
52,750
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Education, training, and library occupations—Continued
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.............................................................................................
Postsecondary teachers, all other..................................................................................................................
20,760
57,400
22,460
19,190
17,170
111,730
3,870
15,470
112,990
248,330
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
21.19
30.73
$53,130
52,560
51,620
58,490
56,630
27,860
50,810
47,360
44,060
63,920
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
19.59
27.93
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..............................................................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.........................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers...............................................................................................................
Teachers and instructors, all other.................................................................................................................
354,800
164,530
1,422,840
623,400
16,820
1,021,180
102,210
205,960
98,840
138,470
63,200
141,180
505,570
11.51
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
20.92
16.93
(²)
23,940
44,000
45,670
46,510
46,250
48,420
48,000
46,420
48,910
49,620
43,520
35,210
33,100
10.09
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
18.74
14.85
(²)
Archivists.........................................................................................................................................................
Curators...........................................................................................................................................................
Museum technicians and conservators..........................................................................................................
Librarians.........................................................................................................................................................
Library technicians..........................................................................................................................................
Audio-visual collections specialists.................................................................................................................
Farm and home management advisors.........................................................................................................
Instructional coordinators................................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants..........................................................................................................................................
Education, training, and library workers, all other...........................................................................................
5,190
8,590
8,850
149,680
113,520
8,420
12,620
106,590
1,242,760
65,150
19.05
23.04
16.96
22.88
12.63
17.13
21.62
24.74
(²)
16.29
39,630
47,920
35,270
47,590
26,260
35,630
44,960
51,450
20,400
33,890
17.54
20.97
15.30
22.07
11.99
15.86
20.00
23.46
(²)
14.29
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Art directors.....................................................................................................................................................
Craft artists......................................................................................................................................................
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators..............................................................................
Multi-media artists and animators...................................................................................................................
Artists and related workers, all other..............................................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers.............................................................................................................
Fashion designers...........................................................................................................................................
Floral designers...............................................................................................................................................
Graphic designers...........................................................................................................................................
Interior designers............................................................................................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers...............................................................................................
Set and exhibit designers................................................................................................................................
Designers, all other.........................................................................................................................................
26,870
3,890
9,570
30,210
5,370
33,050
12,100
67,710
159,720
46,360
62,220
8,750
12,650
35.21
13.33
20.98
27.65
18.02
26.77
30.84
10.51
20.25
21.59
12.51
19.23
22.27
73,240
27,720
43,640
57,520
37,490
55,670
64,150
21,860
42,120
44,900
26,020
40,000
46,320
30.69
11.31
18.30
24.21
14.72
25.15
26.85
9.83
18.28
19.56
10.89
17.21
20.31
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....................................................................................................................................
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other...............................................................
59,000
55,260
12,250
122,930
11,440
14,880
15,360
8,870
52,000
54,800
22.48
34.84
(²)
(²)
(²)
12.15
18.39
21.06
24.96
18.82
(³)
72,470
86,690
32,780
27,850
(³)
38,250
43,810
(³)
(³)
11.28
25.40
(²)
(²)
(²)
8.54
16.19
16.62
17.85
16.73
Radio and television announcers...................................................................................................................
Public address system and other announcers...............................................................................................
Broadcast news analysts................................................................................................................................
Reporters and correspondents.......................................................................................................................
Public relations specialists..............................................................................................................................
Editors.............................................................................................................................................................
Technical writers.............................................................................................................................................
Writers and authors.........................................................................................................................................
Interpreters and translators.............................................................................................................................
Media and communication workers, all other.................................................................................................
41,430
8,180
6,930
52,550
166,210
100,790
45,100
42,780
25,410
27,380
15.22
14.08
27.28
18.58
23.80
23.65
27.24
25.52
17.61
21.66
31,650
29,290
56,740
38,650
49,510
49,190
56,650
53,080
36,630
45,060
10.64
10.56
17.78
15.06
21.07
21.10
25.71
21.32
16.28
19.64
Audio and video equipment technicians.........................................................................................................
Broadcast technicians.....................................................................................................................................
Radio operators...............................................................................................................................................
Sound engineering technicians......................................................................................................................
Photographers................................................................................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture...............................................................................
Film and video editors.....................................................................................................................................
40,050
29,940
1,670
11,650
54,400
21,600
15,800
17.62
16.14
17.06
21.91
15.00
20.04
24.37
36,650
33,560
35,490
45,570
31,200
41,690
50,690
15.66
13.47
15.73
18.32
12.54
18.08
20.96
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations—Continued
Media and communication equipment workers, all other...............................................................................
18,570
$22.36
$46,510
$19.77
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Chiropractors...................................................................................................................................................
Dentists, general.............................................................................................................................................
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons......................................................................................................................
Orthodontists...................................................................................................................................................
Prosthodontists...............................................................................................................................................
Dentists, all other specialists...........................................................................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists...............................................................................................................................
Optometrists....................................................................................................................................................
Pharmacists....................................................................................................................................................
21,830
84,240
4,950
6,190
730
2,710
46,530
22,780
222,960
42.01
63.87
79.69
72.45
70.04
62.64
21.46
46.53
40.56
87,390
132,850
165,750
150,700
145,670
130,300
44,640
96,780
84,370
33.61
59.16
(4)
(4)
(4)
60.64
20.98
42.51
40.82
Anesthesiologists............................................................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners.....................................................................................................................
Internists, general............................................................................................................................................
Obstetricians and gynecologists.....................................................................................................................
Pediatricians, general......................................................................................................................................
Psychiatrists....................................................................................................................................................
Surgeons.........................................................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons, all other.................................................................................................................
25,130
106,750
51,180
20,850
26,520
22,440
55,800
162,720
83.77
66.58
76.06
84.74
68.04
72.17
87.31
66.16
174,250
138,490
158,200
176,270
141,520
150,110
181,610
137,610
(4)
65.91
(4)
(4)
65.26
(4)
(4)
67.44
Physician assistants........................................................................................................................................
Podiatrists........................................................................................................................................................
Registered nurses...........................................................................................................................................
Audiologists.....................................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists..................................................................................................................................
59,470
7,550
2,311,970
9,810
83,560
33.07
52.11
26.06
26.47
27.19
68,780
108,400
54,210
55,050
56,550
33.37
45.38
25.16
24.74
26.28
Physical therapists..........................................................................................................................................
Radiation therapists........................................................................................................................................
Recreational therapists...................................................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists.....................................................................................................................................
Speech-language pathologists.......................................................................................................................
Therapists, all other.........................................................................................................................................
Veterinarians...................................................................................................................................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other...................................................................................
142,940
14,470
23,050
91,350
89,260
8,090
46,090
56,920
30.00
29.05
16.48
21.24
26.71
21.45
36.07
44.38
62,390
60,420
34,280
44,180
55,550
44,620
75,030
92,300
28.93
27.74
15.82
20.74
25.20
19.32
32.01
27.87
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..........................................................................................
151,240
141,720
155,810
43,540
41,280
17,520
177,220
187,900
22.41
15.44
28.58
19.09
25.78
29.43
21.41
13.30
46,600
32,120
59,440
39,710
53,620
61,210
44,530
27,650
21.99
14.83
28.05
18.60
25.24
27.14
20.84
12.17
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..............................................................................................................................
Health technologists and technicians, all other..............................................................................................
Occupational health and safety specialists....................................................................................................
Occupational health and safety technicians...................................................................................................
Athletic trainers................................................................................................................................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other...............................................................................
24,630
255,290
59,010
24,190
82,280
58,570
702,740
155,030
62,350
4,930
72,390
36,360
11,190
13,100
52,240
11.89
11.87
13.43
18.00
16.72
12.49
16.75
13.30
14.37
27.47
18.10
25.54
21.31
(²)
18.20
24,730
24,700
27,940
37,440
34,770
25,990
34,840
27,660
29,880
57,130
37,650
53,110
44,320
36,350
37,860
11.05
11.37
12.28
17.67
16.35
11.99
16.33
12.30
13.44
24.17
16.46
24.79
20.25
(²)
16.04
Healthcare support occupations
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................................................................................
Healthcare support workers, all other.............................................................................................................
596,330
1,384,120
54,520
20,880
5,240
57,420
41,910
32,200
264,820
380,340
40,380
92,740
47,720
70,200
182,550
9.13
10.39
11.70
18.49
12.51
18.14
11.14
17.63
13.97
12.21
12.14
14.01
9.52
9.44
12.62
18,980
21,610
24,340
38,460
26,030
37,730
23,160
36,670
29,060
25,400
25,240
29,150
19,810
19,640
26,250
8.81
10.09
11.19
18.48
11.13
18.22
10.28
15.36
13.62
11.83
11.76
13.64
8.86
8.97
12.01
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
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.......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other..........................................................
35,880
96,080
54,170
47,280
$22.83
31.34
29.26
20.05
$47,490
65,180
60,860
41,690
$21.50
30.97
28.33
17.91
Fire fighters.....................................................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators....................................................................................................................
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists...........................................................................................
273,630
12,500
1,580
19.06
23.03
19.98
39,640
47,890
41,560
18.43
22.28
18.77
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...............................................................................................................................
17,270
409,580
86,880
7,050
9,990
616,340
4,610
16.80
17.29
27.16
23.60
14.37
22.20
22.77
34,950
35,970
56,500
49,090
29,890
46,180
47,370
16.28
16.15
25.96
20.57
13.64
21.74
21.84
Animal control workers....................................................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators...............................................................................................................
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators.................................................................................
Security guards...............................................................................................................................................
Crossing guards..............................................................................................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers......................................................
Protective service workers, all other...............................................................................................................
13,780
31,220
8,560
978,570
70,180
108,210
122,740
13.15
17.47
13.69
10.61
9.94
8.43
14.54
27,360
36,330
28,470
22,070
20,670
17,530
30,240
12.60
15.44
12.42
9.77
9.28
7.95
13.50
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, private household...............................................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant............................................................................................................................................
Cooks, short order..........................................................................................................................................
Cooks, all other...............................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers...............................................................................................................................
116,930
733,680
652,500
401,110
650
765,670
225,740
10,780
863,700
16.42
13.21
7.33
9.55
10.83
9.73
8.46
10.87
8.47
34,160
27,480
15,250
19,860
22,530
20,230
17,590
22,600
17,620
14.75
12.22
7.07
9.10
9.42
9.39
8.11
10.09
8.03
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..........................................................................
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other................................................................................
463,000
2,140,740
458,610
2,219,850
186,770
390,980
497,650
316,400
62,620
8.29
7.40
7.78
7.66
8.58
7.44
7.50
7.82
8.89
17,240
15,390
16,170
15,930
17,840
15,470
15,600
16,260
18,490
7.42
7.06
7.53
6.75
7.95
7.10
7.35
7.52
8.26
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.................................................................................................................
Building cleaning workers, all other................................................................................................................
Pest control workers.......................................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers...................................................................................................
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation.............................................................................
Tree trimmers and pruners.............................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers, all other........................................................................................................
199,990
15.32
31,880
14.19
102,380
2,103,490
880,150
13,580
59,080
860,200
24,200
39,600
17,760
18.38
9.91
8.62
10.74
13.38
10.62
12.74
13.37
11.18
38,230
20,620
17,930
22,350
27,830
22,080
26,500
27,800
23,250
16.99
9.04
8.13
10.17
12.61
9.82
12.30
12.57
9.57
Personal care and service occupations
Gaming supervisors........................................................................................................................................
Slot key persons..............................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers........................................................................
Animal trainers................................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers............................................................................................................................
25,040
16,210
121,250
8,060
81,110
19.98
12.07
16.07
12.48
9.24
41,570
25,110
33,430
25,950
19,220
19.64
11.06
14.59
10.60
8.39
Gaming dealers...............................................................................................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners................................................................................................
Gaming service workers, all other..................................................................................................................
Motion picture projectionists...........................................................................................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers...................................................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..........................................................................................................
Costume attendants........................................................................................................................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants................................................................................
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other...............................................................................
82,560
18,290
14,860
10,290
110,420
241,110
3,460
24,320
37,080
7.89
9.76
10.85
9.55
8.07
8.00
13.81
8.80
8.57
16,420
20,310
22,570
19,870
16,780
16,630
28,720
18,310
17,820
6.89
8.84
10.01
8.32
7.30
7.47
12.04
8.44
8.14
Embalmers......................................................................................................................................................
Funeral attendants..........................................................................................................................................
Barbers............................................................................................................................................................
8,660
29,660
15,830
17.93
10.05
12.04
37,300
20,900
25,040
17.09
9.26
10.19
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Personal care and service occupations—Continued
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists...............................................................................................
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance...................................................................................................
Manicurists and pedicurists.............................................................................................................................
Shampooers....................................................................................................................................................
Skin care specialists........................................................................................................................................
331,260
1,060
38,030
16,180
19,650
$10.95
15.28
9.65
7.51
13.20
$22,770
31,780
20,080
15,610
27,450
$9.52
11.74
8.89
7.03
11.55
Baggage porters and bellhops........................................................................................................................
Concierges......................................................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts.................................................................................................................................
Travel guides...................................................................................................................................................
Flight attendants..............................................................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters....................................................
55,910
17,310
28,660
4,140
101,980
27,730
10.46
11.93
9.92
14.30
(²)
9.99
21,760
24,820
20,640
29,750
51,160
20,780
8.54
11.23
9.32
13.20
(²)
9.17
Child care workers..........................................................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides.......................................................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors........................................................................................................
Recreation workers.........................................................................................................................................
Residential advisors........................................................................................................................................
Personal care and service workers, all other.................................................................................................
513,110
532,490
182,280
266,520
49,960
65,070
8.57
8.38
14.98
10.43
11.17
9.81
17,830
17,430
31,170
21,690
23,240
20,410
8.06
8.12
12.25
9.29
10.30
8.63
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................................................................................................
1,087,830
307,610
3,438,070
28,830
18.01
34.33
8.29
10.04
37,470
71,420
17,250
20,890
15.73
28.51
7.81
9.87
Counter and rental clerks................................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.........................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons.........................................................................................................................................
444,850
236,710
4,130,470
10.47
13.58
11.03
21,770
28,240
22,930
8.79
12.32
8.98
Advertising sales agents.................................................................................................................................
Insurance sales agents...................................................................................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents.......................................................................
Travel agents..................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, services, all other.......................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific
products....................................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical
and scientific products.............................................................................................................................
144,690
285,390
240,500
90,500
352,050
23.76
26.77
43.77
14.25
25.93
49,420
55,680
91,040
29,650
53,940
19.37
20.06
33.27
13.29
22.60
378,080
32.37
67,330
28.17
1,385,630
25.91
53,900
21.83
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................................................
Sales and related workers, all other...............................................................................................................
93,240
1,410
40,050
126,470
71,690
410,360
15,200
198,230
12.00
13.21
37.43
23.05
36.42
11.29
13.36
18.44
24,960
27,480
77,850
47,950
75,740
23,490
27,790
38,350
9.95
10.50
28.23
17.15
33.95
9.82
10.85
15.09
Office and administrative support occupations
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers..............................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service.....................................................................................
Telephone operators.......................................................................................................................................
Communications equipment operators, all other...........................................................................................
1,406,240
206,370
38,500
4,040
21.15
10.81
14.53
15.98
43,990
22,490
30,220
33,240
19.72
10.38
13.65
15.23
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..............................................................................................................................................................
445,180
496,780
1,770,860
19,710
205,670
71,740
552,860
13.95
13.50
14.34
11.09
15.02
15.11
10.30
29,010
28,070
29,830
23,070
31,240
31,420
21,420
13.20
13.00
13.74
10.74
14.59
14.85
10.15
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...............................................................................................................
73,910
21,590
103,090
66,010
2,021,350
93,250
242,640
190,300
18.15
14.19
14.63
15.15
14.01
16.25
10.72
8.93
37,750
29,510
30,420
31,520
29,130
33,800
22,310
18,570
16.94
13.51
13.67
13.97
12.99
15.92
10.11
8.51
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..............................................................................................................
193,780
102,310
209,320
96,560
289,830
164,940
1,071,230
11.91
10.57
14.75
13.55
12.85
15.77
10.91
24,770
21,990
30,680
28,180
26,730
32,810
22,690
11.38
9.96
13.94
12.91
12.07
15.26
10.50
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Office and administrative support occupations—Continued
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.....................................................................
All other information and record clerks...........................................................................................................
159,910
269,070
$14.48
18.34
$30,120
38,150
$13.34
15.44
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...................................................................
70,000
111,700
90,930
165,910
48,830
76,870
344,050
214,400
285,940
747,270
1,561,530
83,570
17.24
10.26
14.58
16.01
15.03
19.82
20.85
18.12
18.10
12.43
10.52
12.92
35,870
21,330
30,330
33,310
31,260
41,230
43,370
37,690
37,650
25,850
21,890
26,880
16.47
9.71
13.91
14.87
14.15
19.69
21.37
18.96
17.47
11.73
9.66
11.81
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants.....................................................................................
Legal secretaries.............................................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries.........................................................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.........................................................................................
1,422,610
264,070
360,850
1,743,560
17.69
18.40
13.42
13.06
36,790
38,280
27,900
27,160
16.81
17.65
12.76
12.55
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........................................................................................................................................
Office and administrative support workers, all other......................................................................................
140,870
313,590
168,430
32,790
239,250
149,700
2,970,660
97,140
20,530
18,560
318,430
15.79
11.72
14.17
16.40
14.70
11.27
11.62
11.83
12.99
15.19
13.16
32,850
24,380
29,480
34,110
30,580
23,440
24,170
24,610
27,010
31,600
27,380
14.94
11.18
13.48
15.55
14.06
10.76
10.95
11.16
12.18
14.55
12.22
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...........................................................................................................
Agricultural workers, all other..........................................................................................................................
Fishers and related fishing workers................................................................................................................
Forest and conservation workers...................................................................................................................
Fallers..............................................................................................................................................................
Logging equipment operators.........................................................................................................................
Log graders and scalers.................................................................................................................................
Logging workers, all other...............................................................................................................................
19,890
2,770
12,300
1,530
50,110
20,960
240,000
43,250
9,500
940
9,140
10,180
27,690
4,870
5,680
18.50
10.84
16.05
15.74
8.52
9.76
8.07
9.07
11.06
14.04
11.34
15.15
13.75
13.21
14.06
38,480
22,540
33,390
32,730
17,710
20,300
16,780
18,870
23,010
29,200
23,590
31,510
28,600
27,480
29,240
17.06
8.42
14.92
13.55
7.90
8.88
7.70
8.31
10.15
11.58
9.51
13.23
13.18
12.29
14.29
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............................................................................................................................
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.............................................................................................................................................................
542,440
18,520
107,660
16,320
882,490
40,170
15,800
6,430
42,930
191,690
6,700
854,840
61,860
4,450
357,080
113,350
36,370
25.95
22.29
20.42
17.75
18.26
17.72
17.13
13.93
18.28
16.36
15.47
13.86
16.07
22.46
18.62
17.71
19.25
53,980
46,360
42,480
36,920
37,970
36,860
35,640
28,980
38,020
34,030
32,170
28,830
33,430
46,720
38,730
36,830
40,040
24.25
21.68
20.07
16.82
16.78
16.39
15.68
12.88
17.02
15.10
13.45
12.10
14.42
21.29
17.00
16.36
18.78
Electricians......................................................................................................................................................
Glaziers...........................................................................................................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall.......................................................................................................
Insulation workers, mechanical.......................................................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance........................................................................................................
Paperhangers.................................................................................................................................................
Pipelayers........................................................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...........................................................................................................
Plasterers and stucco masons.......................................................................................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers................................................................................................................
Roofers............................................................................................................................................................
582,920
43,140
37,000
17,110
249,560
7,660
54,470
424,360
54,920
32,660
119,820
21.58
17.63
16.12
17.48
15.87
16.87
15.40
21.21
16.96
19.32
16.17
44,900
36,680
33,530
36,350
33,010
35,090
32,040
44,110
35,270
40,190
33,630
20.33
15.70
14.57
16.03
14.55
15.73
13.68
19.85
15.60
16.90
14.83
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Construction and extraction occupations—Continued
Sheet metal workers.......................................................................................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers....................................................................................................................
184,740
70,240
$18.63
21.30
$38,760
44,300
$17.09
20.40
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..............................................................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades, all other............................................................................................................
61,680
106,130
92,820
26,090
74,820
21,530
38,310
13.40
10.94
11.97
10.87
11.50
10.58
10.97
27,860
22,750
24,890
22,610
23,930
22,000
22,820
12.00
10.38
11.26
9.87
10.75
9.93
9.91
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...........................................................................................................................................
Construction and related workers, all other....................................................................................................
82,690
21,110
23,350
38,550
136,550
10,430
16,670
840
81,260
21.86
27.98
12.27
17.54
14.61
17.96
14.73
13.31
12.71
45,460
58,190
25,530
36,480
30,390
37,360
30,640
27,690
26,440
21.00
28.23
11.24
16.02
14.21
18.35
13.88
11.74
11.40
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...........................................................................................
Mining machine operators, all other................................................................................................................
Rock splitters, quarry......................................................................................................................................
Roof bolters, mining........................................................................................................................................
Roustabouts, oil and gas................................................................................................................................
Helpers--extraction workers............................................................................................................................
Extraction workers, all other............................................................................................................................
13,880
13,860
16,210
19,320
5,290
8,060
3,900
2,710
3,180
4,290
32,280
26,430
10,450
16.74
18.68
16.05
17.18
17.85
17.71
17.95
17.17
13.43
18.54
12.74
13.23
16.37
34,810
38,860
33,380
35,740
37,130
36,840
37,330
35,710
27,940
38,570
26,500
27,520
34,050
16.11
17.11
14.75
16.07
17.16
17.87
17.96
16.45
12.54
18.70
11.94
12.66
15.66
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......................................................................................................
459,440
141,350
6,340
202,160
22,310
21,910
17,390
71,300
20,660
15,490
32,210
44,710
25.34
17.59
18.30
23.10
21.38
16.11
19.46
20.63
25.51
14.24
14.25
16.78
52,700
36,580
38,070
48,050
44,460
33,520
40,470
42,910
53,060
29,610
29,640
34,900
24.20
16.90
17.65
23.96
21.30
15.54
19.25
20.48
25.86
12.79
13.44
16.06
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............................................................................................................................
112,830
162,820
18,150
668,540
251,430
30,770
112,000
18,140
17,680
15,920
25,170
7,750
12,340
87,110
22.69
18.10
13.98
16.61
17.66
13.74
18.68
19.01
15.16
14.61
12.66
9.90
14.73
10.75
47,190
37,650
29,080
34,550
36,730
28,580
38,860
39,550
31,530
30,380
26,340
20,580
30,630
22,350
21.77
16.68
13.45
15.60
17.20
13.40
18.34
19.48
14.74
13.70
11.98
9.71
13.93
10.01
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...............................................................................................................................................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other................................................................................
10,470
37,260
225,630
40,300
212,770
1,267,390
84,850
57,050
3,570
101,760
144,080
3,830
23,750
5,290
3,450
13,500
16.92
20.83
18.30
16.00
19.28
15.41
16.40
21.63
18.76
22.91
19.55
16.29
18.72
14.88
15.23
21.64
35,190
43,320
38,060
33,280
40,090
32,060
34,120
44,990
39,020
47,640
40,660
33,880
38,930
30,950
31,670
45,000
15.38
21.01
17.43
15.47
18.78
14.77
15.79
21.02
18.09
23.61
19.39
15.54
17.90
13.47
13.87
21.25
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations—Continued
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.................................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other.................................................................................
37,230
2,230
2,150
15,540
12,150
12,480
7,780
157,310
137,650
$13.95
18.66
15.60
15.30
11.64
17.55
21.73
11.18
17.23
$29,020
38,820
32,440
31,830
24,210
36,500
45,210
23,250
35,830
$13.47
16.94
15.62
14.60
11.23
16.98
21.43
10.25
16.23
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...................................................................................
Assemblers and fabricators, all other.............................................................................................................
696,750
18,710
27,360
217,360
51,370
45,730
86,240
30,250
1,208,270
3,150
259,830
22.96
18.02
12.69
12.63
13.29
17.29
14.94
12.59
12.36
14.57
14.14
47,760
37,470
26,400
26,270
27,650
35,960
31,070
26,190
25,720
30,310
29,410
21.51
17.79
12.24
11.68
12.71
16.73
14.34
12.18
11.42
13.76
11.90
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..............................................................................................
150,900
131,490
137,370
134,140
18,110
85,010
41,810
10.97
13.12
9.60
10.20
12.12
11.34
10.72
22,820
27,300
19,970
21,220
25,210
23,590
22,290
10.26
12.45
9.09
10.03
11.46
10.62
10.02
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.....................................
124,330
17,310
88,980
37,890
37,210
15.22
20.27
13.54
14.05
14.81
31,650
42,160
28,170
29,210
30,810
14.75
19.31
13.18
13.22
14.33
248,800
41,940
13.04
14.72
27,120
30,620
12.45
13.69
98,770
70,230
14.10
15.47
29,330
32,190
13.19
15.04
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......................................................
30,280
361,280
17,150
13,670
8,030
5,930
17,320
15.16
16.73
16.13
14.68
21.57
18.19
14.29
31,530
34,790
33,560
30,530
44,870
37,840
29,720
14.91
16.33
15.74
13.92
21.28
17.86
13.37
156,480
97,060
12.47
14.88
25,940
30,960
11.63
14.06
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..............................................................................................................
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other...................................................................................................
99,390
344,970
47,210
25,690
11,240
38,620
19,750
53,050
21.19
15.41
15.39
14.73
16.23
13.68
15.10
17.19
44,070
32,050
32,020
30,630
33,750
28,440
31,410
35,750
20.55
14.72
14.32
14.26
15.65
12.96
14.52
16.15
Bindery workers..............................................................................................................................................
Bookbinders....................................................................................................................................................
Job printers......................................................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers.................................................................................................................
Printing machine operators.............................................................................................................................
73,240
7,160
56,770
76,190
184,230
12.33
14.58
16.23
16.08
15.26
25,650
30,320
33,750
33,450
31,740
11.31
13.71
15.41
15.30
14.38
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....................................
218,610
80,520
242,500
7,840
4,530
12,430
27,180
21,480
25,320
45,320
53,490
8.74
8.62
9.24
9.68
9.85
10.20
11.76
10.96
10.44
11.47
11.41
18,170
17,920
19,230
20,120
20,500
21,210
24,450
22,790
21,700
23,850
23,740
8.28
8.33
8.61
9.29
9.44
9.13
10.79
10.56
9.80
11.48
10.87
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Production occupations—Continued
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic
and glass fibers........................................................................................................................................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers.................................................................................................................
Upholsterers....................................................................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other........................................................................................
23,040
9,340
38,550
21,920
$13.71
16.23
13.05
10.96
$28,520
33,760
27,140
22,790
$13.37
13.85
12.35
10.34
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.......................................................
Woodworkers, all other...................................................................................................................................
121,380
25,770
3,210
2,500
56,500
88,870
12,190
12.90
12.11
14.82
15.74
11.35
11.43
10.94
26,830
25,190
30,820
32,750
23,600
23,780
22,760
12.16
11.35
12.94
14.88
10.91
10.93
10.16
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...........................................................
Plant and system operators, all other.............................................................................................................
4,300
8,290
33,350
46,870
92,120
59,980
10,670
42,300
14,930
30.71
28.03
25.02
21.66
17.32
21.61
24.36
23.44
20.14
63,880
58,300
52,030
45,060
36,030
44,940
50,660
48,760
41,900
30.81
27.56
25.26
21.22
16.81
21.55
24.36
24.27
20.10
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.................................................................................................................
48,450
18.94
39,390
18.69
38,000
42,600
44,210
119,320
28,780
73,250
73,970
29,750
495,430
26,360
44,540
10,080
25,170
16.49
13.70
12.03
14.06
11.60
13.46
13.88
15.08
15.00
14.76
16.21
15.19
12.32
34,290
28,490
25,030
29,240
24,120
27,990
28,880
31,360
31,210
30,700
33,720
31,600
25,620
15.98
12.96
11.28
13.51
10.59
12.82
13.20
14.29
13.66
13.18
14.93
13.38
11.40
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.............................................................................................................................
411,660
96,510
49,810
26,990
31,610
53,350
44,440
11.59
13.25
18.17
12.01
11.07
10.26
14.46
24,110
27,550
37,800
24,970
23,010
21,340
30,070
10.67
12.64
16.89
10.95
9.63
9.33
13.85
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...........................................................................................................................
Production workers, all other..........................................................................................................................
24,630
16,860
8,790
8,490
37,930
109,560
17,960
480,430
299,950
12.34
12.15
12.18
12.59
12.51
15.01
17.38
10.35
13.47
25,660
25,270
25,340
26,180
26,020
31,220
36,150
21,530
28,010
11.57
11.18
10.96
11.33
11.58
14.63
17.50
9.70
11.38
7,460
169,860
18.90
19.45
39,310
40,460
16.40
18.40
222,590
78,490
21,370
22,260
4,810
23.23
(²)
(²)
47.94
20.22
48,320
129,620
62,290
99,710
42,050
21.54
(²)
(²)
49.05
17.64
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............................................................................................................................
Motor vehicle operators, all other...................................................................................................................
17,410
183,710
475,430
406,910
1,553,370
938,730
132,650
85,520
10.17
15.09
11.33
11.36
16.63
12.88
10.34
11.04
21,140
31,390
23,560
23,620
34,580
26,790
21,510
22,960
9.49
14.30
11.18
9.66
16.11
11.80
9.41
9.45
Locomotive engineers.....................................................................................................................................
Locomotive firers.............................................................................................................................................
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers......................................................................................
31,180
620
6,170
26.29
22.23
18.41
54,680
46,230
38,280
24.30
21.56
17.70
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.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2004—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median hourly
wages
Transportation and material moving occupations—Continued
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators.................................................................................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters...........................................................................................................
Subway and streetcar operators.....................................................................................................................
Rail transportation workers, all other..............................................................................................................
16,410
35,720
8,900
7,680
$23.03
25.28
22.67
19.56
$47,900
52,580
47,150
40,680
$21.46
22.28
23.70
19.57
Sailors and marine oilers................................................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.................................................................................................
Motorboat operators........................................................................................................................................
Ship engineers................................................................................................................................................
27,570
25,200
2,830
10,330
14.98
25.11
16.25
27.80
31,160
52,230
33,790
57,830
14.00
24.20
15.39
26.42
Bridge and lock tenders..................................................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.....................................................................................................................................
Service station attendants..............................................................................................................................
Traffic technicians...........................................................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors...............................................................................................................................
Transportation workers, all other....................................................................................................................
3,500
120,080
90,640
6,240
24,140
51,850
17.05
8.48
8.92
17.11
24.89
16.11
35,460
17,650
18,560
35,600
51,780
33,510
17.98
8.08
8.29
16.19
24.22
15.47
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...................................................................................................................
Material moving workers, all other..................................................................................................................
54,380
43,570
1,730
67,080
3,330
5,550
631,530
330,520
2,390,910
149,500
872,260
4,680
9,810
10,040
139,920
3,000
16,530
57,390
12.85
18.81
14.43
16.40
16.34
18.65
13.57
9.33
10.53
11.31
8.97
21.56
17.79
16.33
13.37
17.58
16.44
15.29
26,720
39,130
30,010
34,120
34,000
38,790
28,230
19,400
21,910
23,530
18,660
44,850
37,000
33,960
27,810
36,570
34,190
31,800
12.23
17.99
13.47
15.37
15.98
16.19
12.78
8.41
9.67
10.68
8.25
21.07
17.04
16.31
12.38
18.08
15.59
13.87
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
Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
3
There is a wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, singers, and musicians. Many jobs are for the duration of
1 day or 1 week, and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months. Therefore, only hourly
wages are available for these occupations.
4
Represents a wage above $70.00 per hour.