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USDL 08-0620
For release: 10:00 A.M. (EDT)
Friday, May 9, 2008
(NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, February 12, 2009, to correct
mean annual wage data in table 1 for two occupations: (1) flight attendants and
(2) airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers. These corrections did not affect any
other tables in the release or the analysis of occupational employment and wage
data.)
OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, 2007
Retail salespersons, cashiers, general office clerks, combined food preparation and serving workers,
and registered nurses were among the occupations with the highest U.S. employment in 2007, according
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. The highest paying occupations included physician specialists, dentist specialists, and chief executives, while dishwashers, fast
food cooks, and combined food preparation and serving workers were among the lowest paying occupations. Employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in table 1.
These data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, which provides employment and wage estimates for wage and salary workers in 22 major occupational groups and 801
detailed occupations. OES produces data by occupation for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, metropolitan divisions, and nonmetropolitan areas, and by occupation and industry for the nation. Data are
available on the OES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/oes/.
OES data can be used to compare wages and employment for different occupations, or to compare
wages and employment for a given occupation across industries. For example, the largest occupational
group was office and administrative support occupations, with employment of over 23 million. Occupations within this group ranged in size from general office clerks and customer service representatives,
with employment of nearly 3 million and 2.2 million, respectively, to smaller occupations such as communications equipment operators, all other (3,830); correspondence clerks (15,550); and proof-readers
and copy markers (15,650). The office and administrative support group’s high employment reflects, in
part, its wide distribution across industries. (See table 2.) The largest employers of office and administrative support occupations included the finance and insurance, health care and social assistance, and
retail trade sectors, but no single sector employed more than 13 percent of this group.
Mean hourly wages for the office and administrative support group ranged from $18.83 in the
utilities sector to $11.60 in accommodation and food services. (See table 3.) Among the highest paying
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occupations in the office and administrative support group were first-line supervisors and managers of
office and administrative support workers, with a mean hourly wage of $22.89; postal service clerks
($21.29); postal service mail carriers ($21.17); and production, planning, and expediting clerks ($19.74).
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ($9.66); stock clerks and order fillers ($10.93); and tellers ($11.36)
were among the lowest paid occupations in the group.
OES data also can be used to make comparisons across geographical areas. For instance, loan
interviewers and clerks earned a mean hourly wage of $22.65 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif., as
compared to $9.79 in Alexandria, La. Employment of loan interviewers and clerks was similar in both
areas: 130 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 110 in Alexandria. (See table 7.)
Major Occupational Group Employment and Wages by Industry Sector
After office and administrative support occupations, sales and related occupations was the largest
occupational group, with employment of over 14 million. Food preparation and serving related occupations, production occupations, and transportation and material moving occupations also were among
the largest occupational groups. While some occupational groups were highly concentrated in specific
industry sectors, others were widely distributed across sectors. For example, nearly 89 percent of employment in education, training, and library occupations was found in the educational services sector,
and over 87 percent of employment in healthcare support occupations was found in the health care and
social assistance sector. In contrast, management occupations; business and financial operations occupations; and installation, maintenance, and repair occupations were more evenly distributed across
sectors. (See table 2.)
Management was the highest paying occupational group, with a mean hourly wage of $46.22, followed by legal occupations at $42.53. Food preparation and serving related occupations; farming,
fishing, and forestry occupations; and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations were
among the lowest paying occupational groups. (See table 3.)
Utilities; management of companies and enterprises; finance and insurance; information; and professional, scientific, and technical services were among the highest paying sectors for several occupational groups. Accommodation and food services; retail trade; and agriculture, forestry, fishing, and
hunting were among the lowest paying sectors. For example, mean hourly wages for business and financial operations occupations ranged from $34.27 in professional, scientific, and technical services to
$21.84 in accommodation and food services, while wages for sales and related occupations ranged from
$32.40 in finance and insurance to $9.54 in accommodation and food services.
Detailed Occupational Employment and Wages by Detailed Industry
In addition to the occupational group and industry sector data previously discussed, OES data also
are available for detailed occupations and industries. For example, table 4 shows employment and
wages by industry for loan officers. Nearly 71 percent of loan officers were employed in two industries:
depository credit intermediation (includes commercial banks, savings institutions, and credit unions) and
nondepository credit intermediation (includes credit card issuing, consumer lending, and real estate
credit). The other large employers of this occupation are: activities related to credit intermediation
(includes mortgage and nonmortgage loan brokers), management of companies and enterprises, and
insurance carriers. The mean hourly wage for loan officers in depository credit intermediation was
$28.43, below the U.S. average of $30.10 for this occupation. Wages for loan officers in nondepository
credit intermediation and in management of companies and enterprises were slightly above the U.S.
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average, at $31.09 and $31.28, respectively, while wages in the other two industries were similar to the
U.S. average.
Although depository credit intermediation was the largest employer of loan officers, loan officers
was only the second largest occupation in this industry, representing about 7 percent of industry employment. (See table 5.) Tellers was by far the largest occupation in the industry, with 545,470 jobs
making up over 30 percent of industry employment. Many of the largest occupations in depository
credit inter-mediation were office and administrative support occupations. In addition to tellers, these
occupations included first-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers;
customer service representatives; new accounts clerks; loan interviewers and clerks; bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks; and general office clerks. Financial managers and securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents also were among the largest occupations in this industry.
Occupational Wages by State and Area
OES data also allow comparison of occupational employment and wages across states and metropolitan areas. Tables 6 and 7 show the highest- and lowest-paying states and metropolitan areas for
selected detailed occupations. For example, state mean hourly wages for financial managers ranged
from $66.20 in New York to $32.02 in West Virginia, while wages for construction laborers ranged
from $21.48 in Alaska to $10.38 in Texas.
California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York were among the highest paying
states for 2 of the 4 selected occupations. Although significantly smaller in terms of employment than
the states listed above, Alaska also was among the highest paying states for three of the selected occupations, and Hawaii was among the highest paying states for two. West Virginia was among the lowest
paying states for 3 of the 4 selected occupations, while Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South
Dakota, and Wyoming were among the lowest paying states for 2 of the 4 occupations. Although in
general the lowest paying states did not have large employment of the selected occupations, one notable
exception is Texas, where nearly 120,000 construction laborers were employed, but which also was one
of the lowest paying states for this occupation.
At the metropolitan area level, mean hourly wages for the selected occupations were about twice as
much in the highest paying areas as in the lowest paying areas. (See table 7.) For example, wages for
financial managers ranged from $68.22 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.,
to $27.18 in Pocatello, Idaho, while wages for construction laborers ranged from $23.91 in LeominsterFitchburg-Gardner, Mass., to $8.23 in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas. Metropolitan areas in California
appeared several times among the highest paying areas for the selected occupations; Anchorage, Alaska,
and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., also were among the highest paying
areas for 2 of the 4 occupations. Several of the lowest paying areas for construction laborers were
located in Texas, while metropolitan areas in Idaho were among the lowest paying areas for both financial managers and loan officers. Outside of these two states, many of the remaining lower paying
areas for the selected occupations were located in the South.
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Additional Information
The Occupational Employment Statistics program produces cross-industry occupational employment and wage estimates nationwide and for all states, 375 metropolitan areas, 34 metropolitan divisions, and 175 nonmetropolitan areas. OES also publishes national industry-specific occupational
employment and wage estimates for sectors and 3-, 4-, and selected 5-digit North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) industries. In addition to mean hourly and annual wages, wage data
include 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile wages, which can be used to show the
distribution of wages within an occupation or industry. OES data are produced by a cooperative effort
between BLS and State Workforce Agencies, and are based on a sample of 1.2 million business establishments, collected in 6 semiannual panels over a 3-year period. Complete May 2007 Occupational
Employment Statistics data are available on the OES Web site at http://www.bls.gov/oes/.
Upcoming Reduction in Sample Size of
Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
Due to budget constraints, Occupational Employment Statistics has reduced the sample
size of the May 2008 panel by 20 percent. Because OES estimates are produced from 3
years of pooled data, this one-time sample reduction will affect estimates for May 2008,
May 2009, and May 2010. This reduction is expected to decrease the number of published
employment estimates by at least 5 percent, or about 25,000 estimates, and will decrease the
accuracy of the remaining estimates. The number and quality of wage estimates also are
expected to decline. These cutbacks are being implemented in response to a reduction in
funding to the BLS that resulted from The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted
on December 26, 2007.
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. OES estimates are constructed from
a sample of about 1.2 million establishments. Forms are mailed
to approximately 200,000 establishments in May and November
of each year for a 3-year period. The nationwide response rate
for the May 2007 survey was 77.9 percent based on
establishments and 73.5 percent based on employment. The
survey included establishments sampled in the May 2007,
November 2006, May 2006, November 2005, May 2005, and
November 2004 semiannual panels.
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 make up 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. The U.S. Postal Service and the executive branch
of the federal government also are included. 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 most of the data. BLS produces cross-industry
and industry-specific estimates for the nation, states,
metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), metropolitan divisions,
and nonmetropolitan areas. Industry-specific estimates are
produced at the NAICS sector, 3-digit, 4-digit, and selected 5digit industry levels. BLS releases all cross-industry and
national estimates; the SWAs release industry-specific
estimates at the state and MSA levels.
State Unemployment Insurance (UI) files provide the
universe from which the OES survey draws its sample.
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 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas and
industry. Samples selected in panels prior to May 2005 were
stratified using MSA definitions based on the 1990
Metropolitan Statistical Area standards. Beginning with the
May 2005 panel, the sample was stratified using new MSA
definitions based on the 2000 Metropolitan Statistical Area
standards.
An annual census is taken of the executive branch of the
federal government, the U.S. Postal Service, state government,
and Hawaii’s local government. In order to provide the most
occupational coverage, larger employers are more likely to be
selected than smaller employers. The unweighted employment
of sampled establishments make up approximately 65 percent
of total national employment.
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 form sent to establishments with more than
10 workers contains 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. Employers with 10 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
May 2007, November 2006, May 2006, and
November 2005 panels
Wages
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
Hourly
Under $7.50
$7.50 to $9.49
$9.50 to $11.99
$12.00 to $15.24
$15.25 to $19.24
$19.25 to $24.49
$24.50 to $30.99
$31.00 to $39.24
$39.25to $49.74
$49.75 to $63.24
$63.25 to $79.99
$80.00 and over
Annual
Under $15,600
$15,600 to $19,759
$19,760 to $24,959
$24,960 to $31,719
$31,720 to $40,039
$40,040 to $50,959
$50,960 to $64,479
$64,480 to $81,639
$81,640 to $103,479
$103,480 to $131,559
$131,560 to $166,399
$166,400 and over
May 2005 and November 2004 panels
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
included. Excluded are back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay,
severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction 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 2007
survey are as follows:
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).
Beginning with the November 2005 panel the lower
boundary of the highest wage interval was increased from
$70.00 to $80.00. The mean hourly wage value for the highest
wage interval was computed separately for NCS data from 2005
for $80.00 and over, and from 2004 and 2003 for $70.00 and over.
The mean wage rate from 2006 was used for the $80.00 and over
interval for the May 2007, November 2006, May 2006, and
November 2005 panels. The average of the 2004 and 2003 mean
wage rates was used for the $70.00 and over interval for the
May 2005 and November 2004 panels.
Percentile wage. The p-th percentile wage rate 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. Workers in
some occupations 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. 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.
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. The wage rates for the highest wage interval are not
updated.
Imputation. About 20 percent of establishments do not
respond for a given panel. A “nearest neighbor” hot deck
imputation procedure is used to impute missing occupational
employment totals. A variant of mean imputation is used to
impute missing wage distributions. The variant of mean
imputation for wage distributions also is 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, sampling
weights are adjusted when six panels are combined. Sampling
weights are further adjusted by the ratio of employment totals
(the average of November 2006 and May 2007 employment)
from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages to
employment totals from the OES survey.
May 2007 OES survey estimates. The May 2007 OES survey
estimates are based on all data collected from establishments
in the May 2007, November 2006, May 2006, November 2005,
May 2005, and November 2004 semiannual samples.
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 (that is, a 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, errors in the administrative data
used to create the sampling frame, mistakes made in entering
collected data into the database, and mistakes made in editing
and processing the collected data. Every attempt is made to
minimize nonsampling error through survey methods such as
data editing, imputation methods, and benchmarking of data to
current employment totals.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2007
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Management occupations
Chief executives.................................................................................................................
General and operations managers....................................................................................
Legislators..........................................................................................................................
Advertising and promotions managers..............................................................................
Marketing managers..........................................................................................................
Sales managers.................................................................................................................
Public relations managers..................................................................................................
6,003,930
299,160
1,655,410
61,110
36,300
165,240
322,170
47,210
$46.22
72.77
49.89
(²)
43.80
54.52
51.34
46.71
$96,150
151,370
103,780
33,880
91,100
113,400
106,790
97,170
$40.60
(³)
42.64
(²)
37.62
50.19
45.63
41.57
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..........................................................
239,360
264,990
484,390
41,780
28,170
58,100
152,870
65,600
92,790
36.72
54.75
51.06
42.50
43.41
47.98
42.09
43.47
39.41
76,370
113,880
106,200
88,400
90,300
99,810
87,550
90,430
81,980
34.13
51.96
45.82
39.14
40.55
44.57
38.73
41.08
36.69
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............................................................................................................
3,480
340
216,120
47,980
218,820
101,160
28,640
184,410
191,460
24,020
3,740
31,890
242,640
39,370
26,500
159,660
112,330
356,690
29.34
20.43
41.26
21.36
(²)
41.29
35.69
55.58
23.39
27.72
33.46
24.59
40.86
54.41
27.81
25.74
28.40
44.23
61,030
42,480
85,830
44,430
82,120
85,870
74,230
115,610
48,660
57,660
69,600
51,140
84,980
113,170
57,850
53,530
59,070
91,990
25.83
16.04
36.65
18.55
(²)
36.43
33.32
53.37
21.43
24.21
30.97
21.27
37.01
50.02
27.84
21.00
26.22
41.67
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..........................................................................
6,015,500
11,680
12,930
132,550
281,950
279,400
12,150
30.01
39.77
25.95
25.76
26.95
26.67
25.01
62,410
82,730
53,980
53,580
56,060
55,470
52,020
26.87
31.94
23.27
22.58
25.22
25.75
24.76
231,910
219,070
11,610
193,620
109,870
202,820
211,770
90,340
499,640
45,490
1,017,640
25.35
28.19
24.75
25.34
26.80
25.50
27.28
31.85
38.68
22.68
29.88
52,740
58,640
51,470
52,710
55,740
53,040
56,740
66,240
80,460
47,180
62,140
23.27
26.41
23.26
21.34
25.08
23.86
26.10
30.89
34.21
20.93
27.45
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............................................................................................
1,115,010
66,210
62,400
70,890
228,300
132,460
98,920
25,510
30,150
356,990
65,750
61,890
136,570
30.37
25.14
31.88
30.20
39.28
42.89
28.91
35.36
20.19
30.10
24.76
16.78
29.69
63,180
52,290
66,310
62,820
81,700
89,220
60,120
73,550
41,990
62,610
51,510
34,890
61,760
27.43
22.18
30.50
26.24
33.85
32.53
26.22
32.05
17.57
25.48
22.56
13.71
26.63
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
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....................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators.................................................................
Network systems and data communications analysts........................................................
Computer specialists, all other...........................................................................................
3,191,360
28,720
394,710
495,810
349,140
525,570
464,440
116,340
309,660
216,050
182,690
$34.71
48.39
34.62
41.18
43.65
21.78
36.48
33.78
32.62
34.02
34.77
$72,190
100,640
72,010
85,660
90,780
45,300
75,890
70,260
67,850
70,760
72,310
$33.21
47.10
32.73
39.97
42.82
20.39
35.14
32.33
31.10
32.80
34.38
Actuaries............................................................................................................................
Mathematicians..................................................................................................................
Operations research analysts............................................................................................
Statisticians........................................................................................................................
Mathematical technicians...................................................................................................
Mathematical scientists, all other.......................................................................................
18,030
3,160
58,750
20,270
1,080
6,930
45.87
43.72
34.44
34.69
23.31
29.38
95,420
90,930
71,640
72,150
48,490
61,100
41.20
43.69
32.19
33.61
18.54
25.90
Architecture and engineering occupations
Architects, except landscape and naval.............................................................................
Landscape architects.........................................................................................................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists..............................................................................
Surveyors...........................................................................................................................
2,486,020
106,830
21,890
11,460
56,670
33.11
35.41
29.93
26.19
26.18
68,880
73,650
62,250
54,480
54,450
31.14
32.51
27.68
24.02
24.82
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............................................................................................................
85,510
2,480
15,400
28,780
247,370
79,330
148,800
133,870
51,210
24,770
204,210
6,620
21,910
222,330
7,150
14,300
16,060
169,950
44.57
33.88
38.28
40.50
36.17
45.32
39.47
41.13
35.97
34.12
35.33
37.60
37.90
36.12
38.23
46.70
54.75
41.07
92,700
70,460
79,610
84,240
75,230
94,270
82,090
85,550
74,820
70,970
73,490
78,200
78,840
75,130
79,520
97,130
113,890
85,430
43.71
32.55
36.27
39.18
34.48
44.16
38.10
40.07
34.78
33.45
34.34
36.64
37.10
34.76
35.74
45.40
49.98
40.99
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..................................................................................
111,460
32,350
74,260
23,280
7,870
88,030
162,460
15,730
21,970
74,930
46,230
78,140
72,410
21.77
24.86
22.45
22.76
27.30
21.10
25.23
23.14
20.95
24.72
23.70
26.80
17.26
45,280
51,710
46,690
47,340
56,780
43,890
52,470
48,120
43,570
51,410
49,290
55,730
35,900
20.82
23.68
21.51
21.49
26.41
20.47
25.07
22.41
19.56
22.83
22.73
26.95
16.17
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.......................................................................................................
1,255,670
4,210
9,910
10,270
19,490
14,610
17,830
27,070
16,570
10,510
3,960
87,440
12,470
29.82
26.10
30.09
30.28
41.01
31.94
28.11
31.85
27.51
25.98
30.58
35.65
32.18
62,020
54,290
62,580
62,970
85,290
66,430
58,480
66,240
57,220
54,030
63,600
74,160
66,930
26.59
23.25
27.82
27.89
38.11
29.17
26.49
30.45
27.00
25.21
28.85
30.87
28.37
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Life, physical, and social science occupations —Continued
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...............................................................................................
1,520
13,980
8,750
79,860
9,740
80,070
31,390
7,670
23,300
$47.21
48.03
37.96
32.94
37.47
30.71
40.43
33.77
42.41
$98,200
99,900
78,960
68,520
77,930
63,870
84,100
70,250
88,210
$47.61
46.56
37.69
30.52
36.62
28.07
36.44
32.76
42.15
Economists........................................................................................................................
Market research analysts...................................................................................................
Survey researchers............................................................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists..................................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists..............................................................................
Psychologists, all other......................................................................................................
12,740
220,740
22,140
95,120
1,240
9,470
41.68
32.20
20.62
32.76
41.64
40.20
86,700
66,980
42,880
68,150
86,610
83,610
38.57
28.99
17.70
29.91
38.85
38.26
Sociologists........................................................................................................................
Urban and regional planners..............................................................................................
Anthropologists and archeologists.....................................................................................
Geographers......................................................................................................................
Historians...........................................................................................................................
Political scientists...............................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers, all other..................................................................
3,680
35,040
5,250
1,010
3,600
3,940
30,410
32.37
29.08
26.68
31.94
26.26
43.29
33.52
67,330
60,480
55,490
66,440
54,630
90,050
69,720
29.39
27.87
25.52
31.58
24.42
44.03
32.31
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.....................................................
19,280
69,110
64,450
13,060
5,920
16,070
33,950
12,030
26,900
59,910
17.08
19.35
20.39
26.60
31.66
18.33
20.28
24.19
17.20
19.82
35,520
40,240
42,420
55,330
65,850
38,120
42,190
50,310
35,770
41,230
16.17
18.18
19.58
24.50
31.80
17.24
18.93
22.92
16.12
18.33
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................................................................................................
1,793,040
76,830
232,260
23,340
95,970
123,890
28,900
265,090
120,060
118,690
64,990
61,290
94,120
316,380
109,970
40,960
14,780
5,520
19.49
18.19
24.85
21.78
18.97
16.03
19.57
20.15
22.27
18.93
22.68
22.76
23.07
13.68
18.56
21.02
18.98
15.22
40,540
37,830
51,690
45,310
39,450
33,350
40,710
41,920
46,320
39,380
47,170
47,340
47,980
28,450
38,590
43,720
39,470
31,660
17.87
17.10
23.77
20.96
17.31
14.25
18.60
18.57
21.48
17.62
22.02
20.63
21.40
12.80
17.51
19.45
17.00
12.82
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.........................................................................................
998,590
555,770
14,100
8,810
25,500
241,270
20,120
31,160
62,200
39,670
42.53
56.87
37.81
27.10
47.73
22.88
23.26
19.65
19.78
26.23
88,450
118,280
78,650
56,380
99,270
47,600
48,380
40,880
41,140
54,560
33.54
51.02
35.66
23.48
51.55
21.63
21.79
18.06
17.88
23.30
Education, training, and library occupations
Business teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary......................................................................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary................................................................
8,316,360
67,700
33,840
44,560
22.41
(²)
(²)
(²)
46,610
73,240
69,660
65,450
20.47
(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 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Education, training, and library occupations —Continued
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.......................................................................................
6,070
32,360
10,700
52,560
2,640
9,030
19,800
4,470
12,530
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
$71,480
85,260
80,280
84,130
67,530
78,890
72,900
75,220
77,440
(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...........................................................................
5,290
7,280
12,840
4,050
14,160
30,590
16,130
5,460
114,070
42,660
54,420
4,080
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
69,420
67,770
83,030
65,810
70,350
66,460
65,230
70,000
95,440
60,850
59,250
59,690
(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................................................................
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......................................................................................
11,110
12,610
7,510
73,890
23,690
60,910
25,100
20,760
18,140
119,790
4,770
17,500
112,300
265,500
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
23.63
(²)
57,510
95,510
61,140
61,050
58,610
60,580
62,540
65,410
61,700
30,080
63,790
57,540
49,150
71,950
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
22.05
(²)
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.....................................................................................
380,930
170,880
1,538,030
652,560
15,260
1,058,870
97,550
219,930
100,160
141,330
72,240
156,960
555,460
12.40
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
23.00
19.04
(²)
25,800
47,750
50,040
50,630
48,460
52,450
52,250
51,230
51,610
53,020
47,830
39,600
37,840
11.12
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
21.50
16.62
(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..............................................................
5,420
10,120
9,950
148,800
114,150
6,530
12,050
117,940
1,251,610
98,790
22.32
24.06
18.84
25.41
13.96
21.04
21.30
27.92
(²)
17.77
46,420
50,040
39,180
52,850
29,040
43,770
44,300
58,070
22,820
36,950
20.73
22.11
17.00
24.51
13.31
20.42
20.11
26.57
(²)
15.88
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..................................................................................
1,761,270
32,290
5,390
10,500
29,440
7,910
23.27
40.01
14.48
23.13
29.33
24.29
48,410
83,230
30,110
48,110
61,010
50,520
19.28
34.77
12.59
20.23
26.23
21.53
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations —Continued
Commercial and industrial designers.................................................................................
Fashion designers..............................................................................................................
Floral designers.................................................................................................................
Graphic designers..............................................................................................................
Interior designers...............................................................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers...................................................................
Set and exhibit designers...................................................................................................
Designers, all other............................................................................................................
34,800
16,460
59,530
201,080
52,620
68,660
8,620
11,890
$29.11
34.22
11.51
21.80
24.13
13.16
22.89
24.24
$60,540
71,170
23,950
45,340
50,190
27,370
47,620
50,420
$27.19
30.20
10.84
19.85
21.14
11.94
20.78
21.01
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...................................
44,860
72,390
12,670
165,410
13,630
12,530
15,250
9,110
47,520
32,040
23.91
37.05
(²)
(²)
(²)
14.74
19.04
25.95
27.27
15.67
(²)
77,070
71,920
34,720
29,850
(²)
39,600
53,970
(²)
(²)
14.28
29.37
(²)
(²)
(²)
10.72
17.11
19.30
19.92
13.99
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.....................................................................
39,500
8,490
6,550
51,620
225,880
105,920
46,740
44,310
33,680
24,420
18.92
17.26
33.83
20.76
27.45
26.45
30.18
28.90
20.05
21.98
39,360
35,890
70,370
43,170
57,100
55,020
62,780
60,120
41,690
45,720
12.53
12.43
23.59
16.68
23.94
23.23
29.04
24.36
18.02
20.07
Audio and video equipment technicians............................................................................
Broadcast technicians........................................................................................................
Radio operators.................................................................................................................
Sound engineering technicians..........................................................................................
Photographers...................................................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture...................................................
Film and video editors........................................................................................................
Media and communication equipment workers, all other...................................................
40,360
34,250
1,110
15,490
62,370
19,990
17,410
18,580
18.88
18.00
19.54
26.07
16.35
22.39
29.42
26.00
39,260
37,440
40,650
54,220
34,010
46,570
61,180
54,090
17.33
15.50
19.33
22.38
13.32
20.12
23.02
24.93
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Chiropractors.....................................................................................................................
Dentists, general................................................................................................................
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons.........................................................................................
Orthodontists......................................................................................................................
Prosthodontists..................................................................................................................
Dentists, all other specialists..............................................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists..................................................................................................
Optometrists.......................................................................................................................
Pharmacists.......................................................................................................................
6,877,680
27,190
85,260
5,040
5,350
380
4,490
52,800
24,900
253,110
31.26
39.13
70.68
85.79
89.11
81.42
57.87
24.05
48.96
47.58
65,020
81,390
147,010
178,440
185,340
169,360
120,360
50,030
101,840
98,960
26.17
31.68
66.17
(³)
(³)
(³)
50.69
23.56
45.09
48.31
Anesthesiologists...............................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners........................................................................................
Internists, general..............................................................................................................
Obstetricians and gynecologists........................................................................................
Pediatricians, general........................................................................................................
Psychiatrists.......................................................................................................................
Surgeons............................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons, all other....................................................................................
31,030
113,250
46,260
21,340
28,890
21,790
50,260
237,400
92.68
73.86
80.42
88.27
69.81
70.97
92.03
74.59
192,780
153,640
167,270
183,600
145,210
147,620
191,410
155,150
(³)
(³)
(³)
(³)
67.64
(³)
(³)
(³)
Physician assistants...........................................................................................................
Podiatrists..........................................................................................................................
Registered nurses..............................................................................................................
Audiologists........................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists.....................................................................................................
67,160
9,320
2,468,340
11,360
91,920
37.41
57.59
30.04
30.61
31.51
77,800
119,790
62,480
63,660
65,540
37.72
53.13
28.85
28.58
30.67
Physical therapists.............................................................................................................
Radiation therapists...........................................................................................................
Recreational therapists......................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists........................................................................................................
161,850
14,620
23,240
101,180
34.39
34.61
18.43
24.49
71,520
71,990
38,330
50,930
33.54
33.66
17.76
24.07
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations —Continued
Speech-language pathologists...........................................................................................
Therapists, all other...........................................................................................................
Veterinarians......................................................................................................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other.......................................................
103,810
11,580
50,790
44,350
$30.64
25.45
40.43
38.93
$63,740
52,930
84,090
80,980
$29.18
24.10
36.17
30.64
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..............................................................
163,270
145,890
168,600
46,980
46,770
20,410
200,370
201,200
25.20
17.36
31.21
22.37
29.13
31.43
24.59
14.84
52,410
36,110
64,910
46,530
60,590
65,380
51,150
30,870
24.87
16.48
31.12
21.61
28.78
31.09
24.16
13.66
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...................................................
24,540
301,950
60,690
17,610
86,000
73,240
719,240
165,590
62,420
5,600
73,730
46,460
10,260
14,970
53,640
12.83
13.25
15.21
20.00
18.66
13.90
18.72
15.12
16.10
30.90
19.17
29.48
22.21
(²)
22.94
26,680
27,560
31,640
41,590
38,800
28,920
38,940
31,450
33,480
64,280
39,870
61,310
46,200
40,720
47,710
11.90
12.85
14.27
19.52
18.05
13.45
18.24
14.08
15.11
29.10
17.61
28.91
21.16
(²)
19.49
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................................................................................
3,625,240
834,580
1,390,260
58,310
25,130
7,640
59,120
43,350
45,920
283,680
434,540
43,790
86,990
49,630
71,190
191,110
12.31
10.03
11.50
12.54
21.72
13.91
21.32
11.58
19.39
15.52
13.59
13.43
15.44
10.15
10.66
14.24
25,600
20,850
23,920
26,080
45,180
28,930
44,340
24,080
40,330
32,280
28,270
27,940
32,120
21,120
22,180
29,620
11.45
9.62
11.14
12.25
21.66
12.54
21.22
11.05
16.76
15.17
13.19
13.00
15.02
9.39
9.98
13.62
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..............................
3,087,650
41,000
91,510
52,160
45,750
$18.63
27.17
35.39
32.38
22.55
$38,750
56,510
73,620
67,350
46,910
$16.11
26.79
34.91
31.27
20.68
Fire fighters........................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators.......................................................................................
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists...............................................................
289,710
12,980
1,600
21.22
25.31
17.20
44,130
52,640
35,770
20.75
24.44
15.11
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..................................................................................................
18,830
431,980
103,320
7,500
9,910
625,880
5,530
18.52
19.22
30.05
26.79
15.78
24.36
23.80
38,510
39,970
62,500
55,720
32,830
50,670
49,500
17.74
17.78
28.81
23.00
15.13
23.86
22.29
Animal control workers.......................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators..................................................................................
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators.....................................................
Security guards..................................................................................................................
14,890
37,410
9,030
1,032,260
14.84
20.51
14.59
11.94
30,860
42,660
30,350
24,840
14.10
18.09
13.19
10.85
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Protective service occupations—Continued
Crossing guards.................................................................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers..........................
Protective service workers, all other..................................................................................
67,570
107,420
81,410
$11.28
9.34
15.27
$23,460
19,430
31,760
$10.65
8.64
13.58
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..................................................................................................
11,273,850
100,130
788,750
575,510
372,450
950
878,990
177,450
15,440
873,470
9.35
19.57
14.39
8.11
10.74
13.59
10.56
9.41
11.62
9.30
19,440
40,700
29,930
16,860
22,340
28,260
21,960
19,580
24,170
19,350
8.24
17.87
13.48
7.75
10.26
11.67
10.20
8.96
10.64
8.73
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....................................................
498,090
2,602,950
541,370
2,357,040
185,530
401,070
509,550
342,960
52,160
9.49
8.03
8.57
8.93
9.93
8.36
8.20
8.54
9.83
19,740
16,700
17,820
18,570
20,660
17,380
17,060
17,770
20,450
8.22
7.57
8.12
7.62
9.06
7.71
7.89
8.07
8.93
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...........................................................................
4,403,900
179,850
11.33
16.93
23,560
35,220
10.18
15.79
110,340
2,112,870
915,890
14,320
63,440
932,730
25,560
30,670
18,230
20.06
10.92
9.40
14.45
14.56
11.53
14.60
14.96
12.33
41,730
22,710
19,550
30,060
30,280
23,980
30,370
31,110
25,640
18.62
10.00
8.82
13.02
13.96
10.69
13.73
14.33
10.27
Personal care and service occupations
Gaming supervisors...........................................................................................................
Slot key persons................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers............................................
Animal trainers...................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers................................................................................................
3,339,510
25,800
13,680
126,870
9,110
118,760
11.53
21.29
12.45
17.88
14.61
10.18
23,980
44,290
25,900
37,190
30,390
21,180
9.50
20.66
11.42
16.30
12.59
9.08
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....................................................
Embalmers.........................................................................................................................
Funeral attendants.............................................................................................................
Barbers..............................................................................................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists...................................................................
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance.......................................................................
Manicurists and pedicurists................................................................................................
Shampooers.......................................................................................................................
Skin care specialists..........................................................................................................
86,210
17,370
14,270
10,840
106,700
245,380
4,570
17,830
42,020
8,930
33,100
12,110
343,320
1,400
52,730
15,310
24,960
8.71
10.64
12.17
10.33
8.60
8.76
14.85
9.99
9.69
18.66
10.80
12.43
12.38
19.57
10.59
8.41
14.71
18,120
22,120
25,310
21,500
17,880
18,220
30,890
20,780
20,150
38,810
22,470
25,860
25,760
40,710
22,020
17,490
30,600
7.51
9.27
11.09
8.84
7.85
8.10
12.64
9.18
9.06
17.69
10.07
11.31
10.68
16.95
9.60
7.93
13.07
Baggage porters and bellhops...........................................................................................
Concierges.........................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts....................................................................................................
Travel guides.....................................................................................................................
Flight attendants................................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.........................
49,700
19,770
31,620
3,520
97,010
20,690
10.88
12.93
11.57
16.09
(²)
10.60
22,620
26,900
24,060
33,470
c 35,470
22,040
9.25
12.28
10.63
14.74
(²)
9.76
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Personal care and service occupations—Continued
Child care workers.............................................................................................................
Personal and home care aides..........................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors...........................................................................
Recreation workers............................................................................................................
Residential advisors...........................................................................................................
Personal care and service workers, all other.....................................................................
576,680
595,350
219,990
278,070
51,630
64,210
$9.46
9.11
15.86
11.44
12.00
10.72
$19,670
18,940
32,990
23,790
24,960
22,300
$8.82
8.89
13.31
10.20
11.08
9.22
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....................................................................
14,332,020
1,156,540
280,770
3,545,330
24,640
16.94
18.85
37.58
8.84
10.55
35,240
39,210
78,170
18,380
21,940
11.41
16.57
32.22
8.25
10.04
Counter and rental clerks...................................................................................................
Parts salespersons............................................................................................................
Retail salespersons............................................................................................................
462,040
230,480
4,429,060
11.47
14.68
11.79
23,850
30,540
24,530
9.65
13.52
9.69
161,440
321,920
268,480
85,580
556,430
403,320
25.14
28.16
43.49
15.48
27.64
36.76
52,290
58,580
90,470
32,190
57,480
76,460
20.59
21.21
32.90
14.49
23.34
32.82
1,505,930
83,270
2,060
49,270
172,030
75,940
354,000
11,600
151,890
28.94
12.77
12.04
38.36
26.49
41.51
11.75
12.59
20.13
60,190
26,570
25,040
79,800
55,090
86,350
24,430
26,190
41,870
24.40
10.85
10.83
28.30
19.52
38.59
10.28
9.33
16.80
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...............................................................
23,270,810
1,378,240
160,200
23,840
3,830
15.00
22.89
11.76
15.72
17.06
31,200
47,620
24,460
32,690
35,470
13.91
21.47
11.28
15.18
16.23
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................................................................................................................................
409,570
515,060
1,858,500
17,120
201,940
77,180
607,960
15.21
14.94
15.76
11.83
16.59
16.62
11.36
31,630
31,080
32,780
24,610
34,500
34,570
23,620
14.42
14.41
15.17
11.30
16.26
16.40
11.02
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...................................................................................
71,170
15,550
109,080
67,480
2,193,430
107,220
214,590
223,210
19.23
14.71
16.44
15.00
14.93
18.86
11.76
9.66
39,990
30,600
34,190
31,200
31,040
39,240
24,450
20,100
17.96
14.18
15.54
14.25
13.96
18.80
11.06
9.11
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan..............................................................................
Library assistants, clerical..................................................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks.............................................................................................
New accounts clerks..........................................................................................................
Order clerks.......................................................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping..........................................
Receptionists and information clerks.................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.........................................
All other information and record clerks..............................................................................
227,220
112,300
239,810
88,880
255,670
161,970
1,100,790
167,390
233,180
13.55
11.42
15.97
14.64
13.71
17.31
11.82
14.94
16.15
28,190
23,750
33,220
30,450
28,510
36,000
24,580
31,080
33,580
13.14
10.71
15.23
14.24
12.94
16.81
11.40
14.34
15.44
Cargo and freight agents...................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers..................................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers............................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................................................................
81,380
100,820
93,670
190,190
18.64
11.54
16.38
17.07
38,760
24,000
34,060
35,500
17.82
10.75
15.70
15.93
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.........................................................................................................................
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...................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Office and administrative support occupations —Continued
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........................................
46,220
79,500
348,070
201,430
283,930
755,790
1,817,650
76,000
$16.12
21.29
21.17
19.66
19.74
13.66
10.93
13.37
$33,520
44,290
44,030
40,890
41,050
28,410
22,720
27,810
$15.29
21.66
21.39
21.01
19.08
12.98
9.85
12.56
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants..........................................................
Legal secretaries................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries............................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............................................................
1,517,410
266,180
424,670
1,832,490
19.57
19.50
14.45
14.04
40,700
40,550
30,050
29,190
18.58
18.66
13.92
13.57
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..........................................................
117,380
286,540
139,420
29,320
232,700
138,990
2,980,350
87,240
15,650
19,210
266,220
17.34
12.67
15.18
18.02
16.24
12.32
12.48
12.85
14.87
16.45
14.75
36,080
26,350
31,580
37,470
33,780
25,630
25,960
26,730
30,930
34,220
30,680
16.64
12.20
14.61
17.07
15.41
11.73
11.76
12.13
13.90
15.64
13.70
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..................................................................................................
448,000
20,860
1,450
14,510
2,320
40,770
22,490
239,380
43,120
7,960
960
8,770
7,500
27,700
4,430
5,740
10.89
19.75
15.95
19.15
15.56
9.42
11.13
8.82
10.51
13.16
13.59
11.62
16.37
15.35
16.16
15.48
22,640
41,080
33,180
39,830
32,370
19,590
23,140
18,350
21,860
27,370
28,280
24,160
34,060
31,920
33,620
32,210
8.94
18.52
14.39
19.13
12.78
8.64
10.18
8.19
9.78
12.45
13.43
9.86
14.41
14.83
15.45
15.52
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................................................................................................................................
6,708,200
577,130
18,650
116,290
18,760
969,670
34,630
14,070
8,220
52,790
213,850
5,920
1,053,060
63,850
5,050
403,620
137,570
37,280
19.53
28.54
24.72
22.02
18.98
19.84
19.21
18.74
16.08
19.62
17.93
18.17
14.88
17.04
24.80
20.22
18.94
21.09
40,620
59,360
51,420
45,800
39,470
41,260
39,960
38,980
33,460
40,810
37,300
37,790
30,950
35,450
51,580
42,060
39,400
43,870
17.57
26.90
24.38
21.19
17.76
18.11
17.33
16.88
15.04
18.61
16.27
16.54
13.13
15.56
22.86
18.33
17.56
20.22
Electricians.........................................................................................................................
Glaziers..............................................................................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall..........................................................................
Insulation workers, mechanical..........................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance............................................................................
624,560
50,800
29,660
29,110
260,260
23.12
18.60
16.45
19.94
16.94
48,100
38,680
34,220
41,480
35,230
21.53
16.94
15.04
17.58
15.42
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Construction and extraction occupations —Continued
Paperhangers....................................................................................................................
Pipelayers..........................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...............................................................................
Plasterers and stucco masons...........................................................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers....................................................................................
Roofers..............................................................................................................................
Sheet metal workers..........................................................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers........................................................................................
5,970
56,890
435,010
49,310
28,270
123,180
167,730
65,100
$18.67
16.70
22.76
18.84
20.50
17.47
20.50
21.99
$38,820
34,750
47,350
39,190
42,640
36,340
42,640
45,730
$16.62
15.04
21.20
17.52
18.21
15.98
18.85
20.26
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...............................................................................
57,870
96,180
101,370
22,770
83,380
21,250
33,870
13.69
12.18
12.51
11.21
12.74
11.37
12.43
28,480
25,330
26,010
23,320
26,500
23,650
25,850
12.63
11.70
11.96
10.72
12.19
10.97
11.49
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........................................................................
95,890
22,950
26,650
39,530
137,140
14,050
23,440
1,090
58,040
24.25
31.89
13.79
18.85
16.21
20.00
16.39
12.95
16.16
50,440
66,330
28,690
39,210
33,710
41,600
34,100
26,940
33,620
23.24
32.69
12.85
17.47
15.67
20.25
15.74
12.65
15.01
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...............................................................................................
19,410
22,600
30,440
19,760
5,750
9,830
8,460
4,170
4,100
4,130
54,200
24,670
8,890
18.98
21.90
18.55
18.85
20.68
21.06
18.92
20.03
14.69
21.15
14.66
15.23
20.19
39,480
45,560
38,580
39,200
43,020
43,800
39,360
41,660
30,550
43,990
30,480
31,670
41,990
18.17
20.91
16.73
17.46
19.96
21.09
19.20
19.40
13.49
20.80
13.71
14.37
18.73
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..........................................................................
5,390,090
443,790
132,750
5,570
189,290
16,300
22,150
18,160
79,150
23,320
19,310
38,170
60,700
19.20
27.60
18.61
20.20
24.88
23.19
17.40
21.25
22.90
27.98
14.60
15.94
17.93
39,930
57,400
38,710
42,020
51,760
48,240
36,180
44,210
47,630
58,200
30,360
33,160
37,290
18.04
26.63
17.84
18.89
25.99
23.13
16.41
21.12
22.65
28.35
13.53
15.03
17.02
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...............................................................................................
118,780
152,790
18,340
650,780
250,370
29,660
124,180
23,190
19,610
16,800
27,560
9,130
14,030
100,510
23.88
18.53
15.80
17.54
19.04
15.23
20.57
21.69
17.06
15.49
13.94
11.08
16.19
11.24
49,670
38,530
32,870
36,480
39,610
31,670
42,790
45,120
35,490
32,210
29,000
23,040
33,670
23,380
23.56
17.16
15.13
16.43
18.58
14.75
19.93
21.62
16.45
14.57
13.49
10.49
15.27
10.52
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations—Continued
Mechanical door repairers.................................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door..................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers................................
Home appliance repairers..................................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general..........................................................................
Maintenance workers, machinery......................................................................................
Millwrights..........................................................................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons..........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers......................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..............................................................
Camera and photographic equipment repairers................................................................
Medical equipment repairers..............................................................................................
Musical instrument repairers and tuners............................................................................
Watch repairers.................................................................................................................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other....................................................
18,280
43,160
262,570
39,130
266,550
1,308,350
78,760
49,360
2,700
109,990
160,250
3,870
34,080
5,410
2,840
13,640
$16.42
22.23
19.54
16.92
21.16
16.51
18.00
23.40
20.15
24.85
22.39
18.06
20.95
16.50
17.40
23.23
$34,140
46,240
40,630
35,200
44,020
34,350
37,450
48,660
41,910
51,690
46,570
37,570
43,580
34,330
36,200
48,320
$15.33
22.18
18.44
16.14
20.36
15.66
17.11
22.16
19.74
25.27
22.70
17.23
19.38
15.40
15.92
22.80
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.....................................................
42,150
1,980
990
18,750
9,150
12,390
6,090
153,320
141,980
14.45
24.76
13.74
16.55
13.60
19.58
24.66
11.94
17.26
30,050
51,510
28,580
34,430
28,280
40,720
51,290
24,840
35,910
13.97
20.01
13.49
15.98
12.83
18.95
24.58
11.02
15.87
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.................................................................................
10,146,560
666,850
34,410
22,300
216,470
64,570
41,100
107,830
31,810
1,167,150
2,710
330,940
15.05
24.88
21.24
13.44
13.75
14.41
15.99
15.52
13.21
12.72
14.40
15.72
31,310
51,740
44,180
27,960
28,590
29,970
33,260
32,290
27,490
26,470
29,940
32,700
13.53
23.40
21.84
13.03
12.76
13.73
15.14
14.92
12.80
11.84
13.67
13.42
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...................................................................
141,560
128,510
150,190
110,020
18,130
99,650
41,790
11.71
13.87
10.45
10.83
13.04
12.39
11.42
24,360
28,840
21,730
22,520
27,130
25,770
23,750
10.86
13.21
10.12
10.82
12.18
11.41
10.78
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...........
140,380
17,280
95,330
30,130
37,950
16.20
21.54
14.44
15.08
16.33
33,690
44,800
30,030
31,360
33,960
15.65
20.44
13.82
14.54
15.67
254,160
37,680
13.72
15.41
28,540
32,050
13.10
14.54
96,730
61,140
14.60
16.12
30,360
33,520
13.77
15.61
26,430
410,900
19,180
15,470
9,270
7,250
15,000
15.92
17.49
16.98
15.69
21.15
18.83
14.60
33,100
36,370
35,330
32,640
43,990
39,160
30,370
15.36
16.94
16.63
15.20
19.51
17.44
14.04
147,850
91,090
13.62
15.52
28,330
32,280
12.70
14.61
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..........................
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Production occupations—Continued
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......................................................................
92,560
385,740
50,820
25,500
9,190
41,370
17,240
47,100
$22.36
16.33
15.96
15.47
17.67
14.20
15.75
17.56
$46,520
33,960
33,200
32,180
36,760
29,540
32,760
36,530
$21.68
15.51
14.90
15.03
16.93
13.40
14.90
15.75
Bindery workers.................................................................................................................
Bookbinders.......................................................................................................................
Job printers........................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers.....................................................................................
Printing machine operators................................................................................................
62,990
6,230
43,320
65,540
199,790
13.56
15.38
16.45
17.08
16.08
28,200
31,980
34,220
35,520
33,450
12.73
13.82
15.69
16.34
15.14
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.........
218,060
69,260
200,340
7,880
4,130
8,530
31,550
18,050
21,080
33,400
40,450
9.41
9.27
10.13
11.10
11.78
10.70
12.49
11.63
11.31
12.00
11.44
19,570
19,280
21,080
23,080
24,510
22,250
25,980
24,180
23,510
24,960
23,790
8.86
8.87
9.31
10.37
11.73
10.10
11.58
11.36
10.79
11.78
11.23
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and
glass fibers......................................................................................................................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers.....................................................................................
Upholsterers.......................................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other............................................................
15,240
8,370
40,290
21,760
14.79
19.67
14.24
12.53
30,760
40,900
29,620
26,060
14.34
17.18
13.50
11.48
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......................................................................................................
128,730
23,470
1,610
2,040
58,160
95,220
11,470
14.25
13.19
17.05
16.98
12.58
12.23
12.40
29,640
27,440
35,470
35,320
26,160
25,430
25,790
13.45
12.42
14.45
15.63
11.94
11.63
11.25
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................................................................................
4,220
9,410
34,400
40,370
108,290
48,030
13,190
43,270
13,290
34.24
30.33
27.41
23.42
18.44
24.49
26.21
25.68
22.49
71,220
63,100
57,020
48,700
38,360
50,950
54,510
53,420
46,780
33.85
30.44
27.23
22.90
17.83
24.45
26.27
25.49
22.47
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.....................................................................................
52,620
21.28
44,250
21.18
44,310
42,360
42,750
139,370
26,180
80,260
17.91
14.52
12.58
15.24
12.25
14.51
37,260
30,210
26,160
31,710
25,480
30,180
17.28
13.79
11.95
14.59
11.19
13.70
88,600
24,590
472,900
27,160
44,530
11,900
30,900
14.20
15.40
15.86
16.35
17.23
17.31
13.71
29,540
32,030
32,980
34,010
35,850
36,010
28,530
13.46
14.78
14.57
15.00
16.10
15.69
12.76
368,320
102,600
12.43
13.89
25,860
28,900
11.42
13.24
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.......................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.........................
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
Production occupations—Continued
Painters, transportation equipment....................................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers.........................................................................
Photographic process workers...........................................................................................
Photographic processing machine operators.....................................................................
Semiconductor processors................................................................................................
51,260
31,740
21,090
50,690
36,690
$18.69
12.05
13.58
10.51
16.74
$38,870
25,060
28,250
21,860
34,820
$17.31
11.15
11.99
9.48
15.32
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..............................................................................................
21,670
16,850
9,610
11,130
41,650
111,250
20,530
524,440
288,480
13.35
12.12
12.34
13.81
13.51
15.89
19.01
10.86
14.18
27,770
25,210
25,660
28,720
28,100
33,050
39,540
22,600
29,500
12.64
11.07
11.38
12.76
12.81
15.41
20.06
10.14
12.33
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.............................................................................................
9,629,030
4,690
184,400
14.75
21.46
20.69
30,680
44,630
43,020
12.65
18.16
19.54
223,710
78,250
29,180
24,180
6,210
25.25
(²)
(²)
51.82
19.68
52,510
c 113,940
71,270
107,780
40,930
23.97
(²)
(²)
54.29
18.42
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.......................................................................................
21,520
189,050
461,590
382,360
1,693,590
922,900
165,590
77,660
10.73
16.42
12.59
12.11
18.06
13.86
10.93
13.40
22,310
34,150
26,190
25,190
37,560
28,820
22,740
27,870
10.16
15.94
12.43
10.28
17.41
12.68
10.01
11.63
Locomotive engineers........................................................................................................
Locomotive firers................................................................................................................
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers..........................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators.....................................................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters...............................................................................
Subway and streetcar operators........................................................................................
Rail transportation workers, all other..................................................................................
41,760
580
4,950
23,120
37,540
6,600
5,210
30.38
23.88
19.48
26.22
29.56
22.95
18.62
63,180
49,660
40,510
54,530
61,480
47,740
38,730
27.65
21.78
18.76
24.59
28.20
24.29
18.87
Sailors and marine oilers...................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.....................................................................
Motorboat operators...........................................................................................................
Ship engineers...................................................................................................................
32,520
30,540
3,250
13,710
16.37
30.15
17.58
29.65
34,050
62,720
36,570
61,680
15.66
27.50
15.66
26.97
Bridge and lock tenders.....................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants........................................................................................................
Service station attendants..................................................................................................
Traffic technicians..............................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors..................................................................................................
Transportation workers, all other.......................................................................................
4,750
131,860
93,140
6,550
24,130
46,720
18.33
9.29
9.48
19.30
27.43
16.51
38,120
19,320
19,720
40,150
57,050
34,330
18.86
8.66
8.79
18.69
24.73
15.51
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...........................................................................................
45,580
45,720
1,910
68,040
2,770
3,220
630,700
336,210
2,363,440
143,140
798,450
13.95
20.65
18.42
17.79
20.18
18.84
14.31
10.03
11.46
12.15
9.77
29,020
42,940
38,320
36,990
41,980
39,190
29,760
20,870
23,840
25,260
20,320
13.49
19.36
16.46
16.37
18.79
16.72
13.47
8.98
10.53
11.48
8.80
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2007—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Transportation and material moving occupations—Continued
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.....................................................................................
4,230
10,400
15,780
126,270
2,660
14,870
43,840
21.44
19.55
18.12
15.10
19.86
17.22
15.95
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
44,590
40,660
37,680
31,410
41,300
35,820
33,170
1
21.82
18.75
17.65
14.15
19.67
15.93
14.74
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
Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries
depending on how they are typically paid.
3
Represents a wage above $70.00 per hour.
c = corrected.
Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group
Occupational group
Industry
Total
Management
All industries ............................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,
and hunting....................................
Mining..............................................
Utilities.............................................
Construction....................................
Manufacturing..................................
Wholesale trade...............................
Retail trade......................................
Transportation and warehousing…..
Information.......................................
Finance and insurance....................
Real estate and rental
and leasing………………...............
Professional, scientific, and
technical services..........................
Management of companies
and enterprises..............................
Administrative and support
and waste management
and remediation services...............
Educational services........................
Health care and social
assistance......................................
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.......................................
Accommodation and food
services.........................................
Other services (except
public administration).....................
Federal, state, and local
government....................................
See footnote at end of table.
Business and Computer and Architecture Life, physical,
Community and
financial
and social
mathematical
and
social services
operations
science
science
engineering
Legal
Arts, design,
Education,
Healthcare
entertainment,
training, and
practitioner
sports, and
library
and technical
media
134,354,250
6,003,930
6,015,500
3,191,360
2,486,020
1,255,670
1,793,040
998,590
8,316,360
1,761,270
6,877,680
385,730
644,070
542,230
7,671,680
13,960,700
5,964,920
15,642,700
5,306,240
3,019,040
5,990,930
6,350
35,100
31,460
368,880
684,760
328,430
350,610
148,500
202,230
462,540
1,400
25,580
36,100
218,060
432,010
233,320
162,200
102,150
161,600
1,329,030
280
7,510
15,880
1
( )
270,190
167,010
59,820
24,130
407,870
308,270
110
25,040
46,670
78,700
803,280
64,750
4,790
24,080
65,210
3,060
2,310
18,310
9,180
3,560
152,870
30,440
5,240
2,960
29,480
29,210
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
100
120
( 1)
390
90
230
3,280
( 1)
1,650
1,390
1,510
5,510
2,330
1,460
1,740
6,550
55,320
90
( 1)
( 1)
1
( )
1,350
770
6,000
1,200
15,510
1,600
230
340
2,140
7,510
87,760
54,190
119,550
3,880
466,610
19,750
190
2,630
1,400
2,050
17,550
17,360
430,610
4,200
1,380
31,750
2,143,100
197,760
102,610
13,460
4,920
5,240
1,920
8,050
440
11,820
7,880
7,519,060
525,430
902,280
1,048,550
915,720
354,440
6,380
606,680
19,550
324,100
147,010
1,915,250
324,040
334,540
188,470
49,550
33,690
15,170
21,900
5,730
31,880
24,920
8,506,680
12,455,550
235,330
535,740
286,990
222,460
147,260
182,330
80,540
21,340
29,220
168,330
12,650
264,590
25,320
3,280
34,640
7,391,910
53,050
204,950
201,040
241,960
16,006,410
530,800
216,320
82,910
5,510
82,830
915,420
5,470
513,250
30,170
5,311,530
1,923,380
65,090
37,050
5,340
1,650
4,410
340
430
30,300
186,740
6,690
11,341,810
283,190
38,940
2,580
380
1,090
440
190
550
16,520
4,570
3,881,410
177,010
201,670
26,750
6,870
12,500
95,830
8,390
75,670
81,550
9,660
9,533,390
510,670
971,200
223,590
283,850
280,360
475,350
241,390
217,610
58,520
413,300
Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group—Continued
Occupational group
Industry
All industries ............................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,
and hunting....................................
Mining..............................................
Utilities.............................................
Construction....................................
Manufacturing..................................
Wholesale trade...............................
Retail trade......................................
Transportation and
warehousing………………….........
Information.......................................
Finance and insurance....................
Real estate and rental
and leasing………………...............
Professional, scientific, and
technical services..........................
Management of companies
and enterprises..............................
Administrative and support
and waste management
and remediation services...............
Educational services........................
Health care and social
assistance......................................
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.......................................
Accommodation and food
services.........................................
Other services (except
public administration).....................
Federal, state, and local
government....................................
1
Data not available.
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,
Construction
fishing,
and
and
extraction
forestry
Installation,
maintenance,
and repair
Production
Transportation and
material
moving
3,625,240
3,087,650
11,273,850
4,403,900
3,339,510
14,332,020
23,270,810
448,000
6,708,200
5,390,090
10,146,560
9,629,030
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
210
1,020
1,330
52,560
360
( 1)
4,690
5,220
19,040
5,180
73,560
( 1)
320
( 1)
1,990
35,860
5,360
487,600
4,950
1,340
2,950
46,410
88,140
26,250
129,590
5,560
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
1,270
1,400
86,370
2,380
9,180
10,820
149,260
421,250
1,584,970
8,515,410
20,860
59,360
114,640
744,540
1,347,630
1,423,300
2,646,550
273,340
( 1)
380
1,210
34,970
51,210
20,360
760
255,530
31,330
5,085,600
258,990
21,370
58,230
7,350
51,970
142,920
562,720
690,310
387,650
804,880
11,890
53,360
78,100
108,170
7,339,760
317,930
432,550
47,250
95,720
11,930
275,330
1,267,040
1,239,610
1,194,410
170
( 1)
2,270
17,790
5,260
12,220
8,620
45,380
1,560
35,260
11,900
15,190
147,590
57,120
1,040
91,860
402,510
753,130
1,547,720
693,680
2,940,480
2,490
( 1)
170
27,300
4,830
1,730
296,380
296,730
13,130
67,340
77,250
3,020
2,750,800
67,470
3,180
4,380
34,340
22,730
160,560
23,230
535,700
497,010
1,050
27,380
324,960
12,180
145,470
70,920
12,400
4,740
43,020
30,770
344,900
1,849,400
5,570
62,030
76,830
112,780
55,560
7,830
9,840
16,090
16,450
9,980
107,600
560,880
1,300
11,180
44,320
33,560
66,330
103,190
34,050
691,090
106,640
111,440
457,160
1,693,730
535,070
69,610
215,310
520,780
36,770
1,886,690
1,336,150
18,150
2,980
313,600
41,270
204,400
147,260
792,370
21,610
995,600
284,400
3,162,470
68,420
522,920
447,930
1,036,020
53,220
2,657,060
990
17,630
126,350
109,150
110,030
5,530
74,500
315,630
190,570
533,140
154,010
184,490
4,330
9,600
68,560
7,150
37,850
7,540
66,390
9,026,350
600,840
140,880
336,650
419,280
530
4,220
97,680
78,060
214,930
29,840
45,360
104,040
107,340
704,360
235,640
603,620
1,080
14,420
664,180
324,970
350,670
141,650
1,834,700
106,020
246,390
274,290
65,970
1,737,470
27,520
461,190
381,500
165,380
415,460
Table 3. Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group
Occupational group
Industry
Management
All industries .............................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,
and hunting....................................
Mining...............................................
Utilities..............................................
Construction.....................................
Manufacturing..................................
Wholesale trade................................
Retail trade.......................................
Transportation and warehousing…..
Information.......................................
Finance and insurance.....................
Real estate and rental
and leasing………………................
Professional, scientific, and
technical services...........................
Management of companies
and enterprises..............................
Administrative and support
and waste management
and remediation services................
Educational services.........................
Health care and social
assistance......................................
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.......................................
Accommodation and food
services..........................................
Other services (except
public administration)......................
Federal, state, and local
government....................................
See footnote at end of table.
Business
Life,
Computer and Architecture
and
physical,
mathematical
and
financial
and social
science
engineering
operations
science
Community
and social
services
Legal
Arts, design,
Education,
Healthcare
entertainment,
Healthcare
training, and
practitioner and
sports, and
support
library
technical
media
$46.22
$30.01
$34.71
$33.11
$29.82
$19.49
$42.53
$22.41
$23.27
$31.26
$12.31
38.32
51.80
51.99
46.54
51.66
54.83
42.13
42.12
57.30
54.93
26.41
32.14
33.05
29.35
29.65
29.79
25.17
28.32
32.36
31.56
27.05
34.10
35.01
29.67
38.12
35.74
26.59
31.62
35.94
35.33
28.82
41.82
35.18
31.00
33.88
33.42
30.01
32.67
34.04
38.24
21.60
39.20
33.27
28.90
30.10
33.29
27.55
30.23
35.82
32.06
(1)
1
()
(1)
18.68
21.04
19.06
18.41
20.16
18.59
21.32
(1)
46.81
54.10
45.65
56.94
57.03
25.71
52.15
57.52
35.76
40.35
1
()
(1)
24.79
29.22
23.89
16.41
23.45
19.44
24.68
(1)
30.09
31.22
23.78
23.82
22.38
14.41
22.52
25.22
26.70
22.64
29.85
32.73
26.91
27.74
27.31
27.12
24.14
30.85
29.34
12.01
1
()
(1)
10.96
15.16
13.53
10.17
12.91
17.56
14.30
33.82
28.53
29.48
33.34
26.16
17.18
33.61
19.20
21.10
21.68
11.87
59.72
34.27
36.91
32.27
30.70
21.67
45.10
27.80
26.08
25.13
10.70
55.65
31.24
34.79
36.83
33.56
18.60
54.14
18.84
29.21
30.30
13.98
45.46
40.61
27.95
25.98
31.51
25.51
30.28
28.82
26.58
25.01
17.03
25.33
32.16
42.20
19.78
23.26
21.89
18.19
29.21
26.80
12.63
14.13
38.03
24.80
28.05
29.01
32.26
17.07
34.80
12.57
21.45
32.23
12.19
40.37
29.77
26.26
37.10
22.98
15.98
56.44
19.05
24.09
20.46
18.53
27.30
21.84
26.34
29.44
23.77
14.12
46.34
13.99
15.64
21.99
16.75
39.63
25.25
28.55
31.74
27.02
18.13
40.15
14.75
23.46
26.16
16.88
37.47
28.44
32.40
33.47
29.07
21.24
37.21
20.07
25.28
30.05
14.24
Table 3. Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group—Continued
Occupational group
Industry
All industries .............................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,
and hunting....................................
Mining...............................................
Utilities..............................................
Construction.....................................
Manufacturing..................................
Wholesale trade................................
Retail trade.......................................
Transportation and warehousing…..
Information.......................................
Finance and insurance.....................
Real estate and rental
and leasing………………................
Professional, scientific, and
technical services...........................
Management of companies
and enterprises..............................
Administrative and support
and waste management
and remediation services................
Educational services.........................
Health care and social
assistance......................................
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.......................................
Accommodation and food
services..........................................
Other services (except
public administration)......................
Federal, state, and local
government....................................
1
Data not available.
Protective
service
Food
Building and
preparation
grounds
and serving cleaning and
related
maintenance
Personal
care and
service
Office and
Sales and
administrative
related
support
Farming,
Construction Installation,
fishing,
and
maintenance,
and
extraction
and repair
forestry
Production
Transportation and
material
moving
$18.63
$9.35
$11.33
$11.53
$16.94
$15.00
$10.89
$19.53
$19.20
$15.05
$14.75
11.53
1
()
21.09
13.84
15.85
14.29
13.14
16.75
15.58
18.93
(1)
11.53
(1)
9.90
9.75
9.50
9.93
12.67
8.21
11.96
12.16
10.98
15.28
12.15
11.97
11.38
10.21
17.00
11.49
11.24
12.36
1
()
(1)
11.32
13.76
12.05
9.55
23.76
9.18
14.30
23.50
30.91
25.99
27.67
28.49
29.05
11.89
25.19
23.87
32.40
12.81
16.05
18.83
15.30
16.32
15.07
11.72
18.02
16.71
15.36
10.08
1
()
13.23
12.42
12.12
10.48
10.27
13.57
1
()
12.83
16.15
19.43
25.07
19.66
19.87
19.40
17.43
21.64
23.56
20.04
15.16
20.63
26.60
19.31
20.91
19.17
17.16
21.62
25.13
18.08
11.65
20.84
27.08
16.97
15.40
14.54
12.97
17.87
16.81
17.96
11.91
17.59
20.86
16.60
13.85
13.98
10.89
18.82
13.43
19.80
13.54
9.81
11.55
12.09
18.43
14.32
11.43
19.99
15.49
15.49
12.48
19.42
10.95
11.80
9.98
29.61
16.34
11.59
22.91
21.53
16.78
14.16
17.26
11.75
12.53
11.91
27.69
16.98
16.34
23.35
21.14
17.82
15.34
11.62
15.00
9.94
10.34
11.02
13.15
10.83
11.41
16.48
17.19
13.50
14.93
11.58
14.21
15.78
21.46
17.41
17.85
11.37
18.56
11.67
12.80
13.97
10.33
10.58
9.60
17.37
14.50
10.55
21.93
16.91
12.00
11.34
11.31
10.06
11.37
11.89
11.55
13.30
11.43
22.56
15.88
16.46
12.55
11.93
9.14
9.67
11.09
9.54
11.60
11.72
20.34
14.41
10.70
8.91
10.62
9.40
10.96
12.00
13.84
13.61
13.41
19.99
17.24
12.03
10.44
22.78
12.18
14.00
12.01
14.95
16.62
16.73
19.32
20.86
20.82
19.60
Table 4. Employment and wages for loan officers by industry
Industry
Percent of
Employment occupational
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Annual
Total, all industries ¹ ................................................................
356,990
100.0
$30.10
$62,610
Depository credit intermediation ..................................................
Nondepository credit intermediation.............................................
Activities related to credit intermediation......................................
Management of companies and enterprises................................
Insurance carriers ........................................................................
131,860
120,820
66,080
9,710
5,330
36.9
33.8
18.5
2.7
1.5
28.43
31.09
30.76
31.28
30.82
59,130
64,670
63,980
65,050
64,110
¹ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
Table 5. National employment and wages for the 10 largest occupations in the depository credit intermediation industry
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Mean wages
Hourly
Percentiles
Annual
25th
75th
Depository credit intermediation (NAICS 522100):
Tellers.............................................................................................
Loan officers ..................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers ........................................................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
New accounts clerks .....................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks.........................................................
Financial managers........................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks..............................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents......
Office clerks, general.....................................................................
545,470
131,860
30.4
7.4
$11.32
28.43
$23,550
59,130
$9.61
18.47
$12.82
34.58
114,390
105,040
79,520
79,100
75,520
60,050
51,880
33,020
6.4
5.9
4.4
4.4
4.2
3.3
2.9
1.8
21.75
14.71
14.56
15.62
42.37
14.45
28.99
12.86
45,240
30,590
30,280
32,490
88,130
30,050
60,300
26,750
16.48
11.97
12.12
12.40
26.26
11.40
16.74
9.99
25.29
17.04
16.86
18.38
52.56
16.97
35.36
15.08
Table 6. Highest and lowest paying states by selected occupations
Highest paying
State
Lowest paying
Hourly
mean
wage
Employment
State
Hourly
mean
wage
Employment
Financial managers
New York ...............................................
New Jersey ............................................
Delaware ...............................................
California ...............................................
Minnesota ..............................................
$66.20
59.82
56.21
55.40
54.83
52,950
19,940
1,950
67,680
11,720
Oklahoma ....................................
Mississippi....................................
Montana .......................................
Idaho ...........................................
West Virginia................................
$35.62
34.60
33.98
32.96
32.02
5,740
2,870
800
2,730
1,440
$24.13
23.83
23.48
23.17
20.73
990
660
1,540
4,680
4,980
$12.43
12.41
12.27
12.18
12.11
570
2,900
1,680
4,860
360
$10.95
10.83
10.77
10.48
10.38
2,580
11,840
15,350
6,900
119,560
Loan officers
Alaska ....................................................
Massachusetts .......................................
California ...............................................
Rhode Island .........................................
Hawaii ....................................................
$41.77
38.78
36.58
36.01
35.53
430
7,380
44,590
2,010
910
West Virginia ...............................
Wyoming......................................
South Dakota ...............................
Kentucky ......................................
Louisiana .....................................
Loan interviewers and clerks
California ...............................................
Alaska ....................................................
District of Columbia................................
Washington............................................
Minnesota...............................................
$18.56
18.55
18.09
17.80
17.79
32,840
290
(1)
5,070
5,520
West Virginia ...............................
Louisiana......................................
New Mexico..................................
Utah .............................................
Wyoming .....................................
Construction laborers
Alaska ....................................................
New York ...............................................
Hawaii ....................................................
New Jersey ............................................
Massachusetts .......................................
1
Estimate not released.
$21.48
21.28
21.28
21.09
20.67
3,690
46,520
5,620
20,730
14,710
South Dakota ...............................
New Mexico .................................
Alabama .....................................
Mississippi ...................................
Texas ...........................................
Table 7. Highest and lowest paying metropolitan areas by selected occupations
Highest paying
Metropolitan area
Lowest paying
Hourly
mean
wage
Employment
Metropolitan area
Hourly
mean
wage
Employment
Financial managers
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, NY-NJ-PA ................................
Midland, TX ...........................................
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ..
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ...
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT..........
$68.22
66.35
65.00
62.68
61.60
58,080
380
5,780
13,460
4,170
Lewiston, ID-WA .........................
Hattiesburg, MS ...........................
Danville, IL ...................................
Cleveland, TN ..............................
Pocatello, ID ................................
$28.66
27.84
27.30
27.28
27.18
110
100
40
260
130
$18.13
18.09
17.84
17.27
17.13
120
130
190
200
50
$10.91
10.52
10.45
9.97
9.79
80
180
30
40
110
$9.09
9.09
9.08
8.71
8.41
8.23
560
510
680
2,470
490
1,070
Loan officers
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO .....................
Anchorage, AK ......................................
Flagstaff, AZ ..........................................
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ...
Savannah, GA .......................................
$48.22
45.33
43.33
42.64
40.92
270
300
100
900
230
Rocky Mount, NC ........................
Pocatello, ID ................................
Lake Charles, LA .........................
Idaho Falls, ID .............................
Lewiston, ID-WA .........................
Loan interviewers and clerks
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ..................
Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—
Roseville, CA ......................................
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ...
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ..
Reno-Sparks, NV....................................
$22.65
21.27
19.81
19.38
19.33
130 Missoula, MT................................
Owensboro, KY............................
2,970 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA .........
4,230 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH .....
1,130 Alexandria, LA .............................
280
Construction laborers
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA .......
Anchorage, AK ......................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, NY-NJ-PA ................................
Bloomington-Normal, IL .........................
Minneapolis-St. PaulBloomington, MN-WI ...........................
$23.91
23.27
23.20
22.83
22.26
430 Wichita Falls, TX .........................
1,820 Jacksonville, NC ..........................
Florence, SC ...............................
43,580 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ....
360 Laredo, TX ...................................
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ...........
5,850