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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – MAY 2009
Retail salespersons, cashiers, general office clerks, combined food preparation and serving workers, and
registered nurses were among the occupations with the highest employment in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Occupations with the lowest employment included watch repairers, astronomers, and radio operators. 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
from the OES homepage at www.bls.gov/oes.
In addition to the occupations mentioned above, the largest occupations included customer service
representatives; elementary school teachers, except special education; and general maintenance and
repair workers. Occupations with employment of more than 700,000 in 2009 are shown in table 4. These
occupations accounted for 46 percent of total U.S. employment, with the 10 largest occupations representing over 20 percent of total employment. Occupations with employment of 4,000 or less are shown
in table 5. These occupations, which included historians, gaming managers, and motorboat operators,
represented less than 0.1 percent of total U.S. employment.
While some of the largest occupations were concentrated in specific industries, others were more widely
distributed across industries. For example, although 80 percent of teacher assistants worked in elementary and secondary schools, the largest employer of general office clerks—local government—employed
only about 7 percent of this occupation.
Most of the largest occupations were relatively low paying. Thirty of the 40 occupations in table 4 had
average wages below the U.S. mean of $20.90 per hour or $43,460 annually. These occupations included cashiers, with an hourly mean wage of $9.15, and combined food preparation and serving
workers ($8.71); both also were among the lowest paying occupations overall. Large occupations with
above average wages included general and operations managers ($53.15); registered nurses ($31.99);
and sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
($29.52).
In contrast, the small occupations in table 5 included a more even mix of high- and low-paying occupations. Nineteen of these 42 occupations had wages above the U.S. average, including commercial divers
($27.91), agricultural engineers ($35.89), and industrial-organizational psychologists ($49.31). Seventeen occupations had below average wages, including segmental pavers ($13.81) and dredge operators
($18.43). The remaining six occupations had wages similar to the U.S. average.
Major Occupational Group Employment and Wages
More than half of the 40 largest occupations were in 4 occupational groups: food preparation and
serving, sales, office and administrative support, or transportation and material moving. Nine office and
administrative support occupations, with combined employment of about 14.9 million, appear in table 4,
making office and administrative support the group with both the largest number of occupations in the
table and the highest total employment in those occupations. Five food preparation and serving related
occupations appear in the table, with combined employment of approximately 7.5 million. Although
only 4 of the 40 largest occupations were in the sales group, combined employment in these 4 occupations was over 10.2 million, reflecting in part the high employment levels for retail salespersons (4.2
million) and cashiers (3.4 million). Office and administrative support and sales and related were also the
2 largest occupational groups overall, with total employment of 22.3 million and 13.7 million, respectively. (See table 2.)
Many of the small occupations in table 5 were specialized installation, maintenance, and repair; production; or transportation and material moving occupations, such as refractory materials repairers, wood
model makers, and shuttle car operators. Though these occupational groups also included some of the
largest occupations, such as team assemblers and construction laborers, these large occupations tended
to involve more general job duties than those listed in table 5. Ten of the 42 smallest occupations were
in the computer and mathematical science; architecture and engineering; and life, physical, and social
science groups. These occupations included mathematicians, political scientists, and agricultural engineers. Life, physical, and social science was also one of the smallest occupational groups overall, along
with arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media; legal; and farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.
The occupational groups with the highest mean hourly wages included management occupations
($49.47), legal occupations ($46.07), and computer and mathematical science occupations ($36.68).
Among the lowest paying occupational groups were food preparation and serving related occupations
($10.04); farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ($11.53); personal care and service occupations
($11.87); and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ($12.00). (See table 3.)
While some occupational groups were highly concentrated in specific industry sectors, others were
distributed more evenly across sectors. For example, nearly 89 percent of employment in education,
training, and library occupations was found in the educational services sector, and about 88 percent of
employment in healthcare support occupations was found in the health care and social assistance sector.
In contrast, although retail trade, finance and insurance, and health care and social assistance were
among the largest employers of office and administrative support occupations, no single sector
employed more than 12.3 percent of this group.
Detailed Occupational Employment and Wages by Detailed Industry
In addition to the occupational group and industry sector data, OES data are available for detailed occupations and industries. For example, table 6 shows employment and wages by industry for laborers and
hand freight, stock, and material movers. Employment in this occupation was widely distributed across
industries. The employment services industry, which includes temporary help services, employed the
highest number of laborers and hand freight, stock, and material movers, but less than 14 percent of this
occupation was employed in this industry. Other large employers of this occupation were warehousing
and storage; other general merchandise stores, which include warehouse clubs and supercenters; grocery
and related product merchant wholesalers; and general freight trucking, each representing less than 7
percent of employment in this occupation. The mean hourly wage for laborers and hand freight, stock,
and material movers in these industries ranged from $9.29 in other general merchandise stores to $13.78
in general freight trucking.
Although employment services employed a relatively small percentage of all laborers and hand freight,
stock, and material movers, it was the largest occupation in the employment services industry, representing about 11 percent of industry employment. (See table 7.) Most of the largest occupations in this
industry were also among the largest occupations overall, including registered nurses; customer service
representatives; secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive; general office clerks; construction
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laborers; team assemblers; and hand packers and packagers. Of the occupations in table 7, employment,
recruitment, and placement specialists had the lowest national employment across all industries and was
the most concentrated in employment services: of the 198,000 jobs in this occupation, nearly 39 percent
were found in this industry.
Most of the largest occupations in the employment services industry had wages below the U.S. average.
The exceptions were registered nurses and employment, recruitment, and placement specialists, which
had mean hourly wages in this industry of $33.71 and $25.61, respectively.
Occupational Employment and Wages by State and Area
OES data also allow comparison of occupational employment and wages across states and metropolitan
areas. Tables 8 and 9 show the states and metropolitan areas with the highest employment and highest
employment concentrations of four selected detailed occupations. Areas with high total employment
also tend to be among the largest employers of any individual occupation, while employment concentrations reflect factors other than overall employment levels, such as the industry mix. For example,
California employed more janitors than any other state, with 199,070 jobs in this occupation; and
Nevada, although it employed fewer total janitors than California, had one of the highest employment
concentrations in this occupation, with janitors representing over 24 jobs out of every 1,000 in the state.
The District of Columbia and Hawaii also had among the highest concentrations of janitors, while New
York had both one of the highest employment levels and one of the highest employment concentrations
of this occupation. (See table 8.)
California, Texas, and New York, which were among the largest employers of several of the selected
occupations, were also the three largest states in terms of total employment. On the other hand, Indiana
was one of the largest employers of team assemblers primarily because of its high employment concentration in this occupation: total employment in Indiana was approximately one-fifth of that in California,
but its employment concentration of 20.3 team assemblers per 1,000 jobs was over 3 times as high as in
California. New York, Ohio, and North Carolina had both high employment levels and high employment concentrations of home health aides, while several Southern states had among the highest employment concentrations of cashiers.
Although all of the selected occupations in table 8 had national mean wages below the U.S. average,
wages for each occupation varied across states. For example, among the states shown in the table, mean
wages for janitors varied from $9.79 in Texas to $13.51 in New York, and mean wages for cashiers
varied from $8.03 in Louisiana to $10.85 in California.
At the metropolitan area level, as at the state level, areas with high employment of the selected occupations also tended to have high overall employment levels. (See table 8.) Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.,
and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, were among the areas with the highest employment of all of
the selected occupations, while New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J., and Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale, Calif., were among the areas with the highest employment of 3 out of the 4 occupations. These were also among the largest metropolitan areas or metropolitan divisions in the United
States in terms of total employment.
In several cases, the metropolitan areas with high employment concentrations of specific occupations
reflected the state data shown in table 8. For example, Nevada had one of the highest concentrations of
janitors; approximately 78 percent of the states janitors were employed in the Las Vegas-Paradise
metropolitan area, which also had one of the highest employment concentrations of this occupation.
Four of the areas with high concentrations of team assemblers were located in states with high concentrations of this occupation: Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.; Lafayette, Ind.; Spartanburg, S.C.; and Tuscaloosa,
Ala. Similarly, three metropolitan areas in North Carolina—Goldsboro, Fayetteville, and Rocky
Mount—had among the highest concentrations of home health aides, as did the state as a whole.
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas, and Duluth, Minn.-Wis., also had high employment concentrations of
this occupation. While the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill., metropolitan division had one of the highest
employment levels for cashiers, another metropolitan area in Illinois—Kankakee-Bradley—reported one
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of the highest employment concentrations of this occupation. Palm Coast, Fla., and Bay City, Mich.,
also had high concentrations of cashiers.
Wages for the selected occupations varied by metropolitan area. For example, among the metropolitan
areas shown, mean wages for cashiers ranged from $7.86 in Anniston-Oxford, Ala., to $10.54 in Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., while wages for team assemblers ranged from $11.68 in Rocky
Mount, N.C., to $25.14 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Additional Information
The Occupational Employment Statistics program produces cross-industry occupational employment
and wage estimates nationwide and for all states, 377 metropolitan areas, 34 metropolitan divisions, and
174 nonmetropolitan areas. OES also publishes national industry-specific occupational employment and
wage estimates for NAICS sectors and 3-, 4-, and selected 5-digit 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
2009 Occupational Employment Statistics data are available from the OES Web site at
www.bls.gov/oes.
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Technical Note
Scope of the survey
The industry coding system
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. Each year forms are mailed to two semiannual
panels of approximately 200,000 sampled establishments,
one panel in May and the other in November. May 2009
estimates are based on responses from six semiannual
panels collected over a 3-year period:
May 2009,
November 2008, May 2008, November 2007, May 2007,
and November 2006. The overall national response rate for
the six panels is 78.2 percent based on establishments and
74.5 percent based on employment.
The OES survey uses the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). Since May 2008, OES
estimates and survey data have been based on the 2007
NAICS. Earlier panel data and estimates were based on the
2002 NAICS. For more information about NAICS, see the
BLS Web site at 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 produces 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.
The occupational coding system
The May 2009 OES estimates are based on the Office
of Management and Budget's 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. The OES survey categorizes
workers into 801 detailed occupations. Together, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23 major occupational
groups. Military specific occupations are 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
www.bls.gov/soc/.
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 crossindustry 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 5-digit industry levels. BLS releases
all cross-industry and national estimates; many 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. The 2000 Metropolitan Statistical Area standards were used to define the
metropolitan areas.
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 across
all six semiannual panels represents approximately 60.5
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 forms sent to larger establishments,
generally those with 20 or more workers, contain between
50 and 225 SOC occupations selected on the basis of the
sampled establishment's industry classification. To reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, no survey form contains
every SOC occupation. Thus, data for specific occupations
are collected primarily from establishments in industries
that are the predominant employers of workers in those
occupations. Each survey form is structured, however, to
allow a respondent to provide detailed occupational information for each worker at the establishment; that is,
unlisted occupations can be added to the survey form.
Smaller establishments, generally those with fewer than 20
workers, are sent a form with no occupations listed, and are
instructed to fill in the occupations for their workers.
Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross
pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living
allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive
pay including commissions and production bonuses, tips,
and on-call pay are included. Excluded are back pay, jury
duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials,
nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary
benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
OES receives an annual census of Federal Government and U.S. Postal Service data including wage rates. For
non-federal establishments, 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 2009 survey are as follows:
May 2009 wage intervals
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 $9.25
$9.25 to $11.49
$11.50 to $14.49
$14.50 to $18.24
$18.25 to $22.74
$22.75 to $28.74
$28.75 to $35.99
$36.00 to $45.24
$45.25 to $56.99
$57.00 to $71.49
$71.50 to $89.99
$90.00 and over
Annual
Under $19,240
$19,240 to $23,919
$23,920 to $30,159
$30,160 to $37,959
$37,960 to $47,319
$47,320 to $59,799
$59,800 to $74,879
$74,880 to $94,119
$94,120 to $118,559
$118,560 to $148,719
$148,720 to $187,199
$187,200 and over
Mean hourly wage. The mean hourly wage rate for an
occupation is the total wages that all workers in the occupation earn in an hour divided by the total employment of the
occupation.
For data from non-federal establishments: Total
weighted non-federal hourly wages are summed across all
intervals. The occupation's weighted survey non-federal
employment is also summed. 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). With the exception of the highest wage interval, mean wage rates for each
panel are calculated using NCS data for the panel's reference year. The lower boundary of the highest wage interval
in May 2009 was $90.00. The mean hourly wage for this
interval was calculated using the average of the 2006, 2007,
and 2008 NCS data.
For federal workers: The hourly wages for an occupation within an establishment are summed to get total federal
wages. Federal employment for that occupation within that
establishment is also summed to get total federal employment. The total wages and total employment across all
establishments in the occupation for the estimation level of
interest are summed.
Mean Wage = Total Non-Federal Wages + Total Federal Wages
Total Non-Federal Employment + Total Federal Employment
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 first distributing federal and non-federal
workers inside each wage interval: Federal workers are
distributed throughout the wage intervals according to their
wage rates, while non-federal workers are distributed uniformly within each wage interval. Next, workers are
ranked from lowest paid to highest paid. Finally, the product of the total employment for the occupation and the
desired percentile is calculated to determine the worker that
earns the p-th percentile wage rate.
Annual wage. Many employees are paid at an hourly
rate by their employers and may work more than or less
than 40 hours per week. Annual wage estimates for most
occupations in this release are calculated by multiplying the
mean hourly wage by a "year-round, full-time" figure of
2,080 hours (52 weeks by 40 hours). Thus, annual wage
estimates may not represent the actual annual pay received
by the employee if they work more or less than 2,080 hours
per year. Some workers typically work less than 40 hours
per week, 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 40 hours per week, 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 fulltime workers, but they are instructed to report the hourly
rate for part-time workers.
Estimation methodology
With the exception of the May 2008 panel, each OES
panel includes approximately 200,000 establishments. Due
to budget constraints, the May 2008 sample was reduced to
approximately 174,000 establishments. The OES survey is
designed to produce estimates using six panels (3 years) of
data. The full six-panel sample of nearly 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 sampled 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 2008
and May 2009 employment) from the BLS Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages to employment totals
from the OES survey.
May 2009 OES survey estimates. The May 2009 OES
survey estimates are based on all data collected from establishments in the May 2009, November 2008, May 2008,
November 2007, May 2007, and November 2006 semiannual sample panels.
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 90percent 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 2009
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
All occupations
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
130,647,610
$20.90
$43,460
$15.95
Management occupations
Chief executives..............................................................................................................
General and operations managers.................................................................................
Legislators......................................................................................................................
Advertising and promotions managers...........................................................................
Marketing managers.......................................................................................................
Sales managers..............................................................................................................
Public relations managers..............................................................................................
6,116,380
297,640
1,689,680
65,750
35,760
169,330
328,980
53,270
49.47
80.43
53.15
(²)
46.96
57.73
53.64
48.97
102,900
167,280
110,550
37,530
97,670
120,070
111,570
101,850
42.95
77.27
44.55
(²)
39.60
52.90
46.53
43.12
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.......................................................
243,580
287,210
495,180
35,630
29,320
62,990
147,250
65,080
92,380
39.20
58.00
54.68
45.78
45.37
50.73
45.03
46.59
41.09
81,530
120,640
113,730
95,230
94,360
105,510
93,650
96,910
85,470
36.31
54.67
48.65
42.33
42.35
46.42
40.90
43.96
38.22
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.........................................................................................................
3,250
520
204,760
51,140
219,280
105,900
28,710
178,110
190,250
25,820
3,390
31,660
271,710
44,180
24,890
150,850
113,760
369,170
31.13
20.53
44.85
23.16
(²)
45.84
38.53
59.04
24.71
29.04
35.59
25.72
43.74
61.06
28.65
28.20
29.44
47.64
64,760
42,710
93,290
48,170
87,390
95,340
80,140
122,810
51,400
60,390
74,030
53,500
90,970
127,000
59,600
58,660
61,240
99,100
28.58
15.55
39.58
19.74
(²)
39.81
35.54
56.25
22.70
26.14
32.40
22.26
39.35
55.08
28.26
23.30
27.21
44.52
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.......................................................................
6,063,670
11,700
11,690
116,900
281,910
273,930
10,960
31.68
42.04
30.02
26.68
28.15
28.26
27.01
65,900
87,430
62,450
55,480
58,550
58,780
56,180
28.32
29.76
25.56
23.39
26.35
27.46
26.63
247,900
197,330
13,060
198,190
111,890
205,020
219,240
100,420
552,770
51,530
1,036,450
26.49
29.42
27.36
26.21
28.13
26.59
28.40
33.85
40.70
23.11
31.71
55,100
61,190
56,900
54,530
58,520
55,310
59,070
70,400
84,650
48,060
65,960
23.92
27.55
25.28
22.21
26.74
25.06
27.14
32.67
36.18
21.53
29.14
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.........................................................................................
1,106,980
64,770
60,970
67,950
235,240
149,460
98,430
26,050
30,360
298,200
69,500
61,130
153,720
32.42
25.73
33.29
32.32
40.98
45.28
30.45
38.01
19.68
30.39
25.87
17.34
31.16
67,430
53,520
69,240
67,230
85,240
94,180
63,330
79,070
40,930
63,210
53,800
36,060
64,810
29.01
23.00
32.05
27.63
35.42
32.79
27.80
34.49
17.94
26.38
23.34
14.45
28.05
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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.......................................................................................
3,303,690
26,130
367,880
495,500
385,200
540,560
512,720
108,080
338,890
226,080
195,890
$36.68
50.66
35.91
43.35
46.45
22.77
38.67
35.72
34.10
36.81
37.50
$76,290
105,370
74,690
90,170
96,620
47,360
80,430
74,290
70,930
76,560
78,010
$35.05
48.83
34.10
42.06
44.94
21.30
37.06
34.40
32.55
35.22
37.02
Actuaries........................................................................................................................
Mathematicians...............................................................................................................
Operations research analysts.........................................................................................
Statisticians....................................................................................................................
Mathematical technicians...............................................................................................
Mathematical scientists, all other....................................................................................
17,940
2,770
60,960
21,370
1,090
2,610
46.85
45.16
36.23
36.16
21.27
29.74
97,450
93,920
75,370
75,220
44,230
61,850
41.93
44.99
33.69
35.01
19.83
23.18
Architecture and engineering occupations
Architects, except landscape and naval.........................................................................
Landscape architects......................................................................................................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists...........................................................................
Surveyors.......................................................................................................................
2,412,730
101,630
18,940
11,750
50,360
35.38
37.93
31.69
28.53
27.61
73,590
78,880
65,910
59,340
57,420
33.07
34.95
29.12
25.50
26.05
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.........................................................................................................
70,570
2,620
14,760
29,000
259,320
65,410
151,660
135,990
50,610
24,070
209,300
5,270
22,510
232,660
6,310
16,710
25,540
159,680
46.29
35.89
39.69
44.07
39.03
48.75
41.47
44.01
38.82
36.45
37.06
38.10
41.18
38.74
39.46
48.25
57.67
43.56
96,270
74,640
82,550
91,670
81,180
101,410
86,250
91,540
80,750
75,810
77,090
79,240
85,660
80,580
82,080
100,350
119,960
90,600
45.57
33.44
37.92
42.44
36.82
47.51
39.96
42.94
37.04
35.62
36.11
35.74
39.99
37.03
38.19
46.59
52.36
43.06
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...............................................................................
105,320
30,590
71,890
18,290
7,940
82,690
154,050
15,640
20,630
65,460
43,580
69,070
62,940
22.94
26.34
23.94
23.18
28.76
22.80
26.64
23.98
21.99
23.57
24.38
28.04
18.98
47,710
54,800
49,790
48,210
59,820
47,420
55,410
49,880
45,730
49,030
50,700
58,330
39,470
21.92
25.04
22.98
21.79
27.39
22.10
26.36
23.08
20.36
22.48
23.54
27.66
17.88
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....................................................................................................
1,308,380
2,190
10,790
11,830
22,860
16,260
17,460
29,630
16,810
10,230
4,610
101,760
12,320
31.57
31.02
30.95
31.34
42.57
34.61
29.17
33.38
29.41
26.55
31.22
40.75
34.90
65,660
64,510
64,370
65,180
88,550
71,980
60,670
69,430
61,180
55,220
64,950
84,760
72,590
28.03
27.38
28.67
28.45
39.61
32.01
27.16
31.98
28.92
25.89
29.66
35.86
30.76
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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............................................................................................
1,240
13,630
8,320
79,910
8,880
83,530
31,860
7,150
25,310
$49.40
53.49
40.94
34.97
39.59
32.38
44.57
36.91
45.62
$102,740
111,250
85,160
72,740
82,350
67,360
92,710
76,760
94,880
$50.35
51.15
40.73
32.80
38.61
29.33
39.05
35.42
45.17
Economists.....................................................................................................................
Market research analysts................................................................................................
Survey researchers.........................................................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists...............................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists...........................................................................
Psychologists, all other...................................................................................................
13,160
226,410
20,300
98,330
1,710
10,260
46.31
32.45
20.35
34.77
49.31
40.49
96,320
67,500
42,330
72,310
102,570
84,220
41.79
29.61
17.01
31.75
40.03
41.60
Sociologists.....................................................................................................................
Urban and regional planners..........................................................................................
Anthropologists and archeologists.................................................................................
Geographers..................................................................................................................
Historians.......................................................................................................................
Political scientists............................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers, all other...............................................................
4,430
38,950
5,570
1,170
3,620
3,970
29,250
36.63
31.10
27.52
34.33
27.09
48.58
35.31
76,190
64,680
57,230
71,420
56,350
101,050
73,450
33.47
29.72
25.70
34.36
24.54
50.04
33.59
Agricultural and food science technicians.......................................................................
Biological technicians.....................................................................................................
Chemical technicians......................................................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians...........................................................................
Nuclear technicians.........................................................................................................
Social science research assistants................................................................................
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health..............................
Forensic science technicians..........................................................................................
Forest and conservation technicians..............................................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other..................................................
18,490
74,560
64,420
14,460
6,290
21,720
30,870
12,870
31,440
59,530
17.72
19.78
21.11
28.08
32.07
19.39
20.92
26.47
17.49
21.57
36,850
41,140
43,900
58,400
66,700
40,340
43,520
55,070
36,370
44,870
16.54
18.61
20.23
25.60
32.37
18.03
19.61
24.75
15.80
20.24
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.............................................................................................
1,891,320
78,470
251,050
26,450
106,920
112,690
30,900
277,670
133,510
127,140
73,250
63,320
92,910
344,050
109,120
42,670
15,060
6,140
20.55
19.43
26.46
23.57
20.05
16.69
21.35
20.93
23.24
19.88
24.26
23.59
24.28
14.37
19.48
22.58
19.60
15.94
42,750
40,420
55,030
49,020
41,710
34,710
44,400
43,540
48,340
41,350
50,470
49,060
50,500
29,880
40,530
46,960
40,770
33,160
18.74
18.13
25.27
22.56
18.28
15.01
19.86
19.21
22.26
18.37
23.76
21.32
22.37
13.44
18.07
20.65
17.40
14.14
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......................................................................................
999,020
556,790
13,140
8,110
26,350
246,810
18,780
32,630
56,820
39,590
46.07
62.03
42.13
30.41
49.99
24.08
25.22
20.17
20.65
28.19
95,820
129,020
87,620
63,250
103,990
50,080
52,460
41,960
42,960
58,630
35.59
54.44
40.35
25.37
54.24
22.58
22.98
18.46
18.64
25.03
Education, training, and library occupations
Business teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary..................................................................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.............................................................
8,488,740
73,790
32,240
48,100
23.81
(²)
(²)
(²)
49,530
83,840
75,860
70,550
21.74
(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 2009—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...................................................................................
7,090
34,270
10,230
54,810
2,380
9,900
20,370
4,820
12,870
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
$77,830
92,970
80,790
87,220
72,290
83,320
77,350
73,700
83,320
(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.......................................................................
5,880
8,070
12,860
3,930
15,180
33,450
16,380
5,830
133,070
49,140
56,880
3,940
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
75,530
75,130
89,320
69,840
76,990
72,140
71,970
77,040
103,340
65,240
62,160
64,270
(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..................................................................................
12,610
12,690
8,290
80,790
25,090
65,490
27,020
21,810
19,630
122,120
4,800
16,850
114,420
205,760
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
25.01
(²)
62,750
109,150
67,410
68,230
65,190
65,860
63,300
69,280
67,610
32,770
68,210
60,580
52,030
74,330
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
23.05
(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.................................................................................
389,660
181,810
1,544,300
665,420
14,060
1,091,710
92,980
228,580
102,490
146,240
68,430
162,330
599,500
13.20
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
24.23
19.88
(²)
27,450
50,380
53,150
53,550
51,520
55,150
54,420
53,770
54,750
56,420
50,390
41,360
41,110
11.80
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
22.08
17.52
(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..........................................................
4,900
10,410
10,170
150,520
111,390
6,800
9,830
124,480
1,275,410
104,500
23.85
25.16
19.87
26.76
14.93
22.35
22.29
29.46
(²)
20.13
49,600
52,330
41,330
55,670
31,060
46,490
46,370
61,270
24,280
41,880
22.34
23.04
17.85
25.82
14.22
21.10
21.24
28.26
(²)
17.45
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..............................................................................
1,745,670
31,660
5,380
8,900
28,800
8,100
24.87
44.00
15.90
24.34
30.20
27.63
51,720
91,520
33,070
50,630
62,810
57,470
20.41
37.78
13.92
21.23
28.01
25.54
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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.........................................................................................................
29,170
15,780
51,470
200,870
46,010
61,280
7,940
10,510
$29.52
35.78
11.99
22.99
24.99
13.69
24.33
24.24
$61,400
74,410
24,940
47,820
51,990
28,480
50,600
50,420
$27.92
30.90
11.31
20.76
22.20
12.49
21.83
21.16
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................................
39,880
79,780
13,620
179,830
14,860
10,700
14,700
14,330
47,260
23,500
28.79
41.77
(²)
(²)
(²)
16.37
20.25
25.68
29.10
18.41
(²)
86,870
80,950
35,740
28,490
(²)
42,130
53,410
(²)
(²)
16.20
32.08
(²)
(²)
(²)
13.74
18.20
21.68
22.36
14.78
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.................................................................
35,130
7,280
5,820
46,130
242,670
105,040
46,270
43,390
40,000
25,460
19.99
17.37
32.69
20.80
28.55
28.10
31.55
31.04
21.97
24.37
41,590
36,130
67,990
43,270
59,370
58,440
65,610
64,560
45,700
50,680
13.23
13.08
24.23
16.52
24.98
24.42
30.16
25.91
19.65
20.52
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................................................
46,070
31,220
870
15,560
57,760
17,540
17,550
17,610
20.41
18.43
20.86
25.93
17.48
23.84
30.62
28.79
42,450
38,330
43,400
53,940
36,370
49,590
63,680
59,880
18.80
15.85
20.69
22.29
14.31
20.64
24.42
27.64
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Chiropractors..................................................................................................................
Dentists, general.............................................................................................................
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons.....................................................................................
Orthodontists..................................................................................................................
Prosthodontists...............................................................................................................
Dentists, all other specialists..........................................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists...............................................................................................
Optometrists...................................................................................................................
Pharmacists...................................................................................................................
7,200,950
26,310
86,270
5,390
5,410
660
5,010
53,220
26,480
267,860
33.51
38.65
75.41
101.30
99.13
60.29
73.83
25.59
51.42
51.27
69,690
80,390
156,850
210,710
206,190
125,400
153,570
53,230
106,960
106,630
27.74
32.53
68.31
(³)
(³)
53.42
73.70
25.07
46.22
52.49
Anesthesiologists............................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners....................................................................................
Internists, general............................................................................................................
Obstetricians and gynecologists.....................................................................................
Pediatricians, general.....................................................................................................
Psychiatrists...................................................................................................................
Surgeons........................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons, all other.................................................................................
37,450
99,000
48,270
20,380
29,460
22,210
44,560
274,160
101.80
81.03
88.46
98.31
77.60
78.68
105.66
83.59
211,750
168,550
183,990
204,470
161,410
163,660
219,770
173,860
(³)
77.18
(³)
(³)
73.19
77.04
(³)
(³)
Physician assistants........................................................................................................
Podiatrists.......................................................................................................................
Registered nurses...........................................................................................................
Audiologists.....................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists..................................................................................................
76,900
9,720
2,583,770
12,590
97,840
40.78
63.33
31.99
32.14
33.98
84,830
131,730
66,530
66,850
70,680
40.58
55.89
30.65
30.40
33.48
Physical therapists..........................................................................................................
Radiation therapists........................................................................................................
Recreational therapists...................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists.....................................................................................................
174,490
15,570
21,960
107,270
36.64
37.18
19.84
26.06
76,220
77,340
41,270
54,200
35.81
35.66
18.96
25.64
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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....................................................
111,640
13,440
54,130
32,960
$32.86
26.16
43.32
37.32
$68,350
54,400
90,110
77,630
$31.29
24.70
38.71
31.36
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...........................................................
166,860
152,420
173,900
48,070
51,630
21,670
213,560
217,920
26.74
18.20
32.63
23.91
30.60
32.91
26.05
15.88
55,620
37,860
67,860
49,730
63,640
68,450
54,180
33,020
26.51
17.32
32.38
23.22
30.30
32.65
25.59
14.42
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 practitioner and technical workers, all other.................................................
24,510
331,890
70,730
15,100
91,250
79,200
728,670
170,580
60,840
5,470
78,600
51,850
10,070
15,260
56,520
13.72
13.92
14.77
21.96
19.57
14.70
19.66
16.29
16.73
32.02
20.28
30.87
22.73
(²)
25.05
28,530
28,940
30,730
45,680
40,710
30,580
40,900
33,880
34,790
66,600
42,180
64,200
47,280
44,020
52,110
12.98
13.49
13.53
21.49
18.94
14.08
19.14
15.04
15.74
29.84
18.51
30.40
21.56
(²)
21.47
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.............................................................................
3,886,690
955,220
1,438,010
62,610
26,680
8,040
63,750
44,160
55,920
294,020
495,970
47,070
82,810
52,230
71,350
188,850
12.84
10.39
12.01
13.19
24.44
13.89
23.36
12.01
19.13
16.35
14.16
14.32
16.03
10.74
11.25
15.07
26,710
21,620
24,980
27,430
50,830
28,890
48,590
24,990
39,780
34,000
29,450
29,780
33,350
22,330
23,400
31,340
11.89
9.85
11.56
12.33
24.16
12.37
23.22
11.49
16.94
15.98
13.77
13.93
15.68
10.00
10.43
14.39
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...........................
3,172,420
45,540
99,900
57,750
49,360
20.07
28.76
37.78
34.46
23.39
41,740
59,810
78,580
71,680
48,640
17.39
27.74
36.78
32.81
21.38
Fire fighters....................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators....................................................................................
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists............................................................
305,500
12,180
1,540
22.72
27.07
18.36
47,270
56,310
38,180
21.66
25.83
15.83
Bailiffs.............................................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers......................................................................................
Detectives and criminal investigators.............................................................................
Fish and game wardens..................................................................................................
Parking enforcement workers.........................................................................................
Police and sheriff's patrol officers...................................................................................
Transit and railroad police..............................................................................................
17,140
455,350
110,380
7,530
9,670
641,590
3,930
19.35
20.49
31.66
26.42
17.00
26.53
25.17
40,240
42,610
65,860
54,950
35,360
55,180
52,350
18.25
18.78
29.86
23.46
16.74
25.58
24.49
Animal control workers....................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators...............................................................................
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators.................................................
Security guards..............................................................................................................
15,320
31,250
7,670
1,028,830
16.14
22.66
15.60
12.70
33,560
47,130
32,460
26,430
15.17
20.25
14.53
11.45
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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...............................................................................
68,470
115,640
87,880
$12.23
9.85
15.70
$25,430
20,490
32,650
$11.24
8.99
14.14
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...............................................................................................
11,218,260
94,300
791,750
539,520
383,540
770
898,820
166,140
19,210
849,400
10.04
21.27
15.12
8.76
11.48
13.33
11.11
9.94
11.89
9.82
20,880
44,240
31,460
18,230
23,870
27,720
23,110
20,670
24,730
20,420
8.89
19.27
14.17
8.52
10.88
11.87
10.66
9.38
10.99
9.15
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.................................................
492,480
2,695,740
490,980
2,302,070
194,950
402,020
512,990
334,310
49,260
10.08
8.71
9.13
9.80
10.39
9.09
8.81
9.23
10.61
20,970
18,120
18,990
20,380
21,620
18,900
18,330
19,190
22,060
8.82
8.28
8.74
8.50
9.42
8.51
8.54
8.71
9.54
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........................................................................
4,269,480
177,730
12.00
17.88
24,970
37,180
10.75
16.73
103,540
2,090,400
887,890
12,290
63,500
859,960
23,530
37,830
12,840
21.19
11.60
10.02
13.55
15.43
12.18
15.11
15.43
13.65
44,080
24,120
20,840
28,190
32,100
25,340
31,420
32,090
28,400
19.69
10.56
9.26
13.16
14.62
11.29
14.39
14.57
11.49
Personal care and service occupations
Gaming supervisors........................................................................................................
Slot key persons.............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers.........................................
Animal trainers................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers............................................................................................
3,461,910
24,760
14,310
129,890
10,080
132,860
11.87
23.52
13.73
18.53
14.94
10.50
24,680
48,920
28,560
38,540
31,080
21,830
9.99
23.05
12.45
16.99
12.95
9.40
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.......................................................................................................
86,900
14,790
12,050
10,310
104,360
257,350
5,150
18,470
45,080
8,190
31,900
10,550
349,210
1,930
53,020
16,170
28,210
9.76
11.28
12.20
11.03
9.43
9.35
15.47
10.41
10.10
19.80
11.48
13.29
13.02
21.64
10.65
9.08
15.38
20,290
23,460
25,380
22,950
19,610
19,450
32,180
21,640
21,020
41,180
23,880
27,650
27,070
45,010
22,150
18,890
31,990
8.19
9.78
11.47
9.82
8.68
8.71
12.60
9.49
9.21
19.53
10.83
11.61
11.21
15.12
9.48
8.61
13.74
Baggage porters and bellhops........................................................................................
Concierges.....................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts.................................................................................................
Travel guides...................................................................................................................
Flight attendants..............................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.....................
49,380
20,470
31,630
4,270
95,810
22,450
11.34
13.83
12.50
16.01
(²)
11.17
23,580
28,760
25,990
33,300
43,350
23,230
9.65
13.11
11.42
15.05
(²)
9.90
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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.................................................................
595,650
630,740
228,170
286,230
57,280
74,310
$10.07
9.75
16.99
12.04
12.54
10.99
$20,940
20,280
35,340
25,040
26,070
22,860
$9.25
9.46
14.74
10.71
11.61
9.69
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..................................................................
13,715,050
1,163,040
261,200
3,439,380
19,480
17.32
18.81
38.27
9.15
11.11
36,020
39,130
79,610
19,030
23,110
11.51
16.78
32.44
8.57
10.62
Counter and rental clerks................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.........................................................................................................
Retail salespersons.........................................................................................................
416,950
208,350
4,209,500
11.87
14.65
11.84
24,680
30,460
24,630
10.24
13.52
9.74
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...............................................................................
152,420
325,710
271,670
76,990
543,560
406,140
25.57
29.48
43.94
15.60
28.49
39.12
53,190
61,330
91,390
32,450
59,250
81,370
20.85
21.87
32.18
14.80
23.76
34.30
1,409,780
80,910
1,510
48,380
151,550
71,640
307,730
8,460
140,680
29.52
12.81
17.51
37.68
25.53
43.53
11.90
12.65
20.12
61,400
26,640
36,420
78,360
53,100
90,540
24,760
26,320
41,840
24.48
10.82
13.14
26.80
19.28
40.00
10.49
10.24
16.91
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............................................................
22,336,450
1,381,060
146,980
21,960
2,810
15.86
24.04
12.50
15.58
18.68
32,990
49,990
26,000
32,410
38,850
14.62
22.55
11.93
14.70
18.12
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.............................................................................................................................
403,100
493,780
1,757,870
16,070
190,810
78,150
576,580
15.65
15.82
16.71
12.68
17.60
17.51
11.91
32,560
32,900
34,750
26,360
36,600
36,430
24,780
14.87
15.25
16.08
12.08
17.31
17.36
11.53
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...............................................................................
62,470
10,370
120,690
57,220
2,195,860
110,850
188,510
224,360
20.55
15.86
17.10
16.20
15.58
19.56
12.66
10.16
42,750
32,990
35,570
33,700
32,410
40,680
26,320
21,130
19.32
15.35
16.12
15.36
14.56
19.32
11.89
9.53
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...........................................................................
215,930
115,310
195,310
81,650
227,190
161,920
1,052,120
142,500
212,090
14.32
11.92
16.67
15.14
14.37
18.19
12.50
15.58
17.45
29,780
24,790
34,670
31,490
29,890
37,840
26,010
32,400
36,300
13.78
11.05
16.03
14.73
13.71
17.62
12.05
15.03
17.09
Cargo and freight agents................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers...............................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers.........................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance............................................................
82,440
93,460
98,090
185,100
18.72
12.36
17.53
17.94
38,940
25,710
36,470
37,310
17.77
11.43
16.73
16.58
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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....................................
42,330
73,690
339,030
162,940
274,140
715,130
1,864,410
69,890
$17.50
24.84
23.53
23.20
20.80
14.35
11.28
13.88
$36,400
51,670
48,940
48,260
43,260
29,840
23,460
28,860
$16.58
25.26
25.10
25.25
19.98
13.58
10.08
13.13
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants.......................................................
Legal secretaries.............................................................................................................
Medical secretaries.........................................................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive..........................................................
1,361,170
244,380
469,740
1,797,670
21.16
20.65
15.12
14.93
44,010
42,940
31,450
31,060
20.03
19.75
14.51
14.41
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.......................................................
94,730
243,550
109,470
22,810
235,480
131,750
2,815,240
70,230
14,050
15,900
266,090
18.05
13.46
16.21
18.73
17.18
13.05
13.32
13.49
15.63
18.03
15.37
37,540
28,000
33,720
38,960
35,740
27,150
27,700
28,060
32,500
37,500
31,960
17.36
13.05
15.67
17.53
16.36
12.36
12.57
12.79
14.76
17.27
14.29
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...............................................................................................
419,200
20,200
1,000
14,030
1,700
40,160
22,420
233,650
35,000
7,420
670
5,840
6,480
23,630
2,940
4,010
11.53
21.02
17.37
20.12
16.93
9.93
12.12
9.51
11.37
13.48
12.79
14.14
17.10
15.80
17.09
16.43
23,990
43,720
36,130
41,860
35,210
20,640
25,220
19,780
23,640
28,040
26,600
29,410
35,570
32,870
35,550
34,180
9.43
19.47
14.62
19.95
14.27
9.14
11.28
8.91
10.42
12.31
11.34
12.30
15.49
15.31
16.20
16.56
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............................................................................................................................
5,751,630
531,840
22,400
87,780
14,080
743,760
29,080
11,870
7,000
41,140
165,700
4,290
856,440
54,850
4,240
368,200
102,880
24,050
20.84
29.68
27.25
23.68
19.24
20.98
19.98
18.84
16.89
20.41
18.95
19.89
15.96
18.10
24.72
21.24
19.75
22.54
43,350
61,730
56,680
49,250
40,030
43,640
41,560
39,190
35,140
42,450
39,410
41,360
33,190
37,660
51,410
44,180
41,080
46,880
18.64
28.04
26.97
22.47
17.68
18.98
17.90
17.34
15.76
18.83
17.04
18.38
14.01
16.36
22.24
19.12
17.88
21.37
Electricians.....................................................................................................................
Glaziers..........................................................................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall......................................................................
Insulation workers, mechanical......................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance........................................................................
579,150
46,400
26,500
29,620
214,240
24.45
19.05
17.35
19.86
17.94
50,850
39,630
36,090
41,310
37,320
22.68
17.11
15.65
17.81
16.21
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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....................................................................................
5,140
49,190
400,970
34,280
24,200
108,180
146,690
65,130
$20.34
17.81
23.97
19.84
21.42
17.98
21.58
23.30
$42,310
37,040
49,870
41,260
44,560
37,390
44,890
48,470
$18.00
16.12
22.27
18.16
18.97
16.33
19.54
21.40
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters..........
Helpers--carpenters........................................................................................................
Helpers--electricians.......................................................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons.................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters..........................................
Helpers--roofers..............................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades, all other............................................................................
40,770
62,020
90,930
15,740
68,270
15,440
21,390
14.34
12.87
13.40
11.68
13.24
11.71
13.28
29,830
26,770
27,870
24,300
27,530
24,360
27,630
13.29
12.43
12.86
11.21
12.91
11.35
12.17
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....................................................................
90,730
23,450
21,840
41,100
139,490
14,880
24,690
1,040
47,630
25.75
32.67
14.49
19.36
16.98
22.11
17.05
13.81
17.55
53,550
67,950
30,140
40,270
35,310
46,000
35,470
28,730
36,490
24.77
33.20
13.47
17.92
16.47
21.94
16.03
13.33
16.34
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............................................................................................
21,080
25,500
36,450
17,850
6,280
11,230
7,940
4,830
3,430
5,470
61,320
24,210
7,340
20.96
28.63
20.52
20.22
21.65
22.44
20.73
20.93
14.64
22.96
16.44
17.73
19.81
43,590
59,560
42,690
42,070
45,030
46,680
43,120
43,540
30,440
47,750
34,190
36,870
41,210
20.66
25.49
18.49
18.82
20.41
22.56
20.68
20.88
13.96
22.80
15.31
16.62
19.17
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......................................................................
5,114,150
427,560
111,600
5,690
189,850
17,960
20,660
13,900
72,520
22,870
17,090
34,200
63,690
20.30
29.15
18.95
20.31
25.48
24.20
18.40
22.38
24.62
29.66
14.36
16.36
19.15
42,210
60,630
39,420
42,250
52,990
50,330
38,280
46,550
51,210
61,700
29,880
34,030
39,830
19.04
28.18
18.09
19.74
26.71
24.31
17.44
22.03
24.39
29.94
13.49
15.54
18.13
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians....................................................................
Automotive body and related repairers..........................................................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers.......................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.................................................
Farm equipment mechanics...........................................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines.....................................................
Rail car repairers.............................................................................................................
Motorboat mechanics......................................................................................................
Motorcycle mechanics....................................................................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics......................................
Bicycle repairers..............................................................................................................
Recreational vehicle service technicians........................................................................
Tire repairers and changers............................................................................................
112,130
133,290
15,920
606,990
232,810
30,250
120,450
20,910
18,180
16,070
26,010
9,290
10,860
92,440
25.47
19.72
16.34
18.21
20.00
16.32
21.94
22.32
17.85
16.29
14.61
11.65
16.50
11.83
52,970
41,020
33,980
37,880
41,590
33,950
45,630
46,430
37,120
33,870
30,400
24,240
34,320
24,610
25.39
18.26
15.91
17.03
19.35
15.85
21.21
22.33
17.03
15.30
14.08
11.28
15.45
11.11
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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................................................
15,330
42,180
244,410
34,670
276,230
1,268,930
66,390
41,640
2,080
108,980
162,400
3,290
34,550
5,580
2,350
13,240
$17.44
23.01
21.00
17.11
22.19
17.56
19.03
24.09
20.82
26.86
23.23
18.85
21.61
17.47
19.62
24.41
$36,270
47,860
43,670
35,590
46,160
36,520
39,570
50,110
43,310
55,860
48,310
39,210
44,950
36,330
40,810
50,770
$16.64
22.71
19.76
16.44
21.38
16.65
18.16
23.14
19.97
27.24
23.61
17.03
20.34
15.77
18.12
24.11
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..................................................
38,470
3,030
840
16,910
6,780
13,310
6,450
135,880
127,060
15.27
27.91
13.28
18.05
14.34
21.15
24.29
12.62
18.49
31,760
58,060
27,630
37,550
29,820
43,990
50,520
26,260
38,450
14.64
25.26
13.50
17.20
13.81
20.37
24.78
11.61
17.08
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.............................................................................
8,927,130
605,560
39,870
18,730
193,570
56,460
34,080
96,870
22,360
997,390
2,260
267,780
16.01
26.51
21.44
14.05
14.76
15.24
17.86
16.87
14.07
13.87
14.41
15.52
33,290
55,150
44,600
29,210
30,690
31,700
37,150
35,080
29,270
28,840
29,970
32,280
14.41
25.03
21.86
13.48
13.77
14.75
16.58
16.29
13.65
12.89
13.50
13.39
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................................................................
140,510
125,510
168,700
97,530
16,260
100,190
37,060
12.19
14.55
11.01
11.42
13.88
12.85
11.84
25,350
30,270
22,900
23,740
28,870
26,730
24,630
11.36
13.87
10.64
11.30
13.11
11.68
11.11
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........
129,780
15,480
81,610
24,590
32,880
17.10
23.19
15.54
16.20
17.63
35,570
48,230
32,320
33,700
36,670
16.57
22.12
14.94
15.62
17.03
209,730
28,140
14.65
15.84
30,480
32,940
14.02
15.13
81,740
51,260
15.43
16.83
32,090
35,000
14.56
16.29
23,770
380,720
16,960
13,090
7,710
5,220
13,550
17.40
18.72
18.67
16.71
21.44
18.62
14.93
36,190
38,940
38,830
34,760
44,590
38,730
31,050
16.69
18.10
18.22
16.24
19.82
17.54
14.41
126,840
76,130
14.30
15.80
29,750
32,860
13.40
15.01
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 2009—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...................................................................
73,640
357,740
41,580
20,420
9,020
34,310
13,740
35,190
$23.43
17.61
16.43
16.24
18.38
14.57
16.88
16.78
$48,730
36,630
34,170
33,790
38,240
30,300
35,110
34,910
$22.55
16.71
15.74
15.70
17.77
13.75
16.00
15.46
Bindery workers..............................................................................................................
Bookbinders...................................................................................................................
Job printers.....................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers..................................................................................
Printing machine operators.............................................................................................
53,870
6,430
39,180
53,710
174,720
14.40
16.26
17.24
17.96
16.84
29,960
33,830
35,860
37,360
35,030
13.55
14.72
16.56
17.21
15.85
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......
211,490
60,440
165,680
7,190
3,990
6,020
26,450
12,980
17,890
24,530
30,530
10.00
9.78
10.70
11.83
12.80
11.71
13.60
11.82
11.95
12.46
12.40
20,790
20,330
22,250
24,610
26,620
24,350
28,300
24,580
24,850
25,910
25,780
9.28
9.31
9.74
11.16
12.69
11.07
12.81
11.22
11.35
12.33
12.10
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and
glass fibers……………………………………………………………………………..
Fabric and apparel patternmakers..................................................................................
Upholsterers...................................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other.........................................................
13,680
6,640
33,810
14,220
15.48
20.64
15.21
13.95
32,190
42,940
31,640
29,010
15.12
18.75
14.42
12.24
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...................................................................................................
99,870
18,760
1,900
1,540
41,750
72,560
9,980
14.95
14.00
16.33
18.53
13.12
12.81
13.03
31,100
29,120
33,970
38,540
27,290
26,630
27,090
14.22
13.26
14.72
15.48
12.51
12.25
11.43
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.............................................................................
4,840
10,000
36,860
37,270
109,090
45,750
14,040
46,230
11,050
35.66
32.17
28.97
25.02
19.99
25.97
26.86
27.40
23.97
74,180
66,910
60,270
52,040
41,580
54,010
55,860
56,990
49,860
34.93
32.21
29.04
24.70
19.16
26.09
27.02
27.37
23.92
Chemical equipment operators and tenders...................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters,
operators, and tenders….............................................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders.......................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand............................................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters,
operators, and tenders.................................................................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders..........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers......................................................
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................................................
Dental laboratory technicians.........................................................................................
Medical appliance technicians........................................................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians.................................................................................
48,360
21.68
45,100
21.70
37,490
38,360
32,350
129,250
20,180
70,700
18.49
15.80
13.40
16.09
12.59
14.77
38,450
32,860
27,870
33,460
26,190
30,720
18.04
15.14
12.78
15.43
11.64
14.23
72,770
19,900
430,450
23,410
40,480
13,760
30,580
15.08
16.54
16.75
17.60
18.12
18.55
14.37
31,370
34,410
34,840
36,620
37,690
38,590
29,880
14.36
16.00
15.54
16.38
16.74
16.83
13.57
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders....................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.....................
338,920
89,430
13.13
14.69
27,320
30,550
12.08
14.06
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—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.............................................................................................
46,810
28,460
18,390
46,680
25,750
$19.82
12.47
14.28
10.74
15.92
$41,220
25,940
29,710
22,330
33,110
$18.38
11.44
12.73
9.69
15.18
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..........................................................................................
16,190
19,550
9,160
8,920
35,430
94,210
17,820
433,370
239,550
14.46
12.88
13.96
14.27
14.33
16.85
18.19
11.54
14.97
30,080
26,800
29,040
29,690
29,800
35,040
37,830
24,000
31,130
13.89
11.86
12.75
13.35
13.69
16.40
18.95
10.75
13.33
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.........................................................................................
8,844,700
5,370
174,540
15.47
23.46
21.76
32,180
48,790
45,250
13.46
20.43
20.65
205,780
74,420
29,180
24,420
7,670
26.32
(²)
(²)
51.44
20.79
54,750
117,060
73,060
106,990
43,250
25.12
(²)
(²)
52.81
20.10
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...................................................................................
19,570
177,510
459,480
363,050
1,550,930
834,780
167,740
73,410
11.13
17.30
13.49
12.83
18.87
14.96
11.51
14.95
23,140
35,990
28,050
26,690
39,260
31,120
23,930
31,100
10.66
16.43
13.17
10.93
18.14
13.62
10.56
12.56
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..............................................................................
43,560
960
5,360
24,270
41,540
6,050
4,310
25.77
24.71
17.35
23.85
26.39
25.38
21.14
53,590
51,400
36,090
49,600
54,900
52,800
43,960
23.01
22.63
16.02
23.09
25.93
27.11
20.92
Sailors and marine oilers................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.................................................................
Motorboat operators........................................................................................................
Ship engineers................................................................................................................
31,950
30,450
3,070
10,850
17.94
34.01
18.46
33.38
37,310
70,740
38,390
69,420
17.22
30.88
15.97
30.59
Bridge and lock tenders..................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.....................................................................................................
Service station attendants..............................................................................................
Traffic technicians...........................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors...............................................................................................
Transportation workers, all other....................................................................................
4,290
129,990
79,480
6,570
24,250
39,870
20.02
9.90
10.01
20.90
29.38
16.94
41,630
20,600
20,820
43,470
61,110
35,240
20.38
9.23
9.27
19.87
27.06
15.39
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.....................................................................................
38,730
40,770
1,990
57,990
3,570
2,990
568,270
298,500
2,135,790
129,180
14.59
22.93
18.43
18.53
21.14
20.01
15.02
10.63
12.16
13.19
30,350
47,700
38,330
38,540
43,970
41,620
31,240
22,110
25,290
27,430
13.92
21.22
16.63
17.28
21.36
17.89
14.21
9.47
11.11
12.64
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation,
May 2009—Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Transportation and material moving occupations—Continued
Packers and packagers, hand........................................................................................
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators.....................................................
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers...................................................................
Wellhead pumpers..........................................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors.......................................................................
Shuttle car operators.......................................................................................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders...................................................................................
Material moving workers, all other..................................................................................
706,240
4,160
10,310
15,360
128,940
3,520
11,560
32,180
$10.47
23.01
19.95
19.33
16.23
22.31
19.49
16.45
Annual ¹
Median
hourly wages
$21,780
47,860
41,490
40,210
33,760
46,400
40,530
34,220
1
$9.36
23.49
18.97
18.48
15.42
21.91
18.76
15.39
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 $80.00 per hour.
Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group, May 2009
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.....................................
See footnote at end of table.
Total
Business and Computer and
Management
financial
mathematical
operations
science
Architecture Life, physical,
Community and
and social
and
social services
science
engineering
130,647,610
6,116,380
6,063,670
3,303,690
2,412,730
1,308,380
1,891,320
381,900
683,880
558,640
6,497,870
12,444,560
5,734,040
14,974,830
5,085,590
2,876,820
5,706,700
6,320
33,640
35,090
341,950
657,010
337,630
329,550
153,080
204,890
454,640
1,400
22,950
39,760
194,010
403,790
216,620
138,310
95,300
158,330
1,296,180
260
5,160
17,090
9,540
267,850
169,720
56,120
25,800
421,000
302,930
80
35,530
49,680
78,380
754,010
60,920
4,490
25,810
58,010
2,760
2,490
19,560
9,730
3,360
147,140
31,760
5,190
3,800
26,070
26,290
( )
( 1)
( 1)
120
160
350
520
100
240
3,910
2,018,810
194,280
96,840
13,660
3,860
6,330
7,610,310
564,510
963,250
1,124,020
894,100
1,919,180
342,620
357,800
195,980
7,528,410
12,795,350
241,120
563,430
281,100
237,440
16,867,510
585,380
1,928,740
Education,
training, and
library
Legal
8,488,740
1,745,670
7,200,950
( )
2,220
1,620
1,180
5,150
2,480
1,240
1,520
6,720
51,760
270
( 1)
150
( 1)
1,120
730
4,860
1,220
14,540
1,150
130
350
2,180
6,980
80,000
55,200
103,820
3,730
446,580
20,620
170
2,500
1,580
2,330
17,410
13,560
462,380
4,390
1,080
29,130
2,190
6,610
400
14,170
6,710
382,200
6,880
607,180
17,910
322,070
159,690
53,120
32,500
13,790
21,190
4,480
31,600
24,770
134,870
193,360
65,040
22,360
27,050
169,370
10,190
295,800
19,260
( 1)
27,930
7,558,080
37,650
234,010
158,620
245,280
230,140
94,260
4,420
90,510
955,590
4,060
531,850
35,210
5,597,370
65,390
36,470
5,810
1,970
4,730
580
410
30,260
187,530
5,620
11,282,380
283,890
37,320
2,570
320
1,430
350
200
460
14,480
3,840
3,823,970
189,350
203,130
27,970
6,770
14,570
103,740
8,730
74,700
85,890
9,030
9,928,110
532,590
1,053,500
235,740
291,100
304,280
496,780
253,740
218,570
63,470
455,470
1
999,020
Arts, design,
Healthcare
entertainment,
practitioner
sports, and
and technical
media
1
Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group, May 2009—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 extraction
and
forestry
Installation,
maintenance,
and repair
Production
Transportation and
material
moving
3,886,690
3,172,420
11,218,260
4,269,480
3,461,910
13,715,050
22,336,450
419,200
5,751,630
5,114,150
8,927,130
8,844,700
60
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
740
970
58,490
400
710
5,360
3,930
17,120
5,070
66,840
( 1)
500
( 1)
1,670
34,220
4,930
483,120
4,010
1,440
3,150
36,270
76,680
26,150
118,480
4,790
180
( 1)
1,150
780
1,340
88,920
2,000
8,930
9,470
126,200
376,570
1,539,110
8,151,620
19,130
56,570
114,110
636,900
1,208,460
1,341,020
2,612,420
269,600
280
270
740
31,590
47,670
18,640
580
280,920
32,260
4,219,450
211,200
22,410
48,120
7,010
59,280
144,410
508,770
618,890
372,100
721,040
12,480
53,650
80,440
99,580
6,441,390
306,910
413,760
50,720
99,490
12,230
225,250
1,093,270
1,177,390
1,086,930
250
100
1,610
17,790
4,480
11,960
7,010
43,510
1,530
35,680
12,660
12,700
152,020
55,890
1,110
85,680
378,400
723,910
1,458,510
622,940
2,746,020
2,400
( 1)
190
30,150
4,080
1,080
288,570
296,950
11,390
69,670
64,180
2,280
2,623,110
56,150
3,550
3,910
28,460
21,470
147,940
21,650
501,310
450,590
890
28,710
326,710
9,850
132,280
70,960
12,020
5,750
33,970
33,580
336,910
1,776,170
4,200
59,590
71,020
106,780
57,570
6,180
7,950
11,040
10,230
7,410
96,850
565,470
1,080
8,090
41,640
27,080
58,330
91,890
36,970
713,230
110,810
71,580
464,080
1,623,550
545,040
56,730
224,730
491,870
37,750
1,680,410
1,363,920
10,430
2,860
246,720
42,550
192,370
146,640
561,720
20,060
785,080
277,080
3,422,450
69,200
535,070
465,490
1,091,830
57,650
2,729,310
540
17,680
130,480
105,130
113,870
5,020
74,010
308,910
186,650
559,830
149,140
179,590
2,370
9,340
69,030
5,590
40,490
7,920
65,600
9,010,680
576,290
137,240
348,070
413,330
550
4,350
95,710
74,860
202,920
34,680
44,890
97,560
104,470
726,050
227,500
582,740
1,440
13,180
625,320
305,750
336,500
144,410
1,912,600
115,610
248,650
296,670
66,120
1,778,850
23,450
471,170
386,820
166,000
412,500
Table 3. Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group, May 2009
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.....................................
See footnote at end of table.
Business
Computer and
Management and financial mathematical
operations
science
Architecture
and
engineering
Life,
physical, Community and
and social social services
science
Legal
Education,
training, and
library
Arts, design,
Healthcare
entertainment,
Healthcare
practitioner and
sports, and
support
technical
media
$49.47
$31.68
$36.68
$35.38
$31.57
$20.55
$46.07
$23.81
$24.87
$33.51
$12.84
41.18
57.09
54.97
50.28
55.15
58.12
44.06
44.55
62.20
58.99
27.04
33.98
34.40
30.52
31.26
31.25
26.15
28.97
34.47
33.33
28.99
35.61
36.94
31.50
40.97
37.33
28.21
33.39
38.12
37.15
28.89
46.85
37.29
33.29
35.51
35.54
31.67
34.19
36.88
38.51
21.83
42.69
33.47
29.35
32.08
33.90
26.92
31.17
37.47
32.82
(1)
(1)
(1)
17.61
26.14
19.72
19.08
22.06
18.67
24.17
(1)
46.65
59.13
49.83
62.85
58.53
37.27
55.54
57.98
39.34
22.34
(1)
29.75
(1)
27.31
25.53
19.63
24.78
20.66
27.71
16.38
32.93
32.17
22.59
24.73
23.71
15.16
23.66
27.83
28.03
33.32
30.91
34.89
28.67
30.07
29.32
28.71
24.59
29.99
31.32
13.85
(1)
(1)
10.79
17.17
14.12
10.66
16.16
20.10
15.65
37.58
29.65
30.91
34.90
26.56
18.57
39.48
19.85
22.29
23.95
13.06
63.96
35.98
38.84
34.60
32.51
23.34
49.10
28.75
27.58
26.81
11.25
60.06
32.66
36.37
38.01
36.48
20.38
58.32
19.79
28.44
32.43
15.53
48.20
43.92
29.22
27.49
32.66
27.38
32.86
31.88
27.49
27.28
(1)
26.70
34.17
44.91
21.56
24.72
24.96
19.35
29.98
29.16
13.12
15.09
40.50
25.91
29.55
31.25
34.37
17.92
40.24
13.48
22.47
34.61
12.73
42.90
31.58
28.15
40.32
24.15
17.03
67.57
19.60
25.40
22.27
19.55
29.02
23.42
26.61
31.63
22.79
16.26
40.82
14.37
18.84
23.72
16.98
42.37
26.58
30.03
32.83
28.37
19.00
45.49
15.79
24.51
27.10
16.83
40.14
30.60
34.92
36.51
30.51
22.26
39.43
21.23
27.01
31.80
14.90
Table 3. Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group, May 2009—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
preparation
and serving
related
Building and
grounds
Personal care Sales and
cleaning and and service
related
maintenance
Office and
administrative
support
Farming,
fishing, Construction
and extraction
and
forestry
Installation,
maintenance,
and repair
Production
Transportation and
material
moving
20.07
10.04
12.00
11.87
17.32
15.86
11.53
20.84
20.30
16.01
15.47
11.15
15.50
23.61
14.80
17.22
13.82
13.09
17.66
17.21
19.98
(1)
12.66
(1)
11.10
10.45
10.25
10.48
13.07
9.07
13.06
12.65
11.73
16.31
12.96
12.42
12.17
10.44
18.46
12.58
11.97
13.60
15.77
(1)
12.32
12.33
11.93
10.15
17.40
10.21
13.70
28.10
35.25
29.15
28.40
29.15
30.14
12.00
25.61
25.17
33.59
13.77
17.02
20.06
16.30
17.31
15.91
12.04
19.57
17.35
16.29
10.66
14.58
13.41
(1)
12.75
11.51
10.95
12.82
(1)
11.77
16.95
21.59
25.91
20.93
20.89
19.76
18.06
23.19
25.71
24.45
15.93
22.74
28.19
20.60
22.08
20.25
17.64
22.78
25.79
19.30
11.71
22.39
28.73
18.72
16.26
15.33
13.51
19.34
17.36
17.80
12.32
19.02
22.31
17.62
14.62
14.96
11.41
19.00
14.01
18.18
14.10
10.62
12.17
13.04
18.55
15.28
12.58
21.14
16.61
16.94
13.11
22.93
11.50
12.38
10.29
30.57
17.28
14.18
23.72
22.11
17.73
14.93
18.46
13.61
13.15
12.42
30.27
17.95
16.91
24.34
22.38
19.44
16.03
12.42
16.01
10.90
11.00
11.66
13.95
11.54
12.01
16.79
18.65
14.35
15.91
11.62
15.71
17.50
22.41
18.73
19.35
12.37
20.36
12.64
13.69
14.82
10.96
11.28
10.23
17.75
15.31
10.84
22.86
18.15
12.69
12.01
11.72
10.78
11.95
12.70
11.89
13.90
12.07
23.97
17.00
16.81
13.47
12.80
9.84
10.34
11.99
9.84
12.25
13.01
21.43
15.44
11.12
9.56
11.23
10.04
11.44
12.50
14.46
14.44
14.53
21.21
18.24
12.85
11.11
24.53
12.76
14.75
12.70
15.87
17.58
18.64
20.45
22.27
22.39
20.72
Table 4. National employment and wage data for occupations with employment greater than 700,000, May 2009
Median wages
Occupation
Major Occupational Group
Employment
Hourly
Annual
1
Mean hourly
wages
Retail salespersons........................................................................................................
Cashiers........................................................................................................................
General office clerks......................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.............................
Registered nurses..........................................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses..................................................................................................
Customer service representatives..................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners..................................
Stock clerks and order fillers..........................................................................................
Sales and related.......................................................
Sales and related.......................................................
Office and administrative support...............................
Food preparation and serving related.........................
Healthcare practitioner and technical.........................
Food preparation and serving related.........................
Office and administrative support...............................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance.......
Office and administrative support...............................
4,209,500
3,439,380
2,815,240
2,695,740
2,583,770
2,302,070
2,195,860
2,135,790
2,090,400
1,864,410
$9.74
8.57
12.57
8.28
30.65
8.50
14.56
11.11
10.56
10.08
$20,260
17,820
26,140
17,220
63,750
17,690
30,290
23,110
21,970
20,960
$11.84
9.15
13.32
8.71
31.99
9.80
15.58
12.16
11.60
11.28
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive..........................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks................................................................
General and operations managers.................................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...........................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education..................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products……………………………………………………………………………
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants......................................................
Teacher assistants.........................................................................................................
Office and administrative support...............................
Office and administrative support...............................
Management..............................................................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Education, training, and library...................................
Healthcare support....................................................
1,797,670
1,757,870
1,689,680
1,550,930
1,544,300
1,438,010
14.41
16.08
44.55
18.14
(2)
11.56
29,980
33,450
92,650
37,730
50,510
24,040
14.93
16.71
53.15
18.87
(2)
12.01
Sales and related.......................................................
Office and administrative support...............................
Office and administrative support...............................
Education, training, and library...................................
1,409,780
1,381,060
1,361,170
1,275,410
24.48
22.55
20.03
(2)
50,920
46,910
41,650
22,820
29.52
24.04
21.16
(2)
Maintenance and repair workers, general.......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers..................................................
Accountants and auditors...............................................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education............................
Receptionists and information clerks..............................................................................
Business operations specialists, all other.......................................................................
Security guards..............................................................................................................
Team assemblers..........................................................................................................
Home health aides.........................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant...........................................................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair.........................
Sales and related.......................................................
Business and financial operations..............................
Education, training, and library...................................
Office and administrative support...............................
Business and financial operations..............................
Protective service......................................................
Production.................................................................
Healthcare support....................................................
Food preparation and serving related.........................
1,268,930
1,163,040
1,106,980
1,091,710
1,052,120
1,036,450
1,028,830
997,390
955,220
898,820
16.65
16.78
29.01
(2)
12.05
29.14
11.45
12.89
9.85
10.66
34,620
34,900
60,340
52,200
25,070
60,610
23,820
26,820
20,480
22,170
17.56
18.81
32.42
(2)
12.50
31.71
12.70
13.87
10.39
11.11
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers....................................................................
Construction laborers.....................................................................................................
Food preparation workers..............................................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers......................
Carpenters.....................................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.........................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.............................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand........................................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance.......
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance.......
Construction and extraction.......................................
Food preparation and serving related.........................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Food preparation and serving related.........................
Construction and extraction.......................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical.........................
Office and administrative support...............................
Transportation and material moving...........................
887,890
859,960
856,440
849,400
834,780
791,750
743,760
728,670
715,130
706,240
9.26
11.29
14.01
9.15
13.62
14.17
18.98
19.14
13.58
9.36
19,250
23,480
29,150
19,020
28,330
29,470
39,470
39,820
28,250
19,470
10.02
12.18
15.96
9.82
14.96
15.12
20.98
19.66
14.35
10.47
1
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean
wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
2
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.
Table 5. National employment and wage data for occupations with employment less than 4,000, May 2009
Median wages
Occupation 1
Major Occupational Group
Employment
Hourly
Annual
2
Mean hourly
wages
Shoe machine operators and tenders............................................................................
Political scientists...........................................................................................................
Library science teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................
Geography teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................
Transit and railroad police..............................................................................................
Historians.......................................................................................................................
Loading machine operators, underground mining..........................................................
Shuttle car operators......................................................................................................
Rock splitters, quarry.....................................................................................................
Gaming managers.........................................................................................................
Production.................................................................
Life, physical, and social science...............................
Education, training, and library...................................
Education, training, and library...................................
Protective service......................................................
Life, physical, and social science...............................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Construction and extraction.......................................
Management..............................................................
3,990
3,970
3,940
3,930
3,930
3,620
3,570
3,520
3,430
3,390
$12.69
50.04
(³)
(³)
24.49
24.54
21.36
21.91
13.96
32.40
$26,390
104,090
60,650
65,420
50,940
51,050
44,420
45,560
29,040
67,380
$12.80
48.58
(³)
(³)
25.17
27.09
21.14
22.31
14.64
35.59
Camera and photographic equipment repairers.............................................................
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers................................................................
Motorboat operators.......................................................................................................
Commercial divers.........................................................................................................
Hoist and winch operators..............................................................................................
Log graders and scalers.................................................................................................
Communications equipment operators, all other............................................................
Mathematicians..............................................................................................................
Agricultural engineers....................................................................................................
Mathematical scientists, all other...................................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair.........................
Management..............................................................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair.........................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Farming, fishing, and forestry....................................
Office and administrative support...............................
Computer and mathematical science.........................
Architecture and engineering.....................................
Computer and mathematical science.........................
3,290
3,250
3,070
3,030
2,990
2,940
2,810
2,770
2,620
2,610
17.03
28.58
15.97
25.26
17.89
16.20
18.12
44.99
33.44
23.18
35,420
59,450
33,210
52,540
37,220
33,700
37,700
93,580
69,560
48,210
18.85
31.13
18.46
27.91
20.01
17.09
18.68
45.16
35.89
29.74
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary.........................................
Watch repairers.............................................................................................................
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators....................................................
Animal scientists............................................................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons.......................................................
Dredge operators...........................................................................................................
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance...................................................................
Model makers, wood......................................................................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists...........................................................................
Animal breeders.............................................................................................................
Education, training, and library...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair.........................
Production.................................................................
Life, physical, and social science...............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair.........................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Personal care and service.........................................
Production.................................................................
Life, physical, and social science...............................
Farming, fishing, and forestry....................................
2,380
2,350
2,260
2,190
2,080
1,990
1,930
1,900
1,710
1,700
(³)
18.12
13.50
27.38
19.97
16.63
15.12
14.72
40.03
14.27
66,930
37,680
28,070
56,960
41,530
34,590
31,450
30,610
83,260
29,680
(³)
19.62
14.41
31.02
20.82
18.43
21.64
16.33
49.31
16.93
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists............................................................
Patternmakers, wood.....................................................................................................
Models...........................................................................................................................
Astronomers..................................................................................................................
Geographers..................................................................................................................
Mathematical technicians...............................................................................................
Segmental pavers..........................................................................................................
Farm labor contractors...................................................................................................
Locomotive firers...........................................................................................................
Radio operators.............................................................................................................
Fabric menders, except garment....................................................................................
Prosthodontists..............................................................................................................
Protective service......................................................
Production.................................................................
Sales and related.......................................................
Life, physical, and social science...............................
Life, physical, and social science...............................
Computer and mathematical science.........................
Construction and extraction.......................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry....................................
Transportation and material moving...........................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media..........
Installation, maintenance, and repair.........................
Healthcare practitioner and technical.........................
1,540
1,540
1,510
1,240
1,170
1,090
1,040
1,000
960
870
840
660
15.83
15.48
13.14
50.35
34.36
19.83
13.33
14.62
22.63
20.69
13.50
53.42
32,940
32,190
27,330
104,720
71,470
41,240
27,720
30,400
47,060
43,040
28,090
111,110
18.36
18.53
17.51
49.40
34.33
21.27
13.81
17.37
24.71
20.86
13.28
60.29
1
Some occupations concentrated in private households and in the agricultural sector (except logging and support activities for crop and animal production) which are not covered by the
OES survey have been omitted.
2
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.
3
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.
Table 6. National employment and wages by industry for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand,
May 2009
Industry
Employment
Percent of
occupational
employment
Median wages
Hourly
Annual
Mean
hourly
wage
Total, all industries ¹ ................................................................
2,135,790
100.0
$11.11
$23,110
$12.16
Employment services....................................................................
Warehousing and storage.............................................................
Other general merchandise stores...............................................
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers....................
General freight trucking.................................................................
288,460
148,100
72,890
69,540
66,080
13.5
6.9
3.4
3.3
3.1
9.30
12.67
9.29
12.22
13.78
19,340
26,350
19,320
25,410
28,660
10.33
13.25
10.32
13.03
14.58
¹ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
Table 7. National employment and wages for the 10 largest occupations in the employment services industry,
May 2009
Occupation
Employment
Percent of
industry
employment
Median wages
Hourly
Annual
Mean
hourly
wage
Employment services (NAICS 561300)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand...............
Office clerks, general ....................................................................
Team assemblers..........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................................
Helpers–production workers..........................................................
Customer service representatives.................................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists...................
Construction laborers.....................................................................
Registered nurses..........................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive........................
288,460
150,700
122,540
110,990
101,670
85,020
76,970
76,450
73,700
51,060
10.7
5.6
4.6
4.1
3.8
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.7
1.9
$9.30
11.83
9.83
8.83
9.48
13.31
20.68
11.15
33.18
14.19
$19,340
24,610
20,440
18,380
19,720
27,690
43,010
23,200
69,010
29,520
$10.33
12.42
11.01
9.47
10.30
13.78
25.61
13.16
33.71
14.82
Table 8. States with highest employment and highest employment concentration in selected occupations, May 2009
Highest employment
State
Employment
Highest employment concentration
Employment
per 1,000
1
jobs
Hourly
mean
wage
State
Employment
Employment
per 1,000
1
jobs
Hourly
mean
wage
Cashiers
California ………………………..…………
Texas …………………………….……
Florida ………………………..………….
New York ………………………...…………
Pennsylvania ……………………………..
350,160
276,020
222,710
201,030
152,690
24.1
26.8
30.3
23.7
27.4
$10.85
8.43
8.83
9.47
8.77
Mississippi ……………………..……
New Hampshire ……………………
Alabama …………………..…………
Louisiana ……………………………
South Carolina …………………..…
41,660
23,040
66,620
64,780
57,560
38.0
37.2
35.7
34.6
31.9
$8.33
9.15
8.13
8.03
8.25
Nevada ……………………..………
28,720
District of Columbia………………… 14,600
Hawaii……………...……………
12,770
South Dakota …………………..…
8,340
New York ………………………...… 177,080
24.3
22.9
21.7
21.2
20.9
$12.42
12.06
12.45
10.06
13.51
37,460
56,570
41,640
22,920
29,020
20.8
20.3
15.9
15.6
15.6
$14.93
15.77
15.11
14.82
16.93
North Carolina……………………… 75,990
New York ………………………...… 129,200
Minnesota………………………..…
36,760
Ohio …………………………..….…
61,610
5,290
Rhode Island…………………...……
19.5
15.2
14.0
12.1
11.5
$9.71
11.30
11.22
9.78
12.53
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
California ……………………...……………
New York ………………………...…………
Texas …………………………….……
Florida ………………………..………….
Illinois …………………………..….……
199,070
177,080
147,670
112,490
96,220
13.7
20.9
14.4
15.3
16.9
$12.68
13.51
9.79
10.36
12.34
Team assemblers
California ……………………...……………
Indiana ………………………...……………
Illinois …………………………..….……
Texas …………………………….……
Ohio …………………………..….……
78,460
56,570
56,340
55,780
53,660
5.4
20.3
9.9
5.4
10.5
$12.94
15.77
13.40
11.81
14.63
South Carolina …………………..…
Indiana ………………………...……
Tennessee……………...……………
Iowa…………………..……………
Alabama …………………..…………
Home health aides
New York ………………………...…………
Texas …………………………….……
North Carolina………………………..……
Pennsylvania ……………………………..
Ohio …………………………..….……
1
129,200
94,260
75,990
63,310
61,610
15.2
9.2
19.5
11.4
12.1
$11.30
9.06
9.71
10.59
9.78
Represents state employment in selected occupation per 1,000 jobs in state.
Table 9. Metropolitan areas or divisions with highest employment and highest employment concentration in selected occupations, May 2009
Highest employment
Metropolitan area or division
Employment
Highest employment concentration
Employment
per 1,000
jobs1
Hourly
mean
wage
Metropolitan area or division
Employment
Employment
per 1,000
jobs1
Hourly
mean
wage
Cashiers
New York-White Plains-Wayne,
NY-NJ metropolitan division ...............
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,
CA metropolitan division ....................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
metropolitan division ..........................
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX .......
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA .....
98,830
19.5
$10.05 Kankakee-Bradley, IL .....................
2,930
69.8
$9.35
92,130
23.3
10.54 Palm Coast, FL ...............................
800
49.4
8.99
81,060
60,740
51,440
22.1
23.7
22.5
9.37 Bay City, MI ....................................
8.56 Anniston-Oxford, AL .......................
8.78 Punta Gorda, FL .............................
1,740
2,190
1,810
48.9
47.4
47.3
8.56
7.86
8.79
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
New York-White Plains-Wayne,
NY-NJ metropolitan division ...............
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
metropolitan division ..........................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,
CA metropolitan division ....................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan division
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX .......
106,870
21.1
$14.12 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV.................
22,500
26.2
$12.83
63,640
17.3
12.62 Pocatello, ID....................................
940
26.2
12.35
52,180
13.2
12.23 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ...........
4,300
24.8
8.83
44,730
41,280
19.4
16.1
11.84 Greenville, NC ................................
9.60 Holland-Grand Haven, MI ...............
1,810
2,470
24.7
24.6
9.35
11.38
Team assemblers
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
metropolitan division ..........................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,
CA metropolitan division ....................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA .....
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX .......
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI ................................................
30,680
8.4
$12.83 Elkhart-Goshen, IN .........................
7,920
79.5
$16.08
19,990
19,110
17,770
5.0
8.3
6.9
12.41 Lafayette, IN....................................
12.26 Spartanburg, SC .............................
11.81 Tuscaloosa, AL ...............................
4,520
5,990
4,170
54.9
51.4
46.3
20.13
23.31
25.14
14,450
8.4
14.34 Rocky Mount, NC ...........................
2,620
44.5
11.68
Home health aides
New York-White Plains-Wayne,
NY-NJ metropolitan division ...............
Philadelphia, PA metropolitan division .
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
metropolitan division ..........................
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX .......
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI ................................................
1
82,710
21,830
16.3
11.9
$10.61 Goldsboro, NC ................................
11.43 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ..............
2,210
4,550
50.2
37.0
$9.15
7.66
18,930
18,420
5.2
7.2
11.14 Fayetteville, NC ..............................
10.01 Duluth, MN-WI.................................
3,560
3,270
28.2
26.4
9.67
10.39
18,390
10.6
11.97 Rocky Mount, NC............................
1,460
24.9
9.36
Represents metropolitan area employment in selected occupation per 1,000 area jobs.