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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES — MAY 2012
Computer network support specialists, with employment of 167,980 in May 2012, and nurse
practitioners, with employment of 105,780, were 2 of the largest new occupations in the 2010 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These are
2 of 24 newly defined detailed occupations shown in chart 1 and table A. National employment and
wage information for all occupations in the 2010 SOC is shown in table 1.
The data in this news release are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, which
provides employment and wage estimates by area and by industry for wage and salary workers in 22
major occupational groups and 821 detailed occupations. In addition, national employment and wage
estimates for 94 minor occupational groups and 458 broad occupations are available for the first time.
New 2010 SOC Occupations

Other large newly defined occupations include computer network architects, with employment of
137,890, and web developers, with employment of 102,940. Phlebotomists, who draw blood for
tests, transfusions, donations, or research, had employment of 100,380 in May 2012. (See chart 1
and table A.)

Some new occupations were quite small: genetic counselors, wind turbine service technicians,
and solar photovoltaic installers each had employment of less than 5,000. (See chart 1 and
table A.)

Several newly defined occupations earned high wages relative to the U.S. annual mean of
$45,790. Nurse anesthetists had an annual mean wage of $154,390, nurse practitioners, $91,450,
and nurse midwives, $91,070. Information security analysts had an annual mean wage of
$89,290 and computer network architects, $94,000. (See table A.)

Orderlies, with an annual mean wage of $25,700, was among the lowest paid occupations new to
the 2010 SOC. Phlebotomists ($30,910), ophthalmic medical technicians ($35,590), and
community health workers ($37,490) also had wages below the U.S. average. (See table A.)
Chart 1. Employment for new 2010 SOC occupations, United States, May 2012
Computer network support specialists
Computer network architects
Nurse practitioners
Web developers
Phlebotomists
Information security analysts
Orderlies
Fundraisers
Transportation security screeners
Financial clerks, all other
Special education teachers, all other
Community health workers
Food processing workers, all other
Nurse anesthetists
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
Ophthalmic medical technicians
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors
Special education teachers, preschool
Exercise physiologists
Nurse midwives
Hearing aid specialists
Solar photovoltaic installers
Wind turbine service technicians
Genetic counselors
0
25,000
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
150,000
175,000
Employment
Occupational profiles for all occupations are available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
Major Occupational Groups

Among the 22 major occupational groups, office and administrative support had the largest
employment in May 2012, making up more than 16 percent of total U.S. employment. Sales
and related occupations was the second largest major group with nearly 11 percent of U.S.
employment. The sales and related group includes the two largest detailed occupations in the
U.S.—retail salespersons and cashiers. These two occupations combined accounted for nearly
6 percent of U.S. employment in May 2012. (See chart 2.)

The smallest major occupational groups included legal occupations and life, physical, and social
science occupations, each making up less than 1 percent of total employment. (See chart 2.)

The highest paying major occupational groups were management, legal, computer and
mathematical, and architecture and engineering occupations. Most of the detailed occupations in
these groups were also high paying. In fact, all 19 of the detailed occupations in the computer
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Table A. National employment and wages for occupations identified as new in the 2010 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system, May 2012
Mean wages
2010 SOC
Code
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual1
Median
Hourly
Wages
13-1131
Fundraisers
48,530
$26.55
$55,220
$24.37
15-1122
Information security analysts
72,670
42.93
89,290
41.43
15-1134
Web developers
102,940
31.78
66,100
30.05
15-1143
Computer network architects
137,890
45.19
94,000
43.75
15-1152
Computer network support specialists
167,980
30.27
62,960
28.41
21-1094
Community health workers
38,020
18.02
37,490
16.64
21,770
(2)
57,770
(2)
39,260
(2)
56,160
(2)
5,820
22.89
47,610
21.53
34,180
74.22
154,390
71.23
5,710
43.78
91,070
43.08
25-2051
Special education teachers, preschool
25-2059
Special education teachers, all other
29-1128
Exercise physiologists
29-1151
Nurse anesthetists
29-1161
Nurse midwives
29-1171
Nurse practitioners
105,780
43.97
91,450
43.25
29-2035
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
29,560
31.45
65,410
31.42
29-2057
Ophthalmic medical technicians
29,170
17.11
35,590
16.46
29-2092
Hearing aid specialists
4,980
22.49
46,780
19.92
29-9092
Genetic counselors
31-1015
Orderlies
31-9097
Phlebotomists
33-9093
Transportation security screeners
39-4031
2,000
26.84
55,820
27.31
53,920
12.35
25,700
11.53
100,380
14.86
30,910
14.29
47,200
17.85
37,130
17.71
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors
23,070
25.33
52,690
22.52
43-3099
Financial clerks, all other
39,290
19.03
39,580
17.72
47-2231
Solar photovoltaic installers
4,710
19.53
40,620
18.22
49-9081
Wind turbine service technicians
51-3099
Food processing workers, all other
3,200
23.23
48,320
22.10
37,570
11.96
24,880
11.12
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.
and mathematical group had mean annual wages above the $45,790 average for all occupations.
Within these 19 occupations, annual mean wages ranged from $50,130 for computer user support
specialists to $106,680 for actuaries. In the architecture and engineering group, 34 of the 35
detailed occupations paid above-average wages. (See table 1.)

The lowest paying major occupational group was food preparation and serving related
occupations with an annual mean wage of $21,380. All but 1 detailed occupation within this
major group had average wages below $32,000. The exception was chefs and head cooks, with
an annual mean wage of $46,570, slightly above the all-occupations average. In the personal care
and service occupational group, which had an annual mean wage of $24,550, only 3 of the 33
detailed occupations had above-average wages. (See table 1.)
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Chart 2. Major occupational groups as a percent of total U.S. employment, May 2012
Management
Business and financial operations
Computer and mathematical
Architecture and engineering
Life, physical, and social science
Community and social service
Legal
Education, training, and library
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
Healthcare practitioners and technical
Healthcare support
Protective service
Food preparation and serving related
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
Personal care and service
Sales and related
Office and administrative support
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Construction and extraction
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production Transportation and material moving
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Percent of total U.S. employment
Private and Government Employers
The OES program provides data for private employers and federal, state, and local governments
separately.

The private sector accounted for over 90 percent of employment in more than half of the detailed
occupations, including 6 of the 10 largest occupations in the U.S. Almost all of the 4.3 million
retail sales workers, 3.3 million cashiers, and 2.3 million waiters and waitresses were employed
in the private sector. Of the 10 largest occupations in the private sector, 7 had annual mean
wages below $30,000. Among the largest occupations in the private sector, general and
operations managers ($115,930) and registered nurses ($68,070) had the highest wages.

Five of the 6 largest occupations in the public sector were education related: elementary school
teachers, except special education; middle school teachers, except special and career/technical
education; secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education; teacher
assistants; and substitute teachers. Over 75 percent of employment in each of these occupations
was in the public sector, and for each, over 95 percent of their public sector employment was in
local government. Other occupations with a large share of employment in local government
included firefighters and police and sheriff's patrol officers.
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
Correctional officers and jailers (237,380), general office clerks (183,800), and registered nurses
(138,210) were the largest occupations in state government. Combined, these 3 occupations
accounted for over 12 percent of all state government employment.

Three of the 6 largest occupations in the federal government were specific to the U.S. Postal
Service—postal service mail carriers; postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing
machine operators; and postal service clerks—which combined accounted for 19 percent of
federal employment. Also among the largest federal government occupations were registered
nurses, management analysts, and compliance officers.
OES data by ownership are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
Industries

Health care and social assistance was the industry sector with the largest employment in May
2012. Registered nurses and nursing assistants were the largest detailed occupations in this
sector, with about 2.3 million and 1.3 million jobs, respectively. About 71 percent of registered
nurses in the health care and social assistance sector were in hospitals, while nearly 63 percent of
nursing assistants in the sector were employed by nursing and residential care facilities.

Retail trade was the second largest industry sector in May 2012. Nearly 53 percent of the retail
sector's employment came from 3 detailed occupations: retail salespersons, cashiers, and firstline supervisors of retail sales workers. Other large industry sectors in May 2012 included
educational services, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services.

Industries with the highest annual mean wages in May 2012 included 3 from the finance and
insurance sector—securities and commodity exchanges ($98,670), other financial investment
activities ($95,190), and securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage
($94,760). Other high-paying industries included oil and gas extraction ($92,270) and software
publishers ($91,050). These industries tended to be small in terms of employment and the largest
occupations within them tended to pay high wages. For example, 9 of the 10 largest detailed
occupations in software publishing had mean annual wages well above average, including
systems software developers ($104,960), applications software developers ($99,140), and market
research analysts and marketing specialists ($88,670).

Restaurants and other eating places, in the accommodation and food services sector, had the
lowest mean wage in May 2012 at $21,520. Nine of the 10 largest detailed occupations in this
industry had wages that averaged less than $23,000. The retail trade sector included 7 of the 10
lowest-paying industries, including gasoline stations, book stores and news dealers, and shoe
stores. Cashiers, with an annual mean wage of $18,920, made up 66 percent of employment in
gasoline stations. Retail salespersons was the largest occupation in book stores and news dealers
and in shoe stores, with mean wages of $21,240 and $21,190, respectively.
OES data by industry are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
States and Areas

States with high total employment, such as California, Texas, New York, and Florida, also
tended to have the highest employment of many individual occupations. For example, Texas and
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California had the highest employment of aircraft mechanics and service technicians, 12,110 and
11,420, respectively. However, smaller states often had higher-than-average shares of
employment for particular occupations. For example, as a share of total employment, Alaska and
Oklahoma each had nearly 4 times as many aircraft mechanics and service technicians as the
U.S. as a whole.

Similarly, the largest metropolitan areas tended to have the highest numbers of jobs in many
individual occupations, but smaller metropolitan areas often had higher concentrations of
specific occupations. For example, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.,
and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., had the highest employment of
detectives and criminal investigators, although neither area had a particularly high concentration
of this occupation. However, Laredo, Texas, had a concentration of detectives and criminal
investigators roughly 17 times the U.S. average followed by Las Cruces, N.M., with a
concentration of nearly 12 times the average for this occupation.

Wages for occupations also varied considerably across states and metropolitan areas. For
example, annual mean wages for accountants and auditors ranged from $54,620 in North Dakota
and $57,140 in West Virginia to $87,370 in the District of Columbia and $85,140 in New York.
Wages for this occupation varied even more by area than by state: among metropolitan areas
with at least 100 accountants and auditors, annual mean wages ranged from $47,820 in Jefferson
City, Mo., and $48,320 in Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., to $87,740 in Ocean City, N.J.,
and $91,240 in New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J.
OES data, including location quotients, by state and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area are available on
the BLS website at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm and www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm,
respectively.
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Notes on Occupational Employment Statistics Data
With the release of the May 2012 estimates, OES data are based on the 2010 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system for the first time. In addition to 22 major occupational
groups and 821 detailed occupations, employment and wage estimates for 94 minor groups and
458 broad occupations are available in the national data for the first time. Information about the
2010 SOC is available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/soc/.
The May 2012 OES estimates are the first to be produced using the 2012 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). Information about the 2012 NAICS is available on the BLS
website at www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
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Technical Note
Scope of the survey
The Occupational Employ ment Statistics (OES) survey is
a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employ ment
and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm
establishments in the United States. OES data available fro m
BLS include cross-industry occupational employment and wage
estimates for the nation; over 500 areas, including states and the
District of Co lu mbia, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs),
metropolitan divisions, nonmetropolitan areas, and territories;
national industry-specific estimates at the North American
Industry Classificat ion System (NA ICS) sector, 3-, 4-, and
selected 5- and 6-digit industry levels; and national estimates by
ownership across all industries and for schools and hospitals.
The OES survey is a cooperative effort between BLS and
the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). BLS funds the survey
and provides the procedures and technical support, while the
State Workforce Agencies collect most of the data. OES
estimates are constructed from a samp le of about 1.2 million
establishments. Each year, forms are mailed to two semiannual
panels of approximately 200,000 samp led establishments, one
panel in May and the other in November. May 2012 estimates
are based on responses from six semiannual panels collected
over a 3-year period: May 2012, November 2011, May 2011,
November 2010, May 2010, and November 2009. The overall
national response rate for the six panels is 76 . 6 percent based
on establishments and 72.9 percent based on employment. The
unweighted employment of samp led establishments across all
six semiannual panels represents approximately 59.3 percent
of total national employment.
The occupational coding system
The OES survey categorizes workers into 821 detailed
occupations based on the 2010 Office of Management and
Budget’s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
Tog ether, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23
SOC major occupational groups. Major group 55, M ilitary
Specific Occupations, is not included. OES estimates for 2010
and 2011 were based on a hybrid structure of the 2000 and 2010
SOC systems. For mo re informat ion about the hybrid structure,
please see the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at
www.b ls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm#q40.
For more information about the SOC system, please
see the BLS website at www.bls.gov/soc/.
The industry coding system
The 2012 OES estimates are the first estimates based on
the 2012 NAICS. Prev ious OES est imates were based on the
2007 NAICS. For more info rmation about NAICS, see the
BLS website at www.b ls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
The OES survey excludes the majority of the agricultural
sector, with the exception of logging (NAICS 113310),
support activities for crop production (NAICS 1151), and
support activities for animal production (NAICS 1152).
Private households (NAICS 814) also are excluded. OES federal
government data include the U.S. Postal Service and the
federal executive branch only. All other industries,
including state and local government, are covered by the survey.
The OES survey covers all full- and part-time wage and
salary workers in nonfarm industries. The survey does not
include the self-employed, owners and partners in
unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family
workers.
Survey sample
The OES survey draws its sample fro m state
unemployment insurance (UI) files. 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 area,
industry, and size.
To provide the most occupational coverage, larger
emp loyers are more likely to be selected than smaller
employers. An annual census is taken of the executive branch
of the federal government, the U.S. Postal Serv ice, and state
government.
Concepts
Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage
and salary employment in an occupation. The OES survey
defines employment as the number of workers who can be
classified as full- or part-t ime 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.
Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay,
exclusive of premiu m pay.
Base rate; cost-of-living
allo wances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay,
including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are
included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift
different ials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for
supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
OES receives wage rate data for the federal government,
the U.S. Postal Service, and some state governments. For the
remain ing establishments, the OES survey collects wage data
in 12 intervals. For each occupation, respondents are asked to
report the number of emp loyees 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 multip lying the hourly wage rate by
a typical work year of 2,080 hours. The responding
establishments are instructed to report the hourly rate for parttime workers, and to report annual rates for occupations that
are typically paid at an annual rate but do not work 2,080
hours per year, such as teachers, pilots, and flight attendants.
Other workers, such as some 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.
Estimation methodology
The OES survey is designed to produce estimates by
combining six panels of data collected over a 3-year period.
Each
OES
panel
includes
approximately
200,000
establishments. The full six-panel samp le 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 prev ious
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
combin ing 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.
Imputation. About 23 percent of establishments do not
respond for a given panel. A "nearest neighbor" hot deck
imputation procedure is used to impute missing occupational
employ ment totals. A variant of mean imputation is used to
impute missing wage distributions.
Weighting and benchmarking. The sampled establishments
are weighted to represent all establishments for the reference
period. Weights are further adjusted by the ratio of
emp loyment totals (the average of November 2011 and May
2012 emp loyment) fro m the BLS Quarterly Census of
Emp loyment and Wages to employment totals from the OES
survey.
For more information
Answers to frequently asked questions about the OES
data are available at www.b ls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm. Detailed
technical information about the OES survey is available in our
Survey Methods and Reliability Statement on the BLS website
at www.b ls.gov/oes/2012/ may/ methods_statement.pdf.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
All occupations
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
130,287,700
$22.01
$45,790
$16.71
Management occupations
Top executives................................................................................................................................................
Chief executives.........................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers..............................................................................................................
Legislators..................................................................................................................................................
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers.......................................................
Advertising and promotions managers........................................................................................................
Marketing and sales managers...................................................................................................................
Marketing managers..............................................................................................................................
Sales managers.....................................................................................................................................
Public relations and fundraising managers..................................................................................................
Operations specialties managers.....................................................................................................................
Administrative services managers..............................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers............................................................................................
Financial managers....................................................................................................................................
Industrial production managers...................................................................................................................
Purchasing managers.................................................................................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers....................................................................................
Compensation and benefits managers........................................................................................................
Human resources managers.......................................................................................................................
Training and development managers..........................................................................................................
Other management occupations......................................................................................................................
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers...................................................................................
Construction managers...............................................................................................................................
Education administrators............................................................................................................................
Education administrators, preschool and childcare center/program........................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school.................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary...............................................................................................
Education administrators, all other.........................................................................................................
Architectural and engineering managers.....................................................................................................
Food service managers..............................................................................................................................
Funeral service managers..........................................................................................................................
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....................................................................................................
Emergency management directors.............................................................................................................
Managers, all other.....................................................................................................................................
6,390,430
2,212,150
255,940
1,899,460
56,760
598,110
28,420
516,170
171,430
344,730
53,520
1,532,610
264,090
309,740
484,910
160,550
69,400
98,600
19,960
98,020
27,350
2,047,560
3,970
207,580
426,670
48,410
225,970
122,930
29,360
187,640
189,510
9,130
4,490
29,730
293,490
48,560
23,790
159,570
115,360
9,550
338,520
52.20
57.72
85.02
55.22
(²)
58.24
51.47
59.26
62.44
57.68
52.05
53.54
42.63
62.08
59.26
46.87
51.06
42.75
50.92
52.69
49.91
43.46
35.45
43.73
42.38
24.55
(²)
47.77
39.37
64.06
25.28
38.43
34.32
26.35
47.34
62.69
29.85
30.56
30.99
31.12
50.79
108,570
120,060
176,840
114,850
38,590
121,150
107,060
123,260
129,870
119,980
108,260
111,350
88,660
129,130
123,260
97,490
106,200
88,920
105,920
109,590
103,810
90,400
73,730
90,960
88,150
51,060
90,800
99,370
81,890
133,240
52,580
79,930
71,390
54,800
98,460
130,400
62,080
63,570
64,460
64,730
105,650
45.15
47.86
80.84
45.88
(²)
51.90
42.59
53.05
57.44
50.60
45.89
48.42
38.98
58.15
52.76
42.88
48.16
39.34
45.79
47.94
45.86
39.39
33.32
39.80
39.87
21.13
(²)
41.58
36.95
60.03
23.06
32.08
31.36
22.50
42.59
55.64
30.31
25.29
28.83
28.73
48.51
Business and financial operations occupations
Business operations specialists.......................................................................................................................
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes............................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents....................................................................................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products.......................................................................................
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products................................................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.............................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........................................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.....................................................................................
Insurance appraisers, auto damage.......................................................................................................
Compliance officers....................................................................................................................................
Cost estimators...........................................................................................................................................
Human resources workers..........................................................................................................................
Human resources specialists.................................................................................................................
Farm labor contractors...........................................................................................................................
Labor relations specialists......................................................................................................................
Logisticians.................................................................................................................................................
Management analysts.................................................................................................................................
Meeting, convention, and event planners....................................................................................................
Fundraisers................................................................................................................................................
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists..................................................................................
Training and development specialists.........................................................................................................
Market research analysts and marketing specialists....................................................................................
Business operations specialists, all other....................................................................................................
Financial specialists.........................................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors...........................................................................................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate.....................................................................................................
Budget analysts..........................................................................................................................................
Credit analysts............................................................................................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors..................................................................................................................
Financial analysts..................................................................................................................................
Personal financial advisors....................................................................................................................
Insurance underwriters..........................................................................................................................
Financial examiners....................................................................................................................................
Credit counselors and loan officers.............................................................................................................
Credit counselors...................................................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
6,419,370
3,987,180
11,770
399,990
10,370
108,670
280,950
275,050
263,280
11,770
227,500
195,230
471,340
394,380
1,030
75,930
119,560
540,440
70,480
48,530
85,620
217,930
392,740
931,010
2,432,190
1,129,340
59,530
58,280
61,240
507,090
239,810
175,470
91,810
28,060
314,300
27,640
33.44
32.66
42.61
29.29
28.74
27.60
29.96
29.56
29.58
28.96
31.23
30.33
28.79
29.16
18.55
27.02
36.38
42.34
23.96
26.55
29.90
28.64
32.39
33.90
34.70
34.15
26.53
34.66
33.42
41.46
42.98
43.66
33.27
40.49
32.70
21.00
69,550
67,940
88,620
60,920
59,770
57,420
62,310
61,480
61,530
60,230
64,960
63,080
59,890
60,660
38,590
56,210
75,670
88,070
49,830
55,220
62,200
59,560
67,380
70,520
72,180
71,040
55,180
72,100
69,500
86,240
89,410
90,820
69,200
84,220
68,010
43,670
30.05
29.92
30.47
27.35
26.79
24.75
28.25
28.78
28.83
28.18
29.82
28.30
26.73
26.83
14.74
26.28
34.99
37.79
22.02
24.37
28.41
26.89
28.99
31.31
30.32
30.55
23.82
33.31
29.36
34.51
37.00
32.46
30.22
36.44
27.65
18.95
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Business and financial operations occupations (Continued)
Loan officers..........................................................................................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors and preparers, and revenue agents...................................................................
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents...............................................................................
Tax preparers........................................................................................................................................
Financial specialists, all other......................................................................................................................
286,670
126,700
65,560
61,140
147,630
$33.82
23.62
26.95
20.05
32.22
$70,350
49,120
56,050
41,700
67,020
$28.76
21.14
24.25
16.22
29.40
Computer and mathematical occupations
Computer occupations.....................................................................................................................................
Computer and information research scientists............................................................................................
Computer and information analysts.............................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................
Information security analysts..................................................................................................................
Software developers and programmers......................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................
Software developers, applications..........................................................................................................
Software developers, systems software.................................................................................................
Web developers.....................................................................................................................................
Database and systems administrators and network architects....................................................................
Database administrators........................................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators......................................................................................
Computer network architects.................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists......................................................................................................................
Computer user support specialists.........................................................................................................
Computer network support specialists....................................................................................................
Computer occupations, all other..................................................................................................................
Mathematical science occupations...................................................................................................................
Actuaries....................................................................................................................................................
Mathematicians..........................................................................................................................................
Operations research analysts.....................................................................................................................
Statisticians................................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations.......................................................................................
Mathematical technicians.......................................................................................................................
Mathematical science occupations, all other..........................................................................................
3,578,220
3,456,500
24,880
554,710
482,040
72,670
1,397,780
316,790
586,340
391,700
102,940
599,800
111,590
350,320
137,890
693,610
525,630
167,980
185,730
121,720
21,340
3,250
69,180
25,570
2,370
1,150
1,220
38.55
38.47
49.84
40.64
40.29
42.93
43.50
37.63
44.85
49.30
31.78
38.90
38.04
36.69
45.19
25.59
24.10
30.27
39.36
40.74
51.29
48.69
38.38
38.25
30.63
30.87
30.41
80,180
80,020
103,670
84,520
83,800
89,290
90,470
78,260
93,280
102,550
66,100
80,910
79,120
76,320
94,000
53,230
50,130
62,960
81,860
84,740
106,680
101,280
79,830
79,570
63,720
64,220
63,250
36.67
36.67
49.13
38.68
38.31
41.43
41.87
35.71
43.30
47.59
30.05
36.96
37.06
34.88
43.75
23.51
22.32
28.41
39.01
36.67
45.04
48.73
34.66
36.33
27.12
27.32
26.98
Architecture and engineering occupations
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers.........................................................................................................
Architects, except naval..............................................................................................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval.................................................................................................
Landscape architects.............................................................................................................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists......................................................................................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists...................................................................................................
Surveyors..............................................................................................................................................
Engineers........................................................................................................................................................
Aerospace engineers..................................................................................................................................
Agricultural engineers.................................................................................................................................
Biomedical engineers..................................................................................................................................
Chemical engineers....................................................................................................................................
Civil engineers............................................................................................................................................
Computer hardware engineers....................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers............................................................................................................
Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer.................................................................................................
Environmental engineers............................................................................................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety.........................................................................................
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.....................................................................................................................................
Drafters, engineering technicians, and mapping technicians............................................................................
Drafters......................................................................................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters..........................................................................................................
Mechanical drafters...............................................................................................................................
Drafters, all other...................................................................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters....................................................................................................
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians...............................................................................
Civil engineering technicians.................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians..................................................................................
Electro-mechanical technicians..............................................................................................................
Environmental engineering technicians..................................................................................................
Industrial engineering technicians..........................................................................................................
Mechanical engineering technicians......................................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other.................................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians
2,356,530
150,150
98,470
82,720
15,750
51,680
11,490
40,190
1,530,090
80,420
2,470
18,810
32,190
258,100
79,580
295,520
160,560
134,960
50,850
243,620
23,490
220,130
6,880
22,740
252,540
7,640
19,930
36,410
122,410
676,280
189,570
83,410
28,160
63,220
14,780
439,710
9,750
70,790
144,460
16,990
18,590
67,400
46,630
65,090
47,000
37.98
34.16
37.01
37.83
32.71
28.71
29.63
28.45
43.73
50.39
37.20
43.84
49.17
40.45
49.99
44.89
44.14
45.79
40.93
39.36
38.35
39.47
46.22
42.06
40.75
43.87
51.51
70.90
44.87
25.82
25.25
24.30
28.12
25.61
23.58
26.63
29.80
23.66
27.92
25.71
23.74
25.53
25.88
29.25
20.52
79,000
71,040
76,990
78,690
68,030
59,720
61,640
59,180
90,960
104,810
77,370
91,200
102,270
84,140
103,980
93,380
91,810
95,250
85,140
81,870
79,760
82,100
96,140
87,490
84,770
91,250
107,140
147,470
93,330
53,700
52,520
50,550
58,490
53,270
49,050
55,390
61,980
49,220
58,070
53,480
49,380
53,100
53,830
60,830
42,680
35.35
31.91
34.47
35.14
30.86
27.18
27.62
27.04
41.44
49.87
35.58
41.81
45.36
38.14
48.52
43.09
42.27
44.14
38.89
37.83
36.94
37.92
42.36
40.94
38.74
40.54
50.13
62.64
44.24
24.87
23.86
23.01
26.78
24.21
22.17
25.92
29.58
22.87
27.81
24.91
21.80
24.51
24.99
28.58
19.07
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Life scientists...................................................................................................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists...................................................................................................................
Animal scientists....................................................................................................................................
Food scientists and technologists..........................................................................................................
Soil and plant scientists.........................................................................................................................
Biological scientists.....................................................................................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists...............................................................................................................
Microbiologists.......................................................................................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists............................................................................................................
Biological scientists, all other.................................................................................................................
Conservation scientists and foresters.........................................................................................................
Conservation scientists..........................................................................................................................
Foresters...............................................................................................................................................
Medical scientists.......................................................................................................................................
Epidemiologists.....................................................................................................................................
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists.............................................................................................
Life scientists, all other...............................................................................................................................
Physical scientists............................................................................................................................................
Astronomers and physicists........................................................................................................................
Astronomers..........................................................................................................................................
Physicists..............................................................................................................................................
Atmospheric and space scientists...............................................................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists...............................................................................................................
Chemists...............................................................................................................................................
Materials scientists................................................................................................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists.................................................................................................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health......................................................................
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers..............................................................................
Hydrologists...........................................................................................................................................
Physical scientists, all other........................................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers...............................................................................................................
Economists.................................................................................................................................................
Survey researchers.....................................................................................................................................
Psychologists..............................................................................................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists........................................................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists...................................................................................................
Psychologists, all other..........................................................................................................................
Sociologists................................................................................................................................................
Urban and regional planners.......................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers....................................................................................
Anthropologists and archeologists..........................................................................................................
Geographers..........................................................................................................................................
Historians..............................................................................................................................................
Political scientists...................................................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers, all other.......................................................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians...................................................................................................
Agricultural and food science technicians....................................................................................................
Biological technicians..................................................................................................................................
Chemical technicians..................................................................................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians.........................................................................................................
Nuclear technicians....................................................................................................................................
Social science research assistants.............................................................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians........................................................................
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health.......................................................
Forensic science technicians.................................................................................................................
Forest and conservation technicians......................................................................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other..........................................................................
1,104,100
260,030
28,220
2,120
13,680
12,410
94,680
26,410
18,550
18,650
31,080
27,920
18,460
9,470
100,270
4,850
95,420
8,940
274,610
19,960
2,150
17,820
10,190
92,920
84,950
7,970
126,300
84,240
35,180
6,880
25,230
235,390
15,760
17,370
114,970
103,590
1,030
10,350
2,340
37,620
47,330
6,060
1,510
3,340
5,750
30,660
334,060
18,280
72,740
61,300
15,360
8,040
26,370
131,970
30,890
12,440
31,720
56,920
$32.87
37.32
30.99
35.29
30.84
30.43
36.84
43.01
35.22
30.05
36.64
29.52
30.57
27.47
41.85
34.33
42.23
35.93
40.08
54.28
49.30
54.88
43.27
37.49
36.96
43.15
38.48
33.16
51.33
37.94
45.06
35.51
47.83
24.47
35.45
34.72
47.50
41.53
38.86
32.67
37.71
28.95
35.59
28.00
50.29
38.25
21.61
17.49
20.48
22.18
28.79
33.52
19.60
21.39
21.43
26.79
17.80
22.18
$68,360
77,620
64,470
73,400
64,140
63,290
76,630
89,470
73,250
62,500
76,220
61,400
63,590
57,140
87,040
71,400
87,830
74,740
83,360
112,900
102,550
114,150
90,010
77,970
76,870
89,740
80,040
68,970
106,780
78,920
93,720
73,870
99,480
50,890
73,740
72,220
98,800
86,380
80,820
67,950
78,440
60,230
74,020
58,240
104,600
79,560
44,950
36,390
42,600
46,130
59,880
69,720
40,760
44,480
44,570
55,730
37,030
46,130
$28.89
33.07
28.18
29.65
27.92
28.24
33.58
39.17
31.86
27.74
34.95
28.40
29.38
26.90
36.58
31.38
37.01
31.41
35.99
51.14
46.37
51.37
42.91
35.13
34.50
42.78
33.53
30.56
43.70
36.31
44.06
33.31
44.16
21.66
33.31
32.53
40.18
43.28
36.04
31.36
35.93
27.61
35.94
25.23
49.04
36.80
19.78
16.38
19.11
20.64
25.34
33.20
17.86
19.81
19.83
25.41
16.31
20.74
Community and social service occupations
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists..............................................
Counselors.................................................................................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors............................................................................
Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors.....................................................................
Marriage and family therapists...............................................................................................................
Mental health counselors.......................................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors.......................................................................................................................
Counselors, all other..............................................................................................................................
Social workers............................................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers.................................................................................................
Healthcare social workers......................................................................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers................................................................................
Social workers, all other.........................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists.............................................................................
Health educators....................................................................................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists........................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................
Community health workers.....................................................................................................................
Community and social service specialists, all other................................................................................
Religious workers............................................................................................................................................
Clergy.........................................................................................................................................................
1,882,080
1,811,660
598,250
80,130
237,480
34,270
115,080
104,070
27,220
582,270
273,920
140,000
109,920
58,430
631,150
55,270
86,780
351,400
38,020
99,680
70,410
44,000
21.27
21.26
22.84
19.67
27.00
23.69
20.81
17.95
22.15
22.78
21.78
24.74
20.84
26.38
18.37
25.53
25.18
14.85
18.02
20.99
21.41
23.02
44,240
44,220
47,510
40,920
56,170
49,270
43,290
37,330
46,060
47,370
45,300
51,460
43,340
54,870
38,200
53,100
52,380
30,880
37,490
43,660
44,540
47,880
19.42
19.43
21.18
18.52
25.77
22.44
19.27
16.29
21.06
21.25
19.97
23.96
19.22
26.23
16.41
23.46
23.17
13.87
16.64
19.74
19.40
21.18
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Community and social service occupations (Continued)
Directors, religious activities and education................................................................................................
Religious workers, all other.........................................................................................................................
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
18,310
8,110
$20.50
14.73
$42,640
30,650
$17.92
12.69
Legal occupations
Lawyers, judges, and related workers..............................................................................................................
Lawyers and judicial law clerks...................................................................................................................
Lawyers.................................................................................................................................................
Judicial law clerks..................................................................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers..........................................................................................
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers.................................................................
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators..................................................................................................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates..........................................................................................
Legal support workers......................................................................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants...................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers...........................................................................................................
Court reporters......................................................................................................................................
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers...........................................................................................
Legal support workers, all other.............................................................................................................
1,023,020
641,020
593,120
581,920
11,200
47,900
14,150
6,520
27,220
382,000
267,030
114,970
18,590
49,390
47,000
47.39
60.99
62.21
62.93
25.29
45.83
43.26
37.12
49.26
24.57
24.15
25.55
25.48
22.26
29.03
98,570
126,860
129,410
130,880
52,610
95,340
89,970
77,200
102,470
51,100
50,220
53,150
53,010
46,310
60,390
36.19
53.24
53.91
54.58
22.66
45.84
41.94
29.46
55.65
22.53
22.59
22.39
23.15
20.18
25.32
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers..................................................................................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary...............................................................................
Architecture teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................
Engineering teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary.................................................................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary............................................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................
Physics teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................
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 teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................
Education teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................
Library science teachers, postsecondary...............................................................................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary..................................................................
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary..............................................................
Law teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................................
Social work teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities 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...................................................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers.......................................................................................................
Graduate teaching assistants................................................................................................................
Home economics teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................
Postsecondary teachers, all other..........................................................................................................
Preschool, primary, secondary, and special education school teachers............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers..........................................................................................................
Preschool teachers, except special education........................................................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education...................................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers......................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education...........................................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education.................................................
Career/technical education teachers, middle school...............................................................................
Secondary school teachers.........................................................................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education...........................................
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school.........................................................................
8,374,910
1,496,810
82,460
87,880
34,350
53,530
41,260
7,290
33,970
63,020
10,500
50,040
2,490
50,190
10,930
20,430
4,990
13,840
115,380
5,690
9,710
13,390
4,460
16,770
38,060
16,880
10,430
208,350
152,130
56,220
67,430
62,920
4,510
39,090
14,020
15,260
9,810
271,550
92,570
30,030
72,680
29,810
23,590
22,880
470,200
120,160
4,700
19,410
121,550
204,380
4,033,290
497,720
340,350
157,370
1,999,790
1,360,380
620,900
18,510
1,047,550
959,770
87,780
24.62
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
25.37
(²)
(²)
18.17
14.79
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
51,210
73,770
85,730
75,800
79,870
73,190
96,330
78,770
100,100
86,350
83,990
87,060
82,020
86,130
91,930
81,460
86,080
88,470
79,290
82,860
77,690
97,770
71,890
81,860
74,240
73,080
82,570
91,810
100,370
68,640
65,380
65,000
70,770
85,300
62,770
115,550
70,430
70,450
73,340
68,540
67,980
66,730
73,090
71,210
59,110
33,030
68,260
64,490
52,770
77,500
54,550
37,800
30,750
53,030
56,180
56,130
56,280
56,270
57,710
57,770
57,140
22.13
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
23.07
(²)
(²)
15.89
13.04
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Education, training, and library occupations (Continued)
Special education teachers.........................................................................................................................
Special education teachers, preschool...................................................................................................
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school.............................................................................................
Special education teachers, secondary school.......................................................................................
Special education teachers, all other......................................................................................................
Other teachers and instructors.........................................................................................................................
Adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors.................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers............................................................................................................
Miscellaneous teachers and instructors......................................................................................................
Substitute teachers................................................................................................................................
Teachers and instructors, all other, except substitute teachers..............................................................
Librarians, curators, and archivists..................................................................................................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians............................................................................................
Archivists...............................................................................................................................................
Curators.................................................................................................................................................
Museum technicians and conservators..................................................................................................
Librarians....................................................................................................................................................
Library technicians......................................................................................................................................
Other education, training, and library occupations...........................................................................................
Audio-visual and multimedia collections specialists.....................................................................................
Farm and home management advisors.......................................................................................................
Instructional coordinators............................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants.....................................................................................................................................
Education, training, and library workers, all other........................................................................................
488,230
21,770
197,740
96,380
133,080
39,260
1,137,130
66,040
179,650
891,450
619,700
271,740
266,950
26,440
5,640
10,370
10,430
140,280
100,230
1,440,720
8,690
11,060
133,100
1,185,700
102,180
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
17.95
25.06
19.40
17.13
14.22
(²)
22.62
23.64
24.43
26.25
20.63
27.49
15.54
(²)
22.03
23.43
30.01
(²)
19.85
$58,140
57,770
56,700
59,320
60,090
56,160
37,340
52,130
40,360
35,630
29,590
49,430
47,060
49,180
50,810
54,600
42,920
57,190
32,320
30,180
45,820
48,730
62,420
25,310
41,280
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
14.47
23.36
16.98
13.72
12.47
(²)
21.31
21.35
22.76
23.84
18.38
26.62
14.74
(²)
20.84
22.48
28.87
(²)
17.60
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Art and design workers....................................................................................................................................
Artists and related workers..........................................................................................................................
Art directors...........................................................................................................................................
Craft artists............................................................................................................................................
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators.......................................................................
Multimedia artists and animators...........................................................................................................
Artists and related workers, all other......................................................................................................
Designers...................................................................................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers.....................................................................................................
Fashion designers.................................................................................................................................
Floral designers.....................................................................................................................................
Graphic designers.................................................................................................................................
Interior designers...................................................................................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers.......................................................................................
Set and exhibit designers.......................................................................................................................
Designers, all other................................................................................................................................
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers.................................................................................
Actors, producers, and directors.................................................................................................................
Actors....................................................................................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers........................................................................................
Athletes and sports competitors.............................................................................................................
Coaches and scouts..............................................................................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials..........................................................................................
Dancers and choreographers......................................................................................................................
Dancers.................................................................................................................................................
Choreographers.....................................................................................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers.....................................................................................................
Music directors and composers.............................................................................................................
Musicians and singers...........................................................................................................................
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other..............................................................
Media and communication workers..................................................................................................................
Announcers................................................................................................................................................
Radio and television announcers...........................................................................................................
Public address system and other announcers........................................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents.............................................................................................
Broadcast news analysts.......................................................................................................................
Reporters and correspondents...............................................................................................................
Public relations specialists..........................................................................................................................
Writers and editors.....................................................................................................................................
Editors...................................................................................................................................................
Technical writers....................................................................................................................................
Writers and authors...............................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers......................................................................................
Interpreters and translators....................................................................................................................
Media and communication workers, all other.........................................................................................
Media and communication equipment workers................................................................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators.............................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians.................................................................................................
Broadcast technicians............................................................................................................................
Radio operators.....................................................................................................................................
Sound engineering technicians..............................................................................................................
1,750,130
499,620
84,990
31,570
4,810
12,480
29,270
6,850
414,630
29,030
16,560
47,110
191,440
40,750
73,490
8,680
7,560
489,840
157,550
70,540
87,010
229,830
12,450
201,800
15,570
18,790
11,390
7,400
67,050
24,940
42,100
16,630
551,020
39,460
31,340
8,120
50,740
5,170
45,570
201,280
187,190
99,040
46,160
41,990
72,350
50,320
22,030
209,640
101,510
54,310
31,640
1,280
14,280
26.20
24.02
35.52
45.32
16.94
25.96
33.44
29.65
21.67
30.02
34.92
12.28
23.43
25.47
13.88
26.11
24.56
27.35
40.64
35.97
44.42
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
20.04
19.02
21.60
29.61
25.68
31.94
22.64
28.45
19.95
20.13
19.27
23.32
37.68
21.69
29.80
31.31
30.02
32.65
32.90
25.55
25.68
25.27
22.76
22.45
22.13
21.18
20.79
26.60
54,490
49,960
73,870
94,260
35,240
54,000
69,560
61,680
45,060
62,430
72,620
25,550
48,730
52,970
28,860
54,310
51,080
56,890
84,520
(²)
92,390
38,520
75,760
36,680
32,600
41,680
(²)
44,930
(²)
53,420
(²)
(²)
59,180
41,490
41,860
40,070
48,510
78,380
45,120
61,980
65,130
62,440
67,910
68,420
53,150
53,410
52,550
47,350
46,690
46,040
44,050
43,240
55,340
21.12
20.31
30.44
38.88
14.23
21.56
29.50
28.77
18.77
28.66
30.22
11.45
21.22
22.89
12.70
24.18
21.79
18.52
28.89
20.26
34.31
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
15.87
14.16
18.33
23.13
22.77
23.50
15.58
24.49
13.34
13.47
12.61
17.83
26.63
17.25
26.04
27.62
25.90
31.49
26.89
21.81
21.84
21.71
18.97
19.81
20.12
18.21
20.23
22.27
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (Continued)
Photographers............................................................................................................................................
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors...........................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture........................................................................
Film and video editors............................................................................................................................
Media and communication equipment workers, all other.............................................................................
56,140
37,910
16,410
21,500
14,090
$17.47
27.66
23.56
30.80
32.97
$36,330
57,540
49,010
64,060
68,570
$13.70
22.25
19.38
24.66
33.08
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners....................................................................................................
Chiropractors..............................................................................................................................................
Dentists......................................................................................................................................................
Dentists, general....................................................................................................................................
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons.............................................................................................................
Orthodontists.........................................................................................................................................
Prosthodontists......................................................................................................................................
Dentists, all other specialists..................................................................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists...........................................................................................................................
Optometrists...............................................................................................................................................
Pharmacists................................................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons............................................................................................................................
Anesthesiologists...................................................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners............................................................................................................
Internists, general..................................................................................................................................
Obstetricians and gynecologists.............................................................................................................
Pediatricians, general............................................................................................................................
Psychiatrists..........................................................................................................................................
Surgeons...............................................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons, all other.........................................................................................................
Physician assistants...................................................................................................................................
Podiatrists...................................................................................................................................................
Therapists...................................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists.........................................................................................................................
Physical therapists.................................................................................................................................
Radiation therapists...............................................................................................................................
Recreational therapists..........................................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists............................................................................................................................
Speech-language pathologists...............................................................................................................
Exercise physiologists............................................................................................................................
Therapists, all other...............................................................................................................................
Veterinarians..............................................................................................................................................
Registered nurses.......................................................................................................................................
Nurse anesthetists......................................................................................................................................
Nurse midwives..........................................................................................................................................
Nurse practitioners.....................................................................................................................................
Audiologists................................................................................................................................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other.................................................................................
Health technologists and technicians...............................................................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.........................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists..........................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians.............................................................................................
Dental hygienists........................................................................................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians........................................................................................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians........................................................................................
Diagnostic medical sonographers..........................................................................................................
Nuclear medicine technologists..............................................................................................................
Radiologic technologists........................................................................................................................
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists............................................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................................................................................
Health practitioner support technologists and technicians...........................................................................
Dietetic technicians................................................................................................................................
Pharmacy technicians............................................................................................................................
Psychiatric technicians..........................................................................................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians.............................................................................................................
Surgical technologists............................................................................................................................
Veterinary technologists and technicians...............................................................................................
Ophthalmic medical technicians.............................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses......................................................................................
Medical records and health information technicians....................................................................................
Opticians, dispensing..................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians....................................................................................
Orthotists and prosthetists.....................................................................................................................
Hearing aid specialists...........................................................................................................................
Health technologists and technicians, all other.......................................................................................
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations................................................................................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians.........................................................................
Occupational health and safety specialists.............................................................................................
Occupational health and safety technicians...........................................................................................
Miscellaneous health practitioners and technical workers............................................................................
Athletic trainers......................................................................................................................................
7,649,930
4,680,350
27,740
109,570
93,580
4,990
5,530
310
5,150
58,240
29,180
281,560
611,650
29,930
110,050
45,210
20,880
30,560
24,210
42,410
308,410
83,640
9,090
591,350
105,540
191,460
18,230
19,180
116,960
121,690
5,820
12,480
56,020
2,633,980
34,180
5,710
105,780
12,060
30,590
2,827,170
318,620
160,700
157,920
190,290
353,060
50,530
57,700
20,480
194,790
29,560
232,860
668,870
24,660
353,340
67,760
13,460
97,150
83,350
29,170
718,800
182,370
64,930
97,380
7,890
4,980
84,510
142,410
71,500
59,610
11,890
70,910
20,780
35.35
44.18
38.25
80.25
78.48
104.06
89.58
80.83
79.22
27.00
52.80
55.27
91.38
111.94
86.95
92.08
104.21
80.59
85.35
110.84
88.86
44.45
63.69
34.50
36.73
38.99
38.66
21.29
27.50
34.97
22.89
27.29
44.83
32.66
74.22
43.78
43.97
35.04
41.22
21.12
23.59
28.19
18.91
33.99
28.45
25.51
31.90
34.06
27.14
31.45
16.53
15.98
13.79
14.63
15.93
22.84
20.91
15.13
17.11
20.39
17.68
16.83
22.40
33.64
22.49
21.35
27.86
31.25
32.67
24.11
24.45
(²)
73,540
91,890
79,550
166,910
163,240
216,440
186,320
168,120
164,780
56,170
109,810
114,950
190,060
232,830
180,850
191,520
216,760
167,640
177,520
230,540
184,820
92,460
132,470
71,760
76,400
81,110
80,410
44,280
57,200
72,730
47,610
56,760
93,250
67,930
154,390
91,070
91,450
72,890
85,740
43,930
49,070
58,640
39,340
70,700
59,170
53,050
66,360
70,840
56,450
65,410
34,370
33,240
28,680
30,430
33,140
47,510
43,480
31,470
35,590
42,400
36,770
35,010
46,590
69,960
46,780
44,400
57,960
65,000
67,960
50,150
50,860
44,010
28.94
35.29
31.81
71.79
69.83
(³)
(³)
81.31
74.51
26.56
47.03
56.09
(³)
(³)
82.70
(³)
(³)
74.35
83.33
(³)
(³)
43.72
55.98
33.66
36.25
38.39
37.29
20.33
26.86
33.59
21.53
25.58
40.61
31.48
71.23
43.08
43.25
33.52
34.96
19.41
22.99
27.69
17.90
33.75
27.81
25.04
31.66
33.74
26.26
31.42
14.91
15.06
12.62
14.10
14.45
22.48
20.09
14.56
16.46
19.97
16.42
16.03
20.17
30.13
19.92
19.57
26.02
30.39
32.11
22.81
21.39
(²)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (Continued)
Genetic counselors................................................................................................................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other........................................................................
2,000
48,130
$26.84
25.78
$55,820
53,610
$27.31
22.20
Healthcare support occupations
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................................................................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides...............................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................
Psychiatric aides....................................................................................................................................
Nursing assistants.................................................................................................................................
Orderlies................................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides...................................................................
Occupational therapy assistants and aides.................................................................................................
Occupational therapy assistants............................................................................................................
Occupational therapy aides....................................................................................................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides.......................................................................................................
Physical therapist assistants..................................................................................................................
Physical therapist aides.........................................................................................................................
Other healthcare support occupations..............................................................................................................
Massage therapists.....................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...........................................................................................
Dental assistants...................................................................................................................................
Medical assistants.................................................................................................................................
Medical equipment preparers.................................................................................................................
Medical transcriptionists........................................................................................................................
Pharmacy aides.....................................................................................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers..........................................................................
Phlebotomists........................................................................................................................................
Healthcare support workers, all other.....................................................................................................
3,915,460
2,391,750
2,391,750
839,930
77,880
1,420,020
53,920
155,970
37,460
29,500
7,950
118,510
69,810
48,700
1,367,740
71,040
1,296,700
300,160
553,140
50,230
74,810
42,600
71,500
100,380
103,890
13.36
11.69
11.69
10.49
12.83
12.32
12.35
20.63
23.15
25.52
14.36
19.84
25.15
12.22
15.43
19.40
15.21
16.86
14.69
15.51
16.66
11.28
11.90
14.86
16.29
27,780
24,320
24,320
21,830
26,680
25,620
25,700
42,920
48,160
53,090
29,870
41,260
52,320
25,410
32,100
40,350
31,640
35,080
30,550
32,260
34,650
23,460
24,740
30,910
33,880
12.28
11.07
11.07
10.01
11.82
11.74
11.53
20.25
23.53
25.60
12.91
18.96
25.08
11.48
14.72
17.29
14.63
16.59
14.12
14.82
16.36
10.51
11.12
14.29
15.77
Protective service occupations
Supervisors of protective service workers........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of law enforcement workers.......................................................................................
First-line supervisors of correctional officers..........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of police and detectives........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................................
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other.......................................................................
Fire fighting and prevention workers................................................................................................................
Firefighters.................................................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors............................................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators...........................................................................................................
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists....................................................................................
Law enforcement workers................................................................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers......................................................................................................
Bailiffs....................................................................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers..............................................................................................................
Detectives and criminal investigators..........................................................................................................
Fish and game wardens..............................................................................................................................
Parking enforcement workers.....................................................................................................................
Police officers.............................................................................................................................................
Police and sheriff's patrol officers...........................................................................................................
Transit and railroad police......................................................................................................................
Other protective service workers.....................................................................................................................
Animal control workers................................................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators...........................................................................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers........................................................................................
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators..........................................................................
Security guards......................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers...................................................................................................
Crossing guards....................................................................................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers................................................
Transportation security screeners..........................................................................................................
Protective service workers, all other.......................................................................................................
3,207,790
266,920
144,680
44,830
99,860
60,600
61,640
311,360
297,700
13,660
11,860
1,800
1,212,010
451,100
16,240
434,870
109,230
6,320
9,210
636,140
632,000
4,140
1,417,510
13,890
23,390
1,055,580
9,150
1,046,420
324,650
70,390
125,770
47,200
81,290
20.70
32.77
36.31
29.31
39.45
34.23
23.05
23.16
23.00
26.61
27.60
20.13
25.98
20.87
19.15
20.94
37.43
23.75
17.70
27.78
27.78
27.83
13.36
16.09
24.42
13.12
15.40
13.10
13.24
12.58
9.96
17.85
16.19
43,050
68,170
75,530
60,970
82,060
71,190
47,940
48,180
47,850
55,350
57,400
41,860
54,040
43,410
39,840
43,550
77,860
49,400
36,810
57,770
57,770
57,880
27,790
33,470
50,780
27,290
32,040
27,240
27,530
26,160
20,720
37,130
33,680
17.60
30.70
34.39
27.81
37.63
32.79
22.03
21.92
21.75
24.94
25.96
17.20
23.93
18.74
17.71
18.77
35.72
23.11
17.16
26.57
26.57
26.54
11.65
15.23
21.99
11.55
14.23
11.52
11.53
11.50
9.11
17.71
14.65
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers.......................................................................................
Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks...........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers...............................................................
Cooks and food preparation workers................................................................................................................
Cooks.........................................................................................................................................................
Cooks, fast food.....................................................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................
Cooks, private household......................................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant..................................................................................................................................
Cooks, short order.................................................................................................................................
Cooks, all other......................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers...........................................................................................................................
11,546,880
914,970
914,970
97,370
817,600
2,870,010
2,084,640
504,740
395,280
540
1,000,710
162,320
21,050
785,370
10.28
16.05
16.05
22.39
15.30
10.52
10.70
9.03
11.70
13.38
11.20
10.21
12.17
10.05
21,380
33,390
33,390
46,570
31,820
21,890
22,260
18,780
24,340
27,840
23,300
21,240
25,310
20,910
9.10
14.48
14.48
20.42
14.07
9.66
9.88
8.85
10.99
11.29
10.59
9.48
11.18
9.28
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Food preparation and serving related occupations (Continued)
Food and beverage serving workers................................................................................................................
Bartenders..................................................................................................................................................
Fast food and counter workers....................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.....................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop..........................................................
Waiters and waitresses...............................................................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant.......................................................................................................................
Other food preparation and serving related workers.........................................................................................
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..............................................................................
6,485,990
538,220
3,378,030
2,943,810
434,220
2,332,020
237,740
1,275,900
395,750
501,910
341,400
36,850
$9.54
10.40
9.04
9.00
9.34
9.95
10.58
9.36
9.47
9.10
9.41
11.25
$19,840
21,630
18,810
18,720
19,430
20,710
22,010
19,470
19,690
18,930
19,570
23,390
$8.88
9.09
8.80
8.78
8.92
8.92
9.44
8.91
8.89
8.88
8.93
9.76
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.........................................................
First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers......................................
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers.................................................................
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers..................................
Building cleaning and pest control workers.......................................................................................................
Building cleaning workers...........................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners..........................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................
Building cleaning workers, all other........................................................................................................
Pest control workers...................................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers........................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers...................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation......................................................................
Tree trimmers and pruners....................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers, all other................................................................................................
4,246,260
269,700
269,700
170,690
99,010
3,067,210
3,005,830
2,097,380
894,920
13,530
61,380
909,350
909,350
830,640
23,650
39,750
15,300
12.34
19.47
19.47
18.19
21.68
11.60
11.52
11.95
10.49
14.13
15.47
12.72
12.72
12.44
15.38
16.27
14.72
25,670
40,500
40,500
37,830
45,100
24,130
23,970
24,850
21,820
29,390
32,190
26,460
26,460
25,870
32,000
33,850
30,620
10.91
18.08
18.08
16.98
20.27
10.37
10.31
10.73
9.41
13.25
14.45
11.53
11.53
11.33
14.55
15.54
12.86
Personal care and service occupations
Supervisors of personal care and service workers...........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of gaming workers.....................................................................................................
Gaming supervisors...............................................................................................................................
Slot supervisors.....................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of personal service workers.......................................................................................
Animal care and service workers.....................................................................................................................
Animal trainers............................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers.........................................................................................................................
Entertainment attendants and related workers.................................................................................................
Gaming services workers............................................................................................................................
Gaming dealers.....................................................................................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners.........................................................................................
Gaming service workers, all other..........................................................................................................
Motion picture projectionists.......................................................................................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers.................................................................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers.....................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................
Costume attendants...............................................................................................................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants.........................................................................
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other.........................................................................
Funeral service workers...................................................................................................................................
Embalmers.................................................................................................................................................
Funeral attendants......................................................................................................................................
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors............................................................................................
Personal appearance workers..........................................................................................................................
Barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists................................................................................
Barbers..................................................................................................................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists........................................................................................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers..............................................................................................
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance...........................................................................................
Manicurists and pedicurists....................................................................................................................
Shampooers..........................................................................................................................................
Skincare specialists...............................................................................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................................................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges.................................................................................................
Baggage porters and bellhops...............................................................................................................
Concierges............................................................................................................................................
Tour and travel guides.....................................................................................................................................
Tour and travel guides................................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts........................................................................................................................
Travel guides.........................................................................................................................................
Other personal care and service workers.........................................................................................................
Childcare workers.......................................................................................................................................
Personal care aides....................................................................................................................................
Recreation and fitness workers...................................................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors................................................................................................
Recreation workers................................................................................................................................
3,810,750
174,450
32,490
24,760
7,730
141,960
161,310
11,170
150,140
530,880
123,860
98,310
12,710
12,850
8,030
106,860
292,130
256,400
5,660
19,190
10,890
60,000
5,040
31,890
23,070
478,160
368,500
12,590
355,910
109,660
1,950
62,330
13,570
31,810
66,360
66,360
40,480
25,880
35,480
35,480
31,270
4,210
2,304,120
624,520
985,230
543,800
234,070
309,730
11.80
19.10
22.12
23.89
16.44
18.41
11.02
14.59
10.75
10.23
11.09
10.77
11.92
12.74
10.38
9.77
10.03
9.63
21.55
10.28
13.17
17.70
21.00
11.66
25.33
12.68
12.89
13.23
12.88
11.97
32.49
10.31
8.94
15.25
12.27
12.27
11.10
14.09
13.19
13.19
12.63
17.34
11.29
10.25
10.01
14.60
17.74
12.22
24,550
39,740
46,010
49,700
34,200
38,300
22,920
30,340
22,370
21,280
23,080
22,410
24,790
26,500
21,600
20,320
20,870
20,020
44,830
21,390
27,400
36,820
43,680
24,250
52,690
26,370
26,820
27,520
26,790
24,890
67,580
21,440
18,600
31,720
25,510
25,510
23,090
29,310
27,440
27,440
26,280
36,060
23,490
21,310
20,830
30,370
36,900
25,430
10.02
17.61
21.81
23.70
15.57
16.90
9.60
12.15
9.46
9.06
9.09
8.96
10.49
11.29
9.53
9.01
9.06
9.00
17.67
9.21
12.09
14.24
20.31
10.87
22.52
10.67
10.95
12.06
10.91
9.64
30.99
9.24
8.80
13.77
11.00
11.00
9.64
13.10
11.74
11.74
11.51
14.80
9.92
9.38
9.57
11.71
15.25
10.69
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Personal care and service occupations (Continued)
Residential advisors....................................................................................................................................
Personal care and service workers, all other...............................................................................................
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
83,760
66,810
$12.72
11.26
$26,470
23,420
$11.79
9.90
Sales and related occupations
Supervisors of sales workers...........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of sales workers........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers...........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers....................................................................................
Retail sales workers.........................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.....................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers................................................................................................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers.........................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons.......................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons.....................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, services.......................................................................................................................
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.......................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing..................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products..............
Other sales and related workers......................................................................................................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters..........................................................................................
Demonstrators and product promoters...................................................................................................
Models...................................................................................................................................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents.........................................................................................................
Real estate brokers................................................................................................................................
Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................
Sales engineers..........................................................................................................................................
Telemarketers.............................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers....................................................................................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers...........................................
Sales and related workers, all other.......................................................................................................
13,835,090
1,457,580
1,457,580
1,214,170
243,420
8,326,900
3,335,980
3,314,010
21,970
650,920
432,650
218,270
4,340,000
1,549,470
145,500
336,740
330,470
64,680
672,080
1,778,860
1,778,860
364,830
1,414,030
722,280
77,500
73,170
4,330
199,830
37,270
162,560
65,410
245,550
134,000
6,650
127,350
18.26
22.99
22.99
19.67
39.58
11.35
9.81
9.79
12.38
13.81
12.93
15.54
12.17
32.97
27.54
30.48
48.51
17.78
29.22
33.02
33.02
41.20
30.91
20.52
13.49
13.55
12.55
27.50
38.57
24.97
47.74
12.29
15.94
12.68
16.11
37,990
47,820
47,820
40,910
82,320
23,610
20,410
20,370
25,740
28,720
26,900
32,320
25,310
68,580
57,270
63,400
100,910
36,970
60,770
68,690
68,690
85,690
64,300
42,670
28,060
28,180
26,110
57,210
80,220
51,930
99,290
25,570
33,160
26,380
33,510
12.08
18.92
18.92
17.70
33.68
9.56
9.13
9.12
11.87
12.05
11.12
14.21
10.15
24.56
22.26
23.15
34.48
16.64
24.45
27.82
27.82
36.04
26.07
13.75
11.40
11.47
9.02
20.19
28.05
18.82
44.15
10.74
12.21
10.32
12.41
Office and administrative support occupations
Supervisors of office and administrative support workers.................................................................................
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers..............................................................
Communications equipment operators.............................................................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service...................................................................................
Telephone operators...................................................................................................................................
Communications equipment operators, all other.........................................................................................
Financial clerks................................................................................................................................................
Bill and account collectors...........................................................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks.............................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.............................................................................................
Gaming cage workers.................................................................................................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks....................................................................................................................
Procurement clerks.....................................................................................................................................
Tellers.........................................................................................................................................................
Financial clerks, all other.............................................................................................................................
Information and record clerks...........................................................................................................................
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............................................................................................................
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....................................................................
Information and record clerks, all other.......................................................................................................
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers..............................................................
Cargo and freight agents............................................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers...........................................................................................................................
Dispatchers................................................................................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers.................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................
Meter readers, utilities................................................................................................................................
21,355,350
1,359,150
1,359,150
139,000
125,490
10,710
2,800
3,324,780
385,890
490,850
1,606,260
18,230
172,740
69,750
541,770
39,290
5,240,790
61,870
10,150
122,710
51,650
2,299,750
130,340
158,580
229,000
196,660
104,030
192,010
55,320
208,800
139,200
966,150
135,930
178,650
3,830,120
78,750
76,830
280,530
95,640
184,890
39,530
16.54
25.40
25.40
13.34
12.91
16.67
19.96
16.55
16.50
16.61
17.62
12.54
18.69
18.43
12.40
19.03
15.35
21.34
17.75
17.76
17.15
15.92
19.74
13.48
10.56
15.04
12.35
17.40
15.84
15.04
18.43
13.00
16.14
18.15
15.54
20.34
12.99
18.41
18.27
18.49
18.52
34,410
52,830
52,830
27,760
26,860
34,670
41,530
34,420
34,320
34,540
36,640
26,070
38,880
38,340
25,790
39,580
31,940
44,390
36,920
36,950
35,680
33,110
41,060
28,030
21,960
31,270
25,680
36,180
32,950
31,280
38,340
27,050
33,580
37,750
32,310
42,310
27,020
38,300
38,010
38,450
38,510
15.15
23.72
23.72
12.47
12.20
15.79
19.35
15.71
15.61
16.08
16.91
11.83
18.12
18.38
11.99
17.72
14.28
20.40
17.38
16.75
16.16
14.70
19.49
12.59
9.78
14.38
11.27
16.98
15.25
14.18
18.03
12.49
15.58
17.91
13.65
19.10
12.23
17.26
17.45
17.16
17.28
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Office and administrative support occupations (Continued)
Postal service workers................................................................................................................................
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..................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants........................................................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants...................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants..............................................................
Legal secretaries...................................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive....................................
Other office and administrative support workers..............................................................................................
Computer operators....................................................................................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers..........................................................................................
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....................................................................................
509,030
69,310
305,490
134,230
278,490
690,780
1,806,310
69,870
3,615,090
3,615,090
803,040
216,730
509,640
2,085,680
3,846,420
71,560
303,840
207,280
96,560
15,960
226,260
102,410
2,808,100
66,820
11,300
14,870
225,310
$24.55
24.26
25.11
23.44
21.85
14.76
11.75
14.30
18.16
18.16
24.14
21.34
15.71
16.13
14.62
19.10
15.11
14.05
17.40
18.77
17.93
13.53
14.07
14.22
16.88
19.72
15.90
$51,070
50,460
52,220
48,750
45,450
30,700
24,440
29,750
37,780
37,780
50,220
44,380
32,670
33,560
30,410
39,720
31,430
29,220
36,190
39,040
37,300
28,140
29,270
29,580
35,110
41,010
33,070
$25.53
25.53
27.16
25.52
21.03
13.95
10.60
13.42
16.99
16.99
22.84
20.27
15.07
15.58
13.74
18.46
14.47
13.47
16.96
17.81
17.17
12.93
13.21
13.44
15.76
19.15
14.94
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers.......................................................................................
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers....................................................................
Agricultural workers.........................................................................................................................................
Agricultural inspectors.................................................................................................................................
Animal breeders..........................................................................................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products..................................................................................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers..............................................................................................................
Agricultural equipment operators...........................................................................................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse....................................................................
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals.............................................................................
Agricultural workers, all other.................................................................................................................
Fishing and hunting workers............................................................................................................................
Fishers and related fishing workers.............................................................................................................
Forest, conservation, and logging workers.......................................................................................................
Forest and conservation workers................................................................................................................
Logging workers.........................................................................................................................................
Fallers....................................................................................................................................................
Logging equipment operators................................................................................................................
Log graders and scalers........................................................................................................................
Logging workers, all other......................................................................................................................
427,670
19,340
19,340
365,760
13,570
1,460
39,060
311,670
22,820
253,670
29,570
5,610
610
570
41,960
7,910
34,050
5,150
23,240
2,770
2,890
11.65
22.31
22.31
10.54
20.41
17.90
10.04
10.14
13.17
9.61
11.56
14.00
17.98
17.74
16.30
13.75
16.90
19.64
16.41
16.12
16.66
24,230
46,410
46,410
21,920
42,460
37,230
20,870
21,080
27,390
19,990
24,040
29,120
37,410
36,900
33,910
28,600
35,140
40,860
34,130
33,540
34,650
9.31
20.99
20.99
9.14
20.27
16.47
9.21
9.09
12.43
8.98
10.61
12.09
16.35
16.07
15.57
11.70
16.17
16.95
16.05
15.81
16.47
Construction and extraction occupations
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers.........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers............................................................
Construction trades workers............................................................................................................................
Boilermakers...............................................................................................................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons...........................................................................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons..............................................................................................................
Stonemasons.........................................................................................................................................
Carpenters..................................................................................................................................................
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers...............................................................................................
Carpet installers.....................................................................................................................................
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles....................................................................................
Floor sanders and finishers....................................................................................................................
Tile and marble setters..........................................................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers.........................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................
Terrazzo workers and finishers..............................................................................................................
Construction laborers..................................................................................................................................
Construction equipment operators..............................................................................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators............................................................................
Pile-driver operators..............................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.........................................................
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers.......................................................................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers.............................................................................................................
Tapers...................................................................................................................................................
Electricians.................................................................................................................................................
Glaziers......................................................................................................................................................
4,978,290
456,640
456,640
3,671,980
17,660
68,420
57,090
11,330
567,820
66,540
25,350
9,980
4,150
27,050
138,560
135,200
3,350
814,470
393,410
54,460
3,800
335,160
91,180
75,810
15,370
519,850
42,350
21.61
30.40
30.40
21.09
26.84
23.40
24.22
19.29
21.41
19.51
19.68
18.48
17.13
20.10
19.20
19.17
20.40
16.58
21.88
19.31
26.67
22.24
20.99
20.38
24.01
25.50
20.24
44,960
63,230
63,230
43,860
55,830
48,670
50,370
40,120
44,520
40,590
40,930
38,450
35,640
41,820
39,930
39,870
42,440
34,490
45,510
40,170
55,480
46,270
43,660
42,380
49,940
53,030
42,090
19.29
28.70
28.70
18.74
27.19
21.61
22.33
17.96
19.20
17.50
17.66
17.07
15.98
17.81
17.23
17.19
19.11
14.42
19.70
17.23
23.31
20.13
18.23
17.89
21.77
23.96
18.08
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Construction and extraction occupations (Continued)
Insulation workers.......................................................................................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall...............................................................................................
Insulation workers, mechanical..............................................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers.........................................................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance................................................................................................
Paperhangers........................................................................................................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................................................................................
Pipelayers..............................................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................
Plasterers and stucco masons....................................................................................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers.............................................................................................................
Roofers.......................................................................................................................................................
Sheet metal workers...................................................................................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers.................................................................................................................
Solar photovoltaic installers.........................................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades............................................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades.......................................................................................................................
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....................................................................................................
Other construction and related workers............................................................................................................
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............................................................................................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers.........................................................................................
Segmental pavers..................................................................................................................................
Construction and related workers, all other............................................................................................
Extraction workers...........................................................................................................................................
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining............................................................
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.....................................................................
Mining machine operators...........................................................................................................................
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........................................................................................................................
50,760
22,540
28,220
187,790
184,330
3,460
383,970
43,590
340,370
21,040
15,330
97,650
133,420
57,070
4,710
210,460
210,460
24,310
35,870
59,610
10,980
46,510
12,200
20,980
382,000
89,280
19,700
21,250
37,440
141,180
16,870
24,020
32,260
1,490
30,770
257,220
104,230
21,950
25,090
57,180
17,680
6,330
23,290
13,640
6,750
2,900
4,490
6,790
59,320
25,840
9,250
$19.71
17.49
21.48
18.55
18.55
18.57
24.75
19.22
25.46
20.13
24.59
18.63
22.54
24.40
19.53
13.57
13.57
14.95
13.09
13.86
12.68
13.65
12.03
13.18
20.94
26.55
35.64
15.58
20.03
17.43
22.21
17.29
18.40
17.18
18.45
21.16
24.02
23.43
27.18
22.86
21.08
23.74
23.62
24.49
22.38
22.40
16.28
26.08
17.21
16.18
19.09
$41,000
36,390
44,680
38,590
38,590
38,630
51,480
39,970
52,950
41,860
51,140
38,760
46,870
50,740
40,620
28,230
28,230
31,100
27,230
28,840
26,360
28,380
25,030
27,420
43,540
55,230
74,140
32,410
41,660
36,240
46,200
35,970
38,260
35,740
38,380
44,010
49,960
48,740
56,540
47,540
43,840
49,380
49,120
50,940
46,540
46,590
33,870
54,240
35,800
33,660
39,710
$17.28
15.56
18.83
16.91
16.92
16.63
22.82
17.40
23.62
17.85
22.07
16.97
20.81
22.18
18.22
12.77
12.77
13.57
12.29
13.30
11.68
12.82
11.20
12.31
19.05
25.70
36.85
14.52
18.07
16.95
22.08
16.36
16.79
16.21
16.82
19.54
21.43
22.55
23.66
20.18
19.61
23.38
24.15
24.98
23.05
22.51
15.52
26.11
16.41
15.13
18.66
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers...........................................................................
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers......................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers..........................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers..........................................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers.............................................................
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers.................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.......................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers..............................
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..............................................................................................
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers.................................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians................................................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers.........................................................................................................
Automotive body and related repairers...................................................................................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers...............................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.....................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists..............................................................................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics..................................................
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians.............................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines.............................................................................
Rail car repairers...................................................................................................................................
5,069,590
421,650
421,650
572,810
113,480
224,000
15,780
208,220
235,330
16,810
19,020
15,530
66,440
23,920
12,590
27,050
53,960
1,438,930
119,160
747,210
135,610
14,780
596,830
230,030
163,490
34,150
110,200
19,140
21.09
30.07
30.07
23.21
18.53
25.57
22.24
25.82
23.22
26.65
18.50
25.41
25.45
32.40
16.16
17.76
20.77
19.61
26.78
18.97
20.12
16.14
18.78
20.99
21.53
17.16
22.66
22.80
43,870
62,540
62,540
48,280
38,550
53,180
46,260
53,710
48,310
55,440
38,470
52,850
52,940
67,380
33,600
36,940
43,210
40,780
55,690
39,460
41,840
33,580
39,060
43,660
44,780
35,680
47,140
47,430
19.72
28.97
28.97
22.38
17.60
25.86
21.11
26.22
22.48
26.61
17.42
24.63
25.31
33.08
15.07
16.86
19.73
18.50
26.55
17.72
18.45
15.70
17.60
20.35
21.07
16.71
22.14
23.32
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (Continued)
Small engine mechanics.................................................................................................................................
Motorboat mechanics and service technicians..........................................................................................
Motorcycle mechanics...............................................................................................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics..................................................................
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers.......................................
Bicycle repairers........................................................................................................................................
Recreational vehicle service technicians...................................................................................................
Tire repairers and changers.......................................................................................................................
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.....................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers.......................................................................................................
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 installation, repair, and maintenance workers................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................................................................................................
Maintenance workers, machinery..............................................................................................................
Millwrights..................................................................................................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons..................................................................................
Line installers and repairers............................................................................................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers.............................................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers......................................................................................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers................................................................................................
Camera and photographic equipment repairers.........................................................................................
Medical equipment repairers......................................................................................................................
Musical instrument repairers and tuners....................................................................................................
Watch repairers.........................................................................................................................................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other............................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general.......................................................................................................
Wind turbine service technicians....................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers.........................................................................
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.............................................................................
60,690
18,380
14,950
27,350
118,350
10,490
10,970
96,880
2,636,210
56,060
15,750
40,310
240,480
34,510
430,030
301,560
88,450
38,050
1,970
245,480
112,450
133,040
59,930
2,590
35,740
7,130
2,670
11,800
1,230,270
3,200
336,260
36,080
3,480
770
16,190
3,310
14,690
8,600
124,370
128,770
$16.44
17.86
16.78
15.30
12.70
12.14
17.36
12.23
20.00
23.17
18.55
24.97
22.03
17.92
22.84
23.41
20.28
24.39
20.13
27.24
29.94
24.96
22.09
20.07
22.55
16.17
19.03
25.42
17.88
23.23
16.68
15.72
26.32
13.72
18.83
14.50
21.44
26.63
12.88
18.95
$34,190
37,140
34,910
31,820
26,410
25,250
36,120
25,440
41,600
48,180
38,590
51,930
45,830
37,270
47,500
48,690
42,190
50,730
41,870
56,670
62,280
51,920
45,960
41,750
46,910
33,620
39,570
52,880
37,190
48,320
34,690
32,700
54,750
28,540
39,160
30,160
44,590
55,390
26,780
39,410
$15.69
17.08
15.93
14.67
11.56
11.61
16.61
11.25
18.63
21.90
17.36
24.50
20.98
16.91
22.02
22.56
19.53
23.80
19.89
27.99
30.41
24.72
21.05
18.26
21.43
14.73
18.10
25.13
16.93
22.10
14.95
14.98
22.54
12.99
18.06
13.50
20.51
26.66
11.64
17.60
Production occupations
Supervisors of production workers.......................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers.............................................................................
Assemblers and fabricators..................................................................................................................................
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers........................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers.............................................................................
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers.............................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers........................................................................................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers................................................................................................
Engine and other machine assemblers...........................................................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters............................................................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.....................................................................................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators........................................................................................................
Team assemblers......................................................................................................................................
Timing device assemblers and adjusters...................................................................................................
Assemblers and fabricators, all other.........................................................................................................
Food processing workers.....................................................................................................................................
Bakers.............................................................................................................................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers......................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters.........................................................................................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers..............................................................................................
Slaughterers and meat packers.................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers.........................................................................................................
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders.......................................
Food batchmakers.....................................................................................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders...........................................................................................
Food processing workers, all other............................................................................................................
Metal workers and plastic workers.......................................................................................................................
Computer control programmers and operators...............................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic................................................................
Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic......................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................................................
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..........................................................
Machine tool cutting 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..................................
8,594,170
568,820
568,820
1,718,700
41,180
261,780
14,300
197,500
49,990
40,750
78,340
1,296,650
17,580
1,006,980
1,140
270,950
720,970
157,230
372,060
134,210
158,480
79,370
191,690
20,350
100,520
33,250
37,570
1,837,280
162,860
138,870
23,990
132,800
74,490
22,270
36,040
333,520
182,570
20,660
16.59
27.61
27.61
14.89
23.33
15.10
15.39
14.89
15.84
18.14
17.91
14.30
14.40
14.38
13.98
13.98
12.68
12.05
12.61
14.42
11.39
11.99
13.34
14.22
13.63
13.51
11.96
17.88
18.53
17.70
23.39
16.97
16.37
16.74
18.35
15.86
14.95
17.32
34,500
57,420
57,420
30,970
48,520
31,400
32,000
30,970
32,950
37,730
37,260
29,730
29,960
29,910
29,080
29,070
26,380
25,060
26,230
30,000
23,690
24,930
27,750
29,580
28,340
28,090
24,880
37,190
38,550
36,810
48,640
35,300
34,060
34,830
38,160
32,980
31,090
36,020
14.87
25.98
25.98
13.74
22.09
14.14
14.83
13.85
15.12
17.36
17.19
13.14
13.86
13.29
12.31
12.46
11.72
11.13
11.74
13.70
10.98
11.70
12.39
13.67
12.77
12.67
11.12
17.01
17.67
17.10
22.08
16.30
15.54
16.37
17.98
15.13
14.27
16.32
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Production occupations (Continued)
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.................................
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic......................................
Machinists..................................................................................................................................................
Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters..............................................................................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.........................................................................................
Pourers and casters, metal....................................................................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic...................................................................................
Model makers, metal and plastic............................................................................................................
Patternmakers, metal and plastic...........................................................................................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................
Foundry mold and coremakers...............................................................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.....................................................
Tool and die makers...................................................................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.....................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers................................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders..............................................
Miscellaneous metal workers and plastic workers.......................................................................................
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...........................................
Layout 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...........................................................................................
Printing workers...............................................................................................................................................
Printing workers..........................................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers.........................................................................................................
Printing press operators.........................................................................................................................
Print binding and finishing workers........................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers.........................................................................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers..............................................................................................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials.........................................................................................
Sewing machine operators..........................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers...........................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers.................................................................................................
Shoe machine operators and tenders....................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers...............................................................................................................
Sewers, hand.........................................................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.............................................................................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................................................
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...............................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers..............................................................................
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers...................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers.........................................................................................................
Upholsterers..........................................................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other.................................................................................
Woodworkers..................................................................................................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.........................................................................................................
Furniture finishers.......................................................................................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, wood.....................................................................................................
Model makers, wood..............................................................................................................................
Patternmakers, wood.............................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood.........................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.................................................
Woodworkers, all other...............................................................................................................................
Plant and system operators.............................................................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers...................................................................................
Nuclear power reactor operators............................................................................................................
Power distributors and dispatchers........................................................................................................
Power plant operators............................................................................................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators...................................................................................................
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators.....................................................................
Miscellaneous 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.....................................................................................................
Other production occupations..........................................................................................................................
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders...........................................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders..............
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers.......................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand....................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
69,510
37,920
22,840
388,370
31,140
20,520
10,620
9,830
5,700
4,130
136,950
12,510
124,440
85,110
76,430
379,140
329,710
49,430
101,120
21,760
12,380
34,420
11,950
20,620
267,390
267,390
41,420
173,010
52,960
575,080
198,750
52,850
142,380
9,180
5,750
3,420
30,360
5,500
24,870
75,520
11,350
15,620
21,110
27,440
66,040
17,620
6,500
27,840
14,080
200,680
78,140
13,740
2,030
1,270
770
99,830
38,720
61,110
6,940
308,150
60,070
7,140
11,590
41,350
36,350
108,440
103,280
38,170
12,380
41,020
11,710
2,397,100
97,460
56,030
41,430
177,000
29,320
30,470
117,210
$15.90
18.08
18.01
19.65
18.55
19.26
17.19
21.86
22.58
20.86
14.67
15.19
14.62
16.85
23.31
18.32
18.46
17.33
16.74
17.01
20.35
15.30
17.09
16.48
17.14
17.14
18.76
17.35
15.17
11.62
10.35
9.97
11.11
12.44
12.52
12.31
13.69
12.21
14.02
12.54
12.27
12.24
12.96
12.50
15.72
15.75
21.53
15.26
13.93
14.49
15.84
14.38
16.95
15.26
19.73
13.40
13.23
13.51
14.49
26.29
32.71
36.55
35.44
31.29
26.37
21.46
27.61
26.03
29.37
29.20
25.32
15.43
21.50
23.06
19.39
16.28
16.03
14.06
16.92
Annual¹
$33,070
37,600
37,460
40,860
38,590
40,060
35,750
45,470
46,970
43,400
30,510
31,600
30,400
35,060
48,490
38,100
38,410
36,060
34,820
35,380
42,330
31,830
35,560
34,280
35,640
35,640
39,020
36,090
31,560
24,170
21,540
20,730
23,110
25,880
26,050
25,600
28,480
25,390
29,170
26,080
25,520
25,460
26,950
26,010
32,710
32,750
44,790
31,750
28,970
30,140
32,940
29,900
35,250
31,740
41,030
27,870
27,520
28,100
30,150
54,690
68,050
76,020
73,710
65,080
54,860
44,630
57,430
54,150
61,090
60,730
52,660
32,100
44,720
47,950
40,340
33,870
33,340
29,250
35,200
Median
hourly
wages
$15.20
17.57
17.22
18.99
17.88
18.70
16.37
21.32
22.04
20.40
13.84
14.68
13.77
16.33
22.60
17.35
17.45
16.69
15.72
16.35
20.22
14.29
16.49
14.93
16.40
16.40
17.91
16.68
14.30
10.58
9.58
9.46
10.23
11.56
11.52
11.69
12.20
10.97
12.64
12.27
11.64
11.56
12.76
12.43
14.53
15.59
18.58
14.39
12.47
13.67
14.90
13.70
15.81
13.85
19.15
12.85
12.59
13.00
13.15
25.88
32.80
36.05
34.47
31.79
25.75
20.56
27.88
26.15
29.39
29.73
25.55
14.10
20.81
22.64
18.55
15.52
15.31
13.41
16.27
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Production occupations (Continued)
Cutting workers...............................................................................................................................................
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............................................................................................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians..................................................................................
Dental laboratory technicians.....................................................................................................................
Medical appliance technicians...................................................................................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians.............................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders....................................................................................
Painting workers..............................................................................................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................
Painters, transportation equipment............................................................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers.................................................................................................
Semiconductor processors..............................................................................................................................
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators................................................................
Miscellaneous production workers..................................................................................................................
Adhesive bonding 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.....................................................................................................................
70,300
13,740
56,560
68,080
20,140
454,010
22,060
78,400
36,790
12,230
29,380
367,700
142,570
79,970
46,290
16,310
21,380
45,760
832,240
16,800
16,050
8,130
8,610
31,010
95,690
17,360
419,840
218,740
$15.01
12.82
15.55
15.81
17.83
17.90
18.67
17.12
18.91
18.37
14.35
13.54
17.01
15.32
20.96
14.07
16.72
12.57
13.59
15.28
13.59
14.43
14.53
14.79
17.14
18.91
11.84
14.61
$31,230
26,650
32,340
32,880
37,080
37,240
38,840
35,600
39,320
38,200
29,850
28,160
35,380
31,870
43,600
29,270
34,780
26,140
28,270
31,780
28,280
30,020
30,230
30,770
35,660
39,340
24,620
30,380
$14.43
11.79
15.11
15.05
17.08
16.57
16.99
15.90
17.35
17.35
13.74
12.43
15.79
14.68
19.04
13.36
15.88
11.11
12.16
14.34
12.60
13.56
13.65
14.08
16.68
19.81
10.96
12.95
Transportation and material moving occupations
Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers................................................................................
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors.................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..........................................................
First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators........................
Air transportation workers....................................................................................................................................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers...................................................................................................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers................................................................................................
Commercial pilots......................................................................................................................................
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists..................................................................................
Air traffic controllers...................................................................................................................................
Airfield operations specialists....................................................................................................................
Flight attendants..............................................................................................................................................
Motor vehicle operators........................................................................................................................................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians..................................................
Bus drivers......................................................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, school or special client...........................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers..................................................................................................................................
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers........................................................................................................
Light truck or delivery services drivers.......................................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.............................................................................................................................
Motor vehicle operators, all other....................................................................................................................
Rail transportation workers..................................................................................................................................
Locomotive engineers and operators..............................................................................................................
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..............................................................................................................
Water transportation workers...............................................................................................................................
Sailors and marine oilers................................................................................................................................
Ship and boat captains and operators.............................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.............................................................................................
Motorboat operators...................................................................................................................................
Ship engineers................................................................................................................................................
Other transportation workers................................................................................................................................
Bridge and lock tenders..................................................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.....................................................................................................................................
Automotive and watercraft service attendants................................................................................................
Traffic technicians...........................................................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors................................................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants.........................................................................................
Transportation workers, all other.....................................................................................................................
Material moving workers......................................................................................................................................
Conveyor operators and tenders.....................................................................................................................
Crane and tower operators..............................................................................................................................
8,771,690
372,930
6,720
168,910
197,300
216,470
101,260
66,270
34,990
30,250
23,260
6,990
84,960
3,618,180
18,540
652,590
162,840
489,750
2,719,630
394,110
1,556,510
769,010
167,360
60,050
122,720
43,810
37,060
1,580
5,170
24,380
42,740
8,750
3,040
76,160
31,500
33,900
30,860
3,040
10,760
329,100
3,460
126,520
108,510
6,340
24,310
23,790
36,190
4,036,120
39,540
43,040
16.15
24.82
24.44
22.69
26.65
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
49.36
56.94
24.17
(²)
16.87
11.97
15.13
18.50
14.01
17.65
13.33
19.40
16.32
12.09
15.15
26.10
25.61
26.36
23.34
20.89
24.16
27.30
27.99
26.41
28.14
19.11
33.95
35.46
18.54
36.29
13.02
20.82
10.35
10.38
20.42
31.96
11.52
16.50
13.15
15.08
24.33
33,590
51,620
50,830
47,180
55,430
83,340
111,960
128,760
80,140
102,670
118,430
50,270
42,340
35,090
24,900
31,480
38,470
29,150
36,710
27,730
40,360
33,940
25,140
31,510
54,280
53,260
54,830
48,550
43,450
50,260
56,770
58,220
54,930
58,530
39,760
70,610
73,760
38,560
75,480
27,090
43,300
21,540
21,600
42,480
66,470
23,960
34,330
27,350
31,360
50,610
13.92
23.52
23.04
21.72
25.60
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
49.27
58.91
23.12
(²)
15.77
11.27
14.21
17.59
13.50
16.61
10.90
18.37
14.13
10.97
12.95
25.44
24.45
25.13
21.60
19.82
24.68
26.30
30.16
26.48
23.55
18.36
30.12
31.80
16.92
34.08
10.38
22.09
9.39
9.69
18.45
30.62
10.33
14.84
11.65
14.24
22.73
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Transportation and material moving occupations (Continued)
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators......................................................................................
Dredge operators.......................................................................................................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators..........................................................................
Loading machine operators, underground mining......................................................................................
Hoist and winch operators...............................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators...............................................................................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand..............................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment..........................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand............................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers................................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand....................................................................................................................
Pumping station operators..............................................................................................................................
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators................................................................................
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers...............................................................................................
Wellhead pumpers.....................................................................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................................................................................................
Mine shuttle car operators...............................................................................................................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders....................................................................................................................
Material moving workers, all other..................................................................................................................
49,660
1,740
45,020
2,900
3,050
496,570
3,213,370
302,960
2,143,940
105,790
660,670
30,570
4,350
11,870
14,350
117,670
2,990
12,390
27,260
$20.32
20.73
20.12
23.11
22.94
15.43
12.17
10.87
12.70
13.79
10.80
22.85
24.92
22.88
22.18
16.94
24.67
22.31
19.73
Annual¹
$42,260
43,120
41,850
48,060
47,710
32,090
25,310
22,620
26,410
28,680
22,470
47,520
51,840
47,590
46,140
35,230
51,310
46,400
41,040
Median
hourly
wages
$18.73
17.87
18.41
23.28
19.21
14.53
10.95
9.54
11.49
13.04
9.57
22.23
24.59
21.45
21.97
15.83
25.05
21.20
17.94
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.
3
Represents a wage above $90.00 per hour.