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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES — MAY 2015
Healthcare occupations had employment of 12 million in May 2015, representing nearly 9 percent of
total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Registered nurses, with
more than 2.7 million jobs, was the largest healthcare occupation. The largest healthcare occupations
also included nursing assistants (1.4 million), home health aides (820,630), and licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses (697,250). (See chart 1.)
The data in this news release are the May 2015 employment and wage estimates from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. These estimates cover over 800
occupations for the nation, states, and nearly 600 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; and for more
than 460 industry classifications at the national level.
Some healthcare occupations were among the highest paying occupations overall, including several
physician and dentist occupations. Nurse anesthetists, with an annual mean wage of $160,250;
podiatrists ($136,180); and pharmacists ($119,270) also were among the highest paying healthcare
occupations. The lowest paying healthcare occupations included home health aides ($22,870) and
veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ($25,940). National employment and wage
information for all occupations is shown in table 1.
Highlights from the May 2015 OES data:
Production occupations

Production occupations had total employment of nearly 9.1 million and an annual mean wage
of $36,220 across all industries. (See table 1.) Among manufacturing industries, the pay for these
occupations varied widely.

Manufacturing industries with the highest wages for production occupations included petroleum
and coal products manufacturing ($62,140) and basic chemical manufacturing ($55,230).

Manufacturing industries with the lowest wages for production occupations included seafood
product preparation and packaging ($25,860), animal slaughtering and processing ($27,460), and
several apparel, textile, and leather products industries.
Chart 1. Employment for the largest healthcare occupations, May 2015
Registered nurses
Nursing assistants
Home health aides
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses
Medical assistants
Pharmacy technicians
Dental assistants
Physicians and surgeons, all other
Pharmacists
Emergency medical technicians and
paramedics
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Employment (millions)
2.5
3.0

Production occupations made up 6.6 percent of national employment, but over 11 percent of
employment in Wisconsin and nearly 13 percent of employment in Indiana.

Production occupations made up 35 percent of employment in Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., the highest
employment share of any metropolitan area. Dalton, Ga.; Columbus, Ind.; and Hickory-LenoirMorganton, N.C., also were among the metropolitan areas with the highest shares of production
occupations.
OES national industry-specific data are available from www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
OES data by state and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area are available from
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm and www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm, respectively.
Construction and extraction occupations

Construction and extraction occupations had employment of 5.5 million, representing nearly 4
percent of national employment. (See table 1.)
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Chart 2. Annual mean wages by typical entry-level education required, May 2015
Doctoral or professional degree
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
Associate's degree
Postsecondary nondegree award
Some college, no degree
High school diploma or equivalent
No formal educational credential
All occupations
$0
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
$100,000
$125,000
Annual mean wage

Construction laborers (887,580), carpenters (639,190), and electricians (592,230) were the
largest construction occupations. (See table 1.)

States with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations included
Wyoming and North Dakota, which each had nearly three times as many construction and
extraction jobs as a share of total employment than the United States as a whole.

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations
included several areas in Texas; Farmington, N.M.; and Greeley, Colo.
Typical entry-level education

Sixty-four percent of employment was in occupations that typically require either a high school
diploma or equivalent or no formal educational credential for entry, such as retail sales
occupations, general office clerks, and customer service representatives.
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Chart 3. Metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest employment shares of STEM
occupations, May 2015
California-Lexington Park, MD
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Framingham, MA NECTA Division
Huntsville, AL
Boulder, CO
United States
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Hammond, LA
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Gadsden, AL
Ocean City, NJ
0
5
10
15
20
25
Percent

Occupations typically requiring a bachelor’s degree for entry made up 21 percent of national
employment, but nearly 42 percent of employment in the District of Columbia and over 26
percent of employment in Massachusetts.

States with the lowest shares of occupations typically requiring a bachelor’s degree for entry
included Nevada (15 percent) and North Dakota (16 percent).

Average wages were generally higher for occupations that require more education. Annual mean
wages were $25,000 for occupations that typically require no formal educational credential for
entry, $41,730 for occupations typically requiring high school or the equivalent, and $53,730 for
occupations typically requiring an associate’s degree. (See chart 2.)

The annual mean wage for occupations that typically require a bachelor’s degree for entry was
$82,260 nationally, but varied from $60,240 in Montana to $104,840 in the District of Columbia.
Additional charts of employment and wages by typical entry-level educational requirement are available
at www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2015.htm.
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STEM occupations

There were nearly 8.6 million science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
jobs representing 6.2 percent of total U.S. employment.

Seven of the 10 largest STEM occupations were related to computers, and included
applications software developers (747,730) and computer user support specialists (585,060).
(See table 1.)

Areas with the highest employment shares of STEM occupations included California-Lexington
Park, Md. (nearly 23 percent of employment), and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (22
percent). (See chart 3.)

STEM occupations were less prevalent (approximately 1 percent of employment) in
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas; Gadsden, Ala.; and Ocean City, N.J. (See chart 3.)

STEM occupations had an annual mean wage of $87,570, compared with $45,700 for non-STEM
occupations. Ninety-three of the 100 STEM occupations had mean wages significantly above the
all-occupations average of $48,320. (See table 1.)

The highest paying STEM occupations included petroleum engineers ($149,590), physicists
($118,500), and the three STEM-related management occupations. (See table 1.)

The lowest paying STEM occupations included forest and conservation technicians ($38,260)
and agricultural and food science technicians ($39,000). (See table 1.)
Additional STEM charts are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2015.htm.
Largest occupations

The largest occupations overall were retail salespersons (4.6 million) and cashiers (3.5 million).
Retail salespersons also was the largest occupation in 36 of the 50 states. (See table 1.)

The largest occupations nationally also included combined food preparation and serving workers
(3.2 million), general office clerks (2.9 million), registered nurses (2.7 million), and customer
service representatives (2.6 million). (See table 1.)

Most of the largest occupations were relatively low paying. For example, retail salespersons
($26,340), cashiers ($20,990), and combined food preparation and serving workers ($19,710) all
had annual mean wages significantly below the all-occupations average. (See table 1.)

Registered nurses was the largest occupation with an above-average wage ($71,000). (See
table 1.)
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Public sector occupations

The public sector made up nearly 16 percent of employment and had a different occupational
mix from the private sector.

Many of the largest public sector occupations were related to education, including elementary
school teachers, except special education (public sector employment of 1.2 million); teacher
assistants (956,850); and secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical
education (847,520).

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers (647,880), general office clerks (521,180), and correctional
officers and jailers (407,050) also were among the occupations with the highest public sector
employment.
OES data by ownership are available from www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
More information
The Occupational Employment Statistics program produces employment and wage estimates for over
800 occupations for all industries combined in the nation; the 50 states and the District of Columbia; 432
metropolitan areas and divisions; 167 nonmetropolitan areas; and Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. National estimates are also available by industry for NAICS sectors, 3-, 4-, and selected
5- and 6-digit industries, and by ownership across all industries and for schools and hospitals. Additional
OES data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm.
This release contains data on STEM occupations. A list of occupations included in the STEM definition
used for this release is available at www.bls.gov/oes/stem_list.xlsx. Data on employment by the typical
education level required to enter an occupation are based on education and training categories from the
BLS Employment Projections program. Education and training levels assigned to each occupation are
available at www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_112.htm.
Introduction of New Metropolitan Area Definitions
With the issuance of data for May 2015, the OES program has incorporated redefined
metropolitan area definitions as designated by the Office of Management and Budget. OES data
are available for 394 metropolitan areas, 38 metropolitan divisions, and 167 OES-defined
nonmetropolitan areas. A listing of the areas and their definitions can be found at
www.bls.gov/oes/current/msa_def.htm.
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Technical Note
Scope of the survey
Survey sample
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is
a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment
and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm
establishments in the United States. T h e OES data available
from BLS include cross-industry occupational employment and
wage estimates for the nation; over 650 areas, including states
and the District of Columbia, metropolitan statistical areas
(MSAs), metropolitan divisions, nonmetropolitan areas, and
territories; national industry-specific estimates at the NAICS
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 sample of about 1.2 million
establishments. Each year, forms are mailed to two semiannual
panels of approximately 200,000 sampled establishments, one
panel in May and the other in November. T h e May 2015
estimates are based on responses from six semiannual panels
collected over a 3-year period: May 2015, November 2014,
May 2014, November 2013, May 2013, and November 2012.
The overall national response rate for the six panels, b a s e d o n
t h e 5 0 s t a t e s a n d t h e D i s tr ic t o f C o l u mb i a , i s 73.5
percent based on establishments and 6 9 . 6 percent based on
weighted
sampled
employment. The
unweighted
employment of sampled establishments across all six
semiannual panels represents approximately 57.9 percent of total
national employment. (Response rates are slightly lower for these
estimates due to the federal shutdown in October 2013.)
The OES survey draws its sample from 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
employers are more likely to be selected than smaller employers.
A census is taken of the executive branch of the federal
government, the U.S. Postal Service, and state government.
The occupational coding system
The OES survey categorizes workers into 821 detailed
occupations based on the Office of Management and Budget’s
2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
Together, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23 SOC
major occupational groups. Major group 55, Military Specific
Occupations, is not included.
For more information about the SOC system, please see
the BLS website at www.bls.gov/soc/.
The industry coding system
The May 2015 OES estimates use the 2012 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information
about NAICS, see the BLS website at www.bls.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.
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-time employees, including workers on
paid vacations or other types of paid leave; workers on unpaid
short-term absences; salaried officers, executives, and staff
members of incorporated firms; employees temporarily assigned
to other units; and employees for whom the reporting unit is
their permanent duty station, regardless of whether that unit
prepares their paycheck. The survey does not include the selfemployed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household
workers, or unpaid family workers.
Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay,
exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances;
guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including
commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included.
Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials,
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 m o s t state governments. For the
remaining establishments, the OES survey collects wage data
in 12 intervals. For each occupation, respondents are asked to
report the number of employees paid within specific wage
intervals. The intervals are defined both as hourly rates and the
corresponding annual rates, where the annual rate for an
occupation is calculated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by
a typical work year of 2,080 hours. The responding
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 sample of nearly 1.2 million
establishments allows the production of estimates at detailed levels
of geography, industry, and occupation.
Wage updating. Significant reductions in sampling errors
are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for
small geographic areas and occupations. Wages for the current
panel need no adjustment. However, wages in the five previous
panels need to be updated to the current panel's reference period.
The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index
(ECI) to adjust survey data from prior panels before combining
them with the current panel's data. The wage updating procedure
adjusts each detailed occupation's wage rate, as measured in the
earlier panel, according to the average movement of its broader
occupational division.
Imputation. About 25 percent of establishments do not
respond for a given panel. F o r m o s t e m p l o y e r s , a
"nearest neighbor" hot deck imputation procedure is used to
impute missing occupational employment totals. A variant of
mean imputation is used to impute missing wage distributions. In
some cases, data for current panel nonrespondents are available
from earlier panels. In those cases, the older data may be used and
aged to represent the current reference period.
Weighting and benchmarking. The sampled establishments
are weighted to represent all establishments for the reference
period. Weights are further adjusted by the ratio of employment
totals (the average of November 2014 and May 2015
employment) from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages to employment totals from the OES survey.
Changes and special procedures for the May 2015 estimates
With the issuance of data for May 2015, the OES program
has incorporated redefined metropolitan area definitions as
designated by the Office of Management and Budget. OES data
are available for 394 metropolitan areas, 38 metropolitan
divisions, and 167 OES-defined nonmetropolitan areas. A listing
of the areas and their definitions can be found at
www.bls.gov/oes/current/msa_def.htm.
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program,
from which the OES sample is drawn, has recently begun coding
some establishments that were historically found in NAICS
814110 Private Households to NAICS 624120 Services for the
Elderly and Persons with Disabilities. Private households are out
of scope for OES, so this shift caused a scope increase for OES in
NAICS 624120. Because this scope increase affected only the
three most recent of the six survey panels used to produce the May
2015 OES estimates, the units that shifted industries were
removed from the survey data and not used in estimation.
For more information
Answers to frequently asked questions about the OES data
are available at www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm. Detailed
technical information about the OES survey is available in the
Survey Methods and Reliability Statement on the BLS website
at www.bls.gov/oes/current/methods_statement.pdf.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
All occupations
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
137,896,660
$23.23
$48,320
$17.40
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...........................................................................................................................................
6,936,990
2,439,900
238,940
2,145,140
55,820
647,360
29,340
557,640
192,890
364,750
60,380
1,663,790
270,080
341,250
531,120
169,390
72,600
109,210
15,930
122,780
31,430
2,185,950
4,370
239,640
449,430
46,760
235,110
135,690
31,880
179,770
201,370
8,300
3,950
35,480
314,950
53,450
14,770
174,410
119,770
9,840
376,440
55.30
59.71
89.35
57.44
(²)
63.30
54.62
64.40
67.63
62.69
57.40
58.12
45.60
67.79
64.58
49.87
54.87
45.74
58.48
56.29
53.69
45.85
33.60
46.88
43.74
25.37
(²)
49.33
39.89
68.10
25.79
40.61
37.39
27.79
50.99
65.66
33.92
32.81
33.38
35.46
53.47
115,020
124,210
185,850
119,460
42,530
131,670
113,610
133,950
140,660
130,400
119,390
120,900
94,840
141,000
134,330
103,720
114,130
95,130
121,630
117,080
111,680
95,360
69,880
97,510
90,970
52,760
92,940
102,610
82,970
141,650
53,640
84,470
77,770
57,810
106,070
136,570
70,540
68,240
69,430
73,750
111,230
47.38
48.53
84.19
46.99
(²)
56.16
46.10
57.35
61.90
54.74
50.07
52.05
41.40
63.27
56.73
45.17
51.98
41.65
53.57
50.21
49.35
41.29
30.85
42.02
41.01
21.96
(²)
42.59
36.99
63.85
23.41
34.08
32.88
23.91
45.43
57.77
33.96
26.63
30.54
32.37
50.41
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........................................................................................................................................
7,032,560
4,424,800
13,230
414,900
12,160
111,200
291,540
286,870
271,600
15,270
257,010
216,270
571,640
491,090
1,230
79,330
133,770
614,110
87,400
62,720
79,780
254,060
506,420
926,610
2,607,760
1,226,910
60,290
56,300
70,840
555,900
268,360
197,580
89,960
44,200
334,380
30,510
35.48
34.09
46.06
30.85
29.94
28.50
31.79
30.94
30.91
31.39
33.26
31.16
30.42
30.63
21.11
29.30
37.25
44.12
24.62
27.49
31.30
30.03
33.67
35.33
37.85
36.19
28.08
36.13
38.33
47.95
45.83
56.76
34.93
42.46
35.01
23.70
73,800
70,900
95,810
64,170
62,280
59,270
66,120
64,350
64,300
65,300
69,180
64,810
63,280
63,710
43,920
60,930
77,470
91,770
51,200
57,170
65,100
62,460
70,030
73,480
78,730
75,280
58,400
75,150
79,720
99,730
95,320
118,050
72,650
88,310
72,810
49,310
31.59
31.01
30.26
28.66
27.05
25.45
29.91
30.32
30.28
30.78
31.56
29.03
28.06
28.06
14.86
28.28
35.70
39.10
22.52
25.47
29.26
27.99
29.88
32.77
32.57
32.30
24.93
34.42
33.50
38.15
38.61
42.86
31.27
37.50
29.29
21.08
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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...........................................................................................................................
303,870
131,700
59,640
72,060
127,250
$36.14
24.24
27.54
21.50
34.85
$75,170
50,410
57,280
44,730
72,480
$30.49
21.56
24.73
17.53
32.05
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..............................................................................................
4,005,250
3,853,860
25,510
645,550
556,660
88,880
1,554,960
289,420
747,730
390,750
127,070
634,850
113,770
374,480
146,600
769,630
585,060
184,570
223,370
151,380
19,770
3,170
95,860
29,870
2,700
820
1,880
41.43
41.39
55.57
43.56
43.36
44.83
47.08
40.56
49.12
52.29
33.97
42.02
40.51
39.52
49.57
26.92
25.21
32.33
41.98
42.33
53.15
54.11
40.47
40.60
34.05
25.79
37.65
86,170
86,090
115,580
90,600
90,180
93,250
97,930
84,360
102,160
108,760
70,660
87,400
84,250
82,200
103,100
55,980
52,430
67,260
87,310
88,040
110,560
112,560
84,180
84,440
70,820
53,630
78,310
39.15
39.15
53.18
41.52
41.25
43.33
45.23
38.24
47.24
50.76
31.23
39.80
39.29
37.41
48.19
24.75
23.38
29.93
40.98
39.12
46.67
53.42
37.80
38.51
28.16
22.40
31.83
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
2,475,390
168,660
113,550
93,720
19,820
55,110
11,970
43,140
1,610,480
66,980
2,330
20,890
32,230
275,210
75,870
313,970
178,580
135,390
52,600
272,470
24,900
247,570
7,600
27,040
278,340
8,000
16,880
34,600
125,460
696,250
205,190
95,280
29,200
65,250
15,470
437,440
12,890
71,440
139,080
14,720
17,360
62,290
48,910
70,750
53,620
39.89
35.85
38.64
39.83
32.98
30.12
31.45
29.75
45.79
53.16
37.73
43.86
49.98
42.28
55.27
47.85
46.80
49.23
42.33
41.86
42.21
41.82
48.12
45.53
42.40
51.87
50.99
71.92
47.19
27.24
26.84
25.71
30.24
27.22
25.80
28.12
32.99
24.68
29.74
27.08
24.60
27.08
27.11
30.20
21.54
82,980
74,580
80,370
82,850
68,600
62,650
65,410
61,880
95,240
110,570
78,490
91,230
103,960
87,940
114,970
99,520
97,340
102,390
88,040
87,070
87,810
86,990
100,090
94,690
88,190
107,880
106,060
149,590
98,150
56,650
55,820
53,470
62,890
56,610
53,660
58,490
68,620
51,330
61,870
56,320
51,170
56,320
56,390
62,820
44,800
36.96
33.23
35.60
36.59
30.68
28.33
29.75
27.89
43.30
51.84
36.10
41.45
46.81
39.53
53.72
45.78
44.71
47.24
40.65
40.18
40.68
40.13
44.76
43.90
40.19
45.21
49.49
62.49
46.11
26.03
25.35
24.38
28.62
25.73
23.87
27.14
31.82
23.68
29.39
25.65
23.39
25.86
25.92
29.45
20.20
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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..............................................................................
1,146,110
281,440
31,700
2,430
14,660
14,610
101,970
30,800
21,210
17,910
32,050
28,790
20,200
8,590
109,900
5,460
104,440
9,070
266,060
17,410
1,760
15,650
10,370
91,520
84,720
6,790
125,630
87,250
31,800
6,580
21,130
239,170
19,090
13,650
118,990
105,600
990
12,400
2,620
35,480
49,340
6,980
1,280
3,010
3,910
34,160
359,440
20,260
72,900
64,770
16,820
6,500
28,060
150,140
34,250
14,070
29,810
72,020
$34.24
39.39
33.28
34.53
34.63
31.72
38.27
44.90
36.65
30.88
37.11
30.22
30.67
29.16
44.66
36.97
45.06
38.40
40.95
56.57
52.99
56.97
43.37
38.04
37.43
45.64
39.65
35.55
50.83
40.11
47.23
37.75
52.51
28.53
37.47
36.56
44.38
44.73
39.47
33.98
37.88
30.91
36.02
29.38
49.62
38.78
22.90
18.75
21.75
23.43
29.19
37.91
22.00
22.62
22.38
28.89
18.40
23.25
$71,220
81,920
69,230
71,830
72,030
65,980
79,610
93,390
76,230
64,230
77,190
62,860
63,800
60,650
92,900
76,900
93,730
79,870
85,180
117,660
110,220
118,500
90,210
79,130
77,860
94,940
82,480
73,930
105,720
83,440
98,240
78,520
109,230
59,340
77,950
76,040
92,320
93,050
82,100
70,680
78,790
64,290
74,920
61,120
103,210
80,650
47,640
39,000
45,230
48,730
60,710
78,850
45,760
47,040
46,540
60,090
38,260
48,360
$29.88
34.66
30.03
29.03
31.65
28.87
34.72
39.50
32.47
28.69
36.13
28.95
29.38
28.00
38.97
33.39
39.54
33.92
36.61
53.36
50.05
53.65
43.18
34.91
34.26
43.75
34.49
32.43
43.13
38.24
46.70
34.89
47.68
25.92
34.89
33.93
37.19
45.47
35.46
32.80
35.88
29.43
35.70
26.83
47.95
36.72
20.91
17.54
20.02
21.47
26.73
38.59
20.42
20.92
20.69
27.08
17.04
21.78
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................................................................................................................................................................
1,972,140
1,895,770
628,820
87,090
253,460
32,070
128,200
101,630
26,370
619,300
294,080
155,590
110,070
59,570
647,650
57,570
87,950
359,350
48,130
94,670
76,370
48,250
22.19
22.20
23.46
20.64
27.16
25.73
21.67
18.29
23.05
23.88
22.41
25.97
22.69
27.87
19.36
27.26
26.00
15.96
19.30
21.33
22.12
23.15
46,160
46,170
48,790
42,920
56,490
53,520
45,080
38,040
47,950
49,670
46,610
54,020
47,190
57,970
40,270
56,690
54,080
33,190
40,150
44,370
46,020
48,150
20.20
20.21
21.71
19.22
25.80
23.37
20.13
16.54
21.89
22.07
20.36
25.18
20.28
28.15
17.36
24.98
23.73
14.82
17.45
20.14
19.98
21.27
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Community and social service occupations (Continued)
Directors, religious activities and education.....................................................................................................
Religious workers, all other..............................................................................................................................
20,280
7,840
$21.71
16.90
$45,160
35,160
$18.65
13.82
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..................................................................................................................
1,062,370
672,580
622,590
609,930
12,660
49,990
14,590
6,380
29,020
389,790
271,930
117,850
17,670
54,620
45,570
49.74
63.64
64.76
65.51
28.81
49.71
44.78
33.20
55.82
25.75
25.19
27.04
26.31
23.96
31.02
103,460
132,380
134,710
136,260
59,910
103,390
93,140
69,060
116,100
53,550
52,390
56,250
54,720
49,840
64,530
37.58
54.39
54.94
55.69
24.39
48.01
43.56
27.89
61.03
23.40
23.47
23.23
23.80
21.33
25.92
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...........................................................................
8,542,670
1,531,350
84,890
87,610
33,760
53,850
44,610
7,340
37,270
62,990
9,680
51,640
1,660
52,200
10,890
21,460
5,540
14,310
116,420
6,000
9,240
13,580
4,350
17,460
38,380
16,160
11,250
236,290
178,900
57,390
65,160
60,260
4,910
42,720
14,560
16,430
11,740
280,710
98,310
29,050
75,730
30,120
23,680
23,820
457,750
125,100
3,650
17,980
119,800
191,220
4,080,100
528,330
370,190
158,150
2,027,280
1,381,430
632,760
13,090
1,040,250
962,820
77,430
25.48
(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)
26.09
(²)
(²)
18.79
15.62
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
53,000
77,480
92,220
80,140
84,700
77,290
101,040
84,880
104,220
88,240
95,280
86,830
91,030
89,840
92,540
86,070
88,570
93,950
84,180
85,440
81,700
106,980
79,690
88,680
79,370
76,750
79,820
104,470
114,510
73,150
68,560
68,200
73,030
89,470
64,460
126,230
69,030
73,660
76,710
70,290
71,210
69,520
76,670
75,140
55,920
32,510
69,090
66,090
54,260
71,060
56,370
39,090
32,500
54,510
58,060
57,730
58,760
58,480
60,270
60,440
58,170
22.70
(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)
23.79
(²)
(²)
16.51
13.74
(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 2015- 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............................................................................................
484,240
29,230
195,780
91,050
129,770
38,410
1,182,320
65,110
217,530
899,670
626,750
272,920
253,810
28,080
5,460
11,870
10,750
131,550
94,170
1,495,090
10,170
8,760
139,460
1,228,440
108,270
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
17.99
25.99
20.36
16.84
14.25
(²)
23.54
24.88
25.90
27.40
21.58
28.33
16.44
(²)
23.18
24.91
31.19
(²)
21.34
$59,800
58,210
58,640
60,300
62,180
57,670
37,420
54,060
42,350
35,020
29,630
47,410
48,960
51,750
53,880
56,990
44,880
58,930
34,200
31,710
48,220
51,820
64,870
26,550
44,380
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
14.79
24.17
17.64
13.92
12.90
(²)
22.10
22.46
24.16
24.77
19.40
27.35
15.54
(²)
22.06
23.65
29.94
(²)
19.41
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...................................................................................................................
1,843,600
559,820
90,150
34,690
5,270
12,240
30,240
7,700
469,670
31,330
19,040
44,350
204,850
51,050
100,540
11,930
6,590
498,020
155,210
50,570
104,650
254,440
11,710
224,110
18,620
15,160
10,030
5,130
58,630
21,540
37,090
14,570
564,800
38,380
30,390
8,000
45,790
4,730
41,050
218,910
189,840
96,690
49,770
43,380
71,890
49,650
22,240
220,950
105,500
62,460
28,270
940
13,840
27.39
25.11
37.30
49.03
17.17
26.04
33.80
29.87
22.78
33.57
35.18
12.98
24.83
26.69
14.32
26.40
29.92
28.07
41.28
37.47
43.11
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
20.39
18.14
24.79
31.70
28.38
33.62
22.71
29.76
21.72
22.31
19.44
24.50
42.90
22.38
31.65
32.74
31.21
35.26
33.24
23.82
23.25
25.10
25.59
23.14
22.42
21.18
22.69
30.45
56,980
52,240
77,580
101,990
35,710
54,170
70,300
62,130
47,370
69,820
73,180
27,010
51,640
55,510
29,790
54,920
62,220
58,380
85,850
(²)
89,670
41,470
80,490
40,050
33,990
42,410
(²)
51,560
(²)
59,040
(²)
(²)
61,910
45,170
46,410
40,440
50,970
89,240
46,560
65,830
68,090
64,910
73,350
69,130
49,550
48,360
52,200
53,220
48,140
46,630
44,050
47,200
63,340
22.19
21.13
32.51
43.15
14.77
22.34
30.76
28.10
19.49
32.28
30.61
12.02
22.55
23.48
12.92
23.81
25.62
19.25
29.08
18.80
32.91
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
16.85
14.44
22.09
24.08
23.95
24.20
17.64
25.73
14.46
14.88
12.95
18.13
31.51
17.48
27.29
29.24
26.93
33.77
28.97
21.39
21.24
21.74
20.91
20.13
19.92
18.02
24.06
25.64
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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................................................................................
50,070
47,710
20,060
27,660
17,670
$19.37
34.37
28.54
38.61
34.10
$40,280
71,500
59,360
80,300
70,920
$15.24
26.80
23.60
29.69
33.94
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............................................................................................................................................
8,021,800
4,960,900
32,080
116,750
100,080
5,000
5,410
710
5,550
59,740
35,300
295,620
642,720
29,220
127,430
48,920
20,090
28,660
24,060
41,600
322,740
98,470
9,500
628,440
114,660
209,690
16,930
17,880
120,330
131,450
6,620
10,890
65,650
2,745,910
39,410
7,430
136,060
12,070
35,750
2,909,230
320,550
162,950
157,610
200,550
361,430
51,400
61,250
19,740
195,590
33,460
236,890
712,050
28,950
379,430
58,450
10,000
100,270
95,790
39,160
697,250
189,930
73,520
117,040
7,100
5,920
104,020
151,680
86,270
70,220
16,050
65,410
23,450
37.40
46.65
37.68
85.16
82.86
112.45
106.44
77.41
82.23
28.08
55.65
57.34
97.33
124.09
92.36
94.48
106.92
88.07
93.12
119.00
95.05
47.73
65.47
36.64
39.27
41.25
40.61
22.98
28.67
36.97
23.91
28.46
47.59
34.14
77.04
45.01
48.68
37.22
40.92
22.04
24.91
29.74
19.91
34.96
29.84
26.97
34.08
36.06
28.13
32.86
17.04
16.69
14.03
15.23
17.44
23.90
22.09
16.00
17.64
21.17
19.44
17.70
22.86
33.63
25.41
21.98
29.72
32.68
34.51
24.65
25.82
(²)
77,800
97,030
78,370
177,130
172,350
233,900
221,390
161,020
171,040
58,410
115,750
119,270
202,450
258,100
192,120
196,520
222,400
183,180
193,680
247,520
197,700
99,270
136,180
76,220
81,690
85,790
84,460
47,790
59,640
76,900
49,740
59,210
99,000
71,000
160,250
93,610
101,260
77,420
85,120
45,850
51,810
61,860
41,420
72,720
62,080
56,100
70,880
74,990
58,520
68,340
35,430
34,710
29,170
31,680
36,280
49,720
45,940
33,280
36,690
44,030
40,430
36,820
47,560
69,960
52,850
45,730
61,820
67,970
71,790
51,270
53,710
46,940
30.10
36.90
30.98
76.11
73.42
(³)
(³)
57.57
82.21
27.84
49.95
58.41
(³)
(³)
88.65
(³)
(³)
81.87
(³)
(³)
(³)
47.20
57.37
35.53
38.54
40.40
38.57
22.06
27.78
35.29
22.60
26.93
42.54
32.45
75.55
44.48
47.21
36.01
35.92
20.28
24.30
29.09
18.73
34.77
29.04
26.38
33.16
35.27
27.25
32.56
15.38
15.71
12.52
14.62
14.97
23.31
21.31
15.29
16.99
20.76
17.84
16.75
20.54
30.98
23.85
19.84
27.88
31.69
33.75
23.11
22.64
(²)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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...........................................................................
2,520
39,440
$35.85
27.12
$74,570
56,400
$34.66
23.21
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.........................................................................................................
3,989,910
2,363,400
2,363,400
820,630
69,550
1,420,570
52,660
174,800
43,030
35,460
7,570
131,770
81,230
50,540
1,451,710
92,090
1,359,620
323,110
601,240
50,330
57,830
38,040
75,620
118,160
95,290
14.19
12.26
12.26
11.00
13.55
12.89
13.26
22.50
25.74
28.05
14.95
21.44
26.56
13.19
16.33
20.76
16.03
17.75
15.34
16.80
17.17
13.20
12.47
15.76
17.75
29,520
25,500
25,500
22,870
28,170
26,820
27,580
46,790
53,550
58,340
31,090
44,590
55,250
27,440
33,970
43,170
33,340
36,920
31,910
34,950
35,720
27,460
25,940
32,770
36,920
13.00
11.56
11.56
10.54
12.59
12.36
12.30
22.46
26.21
27.82
13.37
20.66
26.52
12.08
15.49
18.29
15.36
17.30
14.71
16.02
16.77
11.75
11.71
15.21
17.20
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...........................................................................................................
3,351,620
270,660
142,890
42,520
100,370
58,110
69,660
332,730
318,790
13,940
12,290
1,650
1,223,890
445,520
17,730
427,790
106,580
5,630
8,710
657,460
653,740
3,720
1,524,340
13,180
30,460
1,108,310
10,650
1,097,660
372,390
68,640
141,670
41,820
120,270
21.45
33.91
37.96
30.18
41.26
36.05
23.82
23.89
23.72
27.89
28.75
21.51
27.34
21.78
21.59
21.79
38.28
26.43
18.40
29.46
29.45
29.85
13.97
16.98
25.41
13.71
16.29
13.68
13.71
13.33
10.54
19.25
15.72
44,610
70,530
78,950
62,770
85,810
74,970
49,540
49,690
49,330
58,020
59,800
44,740
56,860
45,310
44,900
45,320
79,620
54,970
38,280
61,270
61,270
62,090
29,050
35,330
52,840
28,510
33,880
28,460
28,510
27,730
21,930
40,050
32,690
18.14
31.76
36.18
28.71
39.47
34.72
22.55
22.72
22.53
26.34
27.27
17.62
25.03
19.51
20.03
19.49
37.12
25.38
17.56
28.04
28.04
28.69
11.95
16.08
21.93
11.87
14.99
11.84
11.67
12.07
9.38
18.90
13.77
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................................................................................................................................
12,577,080
1,013,460
1,013,460
129,370
884,090
3,147,210
2,284,470
520,010
404,980
380
1,150,760
193,170
15,160
862,740
10.98
16.80
16.80
22.07
16.02
11.05
11.23
9.43
12.29
18.12
11.74
10.55
13.58
10.60
22,850
34,930
34,930
45,920
33,330
22,990
23,350
19,610
25,560
37,680
24,430
21,940
28,240
22,050
9.41
15.11
15.11
19.95
14.59
10.24
10.44
9.17
11.52
12.65
11.11
9.99
12.67
9.70
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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.................................................................................
7,054,960
589,150
3,703,110
3,216,460
486,650
2,505,630
257,070
1,361,450
412,830
505,000
391,150
52,470
$10.30
11.59
9.53
9.47
9.90
11.07
11.06
10.01
10.29
9.79
9.87
11.09
$21,430
24,110
19,820
19,710
20,590
23,020
23,010
20,830
21,400
20,360
20,530
23,060
$9.19
9.39
9.11
9.09
9.24
9.25
9.82
9.27
9.27
9.30
9.22
9.80
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....................................................................................................
4,407,050
270,360
270,360
166,920
103,450
3,159,840
3,089,590
2,146,880
926,240
16,480
70,250
976,840
976,840
895,600
24,200
40,160
16,890
13.02
20.52
20.52
19.26
22.55
12.23
12.14
12.59
11.05
14.52
16.39
13.50
13.50
13.20
16.62
17.32
16.03
27,080
42,680
42,680
40,060
46,900
25,440
25,240
26,180
22,990
30,200
34,080
28,090
28,090
27,460
34,570
36,030
33,340
11.47
18.96
18.96
17.81
21.15
10.93
10.86
11.27
9.97
14.06
15.46
12.31
12.31
12.03
15.64
16.10
14.05
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.....................................................................................................................................
4,307,500
208,040
30,340
22,640
7,700
177,700
185,780
11,720
174,060
551,590
119,540
94,900
12,370
12,280
5,620
114,000
312,430
273,870
6,120
17,430
15,010
64,470
3,710
35,290
25,470
504,640
362,360
14,350
348,010
142,280
3,060
83,840
15,190
40,190
77,980
77,980
46,550
31,430
38,740
38,740
35,930
2,810
2,676,260
573,440
1,369,230
573,920
237,760
336,150
12.33
19.17
22.57
24.10
18.05
18.59
11.66
16.15
11.36
10.64
10.93
10.49
12.58
12.68
11.80
10.13
10.70
10.27
25.42
11.53
11.59
18.01
19.95
12.42
25.47
13.67
13.84
14.01
13.83
13.22
32.00
11.36
9.78
16.97
12.99
12.99
11.75
14.84
13.29
13.29
12.94
17.75
11.77
10.72
10.48
15.66
19.70
12.79
25,650
39,870
46,940
50,130
37,550
38,670
24,260
33,600
23,630
22,140
22,730
21,810
26,170
26,380
24,540
21,060
22,260
21,360
52,870
23,990
24,110
37,460
41,490
25,840
52,990
28,420
28,790
29,140
28,770
27,500
66,560
23,630
20,350
35,300
27,030
27,030
24,430
30,870
27,640
27,640
26,920
36,920
24,480
22,310
21,790
32,560
40,970
26,610
10.50
17.71
22.19
23.91
17.16
17.17
10.22
12.80
10.10
9.29
9.24
9.14
10.91
11.56
10.33
9.22
9.33
9.27
21.40
10.11
10.92
14.79
19.43
11.43
23.31
11.17
11.40
11.95
11.38
10.65
25.59
10.01
9.27
14.47
11.60
11.60
10.17
13.96
11.85
11.85
11.59
16.43
10.40
9.77
10.09
12.76
17.39
11.21
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation
Employment
Hourly
Annual¹
Median
hourly
wages
Personal care and service occupations (Continued)
Residential advisors.........................................................................................................................................
Personal care and service workers, all other...................................................................................................
102,540
57,140
$13.05
11.99
$27,140
24,950
$12.01
10.73
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............................................................................................................
14,462,120
1,441,700
1,441,700
1,193,850
247,850
8,799,250
3,501,210
3,478,420
22,790
685,520
447,050
238,470
4,612,510
1,808,330
149,770
386,140
319,280
66,560
886,580
1,743,560
1,743,560
334,010
1,409,550
669,270
88,080
83,620
4,460
190,510
38,810
151,700
72,200
226,730
91,760
7,510
84,240
18.90
24.10
24.10
20.63
40.82
11.77
10.10
10.09
11.84
14.32
13.57
15.74
12.67
33.22
29.66
31.15
49.45
18.63
29.98
34.17
34.17
42.87
32.11
22.97
14.47
14.29
17.91
30.22
38.56
28.08
51.52
12.73
18.93
12.58
19.49
39,320
50,120
50,120
42,900
84,910
24,490
21,010
20,990
24,620
29,790
28,210
32,750
26,340
69,100
61,690
64,790
102,860
38,750
62,360
71,080
71,080
89,170
66,790
47,780
30,100
29,720
37,240
62,850
80,210
58,410
107,160
26,470
39,370
26,160
40,540
12.34
19.87
19.87
18.42
34.76
9.84
9.29
9.28
11.03
12.58
11.75
14.25
10.47
24.78
23.31
23.17
34.40
17.15
24.86
28.41
28.41
36.63
26.79
14.84
12.01
11.99
13.23
21.93
27.34
20.85
46.95
11.31
15.35
10.68
15.98
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......................................................................................................................................
21,846,420
1,424,450
1,424,450
112,260
100,500
9,750
2,010
3,179,250
318,970
491,070
1,580,220
17,650
166,700
71,470
498,460
34,700
5,513,250
57,490
7,320
130,190
41,880
2,595,990
130,420
140,560
243,210
184,050
100,090
216,380
48,970
185,890
138,910
975,890
138,810
177,210
3,973,740
81,120
73,180
292,570
95,630
196,940
34,970
17.47
27.01
27.01
14.54
13.94
19.62
20.19
17.63
17.60
17.45
18.74
13.36
20.26
19.72
13.10
20.32
16.16
24.83
17.47
18.38
18.23
16.62
20.69
14.38
10.87
15.83
12.78
18.85
17.22
16.38
18.84
13.67
17.68
18.64
16.16
21.38
14.01
19.30
19.23
19.33
19.66
36,330
56,170
56,170
30,250
28,990
40,820
41,990
36,680
36,600
36,300
38,990
27,780
42,130
41,010
27,260
42,270
33,610
51,640
36,340
38,230
37,920
34,560
43,040
29,900
22,610
32,930
26,580
39,210
35,820
34,080
39,180
28,430
36,780
38,770
33,610
44,470
29,130
40,140
40,000
40,210
40,900
15.96
25.30
25.30
13.47
13.19
17.25
19.39
16.74
16.56
16.85
17.91
12.43
19.71
19.52
12.70
19.27
14.91
23.16
16.98
17.23
16.96
15.25
20.75
13.39
10.11
15.10
11.77
18.13
16.77
15.54
18.32
13.12
16.91
18.26
14.32
20.13
13.12
18.00
18.27
17.86
18.51
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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........................................................................................
504,540
78,660
315,950
109,930
309,110
674,820
1,934,060
69,360
3,680,630
3,680,630
666,490
202,660
530,360
2,281,120
3,962,840
51,510
267,900
199,240
68,660
13,240
262,910
95,640
2,944,420
63,290
10,810
13,510
239,630
$24.38
23.60
24.58
24.35
23.18
15.55
12.47
14.89
18.93
18.93
26.66
22.34
16.50
16.92
15.77
20.26
15.79
14.81
18.61
21.10
19.02
14.39
15.33
14.90
18.12
21.26
16.70
$50,700
49,090
51,130
50,650
48,210
32,350
25,940
30,980
39,360
39,360
55,460
46,470
34,330
35,200
32,800
42,140
32,840
30,810
38,710
43,900
39,560
29,930
31,890
30,980
37,690
44,220
34,730
$27.30
27.30
28.02
27.28
22.19
14.64
11.17
13.80
17.55
17.55
25.66
20.77
15.89
16.31
14.67
19.43
14.99
14.16
18.08
19.15
18.04
13.74
14.22
13.95
17.13
20.53
15.67
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...........................................................................................................................
454,230
19,060
19,060
388,900
14,670
1,030
35,290
337,920
27,200
272,170
33,530
5,020
700
540
45,570
6,870
38,700
5,840
27,290
2,740
2,830
12.67
23.22
23.22
11.58
21.06
21.47
11.18
11.18
14.13
10.64
12.58
15.31
14.60
14.41
17.53
14.36
18.10
20.07
17.76
17.99
17.41
26,360
48,290
48,290
24,090
43,810
44,650
23,260
23,260
29,380
22,130
26,160
31,850
30,370
29,970
36,470
29,860
37,640
41,750
36,930
37,420
36,210
10.46
21.80
21.80
9.86
20.86
18.93
10.14
9.65
13.38
9.51
11.42
14.34
13.51
13.14
16.90
12.59
17.41
17.50
17.45
17.36
17.13
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.............................................................................................................................................................
5,477,820
517,560
517,560
4,076,800
16,350
74,570
61,360
13,210
639,190
75,280
25,810
9,830
4,700
34,940
166,610
163,360
3,250
887,580
411,920
53,110
3,670
355,140
106,000
88,490
17,500
592,230
44,230
22.88
32.13
32.13
22.25
29.16
24.13
24.88
20.66
22.49
20.76
20.77
20.44
18.35
21.16
20.27
20.23
22.14
17.57
23.26
20.68
26.51
23.61
22.48
21.88
25.52
26.73
21.84
47,580
66,820
66,820
46,290
60,660
50,200
51,750
42,970
46,780
43,180
43,210
42,520
38,160
44,010
42,150
42,080
46,050
36,550
48,380
43,020
55,150
49,110
46,760
45,510
53,080
55,590
45,420
20.33
29.84
29.84
19.72
28.90
22.32
23.05
18.57
20.24
18.38
17.89
17.80
17.76
18.94
18.16
18.14
19.57
15.34
21.06
18.40
23.77
21.44
19.46
18.85
23.06
24.94
18.96
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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.............................................................................................................................
55,180
25,850
29,330
216,340
213,330
3,020
432,380
40,710
391,680
22,420
20,060
109,720
135,570
64,280
6,870
228,710
228,710
22,970
37,820
71,610
11,030
55,530
10,810
18,930
393,710
91,480
21,000
21,160
42,560
142,300
14,470
27,080
33,660
1,240
32,420
261,040
105,120
19,330
24,960
60,830
19,490
7,540
19,880
11,130
6,630
2,120
3,790
5,220
71,790
22,820
5,400
$21.51
18.66
24.02
19.47
19.49
17.60
25.89
20.15
26.49
20.22
25.98
19.54
23.95
26.32
19.26
14.37
14.37
15.43
14.04
14.42
13.31
14.40
13.38
14.66
22.29
28.86
37.19
16.75
21.22
18.36
24.68
18.21
18.86
15.30
18.99
22.58
25.33
24.38
29.03
24.11
24.92
25.28
24.29
24.35
24.39
23.69
16.77
26.68
18.61
17.83
23.62
$44,740
38,810
49,970
40,490
40,540
36,610
53,860
41,910
55,100
42,070
54,030
40,630
49,810
54,750
40,070
29,890
29,890
32,090
29,200
30,000
27,690
29,950
27,820
30,500
46,370
60,030
77,350
34,840
44,150
38,200
51,340
37,880
39,220
31,820
39,500
46,970
52,680
50,710
60,380
50,150
51,840
52,580
50,530
50,660
50,720
49,270
34,870
55,500
38,700
37,080
49,140
$18.57
16.85
20.97
17.57
17.59
16.15
23.72
18.16
24.34
17.94
23.08
17.65
21.99
24.28
18.19
13.64
13.64
14.09
13.41
13.81
12.73
13.70
13.04
13.71
20.16
27.57
38.88
15.60
19.08
17.75
25.40
17.00
17.31
14.77
17.45
20.52
22.71
23.03
26.11
21.63
21.27
24.14
23.83
23.37
24.91
23.34
16.26
26.42
17.56
17.19
21.33
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.........................................................................................................................................
5,374,150
445,510
445,510
585,270
106,100
233,260
14,160
219,100
245,910
17,340
17,920
14,210
69,290
23,070
12,470
26,890
64,730
1,554,340
124,040
798,280
143,040
17,160
638,080
251,750
180,400
37,080
121,900
21,410
22.11
31.68
31.68
24.22
18.75
26.16
25.45
26.21
24.74
28.94
21.04
28.41
27.25
34.83
16.10
19.07
21.57
20.67
28.92
19.85
21.44
16.93
19.58
22.17
23.17
18.52
24.08
26.02
45,990
65,890
65,890
50,380
38,990
54,420
52,940
54,510
51,460
60,200
43,760
59,080
56,670
72,450
33,500
39,670
44,860
42,990
60,160
41,290
44,590
35,210
40,720
46,110
48,180
38,510
50,080
54,130
20.57
30.29
30.29
23.30
17.71
26.15
24.84
26.24
23.92
28.15
19.48
28.36
26.77
35.49
15.08
18.17
20.87
19.31
28.06
18.41
19.70
16.27
18.20
21.40
22.65
17.82
23.45
26.72
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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.............................................................................
67,850
20,440
15,850
31,560
132,030
12,560
11,970
107,500
2,789,020
60,440
17,930
42,510
274,680
33,990
457,380
323,280
92,520
40,030
1,550
221,740
115,380
106,360
66,660
3,540
41,060
7,730
2,200
12,130
1,314,560
3,950
355,620
32,250
3,450
620
17,800
3,650
22,790
8,190
124,220
142,650
$17.51
18.99
17.42
16.60
13.20
13.41
17.97
12.65
20.95
24.55
19.18
26.81
22.78
18.66
24.12
24.75
21.41
25.31
23.52
28.92
31.57
26.06
23.19
20.44
23.75
18.55
17.84
26.01
18.73
25.50
17.81
16.47
26.27
12.43
19.84
15.94
22.97
30.12
13.71
19.77
$36,420
39,500
36,240
34,520
27,460
27,900
37,380
26,310
43,570
51,060
39,900
55,760
47,380
38,820
50,160
51,470
44,540
52,650
48,920
60,160
65,650
54,200
48,230
42,510
49,400
38,590
37,110
54,110
38,950
53,030
37,050
34,260
54,640
25,840
41,270
33,150
47,770
62,650
28,530
41,120
$16.66
18.41
16.45
15.72
12.09
13.20
17.15
11.65
19.39
22.79
18.34
26.01
21.69
17.40
23.27
23.89
20.80
24.71
22.62
29.53
31.95
25.44
21.94
19.53
22.28
17.14
16.71
26.13
17.61
24.55
15.98
15.72
24.26
11.77
18.83
14.45
20.78
30.69
12.69
18.14
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.................................
9,073,290
603,080
603,080
1,800,410
42,810
273,030
14,450
212,170
46,400
38,700
79,620
1,366,250
20,630
1,115,510
1,190
228,930
783,650
176,610
372,980
137,350
155,390
80,250
234,060
20,320
133,470
34,640
45,630
1,945,220
172,260
146,600
25,660
123,780
72,390
19,650
31,740
342,970
194,670
14,840
17.41
28.81
28.81
15.70
24.54
16.14
15.86
15.99
16.89
20.07
18.77
15.04
14.79
15.17
19.96
14.39
13.22
12.63
13.18
14.88
11.93
12.70
13.73
14.58
14.04
14.15
12.12
18.68
19.54
18.62
24.82
17.62
16.62
17.75
19.81
16.60
15.88
18.11
36,220
59,930
59,930
32,670
51,040
33,570
32,990
33,260
35,140
41,750
39,040
31,280
30,760
31,560
41,510
29,920
27,500
26,270
27,410
30,940
24,810
26,420
28,560
30,320
29,210
29,430
25,220
38,850
40,650
38,720
51,630
36,650
34,580
36,910
41,200
34,530
33,030
37,660
15.51
27.09
27.09
14.46
23.55
15.07
15.26
14.84
16.15
19.04
17.81
13.87
14.02
13.98
17.76
13.28
12.25
11.62
12.34
14.01
11.48
12.33
12.67
13.49
12.95
13.35
11.41
17.66
18.48
17.80
23.55
16.82
15.92
16.86
19.51
15.79
15.04
17.06
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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.
73,570
40,140
19,750
399,040
29,700
20,070
9,630
10,400
6,380
4,020
148,410
12,860
135,550
105,570
74,510
439,320
386,240
53,080
99,270
20,570
10,660
35,640
10,220
22,190
256,040
256,040
35,330
168,330
52,380
578,100
201,620
48,340
141,520
11,410
8,180
3,230
26,900
6,920
19,980
76,630
11,630
14,680
22,560
27,760
71,690
19,810
5,140
30,180
16,560
243,350
93,650
16,480
2,180
1,160
1,030
124,150
48,600
75,540
6,900
311,050
55,990
6,940
11,540
37,510
34,630
114,770
105,670
35,020
16,790
42,320
11,540
2,552,380
115,400
67,650
47,750
188,510
31,140
28,110
129,270
$16.62
18.31
19.05
20.25
19.42
20.57
17.01
21.93
23.18
19.95
15.25
16.31
15.15
17.01
24.58
19.50
19.70
18.07
17.63
18.47
22.32
15.83
18.07
17.26
17.52
17.52
19.26
17.80
15.47
12.22
10.90
10.40
11.87
12.29
12.29
12.29
13.31
12.01
13.76
13.29
13.30
12.96
13.53
13.26
16.32
16.44
23.58
16.13
14.29
15.05
16.34
14.87
19.16
18.43
19.98
14.00
14.04
13.98
15.45
28.26
36.15
42.70
38.66
34.17
29.08
22.49
30.07
28.40
31.65
31.74
26.70
16.31
22.19
23.87
19.81
17.01
17.10
14.60
17.51
Annual¹
$34,560
38,080
39,620
42,120
40,390
42,790
35,390
45,620
48,210
41,500
31,720
33,930
31,510
35,380
51,130
40,560
40,970
37,590
36,660
38,420
46,430
32,930
37,590
35,910
36,440
36,440
40,060
37,020
32,170
25,420
22,660
21,640
24,680
25,570
25,570
25,560
27,690
24,980
28,630
27,640
27,660
26,950
28,150
27,580
33,950
34,190
49,040
33,550
29,720
31,300
33,980
30,920
39,840
38,330
41,550
29,130
29,190
29,090
32,130
58,780
75,190
88,820
80,400
71,070
60,480
46,790
62,540
59,070
65,830
66,020
55,530
33,930
46,150
49,640
41,210
35,370
35,560
30,370
36,410
Median
hourly
wages
$15.79
17.70
18.39
19.49
18.99
20.31
16.28
21.13
22.11
19.69
14.24
15.71
14.11
16.32
24.18
18.23
18.34
17.38
16.48
17.60
21.41
14.69
17.09
15.86
16.64
16.64
18.40
16.94
14.55
11.05
10.01
9.84
10.84
11.58
11.36
12.11
12.08
11.37
12.42
12.83
12.66
12.26
13.09
12.92
14.96
15.85
21.11
15.39
12.65
14.18
15.52
14.04
17.18
16.15
18.46
13.37
13.37
13.37
13.94
27.48
36.38
42.58
38.86
34.58
28.14
21.53
29.85
28.52
31.74
31.34
26.70
14.71
20.84
22.70
18.47
16.09
16.26
13.76
16.63
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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.......................................................................................................................
79,070
15,740
63,330
71,430
19,650
508,590
25,270
80,150
37,520
14,640
27,990
378,560
156,550
88,780
51,760
16,020
24,230
23,940
881,020
17,400
17,420
7,970
9,490
38,730
91,400
17,710
439,000
241,910
$15.56
13.87
15.98
16.36
17.77
18.95
20.38
18.08
19.48
18.76
15.85
14.31
17.84
16.16
21.60
15.01
18.08
14.77
14.21
16.23
14.38
15.14
15.33
15.24
17.87
19.34
12.50
15.15
$32,370
28,850
33,250
34,030
36,970
39,410
42,380
37,610
40,520
39,020
32,970
29,770
37,110
33,610
44,920
31,210
37,600
30,720
29,560
33,750
29,910
31,490
31,880
31,690
37,160
40,230
26,010
31,520
$14.89
12.89
15.48
15.46
17.00
17.31
17.82
16.32
17.88
16.77
14.35
13.02
16.51
15.35
19.79
14.07
17.01
12.78
12.78
15.25
13.41
13.76
14.33
14.24
17.17
18.81
11.52
13.44
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..............................................................................................................................
9,536,610
386,340
6,760
176,030
203,550
260,670
121,110
81,350
39,760
31,050
23,130
7,920
108,510
3,851,720
19,950
674,180
168,620
505,560
2,922,450
417,660
1,678,280
826,510
180,960
54,160
122,010
43,560
37,490
1,610
4,460
18,970
42,330
12,600
4,550
77,260
30,570
36,760
33,110
3,650
9,940
343,230
3,170
144,150
109,710
6,750
25,860
15,680
37,900
4,495,380
32,890
46,490
16.90
26.10
23.50
23.88
28.11
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
49.32
57.09
26.64
(²)
17.53
12.25
15.85
19.31
14.70
18.28
13.41
20.43
16.38
12.53
16.07
27.52
27.87
28.54
26.22
22.88
25.96
27.29
29.12
28.25
31.11
20.63
37.98
39.98
19.88
37.97
14.14
22.10
10.83
11.27
22.92
34.72
14.68
18.52
13.81
16.88
26.23
35,160
54,290
48,870
49,670
58,470
87,140
119,360
136,400
84,510
102,580
118,740
55,400
46,750
36,460
25,470
32,980
40,160
30,580
38,030
27,890
42,500
34,080
26,070
33,430
57,230
57,980
59,360
54,540
47,600
53,990
56,760
60,580
58,760
64,720
42,910
79,000
83,150
41,350
78,970
29,410
45,980
22,520
23,440
47,660
72,220
30,540
38,520
28,710
35,100
54,560
14.47
24.66
21.86
22.58
26.85
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
48.05
59.11
24.94
(²)
16.43
11.41
14.88
18.41
14.18
17.23
10.79
19.36
14.35
11.30
14.05
26.88
26.46
27.04
23.30
22.01
25.97
26.89
29.98
28.77
26.44
19.84
34.82
36.91
17.69
35.03
11.00
23.33
9.92
10.36
21.12
34.05
12.47
17.74
12.22
15.41
24.83
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2015- 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....................................................................................................................
54,930
1,850
49,880
3,210
2,880
539,810
3,637,790
336,960
2,487,680
100,020
713,130
30,350
4,100
13,390
12,860
114,220
2,310
11,960
21,740
$21.54
21.18
21.41
23.91
24.37
16.39
12.86
11.51
13.39
14.89
11.40
23.35
27.65
22.21
23.17
17.48
26.50
19.72
17.82
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 equal to or greater than $90.00 per hour.
Annual¹
$44,810
44,040
44,520
49,740
50,680
34,090
26,760
23,940
27,840
30,960
23,710
48,570
57,510
46,200
48,180
36,370
55,120
41,010
37,060
Median
hourly
wages
$19.54
19.26
19.26
25.15
20.30
15.43
11.50
10.25
12.02
14.15
10.10
22.69
28.06
20.39
22.59
16.25
26.59
17.63
14.60