The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for over 800 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.
Announcement
The May 2012 Occupational Employment Statistics data were released on March 29, 2013. These estimates use the full 2010 Standard Occupational Classification System (plus one OES occupation: 25-3098, Substitute teachers) as well as the 2012 NAICS industry classification system. The new OES data are available here: www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. For more information about the 2010 SOC, please see the SOC web site. For information about how the 2010 SOC occupations compare to the occupational structure used in OES in 2010 and 2011, please see our FAQ page. For more information about the 2012 NAICS, please see www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/.
Occupational Employment and Wages
March 29, 2013
Twenty-four newly defined occupations are included in this release.
Computer network support specialists was the largest, with employment
of 167,980 in May 2012. The highest paid new occupation was nurse
anesthetists, with an annual mean wage of $154,390.
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Create up to 6,000 unique charts highlighting data for industries, areas, or occupations of interest. Overview charts highlight selected data for 2012. Interactive charts allow users to customize charts to present employment and wage data for any state, metropolitan or nonmetropolitan area, industry, or any occupation. Charts showing location quotients can be used to compare employment in a particular state or area relative to the U.S. average. To get started, click on the chart image to the right.
Text: Over 4,800 unique maps are available showing employment, wages, and location quotients for 800 occupations by state or area. Employment maps show employment levels for the occupation in each state or area. Wage maps show mean wages for the occupation in each area. Location quotients are a measure of the relative importance of an occupation in an area, and maps show the share of an occupation's employment in an area relative to the U.S. average. Get started by clicking on the chart to the right. From the drop down menus, select an occupational group and occupation, and then select the indicator to map.
Using occupation profiles, jobseekers can see which industries employ the most workers in a particular field, which geographical areas have high concentrations of those jobs, and how wages differ by industry and geographical area. These OES data are useful as part of an overall evaluation in making career decisions.
Databases
- The Multi-Screen Data Search is a form-based query application that allows you to obtain May 2012 OES data based on choices you make.
- Tables takes you to the OES tables page, which contains links to all OES tables, including previous years.
- Text Files links you to the BLS FTP server, where you can view text files of the data behind the multi-screen data search. OE.txt provides an explanation of how the text files are set up.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Contacts
For additional information concerning the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey, contact an OES staff member at:
- Email: Contact us
- Telephone number: 202-691-6569
- Fax number: 202-691-6444
- Mail address: Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Suite 2135, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington DC 20212-0001
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