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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

13-1198 Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 13-1082 Project Management Specialists and 13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other and the 2010 SOC occupation 13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other.

National estimates for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Industry profile for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Geographic profile for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

National estimates for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
1,444,420 0.5 % $ 40.53 $ 84,290 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 20.28 $ 27.30 $ 37.22 $ 50.20 $ 65.01
Annual Wage (2) $ 42,180 $ 56,790 $ 77,420 $ 104,410 $ 135,220

Industry profile for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 186,010 8.94 $ 43.83 $ 91,160
Management of Companies and Enterprises 84,410 3.49 $ 42.37 $ 88,130
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 73,100 3.32 $ 48.80 $ 101,500
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 71,700 4.71 $ 41.44 $ 86,200
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 58,430 1.93 $ 33.87 $ 70,450

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 186,010 8.94 $ 43.83 $ 91,160
Grantmaking and Giving Services 11,300 7.83 $ 39.66 $ 82,490
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 640 5.29 $ 38.13 $ 79,300
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 1,010 5.15 $ 54.14 $ 112,620
Social Advocacy Organizations 10,510 4.78 $ 31.81 $ 66,170

Top paying industries for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 1,360 2.81 $ 57.69 $ 120,000
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 57.19 $ 118,950
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 1,010 5.15 $ 54.14 $ 112,620
Software Publishers 16,030 3.29 $ 51.72 $ 107,580
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 7,170 1.71 $ 51.52 $ 107,160

Geographic profile for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 227,470 13.84 1.33 $ 42.46 $ 88,310
Texas 130,870 10.81 1.04 $ 41.28 $ 85,870
Florida 95,330 11.29 1.09 $ 35.30 $ 73,430
New York 61,250 7.05 0.68 $ 46.80 $ 97,340
Georgia 56,450 13.10 1.26 $ 36.83 $ 76,600




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 40,120 58.38 5.62 $ 50.83 $ 105,730
Colorado 53,490 20.75 2.00 $ 43.30 $ 90,060
Washington 48,730 15.25 1.47 $ 42.52 $ 88,430
Maryland 37,030 14.67 1.41 $ 47.68 $ 99,170
New Jersey 53,000 14.01 1.35 $ 42.75 $ 88,920




Top paying states for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 40,120 58.38 5.62 $ 50.83 $ 105,730
Maryland 37,030 14.67 1.41 $ 47.68 $ 99,170
Virginia 43,070 11.64 1.12 $ 46.91 $ 97,570
New York 61,250 7.05 0.68 $ 46.80 $ 97,340
Massachusetts 29,140 8.70 0.84 $ 46.61 $ 96,960





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 82,780 9.37 0.90 $ 47.00 $ 97,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 79,740 26.39 2.54 $ 50.89 $ 105,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 78,840 13.54 1.30 $ 41.18 $ 85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 46,510 12.96 1.25 $ 42.82 $ 89,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 41,100 9.42 0.91 $ 42.33 $ 88,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 40,940 17.56 1.69 $ 46.95 $ 97,660
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 40,470 15.37 1.48 $ 38.52 $ 80,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 35,560 18.18 1.75 $ 44.61 $ 92,780
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 35,390 24.28 2.34 $ 44.18 $ 91,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 32,920 11.09 1.07 $ 43.58 $ 90,660




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warner Robins, GA 3,030 41.75 4.02 $ 38.34 $ 79,740
California-Lexington Park, MD 1,850 40.88 3.94 $ 57.11 $ 118,790
Springfield, IL 3,640 36.99 3.56 $ 41.58 $ 86,490
Trenton, NJ 7,100 30.78 2.96 $ 40.75 $ 84,760
Boulder, CO 5,410 29.81 2.87 $ 46.56 $ 96,840
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 5,400 27.39 2.64 $ 34.67 $ 72,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 79,740 26.39 2.54 $ 50.89 $ 105,850
Ames, IA 1,100 25.35 2.44 $ 31.20 $ 64,900
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 35,390 24.28 2.34 $ 44.18 $ 91,900
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 2,000 23.09 2.22 $ 41.81 $ 86,970