Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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National estimates for Archivists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Archivists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 6,550 |
6.8 % |
$ 29.43 |
$ 61,210 |
1.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Archivists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 15.95 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 27.29 |
$ 36.09 |
$ 47.59 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 33,180 |
$ 42,840 |
$ 56,760 |
$ 75,070 |
$ 98,990 |
Industry profile for Archivists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Archivists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Archivists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Archivists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,350 |
0.04 |
$ 30.22 |
$ 62,860 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
850 |
0.59 |
$ 23.91 |
$ 49,740 |
| Other Information Services |
650 |
0.19 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,940 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
630 |
0.03 |
$ 25.49 |
$ 53,030 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
570 |
0.01 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 59,760 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Archivists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
850 |
0.59 |
$ 23.91 |
$ 49,740 |
| Other Information Services |
650 |
0.19 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,940 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
50 |
0.11 |
$ 32.12 |
$ 66,800 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
180 |
0.06 |
$ 21.02 |
$ 43,710 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,350 |
0.04 |
$ 30.22 |
$ 62,860 |
Top paying industries for Archivists:
Geographic profile for Archivists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Archivists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Archivists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Archivists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
740 |
0.04 |
0.95 |
$ 34.71 |
$ 72,200 |
| New York |
560 |
0.06 |
1.36 |
$ 31.98 |
$ 66,530 |
| New Jersey |
410 |
0.11 |
2.32 |
$ 24.69 |
$ 51,350 |
| Maryland |
360 |
0.14 |
3.02 |
$ 34.42 |
$ 71,590 |
| South Carolina |
330 |
0.16 |
3.48 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,100 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Archivists:
Top paying states for Archivists:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Archivists:
| 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 |
820 |
0.09 |
1.97 |
$ 28.98 |
$ 60,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
440 |
0.07 |
1.59 |
$ 30.33 |
$ 63,080 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
420 |
0.14 |
2.95 |
$ 37.62 |
$ 78,260 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
200 |
0.08 |
1.60 |
$ 35.94 |
$ 74,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
160 |
0.06 |
1.33 |
$ 32.93 |
$ 68,490 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
140 |
0.07 |
1.57 |
$ 33.10 |
$ 68,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
130 |
0.05 |
1.04 |
$ 30.65 |
$ 63,740 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
130 |
0.10 |
2.16 |
$ 30.01 |
$ 62,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
130 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
$ 32.12 |
$ 66,820 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
70 |
0.04 |
0.80 |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,280 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Archivists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montgomery, AL |
50 |
0.33 |
6.95 |
$ 27.74 |
$ 57,710 |
| Madison, WI |
60 |
0.16 |
3.50 |
$ 25.17 |
$ 52,350 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
30 |
0.15 |
3.17 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,540 |
| Trenton, NJ |
30 |
0.15 |
3.13 |
$ 31.80 |
$ 66,140 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
420 |
0.14 |
2.95 |
$ 37.62 |
$ 78,260 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
60 |
0.12 |
2.50 |
$ 27.81 |
$ 57,850 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
130 |
0.10 |
2.16 |
$ 30.01 |
$ 62,430 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
30 |
0.10 |
2.15 |
$ 32.03 |
$ 66,620 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
820 |
0.09 |
1.97 |
$ 28.98 |
$ 60,270 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
50 |
0.09 |
1.84 |
$ 20.13 |
$ 41,860 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Archivists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
60 |
0.03 |
0.55 |
$ 44.93 |
$ 93,450 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 43.45 |
$ 90,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
420 |
0.14 |
2.95 |
$ 37.62 |
$ 78,260 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
30 |
0.15 |
3.17 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
200 |
0.08 |
1.60 |
$ 35.94 |
$ 74,760 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 34.15 |
$ 71,030 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
30 |
0.02 |
0.51 |
$ 33.19 |
$ 69,030 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
140 |
0.07 |
1.57 |
$ 33.10 |
$ 68,840 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
160 |
0.06 |
1.33 |
$ 32.93 |
$ 68,490 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 32.81 |
$ 68,240 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Archivists:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
30 |
0.09 |
1.93 |
$ 12.84 |
$ 26,700 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Archivists:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
30 |
0.09 |
1.93 |
$ 12.84 |
$ 26,700 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Archivists:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
30 |
0.09 |
1.93 |
$ 12.84 |
$ 26,700 |
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
