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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

47-2082 Tapers

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National estimates for Tapers
Industry profile for Tapers
Geographic profile for Tapers

National estimates for Tapers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tapers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
14,290 3.7 % $ 31.67 $ 65,880 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tapers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.64 $ 22.51 $ 29.98 $ 39.40 $ 48.47
Annual Wage (2) $ 38,780 $ 46,830 $ 62,360 $ 81,950 $ 100,820


Industry profile for Tapers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tapers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Tapers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tapers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors 12,800 1.54 $ 31.10 $ 64,680
Nonresidential Building Construction 880 0.11 $ 38.09 $ 79,230
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 280 0.03 $ 35.77 $ 74,410
Residential Building Construction 220 0.02 $ 39.21 $ 81,560
Employment Services 60 0.00 $ 14.50 $ 30,170

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tapers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors 12,800 1.54 $ 31.10 $ 64,680
Nonresidential Building Construction 880 0.11 $ 38.09 $ 79,230
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 280 0.03 $ 35.77 $ 74,410
Residential Building Construction 220 0.02 $ 39.21 $ 81,560
Employment Services 60 0.00 $ 14.50 $ 30,170

Top paying industries for Tapers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction 220 0.02 $ 39.21 $ 81,560
Nonresidential Building Construction 880 0.11 $ 38.09 $ 79,230
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 280 0.03 $ 35.77 $ 74,410
Building Finishing Contractors 12,800 1.54 $ 31.10 $ 64,680
Employment Services 60 (7) $ 14.50 $ 30,170


Geographic profile for Tapers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tapers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Tapers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of tapers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Tapers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 4,420 0.25 2.60 $ 29.60 $ 61,570
Washington 2,420 0.71 7.35 $ 36.21 $ 75,320
New York 950 0.10 1.07 $ 40.70 $ 84,650
Nevada 780 0.55 5.70 $ 30.30 $ 63,020
Arizona 740 0.24 2.52 $ 24.73 $ 51,430


Map of location quotient of tapers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tapers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 2,420 0.71 7.35 $ 36.21 $ 75,320
Nevada 780 0.55 5.70 $ 30.30 $ 63,020
Utah 700 0.43 4.47 $ 23.78 $ 49,470
Hawaii 210 0.36 3.72 $ 43.12 $ 89,700
Oregon 590 0.31 3.25 $ 36.65 $ 76,220


Map of annual mean wages of tapers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Tapers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Illinois 370 0.06 0.65 $ 46.76 $ 97,270
Hawaii 210 0.36 3.72 $ 43.12 $ 89,700
New Jersey (8) (8) (8) $ 42.94 $ 89,320
New York 950 0.10 1.07 $ 40.70 $ 84,650
Oregon 590 0.31 3.25 $ 36.65 $ 76,220



Map of employment of tapers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tapers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,620 0.79 8.21 $ 39.01 $ 81,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,250 0.21 2.13 $ 28.61 $ 59,500
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 760 0.46 4.79 $ 23.55 $ 48,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 720 0.08 0.82 $ 44.55 $ 92,670
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 560 0.25 2.60 $ 25.86 $ 53,800
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 550 0.54 5.57 $ 30.64 $ 63,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 450 0.38 3.92 $ 37.52 $ 78,050
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 450 0.30 3.09 $ 31.69 $ 65,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 420 0.41 4.25 $ 29.76 $ 61,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 380 0.34 3.48 $ 40.48 $ 84,200


Map of location quotient of tapers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tapers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bellingham, WA 110 1.30 13.49 $ 32.85 $ 68,330
Kennewick-Richland, WA 120 0.98 10.10 $ 31.78 $ 66,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA 130 0.81 8.39 $ 22.13 $ 46,030
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,620 0.79 8.21 $ 39.01 $ 81,130
Reno, NV 190 0.78 8.12 $ 29.07 $ 60,470
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 200 0.72 7.43 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Albany, OR 30 0.69 7.16 $ 25.75 $ 53,560
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 140 0.56 5.77 $ 28.23 $ 58,720
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 550 0.54 5.57 $ 30.64 $ 63,730
Salem, OR 90 0.53 5.48 $ 36.28 $ 75,460


Map of annual mean wages of tapers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Tapers:

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 720 0.08 0.82 $ 44.55 $ 92,670
Urban Honolulu, HI 180 0.42 4.35 $ 42.86 $ 89,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 350 0.08 0.82 $ 42.30 $ 87,980
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 380 0.34 3.48 $ 40.48 $ 84,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,620 0.79 8.21 $ 39.01 $ 81,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 340 0.14 1.46 $ 38.31 $ 79,680
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 450 0.38 3.92 $ 37.52 $ 78,050
Salem, OR 90 0.53 5.48 $ 36.28 $ 75,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 350 0.19 1.92 $ 36.18 $ 75,250
St. Louis, MO-IL 190 0.14 1.49 $ 34.27 $ 71,280

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tapers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 0.80 8.30 $ 26.65 $ 55,430
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.50 5.13 $ 28.34 $ 58,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 40 0.20 2.07 $ 23.49 $ 48,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tapers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 0.80 8.30 $ 26.65 $ 55,430
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.50 5.13 $ 28.34 $ 58,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 40 0.20 2.07 $ 23.49 $ 48,860

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tapers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.50 5.13 $ 28.34 $ 58,940
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 0.80 8.30 $ 26.65 $ 55,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 40 0.20 2.07 $ 23.49 $ 48,860


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023