Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Dec. 2022]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Civilian workers(2)	42.48	100.0	29.32	69.0	13.17	31.0	3.17	7.5	1.37	3.2	3.45	8.1	2.16	5.1	3.02	7.1
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	67.86	100.0	46.20	68.1	21.65	31.9	5.97	8.8	2.23	3.3	5.28	7.8	3.98	5.9	4.20	6.2
Management, business and financial	79.20	100.0	53.93	68.1	25.27	31.9	7.78	9.8	3.54	4.5	5.48	6.9	3.69	4.7	4.77	6.0
Professional and related	62.65	100.0	42.66	68.1	19.99	31.9	5.14	8.2	1.63	2.6	5.18	8.3	4.11	6.6	3.93	6.3
Teachers(3)	68.47	100.0	46.21	67.5	22.25	32.5	3.63	5.3	0.29	0.4	6.51	9.5	8.30	12.1	3.53	5.2
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	66.94	100.0	44.09	65.9	22.85	34.1	3.16	4.7	0.26	0.4	7.05	10.5	9.20	13.7	3.18	4.8
Registered nurses	66.46	100.0	43.80	65.9	22.66	34.1	6.75	10.2	2.55	3.8	5.59	8.4	3.24	4.9	4.53	6.8
Sales and office	31.58	100.0	22.48	71.2	9.09	28.8	2.15	6.8	0.86	2.7	2.70	8.5	1.08	3.4	2.31	7.3
Sales and related	30.30	100.0	23.12	76.3	7.17	23.7	1.76	5.8	0.89	2.9	1.56	5.1	0.66	2.2	2.31	7.6
Office and administrative support	32.52	100.0	22.01	67.7	10.51	32.3	2.44	7.5	0.84	2.6	3.53	10.9	1.39	4.3	2.31	7.1
Service	23.05	100.0	16.86	73.1	6.19	26.9	1.18	5.1	0.49	2.1	1.56	6.8	1.00	4.3	1.95	8.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	42.77	100.0	28.69	67.1	14.07	32.9	2.43	5.7	1.58	3.7	3.66	8.6	2.69	6.3	3.71	8.7
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	42.93	100.0	28.74	66.9	14.20	33.1	1.89	4.4	1.62	3.8	3.65	8.5	3.07	7.2	3.97	9.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair	42.58	100.0	28.65	67.3	13.93	32.7	3.02	7.1	1.55	3.6	3.67	8.6	2.26	5.3	3.43	8.1
Production, transportation, and material moving	33.17	100.0	22.34	67.3	10.83	32.7	2.05	6.2	1.40	4.2	3.31	10.0	1.30	3.9	2.78	8.4
Production	32.59	100.0	21.66	66.5	10.93	33.5	2.04	6.3	1.82	5.6	3.49	10.7	0.95	2.9	2.62	8.0
Transportation and material moving	33.51	100.0	22.74	67.9	10.77	32.1	2.05	6.1	1.14	3.4	3.21	9.6	1.51	4.5	2.87	8.6
Industry group
Education and health services	48.44	100.0	32.96	68.0	15.48	32.0	3.78	7.8	0.79	1.6	4.37	9.0	3.47	7.2	3.07	6.3
Educational services	59.39	100.0	39.16	65.9	20.23	34.1	3.79	6.4	0.32	0.5	6.12	10.3	6.84	11.5	3.16	5.3
Elementary and secondary schools	58.10	100.0	37.74	65.0	20.36	35.0	3.02	5.2	0.26	0.4	6.47	11.1	7.70	13.3	2.90	5.0
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	67.13	100.0	44.36	66.1	22.77	33.9	5.94	8.8	0.43	0.6	6.35	9.5	6.28	9.4	3.77	5.6
Health care and social assistance	42.22	100.0	29.44	69.7	12.78	30.3	3.78	8.9	1.05	2.5	3.38	8.0	1.56	3.7	3.02	7.2
Hospitals	58.85	100.0	38.84	66.0	20.01	34.0	5.74	9.8	2.13	3.6	5.38	9.1	2.95	5.0	3.82	6.5
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (3) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

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