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. 2019]
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)	37.10	100.0	25.47	68.6	11.63	31.4	2.72	7.3	1.09	2.9	3.22	8.7	1.92	5.2	2.69	7.2
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	61.28	100.0	41.84	68.3	19.44	31.7	5.27	8.6	1.76	2.9	4.92	8.0	3.71	6.1	3.78	6.2
Management, business and financial	69.73	100.0	47.63	68.3	22.10	31.7	6.67	9.6	2.87	4.1	4.78	6.9	3.46	5.0	4.32	6.2
Professional and related	57.48	100.0	39.24	68.3	18.25	31.7	4.63	8.1	1.26	2.2	4.99	8.7	3.82	6.7	3.54	6.2
Teachers(3)	65.17	100.0	44.33	68.0	20.84	32.0	3.44	5.3	0.25	0.4	6.44	9.9	7.36	11.3	3.35	5.1
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	64.87	100.0	43.11	66.5	21.76	33.5	2.99	4.6	0.22	0.3	7.13	11.0	8.34	12.9	3.08	4.7
Registered nurses	59.00	100.0	38.31	64.9	20.68	35.1	5.83	9.9	2.20	3.7	5.66	9.6	3.09	5.2	3.90	6.6
Sales and office	27.09	100.0	19.03	70.3	8.05	29.7	1.83	6.8	0.70	2.6	2.58	9.5	0.96	3.5	1.99	7.3
Sales and related	25.21	100.0	19.14	75.9	6.07	24.1	1.42	5.6	0.67	2.7	1.48	5.9	0.55	2.2	1.95	7.7
Office and administrative support	28.23	100.0	18.97	67.2	9.26	32.8	2.08	7.4	0.72	2.5	3.24	11.5	1.21	4.3	2.01	7.1
Service	19.82	100.0	14.13	71.3	5.69	28.7	1.04	5.3	0.42	2.1	1.67	8.4	0.86	4.4	1.69	8.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	37.11	100.0	24.88	67.1	12.23	32.9	2.03	5.5	1.31	3.5	3.32	8.9	2.07	5.6	3.50	9.4
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	37.90	100.0	25.04	66.1	12.87	33.9	1.63	4.3	1.39	3.7	3.39	8.9	2.62	6.9	3.85	10.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair	36.26	100.0	24.72	68.2	11.55	31.8	2.46	6.8	1.22	3.4	3.25	9.0	1.49	4.1	3.13	8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving	29.37	100.0	19.42	66.1	9.95	33.9	1.78	6.1	1.26	4.3	3.04	10.4	1.25	4.2	2.63	8.9
Production	28.14	100.0	18.64	66.2	9.50	33.8	1.74	6.2	1.40	5.0	3.09	11.0	0.85	3.0	2.42	8.6
Transportation and material moving	30.47	100.0	20.11	66.0	10.36	34.0	1.82	6.0	1.13	3.7	3.00	9.8	1.60	5.3	2.81	9.2
Industry group
Education and health services	42.79	100.0	28.97	67.7	13.81	32.3	3.26	7.6	0.62	1.4	4.28	10.0	3.01	7.0	2.64	6.2
Educational services	53.80	100.0	35.63	66.2	18.17	33.8	3.50	6.5	0.25	0.5	5.80	10.8	5.74	10.7	2.87	5.3
Elementary and secondary schools	52.85	100.0	34.68	65.6	18.17	34.4	2.82	5.3	0.21	0.4	6.07	11.5	6.42	12.1	2.65	5.0
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	59.89	100.0	39.72	66.3	20.17	33.7	5.27	8.8	0.36	0.6	5.90	9.9	5.22	8.7	3.41	5.7
Health care and social assistance	36.14	100.0	24.95	69.0	11.19	31.0	3.12	8.6	0.84	2.3	3.36	9.3	1.36	3.8	2.51	6.9
Hospitals	50.43	100.0	32.35	64.1	18.09	35.9	4.90	9.7	1.86	3.7	5.43	10.8	2.68	5.3	3.21	6.4
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.

Last Modified Date: March 19, 2020

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Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

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