Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Mar. 2021]
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)	39.01	100.0	26.84	68.8	12.18	31.2	2.90	7.4	1.17	3.0	3.31	8.5	2.01	5.2	2.79	7.1
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	62.80	100.0	42.76	68.1	20.04	31.9	5.50	8.8	1.84	2.9	5.06	8.1	3.76	6.0	3.88	6.2
Management, business and financial	73.12	100.0	49.96	68.3	23.16	31.7	7.13	9.8	3.02	4.1	5.03	6.9	3.49	4.8	4.48	6.1
Professional and related	58.19	100.0	39.54	67.9	18.65	32.1	4.77	8.2	1.32	2.3	5.07	8.7	3.88	6.7	3.61	6.2
Teachers(3)	65.24	100.0	44.26	67.8	20.98	32.2	3.41	5.2	0.25	0.4	6.41	9.8	7.55	11.6	3.36	5.1
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	64.13	100.0	42.47	66.2	21.65	33.8	2.96	4.6	0.21	0.3	7.02	10.9	8.41	13.1	3.04	4.7
Registered nurses	59.86	100.0	38.97	65.1	20.89	34.9	6.14	10.3	2.25	3.8	5.47	9.1	3.04	5.1	3.99	6.7
Sales and office	28.99	100.0	20.51	70.8	8.48	29.2	1.95	6.7	0.78	2.7	2.66	9.2	1.02	3.5	2.08	7.2
Sales and related	28.53	100.0	21.79	76.4	6.74	23.6	1.60	5.6	0.85	3.0	1.56	5.5	0.61	2.1	2.11	7.4
Office and administrative support	29.29	100.0	19.69	67.2	9.60	32.8	2.17	7.4	0.73	2.5	3.36	11.5	1.28	4.4	2.07	7.1
Service	20.94	100.0	15.04	71.8	5.90	28.2	1.11	5.3	0.45	2.1	1.63	7.8	0.94	4.5	1.78	8.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	39.13	100.0	26.30	67.2	12.83	32.8	2.22	5.7	1.39	3.6	3.36	8.6	2.31	5.9	3.55	9.1
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	40.05	100.0	26.59	66.4	13.46	33.6	1.83	4.6	1.46	3.6	3.45	8.6	2.86	7.2	3.86	9.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair	38.14	100.0	25.99	68.2	12.14	31.8	2.64	6.9	1.33	3.5	3.26	8.5	1.71	4.5	3.21	8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving	30.72	100.0	20.50	66.7	10.22	33.3	1.89	6.2	1.30	4.2	3.11	10.1	1.24	4.1	2.67	8.7
Production	29.24	100.0	19.54	66.8	9.71	33.2	1.81	6.2	1.43	4.9	3.13	10.7	0.91	3.1	2.44	8.3
Transportation and material moving	32.03	100.0	21.36	66.7	10.67	33.3	1.96	6.1	1.19	3.7	3.09	9.7	1.55	4.8	2.89	9.0
Industry group
Education and health services	43.91	100.0	29.73	67.7	14.17	32.3	3.39	7.7	0.68	1.5	4.26	9.7	3.09	7.0	2.75	6.3
Educational services	55.67	100.0	36.76	66.0	18.92	34.0	3.58	6.4	0.28	0.5	5.96	10.7	6.14	11.0	2.96	5.3
Elementary and secondary schools	54.45	100.0	35.52	65.2	18.94	34.8	2.85	5.2	0.22	0.4	6.28	11.5	6.85	12.6	2.73	5.0
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	61.81	100.0	40.89	66.2	20.92	33.8	5.38	8.7	0.38	0.6	6.02	9.7	5.67	9.2	3.47	5.6
Health care and social assistance	37.04	100.0	25.63	69.2	11.41	30.8	3.28	8.8	0.91	2.5	3.27	8.8	1.32	3.6	2.63	7.1
Hospitals	52.01	100.0	33.76	64.9	18.25	35.1	5.13	9.9	1.84	3.5	5.31	10.2	2.64	5.1	3.34	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: June 17, 2021

Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

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