Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [June 2020]
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)	38.20	100.0	26.17	68.5	12.04	31.5	2.81	7.4	1.14	3.0	3.34	8.7	1.99	5.2	2.76	7.2
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	62.05	100.0	42.33	68.2	19.72	31.8	5.34	8.6	1.80	2.9	5.01	8.1	3.73	6.0	3.85	6.2
Management, business and financial	70.86	100.0	48.41	68.3	22.44	31.7	6.75	9.5	2.92	4.1	4.89	6.9	3.48	4.9	4.40	6.2
Professional and related	58.04	100.0	39.56	68.2	18.49	31.8	4.70	8.1	1.30	2.2	5.06	8.7	3.84	6.6	3.60	6.2
Teachers(3)	65.16	100.0	44.21	67.8	20.95	32.2	3.37	5.2	0.24	0.4	6.51	10.0	7.48	11.5	3.35	5.1
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	65.16	100.0	43.29	66.4	21.87	33.6	2.99	4.6	0.22	0.3	7.16	11.0	8.39	12.9	3.11	4.8
Registered nurses	59.60	100.0	38.60	64.8	21.01	35.2	5.82	9.8	2.30	3.9	5.78	9.7	3.19	5.4	3.92	6.6
Sales and office	27.93	100.0	19.61	70.2	8.33	29.8	1.89	6.8	0.72	2.6	2.68	9.6	1.01	3.6	2.03	7.3
Sales and related	26.33	100.0	20.02	76.0	6.31	24.0	1.48	5.6	0.69	2.6	1.55	5.9	0.59	2.3	2.00	7.6
Office and administrative support	28.90	100.0	19.35	67.0	9.55	33.0	2.14	7.4	0.74	2.6	3.37	11.7	1.26	4.3	2.04	7.1
Service	20.77	100.0	14.67	70.6	6.10	29.4	1.13	5.5	0.46	2.2	1.79	8.6	0.98	4.7	1.74	8.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	37.81	100.0	25.36	67.1	12.45	32.9	2.05	5.4	1.34	3.5	3.38	8.9	2.14	5.7	3.55	9.4
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	38.47	100.0	25.43	66.1	13.03	33.9	1.64	4.3	1.40	3.6	3.46	9.0	2.67	6.9	3.87	10.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair	37.08	100.0	25.28	68.2	11.80	31.8	2.51	6.8	1.27	3.4	3.29	8.9	1.54	4.2	3.18	8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving	30.16	100.0	19.90	66.0	10.26	34.0	1.85	6.1	1.29	4.3	3.15	10.4	1.30	4.3	2.67	8.8
Production	28.70	100.0	19.00	66.2	9.70	33.8	1.79	6.2	1.42	5.0	3.17	11.1	0.87	3.0	2.45	8.5
Transportation and material moving	31.50	100.0	20.72	65.8	10.78	34.2	1.91	6.1	1.17	3.7	3.13	9.9	1.70	5.4	2.87	9.1
Industry group
Education and health services	42.80	100.0	28.93	67.6	13.87	32.4	3.25	7.6	0.66	1.6	4.31	10.1	2.98	7.0	2.66	6.2
Educational services	54.07	100.0	35.72	66.1	18.35	33.9	3.44	6.4	0.25	0.5	5.89	10.9	5.87	10.9	2.89	5.3
Elementary and secondary schools	53.24	100.0	34.87	65.5	18.37	34.5	2.83	5.3	0.21	0.4	6.15	11.5	6.48	12.2	2.70	5.1
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	60.43	100.0	40.02	66.2	20.41	33.8	5.27	8.7	0.37	0.6	5.98	9.9	5.35	8.9	3.44	5.7
Health care and social assistance	36.72	100.0	25.26	68.8	11.46	31.2	3.15	8.6	0.88	2.4	3.45	9.4	1.43	3.9	2.54	6.9
Hospitals	51.04	100.0	32.70	64.1	18.34	35.9	4.91	9.6	1.91	3.7	5.53	10.8	2.75	5.4	3.24	6.3
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: September 17, 2020

Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

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