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. 2024]
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)	46.14	100.0	31.72	68.8	14.41	31.2	3.46	7.5	1.62	3.5	3.70	8.0	2.42	5.2	3.21	7.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	72.93	100.0	49.36	67.7	23.57	32.3	6.41	8.8	2.71	3.7	5.58	7.7	4.40	6.0	4.47	6.1
Management, business and financial	83.64	100.0	56.04	67.0	27.60	33.0	8.08	9.7	4.33	5.2	6.00	7.2	4.14	4.9	5.05	6.0
Professional and related	68.24	100.0	46.43	68.0	21.80	32.0	5.67	8.3	2.00	2.9	5.40	7.9	4.51	6.6	4.22	6.2
Teachers(3)	73.43	100.0	49.77	67.8	23.66	32.2	4.02	5.5	0.37	0.5	6.71	9.1	8.84	12.0	3.72	5.1
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	70.32	100.0	46.24	65.8	24.08	34.2	3.24	4.6	0.28	0.4	7.32	10.4	9.98	14.2	3.26	4.6
Registered nurses	73.80	100.0	48.68	66.0	25.12	34.0	7.34	9.9	3.30	4.5	5.71	7.7	3.78	5.1	5.00	6.8
Sales and office	33.84	100.0	24.04	71.1	9.79	28.9	2.34	6.9	0.90	2.7	2.91	8.6	1.22	3.6	2.42	7.2
Sales and related	32.81	100.0	25.03	76.3	7.78	23.7	1.97	6.0	0.85	2.6	1.72	5.2	0.80	2.4	2.45	7.5
Office and administrative support	34.55	100.0	23.36	67.6	11.20	32.4	2.60	7.5	0.94	2.7	3.74	10.8	1.51	4.4	2.41	7.0
Service	24.97	100.0	18.11	72.5	6.86	27.5	1.31	5.3	0.59	2.3	1.72	6.9	1.17	4.7	2.07	8.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	45.49	100.0	30.63	67.3	14.86	32.7	2.56	5.6	1.75	3.8	3.94	8.7	2.78	6.1	3.83	8.4
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	44.32	100.0	30.01	67.7	14.30	32.3	1.94	4.4	1.73	3.9	3.81	8.6	2.82	6.4	4.00	9.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair	46.75	100.0	31.30	66.9	15.45	33.1	3.23	6.9	1.77	3.8	4.07	8.7	2.74	5.9	3.64	7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving	35.29	100.0	23.96	67.9	11.33	32.1	2.15	6.1	1.58	4.5	3.36	9.5	1.35	3.8	2.88	8.2
Production	35.08	100.0	23.27	66.3	11.81	33.7	2.20	6.3	2.18	6.2	3.67	10.5	1.00	2.9	2.76	7.9
Transportation and material moving	35.41	100.0	24.37	68.8	11.04	31.2	2.12	6.0	1.23	3.5	3.18	9.0	1.55	4.4	2.95	8.3
Industry group
Education and health services	52.36	100.0	35.57	67.9	16.79	32.1	4.08	7.8	1.04	2.0	4.57	8.7	3.83	7.3	3.28	6.3
Educational services	62.75	100.0	41.20	65.7	21.55	34.3	4.03	6.4	0.35	0.6	6.43	10.3	7.44	11.9	3.29	5.2
Elementary and secondary schools	61.16	100.0	39.63	64.8	21.53	35.2	3.18	5.2	0.26	0.4	6.77	11.1	8.33	13.6	2.99	4.9
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	71.70	100.0	47.01	65.6	24.69	34.4	6.39	8.9	0.50	0.7	6.76	9.4	7.05	9.8	3.99	5.6
Health care and social assistance	46.50	100.0	32.40	69.7	14.11	30.3	4.11	8.8	1.43	3.1	3.52	7.6	1.79	3.8	3.27	7.0
Hospitals	65.68	100.0	43.19	65.8	22.49	34.2	6.27	9.5	2.85	4.3	5.65	8.6	3.51	5.3	4.22	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.

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Last Modified Date: June 18, 2024