Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Distribution of employment by wage range for each major occupational group, May 2016
Distribution of employment by wage range for each major occupational group, May 2016
| Occupational Group |
Under $9.25 |
$9.25-11.74 |
$11.75-14.74 |
$14.75-18.74 |
$18.75-23.99 |
$24.00-30.24 |
$30.25-38.49 |
$38.50-$48.99 |
$49.00-61.99 |
$62.00-78.74 |
$78.75-and over |
All occupations |
9.8 |
16.0 |
13.2 |
14.2 |
12.9 |
11.1 |
8.6 |
6.0 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
Management |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
9.2 |
13.7 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
13.7 |
18.9 |
Business and financial operations |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
19.5 |
21.3 |
16.8 |
9.1 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
Computer and mathematical |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
8.6 |
13.0 |
18.3 |
20.9 |
17.7 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
Architecture and engineering |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
9.1 |
15.3 |
21.1 |
20.6 |
15.0 |
8.0 |
3.7 |
Life, physical, and social science |
0.6 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
15.4 |
17.4 |
17.8 |
14.7 |
9.7 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
Community and social service |
2.3 |
6.6 |
12.0 |
20.8 |
21.6 |
17.5 |
11.5 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Legal |
0.6 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
11.1 |
13.8 |
13.2 |
11.7 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
17.2 |
Education, training, and library |
5.3 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
12.6 |
17.1 |
17.6 |
14.0 |
8.6 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media |
5.9 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
13.5 |
15.0 |
14.7 |
12.6 |
8.6 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical |
0.6 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
9.1 |
13.4 |
18.6 |
18.6 |
12.9 |
8.0 |
4.2 |
7.0 |
Healthcare support |
8.0 |
26.4 |
27.5 |
21.0 |
10.5 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
Protective service |
7.0 |
15.1 |
13.4 |
15.4 |
14.9 |
12.1 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
Food preparation and serving related |
34.1 |
36.3 |
14.7 |
8.0 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance |
17.6 |
31.1 |
21.7 |
15.5 |
8.6 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
Personal care and service |
24.3 |
36.3 |
18.1 |
10.0 |
5.7 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
- |
Sales and related |
18.0 |
26.3 |
13.4 |
11.0 |
9.2 |
7.2 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
Office and administrative support |
6.1 |
15.1 |
19.0 |
23.2 |
18.0 |
11.7 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
Farming, fishing, and forestry |
9.5 |
47.4 |
17.6 |
12.3 |
7.3 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
Construction and extraction |
1.8 |
5.9 |
12.8 |
20.7 |
19.8 |
16.9 |
11.8 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair |
2.9 |
7.5 |
11.9 |
19.0 |
20.8 |
18.8 |
12.4 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
Production |
5.8 |
17.6 |
19.8 |
21.5 |
16.7 |
10.6 |
5.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
- |
Transportation and material moving |
10.5 |
21.0 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
14.7 |
8.9 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Last Modified Date: April 9, 2018
United States Department of Labor
