Data tables for the overview of May 2016 occupational employment and wages

Employment for the largest construction and extraction occupations, May 2016
Occupation	Employment
Construction laborers	912,100
Carpenters	676,980
Electricians	607,120
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	538,220
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	411,870
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	356,750
Painters, construction and maintenance	217,280
Cement masons and concrete finishers	173,920
Highway maintenance workers	143,320
Sheet metal workers	134,450

Highest and lowest paying construction and extraction occupations, May 2016
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Elevator installers and repairers	$76,860
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	68,040
Boilermakers	62,200
Pile-driver operators	61,740
Construction and building inspectors	61,250
All occupations	49,630
Helpers--electricians	30,980
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,640
Helpers--carpenters	30,200
Helpers--roofers	28,890
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	28,760

Employment for the largest healthcare occupations, May 2016
Occupation	Employment
Registered nurses	2,857,180
Nursing assistants	1,443,150
Home health aides	814,300
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	702,400
Medical assistants	623,560
Pharmacy technicians	398,390
Physicians and surgeons, all other	338,620
Dental assistants	327,290
Pharmacists	305,510
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	244,960

Industries with the highest employment of registered nurses, May 2016
Industry	Employment
General medical and surgical hospitals	1,649,480
Offices of physicians	196,540
Home healthcare services	179,280
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)	157,530
Outpatient care centers	128,180
Federal executive branch	77,790
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals	61,420
Elementary and secondary schools	52,750
Employment services	49,150
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals	37,910

Highest and lowest paying metropolitan areas for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, May 2016
Metropolitan area	Annual mean wage
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$113,510
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division	112,140
Napa, CA	107,670
San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division	107,000
Salinas, CA	105,810
United States	79,160
Alexandria, LA	60,300
Jefferson City, MO	59,160
Lafayette, LA	59,100
Jackson, TN	58,300
Lake Charles, LA	53,540

Manufacturing industries with the highest and lowest annual mean wages for production occupations, May 2016
Industry	Annual mean wage
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	$62,500
Basic chemical manufacturing	56,920
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	52,040
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing	49,960
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing	49,160
Production occupations, all industries	37,190
Other leather and allied product manufacturing	28,050
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	27,220
Seafood product preparation and packaging	26,930
Apparel knitting mills	26,310
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	25,870

Metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest employment shares of production occupations, May 2016
Metropolitan area	Percent
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	35.9
Columbus, IN	25.8
Dalton, GA	25.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	20.5
Sheboygan, WI	19.7
United States	6.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1.8
California-Lexington Park, MD	1.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	1.6
Laredo, TX	1.3

Employment by typical entry-level educational requirement, as a percentage of total employment, May 2016
Typical entry level education required	Percent
Doctoral or professional degree	2.5
Master's degree	1.7
Bachelor's degree	21.3
Associate's degree	2.4
Postsecondary nondegree award	6.0
Some college, no degree	2.6
High school diploma or equivalent	35.8
No formal educational credential	27.7

Annual mean wages by typical entry-level educational requirement, May 2016
Typical entry level education required	Annual mean wage
Doctoral or professional degree	$127,310
Master's degree	75,130
Bachelor's degree	84,000
Associate's degree	54,510
Postsecondary nondegree award	40,250
Some college, no degree	38,170
High school diploma or equivalent	42,840
No formal educational credential	25,860
All occupations	49,630

Employment for the largest STEM occupations, May 2016
Occupation	Employment
Software developers, applications	794,000
Computer user support specialists	602,840
Computer systems analysts	568,960
Software developers, systems software	409,820
Network and computer systems administrators	376,820
Computer and information systems managers	352,510
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	328,370
Civil engineers	287,800
Mechanical engineers	285,790
Computer programmers	271,200

Highest and lowest paying STEM occupations, May 2016
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Petroleum engineers	$147,030
Computer and information systems managers	145,740
Architectural and engineering managers	143,870
Natural sciences managers	136,150
Physicists	121,770
All occupations	49,630
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	47,930
Biological technicians	46,130
Surveying and mapping technicians	45,490
Agricultural and food science technicians	40,470
Forest and conservation technicians	38,630

Metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest employment shares of STEM occupations, May 2016
Metropolitan area	Percent
California-Lexington Park, MD	22.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	21.9
Boulder, CO	16.9
Framingham, MA NECTA Division	16.7
Huntsville, AL	16.2
United States	6.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.6
Laredo, TX	1.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.4
Ocean City, NJ	1.1
Gadsden, AL	1.1

Employment for the largest occupations in the United States, May 2016
Occupation	Employment (millions)
Retail salespersons	4.5
Cashiers	3.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3.4
Office clerks, general	3.0
Registered nurses	2.9
Customer service representatives	2.7
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2.6
Waiters and waitresses	2.6
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	2.3
General and operations managers	2.2

Annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States, May 2016
Occupation	Annual mean wage
General and operations managers	$122,090
Registered nurses	72,180
All occupations	49,630
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	36,140
Customer service representatives	35,170
Office clerks, general	33,010
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	28,720
Retail salespersons	27,180
Waiters and waitresses	24,410
Cashiers	21,680
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	20,460

Major occupational groups as a percentage of total U.S. employment, May 2016
Occupational group	Percent
Office and administrative support	15.7
Sales and related	10.4
Food preparation and serving related	9.2
Transportation and material moving	6.9
Production	6.5
Education, training, and library	6.2
Healthcare practitioners and technical	5.9
Business and financial operations	5.2
Management	5.1
Construction and extraction	4.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair	3.9
Personal care and service	3.2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	3.2
Computer and mathematical	3.0
Healthcare support	2.9
Protective service	2.4
Architecture and engineering	1.8
Community and social service	1.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	1.4
Life, physical, and social science	0.8
Legal	0.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry	0.3

Occupations with the highest employment in the public sector, May 2016
Occupation	Employment
Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,250,270
Teacher assistants	985,120
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	887,250
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	651,310
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education	557,220
Office clerks, general	533,330
Substitute teachers	523,150
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	510,140
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	501,800
Registered nurses	473,030

Last Modified Date: April 9, 2018