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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 54,700 |
1.1 % |
$37.10 |
$77,170 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$23.22 |
$28.30 |
$35.50 |
$44.66 |
$53.58 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$48,300 |
$58,860 |
$73,840 |
$92,890 |
$111,460 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
10,820 |
0.53 |
$39.23 |
$81,610 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
6,040 |
0.28 |
$31.63 |
$65,800 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
5,850 |
0.11 |
$34.61 |
$71,990 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
4,900 |
0.16 |
$32.53 |
$67,660 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,690 |
0.16 |
$39.47 |
$82,100 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
10,820 |
0.53 |
$39.23 |
$81,610 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
1,760 |
0.45 |
$42.83 |
$89,090 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
6,040 |
0.28 |
$31.63 |
$65,800 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
50 |
0.25 |
$37.36 |
$77,700 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
930 |
0.19 |
$40.54 |
$84,320 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,080 |
0.44 |
1.14 |
$41.41 |
$86,140 |
| Texas |
4,930 |
0.42 |
1.08 |
$38.40 |
$79,870 |
| Virginia |
3,610 |
0.96 |
2.46 |
$41.84 |
$87,030 |
| New York |
3,430 |
0.38 |
0.97 |
$36.42 |
$75,760 |
| Florida |
2,910 |
0.35 |
0.91 |
$32.00 |
$66,560 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,960 |
2.79 |
7.15 |
$45.58 |
$94,820 |
| Virginia |
3,610 |
0.96 |
2.46 |
$41.84 |
$87,030 |
| Alaska |
290 |
0.91 |
2.34 |
$39.57 |
$82,300 |
| Maryland |
2,230 |
0.84 |
2.16 |
$40.73 |
$84,720 |
| New Mexico |
620 |
0.76 |
1.96 |
$34.81 |
$72,400 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,960 |
2.79 |
7.15 |
$45.58 |
$94,820 |
| Virginia |
3,610 |
0.96 |
2.46 |
$41.84 |
$87,030 |
| California |
7,080 |
0.44 |
1.14 |
$41.41 |
$86,140 |
| Michigan |
870 |
0.21 |
0.53 |
$40.85 |
$84,970 |
| Maryland |
2,230 |
0.84 |
2.16 |
$40.73 |
$84,720 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,540 |
1.82 |
4.68 |
$45.70 |
$95,060 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,700 |
0.41 |
1.05 |
$37.28 |
$77,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,900 |
0.45 |
1.16 |
$43.87 |
$91,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,350 |
0.75 |
1.92 |
$36.71 |
$76,360 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,260 |
0.43 |
1.10 |
$44.30 |
$92,140 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,260 |
0.94 |
2.40 |
$37.90 |
$78,840 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,000 |
0.41 |
1.05 |
$42.68 |
$88,780 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
910 |
0.25 |
0.64 |
$36.75 |
$76,440 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
900 |
0.35 |
0.91 |
$35.64 |
$74,130 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
840 |
0.86 |
2.21 |
$35.61 |
$74,070 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hinesville, GA |
40 |
2.36 |
6.06 |
$34.10 |
$70,920 |
| Carson City, NV |
50 |
1.89 |
4.84 |
$31.67 |
$65,860 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
100 |
1.84 |
4.73 |
$32.80 |
$68,230 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,540 |
1.82 |
4.68 |
$45.70 |
$95,060 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
60 |
1.81 |
4.63 |
$35.53 |
$73,890 |
| Huntsville, AL |
390 |
1.81 |
4.64 |
$42.22 |
$87,810 |
| Fayetteville, NC |
220 |
1.72 |
4.41 |
$37.11 |
$77,180 |
| Salem, OR |
250 |
1.58 |
4.04 |
$34.58 |
$71,930 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
160 |
1.55 |
3.97 |
$32.96 |
$68,550 |
| Trenton, NJ |
340 |
1.49 |
3.83 |
$35.44 |
$73,710 |
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United States Department of Labor
