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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Mean wage
RSE (3)
51,380 1.3 % (4) $46,350 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $17,480 $18,860 $25,630 $70,130 $97,510
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 47,140 0.86 (4) $45,900
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 4,230 0.19 (4) $51,250

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 47,140 0.86 (4) $45,900
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 4,230 0.19 (4) $51,250

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 4,230 0.19 (4) $51,250
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 47,140 0.86 (4) $45,900

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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)
New York 6,310 0.68 1.90 (4) $90,670
Illinois 3,410 0.57 1.59 (4) $46,720
Ohio 3,040 0.57 1.57 (4) $31,800
New Jersey 3,030 0.76 2.10 (8) (8)
California 2,970 0.18 0.49 (4) $61,780




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)
North Dakota 500 1.19 3.31 (4) $31,480
Nebraska 990 1.02 2.83 (4) $27,510
Iowa 1,330 0.86 2.40 (8) (8)
Arkansas 1,010 0.84 2.33 (4) $22,610
Idaho 550 0.81 2.24 (4) $21,910




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 6,310 0.68 1.90 (4) $90,670
Colorado 640 0.25 0.70 (4) $67,330
Washington 970 0.30 0.84 (4) $66,710
California 2,970 0.18 0.49 (4) $61,780
Hawaii 120 0.19 0.53 (4) $59,380



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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)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,760 0.26 0.73 (4) $63,930
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 1,080 0.29 0.82 (4) $50,270
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 800 0.69 1.91 (8) (8)
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 760 2.10 5.83 (8) (8)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 730 0.28 0.77 (4) $26,310
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 710 0.69 1.91 (4) $39,440
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 690 1.53 4.24 (4) $83,410
St. Louis, MO-IL 650 0.48 1.32 (4) $28,520
Rochester, NY 630 1.24 3.43 (4) $91,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 550 0.28 0.79 (4) $38,800


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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)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 180 4.58 12.70 (4) $90,690
Glens Falls, NY 180 3.49 9.68 (4) $92,620
Ocean City, NJ 110 2.85 7.91 (8) (8)
Bismarck, ND 200 2.76 7.65 (4) $22,030
Utica-Rome, NY 320 2.57 7.12 (4) $91,050
Elmira, NY 80 2.17 6.02 (4) $92,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 760 2.10 5.83 (8) (8)
Kingston, NY 120 2.00 5.55 (4) $91,590
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 70 1.99 5.53 (4) $22,890
Binghamton, NY 180 1.83 5.07 (4) $88,990


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 40 0.83 2.31 (4) $115,620
Glens Falls, NY 180 3.49 9.68 (4) $92,620
Elmira, NY 80 2.17 6.02 (4) $92,300
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 340 0.26 0.72 (4) $91,830
Rochester, NY 630 1.24 3.43 (4) $91,740
Kingston, NY 120 2.00 5.55 (4) $91,590
Utica-Rome, NY 320 2.57 7.12 (4) $91,050
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 180 4.58 12.70 (4) $90,690
Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division 160 1.13 3.14 (4) $90,210
Ithaca, NY 70 1.32 3.66 (4) $90,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 740 4.08 11.32 (4) $91,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 580 4.04 11.22 (4) $89,360
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 580 4.64 12.87 (4) $91,300
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 390 2.92 8.10 (4) $44,550
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 390 1.38 3.84 (4) $30,290

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 210 5.34 14.83 (4) $24,800
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 160 4.68 12.97 (4