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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
27-3031 Public Relations Specialists
Engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.
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) |
Wage RSE (3) |
233,730 |
1.0 % |
$32.69 |
$67,990 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$15.79 |
$20.94 |
$28.51 |
$38.92 |
$53.97 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$32,840 |
$43,550 |
$59,300 |
$80,940 |
$112,260 |
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) |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
38,900 |
7.85 |
$37.60 |
$78,200 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
20,840 |
4.78 |
$34.32 |
$71,380 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
16,280 |
0.54 |
$28.37 |
$59,010 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
10,650 |
0.20 |
$29.33 |
$61,020 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
10,330 |
0.44 |
$35.39 |
$73,600 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
38,900 |
7.85 |
$37.60 |
$78,200 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
20,840 |
4.78 |
$34.32 |
$71,380 |
Social Advocacy Organizations |
9,860 |
4.64 |
$29.00 |
$60,320 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services |
6,610 |
4.64 |
$33.08 |
$68,800 |
Radio and Television Broadcasting |
3,360 |
1.55 |
$26.64 |
$55,400 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,190 |
0.26 |
$45.20 |
$94,010 |
Software Publishers |
1,240 |
0.34 |
$44.35 |
$92,250 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
1,800 |
0.20 |
$44.13 |
$91,800 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
340 |
0.07 |
$43.66 |
$90,820 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
400 |
0.11 |
$43.63 |
$90,750 |
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) |
Texas |
27,780 |
2.34 |
1.42 |
$30.75 |
$63,970 |
California |
26,890 |
1.61 |
0.98 |
$36.32 |
$75,540 |
New York |
24,470 |
2.66 |
1.62 |
$34.68 |
$72,130 |
District of Columbia |
17,350 |
24.50 |
14.94 |
$49.42 |
$102,790 |
Florida |
11,030 |
1.31 |
0.80 |
$29.29 |
$60,930 |
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 |
17,350 |
24.50 |
14.94 |
$49.42 |
$102,790 |
Vermont |
1,050 |
3.45 |
2.10 |
$28.27 |
$58,800 |
New York |
24,470 |
2.66 |
1.62 |
$34.68 |
$72,130 |
Texas |
27,780 |
2.34 |
1.42 |
$30.75 |
$63,970 |
Rhode Island |
1,090 |
2.30 |
1.40 |
$35.46 |
$73,760 |
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 |
17,350 |
24.50 |
14.94 |
$49.42 |
$102,790 |
Virginia |
6,680 |
1.76 |
1.08 |
$37.97 |
$78,980 |
California |
26,890 |
1.61 |
0.98 |
$36.32 |
$75,540 |
Rhode Island |
1,090 |
2.30 |
1.40 |
$35.46 |
$73,760 |
New York |
24,470 |
2.66 |
1.62 |
$34.68 |
$72,130 |
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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) |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
21,530 |
8.55 |
5.21 |
$48.13 |
$100,120 |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
20,260 |
3.03 |
1.85 |
$36.16 |
$75,220 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
8,210 |
1.85 |
1.13 |
$33.29 |
$69,230 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
7,410 |
2.97 |
1.81 |
$32.58 |
$67,760 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,440 |
2.20 |
1.34 |
$32.13 |
$66,830 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
4,670 |
2.54 |
1.55 |
$34.64 |
$72,050 |
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,600 |
4.12 |
2.51 |
$45.26 |
$94,140 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,500 |
1.23 |
0.75 |
$30.97 |
$64,410 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
4,390 |
4.41 |
2.69 |
$32.40 |
$67,390 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,090 |
2.12 |
1.29 |
$29.78 |
$61,940 |
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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) |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
21,530 |
8.55 |
5.21 |
$48.13 |
$100,120 |
Jefferson City, MO |
440 |
5.96 |
3.63 |
$30.69 |
$63,840 |
Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
580 |
5.31 |
3.24 |
(8) |
(8) |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
1,130 |
5.26 |
3.21 |
$36.54 |
$76,010 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
190 |
4.53 |
2.77 |
$31.19 |
$64,870 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
4,390 |
4.41 |
2.69 |
$32.40 |
$67,390 |
Corvallis, OR |
160 |
4.28 |
2.61 |
$31.55 |
$65,620 |
Ames, IA |
190 |
4.28 |
2.61 |
$25.77 |
$53,600 |
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,600 |
4.12 |
2.51 |
$45.26 |
$94,140 |
Columbia, MO |
380 |
4.12 |
2.51 |
$24.50 |
$50,960 |
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