Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes ; Buyers and Purchasing Agents ; Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ; Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage ; Compliance Officers ; Cost Estimators ; Human Resources Specialists ; Farm Labor Contractors ; Labor Relations Specialists ; Logisticians ; Management Analysts ; Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners ; Fundraisers ; Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists ; Training and Development Specialists ; Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ; Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other ; Accountants and Auditors ; Property Appraisers and Assessors ; Budget Analysts ; Credit Analysts ; Personal Financial Advisors ; Insurance Underwriters ; Financial Examiners ; Credit Counselors ; Loan Officers ; Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents ; Tax Preparers ; Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other

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 major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
8,183,750	0.2 %	$37.56	$78,130	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$18.76	$25.06	$33.57	$45.61	$60.60
Annual Wage (2)	$39,020	$52,130	$69,820	$94,870	$126,040

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)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	561,850	22.80	$39.09	$81,310
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	519,510	25.86	$41.81	$86,970
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	466,890	47.73	$38.68	$80,450
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	462,760	31.03	$42.21	$87,790
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	459,800	22.48	$38.83	$80,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	14,620	50.56	$47.32	$98,430
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	466,890	47.73	$38.68	$80,450
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	2,780	45.45	$38.89	$80,890
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	346,970	36.89	$56.49	$117,500
Other Investment Pools and Funds	3,150	32.84	$53.40	$111,080

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	346,970	36.89	$56.49	$117,500
Other Investment Pools and Funds	3,150	32.84	$53.40	$111,080
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	6,240	32.69	$49.36	$102,660
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	14,620	50.56	$47.32	$98,430
Software Publishers	57,420	13.30	$46.89	$97,540

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	1,052,970	60.58	1.09	$40.31	$83,840
Texas	643,140	51.74	0.93	$37.38	$77,760
New York	611,820	64.25	1.15	$46.22	$96,150
Florida	500,640	56.93	1.02	$33.03	$68,700
Illinois	343,380	56.99	1.02	$37.22	$77,420

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	109,420	151.24	2.71	$48.22	$100,310
Colorado	207,380	77.42	1.39	$39.11	$81,340
Virginia	283,820	73.17	1.31	$41.37	$86,060
Washington	225,940	68.08	1.22	$40.09	$83,400
Maryland	176,770	65.45	1.17	$40.07	$83,330

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	109,420	151.24	2.71	$48.22	$100,310
New York	611,820	64.25	1.15	$46.22	$96,150
New Jersey	251,600	61.55	1.10	$42.30	$87,980
Massachusetts	220,430	60.90	1.09	$42.25	$87,880
Connecticut	94,570	56.79	1.02	$41.48	$86,280

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	664,160	68.79	1.23	$47.79	$99,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	390,730	62.62	1.12	$39.41	$81,970
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	323,820	101.85	1.83	$46.13	$95,950
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	282,660	60.44	1.08	$38.05	$79,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	232,060	63.46	1.14	$38.70	$80,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	195,700	79.16	1.42	$46.64	$97,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	192,130	70.03	1.26	$37.37	$77,730
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	191,310	68.37	1.23	$43.35	$90,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	180,680	62.82	1.13	$39.88	$82,940
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	164,710	81.50	1.46	$42.51	$88,430