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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

13-1041 Compliance Officers

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere. Excludes “Financial Examiners"" (13-2061), “Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents” (13-2081), “Occupational Health and Safety Specialists” (19-5011), “Occupational Health and Safety Technicians” (19-5012), “Transportation Security Screeners” (33-9093), “Agricultural Inspectors” (45-2011), “Construction and Building Inspectors” (47-4011), and “Transportation Inspectors” (53-6051


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)
317,600 0.6 % $35.03 $72,850 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.71 $24.54 $33.20 $43.88 $52.86
Annual Wage (2) $38,920 $51,050 $69,050 $91,260 $109,950


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) 58,720 2.92 $39.88 $82,960
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 37,020 1.70 $27.79 $57,810
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 28,820 0.52 $29.19 $60,710
Management of Companies and Enterprises 19,360 0.79 $38.05 $79,140
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 10,840 0.53 $35.64 $74,140

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) 58,720 2.92 $39.88 $82,960
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 110 1.83 $36.20 $75,290
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 37,020 1.70 $27.79 $57,810
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 4,380 1.47 $39.67 $82,510
Other Pipeline Transportation 110 1.28 $41.79 $86,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Metal Ore Mining 80 0.18 $53.68 $111,640
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 220 0.14 $44.24 $92,010
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 6,960 0.74 $44.14 $91,800
Natural Gas Distribution 1,200 1.09 $43.61 $90,700
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,960 0.51 $43.38 $90,230


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 39,250 2.26 1.04 $39.57 $82,310
Texas 27,130 2.18 1.01 $35.62 $74,080
Florida 22,620 2.57 1.19 $31.21 $64,910
New York 22,040 2.31 1.07 $37.61 $78,240
New Jersey 12,870 3.15 1.46 $40.80 $84,860




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)
Vermont 2,090 6.82 3.15 $33.48 $69,640
District of Columbia 4,210 5.81 2.69 $45.24 $94,110
Nebraska 3,470 3.54 1.64 $32.43 $67,450
New Jersey 12,870 3.15 1.46 $40.80 $84,860
Delaware 1,340 2.97 1.37 $36.99 $76,950




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 4,210 5.81 2.69 $45.24 $94,110
Connecticut 3,340 2.01 0.93 $41.94 $87,240
New Jersey 12,870 3.15 1.46 $40.80 $84,860
Massachusetts 7,660 2.12 0.98 $40.28 $83,780
California 39,250 2.26 1.04 $39.57 $82,310





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 22,930 2.37 1.10 $41.32 $85,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 15,120 2.42 1.12 $39.54 $82,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,530 3.63 1.68 $42.80 $89,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,480 3.21 1.48 $34.71 $72,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,360 1.79 0.83 $37.71 $78,430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,730 2.69 1.24 $39.57 $82,310
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,650 2.09 0.97 $36.17 $75,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,760 2.47 1.14 $31.17 $64,830
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 6,380 2.28 1.05 $41.33 $85,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,220 2.52 1.16 $44.69 $92,960




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)
Brunswick, GA 520 12.21 5.65 $42.67 $88,750
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1,470 12.06 5.58 $34.87 $72,530
Laredo, TX 1,240 11.85 5.48 $32.91 $68,460
El Centro, CA 600 10.25 4.74 $36.51 $75,930
Tallahassee, FL 1,780 10.19 4.71 $19.13 $39,790
Trenton, NJ 1,950 8.12 3.75 $38.02 $79,080
Lincoln, NE 1,430 7.87 3.64 $32.46 $67,510
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 830 7.24 3.35 $33.48 $69,640
Bellingham, WA 570 6.38 2.95 $37.45 $77,890
Portsmouth, NH-ME 580 6.05 2.80 $38.62 $80,330




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)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 810 1.96 0.91 $49.77 $103,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,260 1.98 0.92 $45.07 $93,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,220 2.52 1.16 $44.69 $92,960
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 680 2.15 0.99 $43.48 $90,430
Columbus, IN 80 1.55 0.71 $43.38 $90,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,530 3.63 1.68 $42.80 $89,020
Brunswick, GA 520 12.21 5.65 $42.67 $88,750
California-Lexington Park, MD 80 1.63 0.75 $41.51 $86,350
Salinas, CA 130 0.72 0.33 $41.34 $86,000
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 6,380 2.28 1.05 $41.33 $85,960

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)
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 680 4.61 2.13 $33.35 $69,370
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 640 1.64 0.76 $24.35 $50,640
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 590 3.50 1.62 $23.49 $48,860
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 540 5.90 2.73 $33.04 $68,720
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 490 2.67 1.23 $31.21 $64,920

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)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 400 6.66 3.08 $34.57 $71,900
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 470 6.58 3.04 $31.16 $64,810
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 540 5.90 2.73 $33.04 $68,720
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 330 5.48 2.54 $25.27 $52,560
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 680 4.61 2.13 $33.35 $69,370

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 220 2.01 0.93 $39.92 $83,040
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 0.78 0.36 $38.38 $79,820
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 210 3.23 1.49 $36.49 $75,900
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 290 1.50 0.70 $36.35 $75,620
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.47 0.68 $36.19 $75,280


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020