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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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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)
51,460 1.0 % $38.61 $80,300 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $24.15 $29.35 $36.80 $46.53 $56.02
Annual Wage (2) $50,230 $61,040 $76,540 $96,780 $116,510


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) 10,770 0.54 $41.14 $85,560
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 5,770 0.10 $36.56 $76,040
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 5,610 0.26 $33.38 $69,430
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,980 0.13 $34.31 $71,360
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,420 0.14 $40.24 $83,700

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) 10,770 0.54 $41.14 $85,560
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 60 0.33 $42.35 $88,090
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 5,610 0.26 $33.38 $69,430
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 990 0.24 $45.97 $95,610
Scientific Research and Development Services 1,190 0.17 $40.50 $84,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation (8) (8) $76.11 $158,300
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 180 0.02 $48.23 $100,330
Software Publishers 130 0.03 $47.74 $99,290
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 160 0.04 $47.25 $98,270
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 140 0.17 $46.83 $97,410


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 6,030 0.35 0.99 $43.59 $90,670
Texas 3,980 0.32 0.91 $37.51 $78,030
Virginia 3,370 0.87 2.48 $44.57 $92,700
Florida 3,310 0.38 1.07 $35.23 $73,270
New York 3,150 0.33 0.95 $38.61 $80,300




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 1,930 2.66 7.61 $48.27 $100,390
Virginia 3,370 0.87 2.48 $44.57 $92,700
Alaska 270 0.86 2.46 $39.02 $81,150
Maryland 2,200 0.81 2.32 $44.36 $92,280
New Mexico 580 0.71 2.01 $36.65 $76,220




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 1,930 2.66 7.61 $48.27 $100,390
Virginia 3,370 0.87 2.48 $44.57 $92,700
Maryland 2,200 0.81 2.32 $44.36 $92,280
California 6,030 0.35 0.99 $43.59 $90,670
Rhode Island 110 0.23 0.65 $41.33 $85,970





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 4,880 1.54 4.38 $48.45 $100,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,230 0.33 0.96 $41.55 $86,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,040 0.33 0.94 $47.29 $98,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,390 0.51 1.44 $32.04 $66,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,280 0.35 1.00 $38.16 $79,380
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,190 0.45 1.28 $34.53 $71,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,180 0.42 1.20 $42.27 $87,910
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,160 0.84 2.41 $41.31 $85,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,070 0.23 0.66 $38.46 $80,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 990 0.35 0.99 $35.17 $73,150




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)
Ithaca, NY 140 2.74 7.82 $34.32 $71,390
Huntsville, AL 540 2.30 6.56 $45.36 $94,350
Carson City, NV 50 1.72 4.91 $36.52 $75,970
Salem, OR 280 1.61 4.59 $37.87 $78,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,880 1.54 4.38 $48.45 $100,770
Fayetteville, NC 190 1.46 4.17 $39.63 $82,430
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 80 1.45 4.14 $35.54 $73,930
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 140 1.25 3.57 $36.03 $74,950
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 530 1.17 3.34 $33.66 $70,000
Fairbanks, AK 40 1.11 3.15 $36.99 $76,950




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)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 610 0.53 1.52 $49.96 $103,920
Boulder, CO 80 0.42 1.19 $49.84 $103,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,880 1.54 4.38 $48.45 $100,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,040 0.33 0.94 $47.29 $98,350
Portland-South Portland, ME 30 0.16 0.45 $45.83 $95,330
Huntsville, AL 540 2.30 6.56 $45.36 $94,350
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 50 0.34 0.98 $45.15 $93,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 830 0.34 0.96 $45.10 $93,800
California-Lexington Park, MD 50 0.99 2.81 $44.69 $92,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 770 0.25 0.72 $44.32 $92,180

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 430 2.38 6.80 $24.48 $50,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.07 3.04 $40.37 $83,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 110 0.46 1.30 $29.74 $61,860
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 100 0.74 2.11 $30.23 $62,880
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 80 0.42 1.19 (8) (8)

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 430 2.38 6.80 $24.48 $50,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.07 3.04 $40.37 $83,970
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 100 0.74 2.11 $30.23 $62,880
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.67 1.90 $48.45 $100,770
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.56 1.61 $29.11 $60,540

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)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.67 1.90 $48.45 $100,770
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.07 3.04 $40.37 $83,970
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.48 1.36 $37.06 $77,090
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $35.61 $74,060
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.09 0.26 $33.30 $69,260


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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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