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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)
53,760 0.5 % $29.31 $60,960 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.91 $20.05 $26.39 $36.95 $48.93
Annual Wage (2) $33,090 $41,700 $54,890 $76,850 $101,780


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) 21,650 1.08 $34.00 $70,730
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 21,160 0.97 $27.25 $56,670
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,950 0.20 $24.01 $49,930

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) 21,650 1.08 $34.00 $70,730
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 21,160 0.97 $27.25 $56,670
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,950 0.20 $24.01 $49,930

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) 21,650 1.08 $34.00 $70,730
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 21,160 0.97 $27.25 $56,670
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,950 0.20 $24.01 $49,930


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 8,300 0.48 1.31 $33.22 $69,090
New York 4,650 0.49 1.34 $34.16 $71,060
Florida 4,390 0.50 1.37 $22.37 $46,520
Texas 3,720 0.30 0.82 $27.94 $58,110
Pennsylvania 3,410 0.58 1.58 $22.88 $47,580




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)
Utah 1,910 1.27 3.47 $23.34 $48,550
Kentucky 1,510 0.80 2.18 $23.86 $49,630
Rhode Island 360 0.74 2.02 $34.93 $72,650
Missouri 1,800 0.64 1.75 $23.21 $48,280
Pennsylvania 3,410 0.58 1.58 $22.88 $47,580




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 60 0.20 0.56 $44.08 $91,690
Connecticut 870 0.52 1.43 $41.31 $85,920
Kansas 70 0.05 0.14 $38.75 $80,590
New Jersey 1,460 0.36 0.98 $37.49 $77,980
Arizona 400 0.14 0.38 $37.27 $77,530





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)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 3,550 3.50 9.57 $29.93 $62,250
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,360 0.35 0.95 $37.84 $78,710
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,180 2.03 5.55 $22.01 $45,780
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,800 6.85 18.73 $22.66 $47,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,750 0.61 1.66 $28.28 $58,820
Fresno, CA 1,570 4.04 11.03 $22.30 $46,380
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,460 3.22 8.81 $29.67 $61,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,450 0.23 0.63 $43.00 $89,440
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,440 1.34 3.65 $22.42 $46,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,360 0.50 1.36 $26.51 $55,150




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)
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,800 6.85 18.73 $22.66 $47,130
Fresno, CA 1,570 4.04 11.03 $22.30 $46,380
Springfield, IL 420 4.02 10.97 $24.98 $51,950
Tallahassee, FL 670 3.83 10.45 $16.76 $34,860
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 3,550 3.50 9.57 $29.93 $62,250
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,460 3.22 8.81 $29.67 $61,710
Montgomery, AL 350 2.11 5.77 $30.09 $62,580
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,180 2.03 5.55 $22.01 $45,780
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 630 1.91 5.22 $23.27 $48,400
Ocala, FL 150 1.44 3.95 $17.50 $36,400




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 280 0.25 0.68 $46.72 $97,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 440 0.18 0.48 $45.75 $95,150
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 110 0.26 0.71 $45.21 $94,050
Waterbury, CT 60 0.83 2.26 $44.99 $93,580
Anchorage, AK 50 0.31 0.86 $44.34 $92,230
Stockton-Lodi, CA 30 0.13 0.35 $44.13 $91,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 50 0.15 0.41 $43.91 $91,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,450 0.23 0.63 $43.00 $89,440
New Haven, CT 90 0.30 0.82 $42.98 $89,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 510 0.17 0.46 $41.92 $87,190

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 300 1.70 4.64 $19.55 $40,670
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 140 0.73 2.00 $11.35 $23,620
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 140 0.85 2.33 $8.97 $18,650
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.64 1.76 $25.10 $52,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 100 0.79 2.17 $17.30 $35,980

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 300 1.70 4.64 $19.55 $40,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 90 1.19 3.24 $25.11 $52,240
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 30 0.91 2.48 $19.51 $40,580
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 140 0.85 2.33 $8.97 $18,650
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 100 0.79 2.17 $17.30 $35,980

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 Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.36 0.97 $31.40 $65,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 0.72 1.98 $28.21 $58,670
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 0.67 $27.85 $57,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 60 0.32 0.87 $26.22 $54,540
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.74 2.03 $25.50 $53,040


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