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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

21-2011 Clergy

Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.


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)
53,180 1.9 % $26.53 $55,190 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.89 $17.70 $24.23 $31.41 $41.81
Annual Wage (2) $26,810 $36,810 $50,400 $65,320 $86,970


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)
Religious Organizations 24,690 12.27 $25.60 $53,260
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 8,080 0.14 $26.85 $55,840
Home Health Care Services 7,380 0.49 $27.92 $58,070
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 2,120 0.13 $28.31 $58,890
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,810 0.02 $24.81 $51,600

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations 24,690 12.27 $25.60 $53,260
Home Health Care Services 7,380 0.49 $27.92 $58,070
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 8,080 0.14 $26.85 $55,840
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 2,120 0.13 $28.31 $58,890
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 210 0.12 $20.07 $41,740

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) 1,070 0.05 $37.04 $77,040
Real Estate (8) (8) $35.76 $74,380
Grantmaking and Giving Services 50 0.03 $32.02 $66,600
Outpatient Care Centers 120 0.01 $28.82 $59,940
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 230 0.09 $28.66 $59,620


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)
New York 7,210 0.76 2.09 $28.12 $58,500
California 6,610 0.38 1.05 $34.04 $70,800
Oregon 4,180 2.19 6.06 $25.59 $53,220
Texas 3,140 0.25 0.70 $25.93 $53,940
Florida 3,010 0.34 0.95 $24.98 $51,950




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)
Oregon 4,180 2.19 6.06 $25.59 $53,220
Montana 720 1.54 4.24 $22.59 $46,980
Hawaii 670 1.06 2.93 $22.32 $46,430
New York 7,210 0.76 2.09 $28.12 $58,500
Rhode Island 350 0.73 2.01 $26.94 $56,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 6,610 0.38 1.05 $34.04 $70,800
Washington 730 0.22 0.61 $31.10 $64,680
Massachusetts 560 0.16 0.43 $30.63 $63,720
District of Columbia 120 0.17 0.47 $29.57 $61,510
New Hampshire 120 0.17 0.48 $29.02 $60,360





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 5,010 0.52 1.43 $29.62 $61,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,010 0.48 1.33 $37.21 $77,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,780 1.47 4.05 $29.11 $60,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,630 0.35 0.97 $28.69 $59,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,030 0.28 0.78 $25.76 $53,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,030 0.36 0.99 $27.81 $57,830
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,000 0.51 1.40 $22.10 $45,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 880 0.45 1.23 $23.83 $49,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 870 0.35 0.97 $34.97 $72,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 820 0.31 0.85 $28.57 $59,430




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)
Grants Pass, OR 90 3.56 9.84 $24.35 $50,640
Corvallis, OR 110 3.09 8.52 $26.98 $56,120
Albany, OR 130 2.86 7.91 $20.86 $43,400
Medford, OR 240 2.83 7.81 $24.52 $51,000
Wheeling, WV-OH 180 2.75 7.59 $16.74 $34,820
Eugene, OR 350 2.22 6.13 $21.91 $45,560
Salem, OR 360 2.10 5.79 $28.02 $58,280
Great Falls, MT 70 1.96 5.41 $23.09 $48,040
Bend-Redmond, OR 150 1.80 4.98 $23.62 $49,130
Elmira, NY 60 1.75 4.83 (8) (8)




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)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 130 0.42 1.15 $44.12 $91,760
Trenton, NJ 70 0.31 0.85 $39.87 $82,920
Santa Rosa, CA 40 0.18 0.49 $37.98 $78,990
Alexandria, LA 40 0.66 1.82 $37.96 $78,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,010 0.48 1.33 $37.21 $77,390
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 0.22 0.62 $36.92 $76,800
Ogden-Clearfield, UT (8) (8) (8) $36.35 $75,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 870 0.35 0.97 $34.97 $72,730
Kingston, NY 80 1.36 3.75 $34.51 $71,780
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 400 0.20 0.55 $33.74 $70,180

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)
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 410 3.57 9.86 $22.12 $46,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 340 5.49 15.17 $19.99 $41,580
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 280 4.04 11.16 $21.64 $45,000
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 200 0.79 2.17 $20.04 $41,680
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 190 1.30 3.59 $22.92 $47,680

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 Oregon nonmetropolitan area 340 5.49 15.17 $19.99 $41,580
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 280 4.04 11.16 $21.64 $45,000
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 410 3.57 9.86 $22.12 $46,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 130 2.01 5.54 $21.93 $45,610
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 140 1.84 5.07 $24.21 $50,360

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)
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 70 0.75 2.08 $32.23 $67,030
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.40 1.11 $28.72 $59,740
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 40 0.24 0.67 $28.46 $59,190
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 100 0.49 1.36 $28.29 $58,830
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.25 0.70 $27.77 $57,760


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