Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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) |
| 44,100 |
2.7 % |
$30.00 |
$62,400 |
1.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.79 |
$15.12 |
$22.25 |
$36.50 |
$56.33 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,520 |
$31,450 |
$46,270 |
$75,920 |
$117,170 |
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) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
18,940 |
6.22 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
16,820 |
7.82 |
$34.56 |
$71,890 |
| Other Information Services |
5,100 |
1.57 |
$35.54 |
$73,920 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
530 |
0.02 |
$26.97 |
$56,090 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
450 |
0.85 |
(8) |
(8) |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
16,820 |
7.82 |
$34.56 |
$71,890 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
18,940 |
6.22 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
| Other Information Services |
5,100 |
1.57 |
$35.54 |
$73,920 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
450 |
0.85 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
100 |
0.07 |
$49.96 |
$103,920 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
6,020 |
0.63 |
2.10 |
$43.34 |
$90,160 |
| California |
4,500 |
0.26 |
0.86 |
$32.63 |
$67,870 |
| Texas |
2,640 |
0.21 |
0.71 |
$25.32 |
$52,660 |
| District of Columbia |
2,220 |
3.06 |
10.20 |
$49.67 |
$103,320 |
| Florida |
2,050 |
0.23 |
0.78 |
$30.08 |
$62,580 |
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) |
| District of Columbia |
2,220 |
3.06 |
10.20 |
$49.67 |
$103,320 |
| Wyoming |
190 |
0.69 |
2.31 |
$14.46 |
$30,070 |
| New York |
6,020 |
0.63 |
2.10 |
$43.34 |
$90,160 |
| Montana |
280 |
0.60 |
1.99 |
$16.46 |
$34,250 |
| North Dakota |
250 |
0.59 |
1.97 |
$22.49 |
$46,790 |
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 |
2,220 |
3.06 |
10.20 |
$49.67 |
$103,320 |
| New York |
6,020 |
0.63 |
2.10 |
$43.34 |
$90,160 |
| Georgia |
1,400 |
0.31 |
1.04 |
$33.07 |
$68,780 |
| California |
4,500 |
0.26 |
0.86 |
$32.63 |
$67,870 |
| Alabama |
840 |
0.42 |
1.41 |
$32.12 |
$66,810 |
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 |
5,760 |
0.60 |
1.99 |
$43.11 |
$89,670 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,860 |
0.90 |
2.99 |
$45.82 |
$95,300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,220 |
0.36 |
1.18 |
$31.90 |
$66,340 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,010 |
0.37 |
1.22 |
$37.63 |
$78,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
970 |
0.21 |
0.69 |
$33.59 |
$69,860 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
940 |
0.38 |
1.26 |
$38.98 |
$81,080 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
630 |
0.24 |
0.80 |
$33.70 |
$70,100 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
600 |
0.31 |
1.02 |
$32.78 |
$68,190 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
600 |
0.22 |
0.72 |
$25.17 |
$52,350 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
600 |
0.28 |
0.94 |
$33.89 |
$70,500 |
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) |
| Beckley, WV |
50 |
1.12 |
3.75 |
$20.46 |
$42,550 |
| Missoula, MT |
70 |
1.08 |
3.60 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
| Wichita Falls, TX |
60 |
1.05 |
3.49 |
$13.01 |
$27,050 |
| Fargo, ND-MN |
140 |
1.03 |
3.42 |
$25.37 |
$52,760 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,860 |
0.90 |
2.99 |
$45.82 |
$95,300 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
370 |
0.71 |
2.37 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Cheyenne, WY |
30 |
0.70 |
2.34 |
$17.92 |
$37,270 |
| Bloomington, IN |
50 |
0.69 |
2.29 |
$27.25 |
$56,680 |
| Columbus, GA-AL |
80 |
0.68 |
2.26 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Bismarck, ND |
50 |
0.66 |
2.19 |
$18.95 |
$39,410 |
United States Department of Labor
