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) |
| 95,970 |
1.7 % |
$34.57 |
$71,910 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.68 |
$21.25 |
$29.50 |
$41.22 |
$58.79 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$32,620 |
$44,190 |
$61,370 |
$85,730 |
$122,280 |
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 |
42,370 |
13.91 |
$32.64 |
$67,880 |
| Other Information Services |
9,740 |
3.00 |
$37.92 |
$78,880 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
4,920 |
2.29 |
$33.42 |
$69,520 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
4,210 |
0.86 |
$43.02 |
$89,480 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,780 |
0.12 |
$31.72 |
$65,970 |
Industries with the highest concentration 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 |
42,370 |
13.91 |
$32.64 |
$67,880 |
| Other Information Services |
9,740 |
3.00 |
$37.92 |
$78,880 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
4,920 |
2.29 |
$33.42 |
$69,520 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
920 |
1.73 |
$34.47 |
$71,690 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
3,730 |
0.87 |
$40.15 |
$83,520 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
430 |
0.03 |
$46.04 |
$95,760 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
480 |
0.05 |
$45.30 |
$94,220 |
| Legal Services |
80 |
0.01 |
$44.28 |
$92,090 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
50 |
0.02 |
$43.98 |
$91,480 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
4,210 |
0.86 |
$43.02 |
$89,480 |
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 |
20,440 |
2.15 |
3.28 |
$41.90 |
$87,140 |
| California |
11,700 |
0.67 |
1.03 |
$38.44 |
$79,960 |
| Texas |
4,800 |
0.39 |
0.59 |
$36.15 |
$75,180 |
| Illinois |
4,370 |
0.72 |
1.11 |
$29.37 |
$61,080 |
| Florida |
4,030 |
0.46 |
0.70 |
$26.72 |
$55,570 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
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 |
3,250 |
4.50 |
6.88 |
$44.29 |
$92,120 |
| Massachusetts |
3,370 |
0.93 |
1.42 |
$42.37 |
$88,120 |
| New York |
20,440 |
2.15 |
3.28 |
$41.90 |
$87,140 |
| California |
11,700 |
0.67 |
1.03 |
$38.44 |
$79,960 |
| Virginia |
3,060 |
0.79 |
1.21 |
$37.53 |
$78,070 |
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 |
20,700 |
2.14 |
3.28 |
$42.56 |
$88,530 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,080 |
0.97 |
1.49 |
$39.79 |
$82,760 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,060 |
1.91 |
2.92 |
$42.38 |
$88,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,770 |
0.81 |
1.23 |
$30.22 |
$62,860 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,870 |
1.03 |
1.57 |
$44.65 |
$92,870 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,500 |
1.01 |
1.55 |
$41.60 |
$86,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,840 |
0.64 |
0.98 |
$35.96 |
$74,800 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,700 |
0.62 |
0.95 |
$29.76 |
$61,900 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,410 |
0.53 |
0.82 |
$30.01 |
$62,410 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,370 |
0.68 |
1.04 |
$37.61 |
$78,230 |
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) |
| Glens Falls, NY |
230 |
4.34 |
6.64 |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
390 |
3.42 |
5.24 |
$32.81 |
$68,250 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
20,700 |
2.14 |
3.28 |
$42.56 |
$88,530 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,060 |
1.91 |
2.92 |
$42.38 |
$88,150 |
| Ithaca, NY |
90 |
1.79 |
2.74 |
$29.64 |
$61,650 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
150 |
1.48 |
2.26 |
$25.02 |
$52,050 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
330 |
1.46 |
2.24 |
$33.11 |
$68,870 |
| Boulder, CO |
250 |
1.36 |
2.08 |
$30.31 |
$63,040 |
| Danbury, CT |
100 |
1.35 |
2.07 |
$33.13 |
$68,920 |
| Missoula, MT |
80 |
1.31 |
2.01 |
$24.02 |
$49,960 |
United States Department of Labor
