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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)
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:

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
New York 20,440 2.15 3.28 $41.90 $87,140
Vermont 290 0.93 1.43 $24.77 $51,520
Massachusetts 3,370 0.93 1.42 $42.37 $88,120
Maryland 2,410 0.89 1.36 $30.27 $62,960




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




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)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,870 1.03 1.57 $44.65 $92,870
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
New Haven, CT 150 0.53 0.82 $41.68 $86,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,500 1.01 1.55 $41.60 $86,530
Huntsville, AL 120 0.51 0.78 $40.37 $83,970
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,150 1.07 1.64 $39.93 $83,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 270 0.65 1.00 $39.91 $83,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,080 0.97 1.49 $39.79 $82,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 140 0.72 1.10 $38.35 $79,780

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)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 190 0.94 1.44 $23.22 $48,300
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 170 1.56 2.38 $24.97 $51,940
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 130 0.64 0.97 $21.45 $44,610
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 130 0.84 1.28 $37.48 $77,960
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 110 0.59 0.90 $25.34 $52,700

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)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 170 1.56 2.38 $24.97 $51,940
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 80 1.20 1.84 $25.29 $52,610
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 190 0.94 1.44 $23.22 $48,300
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 130 0.84 1.28 $37.48 $77,960
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 0.83 1.26 $26.17 $54,430

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)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 130 0.84 1.28 $37.48 $77,960
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.26 0.40 $30.62 $63,690
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.68 1.03 $30.31 $63,050
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.52 0.80 $29.93 $62,260
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $29.83 $62,050


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