Data tables for the overview of May 2020 occupational employment and wages

Employment for the largest healthcare support occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Employment
Home health and personal care aides	3,211,590
Nursing assistants	1,371,050
Medical assistants	710,200
Dental assistants	312,140
Phlebotomists	128,020
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	98,810
Healthcare support workers, all other	96,720
Physical therapist assistants	92,740
Massage therapists	85,040
Medical equipment preparers	56,870

Highest paying healthcare support occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Occupational therapy assistants	$63,420
Physical therapist assistants	59,440
All occupations	56,310
Massage therapists	47,350
Dental assistants	42,310
Healthcare support workers, all other	41,430
Medical equipment preparers	41,070
Medical transcriptionists	37,310
Phlebotomists	37,280
Medical assistants	36,930
Occupational therapy aides	34,160
All healthcare support occupations	32,250

Industries with the largest employment of healthcare support occupations, May 2020
Industry	Employment
Individual and family services	1,521,420
Home health care services	959,870
General medical and surgical hospitals	702,320
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)	630,550
Offices of physicians	479,710
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly	422,640
Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities	321,840
Offices of dentists	287,780
Offices of other health practitioners	195,720
Outpatient care centers	106,590

Highest and lowest paying states for healthcare support occupations, May 2020
State	Annual mean wage
Alaska	$42,080
Washington	38,330
Massachusetts	37,180
Oregon	37,020
Hawaii	36,150
United States	32,250
Texas	27,370
West Virginia	26,910
Alabama	26,760
Mississippi	25,240
Louisiana	25,110

Employment for the largest educational instruction and library occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Employment
Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,364,870
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary	1,272,840
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	991,000
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education	599,520
Substitute teachers, short-term	512,030
Preschool teachers, except special education	370,940
Tutors and teachers and instructors, all other	309,220
Self-enrichment teachers	222,700
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	200,040
Postsecondary teachers, all other	194,740

Highest and lowest paying educational instruction and library occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Law teachers, postsecondary	$134,760
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	124,890
Economics teachers, postsecondary	123,720
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	114,130
Business teachers, postsecondary	107,270
All educational instruction and library occupations	59,810
All occupations	56,310
Library technicians	39,630
Teaching assistants, postsecondary	39,460
Preschool teachers, except special education	36,550
Substitute teachers, short-term	36,090
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary	30,630

Highest and lowest paying states for elementary school teachers, except special education, May 2020
State	Annual mean wage
California	$85,110
Massachusetts	84,810
New York	84,380
Connecticut	79,610
District of Columbia	78,840
United States	65,420
Oklahoma	48,570
Arizona	47,910
West Virginia	47,780
South Dakota	44,790
Mississippi	43,280

Employment for the largest food preparation and serving related occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Employment
Fast food and counter workers	3,450,120
Waiters and waitresses	1,944,240
Cooks, restaurant	1,109,650
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	891,540
Food preparation workers	793,590
Cooks, fast food	544,420
Bartenders	486,720
Dishwashers	395,660
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	387,300
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	374,940

Highest paying food preparation and serving related occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Chefs and head cooks	$58,740
All occupations	56,310
Cooks, private household	46,810
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	37,880
Cooks, all other	32,350
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	29,940
Cooks, restaurant	29,530
Bartenders	28,910
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	27,880
All food preparation and serving related occupations	27,650
Waiters and waitresses	27,470
Food servers, nonrestaurant	27,460

Industries with the highest employment of food preparation and serving related occupations, May 2020
Industry	Employment
Restaurants and other eating places	8,078,870
Special food services	447,500
Food and beverage stores (4451 and 4452 only)	401,770
Traveler accommodation	366,310
Elementary and secondary schools	334,190
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)	242,770
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly	168,170
Other amusement and recreation industries	166,610
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)	149,350
General medical and surgical hospitals	117,220

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of food preparation and serving related occupations, May 2020
Area	Percent
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	16.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	15.5
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	15.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	15.3
Flagstaff, AZ	15.0
Brunswick, GA	14.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	14.1
Ocean City, NJ	14.1
Jacksonville, NC	13.9
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	13.9
United States	8.1

Employment for the largest STEM occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Employment
Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers	1,476,800
Computer user support specialists	634,820
Computer systems analysts	574,450
Computer and information systems managers	457,290
Computer occupations, all other	362,580
Network and computer systems administrators	339,560
Civil engineers	300,850
Mechanical engineers	293,960
Industrial engineers	290,190
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	288,150

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment shares of STEM occupations, May 2020
Metropolitan area	Percent
California-Lexington Park, MD	26.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	22.2
Boulder, CO	18.4
Huntsville, AL	17.7
Bloomington, IL	16.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	13.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	13.7
Columbus, IN	12.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	12.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	12.6
United States	6.7

Industries with the highest employment shares of STEM occupations, May 2020
Industry	Percent
Computer systems design and related services	63.9
Architectural, engineering, and related services	63.2
Software publishers	59.1
Scientific research and development services	55.3
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	52.8
Data processing, hosting, and related services	47.9
Communications equipment manufacturing	41.4
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	39.8
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	35.0
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	34.9
United States	6.7

Highest and lowest paying STEM occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Computer and information systems managers	$161,730
Architectural and engineering managers	158,100
Natural sciences managers	154,930
Petroleum engineers	154,330
Physicists	137,700
All STEM occupations	98,340
All occupations	56,310
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	50,960
Surveying and mapping technicians	49,770
Biological technicians	49,490
Agricultural and food science technicians	45,920
Forest and conservation technicians	42,780

Employment for the largest occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Employment (millions)
Retail salespersons	3.7
Fast food and counter workers	3.5
Cashiers	3.3
Home health and personal care aides	3.2
Registered nurses	3.0
Customer service representatives	2.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2.8
Office clerks, general	2.8
General and operations managers	2.3
Stockers and order fillers	2.2

Annual mean wages for the largest occupations, May 2020
Occupation	Annual mean wage
General and operations managers	$125,740
Registered nurses	80,010
All occupations	56,310
Customer service representatives	38,510
Office clerks, general	37,770
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	33,710
Stockers and order fillers	31,010
Retail salespersons	30,940
Home health and personal care aides	28,060
Cashiers	25,710
Fast food and counter workers	24,540

Major occupational groups as a percentage of total employment, May 2020
Occupational group	Percent
Office and administrative support	13.3
Sales and related	9.4
Transportation and material moving	8.7
Food preparation and serving related	8.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical	6.2
Production	6.1
Educational instruction and library	6.1
Business and financial operations	6.0
Management	5.7
Healthcare support	4.6
Construction and extraction	4.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair	3.9
Computer and mathematical	3.3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	2.9
Protective service	2.4
Personal care and service	1.9
Architecture and engineering	1.8
Community and social service	1.6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	1.3
Life, physical, and social science	0.9
Legal	0.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry	0.3

Occupations with the highest employment in the public sector, May 2020
Occupation	Employment
Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,207,730
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary	1,001,700
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	856,990
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	648,040
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education	531,970
Registered nurses	508,420
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	483,020
Office clerks, general	481,610
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	471,820
Substitute teachers, short-term	428,340

Employment by typical entry-level educational requirement, as a percentage of total employment, May 2020
Typical entry-level educational requirement	Percent
Doctoral or professional degree	2.6
Master's degree	1.7
Bachelor's degree	23.5
Associate's degree	2.3
Postsecondary nondegree award	6.2
Some college, no degree	2.6
High school diploma or equivalent	38.4
No formal educational credential	22.6

Annual mean wages by typical entry-level educational requirement, May 2020
Typical entry-level educational requirement	Annual mean wage
Doctoral or professional degree	$134,500
Master's degree	85,700
Bachelor's degree	91,140
Associate's degree	60,430
Postsecondary nondegree award	45,640
Some college, no degree	41,420
High school diploma or equivalent	45,630
No formal educational credential	30,590
All occupations	56,310

Highest paying occupations that typically require a high school diploma or equivalent for entry, May 2020
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Commercial pilots	$110,830
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	105,100
Nuclear power reactor operators	104,470
First-line supervisors of police and detectives	97,180
Power distributors and dispatchers	93,260
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	90,120
Detectives and criminal investigators	89,300
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	86,200
Gambling managers	85,440
Power plant operators	81,890
All occupations	56,310
All high school diploma or equivalent occupations	45,630

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021