Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
43-9031 Desktop Publishers
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National estimates for Desktop Publishers
Industry profile for Desktop Publishers
Geographic profile for Desktop Publishers
National estimates for Desktop Publishers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Desktop Publishers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 7,090 |
5.9 % |
$ 24.33 |
$ 50,600 |
2.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Desktop Publishers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.79 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 22.86 |
$ 30.01 |
$ 39.06 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,530 |
$ 35,150 |
$ 47,560 |
$ 62,420 |
$ 81,240 |
Industry profile for Desktop Publishers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Desktop Publishers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Desktop Publishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Desktop Publishers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
2,120 |
0.77 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 48,400 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
910 |
0.23 |
$ 26.80 |
$ 55,750 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
390 |
0.03 |
$ 21.91 |
$ 45,580 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
220 |
0.05 |
$ 23.24 |
$ 48,340 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
220 |
0.01 |
$ 25.50 |
$ 53,030 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Desktop Publishers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
2,120 |
0.77 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 48,400 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
910 |
0.23 |
$ 26.80 |
$ 55,750 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
220 |
0.05 |
$ 23.24 |
$ 48,340 |
| Software Publishers |
200 |
0.04 |
$ 24.31 |
$ 50,570 |
| Other Information Services |
140 |
0.04 |
(8) |
(8) |
Top paying industries for Desktop Publishers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
70 |
(7) |
$ 32.57 |
$ 67,740 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
40 |
0.01 |
$ 31.06 |
$ 64,600 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
40 |
(7) |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,110 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
180 |
0.04 |
$ 29.93 |
$ 62,260 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
50 |
0.01 |
$ 29.53 |
$ 61,430 |
Geographic profile for Desktop Publishers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Desktop Publishers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Desktop Publishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Desktop Publishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
840 |
0.07 |
1.36 |
$ 21.57 |
$ 44,860 |
| California |
560 |
0.03 |
0.66 |
$ 31.44 |
$ 65,390 |
| Illinois |
540 |
0.10 |
1.88 |
$ 19.37 |
$ 40,290 |
| Minnesota |
430 |
0.16 |
3.08 |
$ 24.03 |
$ 49,970 |
| Massachusetts |
350 |
0.11 |
2.07 |
$ 26.01 |
$ 54,100 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Desktop Publishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minnesota |
430 |
0.16 |
3.08 |
$ 24.03 |
$ 49,970 |
| Maryland |
320 |
0.13 |
2.51 |
$ 30.98 |
$ 64,440 |
| Vermont |
30 |
0.12 |
2.34 |
$ 22.14 |
$ 46,050 |
| Louisiana |
200 |
0.11 |
2.17 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Maine |
60 |
0.11 |
2.16 |
$ 18.78 |
$ 39,070 |
Top paying states for Desktop Publishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
560 |
0.03 |
0.66 |
$ 31.44 |
$ 65,390 |
| Maryland |
320 |
0.13 |
2.51 |
$ 30.98 |
$ 64,440 |
| Wisconsin |
110 |
0.04 |
0.81 |
$ 28.68 |
$ 59,650 |
| Colorado |
130 |
0.05 |
0.96 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 59,440 |
| Virginia |
210 |
0.06 |
1.09 |
$ 27.29 |
$ 56,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Desktop Publishers:
| 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 |
450 |
0.05 |
1.01 |
$ 23.96 |
$ 49,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
450 |
0.10 |
2.02 |
$ 18.44 |
$ 38,350 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
400 |
0.13 |
2.60 |
$ 34.88 |
$ 72,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
370 |
0.20 |
3.97 |
$ 24.29 |
$ 50,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
260 |
0.10 |
1.94 |
$ 27.57 |
$ 57,350 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
200 |
0.06 |
1.10 |
$ 24.82 |
$ 51,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
190 |
0.03 |
0.65 |
$ 33.01 |
$ 68,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
170 |
0.06 |
1.27 |
$ 23.58 |
$ 49,040 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
150 |
0.12 |
2.32 |
$ 32.09 |
$ 66,750 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
150 |
0.06 |
1.10 |
$ 20.90 |
$ 43,480 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Desktop Publishers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
80 |
0.76 |
14.88 |
$ 12.93 |
$ 26,900 |
| Lubbock, TX |
30 |
0.24 |
4.66 |
$ 12.18 |
$ 25,330 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
370 |
0.20 |
3.97 |
$ 24.29 |
$ 50,520 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
400 |
0.13 |
2.60 |
$ 34.88 |
$ 72,550 |
| Tulsa, OK |
50 |
0.13 |
2.50 |
$ 21.15 |
$ 43,980 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
150 |
0.12 |
2.32 |
$ 32.09 |
$ 66,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
450 |
0.10 |
2.02 |
$ 18.44 |
$ 38,350 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
260 |
0.10 |
1.94 |
$ 27.57 |
$ 57,350 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
60 |
0.09 |
1.78 |
$ 18.48 |
$ 38,430 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
40 |
0.08 |
1.59 |
$ 23.29 |
$ 48,450 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Desktop Publishers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
30 |
0.03 |
0.58 |
$ 36.12 |
$ 75,130 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
400 |
0.13 |
2.60 |
$ 34.88 |
$ 72,550 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
190 |
0.03 |
0.65 |
$ 33.01 |
$ 68,660 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
150 |
0.12 |
2.32 |
$ 32.09 |
$ 66,750 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
60 |
0.04 |
0.85 |
$ 31.15 |
$ 64,790 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
50 |
0.05 |
1.03 |
$ 31.06 |
$ 64,610 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
60 |
0.08 |
1.55 |
$ 29.31 |
$ 60,970 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 28.03 |
$ 58,310 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
260 |
0.10 |
1.94 |
$ 27.57 |
$ 57,350 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.73 |
$ 55,590 |
About May 2020 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
