Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
54,700 1.1 % $37.10 $77,170 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $23.22 $28.30 $35.50 $44.66 $53.58
Annual Wage (2) $48,300 $58,860 $73,840 $92,890 $111,460


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 10,820 0.53 $39.23 $81,610
State Government (OES Designation) 6,040 0.28 $31.63 $65,800
Local Government (OES Designation) 5,850 0.11 $34.61 $71,990
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4,900 0.16 $32.53 $67,660
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,690 0.16 $39.47 $82,100

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 10,820 0.53 $39.23 $81,610
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 1,760 0.45 $42.83 $89,090
State Government (OES Designation) 6,040 0.28 $31.63 $65,800
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 50 0.25 $37.36 $77,700
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 930 0.19 $40.54 $84,320

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Mining 40 0.01 $49.40 $102,740
Other Information Services 60 0.02 $47.52 $98,840
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 750 0.13 $45.69 $95,030
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 180 0.06 $45.09 $93,790
Software Publishers 110 0.03 $45.06 $93,710


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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)
California 7,080 0.44 1.14 $41.41 $86,140
Texas 4,930 0.42 1.08 $38.40 $79,870
Virginia 3,610 0.96 2.46 $41.84 $87,030
New York 3,430 0.38 0.97 $36.42 $75,760
Florida 2,910 0.35 0.91 $32.00 $66,560




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 1,960 2.79 7.15 $45.58 $94,820
Virginia 3,610 0.96 2.46 $41.84 $87,030
Alaska 290 0.91 2.34 $39.57 $82,300
Maryland 2,230 0.84 2.16 $40.73 $84,720
New Mexico 620 0.76 1.96 $34.81 $72,400




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 1,960 2.79 7.15 $45.58 $94,820
Virginia 3,610 0.96 2.46 $41.84 $87,030
California 7,080 0.44 1.14 $41.41 $86,140
Michigan 870 0.21 0.53 $40.85 $84,970
Maryland 2,230 0.84 2.16 $40.73 $84,720





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)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,540 1.82 4.68 $45.70 $95,060
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,700 0.41 1.05 $37.28 $77,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,900 0.45 1.16 $43.87 $91,250
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 1,350 0.75 1.92 $36.71 $76,360
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,260 0.43 1.10 $44.30 $92,140
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,260 0.94 2.40 $37.90 $78,840
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,000 0.41 1.05 $42.68 $88,780
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 910 0.25 0.64 $36.75 $76,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 900 0.35 0.91 $35.64 $74,130
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 840 0.86 2.21 $35.61 $74,070




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)
Hinesville, GA 40 2.36 6.06 $34.10 $70,920
Carson City, NV 50 1.89 4.84 $31.67 $65,860
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 100 1.84 4.73 $32.80 $68,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,540 1.82 4.68 $45.70 $95,060
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 60 1.81 4.63 $35.53 $73,890
Huntsville, AL 390 1.81 4.64 $42.22 $87,810
Fayetteville, NC 220 1.72 4.41 $37.11 $77,180
Salem, OR 250 1.58 4.04 $34.58 $71,930
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 160 1.55 3.97 $32.96 $68,550
Trenton, NJ 340 1.49 3.83 $35.44 $73,710




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)
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 700 0.45 1.15 $46.64 $97,000
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 630 0.59 1.51 $46.54 $96,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,540 1.82 4.68 $45.70 $95,060
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division 630 1.08 2.77 $45.53 $94,700
Santa Rosa, CA 50 0.26 0.66 $45.12 $93,860
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 700 0.60 1.54 $44.95 $93,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 440 0.42 1.07 $44.76 $93,100
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,260 0.43 1.10 $44.30 $92,140
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division 240 0.33 0.86 $44.02 $91,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $43.91 $91,330

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 710 3.91 10.04 $23.53 $48,930
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.85 2.18 $29.32 $60,980
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 110 0.48 1.23 $29.35 $61,040
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 0.72 1.84 $28.73 $59,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 70 0.47 1.19 $31.87 $66,290

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 710 3.91 10.04 $23.53 $48,930
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 1.72 4.41 $41.91 $87,170
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 1.14 2.92 $25.58 $53,210
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 60 0.95 2.44 $21.12 $43,940
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.85 2.18 $29.32 $60,980

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)
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.75 1.92 $44.41 $92,360
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 1.72 4.41 $41.91 $87,170
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 40 0.23 0.60 $37.89 $78,810
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 30 0.13 0.34 $33.90 $70,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 70 0.40 1.02 $33.39 $69,450


About May 2016 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 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017