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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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| Occupational group | Employment in metropolitan areas | Percent of total metropolitan area employment | Employment in nonmetropolitan areas | Percent of total nonmetropolitan area employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Management | 5,409,080 | 4.8 | 665,420 | 3.8 |
Business and financial operations | 5,571,050 | 5.0 | 444,650 | 2.5 |
Computer and mathematical science | 3,127,800 | 2.8 | 141,120 | 0.8 |
Architecture and engineering | 2,188,030 | 2.0 | 210,210 | 1.2 |
Life, physical, and social science | 1,163,350 | 1.0 | 137,410 | 0.8 |
Community and social services | 1,602,600 | 1.4 | 285,120 | 1.6 |
Legal | 929,450 | 0.8 | 65,620 | 0.4 |
Education, training, and library | 7,156,560 | 6.4 | 1,327,510 | 7.5 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media | 1,578,230 | 1.4 | 144,430 | 0.8 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical | 6,216,320 | 5.5 | 960,700 | 5.5 |
Healthcare support | 3,256,800 | 2.9 | 616,760 | 3.5 |
Protective service | 2,694,310 | 2.4 | 461,410 | 2.6 |
Food preparation and serving related | 9,564,820 | 8.5 | 1,619,500 | 9.2 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | 3,623,410 | 3.2 | 613,520 | 3.5 |
Personal care and service | 3,022,620 | 2.7 | 423,560 | 2.4 |
Sales and related | 11,866,960 | 10.6 | 1,730,730 | 9.8 |
Office and administrative support | 19,534,520 | 17.4 | 2,638,180 | 15.0 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry | 307,680 | 0.3 | 107,240 | 0.6 |
Construction and extraction | 4,764,830 | 4.3 | 917,620 | 5.2 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair | 4,236,510 | 3.8 | 819,990 | 4.7 |
Production | 7,014,070 | 6.3 | 1,868,620 | 10.6 |
Transportation and material moving | 7,274,100 | 6.5 | 1,387,830 | 7.9 |
Total, all occupations | 112,103,080 | 17,587,140 | ||
Note: occupational group estimates may not sum to all-occupations totals due to rounding. | ||||
Last Modified Date: December 14, 2010