Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for approximately 830 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual states, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.
Notices
- The May 2021 estimates were the first OEWS estimates based solely on survey data collected using the 2018 SOC. Read More »
- With the May 2021 estimates, the OEWS program now uses a new estimation methodology. Read More »
- In the spring of 2021, the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program began using the name Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Read More »
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Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations have 8.8 million jobs in May 2021
03/31/2022
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations had employment of 8.8 million in May 2021,
representing 6.2 percent of national employment. Registered nurses (3.0 million) was the largest
healthcare practitioners and technical occupation.
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Next Release
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program will release the May 2022 estimates on April 25, 2023. The May 2022 OEWS estimates will use the 2022 North American Industry Classification System.
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