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October 2, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Occupational group | Percent | Employment |
---|---|---|
Total, all occupations |
100.0 | 1,949,520 |
Transportation and material moving |
27.7 | 539,470 |
Production |
10.7 | 208,180 |
Office and administrative support |
10.0 | 194,440 |
Life, physical, and social science |
9.0 | 174,930 |
Construction and extraction |
7.0 | 137,060 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair |
6.9 | 135,470 |
Architecture and engineering |
5.4 | 105,670 |
Management |
4.9 | 95,360 |
Sales and related |
4.3 | 84,560 |
Business and financial operations |
4.3 | 83,740 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance |
1.8 | 35,620 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry |
1.5 | 29,260 |
Protective service |
1.4 | 26,320 |
Computer and mathematical |
1.3 | 25,540 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media |
1.1 | 22,200 |
Personal care and service |
1.0 | 18,780 |
Education, training, and library |
0.7 | 13,090 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical |
0.4 | 7,900 |
Legal |
0.3 | 6,670 |
Community and social service |
0.2 | 3,030 |
Food preparation and serving related |
0.1 | 2,160 |
Healthcare support |
(1) | 70 |
Footnotes: |
These data are featured in the TED article, Occupational employment and wages in green goods and services.
Occupation(1) | Employment | Annual mean wage(2) |
---|---|---|
Bus drivers, school or special client |
174,450 | $30,460 |
Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
111,760 | 41,580 |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
56,930 | 34,670 |
Forest and conservation technicians |
56,620 | 40,110 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
54,890 | 26,270 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
39,060 | 37,470 |
General and operations managers |
32,030 | 115,520 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive |
30,470 | 35,610 |
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
29,570 | 46,130 |
Team assemblers |
29,350 | 29,430 |
Footnotes: |
These data are featured in the TED article, Occupational employment and wages in green goods and services.