Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Dec. 2021]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Civilian workers(2)	40.35	100.0	27.83	69.0	12.52	31.0	3.01	7.5	1.21	3.0	3.34	8.3	2.08	5.2	2.88	7.1
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	64.51	100.0	43.98	68.2	20.53	31.8	5.67	8.8	1.93	3.0	5.10	7.9	3.85	6.0	3.98	6.2
Management, business and financial	75.04	100.0	51.32	68.4	23.72	31.6	7.28	9.7	3.18	4.2	5.17	6.9	3.54	4.7	4.55	6.1
Professional and related	59.84	100.0	40.73	68.1	19.11	31.9	4.96	8.3	1.37	2.3	5.06	8.5	3.98	6.7	3.73	6.2
Teachers(3)	66.54	100.0	45.08	67.8	21.46	32.2	3.63	5.5	0.24	0.4	6.38	9.6	7.76	11.7	3.45	5.2
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	65.09	100.0	43.01	66.1	22.09	33.9	3.07	4.7	0.20	0.3	7.01	10.8	8.72	13.4	3.09	4.7
Registered nurses	61.88	100.0	40.92	66.1	20.96	33.9	6.32	10.2	2.21	3.6	5.25	8.5	2.97	4.8	4.21	6.8
Sales and office	29.25	100.0	20.80	71.1	8.45	28.9	1.96	6.7	0.76	2.6	2.57	8.8	1.02	3.5	2.13	7.3
Sales and related	28.18	100.0	21.58	76.6	6.60	23.4	1.57	5.6	0.80	2.8	1.47	5.2	0.61	2.2	2.14	7.6
Office and administrative support	29.94	100.0	20.29	67.7	9.66	32.3	2.21	7.4	0.73	2.4	3.29	11.0	1.29	4.3	2.13	7.1
Service	22.16	100.0	16.03	72.3	6.14	27.7	1.18	5.3	0.49	2.2	1.63	7.4	0.98	4.4	1.86	8.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	40.66	100.0	27.33	67.2	13.32	32.8	2.28	5.6	1.45	3.6	3.48	8.6	2.50	6.2	3.61	8.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	42.03	100.0	27.87	66.3	14.17	33.7	1.87	4.4	1.53	3.6	3.64	8.7	3.18	7.6	3.95	9.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair	39.22	100.0	26.78	68.3	12.43	31.7	2.71	6.9	1.37	3.5	3.31	8.4	1.79	4.6	3.26	8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving	32.42	100.0	21.73	67.0	10.69	33.0	2.03	6.3	1.34	4.1	3.19	9.8	1.36	4.2	2.77	8.6
Production	30.47	100.0	20.41	67.0	10.07	33.0	1.89	6.2	1.50	4.9	3.21	10.5	0.98	3.2	2.49	8.2
Transportation and material moving	34.00	100.0	22.80	67.1	11.20	32.9	2.14	6.3	1.22	3.6	3.17	9.3	1.67	4.9	3.00	8.8
Industry group
Education and health services	46.08	100.0	31.24	67.8	14.84	32.2	3.61	7.8	0.69	1.5	4.33	9.4	3.29	7.1	2.91	6.3
Educational services	56.93	100.0	37.55	66.0	19.38	34.0	3.75	6.6	0.28	0.5	5.96	10.5	6.37	11.2	3.03	5.3
Elementary and secondary schools	55.68	100.0	36.25	65.1	19.44	34.9	2.93	5.3	0.21	0.4	6.32	11.4	7.18	12.9	2.79	5.0
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	63.39	100.0	41.95	66.2	21.44	33.8	5.66	8.9	0.39	0.6	6.02	9.5	5.81	9.2	3.56	5.6
Health care and social assistance	39.54	100.0	27.43	69.4	12.10	30.6	3.53	8.9	0.95	2.4	3.35	8.5	1.44	3.6	2.84	7.2
Hospitals	53.47	100.0	35.06	65.6	18.41	34.4	5.23	9.8	1.82	3.4	5.20	9.7	2.63	4.9	3.53	6.6
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (3) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

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