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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

13-1041 Compliance Officers

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere. Excludes "Financial Examiners" (13-2061), "Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents" (13-2081), "Occupational Health and Safety Specialists" (29-9011), "Occupational Health and Safety Technicians" (29-9012), Transportation Security Screeners (33-9093), "Agricultural Inspectors" (45-2011), "Construction and Building Inspectors" (47-4011), and "Transportation Inspectors" (53-6051).


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)
300,900 0.8 % $34.86 $72,520 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.42 $24.34 $33.10 $43.74 $52.72
Annual Wage (2) $38,320 $50,620 $68,860 $90,980 $109,650


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) 56,980 2.84 $39.86 $82,910
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 36,160 1.66 $27.14 $56,450
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 28,560 0.52 $28.83 $59,970
Management of Companies and Enterprises 18,000 0.76 $37.17 $77,310
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 10,440 0.52 $34.78 $72,340

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) 56,980 2.84 $39.86 $82,910
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 36,160 1.66 $27.14 $56,450
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 3,970 1.35 $41.85 $87,050
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 70 1.31 $34.57 $71,900
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 270 1.20 $33.12 $68,890

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Metal Ore Mining 60 0.16 $52.74 $109,700
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 160 0.10 $44.00 $91,520
Natural Gas Distribution 1,140 1.04 $43.25 $89,960
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 6,960 0.75 $43.03 $89,500
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 820 0.17 $42.74 $88,900


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 38,090 2.24 1.08 $39.60 $82,380
Texas 26,620 2.20 1.06 $35.91 $74,690
New York 21,370 2.28 1.10 $36.72 $76,370
Florida 19,740 2.29 1.10 $30.72 $63,890
Pennsylvania 12,480 2.13 1.03 $34.18 $71,090




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)
Vermont 2,080 6.82 3.28 $33.42 $69,520
District of Columbia 4,260 5.97 2.87 $44.83 $93,240
Nebraska 3,410 3.49 1.68 $32.99 $68,610
Washington 9,930 3.05 1.47 $40.55 $84,340
New Jersey 12,340 3.05 1.47 $40.00 $83,210




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 4,260 5.97 2.87 $44.83 $93,240
Connecticut 3,410 2.05 0.99 $40.67 $84,590
Washington 9,930 3.05 1.47 $40.55 $84,340
New Jersey 12,340 3.05 1.47 $40.00 $83,210
Massachusetts 7,010 1.96 0.94 $39.95 $83,100





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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 22,240 2.34 1.13 $39.84 $82,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 14,260 2.33 1.12 $39.77 $82,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,210 3.58 1.72 $42.49 $88,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,490 2.63 1.26 $38.30 $79,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,400 2.07 1.00 $36.35 $75,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,220 2.79 1.34 $34.52 $71,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,150 1.54 0.74 $37.31 $77,610
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,860 3.45 1.66 $43.06 $89,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,610 2.73 1.31 $43.95 $91,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,350 2.13 1.02 $39.78 $82,750




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)
Brunswick, GA 540 12.76 6.14 $42.30 $87,980
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1,460 11.88 5.72 $34.96 $72,720
Laredo, TX 1,090 10.93 5.26 $33.54 $69,770
El Centro, CA 600 10.32 4.96 $36.83 $76,600
Tallahassee, FL 1,780 10.29 4.95 $20.76 $43,170
Trenton, NJ 1,830 7.93 3.81 $38.43 $79,940
Lincoln, NE 1,380 7.72 3.71 $33.40 $69,470
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 750 6.66 3.20 $33.58 $69,850
Bellingham, WA 580 6.51 3.13 $37.61 $78,230
Portsmouth, NH-ME 610 6.48 3.12 $37.27 $77,510




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)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,100 1.88 0.90 $45.86 $95,380
Danbury, CT 120 1.54 0.74 $45.30 $94,230
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 690 2.19 1.05 $45.19 $94,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 760 1.82 0.87 $44.90 $93,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,610 2.73 1.31 $43.95 $91,420
Kennewick-Richland, WA 200 1.72 0.83 $43.90 $91,310
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,860 3.45 1.66 $43.06 $89,560
Salinas, CA 160 0.86 0.42 $42.57 $88,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,210 3.58 1.72 $42.49 $88,370
Brunswick, GA 540 12.76 6.14 $42.30 $87,980

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)
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 660 4.48 2.16 $34.63 $72,030
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 620 1.58 0.76 $25.00 $52,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 550 3.23 1.55 $21.97 $45,690
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 510 5.62 2.70 $32.84 $68,310
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 490 6.90 3.32 $30.50 $63,440

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)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 410 7.10 3.41 $35.16 $73,130
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 490 6.90 3.32 $30.50 $63,440
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 340 5.69 2.74 $25.02 $52,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 510 5.62 2.70 $32.84 $68,310
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 660 4.48 2.16 $34.63 $72,030

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)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 230 2.13 1.02 $41.00 $85,270
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 380 3.11 1.50 $38.13 $79,310
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 80 1.23 0.59 $37.34 $77,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 180 0.96 0.46 $37.11 $77,180
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 260 0.94 0.45 $37.02 $77,000


About May 2018 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.

(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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019