Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

13-1131 Fundraisers

Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.

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)
75,700	1.4 %	$29.62	$61,610	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.25	$20.93	$27.38	$35.99	$46.82
Annual Wage (2)	$33,810	$43,540	$56,950	$74,860	$97,380

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)
Grantmaking and Giving Services	14,430	10.15	$31.40	$65,310
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	11,800	0.39	$32.87	$68,370
Social Advocacy Organizations	6,720	3.12	$29.60	$61,560
Individual and Family Services	4,600	0.19	$25.09	$52,180
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	3,580	2.08	$26.36	$54,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services	14,430	10.15	$31.40	$65,310
Social Advocacy Organizations	6,720	3.12	$29.60	$61,560
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	3,580	2.08	$26.36	$54,830
Performing Arts Companies	1,780	1.37	$26.99	$56,140
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	2,140	1.28	$28.43	$59,120

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	330	0.03	$36.13	$75,160
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	(8)	(8)	$34.86	$72,500
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	120	0.01	$34.59	$71,940
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	50	0.01	$33.98	$70,690
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$33.57	$69,830

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	8,470	0.50	0.95	$33.63	$69,940
New York	7,110	0.76	1.45	$32.91	$68,460
Texas	4,630	0.38	0.73	$27.91	$58,050
Massachusetts	4,020	1.13	2.15	$32.44	$67,470
Pennsylvania	3,550	0.61	1.16	$29.89	$62,170

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)
District of Columbia	2,580	3.62	6.92	$38.92	$80,960
Rhode Island	860	1.78	3.40	$33.11	$68,860
Vermont	490	1.61	3.08	$26.31	$54,730
Montana	620	1.35	2.57	$26.39	$54,890
Massachusetts	4,020	1.13	2.15	$32.44	$67,470

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	2,580	3.62	6.92	$38.92	$80,960
California	8,470	0.50	0.95	$33.63	$69,940
Rhode Island	860	1.78	3.40	$33.11	$68,860
Connecticut	1,220	0.73	1.40	$33.06	$68,770
New York	7,110	0.76	1.45	$32.91	$68,460

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	6,180	0.65	1.24	$33.85	$70,400
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,030	1.29	2.46	$37.31	$77,600
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,380	1.23	2.35	$33.15	$68,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,060	0.50	0.96	$36.80	$76,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,260	0.49	0.93	$28.82	$59,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,180	0.90	1.73	$36.48	$75,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,820	0.64	1.22	$31.98	$66,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,700	0.86	1.64	$31.01	$64,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,530	0.43	0.82	$30.00	$62,390
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1,370	0.93	1.77	$27.48	$57,160