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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other

All business operations specialists not listed separately.


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)
1,060,580 0.5 % $37.00 $76,960 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.47 $25.09 $33.91 $45.62 $59.13
Annual Wage (2) $38,420 $52,200 $70,530 $94,890 $123,000


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) 169,330 8.44 $41.77 $86,870
Management of Companies and Enterprises 69,750 2.94 $38.83 $80,770
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 57,720 1.90 $31.60 $65,730
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 50,820 2.33 $32.87 $68,380
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 47,530 3.29 $39.44 $82,040

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) 169,330 8.44 $41.77 $86,870
Grantmaking and Giving Services 9,840 6.92 $37.05 $77,060
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 18,080 4.16 $33.15 $68,950
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 930 4.14 $30.26 $62,940
Social Advocacy Organizations 8,740 4.06 $29.54 $61,440

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2,980 0.81 $50.22 $104,450
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 360 3.36 $48.01 $99,850
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 4,340 1.47 $47.32 $98,430
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 670 3.62 $47.01 $97,780
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 40 0.30 $46.89 $97,530


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 179,050 10.53 1.44 $40.13 $83,470
Texas 91,670 7.57 1.03 $38.53 $80,140
Florida 72,340 8.40 1.15 $31.94 $66,440
Illinois 48,780 8.14 1.11 $34.51 $71,780
Colorado 43,800 16.71 2.28 $39.48 $82,130




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 32,500 45.63 6.23 $49.39 $102,730
Colorado 43,800 16.71 2.28 $39.48 $82,130
Washington 37,160 11.40 1.56 $37.43 $77,850
New Jersey 43,390 10.71 1.46 $37.94 $78,920
California 179,050 10.53 1.44 $40.13 $83,470




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 32,500 45.63 6.23 $49.39 $102,730
Maryland 22,910 8.54 1.17 $43.94 $91,400
Virginia 32,510 8.48 1.16 $42.39 $88,180
Massachusetts 15,520 4.35 0.59 $41.34 $85,980
Alabama 7,470 3.84 0.52 $40.93 $85,140





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 65,840 10.76 1.47 $38.58 $80,250
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 61,940 19.76 2.70 $48.17 $100,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 52,390 5.52 0.75 $40.25 $83,730
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 35,860 7.73 1.05 $34.74 $72,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 35,580 14.71 2.01 $45.20 $94,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 30,800 8.63 1.18 $38.58 $80,240
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 29,500 19.96 2.72 $40.72 $84,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 26,600 9.91 1.35 $37.38 $77,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 26,280 13.24 1.81 $38.22 $79,500
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 22,350 7.49 1.02 $42.87 $89,160




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)
Warner Robins, GA 2,600 36.30 4.95 $37.69 $78,400
Springfield, IL 3,430 33.16 4.52 $34.05 $70,830
Ames, IA 1,220 27.95 3.81 $28.45 $59,170
Trenton, NJ 5,670 24.51 3.35 $36.63 $76,180
California-Lexington Park, MD 1,060 22.68 3.10 $52.38 $108,950
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 29,500 19.96 2.72 $40.72 $84,690
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 4,280 19.88 2.71 $31.37 $65,250
Carson City, NV 580 19.82 2.70 $30.05 $62,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 61,940 19.76 2.70 $48.17 $100,190
Boulder, CO 3,480 19.09 2.60 $38.68 $80,450




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)
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 400 6.53 0.89 $57.93 $120,490
California-Lexington Park, MD 1,060 22.68 3.10 $52.38 $108,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 13,480 12.04 1.64 $48.34 $100,540
Huntsville, AL 2,790 12.31 1.68 $48.29 $100,440
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 61,940 19.76 2.70 $48.17 $100,190
Tuscaloosa, AL 150 1.45 0.20 $46.71 $97,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 35,580 14.71 2.01 $45.20 $94,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 22,350 7.49 1.02 $42.87 $89,160
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 13,480 4.89 0.67 $42.22 $87,820
Kennewick-Richland, WA 1,050 9.22 1.26 $41.83 $87,010

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)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,370 9.95 1.36 $34.31 $71,360
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 1,250 6.55 0.89 $30.72 $63,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 1,180 6.61 0.90 $30.65 $63,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,090 4.01 0.55 $28.47 $59,210
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,050 8.70 1.19 $38.33 $79,720

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)
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 830 10.70 1.46 $28.33 $58,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,370 9.95 1.36 $34.31 $71,360
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 670 9.64 1.32 $28.57 $59,420
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 870 8.98 1.23 $29.54 $61,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 560 8.88 1.21 $34.52 $71,800

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)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 330 6.63 0.91 $46.06 $95,810
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 630 5.98 0.82 $40.82 $84,900
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.51 0.07 $40.76 $84,790
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,050 8.70 1.19 $38.33 $79,720
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 520 4.33 0.59 $38.28 $79,620


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