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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