Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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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) |
| 306,200 |
1.4 % |
$48.55 |
$100,990 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$25.26 |
$31.42 |
$41.18 |
$55.94 |
$80.49 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$52,540 |
$65,350 |
$85,660 |
$116,360 |
$167,420 |
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) |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
74,830 |
8.04 |
$62.67 |
$130,360 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
38,850 |
1.64 |
$44.16 |
$91,860 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
28,600 |
1.42 |
$45.57 |
$94,780 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
13,550 |
0.94 |
$44.55 |
$92,660 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
12,100 |
1.96 |
$44.91 |
$93,420 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds |
1,030 |
12.03 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
74,830 |
8.04 |
$62.67 |
$130,360 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
1,170 |
6.34 |
$51.29 |
$106,690 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
12,100 |
1.96 |
$44.91 |
$93,420 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
38,850 |
1.64 |
$44.16 |
$91,860 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| New York |
53,250 |
5.67 |
2.68 |
$66.00 |
$137,270 |
| California |
37,900 |
2.23 |
1.05 |
$52.71 |
$109,640 |
| Texas |
26,850 |
2.22 |
1.05 |
$45.66 |
$94,980 |
| Illinois |
14,810 |
2.47 |
1.17 |
$42.67 |
$88,760 |
| Massachusetts |
13,400 |
3.75 |
1.77 |
$50.74 |
$105,540 |
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) |
| Delaware |
3,440 |
7.67 |
3.62 |
$45.07 |
$93,740 |
| New York |
53,250 |
5.67 |
2.68 |
$66.00 |
$137,270 |
| District of Columbia |
3,850 |
5.40 |
2.55 |
$49.28 |
$102,510 |
| Connecticut |
6,240 |
3.76 |
1.78 |
$50.94 |
$105,950 |
| Massachusetts |
13,400 |
3.75 |
1.77 |
$50.74 |
$105,540 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
90 |
0.34 |
0.16 |
$67.14 |
$139,660 |
| New York |
53,250 |
5.67 |
2.68 |
$66.00 |
$137,270 |
| California |
37,900 |
2.23 |
1.05 |
$52.71 |
$109,640 |
| Colorado |
3,770 |
1.44 |
0.68 |
$52.46 |
$109,120 |
| New Jersey |
10,560 |
2.61 |
1.23 |
$51.01 |
$106,100 |
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 |
56,550 |
5.95 |
2.81 |
$66.26 |
$137,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
14,140 |
2.31 |
1.09 |
$49.73 |
$103,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,180 |
2.84 |
1.34 |
$43.36 |
$90,190 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
12,580 |
4.56 |
2.15 |
$51.74 |
$107,620 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
11,570 |
3.69 |
1.74 |
$48.80 |
$101,510 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,800 |
3.79 |
1.79 |
$46.83 |
$97,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,540 |
2.95 |
1.40 |
$45.87 |
$95,420 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
10,100 |
4.18 |
1.97 |
$62.40 |
$129,790 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,170 |
3.07 |
1.45 |
$48.06 |
$99,970 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,050 |
2.26 |
1.07 |
$41.82 |
$86,990 |
United States Department of Labor
