Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

27-3031 Public Relations Specialists

Engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.

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)
239,030	1.0 %	$32.90	$68,440	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.20	$21.39	$28.85	$39.21	$54.00
Annual Wage (2)	$33,690	$44,490	$60,000	$81,550	$112,310

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)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	36,230	7.41	$38.22	$79,500
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	20,370	4.69	$34.91	$72,620
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	17,090	0.56	$29.20	$60,740
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	11,960	0.22	$30.18	$62,770
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10,850	0.46	$35.45	$73,730

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	36,230	7.41	$38.22	$79,500
Social Advocacy Organizations	10,140	4.71	$29.69	$61,750
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	20,370	4.69	$34.91	$72,620
Grantmaking and Giving Services	6,280	4.42	$33.25	$69,160
Radio and Television Broadcasting	3,840	1.77	$26.41	$54,920

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	5,100	0.25	$46.14	$95,980
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	480	0.16	$44.69	$92,950
Software Publishers	1,550	0.39	$43.82	$91,140
Metal Ore Mining	50	0.12	$43.72	$90,930
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	150	0.81	$43.39	$90,250

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)
Texas	28,360	2.34	1.42	$29.13	$60,600
California	26,820	1.58	0.95	$35.05	$72,910
New York	24,510	2.61	1.58	$35.58	$74,000
District of Columbia	17,310	24.30	14.71	$51.68	$107,490
Florida	12,050	1.40	0.85	$29.29	$60,920

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	17,310	24.30	14.71	$51.68	$107,490
Vermont	930	3.05	1.85	$27.98	$58,200
New York	24,510	2.61	1.58	$35.58	$74,000
Rhode Island	1,150	2.39	1.44	$32.44	$67,480
Texas	28,360	2.34	1.42	$29.13	$60,600

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	17,310	24.30	14.71	$51.68	$107,490
Virginia	6,920	1.80	1.09	$37.70	$78,410
New Jersey	3,850	0.95	0.57	$36.38	$75,670
New York	24,510	2.61	1.58	$35.58	$74,000
Connecticut	1,780	1.07	0.65	$35.39	$73,600

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	22,880	2.41	1.46	$37.14	$77,250
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	22,460	7.16	4.34	$49.22	$102,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,710	2.72	1.65	$29.50	$61,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,540	1.56	0.94	$32.31	$67,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	6,660	2.75	1.67	$37.55	$78,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,370	2.13	1.29	$31.31	$65,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,310	1.36	0.82	$31.59	$65,720
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,910	2.14	1.30	$34.13	$70,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	4,480	2.29	1.39	$30.11	$62,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,460	1.72	1.04	$29.67	$61,710