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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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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)
678,500 0.7 % $34.41 $71,570 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.51 $22.50 $30.67 $43.07 $58.96
Annual Wage (2) $34,350 $46,800 $63,790 $89,580 $122,630

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)
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 75,520 5.06 $33.06 $68,770
Management of Companies and Enterprises 57,880 2.35 $38.79 $80,680
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 34,830 1.60 $37.42 $77,830
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 30,150 6.15 $33.57 $69,820
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 19,070 2.54 $34.09 $70,900

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 30,150 6.15 $33.57 $69,820
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 1,130 5.11 $32.11 $66,790
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 75,520 5.06 $33.06 $68,770
Other Information Services 15,170 4.67 $42.36 $88,110
Software Publishers 16,670 3.86 $44.88 $93,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation 60 0.73 $57.17 $118,910
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1,860 0.36 $56.82 $118,190
Oil and Gas Extraction 540 0.38 $49.79 $103,550
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 60 0.52 $49.14 $102,210
Telecommunications 8,740 1.22 $47.81 $99,450

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 98,760 5.68 1.23 $38.02 $79,070
New York 68,680 7.21 1.56 $37.61 $78,240
Florida 40,480 4.60 1.00 $29.67 $61,700
Texas 35,030 2.82 0.61 $35.67 $74,190
Illinois 33,670 5.59 1.21 $31.20 $64,910




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 7,110 9.82 2.13 $39.57 $82,300
Colorado 20,330 7.59 1.64 $36.55 $76,020
New York 68,680 7.21 1.56 $37.61 $78,240
Washington 22,710 6.84 1.48 $42.45 $88,290
Massachusetts 21,260 5.87 1.27 $35.25 $73,310




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 20,400 4.99 1.08 $43.92 $91,360
Washington 22,710 6.84 1.48 $42.45 $88,290
Delaware 2,030 4.49 0.97 $40.86 $84,990
District of Columbia 7,110 9.82 2.13 $39.57 $82,300
California 98,760 5.68 1.23 $38.02 $79,070





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 75,110 7.78 1.68 $40.10 $83,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 36,520 5.85 1.27 $34.99 $72,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 29,960 6.41 1.39 $31.59 $65,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 23,030 7.25 1.57 $38.79 $80,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 22,650 9.16 1.98 $43.92 $91,350
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 19,110 6.83 1.48 $35.69 $74,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 18,790 9.30 2.01 $45.39 $94,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 17,590 6.41 1.39 $34.38 $71,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 15,790 5.49 1.19 $37.53 $78,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 14,210 5.38 1.16 $31.92 $66,380