Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

13-1198 Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 13-1082 Project Management Specialists and 13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other and the 2010 SOC occupation 13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other.

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)
1,279,390	0.5 %	$38.57	$80,220	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$19.20	$26.02	$35.37	$47.67	$61.74
Annual Wage (2)	$39,930	$54,110	$73,570	$99,150	$128,420

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)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	173,850	8.65	$42.09	$87,550
Management of Companies and Enterprises	77,330	3.14	$40.50	$84,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	60,290	1.95	$32.56	$67,720
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	59,740	4.01	$40.20	$83,610
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	55,690	2.56	$46.80	$97,340

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)	173,850	8.65	$42.09	$87,550
Grantmaking and Giving Services	10,450	7.27	$37.94	$78,920
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	960	5.01	$50.26	$104,540
Social Advocacy Organizations	9,850	4.43	$30.90	$64,280
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	500	4.22	$45.36	$94,340

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	1,340	2.51	$54.68	$113,730
Software Publishers	12,730	2.95	$51.51	$107,140
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	3,230	0.89	$50.78	$105,630
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	960	5.01	$50.26	$104,540
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$48.62	$101,130

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	209,160	12.03	1.38	$40.09	$83,390
Texas	117,990	9.49	1.09	$39.78	$82,750
Florida	86,800	9.87	1.13	$33.16	$68,970
Illinois	52,030	8.63	0.99	$38.45	$79,970
Colorado	50,930	19.01	2.18	$42.00	$87,360

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	36,840	50.92	5.85	$49.39	$102,720
Colorado	50,930	19.01	2.18	$42.00	$87,360
Washington	43,590	13.13	1.51	$40.14	$83,490
New Jersey	49,290	12.06	1.38	$40.02	$83,250
California	209,160	12.03	1.38	$40.09	$83,390

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	36,840	50.92	5.85	$49.39	$102,720
Maryland	29,930	11.08	1.27	$45.56	$94,770
Virginia	36,920	9.52	1.09	$44.39	$92,320
New York	49,010	5.15	0.59	$44.26	$92,060
Massachusetts	22,420	6.19	0.71	$44.10	$91,730

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	75,750	12.14	1.39	$39.26	$81,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	71,210	7.37	0.85	$43.94	$91,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	70,810	22.27	2.56	$48.78	$101,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41,490	11.35	1.30	$40.59	$84,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	39,570	16.01	1.84	$44.72	$93,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	39,190	8.38	0.96	$38.90	$80,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	33,930	12.37	1.42	$37.75	$78,520
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	33,730	22.29	2.56	$43.06	$89,560
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	31,590	15.63	1.79	$41.85	$87,040
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	28,770	9.43	1.08	$43.03	$89,510