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May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and 

Wage Estimates

NAICS 211100 - Oil and Gas Extraction

These national industry-specific occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from 

employers of all sizes, in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia, in NAICS 

211100 - Oil and Gas Extraction.

Additional information, including the hourly and annual 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, percent of 

establishments reporting the occupation, and the employment percent relative standard error, is available in the 

downloadable XLS files.

NAICS Industry 211100 - Oil and Gas Extraction is part of: NAICS 211000 - Oil and Gas Extraction. 

Links to OES estimates for other industries

SOC Major Groups in NAICS 211100 - Oil and Gas Extraction: 

00-0000 All Occupations

11-0000 Management Occupations

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

23-0000 Legal Occupations

27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

33-0000 Protective Service Occupations

35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations

43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations

49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

51-0000 Production Occupations

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

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hourly 

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wage

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mean 

wage

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00-0000 All Occupations major 162,570 2.6% 100.00% $31.92 $40.76 $84,780 2.4%

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Occupation 

code

Occupation title 

(click on the 

occupation title to 

view an 

occupational 

profile)

Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

11-0000 Management 

Occupations major 18,760 7.1% 11.54% $65.39 $73.38 $152,620 3.4%

11-1011 Chief Executives 600 17.3% 0.37% (5) $110.15 $229,120 8.2%

11-1021

General and 

Operations 

Managers

4,810 4.2% 2.96% $65.34 $73.02 $151,880 3.2%

11-2021 Marketing 

Managers 380 23.7% 0.23% $75.54 $81.05 $168,590 7.5%

11-2022 Sales Managers 320 17.9% 0.20% $67.95 $75.71 $157,480 6.0%

11-2031

Public Relations 

and Fundraising 

Managers

150 14.0% 0.09% $62.35 $67.33 $140,050 6.3%

11-3011 Administrative 

Services Managers 520 11.7% 0.32% $46.14 $51.94 $108,040 4.2%

11-3021

Computer and 

Information 

Systems Managers

360 12.6% 0.22% $59.30 $64.43 $134,000 4.0%

11-3031 Financial 

Managers 2,100 10.0% 1.29% $68.27 $74.17 $154,280 3.9%

11-3051

Industrial 

Production 

Managers

870 11.6% 0.54% $54.99 $64.12 $133,370 6.1%

11-3061 Purchasing 

Managers 190 15.7% 0.11% $64.08 $66.91 $139,160 4.9%

11-3071

Transportation, 

Storage, and 

Distribution 

Managers

240 19.3% 0.14% $66.07 $72.25 $150,270 7.3%

11-3111 Compensation and 

Benefits Managers 30 21.1% 0.02% $63.69 $69.72 $145,030 12.8%

11-3121 Human Resources 

Managers 390 12.7% 0.24% $55.82 $62.74 $130,500 6.9%

11-9021 Construction 

Managers 240 18.7% 0.14% $47.17 $55.50 $115,430 6.8%

11-9041

Architectural and 

Engineering 

Managers

(8) (8) (8) $70.29 $80.32 $167,060 9.0%

11-9121 Natural Sciences 

Managers 200 37.3% 0.12% $79.28 $85.71 $178,280 10.0%

11-9141

Property, Real 

Estate, and 

Community 

Association 

Managers

1,290 9.3% 0.80% $45.07 $51.71 $107,560 6.9%

11-9199 Managers, All 

Other 830 11.9% 0.51% $64.74 $71.37 $148,450 6.6%

13-0000

Business and 

Financial 

Operations 

Occupations

major 15,200 5.0% 9.35% $36.92 $40.02 $83,240 2.3%

13-1023

Purchasing 

Agents, Except 

Wholesale, Retail, 

and Farm Products

560 9.3% 0.34% $34.12 $37.25 $77,470 3.7%

13-1041 Compliance 

Officers 610 16.8% 0.38% $39.44 $45.01 $93,610 7.3%

13-1051 Cost Estimators 30 32.7% 0.02% $37.15 $40.44 $84,120 12.0%

13-1078

Human Resources, 

Training, and 

Labor Relations 

Specialists, All 

Other*

730 8.5% 0.45% $35.25 $37.71 $78,430 4.5%

13-1081 Logisticians 660 13.8% 0.41% $42.63 $43.50 $90,480 2.6%

13-1111 Management 

Analysts 1,000 13.7% 0.62% $44.02 $49.12 $102,160 4.7%

13-1141 Compensation, 

Benefits, and Job 

180 13.5% 0.11% $31.39 $34.15 $71,020 3.9%

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Occupation 

code

Occupation title 

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view an 

occupational 

profile)

Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

Analysis 

Specialists

13-1151

Training and 

Development 

Specialists

100 18.1% 0.06% $39.53 $40.69 $84,640 5.8%

13-1161

Market Research 

Analysts and 

Marketing 

Specialists*

310 12.0% 0.19% $35.62 $38.79 $80,680 5.4%

13-1199

Business 

Operations 

Specialists, All 

Other*

(8) (8) (8) $37.49 $42.09 $87,540 5.2%

13-2011 Accountants and 

Auditors 6,050 5.7% 3.72% $34.83 $36.40 $75,720 1.9%

13-2031 Budget Analysts 30 19.4% 0.02% $33.57 $34.51 $71,770 3.5%

13-2051 Financial Analysts 1,510 11.2% 0.93% $41.27 $44.30 $92,140 3.1%

13-2099

Financial 

Specialists, All 

Other

190 22.9% 0.12% $32.46 $37.61 $78,240 7.4%

15-0000

Computer and 

Mathematical 

Occupations

major 4,280 10.0% 2.63% $41.29 $44.54 $92,650 3.8%

15-1121 Computer Systems 

Analysts 2,120 19.9% 1.30% $45.45 $49.64 $103,250 6.6%

15-1131 Computer 

Programmers 290 11.3% 0.18% $42.29 $40.81 $84,880 3.6%

15-1133

Software 

Developers, 

Systems Software

30 45.0% 0.02% $47.15 $46.43 $96,580 6.2%

15-1141 Database 

Administrators 160 24.4% 0.10% $32.24 $37.96 $78,960 4.9%

15-1142

Network and 

Computer Systems 

Administrators*

570 8.6% 0.35% $36.93 $38.75 $80,600 2.8%

15-1150 Computer Support 

Specialists 470 6.9% 0.29% $26.84 $31.92 $66,400 7.6%

15-1179

Information 

Security Analysts, 

Web Developers, 

and Computer 

Network Architects

200 15.6% 0.13% $39.86 $42.58 $88,570 4.8%

15-1799

Computer 

Occupations, All 

Other*

420 18.4% 0.26% (8) (8) (8) (8)

17-0000

Architecture 

and Engineering 

Occupations

major 24,880 8.2% 15.31% $54.62 $62.50 $130,010 2.9%

17-1021 Cartographers and 

Photogrammetrists 60 21.5% 0.04% $31.52 $33.67 $70,040 5.7%

17-1022 Surveyors 130 20.2% 0.08% $28.37 $29.78 $61,950 5.0%

17-2041 Chemical 

Engineers 550 25.5% 0.34% $50.89 $54.66 $113,700 5.6%

17-2051 Civil Engineers 260 24.7% 0.16% $43.29 $47.07 $97,910 5.0%

17-2071 Electrical 

Engineers 220 19.6% 0.13% $50.89 $53.18 $110,610 7.6%

17-2081 Environmental 

Engineers 420 10.5% 0.26% $53.18 $64.30 $133,740 6.5%

17-2111

Health and Safety 

Engineers, Except 

Mining Safety 

Engineers and 

Inspectors

190 15.9% 0.12% $47.64 $48.96 $101,840 5.0%

17-2112 Industrial 

Engineers 1,090 13.4% 0.67% $46.23 $50.84 $105,750 2.3%

17-2131 Materials 

Engineers (8) (8) (8) $32.16 $37.14 $77,260 7.0%

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Occupation 

code

Occupation title 

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occupational 

profile)

Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

17-2141 Mechanical 

Engineers

300 20.0% 0.19% $48.96 $52.17 $108,520 4.9%

17-2151

Mining and 

Geological 

Engineers, 

Including Mining 

Safety Engineers

350 18.1% 0.21% $49.30 $59.91 $124,600 11.8%

17-2171 Petroleum 

Engineers 15,720 7.7% 9.67% $65.20 $72.55 $150,890 3.2%

17-2199 Engineers, All 

Other 2,100 38.2% 1.29% $49.95 $51.06 $106,200 3.0%

17-3019 Drafters, All Other 50 19.3% 0.03% $32.17 $35.76 $74,380 11.7%

17-3023

Electrical and 

Electronics 

Engineering 

Technicians

230 16.9% 0.14% $35.27 $37.73 $78,480 4.6%

17-3024 Electro-Mechanical 

Technicians 70 21.8% 0.04% $47.67 $43.23 $89,910 6.1%

17-3025

Environmental 

Engineering 

Technicians

300 18.6% 0.19% $36.59 $35.55 $73,940 3.6%

17-3026

Industrial 

Engineering 

Technicians

460 22.0% 0.28% $32.35 $33.47 $69,630 3.3%

17-3027

Mechanical 

Engineering 

Technicians

130 18.2% 0.08% $35.29 $33.94 $70,600 3.2%

17-3029

Engineering 

Technicians, 

Except Drafters, 

All Other

1,790 10.6% 1.10% $32.51 $33.65 $69,990 2.8%

17-3031

Surveying and 

Mapping 

Technicians

220 10.2% 0.13% $23.38 $27.70 $57,610 6.6%

19-0000

Life, Physical, 

and Social 

Science 

Occupations

major 10,840 7.3% 6.67% $47.31 $56.18 $116,860 3.6%

19-2012 Physicists 100 26.2% 0.06% $52.81 $59.19 $123,120 8.3%

19-2031 Chemists 90 26.8% 0.06% $55.84 $57.99 $120,610 4.3%

19-2041

Environmental 

Scientists and 

Specialists, 

Including Health

130 12.0% 0.08% $41.41 $46.83 $97,400 7.1%

19-2042

Geoscientists, 

Except 

Hydrologists and 

Geographers

7,310 8.5% 4.50% $62.23 $67.02 $139,390 3.8%

19-3011 Economists 180 27.6% 0.11% $44.58 $45.90 $95,470 7.9%

19-4031 Chemical 

Technicians 60 26.8% 0.04% $33.00 $31.72 $65,980 2.9%

19-4041

Geological and 

Petroleum 

Technicians

2,790 9.9% 1.71% $30.31 $30.67 $63,780 2.6%

19-4091

Environmental 

Science and 

Protection 

Technicians, 

Including Health

110 32.2% 0.07% $25.73 $28.46 $59,200 5.6%

23-0000 Legal 

Occupations major 2,200 13.4% 1.36% $46.41 $59.19 $123,120 7.1%

23-1011 Lawyers 980 20.6% 0.60% $83.44 $87.54 $182,080 7.5%

23-2011 Paralegals and 

Legal Assistants* 230 30.5% 0.14% $33.49 $34.19 $71,110 6.2%

23-2093

Title Examiners, 

Abstractors, and 

Searchers

890 12.5% 0.55% $33.11 $38.36 $79,800 9.7%

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Occupation 

code

Occupation title 

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occupational 

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Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

23-2099 Legal Support 

Workers, All Other

100 29.5% 0.06% $24.72 $26.52 $55,170 5.5%

27-0000

Arts, Design, 

Entertainment, 

Sports, and 

Media 

Occupations

major 150 20.9% 0.09% $28.82 $34.70 $72,180 8.5%

27-3031 Public Relations 

Specialists 120 21.9% 0.08% $30.77 $36.33 $75,570 9.3%

29-0000

Healthcare 

Practitioners 

and Technical 

Occupations

major 730 12.6% 0.45% $39.79 $39.94 $83,070 2.7%

29-1111 Registered 

Nurses* 60 46.4% 0.04% $38.95 $38.80 $80,700 2.0%

29-9011

Occupational 

Health and Safety 

Specialists

590 9.9% 0.36% $41.47 $41.57 $86,470 2.6%

29-9012

Occupational 

Health and Safety 

Technicians

80 34.0% 0.05% $26.53 $25.89 $53,850 8.8%

33-0000

Protective 

Service 

Occupations

major 210 46.5% 0.13% $13.04 $16.08 $33,440 18.2%

33-9032 Security Guards (8) (8) (8) $11.83 $13.24 $27,530 16.4%

35-0000

Food 

Preparation and 

Serving Related 

Occupations

major 330 46.8% 0.20% $12.60 $13.29 $27,640 11.5%

35-2012 Cooks, Institution 

and Cafeteria 90 42.7% 0.06% $13.33 $14.38 $29,900 10.5%

35-3021

Combined Food 

Preparation and 

Serving Workers, 

Including Fast 

Food

(8) (8) (8) $10.97 $12.34 $25,660 14.8%

37-0000

Building and 

Grounds 

Cleaning and 

Maintenance 

Occupations

major 450 23.5% 0.28% $9.54 $11.26 $23,430 6.9%

37-2011

Janitors and 

Cleaners, Except 

Maids and 

Housekeeping 

Cleaners

200 21.7% 0.12% $9.26 $10.64 $22,140 3.6%

37-3011

Landscaping and 

Groundskeeping 

Workers

50 40.3% 0.03% $12.42 $11.91 $24,780 7.9%

41-0000

Sales and 

Related 

Occupations

major 2,040 10.5% 1.26% $27.97 $33.04 $68,730 5.0%

41-1012

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Non-Retail Sales 

Workers

100 15.9% 0.06% $40.87 $45.77 $95,190 8.4%

41-3099

Sales 

Representatives, 

Services, All Other

480 20.9% 0.29% $33.27 $35.11 $73,020 9.8%

41-4011

Sales 

Representatives, 

Wholesale and 

Manufacturing, 

Technical and 

Scientific Products

210 23.4% 0.13% $41.27 $42.03 $87,430 10.0%

41-4012 Sales 

Representatives, 

Wholesale and 

Manufacturing, 

Except Technical 

420 20.8% 0.26% $25.10 $33.48 $69,640 14.1%

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code

Occupation title 

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occupational 

profile)

Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

and Scientific 

Products

41-9022 Real Estate Sales 

Agents 690 20.9% 0.42% $24.82 $29.91 $62,210 6.9%

43-0000

Office and 

Administrative 

Support 

Occupations

major 19,690 2.9% 12.11% $18.58 $20.22 $42,050 1.3%

43-1011

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Office and 

Administrative 

Support Workers

1,350 8.6% 0.83% $27.30 $31.08 $64,640 3.3%

43-3021 Billing and Posting 

Clerks 180 45.0% 0.11% $17.71 $21.72 $45,180 4.3%

43-3031

Bookkeeping, 

Accounting, and 

Auditing Clerks

3,670 6.1% 2.26% $17.47 $17.65 $36,710 2.0%

43-3051

Payroll and 

Timekeeping 

Clerks

210 12.4% 0.13% $19.26 $19.63 $40,840 3.7%

43-3061 Procurement 

Clerks 90 28.6% 0.05% $19.97 $20.88 $43,430 4.5%

43-4051 Customer Service 

Representatives 40 30.9% 0.02% $23.61 $24.42 $50,800 7.0%

43-4071 File Clerks 310 15.9% 0.19% $14.66 $16.48 $34,280 4.7%

43-4151 Order Clerks 170 18.5% 0.10% $15.72 $17.06 $35,480 6.1%

43-4161

Human Resources 

Assistants, Except 

Payroll and 

Timekeeping

110 12.7% 0.07% $19.05 $21.28 $44,270 5.3%

43-4171 Receptionists and 

Information Clerks 530 10.7% 0.33% $14.05 $14.49 $30,130 2.5%

43-4199

Information and 

Record Clerks, All 

Other

(8) (8) (8) $19.63 $20.06 $41,730 5.3%

43-5032

Dispatchers, 

Except Police, 

Fire, and 

Ambulance

50 17.7% 0.03% $21.03 $23.22 $48,290 6.2%

43-5061

Production, 

Planning, and 

Expediting Clerks

740 13.4% 0.45% $22.56 $24.98 $51,960 3.2%

43-5081 Stock Clerks and 

Order Fillers 90 19.9% 0.06% $20.58 $21.21 $44,110 7.0%

43-5111

Weighers, 

Measurers, 

Checkers, and 

Samplers, 

Recordkeeping

60 17.6% 0.04% $24.05 $21.65 $45,020 7.2%

43-6011

Executive 

Secretaries and 

Executive 

Administrative 

Assistants

3,510 5.7% 2.16% $25.22 $26.14 $54,360 2.1%

43-6014

Secretaries and 

Administrative 

Assistants, Except 

Legal, Medical, 

and Executive

4,220 6.7% 2.59% $16.64 $17.01 $35,380 2.0%

43-9021 Data Entry Keyers 70 26.1% 0.05% $15.11 $16.12 $33,520 8.5%

43-9061 Office Clerks, 

General 3,370 5.9% 2.07% $14.65 $16.59 $34,510 3.3%

43-9799

Office and 

Administrative 

Support Workers, 

All Other*

210 29.0% 0.13% $20.21 $23.87 $49,640 12.6%

45-0000 major 70 39.7% 0.04% $10.05 $10.68 $22,210 6.2%

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RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

Farming, 

Fishing, and 

Forestry 

Occupations

45-2093

Farmworkers, 

Farm, Ranch, and 

Aquacultural 

Animals

50 49.5% 0.03% $11.78 $11.02 $22,930 6.9%

47-0000

Construction 

and Extraction 

Occupations

major 29,610 6.9% 18.21% $21.91 $24.97 $51,940 2.1%

47-1011

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Construction 

Trades and 

Extraction 

Workers

4,330 5.0% 2.67% $35.63 $38.32 $79,710 2.2%

47-2061 Construction 

Laborers 160 17.9% 0.10% $17.61 $18.59 $38,670 6.7%

47-2073

Operating 

Engineers and 

Other Construction 

Equipment 

Operators

520 13.3% 0.32% $19.76 $22.82 $47,470 6.9%

47-2111 Electricians 690 30.0% 0.43% $33.03 $31.98 $66,510 5.5%

47-2141

Painters, 

Construction and 

Maintenance

40 45.6% 0.02% $21.20 $21.96 $45,670 12.9%

47-2152

Plumbers, 

Pipefitters, and 

Steamfitters

100 18.8% 0.06% $26.17 $26.48 $55,090 4.1%

47-5011 Derrick Operators, 

Oil and Gas 2,370 11.1% 1.46% $23.96 $25.25 $52,520 2.4%

47-5012

Rotary Drill 

Operators, Oil and 

Gas

4,430 10.5% 2.72% $26.46 $30.48 $63,400 5.4%

47-5013

Service Unit 

Operators, Oil, 

Gas, and Mining

5,630 7.9% 3.46% $21.87 $22.65 $47,120 1.9%

47-5021 Earth Drillers, 

Except Oil and Gas 80 30.5% 0.05% $14.90 $17.58 $36,560 10.7%

47-5049

Mining Machine 

Operators, All 

Other

30 31.1% 0.02% $17.67 $20.25 $42,110 12.1%

47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil 

and Gas 7,740 10.4% 4.76% $16.06 $17.11 $35,590 1.7%

47-5081

Helpers--

Extraction 

Workers

3,230 40.5% 1.99% $18.89 $21.84 $45,420 9.7%

47-5099 Extraction 

Workers, All Other 220 17.3% 0.13% $18.47 $21.77 $45,270 6.9%

49-0000

Installation, 

Maintenance, 

and Repair 

Occupations

major 6,370 15.5% 3.92% $29.57 $29.45 $61,250 4.3%

49-1011

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Mechanics, 

Installers, and 

Repairers

1,190 34.2% 0.73% $41.38 $41.12 $85,540 6.6%

49-2094

Electrical and 

Electronics 

Repairers, 

Commercial and 

Industrial 

Equipment

180 25.2% 0.11% $32.75 $33.49 $69,660 2.8%

49-3031 Bus and Truck 

Mechanics and 

Diesel Engine 

Specialists

110 15.9% 0.07% $19.85 $20.05 $41,690 3.5%

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Occupation 

code

Occupation title 

(click on the 

occupation title to 

view an 

occupational 

profile)

Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

49-3042

Mobile Heavy 

Equipment 

Mechanics, Except 

Engines

200 23.6% 0.13% $21.28 $23.80 $49,500 7.3%

49-9012

Control and Valve 

Installers and 

Repairers, Except 

Mechanical Door

650 16.5% 0.40% $28.92 $27.61 $57,420 6.5%

49-9041

Industrial 

Machinery 

Mechanics

1,840 12.6% 1.13% $30.01 $29.75 $61,870 3.0%

49-9043

Maintenance 

Workers, 

Machinery

240 14.3% 0.15% $22.81 $23.45 $48,780 5.1%

49-9071

Maintenance and 

Repair Workers, 

General

1,540 16.4% 0.95% $23.10 $24.52 $51,000 5.1%

49-9096 Riggers (8) (8) (8) $12.50 $14.46 $30,080 12.6%

49-9098

Helpers--

Installation, 

Maintenance, and 

Repair Workers

220 42.8% 0.14% $17.99 $20.39 $42,400 21.8%

51-0000 Production 

Occupations major 12,150 6.9% 7.48% $29.23 $30.49 $63,430 3.6%

51-1011

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Production and 

Operating Workers

1,930 8.2% 1.19% $37.89 $39.03 $81,170 3.7%

51-4041 Machinists 90 32.7% 0.06% $18.80 $20.06 $41,720 8.1%

51-4121

Welders, Cutters, 

Solderers, and 

Brazers

650 15.1% 0.40% $20.41 $22.26 $46,300 4.7%

51-8013 Power Plant 

Operators 70 40.2% 0.04% $30.89 $29.77 $61,910 2.6%

51-8091

Chemical Plant 

and System 

Operators

(8) (8) (8) $32.64 $32.59 $67,780 4.2%

51-8092 Gas Plant 

Operators 1,570 13.3% 0.97% $28.02 $28.28 $58,830 1.1%

51-8093

Petroleum Pump 

System Operators, 

Refinery 

Operators, and 

Gaugers

6,260 9.7% 3.85% $28.02 $28.07 $58,390 2.2%

51-8099

Plant and System 

Operators, All 

Other

120 26.6% 0.07% $30.99 $34.19 $71,110 7.7%

51-9061

Inspectors, 

Testers, Sorters, 

Samplers, and 

Weighers

360 22.1% 0.22% $21.30 $22.84 $47,510 4.8%

53-0000

Transportation 

and Material 

Moving 

Occupations

major 14,570 7.4% 8.96% $22.03 $23.52 $48,910 2.4%

53-1021

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Helpers, Laborers, 

and Material 

Movers, Hand

220 12.3% 0.14% $31.52 $32.10 $66,770 3.8%

53-1031

First-Line 

Supervisors of 

Transportation 

and MaterialMoving Machine 

and Vehicle 

Operators

690 10.0% 0.43% $33.99 $35.44 $73,700 3.3%

53-2012 Commercial Pilots 210 16.3% 0.13% (4) (4) $91,770 4.4%

53-3032 940 12.9% 0.58% $17.81 $18.82 $39,140 2.1%

http://www.bls.gov/oes/2011/may/naics4_211100.htm
About May 2011 National Industry-Specific 

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown 

separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 

2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly 

calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard 

error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or 

annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $90.00 per hour or $187,199 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.

Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry 

estimates)

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Showing 1 to 172 of 172 entries

Occupation 

code

Occupation title 

(click on the 

occupation title to 

view an 

occupational 

profile)

Group Employment Employment 

RSE

Percent of 

total 

employment

Median 

hourly 

wage

Mean 

hourly 

wage

Annual 

mean 

wage

Mean 

wage 

RSE

Heavy and 

Tractor-Trailer 

Truck Drivers

53-5021

Captains, Mates, 

and Pilots of 

Water Vessels

(8) (8) (8) $48.18 $44.62 $92,810 9.7%

53-7021 Crane and Tower 

Operators (8) (8) (8) $31.40 $27.61 $57,430 8.3%

53-7032

Excavating and 

Loading Machine 

and Dragline 

Operators

(8) (8) (8) $19.75 $20.07 $41,740 5.6%

53-7051

Industrial Truck 

and Tractor 

Operators

40 29.1% 0.02% $15.19 $16.50 $34,320 6.9%

53-7062

Laborers and 

Freight, Stock, 

and Material 

Movers, Hand

530 10.4% 0.32% $12.36 $14.51 $30,170 5.9%

53-7071

Gas Compressor 

and Gas Pumping 

Station Operators

770 15.6% 0.47% $25.58 $26.04 $54,170 1.7%

53-7072

Pump Operators, 

Except Wellhead 

Pumpers

1,890 16.4% 1.16% $23.44 $24.32 $50,580 3.8%

53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers 7,510 6.1% 4.62% $20.51 $20.69 $43,040 1.6%

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