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             OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, NOVEMBER 2004


   Management and legal occupational groups were the two highest paying of
the 22 major occupational groups in November 2004, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  Over 30 percent of
the workers in these occupational groups earned more than $43.75 per hour.
(See table A.)  The major occupational group with the highest employment
level in November 2004 was office and administrative support workers,
followed by sales and related workers, food preparation and serving
workers, and production workers.

   These estimates for wage and salary workers are from the Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES) survey, a federal-state cooperative program
between BLS and State Workforce Agencies.  The OES survey provides nation-
al, state, and  metropolitan area estimates of employment, hourly wages,
and annual wages for 22 major occupational groups and for all 801 non-mili-
tary detailed occupations, as defined by the Standard Occupational Classifi-
cation (SOC) system.  Table B displays the number of detailed occupations
within each major occupational group, as well as the level and distribution
of employment across the occupational groups.

   The two smallest occupational groups in terms of employment were the
farming, fishing, and forestry and legal occupations.  The major occupa-
tional groups with the lowest average wages were food preparation and
serving related; farming, fishing, and forestry; building and grounds
cleaning and maintenance; and personal care and service.  At least 39 per-
cent of all workers in each of these groups earned less than $8.50 per hour.
   
   Major groups in which 50 percent or more of the employment was concen-
trated in the middle three wage ranges (mean hourly wages from $13.50 to
$27.24) included business and financial operations occupations; community
and social services occupations; education, training, and library occupa-
tions; healthcare practitioner and technical occupations; construction and
extraction occupations; and installation, maintenance, and repair occupa-
tions.

   The sales occupations group contained the two largest occupations in the
United States in November 2004.  Retail salespersons and cashiers accounted
for about 4.3 and 3.5 million workers, respectively.  Other detailed occupa-
tions with more than 2 million workers were general office clerks; hand
laborers and material movers; registered nurses; waiters and waitresses;
combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food; jani-
tors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners; and customer
service representatives.  Among these large occupations, registered nurses
had the highest average hourly earnings--$26.77.  For the other large occu-
pations, average hourly earnings ranged from $7.42 for combined food prepa-
ration and serving workers, including fast food to $14.11 for customer
service representatives.  (See table 1.)

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Table A.  Distribution of workers in each major occupational group by wage range,
November 2004

(Percent distribution)
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                 |                           Wage range
      Major      |--------------------------------------------------------------
   occupational  |Under|$8.50 |$10.75|$13.50|$17.00|$21.50|$27.25|$34.50| Over  
      group      |$8.50|  to  |  to  |  to  |  to  |  to  |  to  |  to  |$43.74                                                  
                 |     |$10.74|$13.49|$16.99|$21.49|$27.24|$34.49|$43.74|       
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Management.......|  1.1|   0.9|   2.2|   4.7|   8.2|  13.0|  15.9|  17.8|  36.4
Business and     |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  financial      |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  operations.....|  1.4|   1.9|   4.8|  11.4|  18.8|  21.6|  18.1|  12.0|   9.9
Computer and     |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  mathematical   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      
  science........|   .5|   1.2|   2.9|   6.3|  11.6|  17.6|  21.7|  20.9|  17.3
Architecture and |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  engineering....|   .4|   1.4|   3.5|   7.3|  13.1|  19.9|  21.2|  18.8|  14.3
Life, physical,  |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and social     |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  science .......|  1.3|   2.6|   6.1|  12.2|  17.4|  18.9|  16.7|  12.6|  12.3
Community and    |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  social         |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  services.......|  5.7|   9.8|  16.7|  21.9|  19.4|  14.8|   7.9|   2.8|   1.0
Legal............|  1.1|   2.0|   4.8|   9.8|  13.6|  13.9|  11.5|  10.9|  32.3
Education, train-|     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  ing, and li-   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  brary..........| 10.0|   8.6|   9.6|  14.1|  18.7|  17.2|  11.9|   5.8|   4.1
Arts, design,    |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  entertainment, |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  sports, and    |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  media..........| 12.0|   9.5|  11.5|  15.0|  16.0|  13.8|   9.7|   6.2|   6.4
Healthcare       |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  practitioner   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and technical..|  1.9|   4.4|   7.4|  11.4|  17.9|  21.1|  15.6|   8.5|  11.8
Healthcare       |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  support........| 21.8|  30.9|  24.9|  14.5|   5.8|   1.6|    .4|    .1|     -
Protective       |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  service........| 15.0|  14.7|  14.6|  14.9|  13.9|  13.4|   8.6|   3.7|   1.2
Food preparation |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and serving    |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  related........| 64.9|  18.4|   9.3|   4.4|   2.0|    .7|    .2|    .1|     -
Building and     |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  grounds clean- |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  ing and        |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  maintenance....| 39.2|  25.6|  17.2|  10.1|   5.4|   1.8|    .5|    .1|     -
Personal care    |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and service....| 46.2|  23.1|  12.6|   7.9|   4.9|   2.6|   1.3|    .7|    .7
Sales and        |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  related........| 34.6|  17.1|  11.5|   9.5|   8.3|   6.7|   4.6|   3.3|   4.4
Office and       |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
administrative   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  support........| 13.2|  18.7|  22.5|  20.3|  14.3|   7.9|   2.2|    .7|    .3
Farming, fishing,|     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and forestry...| 53.9|  19.1|  11.2|   7.9|   4.6|   2.2|    .8|    .3|    .1
Construction and |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  extraction.....|  5.7|  11.6|  16.3|  19.0|  18.0|  15.0|   9.6|   3.7|   1.1
Installation,    |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  maintenance,   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and repair.....|  6.1|   9.9|  14.3|  19.3|  21.3|  17.6|   8.5|   2.4|    .7
Production.......| 16.0|  19.2|  20.4|  18.4|  12.9|   8.7|   3.2|    .9|    .2
Transportation   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  and material   |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  moving.........| 24.4|  19.2|  18.1|  15.7|  11.9|   6.6|   2.2|    .8|   1.0 
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   Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations such as specialist
physicians and dentists accounted for 12 out of the 14 highest-paying
delailed occupations in November 2004.  The average hourly wages for these
health-related occupations ranged from $87.43 for surgeons to $63.78 for
general dentists.  The lowest-paying occupation was fast food cooks, who
earned $7.32 per hour.  The five lowest-paying occupations were related
to food preparation and serving.
   
   Table 1 shows national cross-industry employment and wage estimates for
detailed occupations within each major group.  The OES program also provides
national occupational employment and wage data by detailed industry, and
cross-industry estimates for all states and all of the 334 U.S. metropolitan
areas.  The OES survey is based on a sample of 1.2 million establishments,
collecting information on over 80 million workers in 6 semiannual panels.
Employment and wage data for states and metropolitan areas are now available
on http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm.  National data for over 300
industries are available on http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.


Table B.  Number of detailed occupations in each major occupational
group and group employment distribution, November 2004
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                            |   Occupations    |     Employment     
  Major occupational group  |------------------|--------------------
                            |        | Percent |           |Percent 
                            | Number | of total|   Number  |of total
----------------------------|--------|---------|-----------|--------
                            |        |         |           |        
     Total..................|   801  |  100.0  |129,146,680|  100.0 
                            |        |         |           |
Management..................|    34  |    4.2  |  6,085,780|    4.7
Business and financial      |        |         |           |        
  operations................|    30  |    3.7  |  5,253,720|    4.1 
Computer and mathematical   |        |         |           |        
  science...................|    16  |    2.0  |  2,932,790|    2.3 
Architecture and            |        |         |           |        
  engineering...............|    35  |    4.4  |  2,385,680|    1.8 
Life, physical, and social  |        |         |           |        
  science...................|    44  |    5.5  |  1,144,240|     .9 
Community and social        |        |         |           |        
  services..................|    17  |    2.1  |  1,680,750|    1.3 
Legal ......................|     9  |    1.1  |    973,970|     .8 
Education, training, and    |        |         |           |        
  library...................|    61  |    7.6  |  7,969,800|    6.2 
Arts, design, entertainment,|        |         |           |        
  sports, and media.........|    41  |    5.1  |  1,645,870|    1.3 
Healthcare practitioner and |        |         |           |        
  technical.................|    53  |    6.6  |  6,469,920|    5.0 
Healthcare support..........|    15  |    1.9  |  3,307,150|    2.6 
Protective service .........|    21  |    2.6  |  3,059,090|    2.4 
Food preparation and serving|        |         |           |        
  related...................|    18  |    2.2  | 10,637,260|    8.2 
Building and grounds        |        |         |           |        
  cleaning and maintenance..|    10  |    1.2  |  4,323,430|    3.3 
Personal care and service...|    34  |    4.2  |  3,154,670|    2.4 
Sales and related...........|    22  |    2.7  | 13,713,710|   10.6 
Office and administrative   |        |         |           |        
  support...................|    55  |    6.9  | 22,622,500|   17.5 
Farming, fishing, and       |        |         |           |        
  forestry..................|    16  |    2.0  |    444,870|     .3 
Construction and extraction.|    59  |    7.4  |  6,303,180|    4.9 
Installation, maintenance,  |        |         |           |        
  and repair................|    51  |    6.4  |  5,246,720|    4.1 
Production..................|   110  |   13.7  | 10,194,200|    7.9 
Transportation and          |        |         |           |        
  material moving ..........|    50  |    6.2  |  9,597,380|    7.4 
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Technical Note


Scope of the Survey

   The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a semiannual
mail survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage
and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in the United States.
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands also are surveyed, but their
data are not included in this release.  OES estimates are constructed
from a sample of 1.2 million establishments.  Forms are mailed to about
200,000 establishments in May and November of each year for a 3-year
period.  The nationwide response rate for the November 2004 survey was
78.7 percent for establishments, covering 73.0 percent of employment.
The survey included establishments sampled in the November 2004, May
2004, November 2003, May 2003, and November 2002 semiannual panels and
about half of the 2001 annual panel.

The occupational coding system

   The OES survey uses the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
occupational classification system, the Standard Occupational Clas-
sification (SOC) system.  The SOC system is the first OMB-required
occupational classification system for federal agencies.  The OES
survey categorizes workers in 1 of 801 detailed occupations.  To-
gether, these detailed occupations comprise 23 major occupational
groups, one of which--military specific occupations--is not included
in the OES survey.  The major groups are as follows:

     Management occupations
     Business and financial operations occupations
     Computer and mathematical science occupations
     Architecture and engineering occupations
     Life, physical, and social science occupations
     Community and social services occupations
     Legal occupations
     Education, training, and library occupations
     Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
     Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
     Healthcare support occupations
     Protective service occupations
     Food preparation and serving related occupations
     Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
     Personal care and service occupations
     Sales and related occupations
     Office and administrative support occupations
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
     Construction and extraction occupations
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
     Production occupations
     Transportation and material moving occupations
     Military specific occupations (not surveyed in OES)

   For more information about the SOC system, please see the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site at http://www.bls.gov/soc/home/htm.

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The industry coding system

   The OES survey uses the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS).  For more information about NAICS, see the BLS Web site at
http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
   
   The OES survey includes establishments in NAICS sectors 11 (logging and
agricultural support activities only), 21, 22, 23, 31-33, 42, 44-45, 48-49,
51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81 (except private households),
state government, and local government.  The federal government and the U.S.
Postal Service also are included.  An establishment is defined as an econom-
ic unit that processes goods or provides services, such as a factory, mine,
or store.  The establishment is generally at a single physical location and
is engaged primarily in one type of economic activity.
   
   The OES survey covers all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in
nonfarm industries.  The survey does not include the self-employed owners
and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family
workers.

Survey sample

   BLS funds the survey and provides the procedures and technical support,
while the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) collect most of the data.  BLS
produces cross-industry and industry-specific estimates for the nation,
states, and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).  Industry-specific esti-
mates are produced at the NAICS sector, 3-digit, 4-digit, and selected 5-
digit industry levels.  BLS releases all cross-industry and national esti-
mates; the SWAs release industry-specific estimates at the state and MSA
levels.
   
   State Unemployment Insurance (UI) files provide the universe from which
the OES survey draws its sample.  Employment benchmarks are obtained from
reports submitted by employers to the UI program.  Supplemental sources are
used for rail transportation (NAICS 4821) and Guam because they do not report
to the UI program.  The OES survey sample is stratified by area, industry,
and employment size.  

   A census of federal government and the U.S. Postal Service is taken every
panel.  A census of state government and Hawaii's local government is taken
every November panel.  Units in rail transportation (NAICS 482), hospitals
(NAICS 622), and state-owned educational services (NAICS 611) are sampled
with certainty across a 3-year period.  Establishments with 250 or more
employees are sampled with virtual certainty across a 3-year period with
about one-sixth sampled in each panel.

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Concepts
   
   Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage and salary em-
ployment in an occupation across the industries surveyed.  The OES survey
defines employment as the number of workers who can be classified as full-
or part-time employees, including workers on paid vacations or other types
of paid leave; workers on unpaid short-term absences; salaried officers,
executives, and staff members of incorporated firms; employees temporarily
assigned to other units; and employees for whom the reporting unit is their
permanent duty station regardless of whether that unit prepares their pay-
check.
   
   The OES survey form sent to establishments with more than 10 workers con-
tains between 50 and 225 SOC occupations selected on the basis of the sampled
establishment's industry classification.  To reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, no survey form contains every SOC occupation.  Thus, data for speci-
fic occupations are collected primarily from establishments in industries
that are the predominant employers of workers in those occupations.  Each
survey form is structured, however, to allow a respondent to provide detailed
occupational information for each worker at the establishment; that is, unlist-
ed occupations can be added to the survey form.  Employers with 10 or fewer
workers are sent a form with no occupations listed, and are instructed to fill
in the occupations for their workers.
   
   Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of
premium pay.  Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, guaranteed pay, haz-
ardous-duty pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses,
tips, and on-call pay are included.  Excluded are back pay, jury duty pay,
overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses,
employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
   
   The OES survey collects wage data in 12 intervals.  Employers report the
number of employees in an occupation for each wage range.  The wage intervals
used for the November 2004 survey are as follows:

--------------------------------------------------------  
            |                              
            |                  Wages
  Interval  |-------------------------------------------
            |       Hourly      |        Annual
------------|-------------------|-----------------------
Range A     | Under $6.75       | Under $14,040
Range B     | $6.75 to $8.49    | $14,040 to $17,679
Range C     | $8.50 to $10.74   | $17,680 to $22,359
Range D     | $10.75 to $13.49  | $22,360 to $28,079
Range E     | $13.50 to $16.99  | $28,080 to $35,359
Range F     | $17.00 to $21.49  | $35,360 to $44,719
Range G     | $21.50 to $27.24  | $44,720 to $56,679
Range H     | $27.25 to $34.49  | $56,680 to $71,759
Range I     | $34.50 to $43.74  | $71,760 to $90,999
Range J     | $43.75 to $55.49  | $91,000 to $115,439
Range K     | $55.50 to $69.99  | $115,440 to $145,599
Range L     | $70.00 and over   | $145,600 and over
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   Mean hourly wage.  The mean hourly wage rate for an occupation is the
total wages that all workers in the occupation earn in an hour divided by
the total employment of the occupation.  To calculate the mean hourly wage
of each occupation, total weighted hourly wages are summed across all in-
tervals and divided by the occupation's weighted survey employment.  The
mean wage for each interval is based on occupational wage data collected
by the BLS Office of Compensation and Working Conditions for the National
Compensation Survey (NCS).
   
   The mean hourly wage value for the highest wage interval, $70.00 and
over, was computed separately for NCS data from 2004, 2003, 2002, and
2001.  The average of these mean wage rates was used for all of the
$70.00 and over data in the November 2004 survey.  The wage rates for
this interval do not go through any wage updating procedures.
   
   Percentile wage.  The p-th percentile wage range for an occupation is
the wage where p percent of all workers earn that amount or less and where
(100-p) percent of all workers earn that amount or more.  This statistic is
calculated by uniformly distributing the workers inside each wage interval,
ranking the workers from lowest paid to highest paid, and calculating the
product of the total employment for the occupation and the desired per-
centile to determine the worker that earns the p-th percentile wage rate.
   
   Annual wage.  Many employees are paid at an hourly rate by their
employers and may work more than or less than 40 hours per week.  Annual
wage estimates for most occupations in this release are calculated by
multiplying the mean hourly wage by a "year-round, full-time" figure of
2,080 hours (52 weeks by 40 hours).  Thus, annual wage estimates may not
represent the actual annual pay received by the employee if they work more
or less than 2,080 hours per year.  Some workers typically work less than
full time, year round.  For these occupations, the OES survey collects and
reports either the annual salary or the hourly wage rate, depending on how
the occupation is typically paid, but not both.  For example, teachers,
flight attendants, and pilots may be paid an annual salary, but do not work
the usual 2,080 hours per year.  In this case, an annual salary is reported.
Other workers, such as entertainment workers are paid hourly rates, but gen-
erally do not work full time, year round.  For these workers, only an hourly
wage is reported.
   
   Hourly versus annual wage reporting.  For each occupation, respondents
are asked to report the number of employees paid within specific wage
intervals.  The intervals are defined both as hourly rates and the cor-
responding annual rates, where the annual rate for an occupation is cal-
culated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by a typical work year of
2,080 hours.  The responding establishment can reference either the hourly
or the annual rate for full-time workers, but they are instructed to report
the hourly rate for part-time workers.

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Estimation methodology

   Each OES panel includes approximately 200,000 establishments.  The
OES survey is designed to produce estimates using six panels (3 years)
of data.  The full six-panel sample of 1.2 million establishments allows
the production of estimates at detailed levels of geography, industry,
and occupation.  Combining six panels of data also is necessary to obtain
the full complement of certainty establishments.  (Note: The first semi-
annual panel was in November 2002.  Prior to that, about 400,000 estab-
lishments were surveyed annually.  Each earlier sample is a two-panel
equivalent.)
   
   Wage updating.  Significant reductions in sampling errors are obtained
by combining six panels of data, particularly for small geographic areas
and occupations.  Wages for the current panel need no adjustment.  However,
wages in the five previous panels need to be updated to the current panel's
reference period.
   
   The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index (ECI) to adjust survey
data from prior panels before combining them with the current panel's data.
The wage updating procedure adjusts each detailed occupation's wage rate,
as measured in the earlier panel, according to the average movement of its
broader occupational division.  The procedure assumes that there are no major
differences by geography, industry, or detailed occupation within the occupa-
tional division.
   
   Imputation.  Over 20 percent of establishments do not respond for a given
panel.  A "nearest neighbor" hot deck imputation procedure is used to impute
missing occupational employment totals.  A variant of mean imputation is used
to impute missing wage distributions.  The variant of mean imputation for wage
distributions also is applied to establishments that provide reports with occu-
pational totals but partial or missing wage data.
   
   Weighting and benchmarking.  The sample establishments in each panel are
weighted to represent all establishments that were part of the in-scope
frame from which the panel was selected.  Based on the sampled establish-
ments, weights are adjusted when six panels are combined.  Weights are ad-
justed by benchmarking employment totals from the OES survey to employment
figures derived from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
   
   November 2004 OES survey estimates.  The November 2004 OES survey esti-
mates are based on all data collected from establishments in the November
2004, May 2004, November 2003, May 2003, and November 2002 semiannual
samples and half of the 2001 annual sample.  During estimates processing,
OES employment data were benchmarked to the average employment for Novem-
ber 2004 and May 2004 from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

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   Reliability of the estimates.  Estimates calculated from a sample survey
are subject to two types of error:  sampling and nonsampling.  Sampling
error occurs when estimates are calculated from a subset (that is, a sample)
of the population instead of the full population.  When a sample of the popu-
lation is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimate of the charac-
teristic of interest may differ from the population value of that characteris-
tic.  Differences between the sample estimate and the population value will
vary depending on the sample selected.  This variability can be estimated by
calculating the standard error (SE) of the sample estimate.  If we were to
repeat the sampling and estimation process countless times using the same
survey design, approximately 90 percent of the intervals created by adding
and subtracting 1.645 SEs from the sample estimate would include the popula-
tion value.  These intervals are called 90-percent confidence intervals.  The
OES survey, however, usually uses the relative standard error (RSE) of a
sample estimate instead of its SE to measure sampling error.  RSE is defined
as the SE of a sample estimate divided by the sample estimate itself.  This
statistic provides the user with a measure of the relative precision of the
sample estimate.  RSEs are calculated for both occupational employment and
mean wage rate estimates.  Occupational employment RSEs are calculated using
a subsample, random group replication technique called the jackknife.  Mean
wage rate RSEs are calculated using a variance components model that accounts
for both the observed and unobserved components of the wage data.  The
variances of the unobserved components are estimated using wage data from the
BLS National Compensation Survey.  In general, estimates based on many estab-
lishments have lower RSEs than estimates based on few establishments.  If the
distributional assumptions of the models are violated, the resulting confi-
dence intervals may not reflect the prescribed level of confidence.
   
   Nonsampling error occurs for a variety of reasons, none of which are
directly connected to sampling.  Examples of nonsampling error include:
nonresponse, data incorrectly reported by the respondent, mistakes made
in entering collected data into the database, and mistakes made in editing
and processing the collected data.

Additional information

   The November 2004 OES national data by occupation, comparable to data in
table 1, will be available soon on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/oes/.
Users also may access each occupation's definition and percentile wages.  The
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Table 1.  National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004


                                                                                          Employment         Mean wages        Median hourly
      Occupation                                                                                         Hourly    Annual(1)       wages

Management occupations
  Chief executives                                                                          334,960      $67.73    $140,880       $68.18
  General and operations managers                                                         1,704,110       44.99      93,580        38.13
  Legislators                                                                                61,180        (2)       31,700         (2)
  Advertising and promotions managers                                                        49,220       38.11      79,260        32.00
  Marketing managers                                                                        172,300       48.09     100,020        43.49
  Sales managers                                                                            318,470       46.61      96,950        41.34
  Public relations managers                                                                  47,640       40.14      83,490        35.56

  Administrative services managers                                                          248,980       32.75      68,120        29.95
  Computer and information systems managers                                                 264,190       48.13     100,110        45.38
  Financial managers                                                                        489,170       45.28      94,180        40.28
  Compensation and benefits managers                                                         53,320       36.02      74,930        32.23
  Training and development managers                                                          32,610       36.98      76,920        33.86
  Human resources managers, all other                                                        58,610       42.66      88,740        39.78
  Industrial production managers                                                            156,270       38.77      80,640        35.63
  Purchasing managers                                                                        72,120       38.27      79,610        35.72
  Transportation, storage, and distribution managers                                         86,740       35.12      73,050        32.36

  Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers                                                4,660       26.39      54,900        24.38
  Farmers and ranchers                                                                          430       20.22      42,050        18.56
  Construction managers                                                                     188,750       38.50      80,070        34.02
  Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program                          49,190       19.90      41,400        17.35
  Education administrators, elementary and secondary school                                 208,980        (2)       76,050         (2)
  Education administrators, postsecondary                                                   102,880       37.30      77,580        33.36
  Education administrators, all other                                                        23,560       32.99      68,610        30.07
  Engineering managers                                                                      188,620       50.10     104,210        47.60
  Food service managers                                                                     205,400       21.73      45,200        19.52
  Funeral directors                                                                          22,780       26.58      55,280        22.39
  Gaming managers                                                                             3,580       32.03      66,620        28.79
  Lodging managers                                                                           30,330       21.98      45,720        18.80
  Medical and health services managers                                                      227,980       36.46      75,830        32.85
  Natural sciences managers                                                                  40,250       46.90      97,560        43.31
  Postmasters and mail superintendents                                                       26,610       24.42      50,790        24.29
  Property, real estate, and community association managers                                 152,590       24.21      50,350        19.97
  Social and community service managers                                                     115,760       25.34      52,700        23.24
  Managers, all other                                                                       343,530       39.82      82,820        37.66

Business and financial operations occupations
  Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes                          10,030       34.24      71,210        26.51
  Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products                                                13,180       24.83      51,650        21.46
  Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products                                         135,560       23.18      48,220        20.28
  Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products                            263,140       24.93      51,860        23.25
  Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators                                            245,610       23.60      49,080        22.14
  Insurance appraisers, auto damage                                                          13,080       23.29      48,450        22.98
  Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety,
    and transportation                                                                      158,890       25.28      52,580        23.33
  Cost estimators                                                                           195,270       26.38      54,870        24.48
  Emergency management specialists                                                           10,880       23.91      49,730        21.96
  Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists                                        173,160       22.81      47,440        19.80
  Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists                                       95,800       24.75      51,480        23.42
  Training and development specialists                                                      206,140       23.25      48,360        21.81
  Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other                     168,580       23.83      49,570        22.88
  Logisticians                                                                               52,210       30.08      62,570        28.59
  Management analysts                                                                       424,740       35.32      73,460        31.04
  Meeting and convention planners                                                            37,170       20.82      43,300        19.38
  Business operations specialists, all other                                                880,960       28.14      58,530        25.90

  Accountants and auditors                                                                1,007,760       27.48      57,160        24.67
  Appraisers and assessors of real estate                                                    62,320       24.17      50,280        21.05
  Budget analysts                                                                            54,940       28.99      60,290        27.49
  Credit analysts                                                                            64,630       27.67      57,560        23.46
  Financial analysts                                                                        181,340       34.27      71,280        30.18
  Personal financial advisors                                                               102,120       39.93      83,060        30.03
  Insurance underwriters                                                                     96,200       26.38      54,870        23.80
  Financial examiners                                                                        22,610       31.54      65,600        29.07
  Loan counselors                                                                            27,290       19.27      40,070        16.74
  Loan officers                                                                             305,330       28.59      59,470        23.64
  Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents                                              70,780       23.44      48,750        21.15
  Tax preparers                                                                              53,790       15.39      32,000        12.56
  Financial specialists, all other                                                          120,240       26.87      55,890        24.17

Computer and mathematical science occupations
  Computer and information scientists, research                                              26,950       43.68      90,860        42.26
  Computer programmers                                                                      396,100       31.96      66,480        30.28
  Computer software engineers, applications                                                 439,720       37.78      78,570        36.69
  Computer software engineers, systems software                                             321,120       40.12      83,460        39.01
  Computer support specialists                                                              491,680       20.99      43,660        19.54
  Computer systems analysts                                                                 497,100       33.40      69,470        32.46
  Database administrators                                                                   100,420       30.95      64,380        29.78

  Network and computer systems administrators                                               262,930       29.95      62,300        28.42
  Network systems and data communications analysts                                          176,840       30.81      64,080        29.45
  Computer specialists, all other                                                           120,770       30.26      62,930        28.51

  Actuaries                                                                                  15,710       42.90      89,230        37.89
  Mathematicians                                                                              2,660       38.98      81,080        38.95
  Operations research analysts                                                               53,580       30.66      63,760        28.96
  Statisticians                                                                              17,560       30.75      63,950        28.83
  Mathematical technicians                                                                    1,460       21.14      43,970        18.26
  Mathematical scientists, all other                                                          8,190       29.93      62,250        30.10

Architecture and engineering occupations
  Architects, except landscape and naval                                                     96,540       32.36      67,300        29.54
  Landscape architects                                                                       19,130       28.03      58,310        26.10
  Cartographers and photogrammetrists                                                        10,770       23.94      49,790        22.29
  Surveyors                                                                                  51,960       22.73      47,280        21.14

  Aerospace engineers                                                                        79,730       40.20      83,620        39.60
  Agricultural engineers                                                                      3,200       30.30      63,030        29.01
  Biomedical engineers                                                                       10,050       35.65      74,150        33.90
  Chemical engineers                                                                         28,590       37.51      78,030        36.78
  Civil engineers                                                                           226,100       32.83      68,280        31.38
  Computer hardware engineers                                                                79,670       41.13      85,540        39.78
  Electrical engineers                                                                      147,120       36.32      75,540        34.99
  Electronics engineers, except computer                                                    133,410       37.80      78,620        36.93
  Environmental engineers                                                                    50,120       33.27      69,200        32.51
  Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors                 25,910       32.09      66,750        30.92
  Industrial engineers                                                                      184,900       32.61      67,820        31.77
  Marine engineers and naval architects                                                       6,250       35.30      73,410        34.84
  Materials engineers                                                                        20,940       33.99      70,700        32.97
  Mechanical engineers                                                                      219,040       33.41      69,480        32.32
  Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers                          5,480       35.87      74,610        33.35
  Nuclear engineers                                                                          15,870       42.94      89,320        41.52
  Petroleum engineers                                                                        14,790       44.64      92,840        43.29
  Engineers, all other                                                                      153,090       36.88      76,720        36.59

  Architectural and civil drafters                                                           99,640       20.02      41,650        19.15
  Electrical and electronics drafters                                                        31,920       23.06      47,970        21.23
  Mechanical drafters                                                                        75,930       21.98      45,720        20.91
  Drafters, all other                                                                        22,080       22.74      47,300        20.89
  Aerospace engineering and operations technicians                                            9,900       25.93      53,930        25.03
  Civil engineering technicians                                                              90,890       19.31      40,170        18.58
  Electrical and electronic engineering technicians                                         173,690       23.04      47,920        22.66
  Electro-mechanical technicians                                                             16,890       21.12      43,930        20.28
  Environmental engineering technicians                                                      19,720       20.17      41,950        19.22
  Industrial engineering technicians                                                         74,790       23.87      49,660        21.92
  Mechanical engineering technicians                                                         45,600       22.00      45,750        21.17
  Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other                                        82,180       24.83      51,640        24.86
  Surveying and mapping technicians                                                          59,800       15.97      33,220        14.91

Life, physical, and social science occupations
  Animal scientists                                                                           2,940       22.91      47,660        20.76
  Food scientists and technologists                                                           7,270       27.21      56,600        24.67
  Soil and plant scientists                                                                  10,260       27.35      56,900        25.60
  Biochemists and biophysicists                                                              16,340       34.69      72,160        33.03
  Microbiologists                                                                            14,660       29.70      61,770        26.58
  Zoologists and wildlife biologists                                                         15,750       25.92      53,920        24.36
  Biological scientists, all other                                                           25,220       30.20      62,820        28.32
  Conservation scientists                                                                    15,150       25.69      53,440        25.16
  Foresters                                                                                  10,070       24.44      50,840        23.46
  Epidemiologists                                                                             3,520       27.20      56,580        25.25
  Medical scientists, except epidemiologists                                                 74,860       32.81      68,240        28.96
  Life scientists, all other                                                                 12,390       30.37      63,180        27.23

  Astronomers                                                                                   840       46.53      96,780        47.65
  Physicists                                                                                 14,500       43.02      89,490        42.06
  Atmospheric and space scientists                                                            7,170       34.00      70,730        34.35
  Chemists                                                                                   78,360       30.00      62,400        27.45
  Materials scientists                                                                        7,470       35.23      73,270        33.85
  Environmental scientists and specialists, including health                                 69,990       27.06      56,280        24.98
  Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers                                         26,440       37.45      77,890        33.74
  Hydrologists                                                                                7,520       30.83      64,130        29.27
  Physical scientists, all other                                                             25,110       39.86      82,900        38.71

  Economists                                                                                 12,250       38.23      79,520        34.79
  Market research analysts                                                                  184,050       30.83      64,130        27.48
  Survey researchers                                                                         19,180       16.15      33,590        13.42
  Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists                                             98,430       30.45      63,340        27.10
  Industrial-organizational psychologists                                                     1,480       39.43      82,010        35.61
  Psychologists, all other                                                                    6,240       33.79      70,280        35.05

  Sociologists                                                                                3,980       30.54      63,530        27.30
  Urban and regional planners                                                                30,950       27.42      57,030        26.25
  Anthropologists and archeologists                                                           4,540       23.15      48,150        21.45
  Geographers                                                                                   760       30.11      62,630        29.58
  Historians                                                                                  2,480       23.74      49,390        21.61
  Political scientists                                                                        4,490       41.06      85,400        41.57
  Social scientists and related workers, all other                                           30,170       30.65      63,750        29.62

  Agricultural and food science technicians                                                  18,950       15.68      32,620        14.73
  Biological technicians                                                                     61,080       17.56      36,520        16.51
  Chemical technicians                                                                       61,350       19.25      40,040        18.57
  Geological and petroleum technicians                                                       11,660       22.83      47,480        20.06
  Nuclear technicians                                                                         7,030       28.94      60,200        29.37
  Social science research assistants                                                         14,990       16.83      35,010        16.04
  Environmental science and protection technicians, including health                         30,670       18.02      37,480        17.06
  Forensic science technicians                                                               10,270       22.87      47,560        21.35
  Forest and conservation technicians                                                        17,900       16.73      34,800        15.99
  Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other                                  65,530       21.28      44,260        18.95

Community and social services occupations
  Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors                                         70,400       16.91      35,170        15.69
  Educational, vocational, and school counselors                                            214,350       23.12      48,100        22.19
  Marriage and family therapists                                                             20,060       20.89      43,450        19.44
  Mental health counselors                                                                   89,260       17.61      36,630        16.06
  Rehabilitation counselors                                                                 116,560       14.82      30,820        13.41
  Counselors, all other                                                                      21,120       18.46      38,400        17.21
  Child, family, and school social workers                                                  255,300       18.40      38,280        16.83
  Medical and public health social workers                                                  108,290       20.32      42,250        19.60
  Mental health and substance abuse social workers                                          115,810       17.61      36,620        16.50
  Social workers, all other                                                                  62,120       20.05      41,710        19.28
  Health educators                                                                           49,300       20.74      43,150        19.07
  Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists                                  91,960       20.68      43,020        19.11
  Social and human service assistants                                                       318,120       12.64      26,300        11.89
  Community and social service specialists, all other                                        92,760       16.77      34,880        15.74
  Clergy                                                                                     35,120       19.81      41,210        18.21
  Directors, religious activities and education                                              13,360       16.19      33,680        14.77
  Religious workers, all other                                                                6,860       12.73      26,490        10.49

Legal occupations
  Lawyers                                                                                   528,270       53.17     110,590        46.83
  Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers                              15,510       35.38      73,580        33.04
  Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators                                                    5,150       28.76      59,820        25.81
  Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates                                                 25,000       44.28      92,100        46.76
  Paralegals and legal assistants                                                           215,280       20.55      42,740        19.45
  Court reporters                                                                            16,260       22.43      46,650        20.54
  Law clerks                                                                                 41,340       17.27      35,930        16.61
  Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers                                                57,930       18.95      39,420        16.72
  Legal support workers, all other                                                           69,220       21.95      45,650        20.38

Education, training, and library occupations
  Business teachers, postsecondary                                                           66,760        (2)       66,760         (2)
  Computer science teachers, postsecondary                                                   37,800        (2)       59,200         (2)
  Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary                                               45,820        (2)       58,090         (2)
  Architecture teachers, postsecondary                                                        5,720        (2)       65,910         (2)
  Engineering teachers, postsecondary                                                        34,410        (2)       78,900         (2)
  Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary                                              11,550        (2)       72,800         (2)
  Biological science teachers, postsecondary                                                 59,000        (2)       77,920         (2)
  Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary                                   2,980        (2)       66,780         (2)
  Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary                      8,830        (2)       70,650         (2)
  Chemistry teachers, postsecondary                                                          19,380        (2)       64,880         (2)
  Environmental science teachers, postsecondary                                               4,170        (2)       65,860         (2)
  Physics teachers, postsecondary                                                            13,160        (2)       70,490         (2)

  Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary                                         5,100        (2)       66,050         (2)
  Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary                                  7,580        (2)       62,360         (2)
  Economics teachers, postsecondary                                                          12,460        (2)       74,060         (2)
  Geography teachers, postsecondary                                                           4,220        (2)       61,120         (2)
  Political science teachers, postsecondary                                                  13,530        (2)       65,510         (2)
  Psychology teachers, postsecondary                                                         29,860        (2)       61,380         (2)
  Sociology teachers, postsecondary                                                          14,680        (2)       59,490         (2)
  Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other                                          5,920        (2)       69,230         (2)
  Health specialties teachers, postsecondary                                                108,800        (2)       82,420         (2)
  Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary                                            36,110        (2)       56,300         (2)
  Education teachers, postsecondary                                                          48,670        (2)       54,550         (2)
  Library science teachers, postsecondary                                                     3,780        (2)       55,300         (2)

  Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary                                9,770        (2)       52,660         (2)
  Law teachers, postsecondary                                                                13,090        (2)       95,570         (2)
  Social work teachers, postsecondary                                                         7,200        (2)       55,900         (2)
  Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary                                              65,620        (2)       53,360         (2)

  Communications teachers, postsecondary                                                     21,340        (2)       53,770         (2)
  English language and literature teachers, postsecondary                                    58,550        (2)       53,090         (2)
  Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary                                    23,240        (2)       52,700         (2)
  History teachers, postsecondary                                                            20,010        (2)       58,910         (2)
  Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary                                            17,940        (2)       57,480         (2)
  Graduate teaching assistants                                                              119,180        (2)       28,460         (2)
  Home economics teachers, postsecondary                                                      4,060        (2)       50,980         (2)
  Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary                                     16,150        (2)       48,380         (2)
  Vocational education teachers, postsecondary                                              108,540       21.29      44,280        19.79
  Postsecondary teachers, all other                                                         257,650       31.57      65,660        28.34

  Preschool teachers, except special education                                              350,000       11.81      24,560        10.36
  Kindergarten teachers, except special education                                           164,800        (2)       44,940         (2)
  Elementary school teachers, except special education                                    1,431,380        (2)       46,350         (2)
  Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education                           626,110        (2)       47,170         (2)
  Vocational education teachers, middle school                                               16,020        (2)       46,350         (2)
  Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education                      1,026,050        (2)       48,980         (2)
  Vocational education teachers, secondary school                                           100,200        (2)       48,840         (2)
  Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school                205,830        (2)       47,360         (2)
  Special education teachers, middle school                                                 101,080        (2)       49,750         (2)
  Special education teachers, secondary school                                              135,280        (2)       50,360         (2)
  Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors                       66,560       20.91      43,500        19.10
  Self-enrichment education teachers                                                        141,750       17.30      35,980        15.16
  Teachers and instructors, all other                                                       521,220        (2)       33,040         (2)

  Archivists                                                                                  5,160       19.48      40,520        18.03
  Curators                                                                                    8,480       23.18      48,200        21.12
  Museum technicians and conservators                                                         8,820       17.42      36,240        15.80
  Librarians                                                                                145,140       23.42      48,700        22.57
  Library technicians                                                                       112,850       12.85      26,720        12.22
  Audio-visual collections specialists                                                        6,810       19.15      39,840        18.89
  Farm and home management advisors                                                          12,090       21.65      45,030        19.84
  Instructional coordinators                                                                109,470       25.23      52,480        24.07
  Teacher assistants                                                                      1,260,820        (2)       20,750         (2)
  Education, training, and library workers, all other                                        71,270       16.26      33,830        14.53

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
  Art directors                                                                              28,310       35.29      73,400        30.65
  Craft artists                                                                               4,210       12.86      26,760        10.92
  Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators                              10,320       22.22      46,210        19.83
  Multi-media artists and animators                                                          27,960       27.73      57,680        23.99
  Artists and related workers, all other                                                      5,420       18.38      38,230        15.14
  Commercial and industrial designers                                                        29,770       27.09      56,350        25.13
  Fashion designers                                                                          13,190       32.90      68,430        28.88
  Floral designers                                                                           64,780       10.64      22,120         9.99
  Graphic designers                                                                         168,060       20.15      41,910        18.24
  Interior designers                                                                         46,950       22.13      46,030        19.94
  Merchandise displayers and window trimmers                                                 63,590       12.04      25,040        10.71
  Set and exhibit designers                                                                   8,760       19.39      40,330        17.25
  Designers, all other                                                                       12,550       22.29      46,370        20.35

  Actors                                                                                     62,640       22.68        (2)         12.03
  Producers and directors                                                                    58,180       33.39      69,460        25.21
  Athletes and sports competitors                                                            11,780        (2)       82,540         (2)
  Coaches and scouts                                                                        136,040        (2)       32,260         (2)
  Umpires, referees, and other sports officials                                              12,320        (2)       27,770         (2)
  Dancers                                                                                    16,490       12.37        (2)          8.61
  Choreographers                                                                             15,350       19.18      39,900        16.69
  Music directors and composers                                                               9,470       22.13      46,020        16.73
  Musicians and singers                                                                      52,350       24.66        (2)         17.91
  Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other                         65,100       18.11        (2)         15.81

  Radio and television announcers                                                            41,140       15.65      32,540        10.97
  Public address system and other announcers                                                  8,480       14.43      30,010        10.76
  Broadcast news analysts                                                                     6,910       29.30      60,940        19.81
  Reporters and correspondents                                                               52,730       18.77      39,050        15.22
  Public relations specialists                                                              180,200       24.26      50,460        21.34
  Editors                                                                                    97,380       24.21      50,370        21.45
  Technical writers                                                                          45,450       27.60      57,420        26.15
  Writers and authors                                                                        42,750       25.07      52,150        21.86
  Interpreters and translators                                                               26,470       18.24      37,940        16.78
  Media and communication workers, all other                                                 25,870       22.00      45,760        20.05

  Audio and video equipment technicians                                                      39,860       17.77      36,950        15.93
  Broadcast technicians                                                                      30,670       16.49      34,300        14.00
  Radio operators                                                                             1,400       17.92      37,270        17.17
  Sound engineering technicians                                                              12,070       22.20      46,180        18.93
  Photographers                                                                              55,450       15.21      31,630        12.79
  Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture                                    22,410       20.28      42,190        18.70
  Film and video editors                                                                     14,890       25.32      52,670        21.51

  Media and communication equipment workers, all other                                       18,180       23.00      47,830        20.82

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
  Chiropractors                                                                              22,730       40.40      84,020        32.66
  Dentists, general                                                                          86,360       63.78     132,660        58.86
  Oral and maxillofacial surgeons                                                             4,380       81.54     169,600         (3)
  Orthodontists                                                                               5,670       73.67     153,240         (3)
  Prosthodontists                                                                               550       75.34     156,710         (3)
  Dentists, all other specialists                                                             3,220       50.98     106,040        41.05
  Dietitians and nutritionists                                                               47,820       21.87      45,490        21.33
  Optometrists                                                                               23,190       46.29      96,290        42.45
  Pharmacists                                                                               226,200       41.78      86,910        41.91

  Anesthesiologists                                                                          26,140       83.95     174,610         (3)
  Family and general practitioners                                                          108,800       66.33     137,980        65.47
  Internists, general                                                                        50,500       75.38     156,790         (3)
  Obstetricians and gynecologists                                                            22,100       83.89     174,490         (3)
  Pediatricians, general                                                                     26,870       67.31     140,000        65.12
  Psychiatrists                                                                              22,500       72.78     151,380         (3)
  Surgeons                                                                                   55,390       87.43     181,850         (3)
  Physicians and surgeons, all other                                                        174,270       65.91     137,100        67.10

  Physician assistants                                                                       63,140       32.93      68,500        33.29
  Podiatrists                                                                                 6,940       53.43     111,130        46.78
  Registered nurses                                                                       2,338,530       26.77      55,680        25.79
  Audiologists                                                                                9,830       27.51      57,220        25.50
  Occupational therapists                                                                    86,710       27.70      57,610        26.75

  Physical therapists                                                                       145,210       30.62      63,690        29.60
  Radiation therapists                                                                       14,040       30.18      62,780        29.06
  Recreational therapists                                                                    23,350       16.72      34,780        15.96
  Respiratory therapists                                                                     94,500       21.79      45,310        21.24
  Speech-language pathologists                                                               93,200       27.33      56,850        25.86
  Therapists, all other                                                                       8,380       21.59      44,900        19.92
  Veterinarians                                                                              48,290       36.69      76,320        32.83
  Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other                                    60,410       43.76      91,020        27.49

  Medical and clinical laboratory technologists                                             154,180       22.89      47,610        22.46
  Medical and clinical laboratory technicians                                               143,610       15.78      32,820        15.11
  Dental hygienists                                                                         158,130       28.74      59,790        28.53
  Cardiovascular technologists and technicians                                               43,320       19.60      40,770        18.97
  Diagnostic medical sonographers                                                            42,500       26.36      54,820        25.79
  Nuclear medicine technologists                                                             18,120       29.22      60,780        27.91
  Radiologic technologists and technicians                                                  183,960       22.07      45,900        21.51
  Emergency medical technicians and paramedics                                              191,070       13.43      27,940        12.32

  Dietetic technicians                                                                       24,210       12.21      25,390        11.23
  Pharmacy technicians                                                                      265,190       12.09      25,150        11.62
  Psychiatric technicians                                                                    62,960       13.80      28,710        12.55
  Respiratory therapy technicians                                                            21,970       18.19      37,840        18.00
  Surgical technologists                                                                     82,070       17.10      35,560        16.56
  Veterinary technologists and technicians                                                   61,110       12.66      26,330        12.19
  Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses                                         706,360       17.11      35,580        16.66
  Medical records and health information technicians                                        159,580       13.54      28,160        12.55
  Opticians, dispensing                                                                      66,000       14.65      30,470        13.77
  Orthotists and prosthetists                                                                 4,960       28.64      59,560        25.33
  Health technologists and technicians, all other                                            69,710       17.80      37,010        16.39
  Occupational health and safety specialists                                                 35,950       26.16      54,410        25.31
  Occupational health and safety technicians                                                 10,560       21.95      45,650        20.83
  Athletic trainers                                                                          14,450        (2)       35,880         (2)
  Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other                                  50,760       18.62      38,720        16.00

Healthcare support occupations
  Home health aides                                                                         625,770        9.23      19,200         8.92
  Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants                                                1,395,030       10.53      21,890        10.20
  Psychiatric aides                                                                          56,600       11.43      23,770        10.99
  Occupational therapist assistants                                                          21,000       18.53      38,550        18.53
  Occupational therapist aides                                                                5,390       12.77      26,570        11.55
  Physical therapist assistants                                                              57,650       18.29      38,050        18.39
  Physical therapist aides                                                                   41,430       11.19      23,270        10.28
  Massage therapists                                                                         34,200       17.87      37,170        15.52
  Dental assistants                                                                         268,950       14.22      29,570        13.95
  Medical assistants                                                                        369,430       12.44      25,860        12.03
  Medical equipment preparers                                                                40,200       12.26      25,500        11.80
  Medical transcriptionists                                                                  93,670       14.20      29,530        13.76
  Pharmacy aides                                                                             45,630        9.74      20,270         9.13
  Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers                                     70,210        9.68      20,130         9.22
  Healthcare support workers, all other                                                     182,000       12.79      26,610        12.30

Protective service occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers                                   37,990       24.14      50,210        23.11
  First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives                                   93,610       31.82      66,190        31.26
  First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers                    53,880       29.48      61,320        28.73
  First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other                     49,400       21.17      44,040        18.96

  Fire fighters                                                                             275,090       19.22      39,980        18.60
  Fire inspectors and investigators                                                          12,800       23.24      48,340        22.50
  Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists                                           1,690       18.25      37,970        16.44

  Bailiffs                                                                                   17,770       16.83      35,000        16.21
  Correctional officers and jailers                                                         416,490       17.38      36,160        16.19
  Detectives and criminal investigators                                                      87,330       27.35      56,890        26.21
  Fish and game wardens                                                                       6,360       20.58      42,800        20.34
  Parking enforcement workers                                                                10,250       14.61      30,400        13.85
  Police and sheriff's patrol officers                                                      623,390       22.40      46,600        21.92
  Transit and railroad police                                                                 5,060       24.68      51,330        24.07

  Animal control workers                                                                     13,690       13.41      27,900        12.87
  Private detectives and investigators                                                       34,940       17.77      36,970        15.63
  Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators                                       8,800       13.72      28,550        12.38
  Security guards                                                                           992,180       10.76      22,380         9.87
  Crossing guards                                                                            68,630       10.08      20,960         9.48
  Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers                 107,120        8.57      17,820         8.05
  Protective service workers, all other                                                     142,610       15.22      31,660        13.76

Food preparation and serving related occupations
  Chefs and head cooks                                                                      117,850       16.77      34,870        15.09
  First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers                   738,610       13.27      27,600        12.37
  Cooks, fast food                                                                          651,530        7.32      15,230         7.10
  Cooks, institution and cafeteria                                                          395,950        9.73      20,240         9.29
  Cooks, private household                                                                      790       10.50      21,850         9.37
  Cooks, restaurant                                                                         770,660        9.80      20,370         9.47
  Cooks, short order                                                                        209,370        8.59      17,870         8.27
  Cooks, all other                                                                           10,230       11.08      23,050        10.26
  Food preparation workers                                                                  874,060        8.58      17,850         8.12

  Bartenders                                                                                471,640        8.35      17,360         7.51
  Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food                      2,223,820        7.42      15,430         7.09
  Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop                           483,870        7.83      16,290         7.60
  Waiters and waitresses                                                                  2,228,950        7.68      15,980         6.78
  Food servers, nonrestaurant                                                               188,950        8.71      18,120         8.08
  Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers                                393,090        7.48      15,560         7.17
  Dishwashers                                                                               493,310        7.53      15,670         7.41
  Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop                                  324,570        7.84      16,310         7.56
  Food preparation and serving related workers, all other                                    60,010        8.95      18,620         8.30

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers                    193,860       15.62      32,490        14.45
  First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and
    groundskeeping workers                                                                  105,640       18.52      38,520        17.20
  Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners                           2,119,800       10.00      20,800         9.19
  Maids and housekeeping cleaners                                                           887,120        8.67      18,030         8.17
  Building cleaning workers, all other                                                       13,350       11.04      22,970        10.36
  Pest control workers                                                                       59,840       13.64      28,360        12.85
  Landscaping and groundskeeping workers                                                    866,950       10.70      22,260         9.92
  Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation                                  24,760       12.95      26,940        12.46
  Tree trimmers and pruners                                                                  34,160       13.62      28,330        12.90
  Grounds maintenance workers, all other                                                     17,960       11.21      23,320         9.71

Personal care and service occupations
  Gaming supervisors                                                                         25,570       20.30      42,220        19.75
  Slot key persons                                                                           15,630       11.93      24,810        10.85
  First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers                               124,470       16.32      33,940        14.86
  Animal trainers                                                                             8,490       13.56      28,200        11.73
  Nonfarm animal caretakers                                                                  86,650        9.43      19,620         8.48

  Gaming dealers                                                                             85,240        7.79      16,210         6.91
  Gaming and sports book writers and runners                                                 19,800        9.88      20,560         9.00
  Gaming service workers, all other                                                          16,640       10.78      22,410         9.97
  Motion picture projectionists                                                              10,160        9.36      19,460         8.25
  Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers                                               105,040        8.06      16,770         7.35
  Amusement and recreation attendants                                                       243,640        8.05      16,730         7.52
  Costume attendants                                                                          3,480       13.57      28,220        12.04
  Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants                                        20,880        8.91      18,530         8.52

  Embalmers                                                                                   9,300       17.78      36,990        16.68
  Funeral attendants                                                                         29,930       10.01      20,830         9.34
  Barbers                                                                                    13,530       12.24      25,470        10.51

  Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists                                            335,000       11.41      23,720         9.85
  Makeup artists, theatrical and performance                                                  1,680       16.22      33,730        15.69
  Manicurists and pedicurists                                                                44,390        9.56      19,880         8.72
  Shampooers                                                                                 15,580        7.70      16,020         7.31
  Skin care specialists                                                                      21,630       13.32      27,700        11.70

  Baggage porters and bellhops                                                               54,310       10.44      21,720         8.69
  Concierges                                                                                 16,890       11.99      24,930        11.30
  Tour guides and escorts                                                                    27,610        9.98      20,760         9.27
  Travel guides                                                                               3,740       14.79      30,770        13.50
  Flight attendants                                                                         101,730        (2)       53,560         (2)
  Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters                    25,870        9.88      20,540         9.20

  Child care workers                                                                        532,400        8.68      18,060         8.15
  Personal and home care aides                                                              555,780        8.44      17,560         8.18
  Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors                                                 183,090       15.03      31,260        12.53
  Recreation workers                                                                        263,570       10.66      22,180         9.56
  Residential advisors                                                                       49,710       11.31      23,520        10.47
  Personal care and service workers, all other                                                 (4)         9.77      20,330         8.75

Sales and related occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers                                 1,083,890       17.90      37,230        15.58
  First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers                               302,890       34.66      72,100        28.99
  Cashiers                                                                                3,451,100        8.27      17,200         7.78
  Gaming change persons and booth cashiers                                                   28,740        9.94      20,670         9.74

  Counter and rental clerks                                                                 454,950       10.52      21,890         8.86
  Parts salespersons                                                                        239,130       13.71      28,510        12.43
  Retail salespersons                                                                     4,260,150       11.00      22,880         9.03

  Advertising sales agents                                                                  149,590       24.08      50,090        19.91
  Insurance sales agents                                                                    283,840       27.07      56,310        20.21
  Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents                              249,170       42.08      87,520        31.36
  Travel agents                                                                              88,480       14.43      30,010        13.48
  Sales representatives, services, all other                                                383,680       25.99      54,060        22.70
  Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific
    products                                                                                382,520       32.56      67,730        28.56
  Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical
    and scientific products                                                               1,403,590       26.20      54,500        22.16

  Demonstrators and product promoters                                                        89,570       11.75      24,450         9.85
  Models                                                                                      1,500       12.85      26,740        10.09
  Real estate brokers                                                                        41,190       36.22      75,330        27.39
  Real estate sales agents                                                                  141,040       24.25      50,440        17.77
  Sales engineers                                                                            70,300       37.16      77,290        34.42
  Telemarketers                                                                             407,650       11.31      23,520         9.84
  Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers                   12,870       12.92      26,870        10.41
  Sales and related workers, all other                                                      187,880       18.89      39,300        15.62

Office and administrative support occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers            1,365,190       21.58      44,890        20.12
  Switchboard operators, including answering service                                        202,980       10.94      22,750        10.50
  Telephone operators                                                                        36,760       14.41      29,980        13.82
  Communications equipment operators, all other                                               4,090       15.58      32,400        14.91

  Bill and account collectors                                                               444,790       14.16      29,460        13.36
  Billing and posting clerks and machine operators                                          506,720       13.68      28,460        13.18
  Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks                                            1,777,320       14.56      30,280        13.96
  Gaming cage workers                                                                        19,570       11.14      23,170        10.72
  Payroll and timekeeping clerks                                                            206,570       15.30      31,820        14.89
  Procurement clerks                                                                         71,150       15.33      31,890        15.14
  Tellers                                                                                   573,740       10.41      21,650        10.17

  Brokerage clerks                                                                           70,580       18.13      37,700        16.92
  Correspondence clerks                                                                      19,770       14.10      29,340        13.38
  Court, municipal, and license clerks                                                      101,450       14.85      30,900        13.93
  Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks                                                   67,110       14.92      31,020        13.86
  Customer service representatives                                                        2,036,090       14.11      29,350        13.08
  Eligibility interviewers, government programs                                              86,620       16.38      34,060        16.05
  File clerks                                                                               238,310       10.82      22,500        10.18
  Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks                                                      198,890        9.00      18,730         8.54

  Interviewers, except eligibility and loan                                                 201,230       12.18      25,330        11.71
  Library assistants, clerical                                                              102,180       10.73      22,310        10.12
  Loan interviewers and clerks                                                              223,870       14.95      31,100        14.12
  New accounts clerks                                                                        85,120       13.64      28,370        12.96
  Order clerks                                                                              276,160       12.99      27,030        12.16
  Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping                                163,920       15.98      33,250        15.47
  Receptionists and information clerks                                                    1,087,330       11.01      22,900        10.58

  Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks                            159,510       14.54      30,240        13.51
  All other information and record clerks                                                   280,160       18.56      38,610        15.77

  Cargo and freight agents                                                                   72,740       17.70      36,820        17.05
  Couriers and messengers                                                                   111,380       10.57      21,990         9.91
  Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers                                                    92,090       14.80      30,780        14.12
  Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance                                           168,010       15.98      33,240        14.96
  Meter readers, utilities                                                                   47,260       15.06      31,320        14.29
  Postal service clerks                                                                      77,930       22.51      46,830        23.19
  Postal service mail carriers                                                              346,000       21.24      44,180        22.06
  Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators                 224,600       19.42      40,400        20.47
  Production, planning, and expediting clerks                                               287,450       18.41      38,290        17.74
  Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks                                                   748,700       12.63      26,270        11.93
  Stock clerks and order fillers                                                          1,606,180       10.56      21,970         9.66
  Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping                                 84,460       12.88      26,780        11.83

  Executive secretaries and administrative assistants                                     1,420,170       17.96      37,350        17.09
  Legal secretaries                                                                         261,560       18.69      38,870        17.97
  Medical secretaries                                                                       356,760       13.58      28,250        13.00
  Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive                                       1,712,600       13.23      27,520        12.72

  Computer operators                                                                        133,230       15.93      33,140        15.16
  Data entry keyers                                                                         307,400       11.81      24,560        11.27
  Word processors and typists                                                               161,730       14.33      29,800        13.74
  Desktop publishers                                                                         30,340       16.45      34,210        15.64
  Insurance claims and policy processing clerks                                             244,700       14.96      31,120        14.35
  Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service                             148,960       11.37      23,650        10.87
  Office clerks, general                                                                  2,943,750       11.75      24,440        11.05
  Office machine operators, except computer                                                  88,540       11.96      24,870        11.28
  Proofreaders and copy markers                                                              20,190       13.02      27,080        12.12
  Statistical assistants                                                                     18,370       15.09      31,390        14.00
  Office and administrative support workers, all other                                      300,210       13.23      27,520        12.24

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers                  19,740       18.72      38,930        17.33
  Farm labor contractors                                                                      2,890       11.26      23,430         8.54
  Agricultural inspectors                                                                    12,020       16.18      33,660        15.07
  Animal breeders                                                                             1,530       16.14      33,570        14.23
  Graders and sorters, agricultural products                                                 47,290        8.69      18,080         8.04
  Agricultural equipment operators                                                           18,490        9.71      20,190         9.05
  Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse                                   231,120        8.23      17,110         7.85
  Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals                                                        44,810        9.17      19,070         8.42
  Agricultural workers, all other                                                             9,300       10.95      22,780        10.10
  Fishers and related fishing workers                                                           890       14.99      31,170        13.57
  Forest and conservation workers                                                             8,980       11.32      23,560         9.59
  Fallers                                                                                     9,780       14.97      31,150        13.50
  Logging equipment operators                                                                27,650       14.07      29,260        13.67
  Log graders and scalers                                                                     4,570       13.60      28,280        12.82
  Logging workers, all other                                                                   (4)        14.24      29,630        14.46

Construction and extraction occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers             549,130       26.31      54,720        24.51
  Boilermakers                                                                               17,640       22.91      47,640        22.50
  Brickmasons and blockmasons                                                               114,400       20.56      42,770        20.14
  Stonemasons                                                                                15,450       17.92      37,280        16.70
  Carpenters                                                                                913,130       18.39      38,250        16.90
  Carpet installers                                                                          40,400       17.64      36,690        16.05
  Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles                                          15,230       17.90      37,240        16.05
  Floor sanders and finishers                                                                 6,060       14.13      29,400        12.71
  Tile and marble setters                                                                    45,030       18.67      38,840        17.39
  Cement masons and concrete finishers                                                      195,020       16.38      34,070        15.06
  Terrazzo workers and finishers                                                              6,960       15.67      32,590        13.89
  Construction laborers                                                                     892,940       13.91      28,920        12.14
  Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators                                         62,400       16.11      33,500        14.53
  Pile-driver operators                                                                       4,550       22.85      47,530        21.60
  Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators                            369,280       18.69      38,870        17.07
  Drywall and ceiling tile installers                                                       122,240       18.00      37,430        16.67
  Tapers                                                                                     37,930       19.47      40,500        18.81

  Electricians                                                                              621,050       21.73      45,200        20.30
  Glaziers                                                                                   45,930       17.42      36,240        15.63
  Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall                                               36,630       16.86      35,060        15.16
  Insulation workers, mechanical                                                             19,440       18.47      38,420        16.36
  Painters, construction and maintenance                                                    248,900       16.05      33,380        14.67
  Paperhangers                                                                                7,330       17.01      35,380        15.70
  Pipelayers                                                                                 54,120       15.45      32,130        13.68
  Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters                                                   423,280       21.40      44,510        20.13
  Plasterers and stucco masons                                                               50,810       17.13      35,640        15.88
  Reinforcing iron and rebar workers                                                         31,000       18.98      39,470        16.61
  Roofers                                                                                   117,360       16.36      34,040        15.05

  Sheet metal workers                                                                       181,720       18.78      39,070        17.29
  Structural iron and steel workers                                                          71,310       21.55      44,820        20.39

  Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters                59,790       13.23      27,520        11.93
  Helpers--carpenters                                                                       108,870       11.01      22,890        10.45
  Helpers--electricians                                                                      90,080       11.99      24,940        11.34
  Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons                             22,150       10.85      22,570        10.10
  Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters                               74,480       11.71      24,350        10.91
  Helpers--roofers                                                                           22,000       10.45      21,730         9.90
  Helpers, construction trades, all other                                                    38,880       11.17      23,240        10.08

  Construction and building inspectors                                                       86,240       22.05      45,870        21.12
  Elevator installers and repairers                                                          20,810       28.20      58,660        28.49
  Fence erectors                                                                             22,570       12.57      26,140        11.70
  Hazardous materials removal workers                                                        38,920       17.47      36,330        15.87
  Highway maintenance workers                                                               139,740       14.73      30,640        14.41
  Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators                                      11,940       18.70      38,900        19.03
  Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners                                              16,960       15.27      31,770        14.48
  Segmental pavers                                                                              430       13.53      28,140        11.87
  Construction and related workers, all other                                                70,820       13.74      28,580        12.65

  Derrick operators, oil and gas                                                             13,480       17.14      35,640        16.25
  Rotary drill operators, oil and gas                                                        13,840       18.92      39,350        17.24
  Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining                                               17,290       16.76      34,860        14.87
  Earth drillers, except oil and gas                                                         18,090       17.34      36,060        16.14
  Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters                                 5,150       18.58      38,640        17.69
  Continuous mining machine operators                                                         8,630       17.92      37,280        18.03
  Mine cutting and channeling machine operators                                               4,910       18.10      37,650        18.30
  Mining machine operators, all other                                                         2,430       17.57      36,540        16.94
  Rock splitters, quarry                                                                      3,370       13.66      28,400        12.87
  Roof bolters, mining                                                                        4,140       18.56      38,610        18.64
  Roustabouts, oil and gas                                                                   35,120       12.48      25,960        11.63
  Helpers--extraction workers                                                                25,500       13.37      27,820        12.77
  Extraction workers, all other                                                               9,860       17.21      35,800        16.05

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers                   455,560       25.69      53,430        24.52
  Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers                                  139,970       17.85      37,120        17.15
  Radio mechanics                                                                             6,030       18.31      38,080        17.67
  Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers             198,450       23.46      48,790        24.17
  Avionics technicians                                                                       22,540       22.11      45,990        21.99
  Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers                                          19,880       16.39      34,090        15.84
  Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment              19,920       20.12      41,860        19.94
  Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment                  69,320       20.91      43,500        20.76
  Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay                    21,140       26.09      54,270        26.22
  Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles                              16,840       14.48      30,110        12.96
  Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers                           33,200       14.45      30,060        13.47
  Security and fire alarm systems installers                                                 46,340       17.38      36,140        16.66

  Aircraft mechanics and service technicians                                                114,240       23.03      47,910        22.07
  Automotive body and related repairers                                                     160,850       18.16      37,780        16.73
  Automotive glass installers and repairers                                                  16,810       14.28      29,710        13.82
  Automotive service technicians and mechanics                                              662,840       16.71      34,760        15.68
  Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists                                     248,890       17.80      37,020        17.38
  Farm equipment mechanics                                                                   29,030       13.87      28,860        13.54
  Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines                                          114,920       18.94      39,400        18.57
  Rail car repairers                                                                         22,520       20.27      42,150        20.55
  Motorboat mechanics                                                                        18,220       15.67      32,580        15.25
  Motorcycle mechanics                                                                       16,270       14.93      31,050        13.98
  Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics                                   24,160       12.89      26,800        12.30
  Bicycle repairers                                                                           7,480        9.93      20,660         9.76
  Recreational vehicle service technicians                                                   12,810       14.97      31,150        14.03
  Tire repairers and changers                                                                85,930       10.56      21,960         9.99

  Mechanical door repairers                                                                  12,920       16.41      34,130        15.17
  Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door                         37,430       20.97      43,620        21.20
  Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers                     232,050       18.47      38,410        17.63
  Home appliance repairers                                                                   40,480       16.12      33,530        15.57
  Industrial machinery mechanics                                                            223,700       19.50      40,560        18.90
  Maintenance and repair workers, general                                                 1,291,030       15.52      32,290        14.87
  Maintenance workers, machinery                                                             85,890       16.64      34,620        15.92
  Millwrights                                                                                56,280       21.87      45,490        21.24
  Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons                                          3,090       19.29      40,120        19.05
  Electrical power-line installers and repairers                                            103,160       23.35      48,570        23.89
  Telecommunications line installers and repairers                                          148,740       20.46      42,560        20.46
  Camera and photographic equipment repairers                                                 3,440       16.48      34,270        15.88
  Medical equipment repairers                                                                24,670       19.39      40,330        18.55
  Musical instrument repairers and tuners                                                     4,910       15.39      32,000        13.72
  Watch repairers                                                                             3,290       15.69      32,630        14.24
  Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other                                    12,610       21.91      45,580        21.45

  Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers                               38,840       13.92      28,950        13.47
  Commercial divers                                                                           1,840       19.93      41,460        17.89
  Fabric menders, except garment                                                              2,070       16.02      33,320        16.51
  Locksmiths and safe repairers                                                              15,220       15.49      32,210        14.70
  Manufactured building and mobile home installers                                           11,320       11.87      24,680        11.41
  Riggers                                                                                    12,830       17.81      37,050        17.27
  Signal and track switch repairers                                                           6,910       22.61      47,020        22.64
  Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers                                    160,020       11.14      23,180        10.22
  Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other                                  129,840       17.25      35,870        16.21

Production occupations
  First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers                       685,510       23.21      48,290        21.74
  Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers                              23,570       20.19      41,990        20.87
  Coil winders, tapers, and finishers                                                        24,440       12.64      26,290        12.25
  Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers                                            207,050       12.88      26,780        11.94
  Electromechanical equipment assemblers                                                     53,010       13.44      27,960        12.87
  Engine and other machine assemblers                                                        49,000       17.43      36,250        16.97
  Structural metal fabricators and fitters                                                   91,150       14.99      31,180        14.44
  Fiberglass laminators and fabricators                                                      29,470       12.52      26,040        12.01
  Team assemblers                                                                         1,237,700       12.40      25,780        11.46
  Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators                                        2,870       14.60      30,380        13.65
  Assemblers and fabricators, all other                                                     250,200       14.09      29,300        12.10

  Bakers                                                                                    142,940       11.06      23,010        10.34
  Butchers and meat cutters                                                                 128,700       13.26      27,570        12.66
  Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers                                              137,240        9.77      20,320         9.36
  Slaughterers and meat packers                                                             134,570       10.18      21,170        10.03
  Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders                18,330       12.15      25,270        11.38
  Food batchmakers                                                                           86,810       11.49      23,890        10.73
  Food cooking machine operators and tenders                                                 42,570       10.85      22,580        10.17

  Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic                             130,600       15.31      31,830        14.81
  Numerical tool and process control programmers                                             16,840       20.83      43,320        19.79
  Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic           90,060       13.64      28,370        13.22
  Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                         35,850       14.18      29,500        13.42
  Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                         39,150       14.88      30,950        14.43
  Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders,
    metal and plastic                                                                       257,500       13.10      27,240        12.48
  Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plast          42,830       14.78      30,730        13.78
  Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,
    metal and plastic                                                                       100,640       14.18      29,500        13.25
  Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic          71,480       15.82      32,910        15.28

  Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic             29,820       15.46      32,150        15.14
  Machinists                                                                                364,130       16.83      35,000        16.39
  Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders                                               16,780       16.27      33,850        15.82
  Pourers and casters, metal                                                                 14,120       14.76      30,690        13.94
  Model makers, metal and plastic                                                             7,990       21.88      45,510        21.52
  Patternmakers, metal and plastic                                                            7,010       18.71      38,920        18.06
  Foundry mold and coremakers                                                                16,570       14.59      30,350        13.66
  Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders,
    metal and plastic                                                                       157,310       12.74      26,490        11.88
  Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                   99,030       15.13      31,460        14.32

  Tool and die makers                                                                        99,420       21.46      44,640        20.84
  Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers                                                  351,710       15.49      32,220        14.81
  Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders                    44,670       15.75      32,760        14.76
  Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                 26,380       14.81      30,810        14.30
  Lay-out workers, metal and plastic                                                         11,110       16.37      34,060        15.79
  Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic             39,630       13.69      28,480        12.91
  Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners                                                      19,930       15.30      31,820        14.63
  Metal workers and plastic workers, all other                                               49,700       17.83      37,090        16.80

  Bindery workers                                                                            69,320       12.63      26,270        11.57
  Bookbinders                                                                                 7,610       14.41      29,980        13.79
  Job printers                                                                               52,250       16.15      33,600        15.26
  Prepress technicians and workers                                                           73,120       16.34      33,990        15.61
  Printing machine operators                                                                186,340       15.43      32,100        14.63

  Laundry and dry-cleaning workers                                                          215,910        8.80      18,290         8.34
  Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials                                          79,500        8.64      17,980         8.36
  Sewing machine operators                                                                  244,300        9.34      19,430         8.67
  Shoe and leather workers and repairers                                                      8,000        9.88      20,540         9.51
  Shoe machine operators and tenders                                                          4,550       10.10      21,000         9.73
  Sewers, hand                                                                               11,870       10.25      21,330         9.22
  Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers                                                    27,490       11.92      24,800        11.06
  Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders                                 22,270       11.07      23,020        10.76
  Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders                                    22,790       10.77      22,400        10.22
  Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders                       44,880       11.44      23,800        11.46
  Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders         50,380       11.18      23,260        10.90

  Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic
    and glass fibers                                                                         24,200       13.84      28,790        13.50
  Fabric and apparel patternmakers                                                           10,070       17.27      35,930        14.70
  Upholsterers                                                                               40,980       13.06      27,160        12.33
  Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other                                       23,420       11.19      23,280        10.70

  Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters                                                        118,480       13.12      27,290        12.34
  Furniture finishers                                                                        25,710       12.28      25,530        11.51
  Model makers, wood                                                                          2,520       15.74      32,740        13.39
  Patternmakers, wood                                                                         2,070       15.79      32,850        14.44
  Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood                                       59,350       11.55      24,030        11.11
  Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing                         90,900       11.58      24,090        11.04
  Woodworkers, all other                                                                     10,290       11.01      22,890        10.25

  Nuclear power reactor operators                                                             4,450       31.25      65,000        31.34
  Power distributors and dispatchers                                                          8,090       28.15      58,540        27.93
  Power plant operators                                                                      34,050       25.18      52,380        25.25
  Stationary engineers and boiler operators                                                  45,500       21.71      45,160        21.21
  Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators                                93,330       17.24      35,850        16.75
  Chemical plant and system operators                                                        60,710       22.03      45,830        21.89
  Gas plant operators                                                                        10,330       24.65      51,260        24.62
  Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers                           41,050       24.07      50,070        24.54
  Plant and system operators, all other                                                      14,510       20.73      43,120        20.55

  Chemical equipment operators and tenders                                                   46,450       19.02      39,560        18.70
  Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators,
    and tenders                                                                              40,730       16.83      35,000        16.37
  Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders                  41,320       13.81      28,720        13.14
  Grinding and polishing workers, hand                                                       42,980       12.03      25,020        11.27
  Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders                               122,390       14.31      29,760        13.71
  Cutters and trimmers, hand                                                                 28,320       11.49      23,890        10.50
  Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders                                76,810       13.82      28,740        13.04
  Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders       76,900       14.09      29,300        13.25
  Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders                               28,700       15.11      31,430        14.42
  Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers                                      505,100       15.17      31,560        13.76
  Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers                                              26,540       14.81      30,800        13.40
  Dental laboratory technicians                                                              44,310       16.26      33,810        15.22
  Medical appliance technicians                                                              10,130       15.39      32,020        13.69
  Ophthalmic laboratory technicians                                                          26,030       12.38      25,750        11.42

  Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders                                       412,360       11.82      24,580        10.87
  Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders                    99,430       13.40      27,880        12.75
  Painters, transportation equipment                                                         50,720       18.07      37,590        16.65
  Painting, coating, and decorating workers                                                  29,400       12.13      25,240        10.82
  Photographic process workers                                                               27,660       11.33      23,570         9.78
  Photographic processing machine operators                                                  54,480       10.18      21,170         9.31
  Semiconductor processors                                                                   43,420       15.42      32,080        14.40

  Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders                                         25,030       12.46      25,910        11.68
  Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders                      16,080       12.23      25,440        11.12
  Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders                                        9,030       12.03      25,030        10.90
  Etchers and engravers                                                                       8,880       13.14      27,330        11.79
  Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic                                    37,690       12.14      25,250        11.25
  Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders                                       108,530       15.30      31,820        14.94
  Tire builders                                                                              19,060       17.47      36,340        17.70
  Helpers--production workers                                                               504,440       10.38      21,590         9.73
  Production workers, all other                                                             305,330       13.07      27,190        10.94

Transportation and material moving occupations
  Aircraft cargo handling supervisors                                                         6,570       19.73      41,040        16.99
  First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand           173,640       19.60      40,770        18.57
  First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine
    and vehicle operators                                                                   221,560       23.71      49,310        22.02
  Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers                                             78,430        (2)      134,090         (2)
  Commercial pilots                                                                          22,320        (2)       64,470         (2)
  Air traffic controllers                                                                    21,680       48.28     100,430        49.22
  Airfield operations specialists                                                             4,540       20.61      42,860        18.09

  Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians                     16,530        9.90      20,600         9.31
  Bus drivers, transit and intercity                                                        189,170       15.27      31,750        14.74
  Bus drivers, school                                                                       475,700       11.52      23,960        11.38
  Driver/sales workers                                                                      405,060       11.45      23,810         9.77
  Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer                                                1,594,980       16.79      34,920        16.28
  Truck drivers, light or delivery services                                                 929,530       12.81      26,640        11.74
  Taxi drivers and chauffeurs                                                               141,470       10.40      21,640         9.51
  Motor vehicle operators, all other                                                         81,570       11.43      23,780         9.89

  Locomotive engineers                                                                       32,990       28.86      60,020        27.95
  Locomotive firers                                                                             590       20.94      43,560        19.77
  Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers                                         6,710       18.25      37,970        17.54

  Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators                                               17,890       24.64      51,250        23.79
  Railroad conductors and yardmasters                                                        34,690       27.74      57,700        26.78
  Subway and streetcar operators                                                              8,470       22.33      46,460        22.86
  Rail transportation workers, all other                                                      6,710       19.04      39,610        19.10

  Sailors and marine oilers                                                                  28,280       14.84      30,870        13.75
  Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels                                               26,490       25.21      52,440        23.95
  Motorboat operators                                                                         2,470       16.45      34,220        15.72
  Ship engineers                                                                             11,020       27.61      57,440        25.82

  Bridge and lock tenders                                                                     3,440       17.06      35,480        17.81
  Parking lot attendants                                                                    123,960        8.52      17,730         8.09
  Service station attendants                                                                 93,420        8.93      18,570         8.33
  Traffic technicians                                                                         7,330       17.97      37,380        17.54
  Transportation inspectors                                                                  25,440       24.30      50,530        23.04
  Transportation workers, all other                                                          51,770       15.79      32,840        15.31

  Conveyor operators and tenders                                                             47,850       13.11      27,280        12.60
  Crane and tower operators                                                                  43,690       19.28      40,100        18.46
  Dredge operators                                                                            1,710       15.39      32,010        14.14
  Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators                                      64,240       16.60      34,520        15.43
  Loading machine operators, underground mining                                               2,590       16.89      35,130        16.50
  Hoist and winch operators                                                                   4,150       18.20      37,860        15.72
  Industrial truck and tractor operators                                                    626,910       13.65      28,390        12.86
  Cleaners of vehicles and equipment                                                        333,920        9.49      19,730         8.47
  Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand                                  2,388,930       10.67      22,190         9.79
  Machine feeders and offbearers                                                            145,110       11.39      23,700        10.74
  Packers and packagers, hand                                                               860,050        9.02      18,760         8.29
  Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators                                            4,310       21.62      44,970        21.39
  Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers                                                     9,520       18.78      39,060        17.91
  Wellhead pumpers                                                                            9,510       16.81      34,960        17.07
  Refuse and recyclable material collectors                                                 138,700       13.85      28,810        12.96
  Shuttle car operators                                                                       3,110       17.81      37,030        18.15
  Tank car, truck, and ship loaders                                                          15,440       16.77      34,880        15.62
  Material moving workers, all other                                                         53,190       15.54      32,330        14.49


  1 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.

  2 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.
    
  3 Represents a wage above $70.00 per hour.

  4 Estimates not released.