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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES — MAY 2017 

Production occupations had employment of 9 million in May 2017, representing 6.3 percent of total 

national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest production 

occupation was assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers (1.3 million) and the 

highest paying production occupation was nuclear power reactor operators ($94,350). (See chart 1 and 

chart 2.) The annual mean wage across all production occupations was $38,070, compared with the U.S. 

average wage of $50,620. (See table 1.)

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program provides employment and wage estimates for 

over 800 occupations in the nation, states, and 600 areas. National data are available by industry for 

approximately 415 industry classifications and by ownership across all industries, schools, and hospitals. 

This news release features production, healthcare, and construction and extraction occupations, in 

addition to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) occupations and employment 

and wages by typical entry-level educational requirement. National employment and wage information 

for all occupations is shown in table 1. 

Highlights from the May 2017 OES data: 

Production occupations

• The largest production occupations also included first-line supervisors of production and 

operating workers (611,800) and inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers (537,500). 

(See chart 1.)

Changes to the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Data

With the release of the May 2017 estimates, the OES program has introduced several new 

occupational and industry aggregations. 

The May 2017 OES estimates are the first to be produced using the 2017 North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

See the box notes at the end of this news release for more information on current and upcoming 

changes to the OES data. 
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• Other than nuclear power reactor operators, the highest paying production occupations were

power distributors and dispatchers ($82,310) and power plant operators ($75,970). (See chart 2.)

• The lowest paying production occupations were pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

($23,080) and laundry and dry-cleaning workers ($23,770). (See table 1.)

• The state with the highest share of production occupations employment was Indiana (12

percent), nearly twice the national employment share.

• Metropolitan areas with the highest shares of production occupation employment included

Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. (36 percent); Dalton, Ga. (26 percent); and Columbus, Ind. (25 percent).

• Pay for production occupations in manufacturing industries varied widely. Industries with the

highest wages were petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($63,620) and aerospace

product and parts manufacturing ($54,040).

0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000

Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team

 assemblers

First-line supervisors of production and operating

 workers

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Helpers--production workers

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

Machinists

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical

assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers

Production workers, all other

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

Employment

Chart 1. Employment for the largest production occupations, May 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program.
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• Manufacturing industries with the lowest wages for production occupations included seafood

product preparation and packaging ($27,710) and several apparel, textile, and leather products

industries.

• Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers earned an annual mean wage of

$33,180 across all industries. Motor vehicle manufacturing ($46,510) was the highest paying

manufacturing industry for this occupation.

OES data by state and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area are available at

www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm and www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm, respectively.

OES national industry-specific data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm. 

Healthcare occupations 

• Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations had employment of 8.5 million, and

healthcare support occupations had employment of 4.1 million. Both healthcare occupational

groups combined made up nearly 9 percent of U.S. employment. (See table 1.)

$0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000

Nuclear power reactor operators

Power distributors and dispatchers

Power plant operators

Gas plant operators

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery

 operators, and gaugers

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

First-line supervisors of production and operating

 workers

Chemical plant and system operators

Plant and system operators, all other

Computer numerically controlled machine tool

 programmers, metal and plastic

All occupations

Annual mean wage

Chart 2. Highest paying production occupations, May 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program.
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• Registered nurses, with 2.9 million jobs, was the largest healthcare occupation. (See table 1.) 

Most registered nurses worked in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry 

(1,685,820). 

• Other than registered nurses, the largest healthcare occupations were nursing assistants (1.5 

million), home health aides (820,960), and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 

(702,700). (See table 1.) 

• Many of the highest paying occupations were healthcare occupations, including several

physician and dentist occupations and nurse anesthetists ($169,450). (See table 1.) 

• The lowest paying healthcare occupations were home health aides ($24,280), veterinary

assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ($27,570), and physical therapist aides ($27,910). 

(See table 1.)

• Annual mean wages for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, the larger of the two

healthcare occupational groups, varied by state from $64,620 in Mississippi to $98,020 in 

Alaska, compared with $80,760 nationally. 

• Several areas in California, including San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ($115,280), were among 

the highest paying metropolitan areas for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.

• The lowest paying areas for this occupational group included Lake Charles, La. ($57,580), and 

Morristown, Tenn. ($57,670). 

Construction and extraction occupations

• Construction and extraction occupations had total employment of 5.7 million and an annual 

mean wage of $49,930 across all industries. (See table 1.) 

• The largest construction and extraction occupations were construction laborers (962,060), 

carpenters (693,050), and electricians (631,080). (See table 1.)

• The highest paying construction and extraction occupations were elevator installers and 

repairers ($77,130) and first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers 

($69,200). (See table 1.) 

• The lowest paying construction and extraction occupations included helpers of roofers

($29,710) and helpers of painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons ($30,570).

• By industry, specialty trade contractors (2.8 million) accounted for almost half of employment 

in construction and extraction occupations. An additional 26 percent of employment was in 

construction of buildings (915,340) and heavy and civil engineering construction (574,960). 

Local government (330,490) was the industry with the highest employment of construction and 

extraction occupations outside of the construction sector. 

• States with the highest percentage of construction and extraction occupations were Wyoming 

(10 percent) and North Dakota (8 percent), compared with 4 percent of national employment. 
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• Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations

included Lake Charles, La. (17 percent); Odessa, Texas (13 percent); and Farmington, N.M., and

Greeley, Colo. (11 percent each).

• Annual mean wages for construction and extraction occupations varied by state from $37,660

in Arkansas to $67,450 in Hawaii.

• Urban Honolulu, Hawaii ($68,800), and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ($68,770),

were among the highest paying areas for construction and extraction occupations. The lowest

paying areas for this occupational group included Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas ($31,820), and

Sebring, Fla. ($32,520).

Typical entry-level education

• Occupations that typically require postsecondary education for entry made up 37 percent of

employment. The largest postsecondary category, occupations that typically require a bachelor’s

degree for entry, made up 21.5 percent of employment. This educational category includes

registered nurses, teachers at the kindergarten through secondary levels, and many management,

business and financial operations, computer, and engineering occupations.

• Occupations that typically require a high school diploma or the equivalent for entry made up 39

percent of employment, and occupations that require no formal educational credential for entry

$0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000

Air traffic controllers

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Nuclear power reactor operators

Funeral service managers

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Commercial pilots

Athletes and sports competitors

Radiation therapists

Gaming managers

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

All occupations

Annual mean wage

Chart 3. Highest paying occupations that typically require less than a 

bachelor's degree for entry, May 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program.
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made up 24 percent of employment. These two educational categories include most production 

and construction occupations, as well as large occupations such as retail salespersons, cashiers, 

and general office clerks.

• The share of employment in occupations typically requiring an associate’s degree for entry 

ranged from 1.8 percent of employment in Nevada to 2.9 percent in Vermont, compared with 2.3 

percent of national employment.

• Average wages were generally higher for occupations that require more education. Annual mean 

wages were $26,910 for occupations that typically require no formal educational credential for 

entry, $41,920 for occupations typically requiring a high school diploma or the equivalent, 

$56,140 for occupations typically requiring an associate’s degree, and $85,450 for occupations 

typically requiring a bachelor’s degree.

• The highest paying occupations that typically require less than a bachelor’s degree for entry 

included air traffic controllers ($120,260), which typically require an associate’s degree for 

entry; and transportation, storage, and distribution managers ($100,740) and nuclear power 

reactor operators ($94,350), both of which typically require a high school diploma or the 

equivalent. (See chart 3.)

• The annual mean wage for occupations that typically require an associate’s degree for entry 

varied from $45,310 in South Dakota to $73,500 in the District of Columbia. 

• The highest paying metropolitan areas for occupations that typically require an associate’s 

degree for entry included California-Lexington Park, Md. ($77,450), and San FranciscoOakland-Hayward, Calif. ($72,070). The lowest paying metropolitan areas for this educational 

category included Valdosta, Ga. ($43,100), and Johnstown, Pa. ($43,560).

Data on employment by the typical education level required to enter an occupation are based on 

education and training categories from the BLS Employment Projections program. Education and

training levels assigned to each occupation are available at www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_112.htm. 

Additional charts are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2017.htm. 

STEM occupations

• There were nearly 8.9 million science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

jobs representing 6.2 percent of total U.S. employment.

• Seven of the 10 largest STEM occupations were related to computers and included applications 

software developers (849,230) and computer user support specialists (613,780). (See table 1.)

• Areas with the highest employment shares of STEM occupations were California-Lexington 

Park, Md. (26.2 percent), and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (20.5 percent). (See 

chart 4.) 

• Areas with the lowest employment shares of STEM occupations included Gadsden, Ala., and 

Ocean City, N.J. (approximately 1 percent of employment each).
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• STEM occupations had an annual mean wage of $91,310, compared with $47,890 for nonSTEM occupations. Ninety-two of the 99 STEM occupations had mean wages significantly 

above the all-occupations average of $50,620. (See table 1.) 

• The highest paying STEM occupations were petroleum engineers ($154,780) and the 3 STEMrelated management occupations. (See table 1.)

• The lowest paying STEM occupations were forest and conservation technicians ($39,180) and 

agricultural and food science technicians ($42,910). (See table 1.)

A list of occupations included in the STEM definition used for this release is available at 

www.bls.gov/oes/stem_list_2017.xlsx. Additional STEM charts are available at

www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2017.htm. 

Largest occupations 

• The largest occupations overall were retail salespersons (4.4 million), combined food 

preparation and serving workers (3.6 million), and cashiers (3.6 million). The next largest 

0 10 20 30

California-Lexington Park, MD

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Boulder, CO

Huntsville, AL

Corvallis, OR

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Ames, IA

Raleigh, NC

United States

Percent 

Chart 4. Metropolitan areas with the highest employment shares of 

STEM occupations, May 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program.
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occupations nationally were general office clerks (3.0 million), registered nurses (2.9 million), 

and customer service representatives (2.8 million). (See table 1.)

• Retail salespersons was the largest occupation in 29 of the 50 states. 

• Eight of the 10 largest occupations had below-average wages. Retail salespersons ($27,460),

combined food preparation and serving workers ($21,230), and cashiers ($22,130) had annual

mean wages significantly below the all-occupations average of $50,620. (See table 1.)

• Registered nurses ($73,550) and general and operations managers ($123,460) were the largest

occupations with above-average wages. (See table 1.) 

Public sector occupations

• The public sector made up 15 percent of employment and had a different occupational mix from

the private sector.

• Many of the largest public sector occupations were related to education, including elementary

school teachers, except special education (public sector employment of 1.3 million); teacher

assistants (1.0 million); and secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical

education (908,480).

• Police and sheriff’s patrol officers (656,000), general office clerks (553,830), and registered

nurses (475,810) also were among the occupations with the highest public sector employment.

OES data by ownership are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm. 
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Notes on the May 2017 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Data

With the release of the May 2017 estimates, the OES program has replaced 21 detailed 

occupations found in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) with 10 new 

aggregations of those occupations. In addition, selected 4- and 5-digit North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) industries previously published by OES will no longer be 

published separately. Some of the 4-digit NAICS industries that are no longer being published 

separately will instead be published as OES-specific industry aggregations. More information 

about the new occupational and industry aggregations is available at

www.bls.gov/oes/changes_2017.htm. 

The May 2017 estimates include for the first time some establishments that were previously

classified in private households. Beginning in May 2013, the Quarterly Census of Employment 

and Wages (QCEW), from which the OES sample is drawn, began coding some establishments 

that were historically found in NAICS 814110 (Private Households) to NAICS 624120 

(Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities). The establishments that changed

NAICS codes caused a scope increase for OES because NAICS 814110 is out of scope and 

NAICS 624120 is in scope for OES. These newly in-scope units were removed from the survey 

data and not used for the May 2015 and May 2016 estimates. Now that OES has six survey 

panels collected under the new scope, these newly in-scope units are included in the May 2017 

estimates, aligning the scope of the OES estimates for NAICS 624120 with that of the QCEW 

frame.

The May 2017 OES estimates are the first to be produced using the 2017 NAICS. Information 

about the 2017 NAICS is available at www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.

Upcoming Changes to the May 2018 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Data

OES will no longer publish data for metropolitan divisions and will publish data for fewer 

nonmetropolitan areas beginning with the May 2018 estimates, to be released in March or April 

of 2019. For the 11 large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that are broken down into 

metropolitan divisions, OES will publish data at the MSA level only. In addition, the number of 

nonmetropolitan areas will be reduced in some states. OES will continue to cover the entire 

geography of each state, but some areas will no longer be at the same level of detail.
Technical Note

Scope of the survey

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a 

semiannual survey measuring occupational employment and wage 

rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in 

the United States. The OES data available from BLS include 

cross-industry occupational employment and wage estimates for 

the nation; over 650 areas, including states and the District of 

Columbia, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), metropolitan 

divisions, nonmetropolitan areas, and territories; national 

industry-specific estimates at the NAICS sector, 3-, 4-, and 

selected 5- and 6-digit industry levels; and national estimates by 

ownership across all industries and for schools and hospitals.

The OES survey is a cooperative effort between BLS and the 

State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). BLS funds the survey and 

provides the procedures and technical support, while the State 

Workforce Agencies collect most of the data. OES estimates are 

constructed from a sample of about 1.2 million establishments. 

Each year, two semiannual panels of approximately 200,000 

sampled establishments are contacted, one panel in May and the 

other in November. Responses are obtained by mail, Internet or 

other electronic means, email, telephone, or personal visit. The May 

2017 estimates are based on responses from six semiannual panels 

collected over a 3-year period: May 2017, November 2016, May 

2016, November 2015, May 2015, and November 2014. The 

overall national response rate for the six panels, based on the 50 

states and the District of Columbia, is 72 percent based on 

establishments and 68 percent based on weighted sampled

employment. The unweighted sampled employment of 82 million 

across all six semiannual panels represents approximately 58 

percent of total national employment. 

The occupational coding system

The OES survey categorizes workers into 810 detailed 

occupations based on the Office of Management and Budget’s 

2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 

Together, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23 SOC 

major occupational groups. Major group 55, Military Specific 

Occupations, is not included.

For more information about the SOC system, please see the 

BLS website at www.bls.gov/soc/. 

The industry coding system

The May 2017 OES estimates use the 2017 North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information 

about NAICS, see the BLS website at www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.

The OES survey excludes the majority of the agricultural 

sector, with the exception of logging (NAICS 113310), support

activities for crop production (NAICS 1151), and support

activities for animal production (NAICS 1152). Private 

households (NAICS 814) also are excluded. OES federal 

government data include the U.S. Postal Service and the federal 

executive branch only. All other industries, including state and

local government, are covered by the survey.

Survey sample

The OES survey draws its sample from state unemployment 

insurance (UI) files. 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 

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area, industry, and size.

To provide the most occupational coverage, larger 

employers are more likely to be selected than smaller employers. 

A census is taken of the executive branch of the federal 

government, the U.S. Postal Service, and state government.

Concepts

Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage and 

salary employment in an occupation. 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 paycheck. 

The survey does not include the self-employed, owners and

partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid

family workers.

Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay, 

exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; 

guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including 

commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. 

Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, 

nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary 

benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

OES receives wage rate data for the federal government, the 

U.S. Postal Service, and most state governments. For the 

remaining establishments, the OES survey data are placed into 12 

intervals. The intervals are defined both as hourly rates and the 

corresponding annual rates, where the annual rate for an 

occupation is calculated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by a 

typical work year of 2,080 hours. The responding establishments 

are instructed to report the hourly rate for part-time workers, and 

to report annual rates for occupations that are typically paid at 

an annual rate but do not work 2,080 hours per year, such as 

teachers, pilots, and flight attendants. Other workers, such as some 

entertainment workers, are paid hourly rates, but generally do not 

work 40 hours per week, year round. For these workers, only an 

hourly wage is reported.

Estimation methodology

The OES survey is designed to produce estimates by 

combining six panels of data collected over a 3-year period. Each 

OES panel includes approximately 200,000 establishments. The 

full six-panel sample of nearly 1.2 million establishments allows

the production of estimates at detailed levels of geography, 

industry, and occupation.
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.

Imputation. Some establishments do not respond for a given 

panel. For most employers, 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. In some cases, data for current panel 

nonrespondents are available from earlier panels. In those cases,

the older data may be used and aged to represent the current

reference period.

Weighting and benchmarking. The sampled establishments 

are weighted to represent all establishments for the reference 

period. Weights are further adjusted by the ratio of employment 

totals (the average of November 2016 and May 2017 

employment) from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages to employment totals from the OES survey.

Changes to the May 2017 estimates

The May 2017 OES estimates are the first to be based on 

the 2017 North American Industry Classification System, which 

replaces the 2012 NAICS used in the May 2012-May 2016 

estimates. All six panels used in the May 2017 estimates were 

collected using the 2012 NAICS; these data were mapped to the 

2017 NAICS codes.

Beginning with the May 2017 estimates, OES has replaced 

21 detailed occupations with 10 aggregations of those 

occupations. In most cases, occupations were aggregated to the 

SOC broad occupation level. The remaining aggregations do not 

correspond to SOC broad occupations and use OES-specific codes 

and titles. The purpose of these aggregations is to achieve more 

robust estimates by combining similar occupations for which the

survey does not have the information needed to distinguish 

between occupations for accurate coding.

In addition, some 4- and 5-digit NAICS industries that OES 

previously published are no longer published separately. Some of 

these industries are now published at their standard 3- and 4-digit 

NAICS levels, respectively. Others are published as OES-specific 

industry aggregations. The new industry aggregations will 

improve sampling efficiency by combining industries with similar 

staffing patterns.

For more information about the new aggregations, see 

www.bls.gov/oes/changes_2017.htm. 

The May 2017 estimates include additional establishments 

in the services for the elderly and persons with disabilities 

industry (NAICS 624120). In May 2013, the Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages program, from which the OES sample is 

drawn, began coding some establishments that were historically 

found in private households (NAICS 814110) to services for the 

elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS 624120). Private 

households are out of scope for OES, so this shift caused a scope

increase for OES in NAICS 624120. These newly in-scope units 

were removed from the survey data and not used for the May 2015 

and May 2016 estimates. OES now has six panels of survey data 

collected under the new scope, so the May 2017 estimates include 

the full set of establishments from the expanded scope of NAICS 

624120 for the first time. 

For more information

Answers to frequently asked questions about the OES data 

are available at www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm. Detailed 

technical information about the OES survey is available in the 

Survey Methods and Reliability Statement on the BLS website at

www.bls.gov/oes/current/methods_statement.pdf.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017

Hourly Annual1

All occupations 142,549,250 $24.34 $50,620 $18.12

Management occupations 7,280,330 57.65 119,910 49.32

2,473,740 61.55 128,020 49.58

210,160 94.25 196,050 88.11

2,212,200 59.35 123,460 48.27

51,380 (2) 46,350 (2)

685,780 66.66 138,650 59.19

28,100 59.56 123,880 51.03

590,380 67.60 140,600 60.24

Marketing managers............................................................................................................................. 218,970 70.01 145,620 63.57

Sales managers.................................................................................................................................... 371,410 66.18 137,650 58.20

67,300 61.39 127,690 53.50

1,752,130 62.24 129,450 55.62

270,100 49.70 103,380 45.20

365,690 71.99 149,730 66.93

569,380 69.01 143,530 60.14

171,520 53.16 110,580 48.36

70,430 58.56 121,810 55.65

118,680 48.43 100,740 44.45

15,520 62.50 130,010 57.27

136,310 59.38 123,510 52.94

34,500 56.58 117,690 52.05

2,368,680 47.57 98,940 42.65

4,610 38.62 80,320 33.47

263,480 48.56 101,000 43.93

477,750 45.80 95,270 42.74

Education administrators, preschool and childcare center/program....................................................... 49,130 25.74 53,550 22.54

Education administrators, elementary and secondary school................................................................ 250,280 (2) 97,440 (2)

Education administrators, postsecondary.............................................................................................. 142,160 51.77 107,670 44.41

Education administrators, all other........................................................................................................ 36,190 42.42 88,240 39.25

179,990 70.33 146,290 66.21

208,110 27.52 57,250 25.02

8,350 44.76 93,090 37.52

4,420 40.12 83,460 35.06

36,610 28.67 59,620 24.90

346,980 53.69 111,680 47.29

56,210 64.26 133,670 57.20

13,960 36.38 75,660 35.98

186,720 34.79 72,370 28.21

141,830 33.91 70,530 30.82

9,560 39.01 81,140 34.98

430,120 54.41 113,180 50.77

Business and financial operations occupations 7,472,750 36.70 76,330 32.55

4,811,530 35.14 73,080 31.92

15,450 43.69 90,870 31.22

413,540 32.19 66,960 29.87

298,170 31.85 66,250 31.10

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................................................................................... 282,030 31.89 66,340 31.20

Insurance appraisers, auto damage...................................................................................................... 16,150 31.10 64,680 29.86

287,130 34.39 71,540 32.63

210,900 32.90 68,420 30.34

633,250 31.79 66,120 29.12

Human resources specialists................................................................................................................ 553,950 31.84 66,220 29.01

Farm labor contractors.......................................................................................................................... 780 23.50 48,890 17.15

Labor relations specialists..................................................................................................................... 78,510 31.51 65,540 30.38

159,800 37.86 78,740 35.86

659,200 44.92 93,440 39.64

102,420 25.30 52,630 23.22

72,920 28.81 59,930 26.75

80,530 32.29 67,160 30.14

280,340 31.11 64,700 29.02

596,450 34.35 71,450 30.40

1,001,420 36.42 75,740 33.66

2,661,230 39.51 82,190 33.71

1,241,000 37.46 77,920 33.34

58,880 29.25 60,830 25.97

54,550 37.83 78,680 36.17

74,850 39.86 82,900 34.27

584,940 50.27 104,570 39.79

Financial analysts................................................................................................................................. 294,110 47.80 99,430 40.53

Personal financial advisors................................................................................................................... 200,920 59.68 124,140 43.58

Insurance underwriters......................................................................................................................... 89,910 37.34 77,660 33.54

52,580 44.12 91,780 39.28

343,150 36.03 74,940 29.73

Credit counselors.................................................................................................................................. 35,900 23.78 49,460 21.50

Loan officers......................................................................................................................................... 307,240 37.46 77,920 31.09

125,380 25.26 52,530 22.52

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents.............................................................................. 56,660 28.43 59,140 25.54

See footnotes at end of table.

Median 

hourly 

wages

Mean wages

Occupation Employment

Advertising and promotions managers.......................................................................................................

Marketing and sales managers..................................................................................................................

Operations specialties managers....................................................................................................................

Administrative services managers.............................................................................................................

Top executives...............................................................................................................................................

Chief executives........................................................................................................................................

General and operations managers.............................................................................................................

Legislators.................................................................................................................................................

Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers......................................................

Public relations and fundraising managers.................................................................................................

Compensation and benefits managers.......................................................................................................

Human resources managers......................................................................................................................

Training and development managers.........................................................................................................

Other management occupations.....................................................................................................................

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers..................................................................................

Computer and information systems managers...........................................................................................

Financial managers...................................................................................................................................

Industrial production managers..................................................................................................................

Purchasing managers................................................................................................................................

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers...................................................................................

Business operations specialists......................................................................................................................

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes..........................................................

Buyers and purchasing agents...................................................................................................................

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators.......................................................................

Compliance officers...................................................................................................................................

Construction managers..............................................................................................................................

Education administrators...........................................................................................................................

Architectural and engineering managers....................................................................................................

Managers, all other....................................................................................................................................

Emergency management directors............................................................................................................

Food service managers.............................................................................................................................

Funeral service managers.........................................................................................................................

Gaming managers.....................................................................................................................................

Lodging managers.....................................................................................................................................

Medical and health services managers......................................................................................................

Natural sciences managers........................................................................................................................

Postmasters and mail superintendents......................................................................................................

Property, real estate, and community association managers......................................................................

Social and community service managers...................................................................................................

Cost estimators.........................................................................................................................................

Human resources workers.........................................................................................................................

Financial examiners...................................................................................................................................

Credit counselors and loan officers............................................................................................................

Financial analysts and advisors.................................................................................................................

Credit analysts...........................................................................................................................................

Budget analysts.........................................................................................................................................

Appraisers and assessors of real estate....................................................................................................

Accountants and auditors..........................................................................................................................

Financial specialists........................................................................................................................................

Logisticians................................................................................................................................................

Management analysts................................................................................................................................

Meeting, convention, and event planners...................................................................................................

Fundraisers...............................................................................................................................................

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists.................................................................................

Training and development specialists........................................................................................................

Market research analysts and marketing specialists..................................................................................

Business operations specialists, all other...................................................................................................

Tax examiners, collectors and preparers, and revenue agents..................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Business and financial operations occupations (Continued)

Tax preparers....................................................................................................................................... 68,720 $22.64 $47,090 $18.62

125,900 36.84 76,630 33.42

4,261,460 43.18 89,810 40.66

4,094,930 43.16 89,780 40.67

27,920 57.49 119,570 55.06

687,210 45.10 93,800 42.92

Computer systems analysts.................................................................................................................. 581,960 44.59 92,740 42.44

Information security analysts................................................................................................................. 105,250 47.93 99,690 45.92

1,617,400 49.27 102,470 47.00

Computer programmers........................................................................................................................ 247,690 42.08 87,530 39.54

Software developers, applications......................................................................................................... 849,230 51.30 106,710 48.94

Software developers, systems software................................................................................................ 394,590 53.74 111,780 51.73

Web developers.................................................................................................................................... 125,890 35.63 74,110 32.69

646,570 44.26 92,070 41.87

Database administrators....................................................................................................................... 113,690 42.81 89,050 41.84

Network and computer systems administrators..................................................................................... 375,040 41.51 86,340 38.99

Computer network architects................................................................................................................ 157,830 51.86 107,870 50.31

800,010 27.53 57,260 25.39

Computer user support specialists........................................................................................................ 613,780 26.03 54,150 24.14

Computer network support specialists................................................................................................... 186,230 32.46 67,510 29.97

315,830 43.79 91,080 42.56

166,530 43.49 90,460 40.41

19,210 55.21 114,850 48.83

2,730 50.33 104,700 49.52

106,050 41.59 86,510 39.13

36,540 42.78 88,980 40.41

2,000 35.42 73,670 27.83

2,516,780 41.44 86,190 38.07

177,030 37.97 78,970 34.63

122,160 40.82 84,910 36.82

Architects, except landscape and naval................................................................................................ 103,110 42.07 87,500 37.72

Landscape architects............................................................................................................................ 19,040 34.08 70,880 31.62

54,870 31.60 65,740 29.70

Cartographers and photogrammetrists.................................................................................................. 11,440 32.40 67,390 30.76

Surveyors............................................................................................................................................. 43,430 31.40 65,300 29.40

1,665,220 47.21 98,190 44.34

65,760 55.43 115,300 54.34

1,770 37.49 77,970 35.95

20,100 44.70 92,970 42.33

33,500 54.05 112,430 49.12

298,910 44.13 91,790 40.75

66,770 57.52 119,650 55.35

318,300 49.34 102,620 47.10

Electrical engineers............................................................................................................................... 183,370 47.87 99,580 45.70

Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................ 134,930 51.33 106,760 49.13

52,640 43.83 91,180 41.73

291,660 43.51 90,500 41.39

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors....................................... 26,130 44.32 92,190 42.55

Industrial engineers.............................................................................................................................. 265,520 43.43 90,340 41.29

10,960 46.59 96,910 43.74

27,200 47.41 98,610 45.48

291,290 43.99 91,500 41.29

6,150 49.86 103,710 45.31

16,700 52.36 108,910 50.87

32,010 74.41 154,780 63.60

131,500 47.74 99,310 46.75

674,540 28.10 58,450 26.83

195,510 27.44 57,080 26.04

Architectural and civil drafters............................................................................................................... 95,960 26.50 55,110 25.42

Electrical and electronics drafters......................................................................................................... 26,060 30.64 63,720 28.70

Mechanical drafters.............................................................................................................................. 58,190 27.96 58,150 26.50

Drafters, all other.................................................................................................................................. 15,300 25.96 53,990 24.18

427,140 29.11 60,550 27.97

Aerospace engineering and operations technicians.............................................................................. 11,710 34.30 71,340 32.33

Civil engineering technicians................................................................................................................ 71,430 25.77 53,600 24.82

Electrical and electronics engineering technicians................................................................................. 128,320 30.91 64,290 30.60

Electro-mechanical technicians............................................................................................................. 13,050 28.60 59,490 27.28

Environmental engineering technicians................................................................................................. 17,590 25.77 53,610 24.15

Industrial engineering technicians......................................................................................................... 65,020 27.79 57,810 26.10

Mechanical engineering technicians..................................................................................................... 43,390 27.97 58,180 26.62

Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other................................................................................ 76,630 31.03 64,550 29.92

51,890 22.28 46,350 20.84

Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,148,300 35.76 74,370 31.01

292,310 40.80 84,860 35.43

31,750 33.88 70,480 30.25

Animal scientists................................................................................................................................... 2,550 33.10 68,840 29.21

See footnotes at end of table.

Mean wages

Occupation Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Actuaries...................................................................................................................................................

Mathematicians.........................................................................................................................................

Operations research analysts....................................................................................................................

Statisticians...............................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations......................................................................................

Financial specialists, all other.....................................................................................................................

Computer and mathematical occupations

Computer occupations....................................................................................................................................

Computer and information research scientists...........................................................................................

Computer and information analysts............................................................................................................

Software developers and programmers.....................................................................................................

Database and systems administrators and network architects...................................................................

Computer support specialists.....................................................................................................................

Computer occupations, all other.................................................................................................................

Mathematical science occupations.................................................................................................................

Architecture and engineering occupations

Surveying and mapping technicians............................................................................................................

Engineering technicians, except drafters...................................................................................................

Drafters.....................................................................................................................................................

Drafters, engineering technicians, and mapping technicians...........................................................................

Architects, surveyors, and cartographers........................................................................................................

Architects, except naval.............................................................................................................................

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists.....................................................................................

Engineers.......................................................................................................................................................

Aerospace engineers.................................................................................................................................

Agricultural engineers................................................................................................................................

Biomedical engineers................................................................................................................................

Chemical engineers...................................................................................................................................

Civil engineers...........................................................................................................................................

Computer hardware engineers...................................................................................................................

Electrical and electronics engineers...........................................................................................................

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers..........................................................

Nuclear engineers......................................................................................................................................

Petroleum engineers..................................................................................................................................

Engineers, all other....................................................................................................................................

Life scientists..................................................................................................................................................

Environmental engineers...........................................................................................................................

Industrial engineers, including health and safety........................................................................................

Marine engineers and naval architects.......................................................................................................

Materials engineers...................................................................................................................................

Mechanical engineers................................................................................................................................

Agricultural and food scientists..................................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Life, physical, and social science occupations (Continued)

Food scientists and technologists......................................................................................................... 15,020 $34.61 $71,990 $30.60

Soil and plant scientists........................................................................................................................ 14,180 33.26 69,170 30.01

104,550 40.41 84,060 36.04

Biochemists and biophysicists.............................................................................................................. 27,380 50.68 105,410 43.84

Microbiologists...................................................................................................................................... 21,870 37.69 78,400 33.64

Zoologists and wildlife biologists........................................................................................................... 17,710 31.85 66,250 29.95

Biological scientists, all other................................................................................................................ 37,590 38.56 80,200 36.87

30,340 30.76 63,990 29.31

Conservation scientists......................................................................................................................... 22,040 31.18 64,850 29.56

Foresters.............................................................................................................................................. 8,300 29.67 61,710 28.90

118,560 45.64 94,920 38.93

Epidemiologists.................................................................................................................................... 6,870 36.65 76,230 33.49

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists............................................................................................ 111,690 46.19 96,070 39.46

7,120 39.55 82,270 35.84

253,660 42.53 88,470 37.88

18,720 58.47 121,620 56.36

Astronomers......................................................................................................................................... 2,020 52.67 109,560 48.36

Physicists............................................................................................................................................. 16,710 59.17 123,080 57.13

8,940 45.05 93,710 44.27

91,880 40.14 83,500 36.67

Chemists.............................................................................................................................................. 84,400 39.36 81,870 35.94

Materials scientists............................................................................................................................... 7,470 48.99 101,910 47.85

116,790 40.33 83,890 35.51

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health..................................................................... 81,920 36.64 76,220 33.37

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............................................................................. 28,520 50.88 105,830 43.20

Hydrologists.......................................................................................................................................... 6,350 40.53 84,290 38.46

17,320 51.53 107,180 49.99

243,150 39.96 83,110 37.01

19,550 54.16 112,650 49.27

11,270 29.18 60,700 26.09

121,870 39.79 82,770 37.03

Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists....................................................................................... 108,060 39.10 81,330 36.10

Industrial-organizational psychologists.................................................................................................. 920 49.29 102,530 41.87

Psychologists, all other......................................................................................................................... 12,880 44.92 93,440 46.99

2,770 41.41 86,130 38.29

35,310 35.75 74,350 34.37

52,380 40.12 83,450 37.83

Anthropologists and archeologists......................................................................................................... 6,120 31.89 66,330 29.94

Geographers......................................................................................................................................... 1,400 36.92 76,790 36.95

Historians............................................................................................................................................. 3,060 30.88 64,220 28.42

Political scientists.................................................................................................................................. 6,320 53.86 112,030 55.34

Social scientists and related workers, all other...................................................................................... 35,490 40.01 83,230 38.16

359,180 24.02 49,970 22.01

21,120 20.63 42,910 19.19

74,980 22.79 47,410 21.06

64,550 24.52 51,010 22.73

14,820 30.50 63,450 26.05

6,850 38.46 80,000 38.64

31,500 23.57 49,030 22.12

145,360 23.69 49,270 21.97

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health...................................................... 32,840 23.71 49,310 21.87

Forensic science technicians................................................................................................................ 15,070 29.43 61,220 27.81

Forest and conservation technicians..................................................................................................... 30,570 18.84 39,180 17.37

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other......................................................................... 66,890 24.60 51,160 23.12

2,096,740 23.10 48,050 21.08

2,017,250 23.11 48,060 21.09

687,150 24.36 50,670 22.47

Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors.................................................................... 271,350 28.18 58,620 26.64

Marriage and family therapists.............................................................................................................. 42,880 25.89 53,860 23.45

Rehabilitation counselors...................................................................................................................... 103,840 18.73 38,950 16.76

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors................................................... 241,930 22.38 46,560 20.82

Counselors, all other............................................................................................................................. 27,150 22.89 47,600 20.85

644,290 24.82 51,630 23.07

Child, family, and school social workers................................................................................................ 306,370 23.28 48,430 21.34

Healthcare social workers..................................................................................................................... 167,730 27.31 56,810 26.38

Mental health and substance abuse social workers............................................................................... 112,040 22.99 47,830 20.79

Social workers, all other........................................................................................................................ 58,150 29.28 60,900 29.80

685,810 20.23 42,090 18.11

Health educators................................................................................................................................... 58,040 28.37 59,010 25.93

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....................................................................... 87,700 27.23 56,630 24.71

Social and human service assistants.................................................................................................... 384,080 17.05 35,460 15.92

Community health workers.................................................................................................................... 54,760 20.36 42,340 18.45

Community and social service specialists, all other............................................................................... 101,230 21.53 44,780 19.99

79,490 23.02 47,880 20.87

49,850 24.43 50,800 22.65

21,430 21.86 45,470 18.74

8,210 17.49 36,380 14.09

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation

Mean wages

Employment

Physical scientists..........................................................................................................................................

Astronomers and physicists.......................................................................................................................

Atmospheric and space scientists..............................................................................................................

Chemists and materials scientists..............................................................................................................

Environmental scientists and geoscientists................................................................................................

Biological scientists....................................................................................................................................

Conservation scientists and foresters........................................................................................................

Medical scientists......................................................................................................................................

Life scientists, all other..............................................................................................................................

Sociologists...............................................................................................................................................

Urban and regional planners......................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers...................................................................................

Life, physical, and social science technicians..................................................................................................

Agricultural and food science technicians..................................................................................................

Physical scientists, all other.......................................................................................................................

Social scientists and related workers..............................................................................................................

Economists................................................................................................................................................

Survey researchers....................................................................................................................................

Psychologists.............................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians.......................................................................

Community and social service occupations

Religious workers...........................................................................................................................................

Clergy........................................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............................................................................

Social workers...........................................................................................................................................

Counselors................................................................................................................................................

Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists............................................

Biological technicians.................................................................................................................................

Chemical technicians.................................................................................................................................

Geological and petroleum technicians........................................................................................................

Nuclear technicians...................................................................................................................................

Social science research assistants............................................................................................................

Directors, religious activities and education...............................................................................................

Religious workers, all other........................................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

1,095,770 $51.62 $107,370 $38.50

692,660 66.18 137,660 55.87

643,630 67.26 139,900 56.26

Lawyers................................................................................................................................................ 628,370 68.22 141,890 57.33

Judicial law clerks................................................................................................................................. 15,260 27.84 57,920 24.68

49,030 52.09 108,340 50.89

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers................................................................ 14,480 47.25 98,280 45.57

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators................................................................................................. 6,110 35.11 73,020 29.17

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates......................................................................................... 28,440 58.20 121,050 64.34

403,110 26.60 55,330 24.34

290,410 25.92 53,910 24.24

112,700 28.36 59,000 24.66

Court reporters..................................................................................................................................... 15,220 28.88 60,060 26.50

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.......................................................................................... 53,040 24.61 51,180 22.53

Legal support workers, all other............................................................................................................ 44,440 32.67 67,960 26.98

Education, training, and library occupations 8,727,710 26.67 55,470 23.43

1,525,170 (2) 82,880 (2)

84,340 (2) 100,270 (2)

83,100 (2) 87,380 (2)

Computer science teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................... 32,230 (2) 91,590 (2)

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................... 50,870 (2) 84,710 (2)

44,780 (2) 106,770 (2)

Architecture teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................... 7,280 (2) 91,000 (2)

Engineering teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................... 37,500 (2) 109,830 (2)

62,710 (2) 92,790 (2)

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................... 10,800 (2) 91,690 (2)

Biological science teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................... 49,910 (2) 93,010 (2)

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary................................................................ 2,000 (2) 93,200 (2)

51,530 (2) 94,740 (2)

Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary........................................... 10,730 (2) 98,560 (2)

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................... 21,090 (2) 90,610 (2)

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary................................................................................... 5,990 (2) 87,660 (2)

Physics teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................... 13,710 (2) 101,190 (2)

115,860 (2) 89,600 (2)

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary......................................................................... 5,770 (2) 93,500 (2)

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary................................................................... 9,850 (2) 83,330 (2)

Economics teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................................... 12,770 (2) 114,820 (2)

Geography teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................................... 3,980 (2) 87,810 (2)

Political science teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................. 16,200 (2) 98,620 (2)

Psychology teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................... 37,090 (2) 85,050 (2)

Sociology teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................... 13,630 (2) 83,840 (2)

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other............................................................................... 16,580 (2) 79,050 (2)

250,190 (2) 112,770 (2)

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................... 194,610 (2) 122,890 (2)

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................. 55,580 (2) 77,360 (2)

65,500 (2) 72,510 (2)

Education teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................... 60,500 (2) 72,410 (2)

Library science teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................. 5,010 (2) 73,680 (2)

43,540 (2) 94,200 (2)

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary............................................................. 14,210 (2) 68,980 (2)

Law teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................................ 16,900 (2) 129,840 (2)

Social work teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................... 12,430 (2) 74,560 (2)

264,290 (2) 78,160 (2)

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................................................................................... 95,110 (2) 78,720 (2)

Communications teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................ 28,770 (2) 75,640 (2)

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary...................................................................... 69,140 (2) 77,660 (2)

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary..................................................................... 27,240 (2) 75,950 (2)

History teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................... 21,120 (2) 82,900 (2)

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................. 22,920 (2) 78,790 (2)

459,310 (2) 59,000 (2)

Graduate teaching assistants............................................................................................................... 136,820 (2) 37,720 (2)

Home economics teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................... 2,580 (2) 77,220 (2)

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary....................................................................... 16,630 (2) 69,560 (2)

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................... 114,020 27.23 56,630 24.81

Postsecondary teachers, all other......................................................................................................... 189,270 (2) 74,630 (2)

4,174,870 (2) 58,780 (2)

550,390 19.04 39,600 16.13

Preschool teachers, except special education....................................................................................... 409,740 16.15 33,590 13.94

Kindergarten teachers, except special education.................................................................................. 140,660 (2) 57,110 (2)

2,043,520 (2) 60,900 (2)

Elementary school teachers, except special education.......................................................................... 1,409,140 (2) 60,830 (2)

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education................................................ 622,340 (2) 61,040 (2)

Career/technical education teachers, middle school.............................................................................. 12,040 (2) 61,680 (2)

1,106,060 (2) 62,730 (2)

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education.......................................... 1,027,230 (2) 62,860 (2)

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school........................................................................ 78,840 (2) 61,010 (2)

474,890 (2) 62,640 (2)

Special education teachers, preschool.................................................................................................. 28,540 (2) 58,390 (2)

Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school......................................................... 184,920 (2) 61,960 (2)

Special education teachers, middle school............................................................................................ 87,550 (2) 63,250 (2)

See footnotes at end of table.

Education and library science teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................

Health teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................................

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................

Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary...............................................................................................

Life sciences teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................

Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................

Preschool, primary, secondary, and special education school teachers..........................................................

Preschool and kindergarten teachers.........................................................................................................

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers......................................................................................................

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary...............................................................

Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary.................................................................

Elementary and middle school teachers.....................................................................................................

Secondary school teachers........................................................................................................................

Special education teachers........................................................................................................................

Postsecondary teachers.................................................................................................................................

Business teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................................

Employment

Mean wages

Occupation

Median 

hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers.........................................................................................

Legal support workers.....................................................................................................................................

Paralegals and legal assistants..................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous legal support workers..........................................................................................................

Legal occupations

Lawyers, judges, and related workers.............................................................................................................

Lawyers and judicial law clerks..................................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Education, training, and library occupations (Continued)

Special education teachers, secondary school...................................................................................... 135,910 (2) $64,590 (2)

Special education teachers, all other..................................................................................................... 37,980 (2) 60,750 (2)

1,204,930 18.89 39,290 15.60

60,670 27.31 56,800 25.05

238,710 21.46 44,630 18.48

905,550 17.65 36,700 14.57

Substitute teachers............................................................................................................................... 611,310 15.15 31,510 13.59

Teachers and instructors, all other, except substitute teachers............................................................. 294,240 (2) 47,490 (2)

246,760 24.30 50,540 22.78

29,920 25.22 52,450 22.77

Archivists.............................................................................................................................................. 6,080 26.67 55,470 24.88

Curators................................................................................................................................................ 11,550 28.28 58,830 25.85

Museum technicians and conservators................................................................................................. 12,290 21.62 44,970 19.55

126,800 29.21 60,760 28.14

90,030 17.07 35,510 16.20

1,576,000 (2) 33,320 (2)

10,430 24.66 51,290 23.36

8,450 25.11 52,220 23.80

157,490 32.06 66,680 30.65

1,299,800 (2) 27,950 (2)

99,830 22.69 47,200 20.74

1,925,140 28.34 58,950 23.19

597,970 25.92 53,910 21.75

90,940 39.85 82,900 35.62

Art directors.......................................................................................................................................... 38,110 49.76 103,510 44.47

Craft artists........................................................................................................................................... 4,730 19.80 41,180 16.80

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators...................................................................... 11,230 27.66 57,520 23.81

Multimedia artists and animators.......................................................................................................... 29,860 36.81 76,560 33.91

Artists and related workers, all other..................................................................................................... 7,010 32.01 66,590 30.55

507,030 23.42 48,720 19.94

Commercial and industrial designers.................................................................................................... 31,250 33.91 70,540 31.72

Fashion designers................................................................................................................................ 18,940 37.92 78,870 32.41

Floral designers.................................................................................................................................... 43,470 13.57 28,220 12.67

Graphic designers................................................................................................................................ 217,170 25.62 53,280 23.41

Interior designers.................................................................................................................................. 56,070 27.99 58,210 24.76

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers...................................................................................... 120,870 14.88 30,940 13.31

Set and exhibit designers...................................................................................................................... 11,490 28.65 59,590 25.52

Designers, all other............................................................................................................................... 7,770 31.92 66,400 26.89

508,410 28.78 59,860 20.20

161,000 40.74 84,740 30.17

Actors................................................................................................................................................... 43,470 32.89 (2) 17.49

Producers and directors........................................................................................................................ 117,520 43.64 90,770 34.43

265,160 (2) 43,940 (2)

Athletes and sports competitors............................................................................................................ 11,150 (2) 88,300 (2)

Coaches and scouts............................................................................................................................. 235,400 (2) 42,540 (2)

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials......................................................................................... 18,610 (2) 35,080 (2)

15,240 20.41 42,450 17.15

Dancers................................................................................................................................................ 9,930 17.70 (2) 14.25

Choreographers.................................................................................................................................... 5,310 25.47 52,970 23.28

55,570 34.11 (2) 25.95

Music directors and composers............................................................................................................ 15,400 29.56 61,490 24.32

Musicians and singers.......................................................................................................................... 40,170 35.86 (2) 26.96

11,440 23.15 (2) 17.09

581,520 31.07 64,620 27.09

36,500 22.29 46,350 15.15

Radio and television announcers.......................................................................................................... 28,580 22.90 47,630 15.60

Public address system and other announcers....................................................................................... 7,920 20.07 41,740 13.67

44,480 27.04 56,250 19.67

Broadcast news analysts...................................................................................................................... 5,700 42.43 88,250 30.24

Reporters and correspondents.............................................................................................................. 38,790 24.79 51,550 18.93

233,730 32.69 67,990 28.51

192,160 34.02 70,760 30.15

Editors.................................................................................................................................................. 96,890 32.80 68,230 28.25

Technical writers................................................................................................................................... 49,960 35.79 74,440 34.10

Writers and authors.............................................................................................................................. 45,300 34.67 72,120 29.72

74,650 25.09 52,190 22.77

Interpreters and translators................................................................................................................... 53,150 24.90 51,790 22.69

Media and communication workers, all other........................................................................................ 21,510 25.56 53,160 23.03

237,240 26.82 55,780 21.91

117,270 23.88 49,660 20.51

Audio and video equipment technicians................................................................................................ 72,740 22.85 47,530 20.28

Broadcast technicians........................................................................................................................... 30,390 22.47 46,730 18.78

Radio operators.................................................................................................................................... 770 21.39 44,490 21.31

Sound engineering technicians............................................................................................................. 13,370 32.78 68,180 26.83

49,320 20.17 41,940 15.62

51,630 36.01 74,890 27.99

Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture....................................................................... 20,860 29.58 61,530 25.74

See footnotes at end of table.

Photographers...........................................................................................................................................

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors..........................................................

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators............................................................

Media and communication equipment workers...............................................................................................

Miscellaneous media and communication workers.....................................................................................

Public relations specialists.........................................................................................................................

Writers and editors....................................................................................................................................

News analysts, reporters and correspondents............................................................................................

Announcers...............................................................................................................................................

Media and communication workers.................................................................................................................

Instructional coordinators...........................................................................................................................

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

Farm and home management advisors......................................................................................................

Teacher assistants....................................................................................................................................

Education, training, and library workers, all other.......................................................................................

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other.............................................................

Musicians, singers, and related workers....................................................................................................

Dancers and choreographers.....................................................................................................................

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers.......................................................................................

Actors, producers, and directors................................................................................................................

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers................................................................................

Designers..................................................................................................................................................

Artists and related workers........................................................................................................................

Art and design workers...................................................................................................................................

Audio-visual and multimedia collections specialists....................................................................................

Other teachers and instructors........................................................................................................................

Adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors...............................................

Miscellaneous teachers and instructors.....................................................................................................

Librarians, curators, and archivists.................................................................................................................

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians...........................................................................................

Librarians..................................................................................................................................................

Library technicians.....................................................................................................................................

Other education, training, and library occupations..........................................................................................

Self-enrichment education teachers...........................................................................................................

Employment

Mean wages

Occupation

Median 

hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued
Hourly Annual1

Film and video editors........................................................................................................................... 30,770 $40.36 $83,950 $29.41

19,030 37.27 77,520 38.22

8,506,740 38.83 80,760 31.14

5,269,630 48.45 100,780 38.21

33,630 40.07 83,350 33.00

125,300 86.54 180,010 76.02

Dentists, general................................................................................................................................... 110,400 83.71 174,110 72.81

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons............................................................................................................ 4,800 116.70 242,740 (3)

Orthodontists........................................................................................................................................ 5,080 110.28 229,380 (3)

Prosthodontists..................................................................................................................................... 430 94.69 196,960 89.02

Dentists, all other specialists................................................................................................................. 4,590 96.15 199,980 91.75

62,980 28.92 60,150 28.56

37,240 57.26 119,100 53.03

309,330 58.52 121,710 59.70

666,490 103.22 214,700 (3)

Anesthesiologists.................................................................................................................................. 30,590 127.88 265,990 (3)

Family and general practitioners........................................................................................................... 126,440 100.27 208,560 95.55

Internists, general................................................................................................................................. 42,280 95.37 198,370 92.75

Obstetricians and gynecologists............................................................................................................ 18,880 113.10 235,240 (3)

Pediatricians, general........................................................................................................................... 28,990 90.16 187,540 83.00

Psychiatrists......................................................................................................................................... 25,250 103.89 216,090 (3)

Surgeons.............................................................................................................................................. 38,600 121.10 251,890 (3)

Physicians and surgeons, all other........................................................................................................ 355,460 101.63 211,390 (3)

109,220 50.37 104,760 50.41

9,670 71.38 148,470 61.41

676,140 37.86 78,740 36.79

Occupational therapists........................................................................................................................ 126,050 40.69 84,640 40.00

Physical therapists................................................................................................................................ 225,420 42.34 88,080 41.76

Radiation therapists.............................................................................................................................. 17,250 40.96 85,190 38.73

Recreational therapists......................................................................................................................... 18,490 23.88 49,670 22.92

Respiratory therapists........................................................................................................................... 128,250 29.72 61,810 28.71

Speech-language pathologists.............................................................................................................. 142,360 38.35 79,770 36.83

Exercise physiologists........................................................................................................................... 6,300 26.31 54,730 23.60

Therapists, all other.............................................................................................................................. 12,020 28.02 58,290 25.89

69,370 48.81 101,530 43.47

2,906,840 35.36 73,550 33.65

42,620 81.47 169,450 79.38

6,530 49.83 103,640 48.36

166,280 51.68 107,480 49.94

12,020 38.48 80,040 36.50

35,970 40.49 84,210 35.49

3,075,910 22.74 47,310 20.95

322,380 25.59 53,230 24.89

211,600 35.91 74,680 35.61

382,500 30.79 64,040 29.98

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians....................................................................................... 56,130 27.52 57,250 26.57

Diagnostic medical sonographers......................................................................................................... 68,750 35.19 73,200 34.33

Nuclear medicine technologists............................................................................................................. 18,930 37.33 77,660 36.38

Radiologic technologists....................................................................................................................... 201,200 29.00 60,320 28.10

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists........................................................................................... 37,490 33.89 70,490 33.62

251,860 17.64 36,700 16.05

785,590 17.27 35,910 16.28

Dietetic technicians............................................................................................................................... 33,370 14.24 29,610 12.74

Pharmacy technicians........................................................................................................................... 417,720 15.90 33,060 15.26

Psychiatric technicians......................................................................................................................... 66,930 17.34 36,070 15.23

Respiratory therapy technicians............................................................................................................ 9,600 24.47 50,900 24.21

Surgical technologists........................................................................................................................... 106,470 23.11 48,060 22.26

Veterinary technologists and technicians.............................................................................................. 103,430 16.69 34,710 16.06

Ophthalmic medical technicians............................................................................................................ 48,060 18.03 37,500 17.27

702,700 21.98 45,710 21.65

204,220 20.59 42,820 18.83

75,450 18.79 39,070 17.43

139,620 23.36 48,600 20.88

Orthotists and prosthetists.................................................................................................................... 7,840 34.12 70,970 31.85

Hearing aid specialists.......................................................................................................................... 7,380 27.42 57,030 26.38

Health technologists and technicians, all other...................................................................................... 124,390 22.45 46,690 20.10

161,190 31.19 64,870 29.19

98,830 33.71 70,120 32.56

Occupational health and safety specialists............................................................................................ 81,330 35.38 73,600 34.51

Occupational health and safety technicians.......................................................................................... 17,490 25.93 53,930 24.02

62,360 27.19 56,550 23.72

Athletic trainers..................................................................................................................................... 25,010 (2) 48,630 (2)

Genetic counselors............................................................................................................................... 2,660 37.56 78,130 37.25

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other....................................................................... 34,700 29.13 60,600 24.77

4,113,410 15.05 31,310 13.80

2,393,040 13.03 27,110 12.31

2,393,040 13.03 27,110 12.31

See footnotes at end of table.

Medical records and health information technicians...................................................................................

Opticians, dispensing................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians...................................................................................

Miscellaneous health practitioners and technical workers...........................................................................

Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians.......................................................................

Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations...............................................................................

Healthcare support occupations

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides..............................................................................................

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides...................................................................................................

Audiologists...............................................................................................................................................

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other................................................................................

Health technologists and technicians..............................................................................................................

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........................................................................................

Dental hygienists.......................................................................................................................................

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.......................................................................................

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics.......................................................................................

Health practitioner support technologists and technicians..........................................................................

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.....................................................................................

Physicians and surgeons...........................................................................................................................

Physician assistants..................................................................................................................................

Podiatrists.................................................................................................................................................

Therapists.................................................................................................................................................

Veterinarians.............................................................................................................................................

Registered nurses.....................................................................................................................................

Nurse anesthetists.....................................................................................................................................

Nurse midwives.........................................................................................................................................

Nurse practitioners....................................................................................................................................

Media and communication equipment workers, all other............................................................................

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners...................................................................................................

Chiropractors.............................................................................................................................................

Dentists.....................................................................................................................................................

Dietitians and nutritionists..........................................................................................................................

Optometrists..............................................................................................................................................

Pharmacists...............................................................................................................................................

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (Continued)

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

Occupation

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment

Mean wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued
Hourly Annual1

Home health aides................................................................................................................................ 820,960 $11.67 $24,280 $11.16

Psychiatric aides................................................................................................................................... 65,770 14.10 29,330 13.04

Nursing assistants................................................................................................................................ 1,453,670 13.72 28,540 13.23

Orderlies............................................................................................................................................... 52,630 13.94 28,990 13.07

188,850 23.70 49,300 24.28

49,390 26.66 55,450 27.25

Occupational therapy assistants........................................................................................................... 41,650 28.59 59,470 28.51

Occupational therapy aides................................................................................................................... 7,740 16.24 33,780 14.04

139,460 22.65 47,120 22.56

Physical therapist assistants................................................................................................................. 90,170 27.70 57,620 27.61

Physical therapist aides........................................................................................................................ 49,290 13.42 27,910 12.37

1,531,520 17.14 35,650 16.31

103,300 21.61 44,950 19.23

1,428,220 16.82 34,980 16.18

Dental assistants.................................................................................................................................. 337,160 18.60 38,690 18.09

Medical assistants................................................................................................................................ 646,320 16.15 33,580 15.61

Medical equipment preparers................................................................................................................ 53,920 17.82 37,060 17.00

Medical transcriptionists....................................................................................................................... 55,880 17.50 36,400 16.95

Pharmacy aides.................................................................................................................................... 35,960 13.96 29,030 12.56

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers......................................................................... 84,400 13.26 27,570 12.57

Phlebotomists....................................................................................................................................... 122,550 16.69 34,710 16.19

Healthcare support workers, all other.................................................................................................... 92,030 18.56 38,600 17.89

3,408,680 22.69 47,190 19.01

280,260 35.97 74,810 33.38

147,140 40.62 84,490 38.52

First-line supervisors of correctional officers......................................................................................... 42,280 32.15 66,880 30.05

First-line supervisors of police and detectives....................................................................................... 104,860 44.03 91,590 42.26

58,690 38.19 79,430 36.62

74,430 25.02 52,040 23.77

333,760 25.13 52,260 23.76

319,860 24.97 51,930 23.60

13,900 28.83 59,960 27.25

Fire inspectors and investigators.......................................................................................................... 11,940 29.93 62,260 28.49

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists................................................................................... 1,960 22.11 45,990 17.97

1,235,290 28.75 59,790 26.21

447,350 22.86 47,540 20.92

Bailiffs................................................................................................................................................... 18,480 22.21 46,190 20.65

Correctional officers and jailers............................................................................................................. 428,870 22.88 47,600 20.93

105,350 40.06 83,320 38.45

6,020 28.16 58,570 27.12

8,660 19.63 40,840 18.76

667,910 31.03 64,540 29.41

Police and sheriff's patrol officers.......................................................................................................... 662,390 31.00 64,490 29.35

Transit and railroad police..................................................................................................................... 5,520 34.27 71,280 33.79

1,559,360 14.98 31,170 13.05

12,700 18.07 37,580 17.08

30,980 26.48 55,080 24.38

1,115,730 14.80 30,780 12.96

Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators......................................................................... 10,290 17.39 36,160 15.99

Security guards..................................................................................................................................... 1,105,440 14.78 30,730 12.93

399,960 14.51 30,180 12.58

Crossing guards................................................................................................................................... 76,440 14.50 30,170 13.28

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers............................................... 145,660 11.33 23,570 10.24

Transportation security screeners......................................................................................................... 42,470 19.69 40,960 19.51

Protective service workers, all other...................................................................................................... 135,390 16.31 33,930 14.54

13,193,090 11.88 24,710 10.53

1,058,870 17.89 37,220 16.06

1,058,870 17.89 37,220 16.06

Chefs and head cooks.......................................................................................................................... 131,430 23.87 49,650 22.09

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers.............................................................. 927,440 17.05 35,460 15.37

3,207,700 12.04 25,040 11.36

2,375,000 12.23 25,440 11.52

Cooks, fast food.................................................................................................................................... 503,780 10.39 21,610 10.12

Cooks, institution and cafeteria............................................................................................................. 404,120 13.20 27,450 12.43

Cooks, private household..................................................................................................................... 500 20.67 42,990 18.40

Cooks, restaurant................................................................................................................................. 1,276,510 12.71 26,440 12.10

Cooks, short order................................................................................................................................ 174,230 11.57 24,060 10.93

Cooks, all other..................................................................................................................................... 15,870 14.38 29,900 13.46

832,690 11.49 23,900 10.93

7,515,370 11.16 23,220 9.86

613,350 12.63 26,260 10.43

4,053,160 10.28 21,380 9.73

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.................................................... 3,576,220 10.21 21,230 9.70

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop......................................................... 476,940 10.83 22,530 10.23

2,584,220 12.15 25,280 10.01

264,630 11.61 24,150 10.73

See footnotes at end of table.

Miscellaneous protective service workers..................................................................................................

Food preparation and serving related occupations

Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers................................................................................

Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers.....................................................................................

Cooks and food preparation workers..............................................................................................................

Cooks........................................................................................................................................................

Food preparation workers..........................................................................................................................

Waiters and waitresses.............................................................................................................................

Food servers, nonrestaurant......................................................................................................................

Fast food and counter workers...................................................................................................................

Bartenders.................................................................................................................................................

Food and beverage serving workers...............................................................................................................

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers.....................................................................................................

Detectives and criminal investigators.........................................................................................................

Fish and game wardens.............................................................................................................................

Parking enforcement workers....................................................................................................................

Police officers............................................................................................................................................

Other protective service workers....................................................................................................................

Animal control workers...............................................................................................................................

Private detectives and investigators..........................................................................................................

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.......................................................................................

Protective service occupations

Supervisors of protective service workers.......................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of law enforcement workers......................................................................................

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers......................................................................

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other......................................................................

Fire fighting and prevention workers...............................................................................................................

Firefighters................................................................................................................................................

Fire inspectors...........................................................................................................................................

Law enforcement workers...............................................................................................................................

Healthcare support occupations (Continued)

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations..........................................................................................

Massage therapists...................................................................................................................................

Other healthcare support occupations............................................................................................................

Physical therapist assistants and aides......................................................................................................

Occupational therapy assistants and aides................................................................................................

Occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides..................................................................

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment

Mean wages
Hourly Annual1

1,411,160 $10.86 $22,580 $10.33

436,730 11.08 23,050 10.18

503,540 10.68 22,210 10.34

414,540 10.72 22,290 10.06

56,350 11.72 24,380 10.88

4,424,440 13.91 28,930 12.32

255,410 21.82 45,380 20.28

255,410 21.82 45,380 20.28

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers................................................................ 155,090 20.37 42,380 18.86

First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................. 100,320 24.05 50,020 22.61

3,176,790 13.06 27,170 11.71

3,101,660 12.95 26,940 11.65

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners......................................................... 2,164,040 13.41 27,900 12.02

Maids and housekeeping cleaners........................................................................................................ 922,660 11.84 24,630 10.99

Building cleaning workers, all other....................................................................................................... 14,970 15.23 31,690 13.97

75,130 17.60 36,610 16.52

992,240 14.58 30,330 13.51

992,240 14.58 30,330 13.51

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers........................................................................................... 912,360 14.28 29,700 13.31

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation..................................................................... 25,900 17.97 37,370 16.74

Tree trimmers and pruners................................................................................................................... 41,140 18.55 38,580 17.53

Grounds maintenance workers, all other............................................................................................... 12,840 16.75 34,850 14.45

5,159,100 13.11 27,270 11.35

244,300 20.04 41,690 18.51

30,670 23.85 49,600 23.49

213,620 19.50 40,550 18.01

204,850 12.42 25,840 11.13

14,340 16.71 34,760 13.88

190,520 12.10 25,170 11.03

586,270 11.25 23,390 10.09

115,130 11.51 23,950 9.73

Gaming dealers.................................................................................................................................... 94,260 11.02 22,910 9.53

Gaming and sports book writers and runners........................................................................................ 11,210 13.25 27,550 11.55

Gaming service workers, all other......................................................................................................... 9,660 14.38 29,910 13.00

5,700 11.92 24,790 10.60

124,710 10.85 22,580 10.01

340,740 11.29 23,480 10.27

Amusement and recreation attendants................................................................................................. 310,970 10.94 22,760 10.13

Costume attendants.............................................................................................................................. 6,430 22.93 47,700 20.49

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants........................................................................ 17,950 12.34 25,670 10.98

Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other........................................................................ 5,390 13.95 29,010 11.63

64,630 19.12 39,780 15.53

4,200 21.65 45,040 20.57

34,970 13.04 27,120 12.04

25,460 27.07 56,300 24.93

536,550 14.35 29,840 11.73

370,710 14.66 30,480 11.97

Barbers................................................................................................................................................. 18,810 14.65 30,480 12.33

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists....................................................................................... 351,910 14.66 30,490 11.95

165,830 13.66 28,410 11.44

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance.......................................................................................... 3,540 33.32 69,310 28.51

Manicurists and pedicurists................................................................................................................... 104,020 12.01 24,980 11.17

Shampooers......................................................................................................................................... 13,330 10.41 21,650 9.77

Skincare specialists.............................................................................................................................. 44,940 16.89 35,130 14.46

78,370 14.00 29,110 12.36

78,370 14.00 29,110 12.36

Baggage porters and bellhops.............................................................................................................. 42,620 12.55 26,100 11.17

Concierges........................................................................................................................................... 35,750 15.72 32,700 14.49

46,140 14.03 29,180 12.39

46,140 14.03 29,180 12.39

3,397,990 12.63 26,280 11.29

562,420 11.42 23,760 10.72

2,035,610 11.59 24,100 11.11

632,430 16.79 34,930 13.72

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors............................................................................................... 280,080 21.02 43,720 18.85

Recreation workers............................................................................................................................... 352,350 13.44 27,950 11.80

110,720 13.87 28,850 12.90

56,820 13.35 27,760 12.45

14,522,580 19.56 40,680 12.99

1,452,010 24.27 50,480 20.12

1,452,010 24.27 50,480 20.12

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers.......................................................................................... 1,200,180 20.95 43,580 18.54

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers................................................................................... 251,830 40.08 83,370 34.45

8,729,350 12.29 25,560 10.77

3,588,960 10.65 22,160 10.12

Cashiers............................................................................................................................................... 3,564,920 10.64 22,130 10.11

See footnotes at end of table.

Tour and travel guides...............................................................................................................................

Other personal care and service workers........................................................................................................

Childcare workers......................................................................................................................................

Personal care aides...................................................................................................................................

Recreation and fitness workers..................................................................................................................

Residential advisors...................................................................................................................................

Personal care and service workers, all other..............................................................................................

Sales and related occupations

Supervisors of sales workers..........................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of sales workers.......................................................................................................

Retail sales workers........................................................................................................................................

Cashiers....................................................................................................................................................

Embalmers................................................................................................................................................

Funeral attendants.....................................................................................................................................

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors...........................................................................................

Personal appearance workers.........................................................................................................................

Barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists...............................................................................

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers.............................................................................................

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges....................................................................................................

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges...............................................................................................

Tour and travel guides....................................................................................................................................

Animal care and service workers....................................................................................................................

Animal trainers...........................................................................................................................................

Nonfarm animal caretakers........................................................................................................................

Entertainment attendants and related workers................................................................................................

Gaming services workers..........................................................................................................................

Motion picture projectionists......................................................................................................................

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers................................................................................................

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers....................................................................

Funeral service workers..................................................................................................................................

Food preparation and serving related occupations (Continued)

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.....................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Other food preparation and serving related workers.......................................................................................

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation Employment

Mean wages

Dishwashers..............................................................................................................................................

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop........................................................................

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other.............................................................................

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers........................................................

First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.....................................

Building cleaning and pest control workers.....................................................................................................

Building cleaning workers..........................................................................................................................

Pest control workers..................................................................................................................................

Grounds maintenance workers.......................................................................................................................

Grounds maintenance workers..................................................................................................................

Personal care and service occupations

Supervisors of personal care and service workers..........................................................................................

First-line supervisors of gaming workers....................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of personal service workers......................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Sales and related occupations (Continued)

Gaming change persons and booth cashiers........................................................................................ 24,050 $12.48 $25,950 $11.50

698,300 14.85 30,890 13.04

Counter and rental clerks...................................................................................................................... 445,530 14.30 29,740 12.41

Parts salespersons............................................................................................................................... 252,770 15.83 32,920 14.13

4,442,090 13.20 27,460 11.16

1,983,790 33.50 69,680 25.22

136,520 29.34 61,020 23.89

386,320 32.21 66,990 23.90

389,610 46.85 97,440 30.66

67,330 19.64 40,840 17.78

1,004,020 30.31 63,050 25.24

1,718,580 34.88 72,540 29.01

1,718,580 34.88 72,540 29.01

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................ 327,190 44.24 92,010 37.90

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............. 1,391,400 32.67 67,960 27.39

638,860 23.72 49,340 16.17

88,500 15.30 31,830 12.97

Demonstrators and product promoters.................................................................................................. 84,780 15.30 31,830 13.01

Models.................................................................................................................................................. 3,710 15.32 31,870 11.01

188,490 30.35 63,130 23.02

Real estate brokers............................................................................................................................... 40,530 36.50 75,910 27.28

Real estate sales agents....................................................................................................................... 147,960 28.67 59,630 22.11

70,820 51.42 106,950 47.46

189,670 13.30 27,670 11.76

101,380 18.89 39,300 15.79

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers.......................................... 7,520 13.59 28,260 11.45

Sales and related workers, all other...................................................................................................... 93,860 19.32 40,180 16.30

21,965,480 18.24 37,950 16.70

1,458,380 28.14 58,540 26.47

1,458,380 28.14 58,540 26.47

88,680 15.09 31,390 14.02

80,380 14.69 30,550 13.80

6,310 18.47 38,410 17.46

1,980 20.63 42,910 19.94

3,044,000 18.55 38,580 17.56

271,700 18.10 37,650 16.99

476,010 18.49 38,460 17.72

1,532,340 19.76 41,110 18.87

17,030 13.57 28,210 12.65

152,990 21.61 44,950 21.10

70,510 20.35 42,320 20.15

491,150 13.89 28,880 13.52

32,260 20.49 42,630 19.22

5,694,680 16.79 34,930 15.51

58,930 25.41 52,850 23.94

6,370 18.32 38,100 17.61

133,330 19.11 39,760 17.93

34,350 19.07 39,670 17.93

2,767,790 17.14 35,650 15.81

140,590 21.45 44,620 21.35

118,840 15.48 32,200 14.48

253,540 11.66 24,250 10.99

189,600 16.62 34,570 15.92

94,140 13.54 28,170 12.41

227,430 19.52 40,610 18.78

41,680 17.58 36,560 16.95

169,120 16.99 35,330 16.11

134,570 19.57 40,700 18.98

1,014,900 14.25 29,640 13.65

148,220 19.16 39,850 17.44

161,250 19.56 40,690 19.16

4,152,650 16.73 34,790 14.95

89,920 21.62 44,980 20.11

76,710 14.42 30,000 13.58

293,970 20.24 42,110 18.79

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers................................................................................................ 95,450 20.20 42,020 19.06

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................................................................................... 198,520 20.26 42,150 18.65

33,860 20.87 43,410 18.86

531,750 24.04 50,010 27.53

Postal service clerks............................................................................................................................. 82,890 23.91 49,730 28.15

Postal service mail carriers................................................................................................................... 336,900 24.05 50,020 27.40

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators......................................... 111,960 24.12 50,160 27.53

336,000 23.57 49,020 22.44

671,780 16.25 33,790 15.29

2,046,040 13.20 27,450 11.77

72,630 15.54 32,330 14.51

3,613,300 19.74 41,060 18.21

3,613,300 19.74 41,060 18.21

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants............................................................. 596,080 28.56 59,400 27.60

See footnotes at end of table.

Receptionists and information clerks..........................................................................................................

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks...................................................................

Information and record clerks, all other......................................................................................................

Information and record clerks.........................................................................................................................

Bill and account collectors..........................................................................................................................

Billing and posting clerks............................................................................................................................

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks............................................................................................

Secretaries and administrative assistants..................................................................................................

Postal service workers...............................................................................................................................

Production, planning, and expediting clerks...............................................................................................

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.........................................................................................................

Stock clerks and order fillers......................................................................................................................

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping.................................................................

Secretaries and administrative assistants.......................................................................................................

Order clerks...............................................................................................................................................

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping....................................................................

Gaming cage workers................................................................................................................................

Payroll and timekeeping clerks...................................................................................................................

Procurement clerks....................................................................................................................................

Telemarketers............................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous sales and related workers...................................................................................................

Office and administrative support occupations

Financial clerks...............................................................................................................................................

Switchboard operators, including answering service..................................................................................

Telephone operators..................................................................................................................................

Communications equipment operators, all other........................................................................................

Communications equipment operators............................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers.............................................................

Supervisors of office and administrative support workers...............................................................................

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing.................................................................................

Other sales and related workers.....................................................................................................................

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters.........................................................................................

Meter readers, utilities...............................................................................................................................

Cargo and freight agents...........................................................................................................................

Couriers and messengers..........................................................................................................................

Dispatchers...............................................................................................................................................

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers.............................................................

Brokerage clerks........................................................................................................................................

Correspondence clerks..............................................................................................................................

Court, municipal, and license clerks...........................................................................................................

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks....................................................................................................

Customer service representatives.............................................................................................................

Eligibility interviewers, government programs............................................................................................

File clerks..................................................................................................................................................

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks...........................................................................................................

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................................................................................................

Library assistants, clerical..........................................................................................................................

Loan interviewers and clerks......................................................................................................................

New accounts clerks..................................................................................................................................

Tellers........................................................................................................................................................

Financial clerks, all other............................................................................................................................

Real estate brokers and sales agents........................................................................................................

Sales engineers.........................................................................................................................................

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons......................................................................................

Retail salespersons....................................................................................................................................

Sales representatives, services......................................................................................................................

Advertising sales agents............................................................................................................................

Insurance sales agents..............................................................................................................................

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents.....................................................................

Travel agents.............................................................................................................................................

Sales representatives, services, all other...................................................................................................

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing......................................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation

Mean wages
Hourly Annual1

Legal secretaries.................................................................................................................................. 185,870 $23.37 $48,600 $21.51

Medical secretaries............................................................................................................................... 576,520 17.25 35,870 16.64

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive................................... 2,254,820 17.75 36,920 17.11

3,913,800 16.73 34,800 15.66

40,400 21.79 45,320 21.28

245,300 16.73 34,800 15.85

Data entry keyers.................................................................................................................................. 180,100 15.64 32,530 14.87

Word processors and typists................................................................................................................. 65,200 19.74 41,070 19.11

12,000 21.72 45,170 20.36

277,130 19.76 41,090 18.65

85,800 15.00 31,200 14.24

2,967,620 16.30 33,910 15.14

54,950 15.96 33,190 15.08

11,420 19.43 40,410 18.05

10,110 23.60 49,090 22.79

209,070 17.96 37,360 17.11

470,920 13.87 28,840 11.73

20,750 24.11 50,160 22.39

20,750 24.11 50,160 22.39

404,610 12.78 26,580 11.46

13,960 21.60 44,930 20.86

1,800 20.89 43,450 18.06

39,810 11.84 24,620 11.22

349,040 12.49 25,990 11.40

Agricultural equipment operators.......................................................................................................... 26,070 15.12 31,440 14.48

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse................................................................... 282,300 12.05 25,070 11.24

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals............................................................................ 35,460 13.38 27,840 12.24

Agricultural workers, all other................................................................................................................ 5,210 17.27 35,910 14.71

750 15.06 31,330 13.72

520 15.00 31,190 13.61

44,800 18.91 39,330 18.01

7,080 15.06 31,320 13.30

37,730 19.63 40,830 18.67

Fallers................................................................................................................................................... 5,420 22.56 46,930 19.56

Logging equipment operators............................................................................................................... 26,010 19.15 39,820 18.46

Log graders and scalers....................................................................................................................... 3,010 18.61 38,710 18.21

Logging workers, all other..................................................................................................................... 3,290 19.58 40,730 19.11

5,728,460 24.01 49,930 21.51

556,300 33.27 69,200 30.80

556,300 33.27 69,200 30.80

4,348,180 23.37 48,620 20.91

15,020 30.30 63,010 29.93

76,770 24.84 51,670 23.17

Brickmasons and blockmasons............................................................................................................. 64,790 25.67 53,390 23.93

Stonemasons........................................................................................................................................ 11,990 20.37 42,370 18.72

693,050 23.86 49,630 21.71

81,130 21.65 45,030 19.35

Carpet installers.................................................................................................................................... 26,120 21.25 44,200 18.67

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles................................................................................... 11,860 21.41 44,530 19.25

Floor sanders and finishers................................................................................................................... 4,320 18.87 39,260 17.77

Tile and marble setters......................................................................................................................... 38,820 22.30 46,370 20.04

181,270 21.87 45,490 19.54

Cement masons and concrete finishers................................................................................................ 178,640 21.87 45,490 19.54

Terrazzo workers and finishers............................................................................................................. 2,630 21.89 45,520 19.51

962,060 18.70 38,890 16.60

418,760 24.54 51,050 22.15

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators........................................................................... 49,760 21.10 43,890 18.81

Pile-driver operators............................................................................................................................. 3,710 30.66 63,770 27.72

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................ 365,300 24.95 51,890 22.61

114,630 24.15 50,240 21.14

Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................................................................................................ 96,550 23.68 49,250 20.60

Tapers.................................................................................................................................................. 18,080 26.70 55,540 24.82

631,080 27.84 57,910 26.01

47,330 22.83 47,480 20.47

55,930 21.68 45,090 19.20

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall.............................................................................................. 31,100 19.52 40,600 17.81

Insulation workers, mechanical............................................................................................................. 24,840 24.38 50,710 21.90

224,050 20.11 41,830 18.24

Painters, construction and maintenance............................................................................................... 221,340 20.12 41,840 18.25

Paperhangers....................................................................................................................................... 2,710 19.68 40,930 17.80

466,950 26.89 55,920 24.72

Pipelayers............................................................................................................................................. 38,690 20.77 43,210 18.46

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.................................................................................................. 428,260 27.44 57,070 25.28

24,180 21.83 45,410 19.59

18,480 26.09 54,270 22.52

121,170 20.57 42,780 18.74

See footnotes at end of table.

Insulation workers......................................................................................................................................

Painters and paperhangers........................................................................................................................

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.....................................................................................

Plasterers and stucco masons...................................................................................................................

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers............................................................................................................

Roofers......................................................................................................................................................

Construction and extraction occupations

Electricians................................................................................................................................................

Glaziers.....................................................................................................................................................

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers......................................................................................

Construction laborers.................................................................................................................................

Construction equipment operators.............................................................................................................

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........................................................................

Carpenters.................................................................................................................................................

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers..............................................................................................

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons..........................................................................................

Boilermakers..............................................................................................................................................

Construction trades workers...........................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers...........................................................

Supervisors of construction and extraction workers........................................................................................

Fishers and related fishing workers............................................................................................................

Forest, conservation, and logging workers......................................................................................................

Forest and conservation workers...............................................................................................................

Logging workers........................................................................................................................................

Supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers......................................................................................

First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers...................................................................

Agricultural workers........................................................................................................................................

Agricultural inspectors................................................................................................................................

Animal breeders........................................................................................................................................

Graders and sorters, agricultural products.................................................................................................

Miscellaneous agricultural workers.............................................................................................................

Office clerks, general.................................................................................................................................

Office machine operators, except computer...............................................................................................

Proofreaders and copy markers.................................................................................................................

Statistical assistants..................................................................................................................................

Office and administrative support workers, all other...................................................................................

Computer operators...................................................................................................................................

Data entry and information processing workers.........................................................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Fishing and hunting workers...........................................................................................................................

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks...........................................................................................

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..................................................................

Office and administrative support occupations (Continued)

Desktop publishers....................................................................................................................................

Other office and administrative support workers.............................................................................................

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Mean wages

Occupation
Hourly Annual1

132,920 $25.05 $52,100 $23.07

74,420 27.37 56,940 25.30

9,000 20.68 43,010 18.98

229,470 15.38 31,980 14.48

229,470 15.38 31,980 14.48

Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters................................... 24,660 16.84 35,020 15.25

Helpers--carpenters.............................................................................................................................. 33,740 14.95 31,100 14.35

Helpers--electricians............................................................................................................................. 72,580 15.40 32,040 14.68

Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons......................................................... 11,000 14.70 30,570 13.83

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.................................................................. 54,790 15.31 31,830 14.37

Helpers--roofers.................................................................................................................................... 9,550 14.28 29,710 13.70

Helpers, construction trades, all other................................................................................................... 23,140 15.30 31,830 14.26

410,610 23.52 48,920 21.20

98,810 29.82 62,020 28.41

24,490 37.08 77,130 38.21

21,430 17.43 36,260 16.02

43,260 22.27 46,330 19.91

146,580 19.38 40,300 18.61

15,070 27.10 56,360 26.95

26,250 19.52 40,590 18.25

34,720 20.30 42,220 18.29

183,900 22.83 47,480 21.19

64,240 25.56 53,170 23.56

Derrick operators, oil and gas............................................................................................................... 9,590 22.84 47,510 22.18

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas.......................................................................................................... 15,370 27.01 56,180 25.95

Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.......................................................................................... 39,270 25.66 53,370 23.21

17,470 22.83 47,480 21.08

5,850 25.38 52,790 23.87

20,240 25.82 53,710 25.58

Continuous mining machine operators.................................................................................................. 12,000 26.46 55,040 26.26

Mine cutting and channeling machine operators................................................................................... 5,400 25.17 52,360 25.13

Mining machine operators, all other...................................................................................................... 2,840 24.36 50,670 23.49

4,310 17.33 36,050 16.51

3,410 28.52 59,310 28.10

48,140 19.16 39,850 17.77

15,280 17.73 36,870 17.17

4,970 24.37 50,690 23.67

5,528,390 23.02 47,870 21.40

460,370 32.75 68,120 31.15

460,370 32.75 68,120 31.15

593,710 25.00 52,010 23.81

100,580 19.30 40,140 18.13

249,000 26.52 55,160 25.76

Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers................................................................ 15,310 27.43 57,050 26.92

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers...................................... 233,690 26.46 55,030 25.67

244,120 25.81 53,680 24.82

Avionics technicians............................................................................................................................. 18,620 30.60 63,650 30.12

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers................................................................................... 17,220 22.23 46,230 20.47

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment......................................... 12,310 29.82 62,030 29.25

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment............................................ 64,380 28.00 58,250 27.49

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay................................................ 24,430 37.39 77,770 37.70

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles............................................................... 11,520 17.33 36,050 16.60

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers........................................................ 25,810 18.74 38,980 17.88

Security and fire alarm systems installers............................................................................................. 69,830 22.64 47,100 21.96

1,596,660 21.62 44,970 20.25

131,500 30.07 62,540 29.34

804,200 20.68 43,020 19.12

Automotive body and related repairers.................................................................................................. 144,320 21.94 45,630 20.18

Automotive glass installers and repairers.............................................................................................. 20,190 17.23 35,830 16.43

Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................................................................................... 639,700 20.51 42,660 19.02

260,380 23.08 48,000 22.29

190,100 24.42 50,800 23.77

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians............................................................................ 34,410 19.65 40,880 18.91

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................ 131,590 25.18 52,370 24.45

Rail car repairers.................................................................................................................................. 24,090 27.11 56,380 27.62

68,300 18.36 38,190 17.30

Motorboat mechanics and service technicians...................................................................................... 21,160 19.88 41,350 18.73

Motorcycle mechanics.......................................................................................................................... 15,850 18.40 38,270 17.15

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics.............................................................. 31,300 17.32 36,020 16.53

142,190 14.28 29,700 13.31

Bicycle repairers................................................................................................................................... 12,720 14.12 29,370 13.65

Recreational vehicle service technicians............................................................................................... 14,780 18.83 39,160 17.89

Tire repairers and changers.................................................................................................................. 114,690 13.71 28,510 12.84

2,877,650 21.82 45,390 20.20

68,700 25.34 52,710 23.57

Mechanical door repairers.................................................................................................................... 21,010 19.93 41,460 19.00

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door...................................................... 47,700 27.72 57,660 26.85

307,060 23.81 49,530 22.64

32,250 19.61 40,790 18.35

See footnotes at end of table.

Home appliance repairers..........................................................................................................................

Small engine mechanics............................................................................................................................

Control and valve installers and repairers..................................................................................................

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.........................................................

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers....................................

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................................................................................

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers............................................................

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers.............................

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers................................................................

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians...............................................................................................

Automotive technicians and repairers........................................................................................................

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.............................................................................

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics.................................................

Roof bolters, mining...................................................................................................................................

Roustabouts, oil and gas...........................................................................................................................

Helpers--extraction workers.......................................................................................................................

Extraction workers, all other.......................................................................................................................

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers..........................................................................

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers.....................................................................

Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers.........................................................

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.........................................................................

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators............................................................................

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners...........................................................................................

Miscellaneous construction and related workers........................................................................................

Extraction workers..........................................................................................................................................

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining...........................................................

Earth drillers, except oil and gas................................................................................................................

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters....................................................................

Mining machine operators.........................................................................................................................

Rock splitters, quarry.................................................................................................................................

Solar photovoltaic installers.......................................................................................................................

Helpers, construction trades...........................................................................................................................

Helpers, construction trades......................................................................................................................

Other construction and related workers..........................................................................................................

Construction and building inspectors.........................................................................................................

Elevator installers and repairers.................................................................................................................

Fence erectors...........................................................................................................................................

Hazardous materials removal workers.......................................................................................................

Highway maintenance workers..................................................................................................................

Construction and extraction occupations (Continued)

Sheet metal workers..................................................................................................................................

Structural iron and steel workers................................................................................................................

Median 

hourly 

wages

Mean wages

Occupation Employment

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued
Hourly Annual1

467,450 $25.12 $52,250 $24.25

Industrial machinery mechanics............................................................................................................ 341,260 25.54 53,110 24.69

Maintenance workers, machinery.......................................................................................................... 83,520 22.71 47,240 21.89

Millwrights............................................................................................................................................. 41,360 26.58 55,290 25.95

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons.............................................................................. 1,310 24.08 50,080 23.35

223,740 30.19 62,790 30.86

Electrical power-line installers and repairers.......................................................................................... 116,650 33.04 68,710 33.36

Telecommunications line installers and repairers.................................................................................. 107,090 27.09 56,340 26.47

69,700 24.41 50,760 23.04

Camera and photographic equipment repairers.................................................................................... 3,650 20.44 42,510 19.60

Medical equipment repairers................................................................................................................. 43,670 25.13 52,260 23.47

Musical instrument repairers and tuners............................................................................................... 8,240 18.77 39,040 17.56

Watch repairers.................................................................................................................................... 2,130 19.01 39,530 17.20

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other........................................................................ 12,010 27.81 57,850 27.37

1,351,210 19.37 40,280 18.11

4,390 27.25 56,680 25.91

353,160 18.76 39,020 16.93

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers......................................................... 34,010 16.97 35,290 16.20

Commercial divers................................................................................................................................ 3,280 26.57 55,270 22.70

Fabric menders, except garment.......................................................................................................... 390 14.20 29,530 13.77

Locksmiths and safe repairers.............................................................................................................. 17,500 20.54 42,730 19.56

Manufactured building and mobile home installers................................................................................ 2,750 15.29 31,810 14.88

Riggers................................................................................................................................................. 21,000 24.17 50,270 23.36

Signal and track switch repairers.......................................................................................................... 8,300 31.61 65,750 32.88

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers......................................................................... 112,080 14.63 30,430 13.70

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other......................................................................... 153,850 20.43 42,500 18.65

9,024,560 18.30 38,070 16.34

611,800 30.13 62,660 28.31

611,800 30.13 62,660 28.31

1,759,720 16.62 34,560 15.31

41,130 26.64 55,400 25.73

276,340 16.78 34,910 15.66

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers........................................................................................................ 13,300 16.86 35,080 16.01

Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers..... 263,040 16.78 34,900 15.64

37,770 21.40 44,520 20.86

77,600 19.47 40,490 18.49

1,326,870 15.97 33,210 14.77

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators.................................................................................................... 20,040 16.81 34,960 15.52

Timing device assemblers and adjusters.............................................................................................. 680 17.94 37,310 16.73

Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers......................................................... 1,306,150 15.95 33,180 14.75

795,240 13.98 29,070 13.00

182,890 13.42 27,920 12.35

362,380 13.92 28,960 13.14

Butchers and meat cutters.................................................................................................................... 131,530 15.66 32,570 14.85

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers......................................................................................... 153,280 12.71 26,430 12.14

Slaughterers and meat packers............................................................................................................ 77,570 13.38 27,830 13.23

249,970 14.46 30,080 13.29

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders................................... 21,130 15.23 31,680 14.14

Food batchmakers................................................................................................................................ 151,950 14.85 30,880 13.70

Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................................................................................... 33,340 14.54 30,240 13.66

Food processing workers, all other........................................................................................................ 43,540 12.69 26,390 11.76

1,895,150 19.54 40,650 18.37

168,450 20.72 43,100 19.56

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................. 144,660 19.72 41,010 18.86

Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic.................................... 23,790 26.81 55,770 25.26

117,450 18.05 37,540 17.26

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................... 73,530 17.33 36,050 16.63

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 18,300 19.39 40,340 18.58

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................................... 25,610 19.15 39,840 18.20

321,590 17.37 36,140 16.46

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................... 188,520 16.72 34,770 15.90

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................... 11,030 19.65 40,870 17.92

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, 

 metal and plastic............................................................................................................................ 74,600 17.08 35,520 16.10

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................ 29,620 19.38 40,310 18.55

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 17,820 20.83 43,330 20.51

378,320 21.23 44,160 20.48

25,210 19.81 41,210 19.35

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders........................................................................................ 17,610 20.08 41,770 19.85

Pourers and casters, metal................................................................................................................... 7,600 19.20 39,930 18.37

9,010 24.83 51,650 24.22

Model makers, metal and plastic........................................................................................................... 5,820 26.35 54,820 25.80

Patternmakers, metal and plastic.......................................................................................................... 3,200 22.06 45,880 21.65

168,820 16.25 33,810 15.10

Foundry mold and coremakers.............................................................................................................. 13,960 17.52 36,440 16.90

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............. 154,860 16.14 33,570 14.95

121,160 17.62 36,650 16.73

73,510 25.60 53,260 25.23

416,000 20.67 42,980 19.19

See footnotes at end of table.

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic......................................

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................................

Tool and die makers..................................................................................................................................

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers....................................................................................................

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic......................................................

Supervisors of production workers..................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers.........................................................................

Assemblers and fabricators............................................................................................................................

Engine and other machine assemblers......................................................................................................

Structural metal fabricators and fitters........................................................................................................

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.................................................................................................

Food processing workers................................................................................................................................

Bakers.......................................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous food processing workers.....................................................................................................

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..........................................................

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..................................................................

Metal workers and plastic workers..................................................................................................................

Computer control programmers and operators...........................................................................................

Machinists.................................................................................................................................................

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters.............................................................................

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic..................................................................................

Precision instrument and equipment repairers...........................................................................................

Production occupations

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers....................................................................

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers.........................................................................

Maintenance and repair workers, general..................................................................................................

Wind turbine service technicians...............................................................................................................

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers.....................................................................

Line installers and repairers.......................................................................................................................

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers............................................................

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (Continued)

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly 

wages
Hourly Annual1

Production occupations (Continued)

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers............................................................................................... 377,250 $20.87 $43,410 $19.35

Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................. 38,750 18.69 38,880 17.88

95,620 18.02 37,490 17.01

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................... 19,340 18.62 38,720 17.93

Layout workers, metal and plastic......................................................................................................... 8,550 22.54 46,890 22.26

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................... 37,200 16.55 34,430 15.35

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners..................................................................................................... 8,060 18.65 38,800 17.50

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other.......................................................................................... 22,470 18.00 37,440 17.22

251,310 18.08 37,610 17.09

251,310 18.08 37,610 17.09

Prepress technicians and workers........................................................................................................ 31,500 20.08 41,770 19.19

Printing press operators........................................................................................................................ 171,130 18.20 37,860 17.19

Print binding and finishing workers....................................................................................................... 48,680 16.36 34,040 15.40

572,630 12.89 26,810 11.72

209,350 11.43 23,770 10.75

42,830 11.09 23,080 10.79

136,530 12.62 26,250 11.69

10,680 13.24 27,540 12.62

Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................ 7,180 13.25 27,550 12.31

Shoe machine operators and tenders................................................................................................... 3,500 13.23 27,530 13.18

26,620 14.94 31,080 13.42

Sewers, hand........................................................................................................................................ 6,190 13.24 27,540 12.61

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers............................................................................................ 20,440 15.46 32,150 13.75

75,810 13.90 28,900 13.47

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders............................................................... 9,800 14.02 29,150 13.60

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................ 14,150 13.65 28,400 12.93

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................... 20,920 13.99 29,100 13.44

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................. 30,940 13.91 28,920 13.59

70,810 16.91 35,180 15.71

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................. 18,880 16.69 34,720 16.09

Fabric and apparel patternmakers........................................................................................................ 4,810 23.89 49,690 19.45

Upholsterers......................................................................................................................................... 32,500 16.85 35,060 16.18

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other................................................................................ 14,610 15.04 31,280 12.82

255,070 15.82 32,900 14.86

97,820 17.18 35,740 16.31

17,530 15.95 33,170 15.05

1,630 24.94 51,880 24.75

Model makers, wood............................................................................................................................. 850 25.00 52,000 24.11

Patternmakers, wood............................................................................................................................ 770 24.88 51,760 25.18

131,600 14.66 30,490 13.99

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................ 51,950 14.74 30,670 13.98

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................ 79,650 14.60 30,370 14.00

6,490 16.18 33,650 14.75

298,770 29.18 60,700 28.05

52,290 38.25 79,560 38.67

Nuclear power reactor operators........................................................................................................... 6,010 45.36 94,350 44.89

Power distributors and dispatchers....................................................................................................... 12,110 39.57 82,310 39.67

Power plant operators........................................................................................................................... 34,170 36.53 75,970 37.10

32,790 30.15 62,710 28.79

117,450 23.22 48,290 22.19

96,240 31.21 64,920 31.04

Chemical plant and system operators................................................................................................... 30,290 29.63 61,620 29.89

Gas plant operators.............................................................................................................................. 14,890 33.46 69,600 33.19

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers..................................................... 38,700 32.78 68,190 32.58

Plant and system operators, all other.................................................................................................... 12,360 27.48 57,150 27.08

2,584,880 17.28 35,940 15.63

126,320 22.87 47,560 21.21

Chemical equipment operators and tenders.......................................................................................... 77,870 24.37 50,690 22.98

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 48,450 20.45 42,540 18.77

191,200 17.90 37,230 16.87

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................... 31,390 17.90 37,220 17.01

Grinding and polishing workers, hand................................................................................................... 30,320 14.83 30,840 13.86

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................... 129,490 18.62 38,730 17.59

72,690 16.30 33,910 15.70

Cutters and trimmers, hand.................................................................................................................. 12,230 14.60 30,360 13.56

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................................. 60,460 16.65 34,630 16.16

76,120 17.03 35,430 16.19

18,030 18.89 39,280 18.07

537,500 19.73 41,040 17.95

25,710 20.28 42,180 18.25

79,370 18.61 38,710 16.95

Dental laboratory technicians................................................................................................................ 35,630 20.19 41,990 18.59

Medical appliance technicians............................................................................................................... 13,640 19.45 40,460 17.88

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians........................................................................................................ 30,100 16.36 34,030 14.88

392,910 15.38 31,990 14.11

152,510 18.82 39,150 17.31

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................. 86,270 17.15 35,670 16.26

Painters, transportation equipment....................................................................................................... 52,880 22.30 46,380 20.12

Painting, coating, and decorating workers............................................................................................. 13,360 15.91 33,090 14.82

23,540 18.68 38,860 17.59

See footnotes at end of table.

Shoe and leather workers..........................................................................................................................

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers..............................................................................................................

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers......................................................................

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................

Other production occupations.........................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous plant and system operators.................................................................................................

Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................................

Miscellaneous metal workers and plastic workers......................................................................................

Printing workers..............................................................................................................................................

Printing workers.........................................................................................................................................

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........................................................................................................

Sewing machine operators........................................................................................................................

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers..................................................................................

Stationary engineers and boiler operators..................................................................................................

Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers.............................................................................

Furniture finishers......................................................................................................................................

Model makers and patternmakers, wood...................................................................................................

Woodworkers.................................................................................................................................................

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.......................................................................................................

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................................................

Woodworkers, all other..............................................................................................................................

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators....................................................................

Plant and system operators............................................................................................................................

Cutting workers..........................................................................................................................................

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders............................

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders.......................................................................

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers..................................................................................

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers........................................................................................

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians..............................................................................

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders................................................................................

Painting workers........................................................................................................................................

Semiconductor processors........................................................................................................................

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.............................................................................................................

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials.......................................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Occupation

Mean wages

Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages
Hourly Annual1

Production occupations (Continued)

22,450 $15.80 $32,870 $13.21

866,540 15.25 31,720 13.80

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders................................................................................ 15,860 16.65 34,630 15.72

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders.............................................. 17,410 15.51 32,270 14.40

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders........................................................................ 8,630 16.15 33,590 14.84

Etchers and engravers.......................................................................................................................... 8,620 16.28 33,860 14.85

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic....................................................................... 41,320 16.25 33,810 15.36

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders.......................................................................... 94,620 19.12 39,770 18.22

Tire builders.......................................................................................................................................... 21,910 20.18 41,980 19.34

Helpers--production workers................................................................................................................. 402,140 13.50 28,070 12.54

Production workers, all other................................................................................................................. 256,050 15.82 32,910 13.89

9,978,390 17.82 37,070 15.19

403,620 27.08 56,330 25.82

8,270 25.47 52,970 23.15

395,350 27.11 56,400 25.87

273,950 (2) 96,890 (2)

122,570 (2) 138,690 (2)

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers............................................................................................ 84,070 (2) 161,280 (2)

Commercial pilots................................................................................................................................. 38,490 (2) 89,350 (2)

32,380 48.68 101,240 46.62

Air traffic controllers.............................................................................................................................. 22,790 57.82 120,260 59.87

Airfield operations specialists................................................................................................................ 9,590 26.95 56,060 25.17

119,000 (2) 52,660 (2)

4,006,890 18.37 38,210 17.27

15,310 12.85 26,740 11.66

683,480 16.83 35,000 15.87

Bus drivers, transit and intercity............................................................................................................ 176,140 20.81 43,290 19.61

Bus drivers, school or special client...................................................................................................... 507,340 15.45 32,130 14.93

3,052,680 19.13 39,790 18.08

Driver/sales workers............................................................................................................................. 426,870 13.99 29,090 11.56

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers................................................................................................... 1,748,140 21.39 44,500 20.42

Light truck or delivery services drivers.................................................................................................. 877,670 17.12 35,610 15.12

198,470 13.21 27,480 11.96

56,950 15.72 32,690 12.81

117,940 30.24 62,900 29.03

42,500 30.72 63,890 28.75

Locomotive engineers........................................................................................................................... 35,680 31.72 65,980 29.32

Locomotive firers.................................................................................................................................. 670 29.91 62,220 29.02

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers.............................................................................. 6,140 24.97 51,930 24.11

14,190 28.13 58,500 27.53

44,490 30.47 63,370 28.99

12,070 30.75 63,950 31.93

4,690 28.82 59,950 28.21

77,120 31.59 65,720 26.73

30,940 22.38 46,560 19.58

38,290 37.82 78,670 33.14

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels......................................................................................... 35,780 38.93 80,970 34.10

Motorboat operators............................................................................................................................. 2,510 22.05 45,870 21.44

7,890 37.48 77,970 35.15

367,320 15.11 31,440 11.77

3,240 22.73 47,280 24.15

145,400 11.70 24,330 10.97

118,850 12.07 25,100 11.24

6,980 23.70 49,290 21.96

30,030 35.44 73,720 34.68

24,360 15.29 31,800 13.38

38,460 19.25 40,050 17.67

4,731,550 14.58 30,320 13.13

26,570 16.58 34,480 15.53

43,660 26.78 55,690 25.10

49,190 22.60 47,010 20.65

Dredge operators.................................................................................................................................. 1,410 22.28 46,340 20.78

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators....................................................................... 45,450 22.49 46,780 20.43

Loading machine operators, underground mining................................................................................. 2,340 24.89 51,780 25.20

3,080 26.40 54,910 20.77

570,300 17.00 35,370 16.17

3,859,520 13.73 28,550 12.35

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment..................................................................................................... 373,290 12.39 25,770 11.23

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................ 2,711,320 14.28 29,690 13.00

Machine feeders and offbearers........................................................................................................... 74,350 14.76 30,710 13.70

Packers and packagers, hand............................................................................................................... 700,560 12.22 25,410 11.27

26,260 24.84 51,660 24.16

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators............................................................................ 3,560 29.79 61,960 30.20

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers........................................................................................... 11,500 22.62 47,040 20.91

Wellhead pumpers................................................................................................................................ 11,200 25.54 53,120 25.13

115,130 18.71 38,920 17.39

1,550 27.17 56,510 27.35

See footnotes at end of table.

Other transportation workers..........................................................................................................................

Bridge and lock tenders.............................................................................................................................

Sailors and marine oilers...........................................................................................................................

Ship and boat captains and operators........................................................................................................

Ship engineers...........................................................................................................................................

Subway and streetcar operators................................................................................................................

Rail transportation workers, all other..........................................................................................................

Water transportation workers..........................................................................................................................

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors............................................................................................................

Mean wages

Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Pumping station operators.........................................................................................................................

Laborers and material movers, hand..........................................................................................................

Industrial truck and tractor operators..........................................................................................................

Hoist and winch operators.........................................................................................................................

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators..................................................................................

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators............................................................

Transportation and material moving occupations

Parking lot attendants................................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo

 handling supervisors............................................................................................................................

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants....................................................................................

Transportation workers, all other................................................................................................................

Material moving workers.................................................................................................................................

Conveyor operators and tenders................................................................................................................

Crane and tower operators........................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous production workers.............................................................................................................

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers............................................................................

Air transportation workers...............................................................................................................................

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers..............................................................................................................

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists..............................................................................

Flight attendants........................................................................................................................................

Motor vehicle operators..................................................................................................................................

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians...............................................

Bus drivers................................................................................................................................................

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers.......................................................................................................

Automotive and watercraft service attendants............................................................................................

Traffic technicians.....................................................................................................................................

Transportation inspectors..........................................................................................................................

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.......................................................................................................................

Motor vehicle operators, all other...............................................................................................................

Rail transportation workers.............................................................................................................................

Locomotive engineers and operators.........................................................................................................

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators..............................................................................................

Railroad conductors and yardmasters........................................................................................................

Refuse and recyclable material collectors..................................................................................................

Mine shuttle car operators.........................................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

10,300 $19.37 $40,290 $17.72

25,990 17.13 35,620 14.23

3

 Represents a wage equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour.

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders...............................................................................................................

Material moving workers, all other..............................................................................................................

Transportation and material moving occupations (Continued)

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.

Occupation

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.

Mean wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2017- Continued

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment