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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, NOVEMBER 2004

Management and legal occupational groups were the two highest paying of the 22 major occupational 

groups in November 2004, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. 

Over 30 percent of the workers in these occupational groups earned more than $43.75 per hour. (See 

table A.) The major occupational group with the highest employment level in November 2004 was office 

and administrative support workers, followed by sales and related workers, food preparation and serving 

workers, and production workers. (See chart 1.)

Chart 1. Mean hourly wage and percent of total employment by major occupational group

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food preparation and serving related ($8.47)

Farming, fishing, and forestry ($9.94)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance ($10.42)

Personal care and service ($10.62)

Healthcare support ($11.30)

Transportation and material moving ($13.58)

Office and administrative support ($14.13)

Production ($14.18)

Sales and related ($15.52)

Protective service ($16.94)

Community and social services ($17.81)

Installation, maintenance, and repair ($18.09)

Construction and extraction ($18.21)

Education, training, and library ($20.58)

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media ($21.07)

Business and financial operations ($27.46)

Life, physical, and social science ($27.67)

Healthcare practitioner and technical ($28.03)

Architecture and engineering ($30.32)

Computer and mathematical science ($31.91)

Legal ($39.03)

Management ($41.87)

Occupational group (with mean hourly wage shown in parentheses)

Employment level in millions

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Management ....................................................

Business and financial operations .......................

Computer and mathematical science ..................

Architecture and engineering .............................

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

Community and social services ..........................

Legal................................................................

Education, training, and library ...........................

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media ....

Healthcare practitioner and technical .................

Healthcare support ............................................

Protective service .............................................

Food preparation and serving related..................

Building and grounds cleaning and

 maintenance .................................................

Personal care and service .................................

Sales and related...............................................

Office and administrative support.......................

Farming, fishing, and forestry.............................

Construction and extraction ...............................

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................

Production ........................................................

Transportation and material moving....................

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Table A. Distribution of workers in each major occupational group by wage range,

November 2004

(Percent distribution)

These estimates for wage and salary workers are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)

survey, a federal-state cooperative program between BLS and State Workforce Agencies. The OES survey

provides national, state, and metropolitan area estimates of employment, hourly wages, and annual wages for

22 major occupational groups and for all 801 non-military detailed occupations, as defined by the Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. Table B displays the number of detailed occupations within each

major occupational group, as well as the level and distribution of employment across the occupational

groups.

The two smallest occupational groups in terms of employment were the farming, fishing, and forestry and

legal occupations. The major occupational groups with the lowest average wages were food preparation and

serving related; farming, fishing, and forestry; building and grounds cleaning and maintenance; and personal

care and service. At least 39 percent of all workers in each of these groups earned less than $8.50 per

hour.

Major groups in which 50 percent or more of the employment was concentrated in the middle three

wage ranges (mean hourly wages from $13.50 to $27.24) included business and financial operations

occupations; community and social services occupations; education, training, and library occupations;

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Occupations

Major occupational group

Table B. Number of detailed occupations in each major occupational group and group

employment distribution, November 2004

Number

Employment

Percent of

 total

Percent of

 total

Number

 Total................................................... 100.0 129,146,680 100.0

Management .................................................... 34 4.2 6,085,780 4.7

Business and financial operations ...................... 30 3.7 5,253,720 4.1

Computer and mathematical science ................. 16 2.0 2,932,790 2.3

Architecture and engineering ............................ 35 4.4 2,385,680 1.8

Life, physical, and social science ...................... 44 5.5 1,144,240

Community and social services ......................... 17 2.1 1,680,750 1.3

Legal............................................................... 1.1 973,970

Education, training, and library .......................... 61 7.6 7,969,800 6.2

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media ... 41 5.1 1,645,870 1.3

Healthcare practitioner and technical ................ 53 6.6 6,469,920 5.0

Healthcare support ........................................... 15 1.9 3,307,150 2.6

Protective service ............................................ 21 2.6 3,059,090 2.4

Food preparation and serving related................. 18 2.2 10,637,260 8.2

Building and grounds cleaning and

 maintenance ................................................ 10 1.2 4,323,430 3.3

Personal care and service ................................ 34 4.2 3,154,670 2.4

Sales and related.............................................. 22 2.7 13,713,710 10.6

Office and administrative support...................... 55 6.9 22,622,500 17.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry............................ 16 2.0 444,870

Construction and extraction .............................. 59 7.4 6,303,180 4.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair .................. 51 6.4 5,246,720 4.1

Production ....................................................... 110 13.7 10,194,200 7.9

Transportation and material moving................... 50 6.2 9,597,380 7.4

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healthcare practitioner and technical occupations; construction and extraction occupations; and installation,

maintenance, and repair occupations.

The sales occupations group contained the two largest occupations in the United States in November

2004. Retail salespersons and cashiers accounted for about 4.3 and 3.5 million workers, respectively.

Other detailed occupations with more than 2 million workers were general office clerks; hand laborers and

material movers; registered nurses; waiters and waitresses; combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food; janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners; and customer service

representatives. Among these large occupations, registered nurses had the highest average hourly earnings—

$26.77. For the other large occupations, average hourly earnings ranged from $7.42 for combined food

preparation and serving workers, including fast food to $14.11 for customer service representatives. (See

table 1.)

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations such as specialist physicians and dentists accounted

for 12 out of the 14 highest-paying detailed occupations in November 2004. The average hourly wages
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for these health-related occupations ranged from $87.43 for surgeons to $63.78 for general dentists.

The lowest-paying occupation was fast food cooks, who earned $7.32 per hour. The five lowest-paying

occupations were related to food preparation and serving.

Table 1 shows national cross-industry employment and wage estimates for detailed occupations within

each major group. The OES program also provides national occupational employment and wage data by

detailed industry, and cross-industry estimates for all states and all of the 334 U.S. metropolitan areas. The

OES survey is based on a sample of 1.2 million establishments, collecting information on over 80 million

workers in 6 semiannual panels. Employment and wage data for states and metropolitan areas are now

available on http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm. National data for over 300 industries are available

on http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
Technical Note

Scope of the survey

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a

semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment

and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm

establishments in the United States. Guam, Puerto Rico, and

the Virgin Islands also are surveyed, but their data are not

included in this release. OES estimates are constructed from

a sample of 1.2 million establishments. Forms are mailed to

about 200,000 establishments in May and November of each

year for a 3-year period. The nationwide response rate for the

November 2004 survey was 78.7 percent for establishments,

covering 73.0 percent of employment. The survey included

establishments sampled in the November 2004, May 2004,

November 2003, May 2003, and November 2002 semiannual

panels and about half of the 2001 annual panel.

The occupational coding system

The OES survey uses the Office of Management and

Budget’s (OMB) occupational classification system, the

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. The SOC

system is the first OMB-required occupational classification system for federal agencies. The OES survey categorizes workers in 1 of 801 detailed occupations. Together,

these detailed occupations comprise 23 major occupational

groups, one of which—military specific occupations—is not

included in the OES survey. The major groups are as follows:

For more information about the SOC system, please see the

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site at http://

www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm.

The industry coding system

The OES survey uses the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS). For more information about

NAICS, see the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/bls/

naics.htm.

The OES survey includes establishments in NAICS sectors

11 (logging and agricultural support activities only), 21, 22, 23,

31-33, 42, 44-45, 48-49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81

(except private households), state government, and local

government. The federal government and the U.S. Postal

Service also are included. An establishment is defined as an

economic unit that processes goods or provides services, such

as a factory, mine, or store. The establishment is generally at

a single physical location and is engaged primarily in one type

of economic activity.

The OES survey covers all full- and part-time wage and

salary workers in nonfarm industries. The survey does not

include the self-employed owners and partners in

unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family

workers.

Survey sample

BLS funds the survey and provides the procedures and

technical support, while the State Workforce Agencies

(SWAs) collect most of the data. BLS produces cross-industry

and industry-specific estimates for the nation, states, and

metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Industry-specific

estimates are produced at the NAICS sector, 3-digit, 4-digit,

and selected 5-digit industry levels. BLS releases all crossindustry and national estimates; the SWAs release industryspecific estimates at the state and MSA levels.

State Unemployment Insurance (UI) files provide the

universe from which the OES survey draws its sample.

Employment benchmarks are obtained from reports submitted

by employers to the UI program. Supplemental sources are

used for rail transportation (NAICS 4821) and Guam because

they do not report to the UI program. The OES survey sample

is stratified by area, industry, and employment size.

A census of federal government and the U.S Postal Service

is taken every panel. A census of state government and

Hawaii’s local government is taken every November panel.

Units in rail transportation (NAICS 482), hospitals (NAICS 622),

and state-owned educational services (NAICS 611) are sampled

with certainty across a 3-year period. Establishments with 250

or more employees are sampled with virtual certainty across a

3-year period with about one-sixth sampled in each panel.

Concepts

Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage and

salary employment in an occupation across the industries

surveyed. The OES survey defines employment as the number

of workers who can be classified as full- or part-time

 Management occupations

Business and financial operations occupations

Computer and mathematical science occupations

Architecture and engineering occupations

Life, physical, and social science occupations

Community and social services occupations

Legal occupations

Education, training, and library occupations

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

Healthcare support occupations

Protective service occupations

Food preparation and serving related occupations

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Personal care and service occupations

Sales and related occupations

Office and administrative support occupations

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Construction and extraction occupations

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Production occupations

Transportation and material moving occupations

Military specific occupations (not surveyed in OES)
Interval Hourly

Wages

Annual

Range A Under $6.75 Under $14,040

Range B $6.75 to $8.49 $14,040 to $17,679

Range C $8.50 to $10.74 $17,680 to $22,359

Range D $10.75 to $13.49 $22,360 to $28,079

Range E $13.50 to $16.99 $28,080 to $35,359

Range F $17.00 to $21.49 $35,360 to $44,719

Range G $21.50 to $27.24 $44,720 to $56,679

Range H $27.25 to $34.49 $56,680 to $71,759

Range I $34.50 to $43.74 $71,760 to $90,999

Range J $43.75 to $55.49 $91,000 to $115,439

Range K $55.50 to $69.99 $115,440 to $145,599

Range L $70.00 and over $145,600 and over

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 OES survey form sent to establishments with more than

10 workers contains between 50 and 225 SOC occupations

selected on the basis of the sampled establishment’s industry

classification. To reduce paperwork and respondent burden,

no survey form contains every SOC occupation. Thus, data for

specific occupations are collected primarily from establishments

in industries that are the predominant employers of workers in

those occupations. Each survey form is structured, however, to

allow a respondent to provide detailed occupational information

for each worker at the establishment; that is, unlisted

occupations can be added to the survey form. Employers with

10 or fewer workers are sent a form with no occupations listed,

and are instructed to fill in the occupations for their workers.

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

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

guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay including

commissions and production bonuses, tips, and on-call pay are

included. Excluded are back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay,

severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses,

employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition

reimbursements.

The OES survey collects wage data in 12 intervals.

Employers report the number of employees in an occupation

for each wage range. The wage intervals used for the

November 2004 survey are as follows:

Mean hourly wage. The mean hourly wage rate for an

occupation is the total wages that all workers in the occupation

earn in an hour divided by the total employment of the

occupation. To calculate the mean hourly wage of each

occupation, total weighted hourly wages are summed across all

intervals and divided by the occupation’s weighted survey

employment. The mean wage for each interval is based on

occupational wage data collected by the BLS Office of

Compensation and Working Conditions for the National

Compensation Survey (NCS).

The mean hourly wage value for the highest wage interval,

$70.00 and over, was computed separately for NCS data from

2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001. The average of these mean wage

rates was used for all of the $70.00 and over data in the

November 2004 survey. The wage rates for this interval do not

go through any wage updating procedures.

Percentile wage. The p-th percentile wage range for an

occupation is the wage where p percent of all workers earn that

amount or less and where (100-p) percent of all workers earn

that amount or more. This statistic is calculated by uniformly

distributing the workers inside each wage interval, ranking the

workers from lowest paid to highest paid, and calculating the

product of the total employment for the occupation and the

desired percentile to determine the worker that earns the p-th

percentile wage rate.

Annual wage. Many employees are paid at an hourly rate

by their employers and may work more than or less than 40

hours per week. Annual wage estimates for most occupations

in this release are calculated by multiplying the mean hourly

wage by a “year-round, full-time” figure of 2,080 hours (52

weeks by 40 hours). Thus, annual wage estimates may not

represent the actual annual pay received by the employee if

they work more or less than 2,080 hours per year. Some workers

typically work less than full time, year round. For these

occupations, the OES survey collects and reports either the

annual salary or the hourly wage rate, depending on how the

occupation is typically paid, but not both. For example,

teachers, flight attendants, and pilots may be paid an annual

salary, but do not work the usual 2,080 hours per year. In this

case, an annual salary is reported. Other workers, such as

entertainment workers are paid hourly rates, but generally do

not work full time, year round. For these workers, only an

hourly wage is reported.

Hourly versus annual wage reporting. For each

occupation, respondents are asked to report the number of

employees paid within specific wage intervals. The intervals

are defined both as hourly rates and the 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 establishment can reference either the

hourly or the annual rate for full-time workers, but they are

instructed to report the hourly rate for part-time workers.

Estimation methodology

Each OES panel includes approximately 200,000

establishments. The OES survey is designed to produce

estimates using six panels (3 years) of data. The full six-panel

sample of 1.2 million establishments allows the production of

estimates at detailed levels of geography, industry, and

occupation. Combining six panels of data also is necessary to

obtain the full complement of certainty establishments. (Note:

The first semiannual panel was in November 2002. Prior to that,

about 400,000 establishments were surveyed annually. Each

earlier sample is a two-panel equivalent.)

Wage updating. Significant reductions in sampling errors

are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for

small geographic areas and occupations. Wages for the current
panel need no adjustment. However, wages in the five

previous panels need to be updated to the current panel’s

reference period.

The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index

(ECI) to adjust survey data from prior panels before combining

them with the current panel’s data. The wage updating

procedure adjusts each detailed occupation’s wage rate, as

measured in the earlier panel, according to the average

movement of its broader occupational division. The procedure

assumes that there are no major differences by geography,

industry, or detailed occupation within the occupational

division.

Imputation. Over 20 percent of establishments do not

respond for a given panel. A “nearest neighbor” hot deck

imputation procedure is used to impute missing occupational

employment totals. A variant of mean imputation is used to

impute missing wage distributions. The variant of mean

imputation for wage distributions also is applied to

establishments that provide reports with occupational totals

but partial or missing wage data.

Weighting and benchmarking. The sample establishments

in each panel are weighted to represent all establishments that

were part of the in-scope frame from which the panel was

selected. Based on the sampled establishments, weights are

adjusted when six panels are combined. Weights are adjusted

by benchmarking employment totals from the OES survey to

employment figures derived from the BLS Quarterly Census of

Employment and Wages.

November 2004 OES survey estimates. The November 2004

OES survey estimates are based on all data collected from

establishments in the November 2004, May 2004, November

2003, May 2003, and November 2002 semiannual samples and

about half of the 2001 annual sample. During estimates

processing, OES employment data were benchmarked to the

average employment for November 2004 and May 2004 from

the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Reliability of the estimates. Estimates calculated from a

sample survey are subject to two types of error: sampling and

nonsampling. Sampling error occurs when estimates are

calculated from a subset (that is, a sample) of the population

instead of the full population. When a sample of the population

is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimate of the

characteristic of interest may differ from the population value

of that characteristic. Differences between the sample estimate

and the population value will vary depending on the sample

selected. This variability can be estimated by calculating the

standard error (SE) of the sample estimate. If we were to repeat

the sampling and estimation process countless times using the

same survey design, approximately 90 percent of the intervals

created by adding and subtracting 1.645 SEs from the sample

estimate would include the population value. These intervals

are called 90-percent confidence intervals. The OES survey,

however, usually uses the relative standard error (RSE) of a

sample estimate instead of its SE to measure sampling error.

RSE is defined as the SE of a sample estimate divided by the

sample estimate itself. This statistic provides the user with a

measure of the relative precision of the sample estimate. RSEs

are calculated for both occupational employment and mean

wage rate estimates. Occupational employment RSEs are

calculated using a subsample, random group replication

technique called the jackknife. Mean wage rate RSEs are

calculated using a variance components model that accounts

for both the observed and unobserved components of the wage

data. The variances of the unobserved components are

estimated using wage data from the BLS National

Compensation Survey. In general, estimates based on many

establishments have lower RSEs than estimates based on few

establishments. If the distributional assumptions of the models

are violated, the resulting confidence intervals may not reflect

the prescribed level of confidence.

Nonsampling error occurs for a variety of reasons, none of

which are directly connected to sampling. Examples of

nonsampling error include: nonresponse, data incorrectly

reported by the respondent, mistakes made in entering

collected data into the database, and mistakes made in editing

and processing the collected data.

Additional information

The November 2004 OES national data by occupation,

comparable to data in table 1, will be available soon on the BLS

Web site at http://www.bls.gov/oes/. Users also may access each

occupation’s definition and percentile wages. The November 2004

cross-industry data for states and metropolitan areas will be

available on the BLS Web site in November 2005. Industry

staffing patterns at the sector, 3-, 4-, and selected 5-digit NAICS

levels also will be available from the Internet beginning in

November 2005. These data will include industry-specific

occupational employment and wage data.

For additional information, contact the Office of

Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Division of

Occupational Employment Statistics, Room 2135,

2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, 20212;

telephone 202-691-6569 (e-mail: oesinfo@bls.gov).

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-

5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004

Hourly Annual1

Management occupations

Chief executives............................................................................................................................................ $67.73 $140,880 $68.18 334,960

General and operations managers............................................................................................................... 44.99 1,704,110 93,580 38.13 

Legislators.................................................................................................................................................... (2) 31,700 61,180 (2)

Advertising and promotions managers.......................................................................................................... 38.11 49,220 79,260 32.00 

Marketing managers..................................................................................................................................... 48.09 172,300 100,020 43.49 

Sales managers............................................................................................................................................ 46.61 318,470 96,950 41.34 

Public relations managers............................................................................................................................ 40.14 47,640 83,490 35.56 

Administrative services managers................................................................................................................ 32.75 248,980 68,120 29.95 

Computer and information systems managers............................................................................................. 48.13 264,190 100,110 45.38 

Financial managers....................................................................................................................................... 45.28 489,170 94,180 40.28 

Compensation and benefits managers......................................................................................................... 36.02 53,320 74,930 32.23 

Training and development managers............................................................................................................ 36.98 32,610 76,920 33.86 

Human resources managers, all other.......................................................................................................... 42.66 58,610 88,740 39.78 

Industrial production managers.................................................................................................................... 38.77 156,270 80,640 35.63 

Purchasing managers................................................................................................................................... 38.27 72,120 79,610 35.72 

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers..................................................................................... 35.12 86,740 73,050 32.36 

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers.............................................................................................. 26.39 4,660 54,900 24.38 

Farmers and ranchers.................................................................................................................................. 20.22 430 42,050 18.56 

Construction managers................................................................................................................................. 38.50 188,750 80,070 34.02 

Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program........................................................... 19.90 49,190 41,400 17.35 

Education administrators, elementary and secondary school...................................................................... (2) 76,050 208,980 (2)

Education administrators, postsecondary..................................................................................................... 37.30 102,880 77,580 33.36 

Education administrators, all other............................................................................................................... 32.99 23,560 68,610 30.07 

Engineering managers.................................................................................................................................. 50.10 188,620 104,210 47.60 

Food service managers................................................................................................................................ 21.73 205,400 45,200 19.52 

Funeral directors........................................................................................................................................... 26.58 22,780 55,280 22.39 

Gaming managers........................................................................................................................................ 32.03 3,580 66,620 28.79 

Lodging managers........................................................................................................................................ 21.98 30,330 45,720 18.80 

Medical and health services managers......................................................................................................... 36.46 227,980 75,830 32.85 

Natural sciences managers.......................................................................................................................... 46.90 40,250 97,560 43.31 

Postmasters and mail superintendents......................................................................................................... 24.42 26,610 50,790 24.29 

Property, real estate, and community association managers....................................................................... 24.21 152,590 50,350 19.97 

Social and community service managers..................................................................................................... 25.34 115,760 52,700 23.24 

Managers, all other....................................................................................................................................... 39.82 343,530 82,820 37.66 

Business and financial operations occupations

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes............................................................ 34.24 10,030 71,210 26.51 

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products............................................................................................. 24.83 13,180 51,650 21.46 

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...................................................................................... 23.18 135,560 48,220 20.28 

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products................................................................. 24.93 263,140 51,860 23.25 

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators............................................................................................ 23.60 245,610 49,080 22.14 

Insurance appraisers, auto damage.............................................................................................................. 23.29 13,080 48,450 22.98 

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety,

 and transportation.................................................................................................................................. 25.28 158,890 52,580 23.33 

Cost estimators............................................................................................................................................. 26.38 195,270 54,870 24.48 

Emergency management specialists............................................................................................................ 23.91 10,880 49,730 21.96 

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists................................................................................... 22.81 173,160 47,440 19.80 

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists................................................................................... 24.75 95,800 51,480 23.42 

Training and development specialists.......................................................................................................... 23.25 206,140 48,360 21.81 

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other............................................................ 23.83 168,580 49,570 22.88 

Logisticians................................................................................................................................................... 30.08 52,210 62,570 28.59 

Management analysts................................................................................................................................... 35.32 424,740 73,460 31.04 

Meeting and convention planners................................................................................................................ 20.82 37,170 43,300 19.38 

Business operations specialists, all other..................................................................................................... 28.14 880,960 58,530 25.90 

Accountants and auditors............................................................................................................................. 27.48 1,007,760 57,160 24.67 

Appraisers and assessors of real estate....................................................................................................... 24.17 62,320 50,280 21.05 

Budget analysts............................................................................................................................................. 28.99 54,940 60,290 27.49 

Credit analysts.............................................................................................................................................. 27.67 64,630 57,560 23.46 

Financial analysts.......................................................................................................................................... 34.27 181,340 71,280 30.18 

Personal financial advisors........................................................................................................................... 39.93 102,120 83,060 30.03 

Insurance underwriters................................................................................................................................. 26.38 96,200 54,870 23.80 

Financial examiners...................................................................................................................................... 31.54 22,610 65,600 29.07 

Loan counselors............................................................................................................................................ 19.27 27,290 40,070 16.74 

Loan officers.................................................................................................................................................. 28.59 305,330 59,470 23.64 

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents........................................................................................... 23.44 70,780 48,750 21.15 

Tax preparers................................................................................................................................................ 15.39 53,790 32,000 12.56 

Financial specialists, all other....................................................................................................................... 26.87 120,240 55,890 24.17 

Computer and mathematical science occupations

Computer and information scientists, research............................................................................................. 43.68 26,950 90,860 42.26 

Computer programmers............................................................................................................................... 31.96 396,100 66,480 30.28 

Computer software engineers, applications.................................................................................................. 37.78 439,720 78,570 36.69 

Computer software engineers, systems software......................................................................................... 40.12 321,120 83,460 39.01 

Computer support specialists....................................................................................................................... 20.99 491,680 43,660 19.54 

Computer systems analysts......................................................................................................................... 33.40 497,100 69,470 32.46 

Database administrators............................................................................................................................... 30.95 100,420 64,380 29.78 

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Mean wages

Employment Median hourly 

wages
Hourly Annual1

Computer and mathematical science occupations—Continued

Network and computer systems administrators............................................................................................ $29.95 $62,300 $28.42 262,930

Network systems and data communications analysts.................................................................................. 30.81 176,840 64,080 29.45 

Computer specialists, all other...................................................................................................................... 30.26 120,770 62,930 28.51 

Actuaries...................................................................................................................................................... 42.90 15,710 89,230 37.89 

Mathematicians............................................................................................................................................. 38.98 2,660 81,080 38.95 

Operations research analysts....................................................................................................................... 30.66 53,580 63,760 28.96 

Statisticians.................................................................................................................................................. 30.75 17,560 63,950 28.83 

Mathematical technicians.............................................................................................................................. 21.14 1,460 43,970 18.26 

Mathematical scientists, all other.................................................................................................................. 29.93 8,190 62,250 30.10 

Architecture and engineering occupations

Architects, except landscape and naval........................................................................................................ 32.36 96,540 67,300 29.54 

Landscape architects.................................................................................................................................... 28.03 19,130 58,310 26.10 

Cartographers and photogrammetrists......................................................................................................... 23.94 10,770 49,790 22.29 

Surveyors...................................................................................................................................................... 22.73 51,960 47,280 21.14 

Aerospace engineers.................................................................................................................................... 40.20 79,730 83,620 39.60 

Agricultural engineers................................................................................................................................... 30.30 3,200 63,030 29.01 

Biomedical engineers.................................................................................................................................... 35.65 10,050 74,150 33.90 

Chemical engineers...................................................................................................................................... 37.51 28,590 78,030 36.78 

Civil engineers.............................................................................................................................................. 32.83 226,100 68,280 31.38 

Computer hardware engineers..................................................................................................................... 41.13 79,670 85,540 39.78 

Electrical engineers....................................................................................................................................... 36.32 147,120 75,540 34.99 

Electronics engineers, except computer....................................................................................................... 37.80 133,410 78,620 36.93 

Environmental engineers.............................................................................................................................. 33.27 50,120 69,200 32.51 

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors............................................. 32.09 25,910 66,750 30.92 

Industrial engineers....................................................................................................................................... 32.61 184,900 67,820 31.77 

Marine engineers and naval architects......................................................................................................... 35.30 6,250 73,410 34.84 

Materials engineers....................................................................................................................................... 33.99 20,940 70,700 32.97 

Mechanical engineers................................................................................................................................... 33.41 219,040 69,480 32.32 

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers........................................................... 35.87 5,480 74,610 33.35 

Nuclear engineers......................................................................................................................................... 42.94 15,870 89,320 41.52 

Petroleum engineers..................................................................................................................................... 44.64 14,790 92,840 43.29 

Engineers, all other....................................................................................................................................... 36.88 153,090 76,720 36.59 

Architectural and civil drafters....................................................................................................................... 20.02 99,640 41,650 19.15 

Electrical and electronics drafters................................................................................................................. 23.06 31,920 47,970 21.23 

Mechanical drafters....................................................................................................................................... 21.98 75,930 45,720 20.91 

Drafters, all other.......................................................................................................................................... 22.74 22,080 47,300 20.89 

Aerospace engineering and operations technicians..................................................................................... 25.93 9,900 53,930 25.03 

Civil engineering technicians........................................................................................................................ 19.31 90,890 40,170 18.58 

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians......................................................................................... 23.04 173,690 47,920 22.66 

Electro-mechanical technicians.................................................................................................................... 21.12 16,890 43,930 20.28 

Environmental engineering technicians........................................................................................................ 20.17 19,720 41,950 19.22 

Industrial engineering technicians................................................................................................................ 23.87 74,790 49,660 21.92 

Mechanical engineering technicians............................................................................................................. 22.00 45,600 45,750 21.17 

Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other....................................................................................... 24.83 82,180 51,640 24.86 

Surveying and mapping technicians............................................................................................................. 15.97 59,800 33,220 14.91 

Life, physical, and social science occupations

Animal scientists........................................................................................................................................... 22.91 2,940 47,660 20.76 

Food scientists and technologists................................................................................................................. 7,270 27.21 56,600 24.67 

Soil and plant scientists................................................................................................................................. 27.35 10,260 56,900 25.60 

Biochemists and biophysicists...................................................................................................................... 16,340 34.69 72,160 33.03 

Microbiologists.............................................................................................................................................. 14,660 29.70 61,770 26.58 

Zoologists and wildlife biologists................................................................................................................... 25.92 15,750 53,920 24.36 

Biological scientists, all other........................................................................................................................ 30.20 25,220 62,820 28.32 

Conservation scientists................................................................................................................................. 15,150 25.69 53,440 25.16 

Foresters...................................................................................................................................................... 10,070 24.44 50,840 23.46 

Epidemiologists............................................................................................................................................. 27.20 3,520 56,580 25.25 

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists................................................................................................... 74,860 32.81 68,240 28.96 

Life scientists, all other.................................................................................................................................. 30.37 12,390 63,180 27.23 

Astronomers.................................................................................................................................................. 46.53 840 96,780 47.65 

Physicists..................................................................................................................................................... 43.02 14,500 89,490 42.06 

Atmospheric and space scientists................................................................................................................ 34.00 7,170 70,730 34.35 

Chemists...................................................................................................................................................... 30.00 78,360 62,400 27.45 

Materials scientists....................................................................................................................................... 35.23 7,470 73,270 33.85 

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health............................................................................ 27.06 69,990 56,280 24.98 

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers................................................................................... 37.45 26,440 77,890 33.74 

Hydrologists.................................................................................................................................................. 30.83 7,520 64,130 29.27 

Physical scientists, all other.......................................................................................................................... 39.86 25,110 82,900 38.71 

Economists.................................................................................................................................................... 38.23 12,250 79,520 34.79 

Market research analysts.............................................................................................................................. 30.83 184,050 64,130 27.48 

Survey researchers....................................................................................................................................... 16.15 19,180 33,590 13.42 

Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists............................................................................................. 30.45 98,430 63,340 27.10 

Industrial-organizational psychologists......................................................................................................... 39.43 1,480 82,010 35.61 

Psychologists, all other................................................................................................................................. 33.79 6,240 70,280 35.05 

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Mean wages

Employment Median hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued
Hourly Annual1

Life, physical, and social science occupations—Continued

Sociologists.................................................................................................................................................. 3,980 $30.54 $63,530 $27.30

Urban and regional planners........................................................................................................................ 30,950 27.42 57,030 26.25 

Anthropologists and archeologists................................................................................................................ 4,540 23.15 48,150 21.45 

Geographers................................................................................................................................................. 30.11 760 62,630 29.58 

Historians..................................................................................................................................................... 2,480 23.74 49,390 21.61 

Political scientists......................................................................................................................................... 4,490 41.06 85,400 41.57 

Social scientists and related workers, all other............................................................................................. 30,170 30.65 63,750 29.62 

Agricultural and food science technicians.................................................................................................... 15.68 18,950 32,620 14.73 

Biological technicians.................................................................................................................................... 17.56 61,080 36,520 16.51 

Chemical technicians.................................................................................................................................... 19.25 61,350 40,040 18.57 

Geological and petroleum technicians......................................................................................................... 22.83 11,660 47,480 20.06 

Nuclear technicians....................................................................................................................................... 28.94 7,030 60,200 29.37 

Social science research assistants.............................................................................................................. 16.83 14,990 35,010 16.04 

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health........................................................... 18.02 30,670 37,480 17.06 

Forensic science technicians........................................................................................................................ 22.87 10,270 47,560 21.35 

Forest and conservation technicians............................................................................................................. 16.73 17,900 34,800 15.99 

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other................................................................................ 21.28 65,530 44,260 18.95 

Community and social services occupations

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors................................................................................. 16.91 70,400 35,170 15.69 

Educational, vocational, and school counselors........................................................................................... 23.12 214,350 48,100 22.19 

Marriage and family therapists...................................................................................................................... 20.89 20,060 43,450 19.44 

Mental health counselors.............................................................................................................................. 17.61 89,260 36,630 16.06 

Rehabilitation counselors.............................................................................................................................. 14.82 116,560 30,820 13.41 

Counselors, all other..................................................................................................................................... 18.46 21,120 38,400 17.21 

Child, family, and school social workers....................................................................................................... 18.40 255,300 38,280 16.83 

Medical and public health social workers..................................................................................................... 20.32 108,290 42,250 19.60 

Mental health and substance abuse social workers..................................................................................... 17.61 115,810 36,620 16.50 

Social workers, all other................................................................................................................................ 20.05 62,120 41,710 19.28 

Health educators........................................................................................................................................... 20.74 49,300 43,150 19.07 

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists.............................................................................. 20.68 91,960 43,020 19.11 

Social and human service assistants............................................................................................................ 12.64 318,120 26,300 11.89 

Community and social service specialists, all other...................................................................................... 16.77 92,760 34,880 15.74 

Clergy........................................................................................................................................................... 19.81 35,120 41,210 18.21 

Directors, religious activities and education................................................................................................. 16.19 13,360 33,680 14.77 

Religious workers, all other........................................................................................................................... 12.73 6,860 26,490 10.49 

Legal occupations

Lawyers........................................................................................................................................................ 53.17 528,270 110,590 46.83 

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers...................................................................... 35.38 15,510 73,580 33.04 

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators........................................................................................................ 28.76 5,150 59,820 25.81 

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates................................................................................................ 44.28 25,000 92,100 46.76 

Paralegals and legal assistants.................................................................................................................... 20.55 215,280 42,740 19.45 

Court reporters.............................................................................................................................................. 22.43 16,260 46,650 20.54 

Law clerks.................................................................................................................................................... 17.27 41,340 35,930 16.61 

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers................................................................................................. 18.95 57,930 39,420 16.72 

Legal support workers, all other.................................................................................................................... 21.95 69,220 45,650 20.38 

Education, training, and library occupations

Business teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................... (2) 66,760 66,760 (2)

Computer science teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................. (2) 59,200 37,800 (2)

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................... (2) 58,090 45,820 (2)

Architecture teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................... (2) 65,910 5,720 (2)

Engineering teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................... (2) 78,900 34,410 (2)

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................. (2) 72,800 11,550 (2)

Biological science teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................. (2) 77,920 59,000 (2)

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary....................................................................... (2) 66,780 2,980 (2)

Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary................................................. (2) 70,650 8,830 (2)

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................. (2) 64,880 19,380 (2)

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................... (2) 65,860 4,170 (2)

Physics teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................................. (2) 70,490 13,160 (2)

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary............................................................................... (2) 66,050 5,100 (2)

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary......................................................................... (2) 62,360 7,580 (2)

Economics teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................ (2) 74,060 12,460 (2)

Geography teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................ (2) 61,120 4,220 (2)

Political science teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................... (2) 65,510 13,530 (2)

Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................ (2) 61,380 29,860 (2)

Sociology teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................................. (2) 59,490 14,680 (2)

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other...................................................................................... (2) 69,230 5,920 (2)

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................. (2) 82,420 108,800 (2)

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................... (2) 56,300 36,110 (2)

Education teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................................. (2) 54,550 48,670 (2)

Library science teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................... (2) 55,300 3,780 (2)

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary.................................................................. 9 (2) 52,660 ,770 (2)

Law teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................................... 13,090 (2) 95,570 (2)

Social work teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................... 7,200 (2) 55,900 (2)

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................... 65,620 (2) 53,360 (2)

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Median hourly 

wages Occupation

Mean wages

Employment
Hourly Annual1

Education, training, and library occupations—Continued

Communications teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................... (2) $53,770 (2) 21,340

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary............................................................................ (2) 53,090 58,550 (2)

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary........................................................................... (2) 52,700 23,240 (2)

History teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................................. (2) 58,910 20,010 (2)

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................... (2) 57,480 17,940 (2)

Graduate teaching assistants....................................................................................................................... (2) 28,460 119,180 (2)

Home economics teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................. (2) 50,980 4,060 (2)

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary............................................................................. (2) 48,380 16,150 (2)

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................ 21.29 44,280 108,540 19.79

Postsecondary teachers, all other................................................................................................................ 31.57 257,650 65,660 28.34 

Preschool teachers, except special education.............................................................................................. 11.81 350,000 24,560 10.36 

Kindergarten teachers, except special education......................................................................................... (2) 44,940 164,800 (2)

Elementary school teachers, except special education................................................................................ (2) 46,350 1,431,380 (2)

Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education............................................................... (2) 47,170 626,110 (2)

Vocational education teachers, middle school.............................................................................................. (2) 46,350 16,020 (2)

Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education......................................................... (2) 48,980 1,026,050 (2)

Vocational education teachers, secondary school........................................................................................ (2) 48,840 100,200 (2)

Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................. (2) 47,360 205,830 (2)

Special education teachers, middle school................................................................................................... (2) 49,750 101,080 (2)

Special education teachers, secondary school............................................................................................. (2) 50,360 135,280 (2)

Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors........................................................ 20.91 66,560 43,500 19.10 

Self-enrichment education teachers............................................................................................................. 17.30 141,750 35,980 15.16 

Teachers and instructors, all other............................................................................................................... (2) 33,040 521,220 (2)

Archivists...................................................................................................................................................... 19.48 5,160 40,520 18.03 

Curators........................................................................................................................................................ 23.18 8,480 48,200 21.12 

Museum technicians and conservators......................................................................................................... 17.42 8,820 36,240 15.80 

Librarians...................................................................................................................................................... 23.42 145,140 48,700 22.57 

Library technicians........................................................................................................................................ 12.85 112,850 26,720 12.22 

Audio-visual collections specialists............................................................................................................... 19.15 6,810 39,840 18.89 

Farm and home management advisors........................................................................................................ 21.65 12,090 45,030 19.84 

Instructional coordinators.............................................................................................................................. 25.23 109,470 52,480 24.07 

Teacher assistants........................................................................................................................................ (2) 20,750 1,260,820 (2)

Education, training, and library workers, all other......................................................................................... 16.26 71,270 33,830 14.53 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

Art directors.................................................................................................................................................. 35.29 28,310 73,400 30.65 

Craft artists................................................................................................................................................... 12.86 4,210 26,760 10.92 

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators............................................................................ 22.22 10,320 46,210 19.83 

Multi-media artists and animators................................................................................................................. 27.73 27,960 57,680 23.99 

Artists and related workers, all other............................................................................................................ 18.38 5,420 38,230 15.14 

Commercial and industrial designers........................................................................................................... 27.09 29,770 56,350 25.13 

Fashion designers......................................................................................................................................... 32.90 13,190 68,430 28.88 

Floral designers............................................................................................................................................. 10.64 64,780 22,120 9.99 

Graphic designers......................................................................................................................................... 20.15 168,060 41,910 18.24 

Interior designers.......................................................................................................................................... 22.13 46,950 46,030 19.94 

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers............................................................................................. 12.04 63,590 25,040 10.71 

Set and exhibit designers.............................................................................................................................. 19.39 8,760 40,330 17.25 

Designers, all other....................................................................................................................................... 22.29 12,550 46,370 20.35 

Actors........................................................................................................................................................... 22.68 62,640 (2) 12.03 

Producers and directors................................................................................................................................ 33.39 58,180 69,460 25.21 

Athletes and sports competitors................................................................................................................... (2) 82,540 11,780 (2)

Coaches and scouts..................................................................................................................................... (2) 32,260 136,040 (2)

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials................................................................................................ (2) 27,770 12,320 (2)

Dancers........................................................................................................................................................ 12.37 16,490 (2) 8.61 

Choreographers............................................................................................................................................ 19.18 15,350 39,900 16.69 

Music directors and composers.................................................................................................................... 22.13 9,470 46,020 16.73 

Musicians and singers.................................................................................................................................. 24.66 52,350 (2) 17.91 

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other.............................................................. 18.11 65,100 (2) 15.81 

Radio and television announcers................................................................................................................. 15.65 41,140 32,540 10.97 

Public address system and other announcers.............................................................................................. 14.43 8,480 30,010 10.76 

Broadcast news analysts.............................................................................................................................. 29.30 6,910 60,940 19.81 

Reporters and correspondents..................................................................................................................... 18.77 52,730 39,050 15.22 

Public relations specialists............................................................................................................................ 24.26 180,200 50,460 21.34 

Editors.......................................................................................................................................................... 24.21 97,380 50,370 21.45 

Technical writers.......................................................................................................................................... 27.60 45,450 57,420 26.15 

Writers and authors....................................................................................................................................... 25.07 42,750 52,150 21.86 

Interpreters and translators........................................................................................................................... 18.24 26,470 37,940 16.78 

Media and communication workers, all other............................................................................................... 22.00 25,870 45,760 20.05 

Audio and video equipment technicians........................................................................................................ 17.77 39,860 36,950 15.93 

Broadcast technicians................................................................................................................................... 16.49 30,670 34,300 14.00 

Radio operators............................................................................................................................................. 17.92 1,400 37,270 17.17 

Sound engineering technicians.................................................................................................................... 22.20 12,070 46,180 18.93 

Photographers.............................................................................................................................................. 15.21 55,450 31,630 12.79 

Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture.............................................................................. 20.28 22,410 42,190 18.70 

Film and video editors................................................................................................................................... 25.32 14,890 52,670 21.51 

See footnotes at end of table.

Employment Median hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Mean wages

Occupation
Hourly Annual1

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations—Continued

Media and communication equipment workers, all other............................................................................... 18,180 $23.00 $47,830 $20.82

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

Chiropractors................................................................................................................................................. 40.40 22,730 84,020 32.66 

Dentists, general........................................................................................................................................... 63.78 86,360 132,660 58.86 

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons.................................................................................................................... 81.54 4,380 169,600 (3)

Orthodontists................................................................................................................................................. 73.67 5,670 153,240 (3)

Prosthodontists............................................................................................................................................. 75.34 550 156,710 (3)

Dentists, all other specialists........................................................................................................................... 50.98 3,220 106,040 41.05 

Dietitians and nutritionists............................................................................................................................. 21.87 47,820 45,490 21.33 

Optometrists.................................................................................................................................................. 46.29 23,190 96,290 42.45 

Pharmacists.................................................................................................................................................. 41.78 226,200 86,910 41.91 

Anesthesiologists.......................................................................................................................................... 83.95 26,140 174,610 (3)

Family and general practitioners................................................................................................................... 66.33 108,800 137,980 65.47 

Internists, general.......................................................................................................................................... 75.38 50,500 156,790 (3)

Obstetricians and gynecologists................................................................................................................... 83.89 22,100 174,490 (3)

Pediatricians, general.................................................................................................................................... 67.31 26,870 140,000 65.12 

Psychiatrists................................................................................................................................................. 72.78 22,500 151,380 (3)

Surgeons....................................................................................................................................................... 87.43 55,390 181,850 (3)

Physicians and surgeons, all other............................................................................................................... 65.91 174,270 137,100 67.10 

Physician assistants...................................................................................................................................... 32.93 63,140 68,500 33.29 

Podiatrists..................................................................................................................................................... 53.43 6,940 111,130 46.78 

Registered nurses......................................................................................................................................... 26.77 2,338,530 55,680 25.79 

Audiologists.................................................................................................................................................. 27.51 9,830 57,220 25.50 

Occupational therapists.................................................................................................................................. 27.70 86,710 57,610 26.75 

Physical therapists........................................................................................................................................ 30.62 145,210 63,690 29.60 

Radiation therapists...................................................................................................................................... 30.18 14,040 62,780 29.06 

Recreational therapists................................................................................................................................. 16.72 23,350 34,780 15.96 

Respiratory therapists................................................................................................................................... 21.79 94,500 45,310 21.24 

Speech-language pathologists..................................................................................................................... 27.33 93,200 56,850 25.86 

Therapists, all other....................................................................................................................................... 21.59 8,380 44,900 19.92 

Veterinarians................................................................................................................................................ 36.69 48,290 76,320 32.83 

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other.................................................................................. 43.76 60,410 91,020 27.49 

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists............................................................................................... 22.89 154,180 47,610 22.46 

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians................................................................................................... 15.78 143,610 32,820 15.11 

Dental hygienists........................................................................................................................................... 28.74 158,130 59,790 28.53 

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.............................................................................................. 19.60 43,320 40,770 18.97 

Diagnostic medical sonographers................................................................................................................ 26.36 42,500 54,820 25.79 

Nuclear medicine technologists.................................................................................................................... 29.22 18,120 60,780 27.91 

Radiologic technologists and technicians..................................................................................................... 22.07 183,960 45,900 21.51 

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics......................................................................................... 13.43 191,070 27,940 12.32 

Dietetic technicians....................................................................................................................................... 12.21 24,210 25,390 11.23 

Pharmacy technicians................................................................................................................................... 12.09 265,190 25,150 11.62 

Psychiatric technicians.................................................................................................................................. 13.80 62,960 28,710 12.55 

Respiratory therapy technicians................................................................................................................... 18.19 21,970 37,840 18.00 

Surgical technologists................................................................................................................................... 17.10 82,070 35,560 16.56 

Veterinary technologists and technicians..................................................................................................... 12.66 61,110 26,330 12.19 

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses....................................................................................... 17.11 706,360 35,580 16.66 

Medical records and health information technicians..................................................................................... 13.54 159,580 28,160 12.55 

Opticians, dispensing.................................................................................................................................... 14.65 66,000 30,470 13.77 

Orthotists and prosthetists............................................................................................................................ 28.64 4,960 59,560 25.33 

Health technologists and technicians, all other............................................................................................ 17.80 69,710 37,010 16.39 

Occupational health and safety specialists.................................................................................................. 26.16 35,950 54,410 25.31 

Occupational health and safety technicians.................................................................................................. 21.95 10,560 45,650 20.83 

Athletic trainers............................................................................................................................................. (2) 35,880 14,450 (2)

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other.............................................................................. 18.62 50,760 38,720 16.00 

Healthcare support occupations

Home health aides........................................................................................................................................ 9.23 625,770 19,200 8.92 

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants...................................................................................................... 10.53 1,395,030 21,890 10.20 

Psychiatric aides........................................................................................................................................... 11.43 56,600 23,770 10.99 

Occupational therapist assistants................................................................................................................. 18.53 21,000 38,550 18.53 

Occupational therapist aides........................................................................................................................ 12.77 5,390 26,570 11.55 

Physical therapist assistants......................................................................................................................... 18.29 57,650 38,050 18.39 

Physical therapist aides................................................................................................................................ 11.19 41,430 23,270 10.28 

Massage therapists....................................................................................................................................... 17.87 34,200 37,170 15.52 

Dental assistants........................................................................................................................................... 14.22 268,950 29,570 13.95 

Medical assistants......................................................................................................................................... 12.44 369,430 25,860 12.03 

Medical equipment preparers....................................................................................................................... 12.26 40,200 25,500 11.80 

Medical transcriptionists................................................................................................................................ 14.20 93,670 29,530 13.76 

Pharmacy aides............................................................................................................................................ 9.74 45,630 20,270 9.13 

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers............................................................................... 9.68 70,210 20,130 9.22 

Healthcare support workers, all other........................................................................................................... 12.79 182,000 26,610 12.30 

See footnotes at end of table.

Mean wages

Employment Median hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Occupation
Hourly Annual1

Protective service occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers................................................................................ $24.14 $50,210 $23.11 37,990

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives............................................................................. 31.82 93,610 66,190 31.26 

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers...................................................... 29.48 53,880 61,320 28.73 

First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other......................................................... 21.17 49,400 44,040 18.96 

Fire fighters.................................................................................................................................................. 19.22 275,090 39,980 18.60 

Fire inspectors and investigators.................................................................................................................. 23.24 12,800 48,340 22.50 

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists.......................................................................................... 18.25 1,690 37,970 16.44 

Bailiffs........................................................................................................................................................... 16.83 17,770 35,000 16.21 

Correctional officers and jailers.................................................................................................................... 17.38 416,490 36,160 16.19 

Detectives and criminal investigators........................................................................................................... 27.35 87,330 56,890 26.21 

Fish and game wardens............................................................................................................................... 20.58 6,360 42,800 20.34 

Parking enforcement workers....................................................................................................................... 14.61 10,250 30,400 13.85 

Police and sheriff's patrol officers................................................................................................................. 22.40 623,390 46,600 21.92 

Transit and railroad police............................................................................................................................. 24.68 5,060 51,330 24.07 

Animal control workers.................................................................................................................................. 13.41 13,690 27,900 12.87 

Private detectives and investigators............................................................................................................. 17.77 34,940 36,970 15.63 

Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators................................................................................ 13.72 8,800 28,550 12.38 

Security guards............................................................................................................................................. 10.76 992,180 22,380 9.87 

Crossing guards............................................................................................................................................ 10.08 68,630 20,960 9.48 

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers..................................................... 8.57 107,120 17,820 8.05 

Protective service workers, all other............................................................................................................. 15.22 142,610 31,660 13.76 

Food preparation and serving related occupations

Chefs and head cooks.................................................................................................................................. 16.77 117,850 34,870 15.09 

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.................................................... 13.27 738,610 27,600 12.37 

Cooks, fast food............................................................................................................................................ 7.32 651,530 15,230 7.10 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria..................................................................................................................... 9.73 395,950 20,240 9.29 

Cooks, private household............................................................................................................................. 10.50 790 21,850 9.37 

Cooks, restaurant.......................................................................................................................................... 9.80 770,660 20,370 9.47 

Cooks, short order........................................................................................................................................ 8.59 209,370 17,870 8.27 

Cooks, all other............................................................................................................................................. 11.08 10,230 23,050 10.26 

Food preparation workers............................................................................................................................. 8.58 874,060 17,850 8.12 

Bartenders..................................................................................................................................................... 8.35 471,640 17,360 7.51 

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.......................................................... 7.42 2,223,820 15,430 7.09 

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop................................................................ 7.83 483,870 16,290 7.60 

Waiters and waitresses................................................................................................................................. 7.68 2,228,950 15,980 6.78 

Food servers, nonrestaurant........................................................................................................................ 8.71 188,950 18,120 8.08 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...................................................................... 7.48 393,090 15,560 7.17 

Dishwashers.................................................................................................................................................. 7.53 493,310 15,670 7.41 

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop......................................................................... 7.84 324,570 16,310 7.56 

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other............................................................................... 8.95 60,010 18,620 8.30 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.62 193,860 32,490 14.45 

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and.............................................................

 groundskeeping workers........................................................................................................................ 18.52 105,640 38,520 17.20 

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners................................................................ 10.00 2,119,800 20,800 9.19 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................................................................................................... 8.67 887,120 18,030 8.17 

Building cleaning workers, all other.............................................................................................................. 11.04 13,350 22,970 10.36 

Pest control workers..................................................................................................................................... 13.64 59,840 28,360 12.85 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.................................................................................................. 10.70 866,950 22,260 9.92 

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation............................................................................ 12.95 24,760 26,940 12.46 

Tree trimmers and pruners........................................................................................................................... 13.62 34,160 28,330 12.90 

Grounds maintenance workers, all other...................................................................................................... 11.21 17,960 23,320 9.71 

Personal care and service occupations

Gaming supervisors...................................................................................................................................... 20.30 25,570 42,220 19.75 

Slot key persons............................................................................................................................................ 11.93 15,630 24,810 10.85 

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....................................................................... 16.32 124,470 33,940 14.86 

Animal trainers............................................................................................................................................. 13.56 8,490 28,200 11.73 

Nonfarm animal caretakers.......................................................................................................................... 9.43 86,650 19,620 8.48 

Gaming dealers............................................................................................................................................. 7.79 85,240 16,210 6.91 

Gaming and sports book writers and runners............................................................................................... 9.88 19,800 20,560 9.00 

Gaming service workers, all other................................................................................................................ 10.78 16,640 22,410 9.97 

Motion picture projectionists......................................................................................................................... 9.36 10,160 19,460 8.25 

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers.................................................................................................. 8.06 105,040 16,770 7.35 

Amusement and recreation attendants......................................................................................................... 8.05 243,640 16,730 7.52 

Costume attendants...................................................................................................................................... 13.57 3,480 28,220 12.04 

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants............................................................................... 8.91 20,880 18,530 8.52 

Embalmers.................................................................................................................................................... 17.78 9,300 36,990 16.68 

Funeral attendants........................................................................................................................................ 10.01 29,930 20,830 9.34 

Barbers......................................................................................................................................................... 12.24 13,530 25,470 10.51 

See footnotes at end of table.

Median hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Mean wages

Occupation Employment
Hourly Annual1

Personal care and service occupations—Continued

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists............................................................................................. $11.41 $23,720 $9.85 335,000

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance.................................................................................................. 16.22 1,680 33,730 15.69 

Manicurists and pedicurists........................................................................................................................... 9.56 44,390 19,880 8.72 

Shampooers.................................................................................................................................................. 7.70 15,580 16,020 7.31 

Skin care specialists...................................................................................................................................... 13.32 21,630 27,700 11.70 

Baggage porters and bellhops...................................................................................................................... 10.44 54,310 21,720 8.69 

Concierges.................................................................................................................................................... 11.99 16,890 24,930 11.30 

Tour guides and escorts............................................................................................................................... 9.98 27,610 20,760 9.27 

Travel guides................................................................................................................................................. 14.79 3,740 30,770 13.50 

Flight attendants............................................................................................................................................ (2) 53,560 101,730 (2)

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters.................................................... 9.88 25,870 20,540 9.20 

Child care workers........................................................................................................................................ 8.68 532,400 18,060 8.15 

Personal and home care aides..................................................................................................................... 8.44 555,780 17,560 8.18 

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors...................................................................................................... 15.03 183,090 31,260 12.53 

Recreation workers....................................................................................................................................... 10.66 263,570 22,180 9.56 

Residential advisors...................................................................................................................................... 11.31 49,710 23,520 10.47 

Personal care and service workers, all other................................................................................................ (

4

) 20,330 9.77 8.75 

Sales and related occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers................................................................................ 17.90 1,083,890 37,230 15.58 

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers......................................................................... 34.66 302,890 72,100 28.99 

Cashiers....................................................................................................................................................... 8.27 3,451,100 17,200 7.78 

Gaming change persons and booth cashiers............................................................................................... 9.94 28,740 20,670 9.74 

Counter and rental clerks.............................................................................................................................. 10.52 454,950 21,890 8.86 

Parts salespersons....................................................................................................................................... 13.71 239,130 28,510 12.43 

Retail salespersons....................................................................................................................................... 11.00 4,260,150 22,880 9.03 

Advertising sales agents............................................................................................................................... 24.08 149,590 50,090 19.91 

Insurance sales agents................................................................................................................................. 27.07 283,840 56,310 20.21 

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...................................................................... 42.08 249,170 87,520 31.36 

Travel agents................................................................................................................................................ 14.43 88,480 30,010 13.48 

Sales representatives, services, all other..................................................................................................... 25.99 383,680 54,060 22.70 

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific 

 products................................................................................................................................................. 32.56 382,520 67,730 28.56 

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical 

 and scientific products........................................................................................................................... 26.20 1,403,590 54,500 22.16 

Demonstrators and product promoters......................................................................................................... 11.75 89,570 24,450 9.85 

Models.......................................................................................................................................................... 12.85 1,500 26,740 10.09 

Real estate brokers....................................................................................................................................... 36.22 41,190 75,330 27.39 

Real estate sales agents.............................................................................................................................. 24.25 141,040 50,440 17.77 

Sales engineers............................................................................................................................................ 37.16 70,300 77,290 34.42 

Telemarketers............................................................................................................................................... 11.31 407,650 23,520 9.84 

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers................................................ 12.92 12,870 26,870 10.41 

Sales and related workers, all other............................................................................................................. 18.89 187,880 39,300 15.62 

Office and administrative support occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.............................................. 21.58 1,365,190 44,890 20.12 

Switchboard operators, including answering service.................................................................................... 10.94 202,980 22,750 10.50 

Telephone operators..................................................................................................................................... 14.41 36,760 29,980 13.82 

Communications equipment operators, all other.......................................................................................... 15.58 4,090 32,400 14.91 

Bill and account collectors............................................................................................................................ 14.16 444,790 29,460 13.36 

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators......................................................................................... 13.68 506,720 28,460 13.18 

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.............................................................................................. 14.56 1,777,320 30,280 13.96 

Gaming cage workers................................................................................................................................... 11.14 19,570 23,170 10.72 

Payroll and timekeeping clerks..................................................................................................................... 15.30 206,570 31,820 14.89 

Procurement clerks....................................................................................................................................... 15.33 71,150 31,890 15.14 

Tellers........................................................................................................................................................... 10.41 573,740 21,650 10.17 

Brokerage clerks........................................................................................................................................... 18.13 70,580 37,700 16.92 

Correspondence clerks................................................................................................................................. 14.10 19,770 29,340 13.38 

Court, municipal, and license clerks............................................................................................................. 14.85 101,450 30,900 13.93 

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks...................................................................................................... 14.92 67,110 31,020 13.86 

Customer service representatives................................................................................................................. 14.11 2,036,090 29,350 13.08 

Eligibility interviewers, government programs.............................................................................................. 16.38 86,620 34,060 16.05 

File clerks..................................................................................................................................................... 10.82 238,310 22,500 10.18 

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks............................................................................................................. 9.00 198,890 18,730 8.54 

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................................................................................................... 12.18 201,230 25,330 11.71 

Library assistants, clerical............................................................................................................................. 10.73 102,180 22,310 10.12 

Loan interviewers and clerks........................................................................................................................ 14.95 223,870 31,100 14.12 

New accounts clerks..................................................................................................................................... 13.64 85,120 28,370 12.96 

Order clerks.................................................................................................................................................. 12.99 276,160 27,030 12.16 

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.................................................................... 15.98 163,920 33,250 15.47 

Receptionists and information clerks............................................................................................................ 11.01 1,087,330 22,900 10.58 

See footnotes at end of table.

Mean wages

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Median hourly 

wages Employment
Hourly Annual1

Office and administrative support occupations—Continued

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.................................................................... $14.54 $30,240 $13.51 159,510

All other information and record clerks......................................................................................................... 18.56 280,160 38,610 15.77 

Cargo and freight agents.............................................................................................................................. 17.70 72,740 36,820 17.05 

Couriers and messengers............................................................................................................................ 10.57 111,380 21,990 9.91 

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers....................................................................................................... 14.80 92,090 30,780 14.12 

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance........................................................................................... 15.98 168,010 33,240 14.96 

Meter readers, utilities.................................................................................................................................. 15.06 47,260 31,320 14.29 

Postal service clerks..................................................................................................................................... 22.51 77,930 46,830 23.19 

Postal service mail carriers........................................................................................................................... 21.24 346,000 44,180 22.06 

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators............................................... 19.42 224,600 40,400 20.47 

Production, planning, and expediting clerks................................................................................................. 18.41 287,450 38,290 17.74 

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................................................................................................... 12.63 748,700 26,270 11.93 

Stock clerks and order fillers......................................................................................................................... 10.56 1,606,180 21,970 9.66 

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping................................................................... 12.88 84,460 26,780 11.83 

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants.................................................................................... 17.96 1,420,170 37,350 17.09 

Legal secretaries........................................................................................................................................... 18.69 261,560 38,870 17.97 

Medical secretaries....................................................................................................................................... 13.58 356,760 28,250 13.00 

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive........................................................................................ 13.23 1,712,600 27,520 12.72 

Computer operators...................................................................................................................................... 15.93 133,230 33,140 15.16 

Data entry keyers.......................................................................................................................................... 11.81 307,400 24,560 11.27 

Word processors and typists........................................................................................................................ 14.33 161,730 29,800 13.74 

Desktop publishers....................................................................................................................................... 16.45 30,340 34,210 15.64 

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks............................................................................................. 14.96 244,700 31,120 14.35 

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.................................................................... 11.37 148,960 23,650 10.87 

Office clerks, general.................................................................................................................................... 11.75 2,943,750 24,440 11.05 

Office machine operators, except computer................................................................................................. 11.96 88,540 24,870 11.28 

Proofreaders and copy markers................................................................................................................... 13.02 20,190 27,080 12.12 

Statistical assistants...................................................................................................................................... 15.09 18,370 31,390 14.00 

Office and administrative support workers, all other..................................................................................... 13.23 300,210 27,520 12.24 

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers................................................... 18.72 19,740 38,930 17.33 

Farm labor contractors.................................................................................................................................. 11.26 2,890 23,430 8.54 

Agricultural inspectors................................................................................................................................... 16.18 12,020 33,660 15.07 

Animal breeders............................................................................................................................................ 16.14 1,530 33,570 14.23 

Graders and sorters, agricultural products................................................................................................... 8.69 47,290 18,080 8.04 

Agricultural equipment operators.................................................................................................................. 9.71 18,490 20,190 9.05 

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse........................................................................ 8.23 231,120 17,110 7.85 

Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals.......................................................................................................... 9.17 44,810 19,070 8.42 

Agricultural workers, all other........................................................................................................................ 10.95 9,300 22,780 10.10 

Fishers and related fishing workers.............................................................................................................. 14.99 890 31,170 13.57 

Forest and conservation workers................................................................................................................. 11.32 8,980 23,560 9.59 

Fallers........................................................................................................................................................... 14.97 9,780 31,150 13.50 

Logging equipment operators....................................................................................................................... 14.07 27,650 29,260 13.67 

Log graders and scalers............................................................................................................................... 13.60 4,570 28,280 12.82 

Logging workers, all other............................................................................................................................. 14.24 5,790 29,630 14.46 

Construction and extraction occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers........................................... 26.31 549,130 54,720 24.51 

Boilermakers................................................................................................................................................. 22.91 17,640 47,640 22.50 

Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................................................................................................... 20.56 114,400 42,770 20.14 

Stonemasons................................................................................................................................................ 17.92 15,450 37,280 16.70 

Carpenters.................................................................................................................................................... 18.39 913,130 38,250 16.90 

Carpet installers........................................................................................................................................... 17.64 40,400 36,690 16.05 

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles......................................................................................... 17.90 15,230 37,240 16.05 

Floor sanders and finishers.......................................................................................................................... 14.13 6,060 29,400 12.71 

Tile and marble setters................................................................................................................................. 18.67 45,030 38,840 17.39 

Cement masons and concrete finishers........................................................................................................ 16.38 195,020 34,070 15.06 

Terrazzo workers and finishers..................................................................................................................... 15.67 6,960 32,590 13.89 

Construction laborers.................................................................................................................................... 13.91 892,940 28,920 12.14 

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.................................................................................. 16.11 62,400 33,500 14.53 

Pile-driver operators...................................................................................................................................... 22.85 4,550 47,530 21.60 

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.............................................................. 18.69 369,280 38,870 17.07 

Drywall and ceiling tile installers................................................................................................................... 18.00 122,240 37,430 16.67 

Tapers.......................................................................................................................................................... 19.47 37,930 40,500 18.81 

Electricians................................................................................................................................................... 21.73 621,050 45,200 20.30 

Glaziers........................................................................................................................................................ 17.42 45,930 36,240 15.63 

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall..................................................................................................... 16.86 36,630 35,060 15.16 

Insulation workers, mechanical..................................................................................................................... 18.47 19,440 38,420 16.36 

Painters, construction and maintenance....................................................................................................... 16.05 248,900 33,380 14.67 

Paperhangers............................................................................................................................................... 17.01 7,330 35,380 15.70 

Pipelayers..................................................................................................................................................... 15.45 54,120 32,130 13.68 

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................................................................................................... 21.40 423,280 44,510 20.13 

Plasterers and stucco masons..................................................................................................................... 17.13 50,810 35,640 15.88 

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers.............................................................................................................. 18.98 31,000 39,470 16.61 

Roofers......................................................................................................................................................... 16.36 117,360 34,040 15.05 

See footnotes at end of table.

Employment

Mean wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Median hourly 

wages Occupation
Hourly Annual1

Construction and extraction occupations—Continued

Sheet metal workers..................................................................................................................................... $18.78 $39,070 $17.29 181,720

Structural iron and steel workers.................................................................................................................. 21.55 71,310 44,820 20.39 

Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters........................................ 13.23 59,790 27,520 11.93 

Helpers--carpenters...................................................................................................................................... 11.01 108,870 22,890 10.45 

Helpers--electricians..................................................................................................................................... 11.99 90,080 24,940 11.34 

Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons................................................................ 10.85 22,150 22,570 10.10 

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................................................................... 11.71 74,480 24,350 10.91 

Helpers--roofers............................................................................................................................................ 10.45 22,000 21,730 9.90 

Helpers, construction trades, all other.......................................................................................................... 11.17 38,880 23,240 10.08 

Construction and building inspectors............................................................................................................ 22.05 86,240 45,870 21.12 

Elevator installers and repairers................................................................................................................... 28.20 20,810 58,660 28.49 

Fence erectors.............................................................................................................................................. 12.57 22,570 26,140 11.70 

Hazardous materials removal workers......................................................................................................... 17.47 38,920 36,330 15.87 

Highway maintenance workers..................................................................................................................... 14.73 139,740 30,640 14.41 

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators.............................................................................. 18.70 11,940 38,900 19.03 

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................................................................................. 15.27 16,960 31,770 14.48 

Segmental pavers......................................................................................................................................... 13.53 430 28,140 11.87 

Construction and related workers, all other.................................................................................................. 13.74 70,820 28,580 12.65 

Derrick operators, oil and gas....................................................................................................................... 17.14 13,480 35,640 16.25 

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas................................................................................................................. 18.92 13,840 39,350 17.24 

Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining................................................................................................. 16.76 17,290 34,860 14.87 

Earth drillers, except oil and gas................................................................................................................... 17.34 18,090 36,060 16.14 

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters..................................................................... 18.58 5,150 38,640 17.69 

Continuous mining machine operators.......................................................................................................... 17.92 8,630 37,280 18.03 

Mine cutting and channeling machine operators.......................................................................................... 18.10 4,910 37,650 18.30 

Mining machine operators, all other.............................................................................................................. 17.57 2,430 36,540 16.94 

Rock splitters, quarry.................................................................................................................................... 13.66 3,370 28,400 12.87 

Roof bolters, mining...................................................................................................................................... 18.56 4,140 38,610 18.64 

Roustabouts, oil and gas.............................................................................................................................. 12.48 35,120 25,960 11.63 

Helpers--extraction workers.......................................................................................................................... 13.37 25,500 27,820 12.77 

Extraction workers, all other.......................................................................................................................... 17.21 9,860 35,800 16.05 

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.69 455,560 53,430 24.52 

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers........................................................................... 17.85 139,970 37,120 17.15 

Radio mechanics.......................................................................................................................................... 18.31 6,030 38,080 17.67 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers........................................... 23.46 198,450 48,790 24.17 

Avionics technicians...................................................................................................................................... 22.11 22,540 45,990 21.99 

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers.......................................................................................... 16.39 19,880 34,090 15.84 

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment............................................... 20.12 19,920 41,860 19.94 

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................. 20.91 69,320 43,500 20.76 

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay...................................................... 26.09 21,140 54,270 26.22 

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles...................................................................... 14.48 16,840 30,110 12.96 

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers.............................................................. 14.45 33,200 30,060 13.47 

Security and fire alarm systems installers.................................................................................................... 17.38 46,340 36,140 16.66 

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.................................................................................................. 23.03 114,240 47,910 22.07 

Automotive body and related repairers........................................................................................................ 18.16 160,850 37,780 16.73 

Automotive glass installers and repairers..................................................................................................... 14.28 16,810 29,710 13.82 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................................................... 16.71 662,840 34,760 15.68 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............................................................................... 17.80 248,890 37,020 17.38 

Farm equipment mechanics......................................................................................................................... 13.87 29,030 28,860 13.54 

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines.................................................................................. 18.94 114,920 39,400 18.57 

Rail car repairers.......................................................................................................................................... 20.27 22,520 42,150 20.55 

Motorboat mechanics................................................................................................................................... 15.67 18,220 32,580 15.25 

Motorcycle mechanics.................................................................................................................................. 14.93 16,270 31,050 13.98 

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics.................................................................... 12.89 24,160 26,800 12.30 

Bicycle repairers........................................................................................................................................... 9.93 7,480 20,660 9.76 

Recreational vehicle service technicians...................................................................................................... 14.97 12,810 31,150 14.03 

Tire repairers and changers.......................................................................................................................... 10.56 85,930 21,960 9.99 

Mechanical door repairers............................................................................................................................ 16.41 12,920 34,130 15.17 

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door............................................................ 20.97 37,430 43,620 21.20 

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers........................................................... 18.47 232,050 38,410 17.63 

Home appliance repairers............................................................................................................................. 16.12 40,480 33,530 15.57 

Industrial machinery mechanics................................................................................................................... 19.50 223,700 40,560 18.90 

Maintenance and repair workers, general.................................................................................................... 15.52 1,291,030 32,290 14.87 

Maintenance workers, machinery................................................................................................................. 16.64 85,890 34,620 15.92 

Millwrights..................................................................................................................................................... 21.87 56,280 45,490 21.24 

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons..................................................................................... 19.29 3,090 40,120 19.05 

Electrical power-line installers and repairers................................................................................................ 23.35 103,160 48,570 23.89 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers........................................................................................ 20.46 148,740 42,560 20.46 

Camera and photographic equipment repairers........................................................................................... 16.48 3,440 34,270 15.88 

Medical equipment repairers........................................................................................................................ 19.39 24,670 40,330 18.55 

Musical instrument repairers and tuners...................................................................................................... 15.39 4,910 32,000 13.72 

Watch repairers............................................................................................................................................. 15.69 3,290 32,630 14.24 

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other............................................................................... 21.91 12,610 45,580 21.45 

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Employment Median hourly 

wages

Mean wages
Hourly Annual1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations—Continued

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers................................................................ $13.92 $28,950 $13.47 38,840

Commercial divers........................................................................................................................................ 19.93 1,840 41,460 17.89 

Fabric menders, except garment.................................................................................................................. 16.02 2,070 33,320 16.51 

Locksmiths and safe repairers...................................................................................................................... 15.49 15,220 32,210 14.70 

Manufactured building and mobile home installers....................................................................................... 11.87 11,320 24,680 11.41 

Riggers......................................................................................................................................................... 17.81 12,830 37,050 17.27 

Signal and track switch repairers.................................................................................................................. 22.61 6,910 47,020 22.64 

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers................................................................................ 11.14 160,020 23,180 10.22 

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other................................................................................ 17.25 129,840 35,870 16.21 

Production occupations

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers......................................................... 23.21 685,510 48,290 21.74 

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..................................................................... 20.19 23,570 41,990 20.87 

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers................................................................................................................ 12.64 24,440 26,290 12.25 

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers........................................................................................... 12.88 207,050 26,780 11.94 

Electromechanical equipment assemblers................................................................................................... 13.44 53,010 27,960 12.87 

Engine and other machine assemblers......................................................................................................... 17.43 49,000 36,250 16.97 

Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................................................................................................... 14.99 91,150 31,180 14.44 

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators........................................................................................................... 12.52 29,470 26,040 12.01 

Team assemblers......................................................................................................................................... 12.40 1,237,700 25,780 11.46 

Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators.................................................................................. 14.60 2,870 30,380 13.65 

Assemblers and fabricators, all other........................................................................................................... 14.09 250,200 29,300 12.10 

Bakers.......................................................................................................................................................... 11.06 142,940 23,010 10.34 

Butchers and meat cutters............................................................................................................................ 13.26 128,700 27,570 12.66 

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers................................................................................................ 9.77 137,240 20,320 9.36 

Slaughterers and meat packers................................................................................................................... 10.18 134,570 21,170 10.03 

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders......................................... 12.15 18,330 25,270 11.38 

Food batchmakers........................................................................................................................................ 11.49 86,810 23,890 10.73 

Food cooking machine operators and tenders............................................................................................. 10.85 42,570 22,580 10.17 

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic.................................................................. 15.31 130,600 31,830 14.81 

Numerical tool and process control programmers........................................................................................ 20.83 16,840 43,320 19.79 

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 13.64 90,060 28,370 13.22 

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................................ 14.18 35,850 29,500 13.42 

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................................. 14.88 39,150 30,950 14.43 

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders,

 metal and plastic.................................................................................................................................... 13.10 257,500 27,240 12.48 

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.78 42,830 30,730 13.78 

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, 

 metal and plastic.................................................................................................................................... 14.18 100,640 29,500 13.25 

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 15.82 71,480 32,910 15.28 

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................... 15.46 29,820 32,150 15.14 

Machinists.................................................................................................................................................... 16.83 364,130 35,000 16.39 

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders............................................................................................... 16.27 16,780 33,850 15.82 

Pourers and casters, metal........................................................................................................................... 14.76 14,120 30,690 13.94 

Model makers, metal and plastic.................................................................................................................. 21.88 7,990 45,510 21.52 

Patternmakers, metal and plastic................................................................................................................. 18.71 7,010 38,920 18.06 

Foundry mold and coremakers..................................................................................................................... 14.59 16,570 30,350 13.66 

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders,

 metal and plastic.................................................................................................................................... 12.74 157,310 26,490 11.88 

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................................... 15.13 99,030 31,460 14.32 

Tool and die makers..................................................................................................................................... 21.46 99,420 44,640 20.84 

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...................................................................................................... 15.49 351,710 32,220 14.81 

Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................... 15.75 44,670 32,760 14.76 

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................. 14.81 26,380 30,810 14.30 

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic............................................................................................................... 16.37 11,110 34,060 15.79 

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................... 13.69 39,630 28,480 12.91 

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners............................................................................................................ 15.30 19,930 31,820 14.63 

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other................................................................................................. 17.83 49,700 37,090 16.80 

Bindery workers............................................................................................................................................ 12.63 69,320 26,270 11.57 

Bookbinders.................................................................................................................................................. 14.41 7,610 29,980 13.79 

Job printers................................................................................................................................................... 16.15 52,250 33,600 15.26 

Prepress technicians and workers............................................................................................................... 16.34 73,120 33,990 15.61 

Printing machine operators........................................................................................................................... 15.43 186,340 32,100 14.63 

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers............................................................................................................... 215,910 8.80 18,290 8.34 

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials.......................................................................................... 8.64 79,500 17,980 8.36 

Sewing machine operators........................................................................................................................... 244,300 9.34 19,430 8.67 

Shoe and leather workers and repairers...................................................................................................... 8,000 9.88 20,540 9.51 

Shoe machine operators and tenders........................................................................................................... 10.10 4,550 21,000 9.73 

Sewers, hand................................................................................................................................................ 10.25 11,870 21,330 9.22 

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.................................................................................................... 11.92 27,490 24,800 11.06 

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders..................................................................... 11.07 22,270 23,020 10.76 

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................................... 10.77 22,790 22,400 10.22 

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................................... 44 11.44 ,880 23,800 11.46 

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders................................... 50,380 11.18 23,260 10.90 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Employment

Mean wages

Occupation Median hourly 

wages
Hourly Annual1

Production occupations—Continued

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic 

 and glass fibers...................................................................................................................................... $13.84 $28,790 $13.50 24,200

Fabric and apparel patternmakers............................................................................................................... 17.27 10,070 35,930 14.70 

Upholsterers.................................................................................................................................................. 13.06 40,980 27,160 12.33 

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other...................................................................................... 11.19 23,420 23,280 10.70 

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.......................................................................................................... 13.12 118,480 27,290 12.34 

Furniture finishers......................................................................................................................................... 12.28 25,710 25,530 11.51 

Model makers, wood..................................................................................................................................... 15.74 2,520 32,740 13.39 

Patternmakers, wood.................................................................................................................................... 15.79 2,070 32,850 14.44 

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............................................................................... 11.55 59,350 24,030 11.11 

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 11.58 90,900 24,090 11.04 

Woodworkers, all other................................................................................................................................. 11.01 10,290 22,890 10.25 

Nuclear power reactor operators.................................................................................................................. 4,450 31.25 65,000 31.34 

Power distributors and dispatchers.............................................................................................................. 8,090 28.15 58,540 27.93 

Power plant operators................................................................................................................................... 25.18 34,050 52,380 25.25 

Stationary engineers and boiler operators................................................................................................... 45,500 21.71 45,160 21.21 

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators..................................................................... 93,330 17.24 35,850 16.75 

Chemical plant and system operators.......................................................................................................... 60,710 22.03 45,830 21.89 

Gas plant operators...................................................................................................................................... 24.65 10,330 51,260 24.62 

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers........................................................... 24.07 41,050 50,070 24.54 

Plant and system operators, all other........................................................................................................... 14,510 20.73 43,120 20.55 

Chemical equipment operators and tenders................................................................................................. 19.02 46,450 39,560 18.70 

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, .....................................

 and tenders............................................................................................................................................ 16.83 40,730 35,000 16.37 

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................. 13.81 41,320 28,720 13.14 

Grinding and polishing workers, hand.......................................................................................................... 12.03 42,980 25,020 11.27 

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................... 14.31 122,390 29,760 13.71 

Cutters and trimmers, hand.......................................................................................................................... 11.49 28,320 23,890 10.50 

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................ 13.82 76,810 28,740 13.04 

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders............................. 76,900 14.09 29,300 13.25 

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders........................................................................ 15.11 28,700 31,430 14.42 

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers................................................................................... 15.17 505,100 31,560 13.76 

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers.......................................................................................... 14.81 26,540 30,800 13.40 

Dental laboratory technicians....................................................................................................................... 16.26 44,310 33,810 15.22 

Medical appliance technicians...................................................................................................................... 15.39 10,130 32,020 13.69 

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians............................................................................................................... 12.38 26,030 25,750 11.42 

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.................................................................................. 412,360 11.82 24,580 10.87 

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................... 13.40 99,430 27,880 12.75 

Painters, transportation equipment............................................................................................................... 50,720 18.07 37,590 16.65 

Painting, coating, and decorating workers................................................................................................... 29,400 12.13 25,240 10.82 

Photographic process workers..................................................................................................................... 27,660 11.33 23,570 9.78 

Photographic processing machine operators................................................................................................ 10.18 54,480 21,170 9.31 

Semiconductor processors........................................................................................................................... 43,420 15.42 32,080 14.40 

Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders................................................................................ 12.46 25,030 25,910 11.68 

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders................................................... 16,080 12.23 25,440 11.12 

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders............................................................................... 12.03 9,030 25,030 10.90 

Etchers and engravers................................................................................................................................. 13.14 8,880 27,330 11.79 

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic............................................................................. 12.14 37,690 25,250 11.25 

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................................................. 15.30 108,530 31,820 14.94 

Tire builders.................................................................................................................................................. 17.47 19,060 36,340 17.70 

Helpers--production workers......................................................................................................................... 10.38 504,440 21,590 9.73 

Production workers, all other........................................................................................................................ 13.07 305,330 27,190 10.94 

Transportation and material moving occupations

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors.............................................................................................................. 19.73 6,570 41,040 16.99 

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand....................................... 19.60 173,640 40,770 18.57 

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine

 and vehicle operators............................................................................................................................ 23.71 221,560 49,310 22.02 

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers................................................................................................... (2) 134,090 78,430 (2)

Commercial pilots.......................................................................................................................................... (2) 64,470 22,320 (2)

Air traffic controllers...................................................................................................................................... 48.28 21,680 100,430 49.22 

Airfield operations specialists........................................................................................................................ 20.61 4,540 42,860 18.09 

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians............................................... 9.90 16,530 20,600 9.31 

Bus drivers, transit and intercity.................................................................................................................... 15.27 189,170 31,750 14.74 

Bus drivers, school........................................................................................................................................ 11.52 475,700 23,960 11.38 

Driver/sales workers..................................................................................................................................... 11.45 405,060 23,810 9.77 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer......................................................................................................... 16.79 1,594,980 34,920 16.28 

Truck drivers, light or delivery services........................................................................................................ 12.81 929,530 26,640 11.74 

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.......................................................................................................................... 10.40 141,470 21,640 9.51 

Motor vehicle operators, all other................................................................................................................. 11.43 81,570 23,780 9.89 

Locomotive engineers................................................................................................................................... 28.86 32,990 60,020 27.95 

Locomotive firers........................................................................................................................................... 20.94 590 43,560 19.77 

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers..................................................................................... 18.25 6,710 37,970 17.54 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Median hourly 

wages

Mean wages

Occupation Employment
Hourly Annual1

Transportation and material moving occupations—Continued

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators............................................................................................... $24.64 $51,250 $23.79 17,890

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.......................................................................................................... 27.74 34,690 57,700 26.78 

Subway and streetcar operators................................................................................................................... 22.33 8,470 46,460 22.86 

Rail transportation workers, all other............................................................................................................ 19.04 6,710 39,610 19.10 

Sailors and marine oilers.............................................................................................................................. 14.84 28,280 30,870 13.75 

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels................................................................................................ 25.21 26,490 52,440 23.95 

Motorboat operators...................................................................................................................................... 16.45 2,470 34,220 15.72 

Ship engineers.............................................................................................................................................. 27.61 11,020 57,440 25.82 

Bridge and lock tenders................................................................................................................................ 3,440 17.06 35,480 17.81 

Parking lot attendants................................................................................................................................... 8.52 123,960 17,730 8.09 

Service station attendants............................................................................................................................ 93,420 8.93 18,570 8.33 

Traffic technicians......................................................................................................................................... 17.97 7,330 37,380 17.54 

Transportation inspectors............................................................................................................................. 25,440 24.30 50,530 23.04 

Transportation workers, all other.................................................................................................................. 51,770 15.79 32,840 15.31 

Conveyor operators and tenders.................................................................................................................. 13.11 47,850 27,280 12.60 

Crane and tower operators........................................................................................................................... 19.28 43,690 40,100 18.46 

Dredge operators.......................................................................................................................................... 15.39 1,710 32,010 14.14 

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators............................................................................. 16.60 64,240 34,520 15.43 

Loading machine operators, underground mining........................................................................................ 16.89 2,590 35,130 16.50 

Hoist and winch operators............................................................................................................................ 18.20 4,150 37,860 15.72 

Industrial truck and tractor operators............................................................................................................ 13.65 626,910 28,390 12.86 

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment............................................................................................................ 9.49 333,920 19,730 8.47 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.............................................................................. 10.67 2,388,930 22,190 9.79 

Machine feeders and offbearers................................................................................................................... 11.39 145,110 23,700 10.74 

Packers and packagers, hand...................................................................................................................... 9.02 860,050 18,760 8.29 

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators................................................................................... 21.62 4,310 44,970 21.39 

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers.................................................................................................. 18.78 9,520 39,060 17.91 

Wellhead pumpers........................................................................................................................................ 16.81 9,510 34,960 17.07 

Refuse and recyclable material collectors.................................................................................................... 13.85 138,700 28,810 12.96 

Shuttle car operators..................................................................................................................................... 17.81 3,110 37,030 18.15 

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders................................................................................................................. 16.77 15,440 34,880 15.62 

Material moving workers, all other................................................................................................................ 15.54 53,190 32,330 14.49 

3 Represents a wage above $70.00 per hour.

4

 Estimates not released.

Mean wages Median hourly 

wages

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.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, November 2004—Continued

Occupation Employment

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.