For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, May 14, 2010 USDL-10-0646 

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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – MAY 2009 

Retail salespersons, cashiers, general office clerks, combined food preparation and serving workers, and 

registered nurses were among the occupations with the highest employment in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of 

Labor Statistics reported today. Occupations with the lowest employment included watch repairers, astronomers, and radio operators. Employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in 

table 1. 

These data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, which provides employment and wage estimates for wage and salary workers in 22 major occupational groups and 801 detailed 

occupations. OES produces data by occupation for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, metropolitan 

divisions, and nonmetropolitan areas, and by occupation and industry for the nation. Data are available 

from the OES homepage at www.bls.gov/oes. 

In addition to the occupations mentioned above, the largest occupations included customer service 

representatives; elementary school teachers, except special education; and general maintenance and 

repair workers. Occupations with employment of more than 700,000 in 2009 are shown in table 4. These 

occupations accounted for 46 percent of total U.S. employment, with the 10 largest occupations representing over 20 percent of total employment. Occupations with employment of 4,000 or less are shown 

in table 5. These occupations, which included historians, gaming managers, and motorboat operators, 

represented less than 0.1 percent of total U.S. employment. 

While some of the largest occupations were concentrated in specific industries, others were more widely 

distributed across industries. For example, although 80 percent of teacher assistants worked in elementary and secondary schools, the largest employer of general office clerks—local government—employed 

only about 7 percent of this occupation. 

Most of the largest occupations were relatively low paying. Thirty of the 40 occupations in table 4 had 

average wages below the U.S. mean of $20.90 per hour or $43,460 annually. These occupations included cashiers, with an hourly mean wage of $9.15, and combined food preparation and serving 

workers ($8.71); both also were among the lowest paying occupations overall. Large occupations with 

above average wages included general and operations managers ($53.15); registered nurses ($31.99); 

and sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 

($29.52). 

In contrast, the small occupations in table 5 included a more even mix of high- and low-paying occupations. Nineteen of these 42 occupations had wages above the U.S. average, including commercial divers 

($27.91), agricultural engineers ($35.89), and industrial-organizational psychologists ($49.31). Seventeen occupations had below average wages, including segmental pavers ($13.81) and dredge operators 

($18.43). The remaining six occupations had wages similar to the U.S. average. 
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Major Occupational Group Employment and Wages 

More than half of the 40 largest occupations were in 4 occupational groups: food preparation and 

serving, sales, office and administrative support, or transportation and material moving. Nine office and 

administrative support occupations, with combined employment of about 14.9 million, appear in table 4, 

making office and administrative support the group with both the largest number of occupations in the 

table and the highest total employment in those occupations. Five food preparation and serving related 

occupations appear in the table, with combined employment of approximately 7.5 million. Although 

only 4 of the 40 largest occupations were in the sales group, combined employment in these 4 occupations was over 10.2 million, reflecting in part the high employment levels for retail salespersons (4.2 

million) and cashiers (3.4 million). Office and administrative support and sales and related were also the 

2 largest occupational groups overall, with total employment of 22.3 million and 13.7 million, respectively. (See table 2.) 

Many of the small occupations in table 5 were specialized installation, maintenance, and repair; production; or transportation and material moving occupations, such as refractory materials repairers, wood 

model makers, and shuttle car operators. Though these occupational groups also included some of the 

largest occupations, such as team assemblers and construction laborers, these large occupations tended 

to involve more general job duties than those listed in table 5. Ten of the 42 smallest occupations were 

in the computer and mathematical science; architecture and engineering; and life, physical, and social 

science groups. These occupations included mathematicians, political scientists, and agricultural engineers. Life, physical, and social science was also one of the smallest occupational groups overall, along 

with arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media; legal; and farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. 

The occupational groups with the highest mean hourly wages included management occupations 

($49.47), legal occupations ($46.07), and computer and mathematical science occupations ($36.68). 

Among the lowest paying occupational groups were food preparation and serving related occupations 

($10.04); farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ($11.53); personal care and service occupations 

($11.87); and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ($12.00). (See table 3.) 

While some occupational groups were highly concentrated in specific industry sectors, others were 

distributed more evenly across sectors. For example, nearly 89 percent of employment in education, 

training, and library occupations was found in the educational services sector, and about 88 percent of 

employment in healthcare support occupations was found in the health care and social assistance sector. 

In contrast, although retail trade, finance and insurance, and health care and social assistance were 

among the largest employers of office and administrative support occupations, no single sector 

employed more than 12.3 percent of this group. 

Detailed Occupational Employment and Wages by Detailed Industry 

In addition to the occupational group and industry sector data, OES data are available for detailed occupations and industries. For example, table 6 shows employment and wages by industry for laborers and 

hand freight, stock, and material movers. Employment in this occupation was widely distributed across 

industries. The employment services industry, which includes temporary help services, employed the 

highest number of laborers and hand freight, stock, and material movers, but less than 14 percent of this 

occupation was employed in this industry. Other large employers of this occupation were warehousing 

and storage; other general merchandise stores, which include warehouse clubs and supercenters; grocery 

and related product merchant wholesalers; and general freight trucking, each representing less than 7 

percent of employment in this occupation. The mean hourly wage for laborers and hand freight, stock, 

and material movers in these industries ranged from $9.29 in other general merchandise stores to $13.78 

in general freight trucking. 

Although employment services employed a relatively small percentage of all laborers and hand freight, 

stock, and material movers, it was the largest occupation in the employment services industry, representing about 11 percent of industry employment. (See table 7.) Most of the largest occupations in this 

industry were also among the largest occupations overall, including registered nurses; customer service 

representatives; secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive; general office clerks; construction 
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laborers; team assemblers; and hand packers and packagers. Of the occupations in table 7, employment, 

recruitment, and placement specialists had the lowest national employment across all industries and was 

the most concentrated in employment services: of the 198,000 jobs in this occupation, nearly 39 percent 

were found in this industry. 

Most of the largest occupations in the employment services industry had wages below the U.S. average. 

The exceptions were registered nurses and employment, recruitment, and placement specialists, which 

had mean hourly wages in this industry of $33.71 and $25.61, respectively. 

Occupational Employment and Wages by State and Area 

OES data also allow comparison of occupational employment and wages across states and metropolitan 

areas. Tables 8 and 9 show the states and metropolitan areas with the highest employment and highest 

employment concentrations of four selected detailed occupations. Areas with high total employment 

also tend to be among the largest employers of any individual occupation, while employment concentrations reflect factors other than overall employment levels, such as the industry mix. For example, 

California employed more janitors than any other state, with 199,070 jobs in this occupation; and 

Nevada, although it employed fewer total janitors than California, had one of the highest employment 

concentrations in this occupation, with janitors representing over 24 jobs out of every 1,000 in the state. 

The District of Columbia and Hawaii also had among the highest concentrations of janitors, while New 

York had both one of the highest employment levels and one of the highest employment concentrations 

of this occupation. (See table 8.) 

California, Texas, and New York, which were among the largest employers of several of the selected 

occupations, were also the three largest states in terms of total employment. On the other hand, Indiana 

was one of the largest employers of team assemblers primarily because of its high employment concentration in this occupation: total employment in Indiana was approximately one-fifth of that in California, 

but its employment concentration of 20.3 team assemblers per 1,000 jobs was over 3 times as high as in 

California. New York, Ohio, and North Carolina had both high employment levels and high employment concentrations of home health aides, while several Southern states had among the highest employment concentrations of cashiers. 

Although all of the selected occupations in table 8 had national mean wages below the U.S. average, 

wages for each occupation varied across states. For example, among the states shown in the table, mean 

wages for janitors varied from $9.79 in Texas to $13.51 in New York, and mean wages for cashiers 

varied from $8.03 in Louisiana to $10.85 in California. 

At the metropolitan area level, as at the state level, areas with high employment of the selected occupations also tended to have high overall employment levels. (See table 8.) Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill., 

and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, were among the areas with the highest employment of all of 

the selected occupations, while New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J., and Los Angeles-Long 

Beach-Glendale, Calif., were among the areas with the highest employment of 3 out of the 4 occupations. These were also among the largest metropolitan areas or metropolitan divisions in the United 

States in terms of total employment. 

In several cases, the metropolitan areas with high employment concentrations of specific occupations 

reflected the state data shown in table 8. For example, Nevada had one of the highest concentrations of 

janitors; approximately 78 percent of the states janitors were employed in the Las Vegas-Paradise 

metropolitan area, which also had one of the highest employment concentrations of this occupation. 

Four of the areas with high concentrations of team assemblers were located in states with high concentrations of this occupation: Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.; Lafayette, Ind.; Spartanburg, S.C.; and Tuscaloosa, 

Ala. Similarly, three metropolitan areas in North Carolina—Goldsboro, Fayetteville, and Rocky 

Mount—had among the highest concentrations of home health aides, as did the state as a whole. 

Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas, and Duluth, Minn.-Wis., also had high employment concentrations of 

this occupation. While the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill., metropolitan division had one of the highest 

employment levels for cashiers, another metropolitan area in Illinois—Kankakee-Bradley—reported one 
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of the highest employment concentrations of this occupation. Palm Coast, Fla., and Bay City, Mich., 

also had high concentrations of cashiers. 

Wages for the selected occupations varied by metropolitan area. For example, among the metropolitan 

areas shown, mean wages for cashiers ranged from $7.86 in Anniston-Oxford, Ala., to $10.54 in Los 

Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., while wages for team assemblers ranged from $11.68 in Rocky 

Mount, N.C., to $25.14 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

Additional Information 

The Occupational Employment Statistics program produces cross-industry occupational employment 

and wage estimates nationwide and for all states, 377 metropolitan areas, 34 metropolitan divisions, and 

174 nonmetropolitan areas. OES also publishes national industry-specific occupational employment and 

wage estimates for NAICS sectors and 3-, 4-, and selected 5-digit industries. In addition to mean hourly 

and annual wages, wage data include 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile wages, which 

can be used to show the distribution of wages within an occupation or industry. OES data are produced 

by a cooperative effort between BLS and State Workforce Agencies, and are based on a sample of 1.2 

million business establishments, collected in 6 semiannual panels over a 3-year period. Complete May 

2009 Occupational Employment Statistics data are available from the OES Web site at 

www.bls.gov/oes. 
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 about 1.2 million establishments. Each year forms are mailed to two semiannual 

panels of approximately 200,000 sampled establishments, 

one panel in May and the other in November. May 2009 

estimates are based on responses from six semiannual 

panels collected over a 3-year period: May 2009, 

November 2008, May 2008, November 2007, May 2007, 

and November 2006. The overall national response rate for 

the six panels is 78.2 percent based on establishments and 

74.5 percent based on employment. 

The occupational coding system 

The May 2009 OES estimates are based on the Office 

of Management and Budget's 2000 Standard Occupational 

Classification (SOC) system. The OES survey categorizes 

workers into 801 detailed occupations. Together, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23 major occupational 

groups. Military specific occupations are not included in 

the OES survey. The major groups are as follows: 

Management occupations 

Business and financial operations occupations 

Computer and mathematical science occupations 

Architecture and engineering occupations 

Life, physical, and social science occupations 

Community and social services occupations 

Legal occupations 

Education, training, and library occupations 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations 

Healthcare support occupations 

Protective service occupations 

Food preparation and serving related occupations 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 

occupations 

Personal care and service occupations 

Sales and related occupations 

Office and administrative support occupations 

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 

Construction and extraction occupations 

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 

Production occupations 

Transportation and material moving occupations 

Military specific occupations (not surveyed in OES) 

For more information about the SOC system, please 

see the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site at 

www.bls.gov/soc/. 

The industry coding system 

The OES survey uses the North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). Since May 2008, OES 

estimates and survey data have been based on the 2007 

NAICS. Earlier panel data and estimates were based on the 

2002 NAICS. For more information about NAICS, see the 

BLS Web site at 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 U.S. Postal Service and 

the executive branch of the federal government also are 

included. An establishment is defined as an economic unit 

that produces 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 crossindustry and industry-specific estimates for the nation, 

states, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), metropolitan 

divisions, and nonmetropolitan areas. Industry-specific 

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

4-digit, and selected 5-digit industry levels. BLS releases 

all cross-industry and national estimates; many SWAs 

release industry-specific estimates at the state and MSA 

levels. 

State unemployment insurance (UI) files provide the 

universe from which the OES survey draws its sample. 

Employment benchmarks are obtained from reports submitted by employers to the UI program. Supplemental 

sources are used for rail transportation (NAICS 4821) and 

Guam because they do not report to the UI program. The 

OES survey sample is stratified by metropolitan and 

nonmetropolitan areas and industry. The 2000 Metropolitan Statistical Area standards were used to define the 

metropolitan areas. 

An annual census is taken of the executive branch of 

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

government, and Hawaii's local government. In order to 

provide the most occupational coverage, larger employers 

are more likely to be selected than smaller employers. The 

unweighted employment of sampled establishments across 

all six semiannual panels represents approximately 60.5 

percent of total national employment. 
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 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 forms sent to larger establishments, 

generally those with 20 or more workers, contain 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. 

Smaller establishments, generally those with fewer than 20 

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, 

nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary 

benefits, and tuition reimbursements. 

OES receives an annual census of Federal Government and U.S. Postal Service data including wage rates. For 

non-federal establishments, 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 May 2009 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. 

For data from non-federal establishments: Total 

weighted non-federal hourly wages are summed across all 

intervals. The occupation's weighted survey non-federal 

employment is also summed. 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). With the exception of the highest wage interval, mean wage rates for each 

panel are calculated using NCS data for the panel's reference year. The lower boundary of the highest wage interval 

in May 2009 was $90.00. The mean hourly wage for this 

interval was calculated using the average of the 2006, 2007, 

and 2008 NCS data. 

For federal workers: The hourly wages for an occupation within an establishment are summed to get total federal 

wages. Federal employment for that occupation within that 

establishment is also summed to get total federal employment. The total wages and total employment across all 

establishments in the occupation for the estimation level of 

interest are summed. 

Mean Wage = Total Non-Federal Wages + Total Federal Wages

Total Non-Federal Employment + Total Federal Employment 

Percentile wage. The p-th percentile wage rate 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 first distributing federal and non-federal 

workers inside each wage interval: Federal workers are 

distributed throughout the wage intervals according to their 

wage rates, while non-federal workers are distributed uniformly within each wage interval. Next, workers are 

ranked from lowest paid to highest paid. Finally, the product of the total employment for the occupation and the 

desired percentile is calculated 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 40 hours 

per week, 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 

May 2009 wage intervals

Hourly Annual

Range A....... Under $9.25 Under $19,240

Range B....... $9.25 to $11.49 $19,240 to $23,919

Range C....... $11.50 to $14.49 $23,920 to $30,159

Range D....... $14.50 to $18.24 $30,160 to $37,959

Range E....... $18.25 to $22.74 $37,960 to $47,319

Range F....... $22.75 to $28.74 $47,320 to $59,799

Range G....... $28.75 to $35.99 $59,800 to $74,879

Range H....... $36.00 to $45.24 $74,880 to $94,119

Range I........ $45.25 to $56.99 $94,120 to $118,559

Range J....... $57.00 to $71.49 $118,560 to $148,719

Range K....... $71.50 to $89.99 $148,720 to $187,199

Range L........ $90.00 and over $187,200 and over

Interval Wages
not work 40 hours per week, 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 fulltime workers, but they are instructed to report the hourly 

rate for part-time workers. 

Estimation methodology 

With the exception of the May 2008 panel, each OES 

panel includes approximately 200,000 establishments. Due 

to budget constraints, the May 2008 sample was reduced to 

approximately 174,000 establishments. The OES survey is 

designed to produce estimates using six panels (3 years) of 

data. The full six-panel sample of nearly 1.2 million 

establishments allows the production of estimates at 

detailed levels of geography, industry, and occupation. 

Wage updating. Significant reductions in sampling 

errors are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for small geographic areas and occupations. Wages 

for the current panel need no adjustment. However, wages 

in the five previous panels need to be updated to the current 

panel's reference period. 

The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost 

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

combining them with the current panel's data. The wage 

updating procedure adjusts each detailed occupation's wage 

rate, as measured in the earlier panel, according to the average movement of its broader occupational division. The 

procedure assumes that there are no major differences by 

geography, industry, or detailed occupation within the 

occupational division. The wage rates for the highest wage 

interval are not updated. 

Imputation. About 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 sampled 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, sampling weights are adjusted when six panels are 

combined. Sampling weights are further adjusted by the 

ratio of employment totals (the average of November 2008 

and May 2009 employment) from the BLS Quarterly 

Census of Employment and Wages to employment totals 

from the OES survey. 

May 2009 OES survey estimates. The May 2009 OES 

survey estimates are based on all data collected from establishments in the May 2009, November 2008, May 2008, 

November 2007, May 2007, and November 2006 semiannual sample panels. 

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, errors in the 

administrative data used to create the sampling frame, 

mistakes made in entering collected data into the database, 

and mistakes made in editing and processing the collected 

data. Every attempt is made to minimize nonsampling error 

through survey methods such as data editing, imputation 

methods, and benchmarking of data to current employment 

totals. 
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2009

Hourly Annual 1

All occupations 130,647,610 $20.90 $43,460 $15.95

Management occupations 6,116,380 49.47 102,900 42.95

Chief executives.............................................................................................................. 80.43 167,280 297,640 77.27 

General and operations managers................................................................................. 1,689,680 53.15 110,550 44.55 

Legislators...................................................................................................................... 65,750 (2) 37,530 (2)

Advertising and promotions managers........................................................................... 35,760 46.96 97,670 39.60 

Marketing managers....................................................................................................... 57.73 120,070 169,330 52.90 

Sales managers.............................................................................................................. 53.64 111,570 328,980 46.53 

Public relations managers.............................................................................................. 53,270 48.97 101,850 43.12 

Administrative services managers.................................................................................. 243,580 39.20 81,530 36.31 

Computer and information systems managers............................................................... 58.00 120,640 287,210 54.67 

Financial managers......................................................................................................... 54.68 113,730 495,180 48.65 

Compensation and benefits managers........................................................................... 45.78 95,230 35,630 42.33 

Training and development managers............................................................................. 29,320 45.37 94,360 42.35 

Human resources managers, all other........................................................................... 62,990 50.73 105,510 46.42 

Industrial production managers...................................................................................... 147,250 45.03 93,650 40.90 

Purchasing managers..................................................................................................... 46.59 96,910 65,080 43.96 

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers....................................................... 41.09 85,470 92,380 38.22 

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers................................................................ 31.13 64,760 3,250 28.58 

Farmers and ranchers..................................................................................................... 20.53 42,710 520 15.55 

Construction managers................................................................................................... 204,760 44.85 93,290 39.58 

Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................. 51,140 23.16 48,170 19.74 

Education administrators, elementary and secondary school........................................ 219,280 (2) 87,390 (2)

Education administrators, postsecondary...................................................................... 105,900 45.84 95,340 39.81 

Education administrators, all other................................................................................. 28,710 38.53 80,140 35.54 

Engineering managers.................................................................................................... 178,110 59.04 122,810 56.25 

Food service managers.................................................................................................. 190,250 24.71 51,400 22.70 

Funeral directors............................................................................................................. 29.04 60,390 25,820 26.14 

Gaming managers.......................................................................................................... 35.59 74,030 3,390 32.40 

Lodging managers.......................................................................................................... 25.72 53,500 31,660 22.26 

Medical and health services managers.......................................................................... 271,710 43.74 90,970 39.35 

Natural sciences managers............................................................................................ 44,180 61.06 127,000 55.08 

Postmasters and mail superintendents.......................................................................... 24,890 28.65 59,600 28.26 

Property, real estate, and community association managers......................................... 150,850 28.20 58,660 23.30 

Social and community service managers........................................................................ 29.44 61,240 113,760 27.21 

Managers, all other......................................................................................................... 47.64 99,100 369,170 44.52 

Business and financial operations occupations 6,063,670 31.68 65,900 28.32

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes............................. 11,700 42.04 87,430 29.76 

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products............................................................... 11,690 30.02 62,450 25.56 

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products........................................................ 26.68 55,480 116,900 23.39 

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products................................... 281,910 28.15 58,550 26.35 

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.............................................................. 28.26 58,780 273,930 27.46 

Insurance appraisers, auto damage............................................................................... 10,960 27.01 56,180 26.63 

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

 transportation............................................................................................................. 247,900 26.49 55,100 23.92 

Cost estimators............................................................................................................... 29.42 61,190 197,330 27.55 

Emergency management specialists.............................................................................. 13,060 27.36 56,900 25.28 

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists..................................................... 198,190 26.21 54,530 22.21 

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists..................................................... 111,890 28.13 58,520 26.74 

Training and development specialists............................................................................ 205,020 26.59 55,310 25.06 

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other............................. 219,240 28.40 59,070 27.14 

Logisticians.................................................................................................................... 100,420 33.85 70,400 32.67 

Management analysts..................................................................................................... 40.70 84,650 552,770 36.18 

Meeting and convention planners................................................................................... 51,530 23.11 48,060 21.53 

Business operations specialists, all other....................................................................... 31.71 65,960 1,036,450 29.14 

Accountants and auditors............................................................................................... 1,106,980 32.42 67,430 29.01 

Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................................................................ 64,770 25.73 53,520 23.00 

Budget analysts.............................................................................................................. 60,970 33.29 69,240 32.05 

Credit analysts................................................................................................................ 67,950 32.32 67,230 27.63 

Financial analysts............................................................................................................ 40.98 85,240 235,240 35.42 

Personal financial advisors............................................................................................. 149,460 45.28 94,180 32.79 

Insurance underwriters................................................................................................... 30.45 63,330 98,430 27.80 

Financial examiners........................................................................................................ 38.01 79,070 26,050 34.49 

Loan counselors.............................................................................................................. 19.68 40,930 30,360 17.94 

Loan officers.................................................................................................................... 30.39 63,210 298,200 26.38 

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents.............................................................. 25.87 53,800 69,500 23.34 

Tax preparers................................................................................................................. 61,130 17.34 36,060 14.45 

Financial specialists, all other......................................................................................... 153,720 31.16 64,810 28.05

 See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Computer and mathematical science occupations 3,303,690 $36.68 $76,290 $35.05

Computer and information scientists, research............................................................... 50.66 105,370 26,130 48.83 

Computer programmers.................................................................................................. 367,880 35.91 74,690 34.10 

Computer software engineers, applications.................................................................... 43.35 90,170 495,500 42.06 

Computer software engineers, systems software.......................................................... 385,200 46.45 96,620 44.94 

Computer support specialists......................................................................................... 540,560 22.77 47,360 21.30 

Computer systems analysts............................................................................................ 38.67 80,430 512,720 37.06 

Database administrators................................................................................................. 108,080 35.72 74,290 34.40 

Network and computer systems administrators............................................................. 338,890 34.10 70,930 32.55 

Network systems and data communications analysts.................................................... 36.81 76,560 226,080 35.22 

Computer specialists, all other....................................................................................... 195,890 37.50 78,010 37.02 

Actuaries........................................................................................................................ 17,940 46.85 97,450 41.93 

Mathematicians............................................................................................................... 45.16 93,920 2,770 44.99 

Operations research analysts......................................................................................... 60,960 36.23 75,370 33.69 

Statisticians.................................................................................................................... 21,370 36.16 75,220 35.01 

Mathematical technicians............................................................................................... 1,090 21.27 44,230 19.83 

Mathematical scientists, all other.................................................................................... 2,610 29.74 61,850 23.18 

Architecture and engineering occupations 2,412,730 7 35.38 3,590 33.07 

Architects, except landscape and naval......................................................................... 101,630 37.93 78,880 34.95 

Landscape architects...................................................................................................... 31.69 65,910 18,940 29.12 

Cartographers and photogrammetrists........................................................................... 11,750 28.53 59,340 25.50 

Surveyors....................................................................................................................... 50,360 27.61 57,420 26.05 

Aerospace engineers...................................................................................................... 46.29 96,270 70,570 45.57 

Agricultural engineers..................................................................................................... 35.89 74,640 2,620 33.44 

Biomedical engineers..................................................................................................... 14,760 39.69 82,550 37.92 

Chemical engineers........................................................................................................ 44.07 91,670 29,000 42.44 

Civil engineers................................................................................................................. 39.03 81,180 259,320 36.82 

Computer hardware engineers....................................................................................... 65,410 48.75 101,410 47.51 

Electrical engineers......................................................................................................... 41.47 86,250 151,660 39.96 

Electronics engineers, except computer........................................................................ 135,990 44.01 91,540 42.94 

Environmental engineers................................................................................................ 50,610 38.82 80,750 37.04 

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors............... 36.45 75,810 24,070 35.62 

Industrial engineers......................................................................................................... 37.06 77,090 209,300 36.11 

Marine engineers and naval architects........................................................................... 5,270 38.10 79,240 35.74 

Materials engineers......................................................................................................... 41.18 85,660 22,510 39.99 

Mechanical engineers..................................................................................................... 38.74 80,580 232,660 37.03 

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers............................. 39.46 82,080 6,310 38.19 

Nuclear engineers........................................................................................................... 48.25 100,350 16,710 46.59 

Petroleum engineers....................................................................................................... 57.67 119,960 25,540 52.36 

Engineers, all other......................................................................................................... 43.56 90,600 159,680 43.06 

Architectural and civil drafters........................................................................................ 105,320 22.94 47,710 21.92 

Electrical and electronics drafters................................................................................... 30,590 26.34 54,800 25.04 

Mechanical drafters......................................................................................................... 23.94 49,790 71,890 22.98 

Drafters, all other............................................................................................................. 23.18 48,210 18,290 21.79 

Aerospace engineering and operations technicians....................................................... 7,940 28.76 59,820 27.39 

Civil engineering technicians.......................................................................................... 82,690 22.80 47,420 22.10 

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians........................................................... 154,050 26.64 55,410 26.36 

Electro-mechanical technicians...................................................................................... 15,640 23.98 49,880 23.08 

Environmental engineering technicians.......................................................................... 21.99 45,730 20,630 20.36 

Industrial engineering technicians.................................................................................. 65,460 23.57 49,030 22.48 

Mechanical engineering technicians.............................................................................. 43,580 24.38 50,700 23.54 

Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other......................................................... 28.04 58,330 69,070 27.66 

Surveying and mapping technicians............................................................................... 62,940 18.98 39,470 17.88 

Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,308,380 31.57 65,660 28.03

Animal scientists............................................................................................................. 2,190 31.02 64,510 27.38

Food scientists and technologists................................................................................... 10,790 30.95 64,370 28.67 

Soil and plant scientists.................................................................................................. 11,830 31.34 65,180 28.45 

Biochemists and biophysicists........................................................................................ 22,860 42.57 88,550 39.61 

Microbiologists................................................................................................................ 34.61 71,980 16,260 32.01 

Zoologists and wildlife biologists.................................................................................... 17,460 29.17 60,670 27.16 

Biological scientists, all other.......................................................................................... 29,630 33.38 69,430 31.98 

Conservation scientists................................................................................................... 29.41 61,180 16,810 28.92 

Foresters........................................................................................................................ 10,230 26.55 55, 220 25.89

Epidemiologists............................................................................................................... 31.22 64,950 4,610 29.66 

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists...................................................................... 40.75 84,760 101,760 35.86 

Life scientists, all other.................................................................................................... 34.90 72,590 12,320 30.76 

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Life, physical, and social science occupations—Continued

Astronomers................................................................................................................... 1,240 $49.40 $102,740 $50.35

Physicists....................................................................................................................... 13,630 53.49 111,250 51.15 

Atmospheric and space scientists.................................................................................. 8,320 40.94 85,160 40.73 

Chemists........................................................................................................................ 79,910 34.97 72,740 32.80 

Materials scientists.......................................................................................................... 39.59 82,350 8,880 38.61 

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health............................................. 83,530 32.38 67,360 29.33 

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers..................................................... 44.57 92,710 31,860 39.05 

Hydrologists.................................................................................................................... 7,150 36.91 76,760 35.42 

Physical scientists, all other............................................................................................ 25,310 45.62 94,880 45.17 

Economists..................................................................................................................... 13,160 46.31 96,320 41.79 

Market research analysts................................................................................................ 32.45 67,500 226,410 29.61 

Survey researchers......................................................................................................... 20.35 42,330 20,300 17.01 

Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists............................................................... 34.77 72,310 98,330 31.75 

Industrial-organizational psychologists........................................................................... 1,710 49.31 102,570 40.03 

Psychologists, all other................................................................................................... 40.49 84,220 10,260 41.60 

Sociologists..................................................................................................................... 36.63 76,190 4,430 33.47 

Urban and regional planners.......................................................................................... 38,950 31.10 64,680 29.72 

Anthropologists and archeologists................................................................................. 5,570 27.52 57,230 25.70 

Geographers.................................................................................................................. 1,170 34.33 71,420 34.36 

Historians....................................................................................................................... 3,620 27.09 56,350 24.54 

Political scientists............................................................................................................ 48.58 101,050 3,970 50.04 

Social scientists and related workers, all other............................................................... 35.31 73,450 29,250 33.59 

Agricultural and food science technicians....................................................................... 17.72 36,850 18,490 16.54 

Biological technicians..................................................................................................... 74,560 19.78 41,140 18.61 

Chemical technicians...................................................................................................... 64,420 21.11 43,900 20.23 

Geological and petroleum technicians........................................................................... 14,460 28.08 58,400 25.60 

Nuclear technicians......................................................................................................... 32.07 66,700 6,290 32.37 

Social science research assistants................................................................................ 21,720 19.39 40,340 18.03 

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health.............................. 20.92 43,520 30,870 19.61 

Forensic science technicians.......................................................................................... 12,870 26.47 55,070 24.75 

Forest and conservation technicians.............................................................................. 31,440 17.49 36,370 15.80 

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other.................................................. 59,530 21.57 44,870 20.24

Community and social services occupations 1,891,320 20.55 42,750 18.74

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors................................................... 78,470 19.43 40,420 18.13 

Educational, vocational, and school counselors............................................................. 26.46 55,030 251,050 25.27 

Marriage and family therapists........................................................................................ 26,450 23.57 49,020 22.56 

Mental health counselors................................................................................................ 20.05 41,710 106,920 18.28 

Rehabilitation counselors................................................................................................ 112,690 16.69 34,710 15.01 

Counselors, all other....................................................................................................... 21.35 44,400 30,900 19.86 

Child, family, and school social workers......................................................................... 277,670 20.93 43,540 19.21 

Medical and public health social workers....................................................................... 133,510 23.24 48,340 22.26 

Mental health and substance abuse social workers....................................................... 19.88 41,350 127,140 18.37 

Social workers, all other.................................................................................................. 24.26 50,470 73,250 23.76 

Health educators............................................................................................................. 23.59 49,060 63,320 21.32 

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists............................................... 92,910 24.28 50,500 22.37 

Social and human service assistants............................................................................. 344,050 14.37 29,880 13.44 

Community and social service specialists, all other........................................................ 19.48 40,530 109,120 18.07 

Clergy............................................................................................................................. 42,670 22.58 46,960 20.65 

Directors, religious activities and education.................................................................... 19.60 40,770 15,060 17.40 

Religious workers, all other............................................................................................. 6,140 15.94 33,160 14.14

Legal occupations 999,020 46.07 95,820 35.59

Lawyers.......................................................................................................................... 556,790 62.03 129,020 54.44 

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers........................................ 13,140 42.13 87,620 40.35 

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators.......................................................................... 8,110 30.41 63,250 25.37 

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates.................................................................. 26,350 49.99 103,990 54.24 

Paralegals and legal assistants...................................................................................... 246,810 24.08 50,080 22.58 

Court reporters............................................................................................................... 18,780 25.22 52,460 22.98 

Law clerks...................................................................................................................... 32,630 20.17 41,960 18.46 

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.................................................................. 56,820 20.65 42,960 18.64 

Legal support workers, all other...................................................................................... 39,590 28.19 58,630 25.03 

Education, training, and library occupations 8,488,740 23.81 49,530 21.74

Business teachers, postsecondary................................................................................. 73,790 (2) 83,840 (2)

Computer science teachers, postsecondary.................................................................. 32,240 (2) 75,860 (2)

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary............................................................. 48,100 (2) 70,550 (2)

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Education, training, and library occupations—Continued

Architecture teachers, postsecondary............................................................................ 7,090 (2) $77,830 (2)

Engineering teachers, postsecondary............................................................................ 34,270 (2) 92,970 (2)

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary............................................................... 10,230 (2) 80,790 (2)

Biological science teachers, postsecondary................................................................... 54,810 (2) 87,220 (2)

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary......................................... 2,380 (2) 72,290 (2)

Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary.................. 9,900 (2) 83,320 (2)

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................................................................... 20,370 (2) 77,350 (2)

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary............................................................ 4,820 (2) 73,700 (2)

Physics teachers, postsecondary................................................................................... 12,870 (2) 83,320 (2)

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary................................................. 5,880 (2) 75,530 (2)

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary........................................... 8,070 (2) 75,130 (2)

Economics teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................. 12,860 (2) 89,320 (2)

Geography teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................. 3,930 (2) 69,840 (2)

Political science teachers, postsecondary...................................................................... 15,180 (2) 76,990 (2)

Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................................................................. 33,450 (2) 72,140 (2)

Sociology teachers, postsecondary................................................................................ 16,380 (2) 71,970 (2)

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other........................................................ 5,830 (2) 77,040 (2)

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary................................................................... 133,070 (2) 103,340 (2)

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary........................................................... 49,140 (2) 65,240 (2)

Education teachers, postsecondary............................................................................... 56,880 (2) 62,160 (2)

Library science teachers, postsecondary....................................................................... 3,940 (2) 64,270 (2)

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary..................................... 12,610 (2) 62,750 (2)

Law teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................... 12,690 (2) 109,150 (2)

Social work teachers, postsecondary............................................................................. 8,290 (2) 67,410 (2)

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary............................................................ 80,790 (2) 68,230 (2)

Communications teachers, postsecondary.................................................................... 25,090 (2) 65,190 (2)

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary.............................................. 65,490 (2) 65,860 (2)

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary.............................................. 27,020 (2) 63,300 (2)

History teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................... 21,810 (2) 69,280 (2)

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary........................................................... 19,630 (2) 67,610 (2)

Graduate teaching assistants......................................................................................... 122,120 (2) 32,770 (2)

Home economics teachers, postsecondary................................................................... 4,800 (2) 68,210 (2)

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary............................................... 16,850 (2) 60,580 (2)

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary............................................................... 25.01 52,030 114,420 23.05

Postsecondary teachers, all other.................................................................................. 205,760 (2) 74,330 (2)

Preschool teachers, except special education................................................................ 13.20 27,450 389,660 11.80 

Kindergarten teachers, except special education........................................................... 181,810 (2) 50,380 (2)

Elementary school teachers, except special education.................................................. 1,544,300 (2) 53,150 (2)

Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education................................. 665,420 (2) 53,550 (2)

Vocational education teachers, middle school................................................................ 14,060 (2) 51,520 (2)

Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.......................... 1,091,710 (2) 55,150 (2)

Vocational education teachers, secondary school.......................................................... 92,980 (2) 54,420 (2)

Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............... 228,580 (2) 53,770 (2)

Special education teachers, middle school..................................................................... 102,490 (2) 54,750 (2)

Special education teachers, secondary school............................................................... 146,240 (2) 56,420 (2)

Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.......................... 68,430 24.23 50,390 22.08 

Self-enrichment education teachers............................................................................... 162,330 19.88 41,360 17.52 

Teachers and instructors, all other................................................................................. 599,500 (2) 41,110 (2)

Archivists........................................................................................................................ 4,900 23.85 49,600 22.34 

Curators.......................................................................................................................... 10,410 25.16 52,330 23.04 

Museum technicians and conservators.......................................................................... 10,170 19.87 41,330 17.85 

Librarians........................................................................................................................ 150,520 26.76 55,670 25.82 

Library technicians.......................................................................................................... 14.93 31,060 111,390 14.22 

Audio-visual collections specialists................................................................................ 6,800 22.35 46,490 21.10 

Farm and home management advisors.......................................................................... 22.29 46,370 9,830 21.24 

Instructional coordinators................................................................................................ 29.46 61,270 124,480 28.26 

Teacher assistants.......................................................................................................... 1,275,410 (2) 24,280 (2)

Education, training, and library workers, all other.......................................................... 104,500 20.13 41,880 17.45

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 24.87 51,720 1,745,670 20.41 

Art directors.................................................................................................................... 31,660 44.00 91,520 37.78 

Craft artists..................................................................................................................... 5,380 15.90 33,070 13.92 

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators.............................................. 8,900 24.34 50,630 21.23 

Multi-media artists and animators................................................................................... 28,800 30.20 62,810 28.01 

Artists and related workers, all other.............................................................................. 8,100 27.63 57,470 25.54 

 See footnotes at end of table.

May 2009—Continued

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

Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages Occupation
Hourly Annual 1

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

Commercial and industrial designers............................................................................. 29,170 $29.52 $61,400 $27.92

Fashion designers........................................................................................................... 35.78 74,410 15,780 30.90 

Floral designers............................................................................................................... 11.99 24,940 51,470 11.31 

Graphic designers........................................................................................................... 22.99 47,820 200,870 20.76 

Interior designers............................................................................................................ 24.99 51,990 46,010 22.20 

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers............................................................... 61,280 13.69 28,480 12.49 

Set and exhibit designers............................................................................................... 7,940 24.33 50,600 21.83 

Designers, all other......................................................................................................... 24.24 50,420 10,510 21.16 

Actors............................................................................................................................. 39,880 28.79 (2) 16.20 

Producers and directors.................................................................................................. 41.77 86,870 79,780 32.08 

Athletes and sports competitors..................................................................................... 13,620 (2) 80,950 (2)

Coaches and scouts....................................................................................................... 179,830 (2) 35,740 (2)

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials................................................................... 14,860 (2) 28,490 (2)

Dancers.......................................................................................................................... 10,700 16.37 (2) 13.74 

Choreographers.............................................................................................................. 20.25 42,130 14,700 18.20 

Music directors and composers...................................................................................... 14,330 25.68 53,410 21.68 

Musicians and singers.................................................................................................... 29.10 47,260 (2) 22.36 

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other................................ 23,500 18.41 (2) 14.78 

Radio and television announcers................................................................................... 35,130 19.99 41,590 13.23 

Public address system and other announcers................................................................ 17.37 36,130 7,280 13.08 

Broadcast news analysts................................................................................................ 32.69 67,990 5,820 24.23 

Reporters and correspondents....................................................................................... 46,130 20.80 43,270 16.52 

Public relations specialists.............................................................................................. 242,670 28.55 59,370 24.98 

Editors............................................................................................................................ 105,040 28.10 58,440 24.42 

Technical writers............................................................................................................. 31.55 65,610 46,270 30.16 

Writers and authors......................................................................................................... 31.04 64,560 43,390 25.91 

Interpreters and translators............................................................................................. 21.97 45,700 40,000 19.65 

Media and communication workers, all other................................................................. 25,460 24.37 50,680 20.52 

Audio and video equipment technicians.......................................................................... 20.41 42,450 46,070 18.80 

Broadcast technicians..................................................................................................... 18.43 38,330 31,220 15.85 

Radio operators............................................................................................................... 20.86 43,400 870 20.69 

Sound engineering technicians...................................................................................... 15,560 25.93 53,940 22.29 

Photographers................................................................................................................. 17.48 36,370 57,760 14.31 

Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture................................................ 17,540 23.84 49,590 20.64 

Film and video editors..................................................................................................... 17,550 30.62 63,680 24.42 

Media and communication equipment workers, all other................................................ 17,610 28.79 59,880 27.64 

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations 7,200,950 33.51 69,690 27.74 

Chiropractors.................................................................................................................. 26,310 38.65 80,390 32.53 

Dentists, general............................................................................................................. 75.41 156,850 86,270 68.31 

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons..................................................................................... 5,390 101.30 210,710 (3)

Orthodontists.................................................................................................................. 5,410 99.13 206,190 (3)

Prosthodontists............................................................................................................... 60.29 125,400 660 53.42 

Dentists, all other specialists.......................................................................................... 5,010 73.83 153,570 73.70 

Dietitians and nutritionists............................................................................................... 53,220 25.59 53,230 25.07 

Optometrists................................................................................................................... 26,480 51.42 106,960 46.22 

Pharmacists................................................................................................................... 267,860 51.27 106,630 52.49 

Anesthesiologists............................................................................................................ 101.80 211,750 37,450 (3)

Family and general practitioners.................................................................................... 99,000 81.03 168,550 77.18 

Internists, general............................................................................................................ 88.46 183,990 48,270 (3)

Obstetricians and gynecologists..................................................................................... 20,380 98.31 204,470 (3)

Pediatricians, general..................................................................................................... 77.60 161,410 29,460 73.19 

Psychiatrists................................................................................................................... 22,210 78.68 163,660 77.04 

Surgeons........................................................................................................................ 44,560 105.66 219,770 (3)

Physicians and surgeons, all other................................................................................. 274,160 83.59 173,860 (3)

Physician assistants........................................................................................................ 40.78 84,830 76,900 40.58 

Podiatrists....................................................................................................................... 9,720 63.33 131,730 55.89 

Registered nurses........................................................................................................... 31.99 66,530 2,583,770 30.65 

Audiologists..................................................................................................................... 32.14 66,850 12,590 30.40 

Occupational therapists.................................................................................................. 33.98 70,680 97,840 33.48 

Physical therapists.......................................................................................................... 36.64 76,220 174,490 35.81 

Radiation therapists........................................................................................................ 37.18 77,340 15,570 35.66 

Recreational therapists................................................................................................... 19.84 41,270 21,960 18.96 

Respiratory therapists..................................................................................................... 26.06 54,200 107,270 25.64 

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment
Hourly Annual 1

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations—Continued

Speech-language pathologists....................................................................................... 111,640 $32.86 $68,350 $31.29

Therapists, all other........................................................................................................ 26.16 54,400 13,440 24.70 

Veterinarians................................................................................................................... 43.32 90,110 54,130 38.71 

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other.................................................... 32,960 37.32 77,630 31.36 

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists.................................................................. 26.74 55,620 166,860 26.51 

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians.................................................................... 152,420 18.20 37,860 17.32 

Dental hygienists............................................................................................................. 32.63 67,860 173,900 32.38 

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians................................................................ 23.91 49,730 48,070 23.22 

Diagnostic medical sonographers.................................................................................. 51,630 30.60 63,640 30.30 

Nuclear medicine technologists...................................................................................... 21,670 32.91 68,450 32.65 

Radiologic technologists and technicians....................................................................... 26.05 54,180 213,560 25.59 

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................................................... 15.88 33,020 217,920 14.42 

Dietetic technicians......................................................................................................... 13.72 28,530 24,510 12.98 

Pharmacy technicians..................................................................................................... 13.92 28,940 331,890 13.49 

Psychiatric technicians.................................................................................................... 14.77 30,730 70,730 13.53 

Respiratory therapy technicians..................................................................................... 15,100 21.96 45,680 21.49 

Surgical technologists..................................................................................................... 19.57 40,710 91,250 18.94 

Veterinary technologists and technicians....................................................................... 79,200 14.70 30,580 14.08 

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses......................................................... 728,670 19.66 40,900 19.14 

Medical records and health information technicians....................................................... 170,580 16.29 33,880 15.04 

Opticians, dispensing...................................................................................................... 16.73 34,790 60,840 15.74 

Orthotists and prosthetists.............................................................................................. 32.02 66,600 5,470 29.84 

Health technologists and technicians, all other............................................................... 20.28 42,180 78,600 18.51 

Occupational health and safety specialists.................................................................... 51,850 30.87 64,200 30.40 

Occupational health and safety technicians................................................................... 10,070 22.73 47,280 21.56 

Athletic trainers............................................................................................................... 15,260 (2) 44,020 (2)

Healthcare practitioner and technical workers, all other................................................. 25.05 52,110 56,520 21.47 

Healthcare support occupations 3,886,690 12.84 26,710 11.89

Home health aides.......................................................................................................... 10.39 21,620 955,220 9.85 

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................................................................ 1,438,010 12.01 24,980 11.56 

Psychiatric aides............................................................................................................. 13.19 27,430 62,610 12.33 

Occupational therapist assistants................................................................................... 26,680 24.44 50,830 24.16 

Occupational therapist aides.......................................................................................... 8,040 13.89 28,890 12.37 

Physical therapist assistants........................................................................................... 63,750 23.36 48,590 23.22 

Physical therapist aides.................................................................................................. 12.01 24,990 44,160 11.49 

Massage therapists......................................................................................................... 19.13 39,780 55,920 16.94 

Dental assistants............................................................................................................. 16.35 34,000 294,020 15.98 

Medical assistants........................................................................................................... 14.16 29,450 495,970 13.77 

Medical equipment preparers......................................................................................... 47,070 14.32 29,780 13.93 

Medical transcriptionists.................................................................................................. 16.03 33,350 82,810 15.68 

Pharmacy aides.............................................................................................................. 10.74 22,330 52,230 10.00 

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers................................................. 11.25 23,400 71,350 10.43 

Healthcare support workers, all other............................................................................. 188,850 15.07 31,340 14.39 

Protective service occupations 20.07 41,740 3,172,420 17.39 

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers................................................. 45,540 28.76 59,810 27.74 

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives............................................... 99,900 37.78 78,580 36.78 

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers......................... 34.46 71,680 57,750 32.81 

First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other........................... 49,360 23.39 48,640 21.38 

Fire fighters.................................................................................................................... 305,500 22.72 47,270 21.66 

Fire inspectors and investigators.................................................................................... 12,180 27.07 56,310 25.83 

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists............................................................ 18.36 38,180 1,540 15.83 

Bailiffs............................................................................................................................. 17,140 19.35 40,240 18.25 

Correctional officers and jailers...................................................................................... 455,350 20.49 42,610 18.78 

Detectives and criminal investigators............................................................................. 110,380 31.66 65,860 29.86 

Fish and game wardens.................................................................................................. 26.42 54,950 7,530 23.46 

Parking enforcement workers......................................................................................... 9,670 17.00 35,360 16.74 

Police and sheriff's patrol officers................................................................................... 641,590 26.53 55,180 25.58 

Transit and railroad police.............................................................................................. 3,930 25.17 52,350 24.49 

Animal control workers.................................................................................................... 16.14 33,560 15,320 15.17 

Private detectives and investigators............................................................................... 31,250 22.66 47,130 20.25 

Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators................................................. 7,670 15.60 32,460 14.53 

Security guards.............................................................................................................. 1,028,830 12.70 26,430 11.45 

 See footnotes at end of table.

Median 

hourly wages

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages
Hourly Annual 1

Protective service occupations—Continued

Crossing guards.............................................................................................................. 68,470 $12.23 $25,430 $11.24

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers....................... 115,640 9.85 20,490 8.99 

Protective service workers, all other............................................................................... 87,880 15.70 32,650 14.14 

Food preparation and serving related occupations 11,218,260 10.04 20,880 8.89 

Chefs and head cooks.................................................................................................... 21.27 44,240 94,300 19.27 

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................... 15.12 31,460 791,750 14.17 

Cooks, fast food.............................................................................................................. 8.76 18,230 539,520 8.52 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria...................................................................................... 383,540 11.48 23,870 10.88 

Cooks, private household............................................................................................... 13.33 27,720 770 11.87 

Cooks, restaurant............................................................................................................ 11.11 23,110 898,820 10.66 

Cooks, short order........................................................................................................... 9.94 20,670 166,140 9.38 

Cooks, all other............................................................................................................... 11.89 24,730 19,210 10.99 

Food preparation workers............................................................................................... 9.82 20,420 849,400 9.15 

Bartenders...................................................................................................................... 492,480 10.08 20,970 8.82 

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food............................ 8.71 18,120 2,695,740 8.28 

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop................................. 490,980 9.13 18,990 8.74 

Waiters and waitresses................................................................................................... 2,302,070 9.80 20,380 8.50 

Food servers, nonrestaurant........................................................................................... 194,950 10.39 21,620 9.42 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers........................................ 402,020 9.09 18,900 8.51 

Dishwashers................................................................................................................... 512,990 8.81 18,330 8.54 

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop............................................ 334,310 9.23 19,190 8.71

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other................................................. 10.61 22,060 49,260 9.54 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 4,269,480 12.00 24,970 10.75 

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers........................ 17.88 37,180 177,730 16.73 

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

 groundskeeping workers.......................................................................................... 21.19 44,080 103,540 19.69 

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 2,090,400 11.60 24,120 10.56 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................................................................. 887,890 10.02 20,840 9.26 

Building cleaning workers, all other................................................................................ 12,290 13.55 28,190 13.16 

Pest control workers........................................................................................................ 15.43 32,100 63,500 14.62 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.................................................................... 859,960 12.18 25,340 11.29 

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation.............................................. 23,530 15.11 31,420 14.39 

Tree trimmers and pruners............................................................................................. 37,830 15.43 32,090 14.57 

Grounds maintenance workers, all other........................................................................ 12,840 13.65 28,400 11.49 

Personal care and service occupations 3,461,910 11.87 24,680 9.99

Gaming supervisors........................................................................................................ 23.52 48,920 24,760 23.05 

Slot key persons............................................................................................................. 14,310 13.73 28,560 12.45 

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers......................................... 129,890 18.53 38,540 16.99 

Animal trainers................................................................................................................ 14.94 31,080 10,080 12.95 

Nonfarm animal caretakers............................................................................................ 132,860 10.50 21,830 9.40 

Gaming dealers............................................................................................................... 9.76 20,290 86,900 8.19 

Gaming and sports book writers and runners................................................................ 14,790 11.28 23,460 9.78 

Gaming service workers, all other.................................................................................. 12,050 12.20 25,380 11.47 

Motion picture projectionists........................................................................................... 10,310 11.03 22,950 9.82 

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers................................................................... 104,360 9.43 19,610 8.68 

Amusement and recreation attendants.......................................................................... 257,350 9.35 19,450 8.71 

Costume attendants........................................................................................................ 15.47 32,180 5,150 12.60 

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants................................................. 18,470 10.41 21,640 9.49 

Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other................................................ 10.10 21,020 45,080 9.21 

Embalmers...................................................................................................................... 19.80 41,180 8,190 19.53 

Funeral attendants.......................................................................................................... 11.48 23,880 31,900 10.83 

Barbers........................................................................................................................... 10,550 13.29 27,650 11.61 

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists................................................................ 13.02 27,070 349,210 11.21 

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance................................................................... 1,930 21.64 45,010 15.12 

Manicurists and pedicurists............................................................................................ 53,020 10.65 22,150 9.48 

Shampooers.................................................................................................................... 9.08 18,890 16,170 8.61 

Skin care specialists....................................................................................................... 15.38 31,990 28,210 13.74 

Baggage porters and bellhops........................................................................................ 49,380 11.34 23,580 9.65 

Concierges..................................................................................................................... 20,470 13.83 28,760 13.11 

Tour guides and escorts................................................................................................. 12.50 25,990 31,630 11.42 

Travel guides................................................................................................................... 16.01 33,300 4,270 15.05 

Flight attendants.............................................................................................................. 95,810 (2) 43,350 (2)

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters..................... 22,450 11.17 23,230 9.90 

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Personal care and service occupations—Continued

Child care workers.......................................................................................................... 595,650 $10.07 $20,940 $9.25

Personal and home care aides....................................................................................... 630,740 9.75 20,280 9.46 

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors........................................................................ 228,170 16.99 35,340 14.74 

Recreation workers......................................................................................................... 12.04 25,040 286,230 10.71 

Residential advisors........................................................................................................ 12.54 26,070 57,280 11.61 

Personal care and service workers, all other................................................................. 74,310 10.99 22,860 9.69 

Sales and related occupations 13,715,050 17.32 36,020 11.51

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.................................................. 18.81 39,130 1,163,040 16.78 

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers.......................................... 261,200 38.27 79,610 32.44 

Cashiers......................................................................................................................... 3,439,380 9.15 19,030 8.57 

Gaming change persons and booth cashiers.................................................................. 11.11 23,110 19,480 10.62 

Counter and rental clerks................................................................................................ 11.87 24,680 416,950 10.24 

Parts salespersons......................................................................................................... 14.65 30,460 208,350 13.52 

Retail salespersons......................................................................................................... 11.84 24,630 4,209,500 9.74 

Advertising sales agents................................................................................................. 152,420 25.57 53,190 20.85 

Insurance sales agents................................................................................................... 29.48 61,330 325,710 21.87 

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents........................................ 271,670 43.94 91,390 32.18 

Travel agents................................................................................................................. 76,990 15.60 32,450 14.80 

Sales representatives, services, all other....................................................................... 543,560 28.49 59,250 23.76 

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 406,140 39.12 81,370 34.30 

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific 

 products...................................................................................................................... 1,409,780 29.52 61,400 24.48 

Demonstrators and product promoters........................................................................... 80,910 12.81 26,640 10.82 

Models............................................................................................................................ 1,510 17.51 36,420 13.14 

Real estate brokers......................................................................................................... 37.68 78,360 48,380 26.80 

Real estate sales agents................................................................................................ 151,550 25.53 53,100 19.28 

Sales engineers.............................................................................................................. 43.53 90,540 71,640 40.00 

Telemarketers................................................................................................................. 11.90 24,760 307,730 10.49 

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers................. 8,460 12.65 26,320 10.24 

Sales and related workers, all other............................................................................... 140,680 20.12 41,840 16.91 

Office and administrative support occupations 15.86 32,990 22,336,450 14.62 

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers............... 24.04 49,990 1,381,060 22.55 

Switchboard operators, including answering service...................................................... 12.50 26,000 146,980 11.93 

Telephone operators....................................................................................................... 15.58 32,410 21,960 14.70 

Communications equipment operators, all other............................................................ 18.68 38,850 2,810 18.12 

Bill and account collectors.............................................................................................. 403,100 15.65 32,560 14.87 

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators.......................................................... 493,780 15.82 32,900 15.25 

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks................................................................ 16.71 34,750 1,757,870 16.08 

Gaming cage workers..................................................................................................... 12.68 26,360 16,070 12.08 

Payroll and timekeeping clerks....................................................................................... 190,810 17.60 36,600 17.31 

Procurement clerks......................................................................................................... 17.51 36,430 78,150 17.36 

Tellers............................................................................................................................. 576,580 11.91 24,780 11.53 

Brokerage clerks............................................................................................................. 20.55 42,750 62,470 19.32 

Correspondence clerks................................................................................................... 15.86 32,990 10,370 15.35 

Court, municipal, and license clerks............................................................................... 120,690 17.10 35,570 16.12 

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks........................................................................ 57,220 16.20 33,700 15.36 

Customer service representatives.................................................................................. 2,195,860 15.58 32,410 14.56 

Eligibility interviewers, government programs................................................................. 19.56 40,680 110,850 19.32 

File clerks....................................................................................................................... 188,510 12.66 26,320 11.89 

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks............................................................................... 224,360 10.16 21,130 9.53 

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.......................................................................... 215,930 14.32 29,780 13.78 

Library assistants, clerical............................................................................................... 11.92 24,790 115,310 11.05 

Loan interviewers and clerks.......................................................................................... 195,310 16.67 34,670 16.03 

New accounts clerks....................................................................................................... 15.14 31,490 81,650 14.73 

Order clerks.................................................................................................................... 227,190 14.37 29,890 13.71 

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping....................................... 161,920 18.19 37,840 17.62 

Receptionists and information clerks.............................................................................. 1,052,120 12.50 26,010 12.05 

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks...................................... 142,500 15.58 32,400 15.03 

All other information and record clerks........................................................................... 212,090 17.45 36,300 17.09 

Cargo and freight agents................................................................................................ 82,440 18.72 38,940 17.77 

Couriers and messengers............................................................................................... 93,460 12.36 25,710 11.43 

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................................................................... 17.53 36,470 98,090 16.73 

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance............................................................ 17.94 37,310 185,100 16.58 

 See footnotes at end of table.

Median 

hourly wages Occupation Employment

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

May 2009—Continued

Mean wages
Hourly Annual 1

Office and administrative support occupations—Continued

Meter readers, utilities..................................................................................................... 42,330 $17.50 $36,400 $16.58

Postal service clerks....................................................................................................... 24.84 51,670 73,690 25.26 

Postal service mail carriers............................................................................................. 339,030 23.53 48,940 25.10 

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators................. 23.20 48,260 162,940 25.25 

Production, planning, and expediting clerks.................................................................... 20.80 43,260 274,140 19.98 

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks............................................................................. 715,130 14.35 29,840 13.58 

Stock clerks and order fillers........................................................................................... 1,864,410 11.28 23,460 10.08 

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping.................................... 69,890 13.88 28,860 13.13 

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants....................................................... 21.16 44,010 1,361,170 20.03 

Legal secretaries............................................................................................................. 20.65 42,940 244,380 19.75 

Medical secretaries......................................................................................................... 15.12 31,450 469,740 14.51 

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.......................................................... 14.93 31,060 1,797,670 14.41 

Computer operators........................................................................................................ 18.05 37,540 94,730 17.36 

Data entry keyers........................................................................................................... 243,550 13.46 28,000 13.05 

Word processors and typists.......................................................................................... 109,470 16.21 33,720 15.67 

Desktop publishers......................................................................................................... 18.73 38,960 22,810 17.53 

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks............................................................... 17.18 35,740 235,480 16.36 

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service...................................... 131,750 13.05 27,150 12.36 

Office clerks, general...................................................................................................... 13.32 27,700 2,815,240 12.57 

Office machine operators, except computer................................................................... 13.49 28,060 70,230 12.79 

Proofreaders and copy markers..................................................................................... 14,050 15.63 32,500 14.76 

Statistical assistants........................................................................................................ 18.03 37,500 15,900 17.27 

Office and administrative support workers, all other....................................................... 15.37 31,960 266,090 14.29 

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 11.53 23,990 419,200 9.43 

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers..................... 20,200 21.02 43,720 19.47 

Farm labor contractors.................................................................................................... 17.37 36,130 1,000 14.62 

Agricultural inspectors..................................................................................................... 20.12 41,860 14,030 19.95 

Animal breeders.............................................................................................................. 16.93 35,210 1,700 14.27 

Graders and sorters, agricultural products..................................................................... 40,160 9.93 20,640 9.14 

Agricultural equipment operators.................................................................................... 22,420 12.12 25,220 11.28 

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse........................................... 9.51 19,780 233,650 8.91 

Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals........................................................................... 35,000 11.37 23,640 10.42 

Agricultural workers, all other......................................................................................... 7,420 13.48 28,040 12.31 

Fishers and related fishing workers................................................................................ 670 12.79 26,600 11.34 

Forest and conservation workers.................................................................................... 5,840 14.14 29,410 12.30 

Fallers............................................................................................................................. 6,480 17.10 35,570 15.49 

Logging equipment operators......................................................................................... 23,630 15.80 32,870 15.31 

Log graders and scalers................................................................................................. 17.09 35,550 2,940 16.20 

Logging workers, all other............................................................................................... 16.43 34,180 4,010 16.56 

Construction and extraction occupations 5,751,630 20.84 43,350 18.64 

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............. 29.68 61,730 531,840 28.04 

Boilermakers................................................................................................................... 27.25 56,680 22,400 26.97 

Brickmasons and blockmasons...................................................................................... 87,780 23.68 49,250 22.47 

Stonemasons.................................................................................................................. 19.24 40,030 14,080 17.68 

Carpenters...................................................................................................................... 743,760 20.98 43,640 18.98 

Carpet installers.............................................................................................................. 19.98 41,560 29,080 17.90 

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles........................................................... 11,870 18.84 39,190 17.34 

Floor sanders and finishers............................................................................................ 7,000 16.89 35,140 15.76 

Tile and marble setters................................................................................................... 20.41 42,450 41,140 18.83 

Cement masons and concrete finishers......................................................................... 165,700 18.95 39,410 17.04 

Terrazzo workers and finishers....................................................................................... 4,290 19.89 41,360 18.38 

Construction laborers...................................................................................................... 15.96 33,190 856,440 14.01 

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.................................................... 54,850 18.10 37,660 16.36 

Pile-driver operators........................................................................................................ 24.72 51,410 4,240 22.24 

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators................................ 368,200 21.24 44,180 19.12 

Drywall and ceiling tile installers..................................................................................... 102,880 19.75 41,080 17.88 

Tapers............................................................................................................................ 24,050 22.54 46,880 21.37 

Electricians..................................................................................................................... 579,150 24.45 50,850 22.68 

Glaziers.......................................................................................................................... 46,400 19.05 39,630 17.11 

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall...................................................................... 26,500 17.35 36,090 15.65 

Insulation workers, mechanical...................................................................................... 29,620 19.86 41,310 17.81 

Painters, construction and maintenance........................................................................ 214,240 17.94 37,320 16.21 

 See footnotes at end of table.

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment
Hourly Annual 1

Construction and extraction occupations—Continued

Paperhangers.................................................................................................................. 5,140 $20.34 $42,310 $18.00

Pipelayers....................................................................................................................... 49,190 17.81 37,040 16.12 

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters........................................................................... 400,970 23.97 49,870 22.27 

Plasterers and stucco masons....................................................................................... 34,280 19.84 41,260 18.16 

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers................................................................................ 24,200 21.42 44,560 18.97 

Roofers........................................................................................................................... 108,180 17.98 37,390 16.33 

Sheet metal workers....................................................................................................... 21.58 44,890 146,690 19.54 

Structural iron and steel workers.................................................................................... 65,130 23.30 48,470 21.40 

Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters.......... 40,770 14.34 29,830 13.29 

Helpers--carpenters........................................................................................................ 12.87 26,770 62,020 12.43 

Helpers--electricians....................................................................................................... 13.40 27,870 90,930 12.86 

Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons................................. 15,740 11.68 24,300 11.21 

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.......................................... 68,270 13.24 27,530 12.91 

Helpers--roofers.............................................................................................................. 11.71 24,360 15,440 11.35 

Helpers, construction trades, all other............................................................................ 21,390 13.28 27,630 12.17 

Construction and building inspectors............................................................................. 90,730 25.75 53,550 24.77 

Elevator installers and repairers..................................................................................... 23,450 32.67 67,950 33.20 

Fence erectors................................................................................................................ 14.49 30,140 21,840 13.47 

Hazardous materials removal workers........................................................................... 41,100 19.36 40,270 17.92 

Highway maintenance workers....................................................................................... 139,490 16.98 35,310 16.47 

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators................................................ 14,880 22.11 46,000 21.94 

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................................................... 17.05 35,470 24,690 16.03 

Segmental pavers........................................................................................................... 13.81 28,730 1,040 13.33 

Construction and related workers, all other.................................................................... 47,630 17.55 36,490 16.34 

Derrick operators, oil and gas......................................................................................... 21,080 20.96 43,590 20.66 

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas................................................................................... 25,500 28.63 59,560 25.49 

Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................................................................... 20.52 42,690 36,450 18.49 

Earth drillers, except oil and gas.................................................................................... 17,850 20.22 42,070 18.82 

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters....................................... 6,280 21.65 45,030 20.41 

Continuous mining machine operators............................................................................ 22.44 46,680 11,230 22.56 

Mine cutting and channeling machine operators............................................................ 20.73 43,120 7,940 20.68 

Mining machine operators, all other............................................................................... 4,830 20.93 43,540 20.88 

Rock splitters, quarry...................................................................................................... 14.64 30,440 3,430 13.96 

Roof bolters, mining........................................................................................................ 22.96 47,750 5,470 22.80 

Roustabouts, oil and gas................................................................................................ 61,320 16.44 34,190 15.31 

Helpers--extraction workers............................................................................................ 17.73 36,870 24,210 16.62 

Extraction workers, all other............................................................................................ 19.81 41,210 7,340 19.17 

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 5,114,150 20.30 42,210 19.04 

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................ 29.15 60,630 427,560 28.18 

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers............................................. 111,600 18.95 39,420 18.09 

Radio mechanics............................................................................................................ 20.31 42,250 5,690 19.74 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers............. 189,850 25.48 52,990 26.71 

Avionics technicians........................................................................................................ 24.20 50,330 17,960 24.31 

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers............................................................ 18.40 38,280 20,660 17.44 

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment................. 22.38 46,550 13,900 22.03 

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................... 24.62 51,210 72,520 24.39 

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay........................ 22,870 29.66 61,700 29.94 

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles....................................... 17,090 14.36 29,880 13.49 

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers............................... 34,200 16.36 34,030 15.54 

Security and fire alarm systems installers...................................................................... 63,690 19.15 39,830 18.13 

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.................................................................... 25.47 52,970 112,130 25.39 

Automotive body and related repairers.......................................................................... 133,290 19.72 41,020 18.26 

Automotive glass installers and repairers....................................................................... 16.34 33,980 15,920 15.91 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics............................................................. 18.21 37,880 606,990 17.03 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists................................................. 232,810 20.00 41,590 19.35 

Farm equipment mechanics........................................................................................... 30,250 16.32 33,950 15.85 

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines..................................................... 21.94 45,630 120,450 21.21 

Rail car repairers............................................................................................................. 22.32 46,430 20,910 22.33 

Motorboat mechanics...................................................................................................... 17.85 37,120 18,180 17.03 

Motorcycle mechanics.................................................................................................... 16.29 33,870 16,070 15.30 

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics...................................... 26,010 14.61 30,400 14.08 

Bicycle repairers.............................................................................................................. 11.65 24,240 9,290 11.28 

Recreational vehicle service technicians........................................................................ 16.50 34,320 10,860 15.45 

Tire repairers and changers............................................................................................ 92,440 11.83 24,610 11.11 

 See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation Employment

Mean wages

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

May 2009—Continued

Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations—Continued

Mechanical door repairers.............................................................................................. 15,330 $17.44 $36,270 $16.64

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door.............................. 42,180 23.01 47,860 22.71 

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers............................. 21.00 43,670 244,410 19.76 

Home appliance repairers............................................................................................... 34,670 17.11 35,590 16.44 

Industrial machinery mechanics..................................................................................... 276,230 22.19 46,160 21.38 

Maintenance and repair workers, general...................................................................... 1,268,930 17.56 36,520 16.65 

Maintenance workers, machinery................................................................................... 66,390 19.03 39,570 18.16 

Millwrights....................................................................................................................... 41,640 24.09 50,110 23.14 

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons....................................................... 2,080 20.82 43,310 19.97 

Electrical power-line installers and repairers................................................................... 26.86 55,860 108,980 27.24 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers........................................................... 162,400 23.23 48,310 23.61 

Camera and photographic equipment repairers............................................................. 18.85 39,210 3,290 17.03 

Medical equipment repairers.......................................................................................... 34,550 21.61 44,950 20.34 

Musical instrument repairers and tuners........................................................................ 5,580 17.47 36,330 15.77 

Watch repairers............................................................................................................... 19.62 40,810 2,350 18.12 

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other................................................ 13,240 24.41 50,770 24.11 

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers................................. 38,470 15.27 31,760 14.64 

Commercial divers.......................................................................................................... 27.91 58,060 3,030 25.26 

Fabric menders, except garment.................................................................................... 840 13.28 27,630 13.50 

Locksmiths and safe repairers........................................................................................ 16,910 18.05 37,550 17.20 

Manufactured building and mobile home installers......................................................... 6,780 14.34 29,820 13.81 

Riggers........................................................................................................................... 13,310 21.15 43,990 20.37 

Signal and track switch repairers.................................................................................... 6,450 24.29 50,520 24.78 

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.................................................. 135,880 12.62 26,260 11.61 

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other.................................................. 18.49 38,450 127,060 17.08 

Production occupations 8,927,130 16.01 33,290 14.41 

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................... 605,560 26.51 55,150 25.03 

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers....................................... 39,870 21.44 44,600 21.86 

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers.................................................................................. 18,730 14.05 29,210 13.48 

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers............................................................. 14.76 30,690 193,570 13.77 

Electromechanical equipment assemblers..................................................................... 15.24 31,700 56,460 14.75 

Engine and other machine assemblers.......................................................................... 34,080 17.86 37,150 16.58 

Structural metal fabricators and fitters............................................................................ 96,870 16.87 35,080 16.29 

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators............................................................................ 22,360 14.07 29,270 13.65 

Team assemblers........................................................................................................... 13.87 28,840 997,390 12.89 

Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators.................................................... 2,260 14.41 29,970 13.50 

Assemblers and fabricators, all other............................................................................. 267,780 15.52 32,280 13.39 

Bakers............................................................................................................................ 140,510 12.19 25,350 11.36 

Butchers and meat cutters.............................................................................................. 14.55 30,270 125,510 13.87 

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................................................................. 168,700 11.01 22,900 10.64 

Slaughterers and meat packers...................................................................................... 97,530 11.42 23,740 11.30 

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders........... 13.88 28,870 16,260 13.11 

Food batchmakers.......................................................................................................... 12.85 26,730 100,190 11.68 

Food cooking machine operators and tenders................................................................ 11.84 24,630 37,060 11.11 

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic.................................... 129,780 17.10 35,570 16.57 

Numerical tool and process control programmers.......................................................... 23.19 48,230 15,480 22.12 

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....... 15.54 32,320 81,610 14.94 

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................. 24,590 16.20 33,700 15.62 

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................... 32,880 17.63 36,670 17.03 

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and 

 plastic......................................................................................................................... 209,730 14.65 30,480 14.02 

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...... 28,140 15.84 32,940 15.13 

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and 

tenders, metal and plastic .......................................................................................... 81,740 15.43 32,090 14.56 

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........ 16.83 35,000 51,260 16.29 

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............. 17.40 36,190 23,770 16.69 

Machinists...................................................................................................................... 380,720 18.72 38,940 18.10 

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders................................................................. 18.67 38,830 16,960 18.22 

Pourers and casters, metal............................................................................................. 13,090 16.71 34,760 16.24 

Model makers, metal and plastic.................................................................................... 7,710 21.44 44,590 19.82 

Patternmakers, metal and plastic................................................................................... 5,220 18.62 38,730 17.54 

Foundry mold and coremakers....................................................................................... 13,550 14.93 31,050 14.41 

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

 and plastic.................................................................................................................. 126,840 14.30 29,750 13.40 

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................... 76,130 15.80 32,860 15.01 

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Production occupations—Continued

Tool and die makers....................................................................................................... 73,640 $23.43 $48,730 $22.55

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers....................................................................... 357,740 17.61 36,630 16.71 

Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders..................... 16.43 34,170 41,580 15.74 

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................. 20,420 16.24 33,790 15.70 

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic................................................................................. 9,020 18.38 38,240 17.77 

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 14.57 30,300 34,310 13.75 

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners.............................................................................. 13,740 16.88 35,110 16.00 

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other................................................................... 35,190 16.78 34,910 15.46 

Bindery workers.............................................................................................................. 53,870 14.40 29,960 13.55 

Bookbinders................................................................................................................... 6,430 16.26 33,830 14.72 

Job printers..................................................................................................................... 39,180 17.24 35,860 16.56 

Prepress technicians and workers.................................................................................. 53,710 17.96 37,360 17.21 

Printing machine operators............................................................................................. 174,720 16.84 35,030 15.85 

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................................................................. 211,490 10.00 20,790 9.28 

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials............................................................ 9.78 20,330 60,440 9.31 

Sewing machine operators............................................................................................. 165,680 10.70 22,250 9.74 

Shoe and leather workers and repairers........................................................................ 7,190 11.83 24,610 11.16 

Shoe machine operators and tenders............................................................................ 3,990 12.80 26,620 12.69 

Sewers, hand................................................................................................................. 6,020 11.71 24,350 11.07 

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers..................................................................... 26,450 13.60 28,300 12.81 

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders....................................... 12,980 11.82 24,580 11.22 

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................. 11.95 24,850 17,890 11.35 

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders........................... 24,530 12.46 25,910 12.33 

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders...... 12.40 25,780 30,530 12.10 

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and 

glass fibers......................................................................................... 13,680 15.48 32,190 15.12 

Fabric and apparel patternmakers.................................................................................. 6,640 20.64 42,940 18.75 

Upholsterers................................................................................................................... 33,810 15.21 31,640 14.42 

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other......................................................... 13.95 29,010 14,220 12.24 

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters........................................................................... 99,870 14.95 31,100 14.22 

Furniture finishers........................................................................................................... 14.00 29,120 18,760 13.26 

Model makers, wood....................................................................................................... 16.33 33,970 1,900 14.72 

Patternmakers, wood...................................................................................................... 18.53 38,540 1,540 15.48 

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood................................................. 13.12 27,290 41,750 12.51 

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing........................ 72,560 12.81 26,630 12.25 

Woodworkers, all other................................................................................................... 9,980 13.03 27,090 11.43 

Nuclear power reactor operators.................................................................................... 4,840 35.66 74,180 34.93 

Power distributors and dispatchers................................................................................ 10,000 32.17 66,910 32.21 

Power plant operators..................................................................................................... 28.97 60,270 36,860 29.04 

Stationary engineers and boiler operators..................................................................... 37,270 25.02 52,040 24.70 

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....................................... 109,090 19.99 41,580 19.16 

Chemical plant and system operators............................................................................ 45,750 25.97 54,010 26.09 

Gas plant operators......................................................................................................... 26.86 55,860 14,040 27.02 

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers............................ 46,230 27.40 56,990 27.37 

Plant and system operators, all other............................................................................. 11,050 23.97 49,860 23.92 

Chemical equipment operators and tenders................................................................... 21.68 45,100 48,360 21.70 

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, 

operators, and tenders................................................................................................ 18.49 38,450 37,490 18.04 

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 15.80 32,860 38,360 15.14 

Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................................................................ 32,350 13.40 27,870 12.78 

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 129,250 16.09 33,460 15.43 

Cutters and trimmers, hand............................................................................................ 20,180 12.59 26,190 11.64 

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders.......................................... 70,700 14.77 30,720 14.23 

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, 

operators, and tenders................................................................................................. 15.08 31,370 72,770 14.36 

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders.......................................... 19,900 16.54 34,410 16.00 

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers...................................................... 16.75 34,840 430,450 15.54 

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................................................ 17.60 36,620 23,410 16.38 

Dental laboratory technicians......................................................................................... 40,480 18.12 37,690 16.74 

Medical appliance technicians........................................................................................ 13,760 18.55 38,590 16.83 

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians................................................................................. 30,580 14.37 29,880 13.57 

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.................................................... 338,920 13.13 27,320 12.08 

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders..................... 89,430 14.69 30,550 14.06 

 See footnotes at end of table.

Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages

May 2009—Continued

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, 
Hourly Annual 1

Production occupations—Continued

Painters, transportation equipment................................................................................. 46,810 $19.82 $41,220 $18.38

Painting, coating, and decorating workers..................................................................... 28,460 12.47 25,940 11.44 

Photographic process workers....................................................................................... 18,390 14.28 29,710 12.73 

Photographic processing machine operators.................................................................. 10.74 22,330 46,680 9.69 

Semiconductor processors............................................................................................. 25,750 15.92 33,110 15.18 

Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders.................................................. 16,190 14.46 30,080 13.89 

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders...................... 12.88 26,800 19,550 11.86 

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders................................................. 9,160 13.96 29,040 12.75 

Etchers and engravers.................................................................................................... 14.27 29,690 8,920 13.35 

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic............................................... 14.33 29,800 35,430 13.69 

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................... 16.85 35,040 94,210 16.40 

Tire builders................................................................................................................... 17,820 18.19 37,830 18.95 

Helpers--production workers........................................................................................... 433,370 11.54 24,000 10.75 

Production workers, all other.......................................................................................... 239,550 14.97 31,130 13.33 

Transportation and material moving occupations 8,844,700 15.47 32,180 13.46

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors................................................................................ 5,370 23.46 48,790 20.43 

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand......... 174,540 21.76 45,250 20.65 

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and 

 vehicle operators......................................................................................................... 26.32 54,750 205,780 25.12 

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers..................................................................... 74,420 (2) 117,060 (2)

Commercial pilots........................................................................................................... 29,180 (2) 73,060 (2)

Air traffic controllers........................................................................................................ 51.44 106,990 24,420 52.81 

Airfield operations specialists......................................................................................... 7,670 20.79 43,250 20.10 

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians.................. 11.13 23,140 19,570 10.66 

Bus drivers, transit and intercity...................................................................................... 177,510 17.30 35,990 16.43 

Bus drivers, school.......................................................................................................... 13.49 28,050 459,480 13.17 

Driver/sales workers........................................................................................................ 12.83 26,690 363,050 10.93 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................................................................... 1,550,930 18.87 39,260 18.14 

Truck drivers, light or delivery services.......................................................................... 834,780 14.96 31,120 13.62 

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs............................................................................................ 167,740 11.51 23,930 10.56 

Motor vehicle operators, all other................................................................................... 73,410 14.95 31,100 12.56 

Locomotive engineers..................................................................................................... 25.77 53,590 43,560 23.01 

Locomotive firers............................................................................................................. 24.71 51,400 960 22.63 

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers....................................................... 17.35 36,090 5,360 16.02 

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators................................................................. 24,270 23.85 49,600 23.09 

Railroad conductors and yardmasters............................................................................ 41,540 26.39 54,900 25.93 

Subway and streetcar operators..................................................................................... 25.38 52,800 6,050 27.11 

Rail transportation workers, all other.............................................................................. 4,310 21.14 43,960 20.92 

Sailors and marine oilers................................................................................................ 31,950 17.94 37,310 17.22 

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels................................................................. 30,450 34.01 70,740 30.88 

Motorboat operators........................................................................................................ 18.46 38,390 3,070 15.97 

Ship engineers................................................................................................................ 33.38 69,420 10,850 30.59 

Bridge and lock tenders.................................................................................................. 20.02 41,630 4,290 20.38 

Parking lot attendants..................................................................................................... 9.90 20,600 129,990 9.23 

Service station attendants.............................................................................................. 79,480 10.01 20,820 9.27 

Traffic technicians........................................................................................................... 20.90 43,470 6,570 19.87 

Transportation inspectors............................................................................................... 24,250 29.38 61,110 27.06 

Transportation workers, all other.................................................................................... 39,870 16.94 35,240 15.39 

Conveyor operators and tenders.................................................................................... 38,730 14.59 30,350 13.92 

Crane and tower operators............................................................................................. 22.93 47,700 40,770 21.22 

Dredge operators............................................................................................................ 18.43 38,330 1,990 16.63 

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators............................................... 57,990 18.53 38,540 17.28 

Loading machine operators, underground mining.......................................................... 3,570 21.14 43,970 21.36 

Hoist and winch operators.............................................................................................. 20.01 41,620 2,990 17.89 

Industrial truck and tractor operators.............................................................................. 568,270 15.02 31,240 14.21 

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................................................................. 298,500 10.63 22,110 9.47 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand................................................. 2,135,790 12.16 25,290 11.11

Machine feeders and offbearers..................................................................................... 129,180 13.19 27,430 12.64 

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Hourly Annual 1

Transportation and material moving occupations—Continued

Packers and packagers, hand........................................................................................ 706,240 $10.47 $21,780 $9.36

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators..................................................... 23.01 47,860 4,160 23.49 

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers................................................................... 10,310 19.95 41,490 18.97 

Wellhead pumpers.......................................................................................................... 15,360 19.33 40,210 18.48 

Refuse and recyclable material collectors....................................................................... 16.23 33,760 128,940 15.42 

Shuttle car operators....................................................................................................... 22.31 46,400 3,520 21.91 

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders................................................................................... 11,560 19.49 40,530 18.76 

Material moving workers, all other.................................................................................. 32,180 16.45 34,220 15.39 

 3 Represents a wage above $80.00 per hour.

 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.

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

 1 Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those 

occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

May 2009—Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly wages
Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group, May 2009 

 All industries ............................. 130,647,610 6,116,380 6,063,670 3,303,690 2,412,730 1,308,380 1,891,320 999,020 8,488,740 1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing,

 and hunting..................................... 381,900 6,320 1,400 260 80 2,490 (1) (1) 270 

Mining............................................... 683,880 33,640 22,950 5,160 35,530 19,560 (1) 2,220 (1) 

Utilities.............................................. 558,640 35,090 39,760 17,090 49,680 9,730 (1) 1,620 150 

Construction..................................... 6,497,870 341,950 194,010 9,540 78,380 3,360 120 1,180 (1) 

Manufacturing................................... 12,444,560 657,010 403,790 267,850 754,010 147,140 160 5,150 1,120 

Wholesale trade................................ 5,734,040 337,630 216,620 169,720 60,920 31,760 350 2,480 730 

Retail trade....................................... 14,974,830 329,550 138,310 56,120 4,490 5,190 520 1,240 4,860 Transportation and warehousing..... 5,085,590 153,080 95,300 25,800 25,810 3,800 100 1,520 1,220 Information........................................ 2,876,820 204,890 158,330 421,000 58,010 26,070 240 6,720 14,540 Finance and insurance...................... 5,706,700 454,640 1,296,180 302,930 2,760 26,290 3,910 51,760 1,150 Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. 2,018,810 194,280 96,840 13,660 3,860 6,330 2,190 6,610 400 

Professional, scientific, and  technical services........................... 7,610,310 564,510 963,250 1,124,020 894,100 382,200 6,880 607,180 17,910 Management of companies 

 and enterprises............................... 1,919,180 342,620 357,800 195,980 53,120 32,500 13,790 21,190 4,480 Administrative and support  and waste management

 and remediation services................ 7,528,410 241,120 281,100 134,870 65,040 27,050 10,190 19,260 27,930 Educational services......................... 12,795,350 563,430 237,440 193,360 22,360 169,370 295,800 (1) 7,558,080 

Health care and social assistance...................................... 16,867,510 585,380 230,140 94,260 4,420 90,510 955,590 4,060 531,850 Arts, entertainment, and  recreation....................................... 1,928,740 65,390 36,470 5,810 1,970 4,730 580 410 30,260 Accommodation and food

 services.......................................... 11,282,380 283,890 37,320 2,570 320 1,430 350 200 460 Other services (except

 public administration)...................... 3,823,970 189,350 203,130 27,970 6,770 14,570 103,740 8,730 74,700 

Federal, state, and local

government..................................... 9,928,110 532,590 1,053,500 235,740 291,100 304,280 496,780 253,740 218,570 

See footnote at end of table.

Computer and 

mathematical 

science

Architecture 

and 

engineering 

Legal 

Education, 

training, and 

library 

Arts, 

enterta

sport

me

Industry Total 

Occupational group

Life, physical, 

and social 

science 

Community and 

social services Management

Business and 

financial 

operations 
Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group, May 2009—Continued

 All industries ............................. 3,886,690 3,172,420 11,218,260 4,269,480 3,461,910 13,715,050 22,336,450 419,200 5,751,630 5

Agriculture, forestry, fishing,

 and hunting..................................... 60 400 ( 1) 4,010 4,790 2,000 19,130 269,600 580 

Mining............................................... ( 1) 710 500 1,440 180 8,930 56,570 280 280,920 

Utilities.............................................. ( 1) 5,360 ( 1) 3,150 ( 1) 9,470 114,110 270 32,260 

Construction..................................... ( 1) 3,930 1,670 36,270 1,150 126,200 636,900 740 4,219,450 

Manufacturing................................... 740 17,120 34,220 76,680 780 376,570 1,208,460 31,590 211,200 

Wholesale trade................................ 970 5,070 4,930 26,150 1,340 1,539,110 1,341,020 47,670 22,410 Retail trade....................................... 58,490 66,840 483,120 118,480 88,920 8,151,620 2,612,420 18,640 48,120 Transportation and  warehousing................................ 250 17,790 7,010 35,680 152,020 85,680 1,458,510 2,400 30,150 

Information........................................ 100 4,480 43,510 12,660 55,890 378,400 622,940 (1) 4,080 

Finance and insurance...................... 1,610 11,960 1,530 12,700 1,110 723,910 2,746,020 190 1,080 Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. 3,910 28,460 21,470 147,940 21,650 501,310 450,590 890 28,710 

Professional, scientific, and  technical services........................... 70,960 12,020 5,750 33,970 33,580 336,910 1,776,170 4,200 59,590 Management of companies 

 and enterprises............................... 6,180 7,950 11,040 10,230 7,410 96,850 565,470 1,080 8,090 Administrative and support  and waste management

 and remediation services................ 91,890 713,230 71,580 1,623,550 56,730 491,870 1,680,410 10,430 246,720 Educational services......................... 36,970 110,810 464,080 545,040 224,730 37,750 1,363,920 2,860 42,550 Health care and social assistance...................................... 3,422,450 69,200 535,070 465,490 1,091,830 57,650 2,729,310 540 17,680 Arts, entertainment, and  recreation....................................... 5,020 74,010 308,910 186,650 559,830 149,140 179,590 2,370 9,340 Accommodation and food services.......................................... 7,920 65,600 9,010,680 576,290 137,240 348,070 413,330 550 4,350 Other services (except

 public administration)...................... 34,680 44,890 97,560 104,470 726,050 227,500 582,740 1,440 13,180 

Federal, state, and local

government..................................... 144,410 1,912,600 115,610 248,650 296,670 66,120 1,778,850 23,450 471,170 

 1 Data not available.

Personal 

care and 

service 

Office and 

administrative 

support 

Farming, 

fishing, 

and 

forestry 

Construction 

and extraction 

Insta

mainte

and 

Healthcare support Protective service 

Food 

preparation 

and serving 

related

Building and 

grounds 

cleaning and 

maintenance 

Sales and 

related 

Industry 

Occupational group
Table 3. Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group, May 2009

 All industries ............................. $49.47 $31.68 $36.68 $35.38 $31.57 $20.55 $46.07 $23.81 $24.8

Agriculture, forestry, fishing,

 and hunting..................................... 41.18 27.04 28.99 28.89 21.83 (

1

) (

1

) 22.34 16.3

Mining............................................... 57.09 33.98 35.61 46.85 42.69 (

1

) 46.65 (

1

) 32.9

Utilities.............................................. 54.97 34.40 36.94 37.29 33.47 (

1

) 59.13 29.75 32.1

Construction...................................... 50.28 30.52 31.50 33.29 29.35 17.61 49.83 (

1

) 22.5

Manufacturing................................... 55.15 31.26 40.97 35.51 32.08 26.14 62.85 27.31 24.7

Wholesale trade................................ 58.12 31.25 37.33 35.54 33.90 19.72 58.53 25.53 23.7Retail trade....................................... 44.06 26.15 28.21 31.67 26.92 19.08 37.27 19.63 15.1Transportation and warehousing..... 44.55 28.97 33.39 34.19 31.17 22.06 55.54 24.78 23.6

Information........................................ 62.20 34.47 38.12 36.88 37.47 18.67 57.98 20.66 27.8Finance and insurance..................... 58.99 33.33 37.15 38.51 32.82 24.17 39.34 27.71 28.0Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. 37.58 29.65 30.91 34.90 26.56 18.57 39.48 19.85 22.2

Professional, scientific, and  technical services........................... 63.96 35.98 38.84 34.60 32.51 23.34 49.10 28.75 27.5Management of companies 

 and enterprises............................... 60.06 32.66 36.37 38.01 36.48 20.38 58.32 19.79 28.4

Administrative and support  and waste management

 and remediation services................ 48.20 29.22 32.66 32.86 27.49 (

1

) 34.17 21.56 24.9

Educational services......................... 43.92 27.49 27.38 31.88 27.28 26.70 44.91 24.72 19.3Health care and social assistance....................................... 40.50 25.91 29.55 31.25 34.37 17.92 40.24 13.48 22.4

Arts, entertainment, and  recreation........................................ 42.90 31.58 28.15 40.32 24.15 17.03 67.57 19.60 25.4Accommodation and food services.......................................... 29.02 23.42 26.61 31.63 22.79 16.26 40.82 14.37 18.8Other services (except

 public administration)...................... 42.37 26.58 30.03 32.83 28.37 19.00 45.49 15.79 24.5

Federal, state, and local

government..................................... 40.14 30.60 34.92 36.51 30.51 22.26 39.43 21.23 27.0

See footnote at end of table.

Industry 

Occupational group

Management

Business 

and financial 

operations 

Computer and 

mathematical 

science

Architecture 

and 

engineering 

Education, 

training, and 

library 

Life, 

physical, 

and social 

science 

Community and 

social services 

Arts, design

entertainmen

sports, and 

media 

Legal 
Table 3. Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group, May 2009—Continued 

 All industries ............................. 20.07 10.04 12.00 11.87 17.32 15.86 11.53 20.84 20.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing,

 and hunting..................................... 11.15 (

1

) 12.65 13.60 28.10 13.77 10.66 16.95 15.9

Mining............................................... 15.50 12.66 11.73 15.77 35.25 17.02 14.58 21.59 22.7

Utilities.............................................. 23.61 (

1

) 16.31 (

1

) 29.15 20.06 13.41 25.91 28.1

Construction...................................... 14.80 11.10 12.96 12.32 28.40 16.30 (

1

) 20.93 20.6

Manufacturing................................... 17.22 10.45 12.42 12.33 29.15 17.31 12.75 20.89 22.0

Wholesale trade................................ 13.82 10.25 12.17 11.93 30.14 15.91 11.51 19.76 20.2Retail trade....................................... 13.09 10.48 10.44 10.15 12.00 12.04 10.95 18.06 17.6Transportation and warehousing..... 17.66 13.07 18.46 17.40 25.61 19.57 12.82 23.19 22.7

Information........................................ 17.21 9.07 12.58 10.21 25.17 17.35 (

1

) 25.71 25.7

Finance and insurance..................... 19.98 13.06 11.97 13.70 33.59 16.29 11.77 24.45 19.3Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. 14.10 10.62 12.17 13.04 18.55 15.28 12.58 21.14 16.6

Professional, scientific, and  technical services........................... 22.93 11.50 12.38 10.29 30.57 17.28 14.18 23.72 22.1Management of companies 

 and enterprises............................... 18.46 13.61 13.15 12.42 30.27 17.95 16.91 24.34 22.3

Administrative and support  and waste management

 and remediation services................ 12.42 10.90 11.66 11.54 16.79 14.35 11.62 17.50 18.7Educational services......................... 16.01 11.00 13.95 12.01 18.65 15.91 15.71 22.41 19.3Health care and social assistance....................................... 14.82 10.96 11.28 10.23 17.75 15.31 10.84 22.86 18.1

Arts, entertainment, and  recreation........................................ 11.72 10.78 11.95 12.70 11.89 13.90 12.07 23.97 17.0Accommodation and food services.......................................... 12.80 9.84 10.34 11.99 9.84 12.25 13.01 21.43 15.4Other services (except

 public administration)...................... 11.23 10.04 11.44 12.50 14.46 14.44 14.53 21.21 18.2

Federal, state, and local

government..................................... 24.53 12.76 14.75 12.70 15.87 17.58 18.64 20.45 22.2

 1 Data not available.

Industry 

Occupational group

Protective 

service 

Food 

preparation 

and serving 

related

Building and 

grounds 

cleaning and 

maintenance 

Personal care 

and service 

Sales and 

related 

Construction 

and extraction 

Installation

maintenance

and repair 

Farming, 

fishing, 

and 

forestry 

Office and 

administrative 

support 
Table 4. National employment and wage data for occupations with employment greater than 700,000, May 2009

Retail salespersons........................................................................................................ Sales and related....................................................... 4,209,500 Cashiers........................................................................................................................ Sales and related....................................................... 3,439,380 General office clerks...................................................................................................... Office and administrative support............................... 2,815,240 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food............................. Food preparation and serving related......................... 2,695,740 

Registered nurses.......................................................................................................... Healthcare practitioner and technical......................... 2,583,770 

Waiters and waitresses.................................................................................................. Food preparation and serving related......................... 2,302,070 

Customer service representatives.................................................................................. Office and administrative support............................... 2,195,860 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand................................................. Transportation and material moving........................... 2,135,790 

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.................................. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance....... 2,090,400 

Stock clerks and order fillers.......................................................................................... Office and administrative support............................... 1,864,410 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.......................................................... Office and administrative support............................... 1,797,670 

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks................................................................ Office and administrative support............................... 1,757,870 

General and operations managers................................................................................. Management.............................................................. 1,689,680 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 1,550,930 

Elementary school teachers, except special education.................................................. Education, training, and library................................... 1,544,300 

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................................................................ Healthcare support.................................................... 1,438,010 

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and 

scientific products....................................................................................... Sales and related....................................................... 1,409,780 

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................ Office and administrative support............................... 1,381,060 

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants...................................................... Office and administrative support............................... 1,361,170 Teacher assistants......................................................................................................... Education, training, and library................................... 1,275,410 

Maintenance and repair workers, general....................................................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair......................... 1,268,930 

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.................................................. Sales and related....................................................... 1,163,040 

Accountants and auditors............................................................................................... Business and financial operations.............................. 1,106,980 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education............................ Education, training, and library................................... 1,091,710 

Receptionists and information clerks.............................................................................. Office and administrative support............................... 1,052,120 Business operations specialists, all other....................................................................... Business and financial operations.............................. 1,036,450 Security guards.............................................................................................................. Protective service...................................................... 1,028,830 

Team assemblers.......................................................................................................... Production................................................................. 997,390 Home health aides......................................................................................................... Healthcare support.................................................... 955,220 Cooks, restaurant........................................................................................................... Food preparation and serving related......................... 898,820 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................................................................. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance....... 887,890 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.................................................................... Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance....... 859,960 Construction laborers..................................................................................................... Construction and extraction....................................... 856,440 Food preparation workers.............................................................................................. Food preparation and serving related......................... 849,400 

Truck drivers, light or delivery services.......................................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 834,780 

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................... Food preparation and serving related......................... 791,750 

Carpenters..................................................................................................................... Construction and extraction....................................... 743,760 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses......................................................... Healthcare practitioner and technical......................... 728,670 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks............................................................................. Office and administrative support............................... 715,130 

Packers and packagers, hand........................................................................................ Transportation and material moving........................... 706,240 

 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 w

wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

 2 Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how th

Occupation Employment

Major Occupational Group
Table 5. National employment and wage data for occupations with employment less than 4,000, May 2009

Shoe machine operators and tenders............................................................................ Production................................................................. 3,990 Political scientists........................................................................................................... Life, physical, and social science............................... 3,970 

Library science teachers, postsecondary....................................................................... Education, training, and library................................... 3,940 

Geography teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................. Education, training, and library................................... 3,930 Transit and railroad police.............................................................................................. Protective service...................................................... 3,930 Historians....................................................................................................................... Life, physical, and social science............................... 3,620 

Loading machine operators, underground mining.......................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 3,570 

Shuttle car operators...................................................................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 3,520 Rock splitters, quarry..................................................................................................... Construction and extraction....................................... 3,430 

Gaming managers......................................................................................................... Management.............................................................. 3,390 

Camera and photographic equipment repairers............................................................. Installation, maintenance, and repair......................... 3,290 

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers................................................................ Management.............................................................. 3,250 

Motorboat operators....................................................................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 3,070 

Commercial divers......................................................................................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair......................... 3,030 Hoist and winch operators.............................................................................................. Transportation and material moving........................... 2,990 Log graders and scalers................................................................................................. Farming, fishing, and forestry.................................... 2,940 

Communications equipment operators, all other............................................................ Office and administrative support............................... 2,810 Mathematicians.............................................................................................................. Computer and mathematical science......................... 2,770 Agricultural engineers.................................................................................................... Architecture and engineering..................................... 2,620 

Mathematical scientists, all other................................................................................... Computer and mathematical science......................... 2,610 Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary......................................... Education, training, and library................................... 2,380 

Watch repairers............................................................................................................. Installation, maintenance, and repair......................... 2,350 Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators.................................................... Production................................................................. 2,260 

Animal scientists............................................................................................................ Life, physical, and social science............................... 2,190 

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons....................................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair......................... 2,080 

Dredge operators........................................................................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 1,990 

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance................................................................... Personal care and service......................................... 1,930 Model makers, wood...................................................................................................... Production................................................................. 1,900 Industrial-organizational psychologists........................................................................... Life, physical, and social science............................... 1,710 

Animal breeders............................................................................................................. Farming, fishing, and forestry.................................... 1,700 

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists............................................................ Protective service...................................................... 1,540 Patternmakers, wood..................................................................................................... Production................................................................. 1,540 Models........................................................................................................................... Sales and related....................................................... 1,510 Astronomers.................................................................................................................. Life, physical, and social science............................... 1,240 

Geographers.................................................................................................................. Life, physical, and social science............................... 1,170 Mathematical technicians............................................................................................... Computer and mathematical science......................... 1,090 Segmental pavers.......................................................................................................... Construction and extraction....................................... 1,040 

Farm labor contractors................................................................................................... Farming, fishing, and forestry.................................... 1,000 

Locomotive firers........................................................................................................... Transportation and material moving........................... 960 

Radio operators............................................................................................................. Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media.......... 870 

Fabric menders, except garment.................................................................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair......................... 840 

Prosthodontists.............................................................................................................. Healthcare practitioner and technical......................... 660 

 1 Some occupations concentrated in private households and in the agricultural sector (except logging and support activities for crop and animal production) 

OES survey have been omitted.

 2 Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations w

wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

 3 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 th

Occupation 1 Employment

Major Occupational Group
Table 6. National employment and wages by industry for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, 

 May 2009

Percent of

occupational

employment Hourly Annual

Total, all industries 1 ................................................................ 2,135,790 100.0 $11.11 $23,110 $12.16

Employment services.................................................................... 288,460 13.5 9.30 19,340 10.33

Warehousing and storage............................................................. 148,100 6.9 12.67 26,350 13.25

Other general merchandise stores............................................... 72,890 3.4 9.29 19,320 10.32

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers.................... 69,540 3.3 12.22 25,410 13.03

General freight trucking................................................................. 66,080 3.1 13.78 28,660 14.58

 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 May 2009

Hourly Annual

Employment services (NAICS 561300)

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand............... 288,460 10.7 $9.30 $19,340 $10.33

Office clerks, general .................................................................... 150,700 5.6 11.83 24,610 12.42 

Team assemblers.......................................................................... 4.6 122,540 9.83 20,440 11.01 

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................... 110,990 4.1 18,380 8.83 9.47 

Helpers–production workers.......................................................... 101,670 3.8 19,720 9.48 10.30 

Customer service representatives................................................. 85,020 13.31 3.2 27,690 13.78 

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists................... 76,970 20.68 2.9 43,010 25.61 

Construction laborers..................................................................... 76,450 11.15 2.9 23,200 13.16 

Registered nurses.......................................................................... 73,700 33.18 2.7 69,010 33.71 

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive........................ 51,060 14.19 1.9 29,520 14.82 

 Mean 

hourly 

wage 

 Industry Employment 

Table 7. National employment and wages for the 10 largest occupations in the employment services industry, 

Occupation Employment

Median wages

Percent of 

industry 

employment

Median wages

 Mean 

hourly 

wage 
Table 8. States with highest employment and highest employment concentration in selected occupations, May 2009 

California ......................................

... 350,160 24.1

$10.85 Mississippi .............................

... 41,660 

Texas ........................................ 276,020 26.8 8.43 New Ham

pshire .....................

... 23,040 

Florida .......................................... 222,710 30.3 8.83

Alabama ................................

... 66,620 

New York .......................................

... 201,030 23.7 9.47 Louisiana ..............................

... 64,780 

Penns

ylvania ................................... 152,690 27.4 8.77 South Carolina .......................

... 57,560 

California .......................................

... 199,070 13.7 $12.68 Nevada ................................

... 28,720 

New York .......................................

... 177,080 20.9 13.51 District of Columbia..................

... 14,600 

Texas ........................................ 147,670 14.4 9.79 Hawaii................................. 12,770 Florida .......................................... 112,490 15.3 10.36 South Dakota .......................... 8,340 Illinois .......................................... 96,220 16.9 12.34 New York ..............................

... 177,080 

California .......................................

... 78,460 5.4 $12.94 South Carolina .......................

... 37,460 

Indiana ..........................................

... 56,570 20.3 15.77 Indiana .................................

... 56,570 

Illinois .......................................... 56,340 9.9 13.40 Tennessee..............................

... 41,640 

Texas ........................................ 55,780 5.4 11.81 Iowa...................................... 22,920 Ohio .......................................... 53,660 10.5 14.63

Alabama ................................

... 29,020 

New York .......................................

... 129,200 15.2 $11.30 North Carolina........................

... 75,990 

Texas ........................................ 94,260 9.2 9.06 New York ..............................

... 129,200 

North Carolina................................

... 75,990 19.5 9.71 Minnesota.............................

... 36,760 

Penns

ylvania ................................... 63,310 11.4 10.59 Ohio ....................................

... 61,610 

Ohio .......................................... 61,610 12.1 9.78 Rhode Island...........................

... 5,290 

Highest employment Highest employment con

State Employment

Hourly 

mean 

wage

Employment 

per 1,000 

jobs1

State Employme

Cashiers

1 Represents state employment in selected occupation per 1,000 jobs in state.

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

Team assemblers

Home health aides
Table 9. Metropolitan areas or divisions with highest employment and highest employment concentration in selected occupations, May 2009

Metropolitan area or division Metropolitan area or division

New York-White Plains-Wayne, 

NY-NJ metropolitan division ............... 98,830 19.5 $10.05 Kankakee-Bradley, IL ..................... 2,930 69.8 $9.35

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, 

CA metropolitan division .................... 92,130 23.3 10.54 Palm Coast, FL ............................... 800 49.4 8.99

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL 

metropolitan division .......................... 81,060 22.1 9.37 Bay City, MI .................................... 1,740 48.9 8.56

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX ....... 60,740 23.7 8.56 Anniston-Oxford, AL ....................... 2,190 47.4 7.86Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA ..... 51,440 22.5 8.78 Punta Gorda, FL ............................. 1,810 47.3 8.79New York-White Plains-Wayne, 

NY-NJ metropolitan division ............... 106,870 21.1 $14.12 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV................. 22,500 26.2 $12.83

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL 

metropolitan division .......................... 63,640 17.3 12.62 Pocatello, ID.................................... 940 26.2 12.35

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, 

CA metropolitan division .................... 52,180 13.2 12.23 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ........... 4,300 24.8 8.83

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, 

DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan division 44,730 19.4 11.84 Greenville, NC ................................ 1,810 24.7 9.35

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX ....... 41,280 16.1 9.60 Holland-Grand Haven, MI ............... 2,470 24.6 11.38Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL 

metropolitan division .......................... 30,680 8.4 $12.83 Elkhart-Goshen, IN ......................... 7,920 79.5 $16.08

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, 

CA metropolitan division .................... 19,990 5.0 12.41 Lafayette, IN.................................... 4,520 54.9 20.13

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA ..... 19,110 8.3 12.26 Spartanburg, SC ............................. 5,990 51.4 23.31Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX ....... 17,770 6.9 11.81 Tuscaloosa, AL ............................... 4,170 46.3 25.14Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, 

MN-WI ................................................ 14,450 8.4 14.34 Rocky Mount, NC ........................... 2,620 44.5 11.68

New York-White Plains-Wayne, 

NY-NJ metropolitan division ............... 82,710 16.3 $10.61 Goldsboro, NC ................................ 2,210 50.2 $9.15

Philadelphia, PA metropolitan division . 21,830 11.9 11.43 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX .............. 4,550 37.0 7.66Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL 

metropolitan division .......................... 18,930 5.2 11.14 Fayetteville, NC .............................. 3,560 28.2 9.67

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX ....... 18,420 7.2 10.01 Duluth, MN-WI................................. 3,270 26.4 10.39Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, 

MN-WI ................................................ 18,390 10.6 11.97 Rocky Mount, NC............................ 1,460 24.9 9.36

Highest employment Highest employment concentration

Cashiers

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

Hourly 

mean 

wage

Employment 

per 1,000 

jobs1

Employment

Hourly 

mean 

wage

1 Represents metropolitan area employment in selected occupation per 1,000 area jobs.

Employment 

per 1,000 

jobs1

Employment

Team assemblers

Home health aides