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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES — MAY 2012 

Computer network support specialists, with employment of 167,980 in May 2012, and nurse 

practitioners, with employment of 105,780, were 2 of the largest new occupations in the 2010 Standard 

Occupational Classification (SOC) system, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These are 

2 of 24 newly defined detailed occupations shown in chart 1 and table A. National employment and 

wage information for all occupations in the 2010 SOC is shown in table 1. 

The data in this news release are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, which 

provides employment and wage estimates by area and by industry for wage and salary workers in 22 

major occupational groups and 821 detailed occupations. In addition, national employment and wage 

estimates for 94 minor occupational groups and 458 broad occupations are available for the first time. 

New 2010 SOC Occupations 

 Other large newly defined occupations include computer network architects, with employment of 

137,890, and web developers, with employment of 102,940. Phlebotomists, who draw blood for 

tests, transfusions, donations, or research, had employment of 100,380 in May 2012. (See chart 1 

and table A.) 

 Some new occupations were quite small: genetic counselors, wind turbine service technicians, 

and solar photovoltaic installers each had employment of less than 5,000. (See chart 1 and 

table A.) 

 Several newly defined occupations earned high wages relative to the U.S. annual mean of 

$45,790. Nurse anesthetists had an annual mean wage of $154,390, nurse practitioners, $91,450, 

and nurse midwives, $91,070. Information security analysts had an annual mean wage of 

$89,290 and computer network architects, $94,000. (See table A.) 

 Orderlies, with an annual mean wage of $25,700, was among the lowest paid occupations new to 

the 2010 SOC. Phlebotomists ($30,910), ophthalmic medical technicians ($35,590), and 

community health workers ($37,490) also had wages below the U.S. average. (See table A.) 
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0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 125,000 150,000 175,000

Genetic counselors

Wind turbine service technicians

Solar photovoltaic installers

Hearing aid specialists

Nurse midwives

Exercise physiologists

Special educationteachers, preschool

Morticians, undertakers, andfuneral directors

Ophthalmicmedical technicians

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

Nurse anesthetists

Food processing workers,all other

Communityhealthworkers

Special educationteachers, all other

Financial clerks, all other

Transportation security screeners

Fundraisers

Orderlies

Information securityanalysts

Phlebotomists

Web developers

Nurse practitioners

Computer networkarchitects

Computer networksupport specialists

Employment

Chart 1. Employment for new 2010 SOC occupations,

United States, May 2012

Occupational profiles for all occupations are available on the BLS website at 

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

Major Occupational Groups 

 Among the 22 major occupational groups, office and administrative support had the largest 

employment in May 2012, making up more than 16 percent of total U.S. employment. Sales 

and related occupations was the second largest major group with nearly 11 percent of U.S. 

employment. The sales and related group includes the two largest detailed occupations in the 

U.S.—retail salespersons and cashiers. These two occupations combined accounted for nearly 

6 percent of U.S. employment in May 2012. (See chart 2.) 

 The smallest major occupational groups included legal occupations and life, physical, and social 

science occupations, each making up less than 1 percent of total employment. (See chart 2.) 

 The highest paying major occupational groups were management, legal, computer and 

mathematical, and architecture and engineering occupations. Most of the detailed occupations in 

these groups were also high paying. In fact, all 19 of the detailed occupations in the computer 
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Hourly Annual1

13-1131 Fundraisers 48,530 $26.55 $55,220 $24.37

15-1122 Information security analysts 72,670 42.93 89,290 41.43

15-1134 Web developers 102,940 31.78 66,100 30.05

15-1143 Computer network architects 137,890 45.19 94,000 43.75

15-1152 Computer network support specialists 167,980 30.27 62,960 28.41

21-1094 Community health workers 38,020 18.02 37,490 16.64

25-2051 Special education teachers, preschool 21,770 (2) 57,770 (2)

25-2059 Special education teachers, all other 39,260 (2) 56,160 (2)

29-1128 Exercise physiologists 5,820 22.89 47,610 21.53

29-1151 Nurse anesthetists 34,180 74.22 154,390 71.23

29-1161 Nurse midwives 5,710 43.78 91,070 43.08

29-1171 Nurse practitioners 105,780 43.97 91,450 43.25

29-2035 Magnetic resonance imaging technologists 29,560 31.45 65,410 31.42

29-2057 Ophthalmic medical technicians 29,170 17.11 35,590 16.46

29-2092 Hearing aid specialists 4,980 22.49 46,780 19.92

29-9092 Genetic counselors 2,000 26.84 55,820 27.31

31-1015 Orderlies 53,920 12.35 25,700 11.53

31-9097 Phlebotomists 100,380 14.86 30,910 14.29

33-9093 Transportation security screeners 47,200 17.85 37,130 17.71

39-4031 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 23,070 25.33 52,690 22.52

43-3099 Financial clerks, all other 39,290 19.03 39,580 17.72

47-2231 Solar photovoltaic installers 4,710 19.53 40,620 18.22

49-9081 Wind turbine service technicians 3,200 23.23 48,320 22.10

51-3099 Food processing workers, all other 37,570 11.96 24,880 11.12

Table A. National employment and wages for occupations identified as new in the 2010 Standard 

Occupational Classification (SOC) system, May 2012 

2 Wages forsome 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.

2010 SOC 

Code Occupation Employment 

Mean wages Median 

Hourly 

Wages 

1 Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year‐round, full‐time" hours figure

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

directly calculated from the reported survey data.

and mathematical group had mean annual wages above the $45,790 average for all occupations. 

Within these 19 occupations, annual mean wages ranged from $50,130 for computer user support 

specialists to $106,680 for actuaries. In the architecture and engineering group, 34 of the 35 

detailed occupations paid above-average wages. (See table 1.) 

 The lowest paying major occupational group was food preparation and serving related 

occupations with an annual mean wage of $21,380. All but 1 detailed occupation within this 

major group had average wages below $32,000. The exception was chefs and head cooks, with 

an annual mean wage of $46,570, slightly above the all-occupations average. In the personal care 

and service occupational group, which had an annual mean wage of $24,550, only 3 of the 33 

detailed occupations had above-average wages. (See table 1.) 
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Transportation andmaterialmoving

Production

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Construction andextraction

Farming, fishing, andforestry

Office and administrative support

Sales and related

Personal care andservice

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Food preparation andserving related

Protective service

Healthcare support

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Education, training, andlibrary

Legal

Communityand social service

Life, physical, and socialscience

Architecture and engineering

Computer andmathematical

Business and financial operations

Management

Percent of total U.S. employment

Chart 2. Major occupational groups as a percent oftotal

U.S. employment, May 2012

Private and Government Employers

The OES program provides data for private employers and federal, state, and local governments 

separately. 

 The private sector accounted for over 90 percent of employment in more than half of the detailed 

occupations, including 6 of the 10 largest occupations in the U.S. Almost all of the 4.3 million 

retail sales workers, 3.3 million cashiers, and 2.3 million waiters and waitresses were employed 

in the private sector. Of the 10 largest occupations in the private sector, 7 had annual mean 

wages below $30,000. Among the largest occupations in the private sector, general and 

operations managers ($115,930) and registered nurses ($68,070) had the highest wages. 

 Five of the 6 largest occupations in the public sector were education related: elementary school 

teachers, except special education; middle school teachers, except special and career/technical 

education; secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education; teacher 

assistants; and substitute teachers. Over 75 percent of employment in each of these occupations 

was in the public sector, and for each, over 95 percent of their public sector employment was in 

local government. Other occupations with a large share of employment in local government 

included firefighters and police and sheriff's patrol officers. 
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 Correctional officers and jailers (237,380), general office clerks (183,800), and registered nurses 

(138,210) were the largest occupations in state government. Combined, these 3 occupations 

accounted for over 12 percent of all state government employment. 

 Three of the 6 largest occupations in the federal government were specific to the U.S. Postal 

Service—postal service mail carriers; postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing 

machine operators; and postal service clerks—which combined accounted for 19 percent of 

federal employment. Also among the largest federal government occupations were registered 

nurses, management analysts, and compliance officers. 

OES data by ownership are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm. 

Industries 

 Health care and social assistance was the industry sector with the largest employment in May 

2012. Registered nurses and nursing assistants were the largest detailed occupations in this 

sector, with about 2.3 million and 1.3 million jobs, respectively. About 71 percent of registered 

nurses in the health care and social assistance sector were in hospitals, while nearly 63 percent of 

nursing assistants in the sector were employed by nursing and residential care facilities. 

 Retail trade was the second largest industry sector in May 2012. Nearly 53 percent of the retail 

sector's employment came from 3 detailed occupations: retail salespersons, cashiers, and firstline supervisors of retail sales workers. Other large industry sectors in May 2012 included 

educational services, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services. 

 Industries with the highest annual mean wages in May 2012 included 3 from the finance and 

insurance sector—securities and commodity exchanges ($98,670), other financial investment 

activities ($95,190), and securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage 

($94,760). Other high-paying industries included oil and gas extraction ($92,270) and software 

publishers ($91,050). These industries tended to be small in terms of employment and the largest 

occupations within them tended to pay high wages. For example, 9 of the 10 largest detailed 

occupations in software publishing had mean annual wages well above average, including 

systems software developers ($104,960), applications software developers ($99,140), and market 

research analysts and marketing specialists ($88,670). 

 Restaurants and other eating places, in the accommodation and food services sector, had the 

lowest mean wage in May 2012 at $21,520. Nine of the 10 largest detailed occupations in this 

industry had wages that averaged less than $23,000. The retail trade sector included 7 of the 10 

lowest-paying industries, including gasoline stations, book stores and news dealers, and shoe 

stores. Cashiers, with an annual mean wage of $18,920, made up 66 percent of employment in 

gasoline stations. Retail salespersons was the largest occupation in book stores and news dealers 

and in shoe stores, with mean wages of $21,240 and $21,190, respectively. 

OES data by industry are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm. 

States and Areas 

 States with high total employment, such as California, Texas, New York, and Florida, also 

tended to have the highest employment of many individual occupations. For example, Texas and 
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California had the highest employment of aircraft mechanics and service technicians, 12,110 and 

11,420, respectively. However, smaller states often had higher-than-average shares of 

employment for particular occupations. For example, as a share of total employment, Alaska and 

Oklahoma each had nearly 4 times as many aircraft mechanics and service technicians as the 

U.S. as a whole. 

 Similarly, the largest metropolitan areas tended to have the highest numbers of jobs in many 

individual occupations, but smaller metropolitan areas often had higher concentrations of 

specific occupations. For example, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., 

and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., had the highest employment of 

detectives and criminal investigators, although neither area had a particularly high concentration 

of this occupation. However, Laredo, Texas, had a concentration of detectives and criminal 

investigators roughly 17 times the U.S. average followed by Las Cruces, N.M., with a 

concentration of nearly 12 times the average for this occupation. 

 Wages for occupations also varied considerably across states and metropolitan areas. For 

example, annual mean wages for accountants and auditors ranged from $54,620 in North Dakota 

and $57,140 in West Virginia to $87,370 in the District of Columbia and $85,140 in New York. 

Wages for this occupation varied even more by area than by state: among metropolitan areas 

with at least 100 accountants and auditors, annual mean wages ranged from $47,820 in Jefferson 

City, Mo., and $48,320 in Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., to $87,740 in Ocean City, N.J., 

and $91,240 in New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. 

OES data, including location quotients, by state and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area are available on 

the BLS website at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm and www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm, 

respectively. 
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Notes on Occupational Employment Statistics Data 

With the release of the May 2012 estimates, OES data are based on the 2010 Standard 

Occupational Classification (SOC) system for the first time. In addition to 22 major occupational 

groups and 821 detailed occupations, employment and wage estimates for 94 minor groups and 

458 broad occupations are available in the national data for the first time. Information about the 

2010 SOC is available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/soc/. 

The May 2012 OES estimates are the first to be produced using the 2012 North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). Information about the 2012 NAICS is available on the BLS 

website at www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm. 
Technical Note

Scope of the survey

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is 

a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment 

and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm 

establishments in the United States. OES data available from 

BLS include cross-industry occupational employment and wage

estimates for the nation; over 500 areas, including states and the 

District of Columbia, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs),

metropolitan divisions, nonmetropolitan areas, and territories; 

national industry-specific estimates at the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector, 3-, 4-, and

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

ownership across all industries and for schools and hospitals.

The OES survey is a cooperative effort between BLS and 

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

and provides the procedures and technical support, while the

State Workforce Agencies collect most of the data. OES 

estimates are constructed from a sample of about 1.2 million 

establishments. Each year, forms are mailed to two semiannual 

panels of approximately 200,000 sampled establishments, one 

panel in May and the other in November. May 2012 estimates 

are based on responses from six semiannual panels collected 

over a 3-year period: May 2012, November 2011, May 2011, 

November 2010, May 2010, and November 2009. The overall 

national response rate for the six panels is 76.6 percent based 

on establishments and 72.9 percent based on employment. The 

unweighted employment of sampled establishments across all 

six semiannual panels represents approximately 59.3 percent 

of total national employment. 

The occupational coding system

The OES survey categorizes workers into 821 detailed 

occupations based on the 2010 Office of Management and

Budget’s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 

Together, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23 

SOC major occupational groups. Major group 55, Military 

Specific Occupations, is not included. OES estimates for 2010 

and 2011 were based on a hybrid structure of the 2000 and 2010

SOC systems. For more information about the hybrid structure, 

please see the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at 

www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm#q40. 

For more information about the SOC system, please 

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

The industry coding system

The 2012 OES estimates are the first estimates based on 

the 2012 NAICS. Previous OES estimates were based on the 

2007 NAICS. For more information about NAICS, see the 

BLS website at www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.

The OES survey excludes the majority of the agricultural 

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

support activities for crop production (NAICS 1151), and 

support activities for animal production (NAICS 1152). 

Private households (NAICS 814) also are excluded. OES federal

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

federal executive branch only. All other industries, 

including state and local government, are covered by the survey. 

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.

Surveysample

The OES survey draws its sample from state 

unemployment insurance (UI) files. Supplemental sources are 

used for rail transportation (NAICS 4821) and Guam because 

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

is stratified by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area, 

industry, and size.

To provide the most occupational coverage, larger 

employers are more likely to be selected than smaller

employers. An annual census is taken of the executive branch 

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

government.

Concepts

Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage 

and salary employment in an occupation. The OES survey 

defines employment as the number of workers who can be 

classified as full- or part-time employees, including workers 

on paid vacations or other types of paid leave; workers on 

unpaid short-term absences; salaried officers, executives, and 

staff members of incorporated firms; employees temporarily 

assigned to other units; and employees for whom the 

reporting unit is their permanent duty station, regardless of 

whether that unit prepares their paycheck. 

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

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

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

including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are 

included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift 

differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for 

supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

OES receives wage rate data for the federal government, 

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

remaining establishments, the OES survey collects wage data 

in 12 intervals. 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 

establishments are instructed to report the hourly rate for parttime workers, and to report annual rates for occupations that 

are typically paid at an annual rate but do not work 2,080 

hours per year, such as teachers, pilots, and flight attendants. 

Other workers, such as some entertainment workers, are paid 

hourly rates, but generally do not work 40 hours per week, 

year round. For these workers, only an hourly wage is

reported. 
Estimation methodology

The OES survey is designed to produce estimates by 

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

Each OES panel includes approximately 200,000 

establishments. The full six-panel sample of nearly 1.2 

million establishments allows the production of estimates at

detailed levels of geography, industry, and occupation.

Wage updating. Significant reductions in sampling errors 

are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for 

small geographic areas and occupations. Wages for the current 

panel need no adjustment. However, wages in the five previous 

panels need to be updated to the current panel's reference period. 

The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index 

(ECI) to adjust survey data from prior panels before 

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

updating procedure adjusts each detailed occupation's wage rate,

as measured in the earlier panel, according to the average 

movement of its broader occupational division. 

Imputation. About 23 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. 

Weighting and benchmarking. The sampled establishments

are weighted to represent all establishments for the reference

period. Weights are further adjusted by the ratio of 

employment totals (the average of November 2011 and May

2012 employment) from the BLS Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages to employment totals from the OES 

survey.

For more information

Answers to frequently asked questions about the OES 

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

technical information about the OES survey is available in our 

Survey Methods and Reliability Statement on the BLS website

at www.bls.gov/oes/2012/may/methods_statement.pdf.
Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012

Hourly Annual1

All occupations 130,287,700 $22.01 $45,790 $16.71

Management occupations 6,390,430 52.20 108,570 45.15

2,212,150 57.72 120,060 47.86

255,940 85.02 176,840 80.84

1,899,460 55.22 114,850 45.88

56,760 (2) 38,590 (2)

598,110 58.24 121,150 51.90

28,420 51.47 107,060 42.59

516,170 59.26 123,260 53.05

Marketing managers.............................................................................................................................. 171,430 62.44 129,870 57.44

Sales managers..................................................................................................................................... 344,730 57.68 119,980 50.60

53,520 52.05 108,260 45.89

1,532,610 53.54 111,350 48.42

264,090 42.63 88,660 38.98

309,740 62.08 129,130 58.15

484,910 59.26 123,260 52.76

160,550 46.87 97,490 42.88

69,400 51.06 106,200 48.16

98,600 42.75 88,920 39.34

19,960 50.92 105,920 45.79

98,020 52.69 109,590 47.94

27,350 49.91 103,810 45.86

2,047,560 43.46 90,400 39.39

3,970 35.45 73,730 33.32

207,580 43.73 90,960 39.80

426,670 42.38 88,150 39.87

Education administrators, preschool and childcare center/program........................................................ 48,410 24.55 51,060 21.13

Education administrators, elementary and secondary school................................................................. 225,970 (2) 90,800 (2)

Education administrators, postsecondary............................................................................................... 122,930 47.77 99,370 41.58

Education administrators, all other......................................................................................................... 29,360 39.37 81,890 36.95

187,640 64.06 133,240 60.03

189,510 25.28 52,580 23.06

9,130 38.43 79,930 32.08

4,490 34.32 71,390 31.36

29,730 26.35 54,800 22.50

293,490 47.34 98,460 42.59

48,560 62.69 130,400 55.64

23,790 29.85 62,080 30.31

159,570 30.56 63,570 25.29

115,360 30.99 64,460 28.83

9,550 31.12 64,730 28.73

338,520 50.79 105,650 48.51

Business and financial operations occupations 6,419,370 33.44 69,550 30.05

3,987,180 32.66 67,940 29.92

11,770 42.61 88,620 30.47

399,990 29.29 60,920 27.35

Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products....................................................................................... 10,370 28.74 59,770 26.79

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products................................................................................ 108,670 27.60 57,420 24.75

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products............................................................. 280,950 29.96 62,310 28.25

275,050 29.56 61,480 28.78

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators..................................................................................... 263,280 29.58 61,530 28.83

Insurance appraisers, auto damage....................................................................................................... 11,770 28.96 60,230 28.18

227,500 31.23 64,960 29.82

195,230 30.33 63,080 28.30

471,340 28.79 59,890 26.73

Human resources specialists................................................................................................................. 394,380 29.16 60,660 26.83

Farm labor contractors........................................................................................................................... 1,030 18.55 38,590 14.74

Labor relations specialists...................................................................................................................... 75,930 27.02 56,210 26.28

119,560 36.38 75,670 34.99

540,440 42.34 88,070 37.79

70,480 23.96 49,830 22.02

48,530 26.55 55,220 24.37

85,620 29.90 62,200 28.41

217,930 28.64 59,560 26.89

392,740 32.39 67,380 28.99

931,010 33.90 70,520 31.31

2,432,190 34.70 72,180 30.32

1,129,340 34.15 71,040 30.55

59,530 26.53 55,180 23.82

58,280 34.66 72,100 33.31

61,240 33.42 69,500 29.36

507,090 41.46 86,240 34.51

Financial analysts.................................................................................................................................. 239,810 42.98 89,410 37.00

Personal financial advisors.................................................................................................................... 175,470 43.66 90,820 32.46

Insurance underwriters.......................................................................................................................... 91,810 33.27 69,200 30.22

28,060 40.49 84,220 36.44

314,300 32.70 68,010 27.65

Credit counselors................................................................................................................................... 27,640 21.00 43,670 18.95

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Median 

hourly 

wages

Mean wages

Occupation Employment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Business operations specialists, all other....................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Business and financial operations occupations (Continued)

Loan officers.......................................................................................................................................... 286,670 $33.82 $70,350 $28.76

126,700 23.62 49,120 21.14

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents............................................................................... 65,560 26.95 56,050 24.25

Tax preparers........................................................................................................................................ 61,140 20.05 41,700 16.22

147,630 32.22 67,020 29.40

3,578,220 38.55 80,180 36.67

3,456,500 38.47 80,020 36.67

24,880 49.84 103,670 49.13

554,710 40.64 84,520 38.68

Computer systems analysts................................................................................................................... 482,040 40.29 83,800 38.31

Information security analysts.................................................................................................................. 72,670 42.93 89,290 41.43

1,397,780 43.50 90,470 41.87

Computer programmers......................................................................................................................... 316,790 37.63 78,260 35.71

Software developers, applications.......................................................................................................... 586,340 44.85 93,280 43.30

Software developers, systems software................................................................................................. 391,700 49.30 102,550 47.59

Web developers..................................................................................................................................... 102,940 31.78 66,100 30.05

599,800 38.90 80,910 36.96

Database administrators........................................................................................................................ 111,590 38.04 79,120 37.06

Network and computer systems administrators...................................................................................... 350,320 36.69 76,320 34.88

Computer network architects................................................................................................................. 137,890 45.19 94,000 43.75

693,610 25.59 53,230 23.51

Computer user support specialists......................................................................................................... 525,630 24.10 50,130 22.32

Computer network support specialists.................................................................................................... 167,980 30.27 62,960 28.41

185,730 39.36 81,860 39.01

121,720 40.74 84,740 36.67

21,340 51.29 106,680 45.04

3,250 48.69 101,280 48.73

69,180 38.38 79,830 34.66

25,570 38.25 79,570 36.33

2,370 30.63 63,720 27.12

Mathematical technicians....................................................................................................................... 1,150 30.87 64,220 27.32

Mathematical science occupations, all other.......................................................................................... 1,220 30.41 63,250 26.98

2,356,530 37.98 79,000 35.35

150,150 34.16 71,040 31.91

98,470 37.01 76,990 34.47

Architects, except landscape and naval................................................................................................. 82,720 37.83 78,690 35.14

Landscape architects............................................................................................................................. 15,750 32.71 68,030 30.86

51,680 28.71 59,720 27.18

Cartographers and photogrammetrists................................................................................................... 11,490 29.63 61,640 27.62

Surveyors.............................................................................................................................................. 40,190 28.45 59,180 27.04

1,530,090 43.73 90,960 41.44

80,420 50.39 104,810 49.87

2,470 37.20 77,370 35.58

18,810 43.84 91,200 41.81

32,190 49.17 102,270 45.36

258,100 40.45 84,140 38.14

79,580 49.99 103,980 48.52

295,520 44.89 93,380 43.09

Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................ 160,560 44.14 91,810 42.27

Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................. 134,960 45.79 95,250 44.14

50,850 40.93 85,140 38.89

243,620 39.36 81,870 37.83

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors........................................ 23,490 38.35 79,760 36.94

Industrial engineers............................................................................................................................... 220,130 39.47 82,100 37.92

6,880 46.22 96,140 42.36

22,740 42.06 87,490 40.94

252,540 40.75 84,770 38.74

7,640 43.87 91,250 40.54

19,930 51.51 107,140 50.13

36,410 70.90 147,470 62.64

122,410 44.87 93,330 44.24

676,280 25.82 53,700 24.87

189,570 25.25 52,520 23.86

Architectural and civil drafters................................................................................................................ 83,410 24.30 50,550 23.01

Electrical and electronics drafters.......................................................................................................... 28,160 28.12 58,490 26.78

Mechanical drafters............................................................................................................................... 63,220 25.61 53,270 24.21

Drafters, all other................................................................................................................................... 14,780 23.58 49,050 22.17

439,710 26.63 55,390 25.92

Aerospace engineering and operations technicians............................................................................... 9,750 29.80 61,980 29.58

Civil engineering technicians................................................................................................................. 70,790 23.66 49,220 22.87

Electrical and electronics engineering technicians.................................................................................. 144,460 27.92 58,070 27.81

Electro-mechanical technicians.............................................................................................................. 16,990 25.71 53,480 24.91

Environmental engineering technicians.................................................................................................. 18,590 23.74 49,380 21.80

Industrial engineering technicians.......................................................................................................... 67,400 25.53 53,100 24.51

Mechanical engineering technicians...................................................................................................... 46,630 25.88 53,830 24.99

Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other................................................................................. 65,090 29.25 60,830 28.58

47,000 20.52 42,680 19.07

See footnotes at end of table.

Mean wages

Occupation Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computer and mathematical occupations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Architecture and engineering occupations

Surveying and mapping technicians

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mechanical engineers.................................................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,104,100 $32.87 $68,360 $28.89

260,030 37.32 77,620 33.07

28,220 30.99 64,470 28.18

Animal scientists.................................................................................................................................... 2,120 35.29 73,400 29.65

Food scientists and technologists.......................................................................................................... 13,680 30.84 64,140 27.92

Soil and plant scientists......................................................................................................................... 12,410 30.43 63,290 28.24

94,680 36.84 76,630 33.58

Biochemists and biophysicists............................................................................................................... 26,410 43.01 89,470 39.17

Microbiologists....................................................................................................................................... 18,550 35.22 73,250 31.86

Zoologists and wildlife biologists............................................................................................................ 18,650 30.05 62,500 27.74

Biological scientists, all other................................................................................................................. 31,080 36.64 76,220 34.95

27,920 29.52 61,400 28.40

Conservation scientists.......................................................................................................................... 18,460 30.57 63,590 29.38

Foresters............................................................................................................................................... 9,470 27.47 57,140 26.90

100,270 41.85 87,040 36.58

Epidemiologists..................................................................................................................................... 4,850 34.33 71,400 31.38

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists............................................................................................. 95,420 42.23 87,830 37.01

8,940 35.93 74,740 31.41

274,610 40.08 83,360 35.99

19,960 54.28 112,900 51.14

Astronomers.......................................................................................................................................... 2,150 49.30 102,550 46.37

Physicists.............................................................................................................................................. 17,820 54.88 114,150 51.37

10,190 43.27 90,010 42.91

92,920 37.49 77,970 35.13

Chemists............................................................................................................................................... 84,950 36.96 76,870 34.50

Materials scientists................................................................................................................................ 7,970 43.15 89,740 42.78

126,300 38.48 80,040 33.53

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health...................................................................... 84,240 33.16 68,970 30.56

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers.............................................................................. 35,180 51.33 106,780 43.70

Hydrologists........................................................................................................................................... 6,880 37.94 78,920 36.31

25,230 45.06 93,720 44.06

235,390 35.51 73,870 33.31

15,760 47.83 99,480 44.16

17,370 24.47 50,890 21.66

114,970 35.45 73,740 33.31

Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists........................................................................................ 103,590 34.72 72,220 32.53

Industrial-organizational psychologists................................................................................................... 1,030 47.50 98,800 40.18

Psychologists, all other.......................................................................................................................... 10,350 41.53 86,380 43.28

2,340 38.86 80,820 36.04

37,620 32.67 67,950 31.36

47,330 37.71 78,440 35.93

Anthropologists and archeologists.......................................................................................................... 6,060 28.95 60,230 27.61

Geographers.......................................................................................................................................... 1,510 35.59 74,020 35.94

Historians.............................................................................................................................................. 3,340 28.00 58,240 25.23

Political scientists................................................................................................................................... 5,750 50.29 104,600 49.04

Social scientists and related workers, all other....................................................................................... 30,660 38.25 79,560 36.80

334,060 21.61 44,950 19.78

18,280 17.49 36,390 16.38

72,740 20.48 42,600 19.11

61,300 22.18 46,130 20.64

15,360 28.79 59,880 25.34

8,040 33.52 69,720 33.20

26,370 19.60 40,760 17.86

131,970 21.39 44,480 19.81

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health....................................................... 30,890 21.43 44,570 19.83

Forensic science technicians................................................................................................................. 12,440 26.79 55,730 25.41

Forest and conservation technicians...................................................................................................... 31,720 17.80 37,030 16.31

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other.......................................................................... 56,920 22.18 46,130 20.74

1,882,080 21.27 44,240 19.42

1,811,660 21.26 44,220 19.43

598,250 22.84 47,510 21.18

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors............................................................................ 80,130 19.67 40,920 18.52

Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors..................................................................... 237,480 27.00 56,170 25.77

Marriage and family therapists............................................................................................................... 34,270 23.69 49,270 22.44

Mental health counselors....................................................................................................................... 115,080 20.81 43,290 19.27

Rehabilitation counselors....................................................................................................................... 104,070 17.95 37,330 16.29

Counselors, all other.............................................................................................................................. 27,220 22.15 46,060 21.06

582,270 22.78 47,370 21.25

Child, family, and school social workers................................................................................................. 273,920 21.78 45,300 19.97

Healthcare social workers...................................................................................................................... 140,000 24.74 51,460 23.96

Mental health and substance abuse social workers................................................................................ 109,920 20.84 43,340 19.22

Social workers, all other......................................................................................................................... 58,430 26.38 54,870 26.23

631,150 18.37 38,200 16.41

Health educators.................................................................................................................................... 55,270 25.53 53,100 23.46

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists........................................................................ 86,780 25.18 52,380 23.17

Social and human service assistants..................................................................................................... 351,400 14.85 30,880 13.87

Community health workers..................................................................................................................... 38,020 18.02 37,490 16.64

Community and social service specialists, all other................................................................................ 99,680 20.99 43,660 19.74

70,410 21.41 44,540 19.40

44,000 23.02 47,880 21.18

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation

Mean wages

Employment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Agricultural and food scientists...................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Community and social service occupations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Social science research assistants.............................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Community and social service occupations (Continued)

18,310 $20.50 $42,640 $17.92

8,110 14.73 30,650 12.69

1,023,020 47.39 98,570 36.19

641,020 60.99 126,860 53.24

593,120 62.21 129,410 53.91

Lawyers................................................................................................................................................. 581,920 62.93 130,880 54.58

Judicial law clerks.................................................................................................................................. 11,200 25.29 52,610 22.66

47,900 45.83 95,340 45.84

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers................................................................. 14,150 43.26 89,970 41.94

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators.................................................................................................. 6,520 37.12 77,200 29.46

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates.......................................................................................... 27,220 49.26 102,470 55.65

382,000 24.57 51,100 22.53

267,030 24.15 50,220 22.59

114,970 25.55 53,150 22.39

Court reporters...................................................................................................................................... 18,590 25.48 53,010 23.15

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers........................................................................................... 49,390 22.26 46,310 20.18

Legal support workers, all other............................................................................................................. 47,000 29.03 60,390 25.32

Education, training, and library occupations 8,374,910 24.62 51,210 22.13

1,496,810 (2) 73,770 (2)

82,460 (2) 85,730 (2)

87,880 (2) 75,800 (2)

Computer science teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................... 34,350 (2) 79,870 (2)

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................... 53,530 (2) 73,190 (2)

41,260 (2) 96,330 (2)

Architecture teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................... 7,290 (2) 78,770 (2)

Engineering teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................... 33,970 (2) 100,100 (2)

63,020 (2) 86,350 (2)

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................... 10,500 (2) 83,990 (2)

Biological science teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................... 50,040 (2) 87,060 (2)

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary................................................................. 2,490 (2) 82,020 (2)

50,190 (2) 86,130 (2)

Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary............................................ 10,930 (2) 91,930 (2)

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................... 20,430 (2) 81,460 (2)

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................... 4,990 (2) 86,080 (2)

Physics teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................... 13,840 (2) 88,470 (2)

115,380 (2) 79,290 (2)

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................... 5,690 (2) 82,860 (2)

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary.................................................................... 9,710 (2) 77,690 (2)

Economics teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................... 13,390 (2) 97,770 (2)

Geography teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................... 4,460 (2) 71,890 (2)

Political science teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................. 16,770 (2) 81,860 (2)

Psychology teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................................... 38,060 (2) 74,240 (2)

Sociology teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................ 16,880 (2) 73,080 (2)

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other................................................................................ 10,430 (2) 82,570 (2)

208,350 (2) 91,810 (2)

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................ 152,130 (2) 100,370 (2)

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary................................................................................... 56,220 (2) 68,640 (2)

67,430 (2) 65,380 (2)

Education teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................... 62,920 (2) 65,000 (2)

Library science teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................... 4,510 (2) 70,770 (2)

39,090 (2) 85,300 (2)

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary.............................................................. 14,020 (2) 62,770 (2)

Law teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................................. 15,260 (2) 115,550 (2)

Social work teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................................... 9,810 (2) 70,430 (2)

271,550 (2) 70,450 (2)

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................... 92,570 (2) 73,340 (2)

Communications teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................. 30,030 (2) 68,540 (2)

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....................................................................... 72,680 (2) 67,980 (2)

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary...................................................................... 29,810 (2) 66,730 (2)

History teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................ 23,590 (2) 73,090 (2)

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary................................................................................... 22,880 (2) 71,210 (2)

470,200 (2) 59,110 (2)

Graduate teaching assistants................................................................................................................ 120,160 (2) 33,030 (2)

Home economics teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................ 4,700 (2) 68,260 (2)

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary........................................................................ 19,410 (2) 64,490 (2)

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................... 121,550 25.37 52,770 23.07

Postsecondary teachers, all other.......................................................................................................... 204,380 (2) 77,500 (2)

4,033,290 (2) 54,550 (2)

497,720 18.17 37,800 15.89

Preschool teachers, except special education........................................................................................ 340,350 14.79 30,750 13.04

Kindergarten teachers, except special education................................................................................... 157,370 (2) 53,030 (2)

1,999,790 (2) 56,180 (2)

Elementary school teachers, except special education........................................................................... 1,360,380 (2) 56,130 (2)

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education................................................. 620,900 (2) 56,280 (2)

Career/technical education teachers, middle school............................................................................... 18,510 (2) 56,270 (2)

1,047,550 (2) 57,710 (2)

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education........................................... 959,770 (2) 57,770 (2)

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school......................................................................... 87,780 (2) 57,140 (2)

See footnotes at end of table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Employment

Mean wages

Occupation

Median 

hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

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

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

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

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

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

Religious workers, all other.........................................................................................................................

Legal occupations

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

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

Education, training, and library occupations (Continued)

488,230 (2) $58,140 (2)

Special education teachers, preschool................................................................................................... 21,770 (2) 57,770 (2)

Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school.......................................................... 197,740 (2) 56,700 (2)

Special education teachers, middle school............................................................................................. 96,380 (2) 59,320 (2)

Special education teachers, secondary school....................................................................................... 133,080 (2) 60,090 (2)

Special education teachers, all other...................................................................................................... 39,260 (2) 56,160 (2)

1,137,130 17.95 37,340 14.47

66,040 25.06 52,130 23.36

179,650 19.40 40,360 16.98

891,450 17.13 35,630 13.72

Substitute teachers................................................................................................................................ 619,700 14.22 29,590 12.47

Teachers and instructors, all other, except substitute teachers.............................................................. 271,740 (2) 49,430 (2)

266,950 22.62 47,060 21.31

26,440 23.64 49,180 21.35

Archivists............................................................................................................................................... 5,640 24.43 50,810 22.76

Curators................................................................................................................................................. 10,370 26.25 54,600 23.84

Museum technicians and conservators.................................................................................................. 10,430 20.63 42,920 18.38

140,280 27.49 57,190 26.62

100,230 15.54 32,320 14.74

1,440,720 (2) 30,180 (2)

8,690 22.03 45,820 20.84

11,060 23.43 48,730 22.48

133,100 30.01 62,420 28.87

1,185,700 (2) 25,310 (2)

102,180 19.85 41,280 17.60

1,750,130 26.20 54,490 21.12

499,620 24.02 49,960 20.31

84,990 35.52 73,870 30.44

Art directors........................................................................................................................................... 31,570 45.32 94,260 38.88

Craft artists............................................................................................................................................ 4,810 16.94 35,240 14.23

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators....................................................................... 12,480 25.96 54,000 21.56

Multimedia artists and animators........................................................................................................... 29,270 33.44 69,560 29.50

Artists and related workers, all other...................................................................................................... 6,850 29.65 61,680 28.77

414,630 21.67 45,060 18.77

Commercial and industrial designers..................................................................................................... 29,030 30.02 62,430 28.66

Fashion designers................................................................................................................................. 16,560 34.92 72,620 30.22

Floral designers..................................................................................................................................... 47,110 12.28 25,550 11.45

Graphic designers................................................................................................................................. 191,440 23.43 48,730 21.22

Interior designers................................................................................................................................... 40,750 25.47 52,970 22.89

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers....................................................................................... 73,490 13.88 28,860 12.70

Set and exhibit designers....................................................................................................................... 8,680 26.11 54,310 24.18

Designers, all other................................................................................................................................ 7,560 24.56 51,080 21.79

489,840 27.35 56,890 18.52

157,550 40.64 84,520 28.89

Actors.................................................................................................................................................... 70,540 35.97 (2) 20.26

Producers and directors......................................................................................................................... 87,010 44.42 92,390 34.31

229,830 (2) 38,520 (2)

Athletes and sports competitors............................................................................................................. 12,450 (2) 75,760 (2)

Coaches and scouts.............................................................................................................................. 201,800 (2) 36,680 (2)

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials.......................................................................................... 15,570 (2) 32,600 (2)

18,790 20.04 41,680 15.87

Dancers................................................................................................................................................. 11,390 19.02 (2) 14.16

Choreographers..................................................................................................................................... 7,400 21.60 44,930 18.33

67,050 29.61 (2) 23.13

Music directors and composers............................................................................................................. 24,940 25.68 53,420 22.77

Musicians and singers........................................................................................................................... 42,100 31.94 (2) 23.50

16,630 22.64 (2) 15.58

551,020 28.45 59,180 24.49

39,460 19.95 41,490 13.34

Radio and television announcers........................................................................................................... 31,340 20.13 41,860 13.47

Public address system and other announcers........................................................................................ 8,120 19.27 40,070 12.61

50,740 23.32 48,510 17.83

Broadcast news analysts....................................................................................................................... 5,170 37.68 78,380 26.63

Reporters and correspondents............................................................................................................... 45,570 21.69 45,120 17.25

201,280 29.80 61,980 26.04

187,190 31.31 65,130 27.62

Editors................................................................................................................................................... 99,040 30.02 62,440 25.90

Technical writers.................................................................................................................................... 46,160 32.65 67,910 31.49

Writers and authors............................................................................................................................... 41,990 32.90 68,420 26.89

72,350 25.55 53,150 21.81

Interpreters and translators.................................................................................................................... 50,320 25.68 53,410 21.84

Media and communication workers, all other......................................................................................... 22,030 25.27 52,550 21.71

209,640 22.76 47,350 18.97

101,510 22.45 46,690 19.81

Audio and video equipment technicians................................................................................................. 54,310 22.13 46,040 20.12

Broadcast technicians............................................................................................................................ 31,640 21.18 44,050 18.21

Radio operators..................................................................................................................................... 1,280 20.79 43,240 20.23

Sound engineering technicians.............................................................................................................. 14,280 26.60 55,340 22.27

See footnotes at end of table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Employment

Mean wages

Occupation

Median 

hourly 

wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Hourly Annual1

56,140 $17.47 $36,330 $13.70

37,910 27.66 57,540 22.25

Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture........................................................................ 16,410 23.56 49,010 19.38

Film and video editors............................................................................................................................ 21,500 30.80 64,060 24.66

14,090 32.97 68,570 33.08

7,649,930 35.35 73,540 28.94

4,680,350 44.18 91,890 35.29

27,740 38.25 79,550 31.81

109,570 80.25 166,910 71.79

Dentists, general.................................................................................................................................... 93,580 78.48 163,240 69.83

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons............................................................................................................. 4,990 104.06 216,440 (3)

Orthodontists......................................................................................................................................... 5,530 89.58 186,320 (3)

Prosthodontists...................................................................................................................................... 310 80.83 168,120 81.31

Dentists, all other specialists.................................................................................................................. 5,150 79.22 164,780 74.51

58,240 27.00 56,170 26.56

29,180 52.80 109,810 47.03

281,560 55.27 114,950 56.09

611,650 91.38 190,060 (3)

Anesthesiologists................................................................................................................................... 29,930 111.94 232,830 (3)

Family and general practitioners............................................................................................................ 110,050 86.95 180,850 82.70

Internists, general.................................................................................................................................. 45,210 92.08 191,520 (3)

Obstetricians and gynecologists............................................................................................................. 20,880 104.21 216,760 (3)

Pediatricians, general............................................................................................................................ 30,560 80.59 167,640 74.35

Psychiatrists.......................................................................................................................................... 24,210 85.35 177,520 83.33

Surgeons............................................................................................................................................... 42,410 110.84 230,540 (3)

Physicians and surgeons, all other......................................................................................................... 308,410 88.86 184,820 (3)

83,640 44.45 92,460 43.72

9,090 63.69 132,470 55.98

591,350 34.50 71,760 33.66

Occupational therapists......................................................................................................................... 105,540 36.73 76,400 36.25

Physical therapists................................................................................................................................. 191,460 38.99 81,110 38.39

Radiation therapists............................................................................................................................... 18,230 38.66 80,410 37.29

Recreational therapists.......................................................................................................................... 19,180 21.29 44,280 20.33

Respiratory therapists............................................................................................................................ 116,960 27.50 57,200 26.86

Speech-language pathologists............................................................................................................... 121,690 34.97 72,730 33.59

Exercise physiologists............................................................................................................................ 5,820 22.89 47,610 21.53

Therapists, all other............................................................................................................................... 12,480 27.29 56,760 25.58

56,020 44.83 93,250 40.61

2,633,980 32.66 67,930 31.48

34,180 74.22 154,390 71.23

5,710 43.78 91,070 43.08

105,780 43.97 91,450 43.25

12,060 35.04 72,890 33.52

30,590 41.22 85,740 34.96

2,827,170 21.12 43,930 19.41

318,620 23.59 49,070 22.99

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists.......................................................................................... 160,700 28.19 58,640 27.69

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians............................................................................................. 157,920 18.91 39,340 17.90

190,290 33.99 70,700 33.75

353,060 28.45 59,170 27.81

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians........................................................................................ 50,530 25.51 53,050 25.04

Diagnostic medical sonographers.......................................................................................................... 57,700 31.90 66,360 31.66

Nuclear medicine technologists.............................................................................................................. 20,480 34.06 70,840 33.74

Radiologic technologists........................................................................................................................ 194,790 27.14 56,450 26.26

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists............................................................................................ 29,560 31.45 65,410 31.42

232,860 16.53 34,370 14.91

668,870 15.98 33,240 15.06

Dietetic technicians................................................................................................................................ 24,660 13.79 28,680 12.62

Pharmacy technicians............................................................................................................................ 353,340 14.63 30,430 14.10

Psychiatric technicians.......................................................................................................................... 67,760 15.93 33,140 14.45

Respiratory therapy technicians............................................................................................................. 13,460 22.84 47,510 22.48

Surgical technologists............................................................................................................................ 97,150 20.91 43,480 20.09

Veterinary technologists and technicians............................................................................................... 83,350 15.13 31,470 14.56

Ophthalmic medical technicians............................................................................................................. 29,170 17.11 35,590 16.46

718,800 20.39 42,400 19.97

182,370 17.68 36,770 16.42

64,930 16.83 35,010 16.03

97,380 22.40 46,590 20.17

Orthotists and prosthetists..................................................................................................................... 7,890 33.64 69,960 30.13

Hearing aid specialists........................................................................................................................... 4,980 22.49 46,780 19.92

Health technologists and technicians, all other....................................................................................... 84,510 21.35 44,400 19.57

142,410 27.86 57,960 26.02

71,500 31.25 65,000 30.39

Occupational health and safety specialists............................................................................................. 59,610 32.67 67,960 32.11

Occupational health and safety technicians........................................................................................... 11,890 24.11 50,150 22.81

70,910 24.45 50,860 21.39

Athletic trainers...................................................................................................................................... 20,780 (2) 44,010 (2)

See footnotes at end of table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Occupation

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment

Mean wages

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

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Hourly Annual1

Genetic counselors................................................................................................................................ 2,000 $26.84 $55,820 $27.31

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other........................................................................ 48,130 25.78 53,610 22.20

3,915,460 13.36 27,780 12.28

2,391,750 11.69 24,320 11.07

2,391,750 11.69 24,320 11.07

Home health aides................................................................................................................................. 839,930 10.49 21,830 10.01

Psychiatric aides.................................................................................................................................... 77,880 12.83 26,680 11.82

Nursing assistants................................................................................................................................. 1,420,020 12.32 25,620 11.74

Orderlies................................................................................................................................................ 53,920 12.35 25,700 11.53

155,970 20.63 42,920 20.25

37,460 23.15 48,160 23.53

Occupational therapy assistants............................................................................................................ 29,500 25.52 53,090 25.60

Occupational therapy aides.................................................................................................................... 7,950 14.36 29,870 12.91

118,510 19.84 41,260 18.96

Physical therapist assistants.................................................................................................................. 69,810 25.15 52,320 25.08

Physical therapist aides......................................................................................................................... 48,700 12.22 25,410 11.48

1,367,740 15.43 32,100 14.72

71,040 19.40 40,350 17.29

1,296,700 15.21 31,640 14.63

Dental assistants................................................................................................................................... 300,160 16.86 35,080 16.59

Medical assistants................................................................................................................................. 553,140 14.69 30,550 14.12

Medical equipment preparers................................................................................................................. 50,230 15.51 32,260 14.82

Medical transcriptionists........................................................................................................................ 74,810 16.66 34,650 16.36

Pharmacy aides..................................................................................................................................... 42,600 11.28 23,460 10.51

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.......................................................................... 71,500 11.90 24,740 11.12

Phlebotomists........................................................................................................................................ 100,380 14.86 30,910 14.29

Healthcare support workers, all other..................................................................................................... 103,890 16.29 33,880 15.77

3,207,790 20.70 43,050 17.60

266,920 32.77 68,170 30.70

144,680 36.31 75,530 34.39

First-line supervisors of correctional officers.......................................................................................... 44,830 29.31 60,970 27.81

First-line supervisors of police and detectives........................................................................................ 99,860 39.45 82,060 37.63

60,600 34.23 71,190 32.79

61,640 23.05 47,940 22.03

311,360 23.16 48,180 21.92

297,700 23.00 47,850 21.75

13,660 26.61 55,350 24.94

Fire inspectors and investigators........................................................................................................... 11,860 27.60 57,400 25.96

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists.................................................................................... 1,800 20.13 41,860 17.20

1,212,010 25.98 54,040 23.93

451,100 20.87 43,410 18.74

Bailiffs.................................................................................................................................................... 16,240 19.15 39,840 17.71

Correctional officers and jailers.............................................................................................................. 434,870 20.94 43,550 18.77

109,230 37.43 77,860 35.72

6,320 23.75 49,400 23.11

9,210 17.70 36,810 17.16

636,140 27.78 57,770 26.57

Police and sheriff's patrol officers........................................................................................................... 632,000 27.78 57,770 26.57

Transit and railroad police...................................................................................................................... 4,140 27.83 57,880 26.54

1,417,510 13.36 27,790 11.65

13,890 16.09 33,470 15.23

23,390 24.42 50,780 21.99

1,055,580 13.12 27,290 11.55

Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators.......................................................................... 9,150 15.40 32,040 14.23

Security guards...................................................................................................................................... 1,046,420 13.10 27,240 11.52

324,650 13.24 27,530 11.53

Crossing guards.................................................................................................................................... 70,390 12.58 26,160 11.50

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers................................................ 125,770 9.96 20,720 9.11

Transportation security screeners.......................................................................................................... 47,200 17.85 37,130 17.71

Protective service workers, all other....................................................................................................... 81,290 16.19 33,680 14.65

11,546,880 10.28 21,380 9.10

914,970 16.05 33,390 14.48

914,970 16.05 33,390 14.48

Chefs and head cooks........................................................................................................................... 97,370 22.39 46,570 20.42

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers............................................................... 817,600 15.30 31,820 14.07

2,870,010 10.52 21,890 9.66

2,084,640 10.70 22,260 9.88

Cooks, fast food..................................................................................................................................... 504,740 9.03 18,780 8.85

Cooks, institution and cafeteria.............................................................................................................. 395,280 11.70 24,340 10.99

Cooks, private household...................................................................................................................... 540 13.38 27,840 11.29

Cooks, restaurant.................................................................................................................................. 1,000,710 11.20 23,300 10.59

Cooks, short order................................................................................................................................. 162,320 10.21 21,240 9.48

Cooks, all other...................................................................................................................................... 21,050 12.17 25,310 11.18

785,370 10.05 20,910 9.28

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Food preparation and serving related occupations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Protective service occupations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (Continued)

Healthcare support occupations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment

Mean wages
Hourly Annual1

6,485,990 $9.54 $19,840 $8.88

538,220 10.40 21,630 9.09

3,378,030 9.04 18,810 8.80

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food..................................................... 2,943,810 9.00 18,720 8.78

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.......................................................... 434,220 9.34 19,430 8.92

2,332,020 9.95 20,710 8.92

237,740 10.58 22,010 9.44

1,275,900 9.36 19,470 8.91

395,750 9.47 19,690 8.89

501,910 9.10 18,930 8.88

341,400 9.41 19,570 8.93

36,850 11.25 23,390 9.76

4,246,260 12.34 25,670 10.91

269,700 19.47 40,500 18.08

269,700 19.47 40,500 18.08

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers................................................................. 170,690 18.19 37,830 16.98

First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers.................................. 99,010 21.68 45,100 20.27

3,067,210 11.60 24,130 10.37

3,005,830 11.52 23,970 10.31

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................................... 2,097,380 11.95 24,850 10.73

Maids and housekeeping cleaners......................................................................................................... 894,920 10.49 21,820 9.41

Building cleaning workers, all other........................................................................................................ 13,530 14.13 29,390 13.25

61,380 15.47 32,190 14.45

909,350 12.72 26,460 11.53

909,350 12.72 26,460 11.53

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................ 830,640 12.44 25,870 11.33

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation...................................................................... 23,650 15.38 32,000 14.55

Tree trimmers and pruners.................................................................................................................... 39,750 16.27 33,850 15.54

Grounds maintenance workers, all other................................................................................................ 15,300 14.72 30,620 12.86

3,810,750 11.80 24,550 10.02

174,450 19.10 39,740 17.61

32,490 22.12 46,010 21.81

Gaming supervisors............................................................................................................................... 24,760 23.89 49,700 23.70

Slot supervisors..................................................................................................................................... 7,730 16.44 34,200 15.57

141,960 18.41 38,300 16.90

161,310 11.02 22,920 9.60

11,170 14.59 30,340 12.15

150,140 10.75 22,370 9.46

530,880 10.23 21,280 9.06

123,860 11.09 23,080 9.09

Gaming dealers..................................................................................................................................... 98,310 10.77 22,410 8.96

Gaming and sports book writers and runners......................................................................................... 12,710 11.92 24,790 10.49

Gaming service workers, all other.......................................................................................................... 12,850 12.74 26,500 11.29

8,030 10.38 21,600 9.53

106,860 9.77 20,320 9.01

292,130 10.03 20,870 9.06

Amusement and recreation attendants.................................................................................................. 256,400 9.63 20,020 9.00

Costume attendants............................................................................................................................... 5,660 21.55 44,830 17.67

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants......................................................................... 19,190 10.28 21,390 9.21

Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other......................................................................... 10,890 13.17 27,400 12.09

60,000 17.70 36,820 14.24

5,040 21.00 43,680 20.31

31,890 11.66 24,250 10.87

23,070 25.33 52,690 22.52

478,160 12.68 26,370 10.67

368,500 12.89 26,820 10.95

Barbers.................................................................................................................................................. 12,590 13.23 27,520 12.06

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists........................................................................................ 355,910 12.88 26,790 10.91

109,660 11.97 24,890 9.64

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance........................................................................................... 1,950 32.49 67,580 30.99

Manicurists and pedicurists.................................................................................................................... 62,330 10.31 21,440 9.24

Shampooers.......................................................................................................................................... 13,570 8.94 18,600 8.80

Skincare specialists............................................................................................................................... 31,810 15.25 31,720 13.77

66,360 12.27 25,510 11.00

66,360 12.27 25,510 11.00

Baggage porters and bellhops............................................................................................................... 40,480 11.10 23,090 9.64

Concierges............................................................................................................................................ 25,880 14.09 29,310 13.10

35,480 13.19 27,440 11.74

35,480 13.19 27,440 11.74

Tour guides and escorts........................................................................................................................ 31,270 12.63 26,280 11.51

Travel guides......................................................................................................................................... 4,210 17.34 36,060 14.80

2,304,120 11.29 23,490 9.92

624,520 10.25 21,310 9.38

985,230 10.01 20,830 9.57

543,800 14.60 30,370 11.71

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors................................................................................................ 234,070 17.74 36,900 15.25

Recreation workers................................................................................................................................ 309,730 12.22 25,430 10.69

See footnotes at end of table.

Personal care aides....................................................................................................................................

Recreation and fitness workers...................................................................................................................

Personal appearance workers..........................................................................................................................

Barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists................................................................................

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers..............................................................................................

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................................................................................................

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges.................................................................................................

Tour and travel guides.....................................................................................................................................

Tour and travel guides................................................................................................................................

Other personal care and service workers.........................................................................................................

Childcare workers.......................................................................................................................................

Entertainment attendants and related workers.................................................................................................

Gaming services workers............................................................................................................................

Motion picture projectionists.......................................................................................................................

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers.................................................................................................

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers.....................................................................

Funeral service workers...................................................................................................................................

Embalmers.................................................................................................................................................

Funeral attendants......................................................................................................................................

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors............................................................................................

Food preparation and serving related occupations (Continued)

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers......................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Other food preparation and serving related workers.........................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation Employment

Mean wages

Dishwashers...............................................................................................................................................

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.........................................................................

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other..............................................................................

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.........................................................

First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers......................................

Building cleaning and pest control workers.......................................................................................................

Building cleaning workers...........................................................................................................................

Pest control workers...................................................................................................................................

Grounds maintenance workers........................................................................................................................

Grounds maintenance workers...................................................................................................................

Personal care and service occupations

Supervisors of personal care and service workers...........................................................................................

First-line supervisors of gaming workers.....................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of personal service workers.......................................................................................

Animal care and service workers.....................................................................................................................

Animal trainers............................................................................................................................................

Nonfarm animal caretakers.........................................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

Personal care and service occupations (Continued)

83,760 $12.72 $26,470 $11.79

66,810 11.26 23,420 9.90

13,835,090 18.26 37,990 12.08

1,457,580 22.99 47,820 18.92

1,457,580 22.99 47,820 18.92

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers........................................................................................... 1,214,170 19.67 40,910 17.70

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers.................................................................................... 243,420 39.58 82,320 33.68

8,326,900 11.35 23,610 9.56

3,335,980 9.81 20,410 9.13

Cashiers................................................................................................................................................ 3,314,010 9.79 20,370 9.12

Gaming change persons and booth cashiers......................................................................................... 21,970 12.38 25,740 11.87

650,920 13.81 28,720 12.05

Counter and rental clerks....................................................................................................................... 432,650 12.93 26,900 11.12

Parts salespersons................................................................................................................................ 218,270 15.54 32,320 14.21

4,340,000 12.17 25,310 10.15

1,549,470 32.97 68,580 24.56

145,500 27.54 57,270 22.26

336,740 30.48 63,400 23.15

330,470 48.51 100,910 34.48

64,680 17.78 36,970 16.64

672,080 29.22 60,770 24.45

1,778,860 33.02 68,690 27.82

1,778,860 33.02 68,690 27.82

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products......................... 364,830 41.20 85,690 36.04

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............. 1,414,030 30.91 64,300 26.07

722,280 20.52 42,670 13.75

77,500 13.49 28,060 11.40

Demonstrators and product promoters................................................................................................... 73,170 13.55 28,180 11.47

Models................................................................................................................................................... 4,330 12.55 26,110 9.02

199,830 27.50 57,210 20.19

Real estate brokers................................................................................................................................ 37,270 38.57 80,220 28.05

Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................ 162,560 24.97 51,930 18.82

65,410 47.74 99,290 44.15

245,550 12.29 25,570 10.74

134,000 15.94 33,160 12.21

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers........................................... 6,650 12.68 26,380 10.32

Sales and related workers, all other....................................................................................................... 127,350 16.11 33,510 12.41

21,355,350 16.54 34,410 15.15

1,359,150 25.40 52,830 23.72

1,359,150 25.40 52,830 23.72

139,000 13.34 27,760 12.47

125,490 12.91 26,860 12.20

10,710 16.67 34,670 15.79

2,800 19.96 41,530 19.35

3,324,780 16.55 34,420 15.71

385,890 16.50 34,320 15.61

490,850 16.61 34,540 16.08

1,606,260 17.62 36,640 16.91

18,230 12.54 26,070 11.83

172,740 18.69 38,880 18.12

69,750 18.43 38,340 18.38

541,770 12.40 25,790 11.99

39,290 19.03 39,580 17.72

5,240,790 15.35 31,940 14.28

61,870 21.34 44,390 20.40

10,150 17.75 36,920 17.38

122,710 17.76 36,950 16.75

51,650 17.15 35,680 16.16

2,299,750 15.92 33,110 14.70

130,340 19.74 41,060 19.49

158,580 13.48 28,030 12.59

229,000 10.56 21,960 9.78

196,660 15.04 31,270 14.38

104,030 12.35 25,680 11.27

192,010 17.40 36,180 16.98

55,320 15.84 32,950 15.25

208,800 15.04 31,280 14.18

139,200 18.43 38,340 18.03

966,150 13.00 27,050 12.49

135,930 16.14 33,580 15.58

178,650 18.15 37,750 17.91

3,830,120 15.54 32,310 13.65

78,750 20.34 42,310 19.10

76,830 12.99 27,020 12.23

280,530 18.41 38,300 17.26

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers................................................................................................. 95,640 18.27 38,010 17.45

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance.................................................................................... 184,890 18.49 38,450 17.16

39,530 18.52 38,510 17.28

See footnotes at end of table.

Receptionists and information clerks...........................................................................................................

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks....................................................................

Information and record clerks, all other.......................................................................................................

Information and record clerks...........................................................................................................................

Bill and account collectors...........................................................................................................................

Billing and posting clerks.............................................................................................................................

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.............................................................................................

Order clerks................................................................................................................................................

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.....................................................................

Gaming cage workers.................................................................................................................................

Payroll and timekeeping clerks....................................................................................................................

Procurement clerks.....................................................................................................................................

Sales engineers..........................................................................................................................................

Telemarketers.............................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous sales and related workers....................................................................................................

Office and administrative support occupations

Financial clerks................................................................................................................................................

Switchboard operators, including answering service...................................................................................

Telephone operators...................................................................................................................................

Communications equipment operators, all other.........................................................................................

Communications equipment operators.............................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers..............................................................

Supervisors of office and administrative support workers.................................................................................

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing.......................................................................................

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing..................................................................................

Other sales and related workers......................................................................................................................

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters..........................................................................................

Meter readers, utilities................................................................................................................................

Cargo and freight agents............................................................................................................................

Couriers and messengers...........................................................................................................................

Dispatchers................................................................................................................................................

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers..............................................................

Brokerage clerks.........................................................................................................................................

Correspondence clerks...............................................................................................................................

Court, municipal, and license clerks............................................................................................................

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.....................................................................................................

Customer service representatives...............................................................................................................

Eligibility interviewers, government programs.............................................................................................

File clerks...................................................................................................................................................

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks............................................................................................................

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.......................................................................................................

Library assistants, clerical...........................................................................................................................

Loan interviewers and clerks.......................................................................................................................

New accounts clerks...................................................................................................................................

Tellers.........................................................................................................................................................

Financial clerks, all other.............................................................................................................................

Real estate brokers and sales agents.........................................................................................................

Cashiers.....................................................................................................................................................

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons.......................................................................................

Retail salespersons.....................................................................................................................................

Sales representatives, services.......................................................................................................................

Advertising sales agents.............................................................................................................................

Insurance sales agents...............................................................................................................................

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents......................................................................

Travel agents..............................................................................................................................................

Sales representatives, services, all other....................................................................................................

Residential advisors....................................................................................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

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

Sales and related occupations

Supervisors of sales workers...........................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of sales workers........................................................................................................

Retail sales workers.........................................................................................................................................

Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation

Mean wages
Hourly Annual1

509,030 $24.55 $51,070 $25.53

Postal service clerks.............................................................................................................................. 69,310 24.26 50,460 25.53

Postal service mail carriers.................................................................................................................... 305,490 25.11 52,220 27.16

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators.......................................... 134,230 23.44 48,750 25.52

278,490 21.85 45,450 21.03

690,780 14.76 30,700 13.95

1,806,310 11.75 24,440 10.60

69,870 14.30 29,750 13.42

3,615,090 18.16 37,780 16.99

3,615,090 18.16 37,780 16.99

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants.............................................................. 803,040 24.14 50,220 22.84

Legal secretaries................................................................................................................................... 216,730 21.34 44,380 20.27

Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................ 509,640 15.71 32,670 15.07

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive.................................... 2,085,680 16.13 33,560 15.58

3,846,420 14.62 30,410 13.74

71,560 19.10 39,720 18.46

303,840 15.11 31,430 14.47

Data entry keyers................................................................................................................................... 207,280 14.05 29,220 13.47

Word processors and typists.................................................................................................................. 96,560 17.40 36,190 16.96

15,960 18.77 39,040 17.81

226,260 17.93 37,300 17.17

102,410 13.53 28,140 12.93

2,808,100 14.07 29,270 13.21

66,820 14.22 29,580 13.44

11,300 16.88 35,110 15.76

14,870 19.72 41,010 19.15

225,310 15.90 33,070 14.94

427,670 11.65 24,230 9.31

19,340 22.31 46,410 20.99

19,340 22.31 46,410 20.99

365,760 10.54 21,920 9.14

13,570 20.41 42,460 20.27

1,460 17.90 37,230 16.47

39,060 10.04 20,870 9.21

311,670 10.14 21,080 9.09

Agricultural equipment operators........................................................................................................... 22,820 13.17 27,390 12.43

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse.................................................................... 253,670 9.61 19,990 8.98

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals............................................................................. 29,570 11.56 24,040 10.61

Agricultural workers, all other................................................................................................................. 5,610 14.00 29,120 12.09

610 17.98 37,410 16.35

570 17.74 36,900 16.07

41,960 16.30 33,910 15.57

7,910 13.75 28,600 11.70

34,050 16.90 35,140 16.17

Fallers.................................................................................................................................................... 5,150 19.64 40,860 16.95

Logging equipment operators................................................................................................................ 23,240 16.41 34,130 16.05

Log graders and scalers........................................................................................................................ 2,770 16.12 33,540 15.81

Logging workers, all other...................................................................................................................... 2,890 16.66 34,650 16.47

4,978,290 21.61 44,960 19.29

456,640 30.40 63,230 28.70

456,640 30.40 63,230 28.70

3,671,980 21.09 43,860 18.74

17,660 26.84 55,830 27.19

68,420 23.40 48,670 21.61

Brickmasons and blockmasons.............................................................................................................. 57,090 24.22 50,370 22.33

Stonemasons......................................................................................................................................... 11,330 19.29 40,120 17.96

567,820 21.41 44,520 19.20

66,540 19.51 40,590 17.50

Carpet installers..................................................................................................................................... 25,350 19.68 40,930 17.66

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles.................................................................................... 9,980 18.48 38,450 17.07

Floor sanders and finishers.................................................................................................................... 4,150 17.13 35,640 15.98

Tile and marble setters.......................................................................................................................... 27,050 20.10 41,820 17.81

138,560 19.20 39,930 17.23

Cement masons and concrete finishers................................................................................................. 135,200 19.17 39,870 17.19

Terrazzo workers and finishers.............................................................................................................. 3,350 20.40 42,440 19.11

814,470 16.58 34,490 14.42

393,410 21.88 45,510 19.70

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators............................................................................ 54,460 19.31 40,170 17.23

Pile-driver operators.............................................................................................................................. 3,800 26.67 55,480 23.31

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators......................................................... 335,160 22.24 46,270 20.13

91,180 20.99 43,660 18.23

Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................................................................................................. 75,810 20.38 42,380 17.89

Tapers................................................................................................................................................... 15,370 24.01 49,940 21.77

519,850 25.50 53,030 23.96

42,350 20.24 42,090 18.08

See footnotes at end of table.

Construction and extraction occupations

Electricians.................................................................................................................................................

Glaziers......................................................................................................................................................

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers.......................................................................................

Construction laborers..................................................................................................................................

Construction equipment operators..............................................................................................................

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers.........................................................................

Carpenters..................................................................................................................................................

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers...............................................................................................

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons...........................................................................................

Boilermakers...............................................................................................................................................

Construction trades workers............................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers............................................................

Supervisors of construction and extraction workers.........................................................................................

Fishers and related fishing workers.............................................................................................................

Forest, conservation, and logging workers.......................................................................................................

Forest and conservation workers................................................................................................................

Logging workers.........................................................................................................................................

Supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers.......................................................................................

First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers....................................................................

Agricultural workers.........................................................................................................................................

Agricultural inspectors.................................................................................................................................

Animal breeders..........................................................................................................................................

Graders and sorters, agricultural products..................................................................................................

Miscellaneous agricultural workers..............................................................................................................

Office clerks, general..................................................................................................................................

Office machine operators, except computer................................................................................................

Proofreaders and copy markers..................................................................................................................

Statistical assistants...................................................................................................................................

Office and administrative support workers, all other....................................................................................

Computer operators....................................................................................................................................

Data entry and information processing workers..........................................................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Fishing and hunting workers............................................................................................................................

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks............................................................................................

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service....................................................................

Office and administrative support occupations (Continued)

Desktop publishers.....................................................................................................................................

Other office and administrative support workers..............................................................................................

Secretaries and administrative assistants...................................................................................................

Postal service workers................................................................................................................................

Production, planning, and expediting clerks................................................................................................

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks..........................................................................................................

Stock clerks and order fillers.......................................................................................................................

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping..................................................................

Secretaries and administrative assistants........................................................................................................

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Mean wages

Occupation
Hourly Annual1

50,760 $19.71 $41,000 $17.28

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall............................................................................................... 22,540 17.49 36,390 15.56

Insulation workers, mechanical.............................................................................................................. 28,220 21.48 44,680 18.83

187,790 18.55 38,590 16.91

Painters, construction and maintenance................................................................................................ 184,330 18.55 38,590 16.92

Paperhangers........................................................................................................................................ 3,460 18.57 38,630 16.63

383,970 24.75 51,480 22.82

Pipelayers.............................................................................................................................................. 43,590 19.22 39,970 17.40

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters................................................................................................... 340,370 25.46 52,950 23.62

21,040 20.13 41,860 17.85

15,330 24.59 51,140 22.07

97,650 18.63 38,760 16.97

133,420 22.54 46,870 20.81

57,070 24.40 50,740 22.18

4,710 19.53 40,620 18.22

210,460 13.57 28,230 12.77

210,460 13.57 28,230 12.77

Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters.................................... 24,310 14.95 31,100 13.57

Helpers--carpenters............................................................................................................................... 35,870 13.09 27,230 12.29

Helpers--electricians.............................................................................................................................. 59,610 13.86 28,840 13.30

Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons.......................................................... 10,980 12.68 26,360 11.68

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters................................................................... 46,510 13.65 28,380 12.82

Helpers--roofers..................................................................................................................................... 12,200 12.03 25,030 11.20

Helpers, construction trades, all other.................................................................................................... 20,980 13.18 27,420 12.31

382,000 20.94 43,540 19.05

89,280 26.55 55,230 25.70

19,700 35.64 74,140 36.85

21,250 15.58 32,410 14.52

37,440 20.03 41,660 18.07

141,180 17.43 36,240 16.95

16,870 22.21 46,200 22.08

24,020 17.29 35,970 16.36

32,260 18.40 38,260 16.79

Segmental pavers.................................................................................................................................. 1,490 17.18 35,740 16.21

Construction and related workers, all other............................................................................................ 30,770 18.45 38,380 16.82

257,220 21.16 44,010 19.54

104,230 24.02 49,960 21.43

Derrick operators, oil and gas................................................................................................................ 21,950 23.43 48,740 22.55

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas........................................................................................................... 25,090 27.18 56,540 23.66

Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining........................................................................................... 57,180 22.86 47,540 20.18

17,680 21.08 43,840 19.61

6,330 23.74 49,380 23.38

23,290 23.62 49,120 24.15

Continuous mining machine operators................................................................................................... 13,640 24.49 50,940 24.98

Mine cutting and channeling machine operators.................................................................................... 6,750 22.38 46,540 23.05

Mining machine operators, all other....................................................................................................... 2,900 22.40 46,590 22.51

4,490 16.28 33,870 15.52

6,790 26.08 54,240 26.11

59,320 17.21 35,800 16.41

25,840 16.18 33,660 15.13

9,250 19.09 39,710 18.66

5,069,590 21.09 43,870 19.72

421,650 30.07 62,540 28.97

421,650 30.07 62,540 28.97

572,810 23.21 48,280 22.38

113,480 18.53 38,550 17.60

224,000 25.57 53,180 25.86

Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers................................................................. 15,780 22.24 46,260 21.11

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers....................................... 208,220 25.82 53,710 26.22

235,330 23.22 48,310 22.48

Avionics technicians.............................................................................................................................. 16,810 26.65 55,440 26.61

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers.................................................................................... 19,020 18.50 38,470 17.42

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment.......................................... 15,530 25.41 52,850 24.63

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment............................................. 66,440 25.45 52,940 25.31

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay................................................. 23,920 32.40 67,380 33.08

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles................................................................ 12,590 16.16 33,600 15.07

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers......................................................... 27,050 17.76 36,940 16.86

Security and fire alarm systems installers.............................................................................................. 53,960 20.77 43,210 19.73

1,438,930 19.61 40,780 18.50

119,160 26.78 55,690 26.55

747,210 18.97 39,460 17.72

Automotive body and related repairers................................................................................................... 135,610 20.12 41,840 18.45

Automotive glass installers and repairers............................................................................................... 14,780 16.14 33,580 15.70

Automotive service technicians and mechanics..................................................................................... 596,830 18.78 39,060 17.60

230,030 20.99 43,660 20.35

163,490 21.53 44,780 21.07

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians............................................................................. 34,150 17.16 35,680 16.71

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................. 110,200 22.66 47,140 22.14

Rail car repairers................................................................................................................................... 19,140 22.80 47,430 23.32

See footnotes at end of table.

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers.............................................................

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers..............................

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers.................................................................

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians................................................................................................

Automotive technicians and repairers.........................................................................................................

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists..............................................................................

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics..................................................

Roof bolters, mining....................................................................................................................................

Roustabouts, oil and gas............................................................................................................................

Helpers--extraction workers........................................................................................................................

Extraction workers, all other........................................................................................................................

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers...........................................................................

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers......................................................................

Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers..........................................................

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers..........................................................................

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators.............................................................................

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................................................................................

Miscellaneous construction and related workers.........................................................................................

Extraction workers...........................................................................................................................................

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining............................................................

Earth drillers, except oil and gas.................................................................................................................

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters.....................................................................

Mining machine operators...........................................................................................................................

Rock splitters, quarry..................................................................................................................................

Solar photovoltaic installers.........................................................................................................................

Helpers, construction trades............................................................................................................................

Helpers, construction trades.......................................................................................................................

Other construction and related workers............................................................................................................

Construction and building inspectors..........................................................................................................

Elevator installers and repairers..................................................................................................................

Fence erectors............................................................................................................................................

Hazardous materials removal workers........................................................................................................

Highway maintenance workers...................................................................................................................

Construction and extraction occupations (Continued)

Insulation workers.......................................................................................................................................

Painters and paperhangers.........................................................................................................................

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................................................................................

Plasterers and stucco masons....................................................................................................................

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers.............................................................................................................

Roofers.......................................................................................................................................................

Sheet metal workers...................................................................................................................................

Structural iron and steel workers.................................................................................................................

Median 

hourly 

wages

Mean wages

Occupation Employment

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued
Hourly Annual1

60,690 $16.44 $34,190 $15.69

Motorboat mechanics and service technicians.......................................................................................... 18,380 17.86 37,140 17.08

Motorcycle mechanics............................................................................................................................... 14,950 16.78 34,910 15.93

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics.................................................................. 27,350 15.30 31,820 14.67

118,350 12.70 26,410 11.56

Bicycle repairers........................................................................................................................................ 10,490 12.14 25,250 11.61

Recreational vehicle service technicians................................................................................................... 10,970 17.36 36,120 16.61

Tire repairers and changers....................................................................................................................... 96,880 12.23 25,440 11.25

2,636,210 20.00 41,600 18.63

56,060 23.17 48,180 21.90

Mechanical door repairers......................................................................................................................... 15,750 18.55 38,590 17.36

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door.......................................................... 40,310 24.97 51,930 24.50

240,480 22.03 45,830 20.98

34,510 17.92 37,270 16.91

430,030 22.84 47,500 22.02

Industrial machinery mechanics................................................................................................................. 301,560 23.41 48,690 22.56

Maintenance workers, machinery.............................................................................................................. 88,450 20.28 42,190 19.53

Millwrights.................................................................................................................................................. 38,050 24.39 50,730 23.80

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons.................................................................................. 1,970 20.13 41,870 19.89

245,480 27.24 56,670 27.99

Electrical power-line installers and repairers............................................................................................. 112,450 29.94 62,280 30.41

Telecommunications line installers and repairers...................................................................................... 133,040 24.96 51,920 24.72

59,930 22.09 45,960 21.05

Camera and photographic equipment repairers......................................................................................... 2,590 20.07 41,750 18.26

Medical equipment repairers...................................................................................................................... 35,740 22.55 46,910 21.43

Musical instrument repairers and tuners.................................................................................................... 7,130 16.17 33,620 14.73

Watch repairers......................................................................................................................................... 2,670 19.03 39,570 18.10

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other............................................................................ 11,800 25.42 52,880 25.13

1,230,270 17.88 37,190 16.93

3,200 23.23 48,320 22.10

336,260 16.68 34,690 14.95

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers............................................................. 36,080 15.72 32,700 14.98

Commercial divers..................................................................................................................................... 3,480 26.32 54,750 22.54

Fabric menders, except garment............................................................................................................... 770 13.72 28,540 12.99

Locksmiths and safe repairers................................................................................................................... 16,190 18.83 39,160 18.06

Manufactured building and mobile home installers.................................................................................... 3,310 14.50 30,160 13.50

Riggers....................................................................................................................................................... 14,690 21.44 44,590 20.51

Signal and track switch repairers............................................................................................................... 8,600 26.63 55,390 26.66

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers............................................................................. 124,370 12.88 26,780 11.64

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other............................................................................. 128,770 18.95 39,410 17.60

8,594,170 16.59 34,500 14.87

568,820 27.61 57,420 25.98

568,820 27.61 57,420 25.98

1,718,700 14.89 30,970 13.74

41,180 23.33 48,520 22.09

261,780 15.10 31,400 14.14

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers............................................................................................................. 14,300 15.39 32,000 14.83

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers........................................................................................ 197,500 14.89 30,970 13.85

Electromechanical equipment assemblers................................................................................................ 49,990 15.84 32,950 15.12

40,750 18.14 37,730 17.36

78,340 17.91 37,260 17.19

1,296,650 14.30 29,730 13.14

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators........................................................................................................ 17,580 14.40 29,960 13.86

Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................... 1,006,980 14.38 29,910 13.29

Timing device assemblers and adjusters................................................................................................... 1,140 13.98 29,080 12.31

Assemblers and fabricators, all other......................................................................................................... 270,950 13.98 29,070 12.46

720,970 12.68 26,380 11.72

157,230 12.05 25,060 11.13

372,060 12.61 26,230 11.74

Butchers and meat cutters......................................................................................................................... 134,210 14.42 30,000 13.70

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.............................................................................................. 158,480 11.39 23,690 10.98

Slaughterers and meat packers................................................................................................................. 79,370 11.99 24,930 11.70

191,690 13.34 27,750 12.39

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders....................................... 20,350 14.22 29,580 13.67

Food batchmakers..................................................................................................................................... 100,520 13.63 28,340 12.77

Food cooking machine operators and tenders........................................................................................... 33,250 13.51 28,090 12.67

Food processing workers, all other............................................................................................................ 37,570 11.96 24,880 11.12

1,837,280 17.88 37,190 17.01

162,860 18.53 38,550 17.67

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic................................................................ 138,870 17.70 36,810 17.10

Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic...................................... 23,990 23.39 48,640 22.08

132,800 16.97 35,300 16.30

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................. 74,490 16.37 34,060 15.54

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic......................................................... 22,270 16.74 34,830 16.37

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 36,040 18.35 38,160 17.98

333,520 15.86 32,980 15.13

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................ 182,570 14.95 31,090 14.27

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................. 20,660 17.32 36,020 16.32

See footnotes at end of table.

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.........................................................

Supervisors of production workers.......................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers.............................................................................

Assemblers and fabricators..................................................................................................................................

Engine and other machine assemblers...........................................................................................................

Structural metal fabricators and fitters............................................................................................................

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.....................................................................................................

Food processing workers.....................................................................................................................................

Bakers.............................................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous food processing workers.........................................................................................................

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................................................

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers......................................................................

Metal workers and plastic workers.......................................................................................................................

Computer control programmers and operators...............................................................................................

Precision instrument and equipment repairers................................................................................................

Production occupations

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers........................................................................

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers.............................................................................

Maintenance and repair workers, general.......................................................................................................

Wind turbine service technicians....................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers.........................................................................

Home appliance repairers...............................................................................................................................

Line installers and repairers............................................................................................................................

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers................................................................

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (Continued)

Small engine mechanics.................................................................................................................................

Control and valve installers and repairers.......................................................................................................

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.............................................................

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers.......................................

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.....................................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Occupation Employment

Mean wages Median 

hourly 

wages
Hourly Annual1

Production occupations (Continued)

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, 

 metal and plastic............................................................................................................................. 69,510 $15.90 $33,070 $15.20

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................. 37,920 18.08 37,600 17.57

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................... 22,840 18.01 37,460 17.22

388,370 19.65 40,860 18.99

31,140 18.55 38,590 17.88

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders......................................................................................... 20,520 19.26 40,060 18.70

Pourers and casters, metal.................................................................................................................... 10,620 17.19 35,750 16.37

9,830 21.86 45,470 21.32

Model makers, metal and plastic............................................................................................................ 5,700 22.58 46,970 22.04

Patternmakers, metal and plastic........................................................................................................... 4,130 20.86 43,400 20.40

136,950 14.67 30,510 13.84

Foundry mold and coremakers............................................................................................................... 12,510 15.19 31,600 14.68

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............. 124,440 14.62 30,400 13.77

85,110 16.85 35,060 16.33

76,430 23.31 48,490 22.60

379,140 18.32 38,100 17.35

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers................................................................................................ 329,710 18.46 38,410 17.45

Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................. 49,430 17.33 36,060 16.69

101,120 16.74 34,820 15.72

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................... 21,760 17.01 35,380 16.35

Layout workers, metal and plastic.......................................................................................................... 12,380 20.35 42,330 20.22

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 34,420 15.30 31,830 14.29

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners...................................................................................................... 11,950 17.09 35,560 16.49

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other........................................................................................... 20,620 16.48 34,280 14.93

267,390 17.14 35,640 16.40

267,390 17.14 35,640 16.40

Prepress technicians and workers......................................................................................................... 41,420 18.76 39,020 17.91

Printing press operators......................................................................................................................... 173,010 17.35 36,090 16.68

Print binding and finishing workers........................................................................................................ 52,960 15.17 31,560 14.30

575,080 11.62 24,170 10.58

198,750 10.35 21,540 9.58

52,850 9.97 20,730 9.46

142,380 11.11 23,110 10.23

9,180 12.44 25,880 11.56

Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................. 5,750 12.52 26,050 11.52

Shoe machine operators and tenders.................................................................................................... 3,420 12.31 25,600 11.69

30,360 13.69 28,480 12.20

Sewers, hand......................................................................................................................................... 5,500 12.21 25,390 10.97

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers............................................................................................. 24,870 14.02 29,170 12.64

75,520 12.54 26,080 12.27

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders................................................................ 11,350 12.27 25,520 11.64

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................................................... 15,620 12.24 25,460 11.56

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................... 21,110 12.96 26,950 12.76

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders............................... 27,440 12.50 26,010 12.43

66,040 15.72 32,710 14.53

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers................... 17,620 15.75 32,750 15.59

Fabric and apparel patternmakers......................................................................................................... 6,500 21.53 44,790 18.58

Upholsterers.......................................................................................................................................... 27,840 15.26 31,750 14.39

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other................................................................................. 14,080 13.93 28,970 12.47

200,680 14.49 30,140 13.67

78,140 15.84 32,940 14.90

13,740 14.38 29,900 13.70

2,030 16.95 35,250 15.81

Model makers, wood.............................................................................................................................. 1,270 15.26 31,740 13.85

Patternmakers, wood............................................................................................................................. 770 19.73 41,030 19.15

99,830 13.40 27,870 12.85

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood......................................................................... 38,720 13.23 27,520 12.59

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................. 61,110 13.51 28,100 13.00

6,940 14.49 30,150 13.15

308,150 26.29 54,690 25.88

60,070 32.71 68,050 32.80

Nuclear power reactor operators............................................................................................................ 7,140 36.55 76,020 36.05

Power distributors and dispatchers........................................................................................................ 11,590 35.44 73,710 34.47

Power plant operators............................................................................................................................ 41,350 31.29 65,080 31.79

36,350 26.37 54,860 25.75

108,440 21.46 44,630 20.56

103,280 27.61 57,430 27.88

Chemical plant and system operators.................................................................................................... 38,170 26.03 54,150 26.15

Gas plant operators............................................................................................................................... 12,380 29.37 61,090 29.39

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers...................................................... 41,020 29.20 60,730 29.73

Plant and system operators, all other..................................................................................................... 11,710 25.32 52,660 25.55

2,397,100 15.43 32,100 14.10

97,460 21.50 44,720 20.81

Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................................................................................... 56,030 23.06 47,950 22.64

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders.............. 41,430 19.39 40,340 18.55

177,000 16.28 33,870 15.52

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................ 29,320 16.03 33,340 15.31

Grinding and polishing workers, hand.................................................................................................... 30,470 14.06 29,250 13.41

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................................ 117,210 16.92 35,200 16.27

See footnotes at end of table.

Machinists..................................................................................................................................................

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters..............................................................................

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic...................................................................................

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.....................................................

Miscellaneous metal workers and plastic workers.......................................................................................

Printing workers...............................................................................................................................................

Printing workers..........................................................................................................................................

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers.........................................................................................................

Sewing machine operators..........................................................................................................................

Shoe and leather workers...........................................................................................................................

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers...............................................................................................................

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers.......................................................................

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................................

Other production occupations..........................................................................................................................

Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................................................

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers...................................................................................

Stationary engineers and boiler operators...................................................................................................

Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers..............................................................................

Furniture finishers.......................................................................................................................................

Model makers and patternmakers, wood.....................................................................................................

Woodworkers..................................................................................................................................................

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.........................................................................................................

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................................

Woodworkers, all other...............................................................................................................................

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators.....................................................................

Plant and system operators.............................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous plant and system operators..................................................................................................

Tool and die makers...................................................................................................................................

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.....................................................................................................

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers..............................................................................................................

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials.........................................................................................

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Occupation

Mean wages

Employment

Median 

hourly 

wages
Hourly Annual1

Production occupations (Continued)

70,300 $15.01 $31,230 $14.43

Cutters and trimmers, hand........................................................................................................................ 13,740 12.82 26,650 11.79

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................... 56,560 15.55 32,340 15.11

68,080 15.81 32,880 15.05

20,140 17.83 37,080 17.08

454,010 17.90 37,240 16.57

22,060 18.67 38,840 16.99

78,400 17.12 35,600 15.90

Dental laboratory technicians..................................................................................................................... 36,790 18.91 39,320 17.35

Medical appliance technicians................................................................................................................... 12,230 18.37 38,200 17.35

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians............................................................................................................. 29,380 14.35 29,850 13.74

367,700 13.54 28,160 12.43

142,570 17.01 35,380 15.79

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................. 79,970 15.32 31,870 14.68

Painters, transportation equipment............................................................................................................ 46,290 20.96 43,600 19.04

Painting, coating, and decorating workers................................................................................................. 16,310 14.07 29,270 13.36

21,380 16.72 34,780 15.88

45,760 12.57 26,140 11.11

832,240 13.59 28,270 12.16

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders.................................................................................... 16,800 15.28 31,780 14.34

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders................................................. 16,050 13.59 28,280 12.60

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders............................................................................ 8,130 14.43 30,020 13.56

Etchers and engravers............................................................................................................................... 8,610 14.53 30,230 13.65

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic.......................................................................... 31,010 14.79 30,770 14.08

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................................................. 95,690 17.14 35,660 16.68

Tire builders............................................................................................................................................... 17,360 18.91 39,340 19.81

Helpers--production workers...................................................................................................................... 419,840 11.84 24,620 10.96

Production workers, all other..................................................................................................................... 218,740 14.61 30,380 12.95

8,771,690 16.15 33,590 13.92

372,930 24.82 51,620 23.52

6,720 24.44 50,830 23.04

168,910 22.69 47,180 21.72

197,300 26.65 55,430 25.60

216,470 (2) 83,340 (2)

101,260 (2) 111,960 (2)

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers................................................................................................ 66,270 (2) 128,760 (2)

Commercial pilots...................................................................................................................................... 34,990 (2) 80,140 (2)

30,250 49.36 102,670 49.27

Air traffic controllers................................................................................................................................... 23,260 56.94 118,430 58.91

Airfield operations specialists.................................................................................................................... 6,990 24.17 50,270 23.12

84,960 (2) 42,340 (2)

3,618,180 16.87 35,090 15.77

18,540 11.97 24,900 11.27

652,590 15.13 31,480 14.21

Bus drivers, transit and intercity................................................................................................................. 162,840 18.50 38,470 17.59

Bus drivers, school or special client........................................................................................................... 489,750 14.01 29,150 13.50

2,719,630 17.65 36,710 16.61

Driver/sales workers.................................................................................................................................. 394,110 13.33 27,730 10.90

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers........................................................................................................ 1,556,510 19.40 40,360 18.37

Light truck or delivery services drivers....................................................................................................... 769,010 16.32 33,940 14.13

167,360 12.09 25,140 10.97

60,050 15.15 31,510 12.95

122,720 26.10 54,280 25.44

43,810 25.61 53,260 24.45

Locomotive engineers................................................................................................................................ 37,060 26.36 54,830 25.13

Locomotive firers........................................................................................................................................ 1,580 23.34 48,550 21.60

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers.................................................................................. 5,170 20.89 43,450 19.82

24,380 24.16 50,260 24.68

42,740 27.30 56,770 26.30

8,750 27.99 58,220 30.16

3,040 26.41 54,930 26.48

76,160 28.14 58,530 23.55

31,500 19.11 39,760 18.36

33,900 33.95 70,610 30.12

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels............................................................................................. 30,860 35.46 73,760 31.80

Motorboat operators................................................................................................................................... 3,040 18.54 38,560 16.92

10,760 36.29 75,480 34.08

329,100 13.02 27,090 10.38

3,460 20.82 43,300 22.09

126,520 10.35 21,540 9.39

108,510 10.38 21,600 9.69

6,340 20.42 42,480 18.45

24,310 31.96 66,470 30.62

23,790 11.52 23,960 10.33

36,190 16.50 34,330 14.84

4,036,120 13.15 27,350 11.65

39,540 15.08 31,360 14.24

43,040 24.33 50,610 22.73

See footnotes at end of table.

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants.........................................................................................

Transportation workers, all other.....................................................................................................................

Material moving workers......................................................................................................................................

Conveyor operators and tenders.....................................................................................................................

Crane and tower operators..............................................................................................................................

Sailors and marine oilers................................................................................................................................

Ship and boat captains and operators.............................................................................................................

Ship engineers................................................................................................................................................

Mean wages

Employment

Subway and streetcar operators.....................................................................................................................

Rail transportation workers, all other..............................................................................................................

Water transportation workers...............................................................................................................................

Median 

hourly 

wages

Occupation

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Cutting workers...............................................................................................................................................

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders................................

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...........................................................................

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers......................................................................................

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................................................................................

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians..................................................................................

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders....................................................................................

Painting workers..............................................................................................................................................

Semiconductor processors..............................................................................................................................

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators................................................................

Transportation and material moving occupations

Parking lot attendants.....................................................................................................................................

Other transportation workers................................................................................................................................

Bridge and lock tenders..................................................................................................................................

Miscellaneous production workers..................................................................................................................

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers................................................................................

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors.................................................................................................................

First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..........................................................

First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators........................

Air transportation workers....................................................................................................................................

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers...................................................................................................................

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists..................................................................................

Flight attendants..............................................................................................................................................

Motor vehicle operators........................................................................................................................................

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians..................................................

Bus drivers......................................................................................................................................................

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................................................................................................

Automotive and watercraft service attendants................................................................................................

Traffic technicians...........................................................................................................................................

Transportation inspectors................................................................................................................................

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.............................................................................................................................

Motor vehicle operators, all other....................................................................................................................

Rail transportation workers..................................................................................................................................

Locomotive engineers and operators..............................................................................................................

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators..................................................................................................

Railroad conductors and yardmasters............................................................................................................
Hourly Annual1

49,660 $20.32 $42,260 $18.73

Dredge operators....................................................................................................................................... 1,740 20.73 43,120 17.87

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators.......................................................................... 45,020 20.12 41,850 18.41

Loading machine operators, underground mining...................................................................................... 2,900 23.11 48,060 23.28

3,050 22.94 47,710 19.21

496,570 15.43 32,090 14.53

3,213,370 12.17 25,310 10.95

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.......................................................................................................... 302,960 10.87 22,620 9.54

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand............................................................................ 2,143,940 12.70 26,410 11.49

Machine feeders and offbearers................................................................................................................ 105,790 13.79 28,680 13.04

Packers and packagers, hand.................................................................................................................... 660,670 10.80 22,470 9.57

30,570 22.85 47,520 22.23

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators................................................................................ 4,350 24.92 51,840 24.59

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers............................................................................................... 11,870 22.88 47,590 21.45

Wellhead pumpers..................................................................................................................................... 14,350 22.18 46,140 21.97

117,670 16.94 35,230 15.83

2,990 24.67 51,310 25.05

12,390 22.31 46,400 21.20

27,260 19.73 41,040 17.94

 3

 Represents a wage above $90.00 per hour.

 1

 Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an 

hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

 2 Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically 

paid.

Transportation and material moving occupations (Continued)

Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................................................................................................

Mine shuttle car operators...............................................................................................................................

Pumping station operators..............................................................................................................................

Laborers and material movers, hand..............................................................................................................

Industrial truck and tractor operators...............................................................................................................

Hoist and winch operators...............................................................................................................................

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators......................................................................................

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders....................................................................................................................

Material moving workers, all other..................................................................................................................

Occupation

Mean wages

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2012- Continued

Median 

hourly 

wages

Employment