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                  OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, 2006
     
   The highest paying occupations in the U.S. in 2006 included physician
specialists, chief executives, dentists, airline pilots, lawyers, air
traffic controllers, and engineering managers, according to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor.  The lowest paying
occupations included combined food preparation and serving workers, fast
food cooks, and dishwashers.  Occupations with the highest employment in-
cluded retail salespersons, cashiers, general office clerks, combined food 
preparation and serving workers, and registered nurses.  Employment and wage 
information for all occupations is shown in table 1.
   
   These data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) pro-
gram, which provides employment and wage estimates for wage and salary work-
ers in 22 major occupational groups and 801 detailed occupations.  OES pro-
duces data by occupation for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas, and 
by occupation and industry for the nation.  Data are available from the OES 
homepage at http://www.bls.gov/oes/.
   
   OES data can be used to compare wages and employment for different
occupations, or to compare wages and employment for a given occupation
across industries.  For instance, national mean hourly wages ranged from 
$44.20 for management occupations to $8.86 for food preparation and serv-
ing related occupations.  (See table 2.)  Mean hourly wages for food pre-
paration and serving related occupations ranged from $13.02 for workers
employed in the mining industry to $7.85 for workers employed in the 
information industry.  However, these industries employed relatively 
few food preparation and serving related workers:  46,110 in the infor-
mation industry and 140 in mining.  By contrast, the accommodation and 
food services industry employed nearly 8.8 million food preparation and 
serving workers, representing 79 percent of total industry employment.  
(See table 3.)
   
   OES data also can be used to make comparisons across geographical areas.
For instance, retail salespersons earned a mean hourly wage of $14.78 in
Carson City, Nev., as compared to $8.41 in Laredo, Texas.  Employment of re-
tail salespersons was higher in Laredo (3,550) than in Carson City (570).  
(See table 7.)

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Major Occupational Group Employment and Wages by Industry Sector
   
   Management was the highest paying occupational group, with a mean hourly
wage of $44.20, followed by legal occupations at $41.04.  Food preparation
and serving related occupations; farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; 
and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations were among the 
lowest paying occupational groups.  (See table 2.)
   
   As shown in the table, mining; utilities; manufacturing; finance and
insurance; and professional, scientific, and technical services were among
the highest paying industries for several occupational groups.  Other in-
dustries were high paying for occupations directly related to their output.  
For example, the healthcare and social assistance industry paid high wages 
to healthcare practitioner and technical workers, but not to most other oc-
cupational groups. 
   
   Some occupational groups were widely distributed across industries.  For
example, office and administrative support workers not only had the highest
total employment of any occupational group, but were found in large numbers
in many industries.  Other occupations were concentrated in specific indus-
tries, where they made up a high proportion of industry employment.  Of the 
7.6 million workers employed in the construction sector, 67 percent were em-
ployed in construction and extraction occupations.  (See table 3.)  Manufac-
turing employed nearly 14.2 million workers with 53 percent employed in pro-
duction occupations.  Of the 12.3 million workers in the education sector, 
59 percent were in education, training, and library occupations.  Finally, 
the healthcare sector employed nearly 15.6 million workers with 33 percent 
employed in the healthcare practitioner and technical occupations and 19 per-
cent in healthcare support occupations.
   
Detailed Occupational Employment and Wages by Detailed Industry
   
   In addition to the occupational group and industry sector data previ-
ously discussed, OES data also are available for detailed occupations and 
industries.  For example, registered nurses, with total employment of over 
2.4 million workers, was one of the largest occupations in the workforce 
as a whole.  In addition, with a mean hourly wage of $28.71, this was among 
the highest paying large occupations.  Nearly 57 percent of registered nurses 
worked in general medical and surgical hospitals, where their wages averaged 
$29.31 per hour.  (See table 4.)  Offices of physicians, nursing care facili-
ties, home health care services, and employment services (including tempo-
rary help services) were among the other major employers of registered nurses.  
The highest paying of these industries was employment services with a mean 
hourly wage of $31.36.
   
   Not only were general medical and surgical hospitals the largest
employer of registered nurses, registered nurses was also the largest
occupation in this industry, representing 28 percent of industry em-
ployment.  (See table 5.)  Other large occupations in this industry
included nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants; licensed practical
and licensed vocational nurses; maids and housekeeping cleaners; and 
radiologic technologists and technicians.

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Occupational Wages by State and Area
   
   OES data also permit comparison of occupational employment and wages
across states and metropolitan areas.  Tables 6 and 7 show the highest- 
and lowest-paying states, metropolitan areas, and divisions for selected 
large detailed occupations.  For example, state mean hourly wages for reg-
istered nurses ranged from $36.12 in California to $22.61 in Iowa, while 
wages for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ranged from $19.11 
in the District of Columbia to $11.64 in South Dakota.
   
   In these selected occupations, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 
New York, and Washington were frequently among the higher paying states, 
although this varies by occupation.  Alaska and Hawaii, although signifi-
cantly smaller in terms of employment than the states listed above, were 
also among the highest paying states for several of the occupations.  Lower 
paying states for several of the selected occupations include the Dakotas, 
Kentucky, Montana, West Virginia, Wyoming, and several southern states.
   
   At the metropolitan area level, mean hourly wages for the selected oc-
cupations were about twice as much in the highest paying areas as in the
lowest paying areas.  (See table 7.)  For example, the areas with the high-
est mean hourly pay for registered nurses were in California:  the San Jose- 
Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metropolitan area ($44.42) and the Oakland-Fremont-
Hayward metropolitan division ($43.18).  Among the areas with the lowest 
wages paid to registered nurses were Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Va. 
($19.70) and Morristown, Tenn. ($20.16).
   
Additional Information
   
   The Occupational Employment Statistics program produces occupational em-
ployment and wage estimates nationwide and for all states and 409 metro-
politan areas, and national industry-specific occupational employment and 
wage estimates for sectors and 3-, 4-, and selected 5-digit North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries.  Wage data include mean
hourly and annual wages and 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th per-
centile wages.  Percentile wages can be used to show the distribution of
wages within an occupation or industry.  OES data are produced by a co-
operative effort between BLS and State Workforce Agencies, and are based
on a sample of 1.2 million business establishments, collected in 6 
semiannual panels over a 3-year period.  Complete May 2006 Occupational 
Employment Statistics data are available from the OES Web site at http://
www.bls.gov/oes/.
   
   
   
   
   

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Technical Note


Scope of the Survey

   The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a semiannual
mail survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage
and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in the United States.
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands also are surveyed, but their
data are not included in this release.  OES estimates are constructed
from a sample of about 1.2 million establishments.  Forms are mailed to
approximately 200,000 establishments in May and November of each year
for a 3-year period.  The nationwide response rate for the May 2006 sur-
vey was 78.1 percent based on establishments and 73.4 percent based on
employment.  The survey included establishments sampled in the May 2006,
November 2005, May 2005, November 2004, May 2004, and November 2003 semi-
annual panels.

The occupational coding system

   The OES survey uses the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
occupational classification system, the Standard Occupational Clas-
sification (SOC) system.  The SOC system is the first OMB-required
occupational classification system for federal agencies.  The OES
survey categorizes workers in 1 of 801 detailed occupations.  To-
gether, these detailed occupations comprise 23 major occupational
groups, one of which--military specific occupations--is not included
in the OES survey.  The major groups are as follows:

     Management occupations
     Business and financial operations occupations
     Computer and mathematical science occupations
     Architecture and engineering occupations
     Life, physical, and social science occupations
     Community and social services occupations
     Legal occupations
     Education, training, and library occupations
     Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
     Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
     Healthcare support occupations
     Protective service occupations
     Food preparation and serving related occupations
     Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
     Personal care and service occupations
     Sales and related occupations
     Office and administrative support occupations
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
     Construction and extraction occupations
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
     Production occupations
     Transportation and material moving occupations
     Military specific occupations (not surveyed in OES)

   For more information about the SOC system, please see the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site at http://www.bls.gov/soc/.

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The industry coding system

   The OES survey uses the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS).  For more information about NAICS, see the BLS Web site at
http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
   
   The OES survey includes establishments in NAICS sectors 11 (logging and
agricultural support activities only), 21, 22, 23, 31-33, 42, 44-45, 48-49,
51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81 (except private households),
state government, and local government.  The U.S. Postal Service and the
executive branch of the federal government also are included.  An establish-
ment is defined as an economic unit that processes goods or provides services,
such as a factory, mine, or store.  The establishment is generally at a sin-
gle physical location and is engaged primarily in one type of economic activ-
ity.
   
   The OES survey covers all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in
nonfarm industries.  The survey does not include the self-employed owners
and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family
workers.

Survey sample

   BLS funds the survey and provides the procedures and technical support,
while the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) collect most of the data.  BLS
produces cross-industry and industry-specific estimates for the nation,
states, and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).  Industry-specific esti-
mates are produced at the NAICS sector, 3-digit, 4-digit, and selected 5-
digit industry levels.  BLS releases all cross-industry and national esti-
mates; the SWAs release industry-specific estimates at the state and MSA
levels.
   
   State Unemployment Insurance (UI) files provide the universe from which
the OES survey draws its sample.  Employment benchmarks are obtained from
reports submitted by employers to the UI program.  Supplemental sources are
used for rail transportation (NAICS 4821) and Guam because they do not report
to the UI program.  The OES survey sample is stratified by metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas and industry.  Samples selected in panels prior to May
2005 were stratified using MSA definitions based on the 1990 Metropolitan
Statistical Area standards.  Beginning with the May 2005 panel, the sample
was stratified using new MSA definitions based on the 2000 Metropolitan
Statistical Area standards.

   A census of the executive branch of the federal government and the U.S. 
Postal Service is taken every panel.  A census of state government and Hawaii's 
local government is taken every November panel.  In order to provide the most 
occupational coverage, larger employers are more likely to be selected than smaller 
employers.  The unweighted employment of sampled establishments make up approxi-
mately 65 percent of total national employment.

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Concepts
   
   Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage and salary em-
ployment in an occupation across the industries surveyed.  The OES survey
defines employment as the number of workers who can be classified as full-
or part-time employees, including workers on paid vacations or other types
of paid leave; workers on unpaid short-term absences; salaried officers,
executives, and staff members of incorporated firms; employees temporarily
assigned to other units; and employees for whom the reporting unit is their
permanent duty station regardless of whether that unit prepares their pay-
check.
   
   The OES survey form sent to establishments with more than 10 workers con-
tains between 50 and 225 SOC occupations selected on the basis of the sampled
establishment's industry classification.  To reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, no survey form contains every SOC occupation.  Thus, data for speci-
fic occupations are collected primarily from establishments in industries
that are the predominant employers of workers in those occupations.  Each
survey form is structured, however, to allow a respondent to provide detailed
occupational information for each worker at the establishment; that is, unlist-
ed occupations can be added to the survey form.  Employers with 10 or fewer
workers are sent a form with no occupations listed, and are instructed to fill
in the occupations for their workers.
   
   Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of
premium pay.  Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, guaranteed pay, haz-
ardous-duty pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses,
tips, and on-call pay are included.  Excluded are back pay, jury duty pay,
overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses,
employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
   
   The OES survey collects wage data in 12 intervals.  Employers report the
number of employees in an occupation for each wage range.  The wage intervals
used for the May 2006 survey are as follows:


           May 2006 and November 2005 panels           
--------------------------------------------------------  
            |                              
            |                  Wages
  Interval  |-------------------------------------------
            |       Hourly      |        Annual
------------|-------------------|-----------------------
Range A     | Under $7.50       | Under $15,600
Range B     | $7.50 to $9.49    | $15,600 to $19,759
Range C     | $9.50 to $11.99   | $19,760 to $24,959
Range D     | $12.00 to $15.24  | $24,960 to $31,719
Range E     | $15.25 to $19.24  | $31,720 to $40,039
Range F     | $19.25 to $24.49  | $40,040 to $50,959
Range G     | $24.50 to $30.99  | $50,960 to $64,479
Range H     | $31.00 to $39.24  | $64,480 to $81,639
Range I     | $39.25 to $49.74  | $81,640 to $103,479
Range J     | $49.75 to $63.24  | $103,480 to $131,559
Range K     | $63.25 to $79.99  | $131,560 to $166,399
Range L     | $80.00 and over   | $166,400 and over
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         May 2005, November 2004, May 2004, and           
                  November 2003 panels                   
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            |                              
            |                  Wages
  Interval  |-------------------------------------------
            |       Hourly      |        Annual
------------|-------------------|-----------------------
Range A     | Under $6.75       | Under $14,040
Range B     | $6.75 to $8.49    | $14,040 to $17,679
Range C     | $8.50 to $10.74   | $17,680 to $22,359
Range D     | $10.75 to $13.49  | $22,360 to $28,079
Range E     | $13.50 to $16.99  | $28,080 to $35,359
Range F     | $17.00 to $21.49  | $35,360 to $44,719
Range G     | $21.50 to $27.24  | $44,720 to $56,679
Range H     | $27.25 to $34.49  | $56,680 to $71,759
Range I     | $34.50 to $43.74  | $71,760 to $90,999
Range J     | $43.75 to $55.49  | $91,000 to $115,439
Range K     | $55.50 to $69.99  | $115,440 to $145,599
Range L     | $70.00 and over   | $145,600 and over
--------------------------------------------------------
                                  

   Mean hourly wage.  The mean hourly wage rate for an occupation is the
total wages that all workers in the occupation earn in an hour divided by
the total employment of the occupation.  To calculate the mean hourly wage
of each occupation, total weighted hourly wages are summed across all in-
tervals and divided by the occupation's weighted survey employment.  The
mean wage for each interval is based on occupational wage data collected
by the BLS Office of Compensation and Working Conditions for the National
Compensation Survey (NCS).
   
   Beginning with the November 2005 panel the lower boundary of the highest 
wage interval was increased from $70.00 to $80.00.   The mean hourly wage 
value for the highest wage interval was computed separately for NCS data 
from 2005 for $80.00 and over, and from 2004 and 2003 for $70.00 and over.
The mean wage rate from 2005 was used for the $80.00 and over interval for 
the May 2006 and November 2005 panels.  The average of the 2004 and 2003 
mean wage rates was used for the $70.00 and over interval for the May 2005, 
November 2004, May 2004, November 2003 panels.
   
   Percentile wage.  The p-th percentile wage rate for an occupation is
the wage where p percent of all workers earn that amount or less and where
(100-p) percent of all workers earn that amount or more.  This statistic is
calculated by uniformly distributing the workers inside each wage interval,
ranking the workers from lowest paid to highest paid, and calculating the
product of the total employment for the occupation and the desired per-
centile to determine the worker that earns the p-th percentile wage rate.

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   Annual wage.  Many employees are paid at an hourly rate by their
employers and may work more than or less than 40 hours per week.  Annual
wage estimates for most occupations in this release are calculated by
multiplying the mean hourly wage by a "year-round, full-time" figure of
2,080 hours (52 weeks by 40 hours).  Thus, annual wage estimates may not
represent the actual annual pay received by the employee if they work more
or less than 2,080 hours per year.  Some workers typically work less than
full time, year round.  For these occupations, the OES survey collects and
reports either the annual salary or the hourly wage rate, depending on how
the occupation is typically paid, but not both.  For example, teachers,
flight attendants, and pilots may be paid an annual salary, but do not work
the usual 2,080 hours per year.  In this case, an annual salary is reported.
Other workers, such as entertainment workers, are paid hourly rates, but gen-
erally do not work full time, year round.  For these workers, only an hourly
wage is reported.
   
   Hourly versus annual wage reporting.  For each occupation, respondents
are asked to report the number of employees paid within specific wage
intervals.  The intervals are defined both as hourly rates and the cor-
responding annual rates, where the annual rate for an occupation is cal-
culated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by a typical work year of
2,080 hours.  The responding establishment can reference either the hourly
or the annual rate for full-time workers, but they are instructed to report
the hourly rate for part-time workers.
                                 
Estimation methodology

   Each OES panel includes approximately 200,000 establishments.  The
OES survey is designed to produce estimates using six panels (3 years)
of data.  The full six-panel sample of 1.2 million establishments allows
the production of estimates at detailed levels of geography, industry,
and occupation.  
   
   Wage updating.  Significant reductions in sampling errors are obtained
by combining six panels of data, particularly for small geographic areas
and occupations.  Wages for the current panel need no adjustment.  However,
wages in the five previous panels need to be updated to the current panel's
reference period.
   
   The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index (ECI) to adjust survey
data from prior panels before combining them with the current panel's data.
The wage updating procedure adjusts each detailed occupation's wage rate,
as measured in the earlier panel, according to the average movement of its
broader occupational division.  The procedure assumes that there are no major
differences by geography, industry, or detailed occupation within the occupa-
tional division.  The wage rates for the highest wage interval are not updated. 
   
   Imputation.  About 20 percent of establishments do not respond for a given
panel.  A "nearest neighbor" hot deck imputation procedure is used to impute
missing occupational employment totals.  A variant of mean imputation is used
to impute missing wage distributions.  The variant of mean imputation for wage
distributions also is applied to establishments that provide reports with occu-
pational totals but partial or missing wage data.

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   Weighting and benchmarking.  The sample establishments in each panel are
weighted to represent all establishments that were part of the in-scope frame
from which the panel was selected.  Based on the sampled establishments, sam-
pling weights are adjusted when six panels are combined.  Sampling weights
are further adjusted by the ratio of employment totals (the average of Novem-
ber 2004 and May 2005 employment) from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages to employment totals from the OES survey.

   May 2006 OES survey estimates.  The May 2006 OES survey estimates are based
on all data collected from establishments in the May 2006, November 2005, May
2005, November 2004, May 2004, and November 2003 semiannual samples.
                                  
   Reliability of the estimates.  Estimates calculated from a sample survey
are subject to two types of error:  sampling and nonsampling.  Sampling
error occurs when estimates are calculated from a subset (that is, a sample)
of the population instead of the full population.  When a sample of the popu-
lation is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimate of the charac-
teristic of interest may differ from the population value of that characteris-
tic.  Differences between the sample estimate and the population value will
vary depending on the sample selected.  This variability can be estimated by
calculating the standard error (SE) of the sample estimate.  If we were to
repeat the sampling and estimation process countless times using the same
survey design, approximately 90 percent of the intervals created by adding
and subtracting 1.645 SEs from the sample estimate would include the popula-
tion value.  These intervals are called 90-percent confidence intervals.  The
OES survey, however, usually uses the relative standard error (RSE) of a
sample estimate instead of its SE to measure sampling error.  RSE is defined
as the SE of a sample estimate divided by the sample estimate itself.  This
statistic provides the user with a measure of the relative precision of the
sample estimate.  RSEs are calculated for both occupational employment and
mean wage rate estimates.  Occupational employment RSEs are calculated using
a subsample, random group replication technique called the jackknife.  Mean
wage rate RSEs are calculated using a variance components model that accounts
for both the observed and unobserved components of the wage data.  The
variances of the unobserved components are estimated using wage data from the
BLS National Compensation Survey.  In general, estimates based on many estab-
lishments have lower RSEs than estimates based on few establishments.  If the
distributional assumptions of the models are violated, the resulting confi-
dence intervals may not reflect the prescribed level of confidence.
   
   Nonsampling error occurs for a variety of reasons, none of which are
directly connected to sampling.  Examples of nonsampling error include:
nonresponse, data incorrectly reported by the respondent, mistakes made
in entering collected data into the database, and mistakes made in editing
and processing the collected data.
   
   
   
   
   
Table 1.  National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2006

	Occupation                                                                     Employment          Mean wages        Median hourly
                                                                                                      Hourly     Annual(1)       wages

Management occupations                                                                  5,892,900      $44.20    $91,930       $38.93
   Chief executives                                                                       299,520       69.52    144,600         (3)
   General and operations managers                                                      1,663,280       47.73     99,280        40.97
   Legislators                                                                             62,020        (2)      32,730         (2)
   Advertising and promotions managers                                                     38,130       40.93     85,140        35.12
   Marketing managers                                                                     159,950       51.74    107,610        47.46
   Sales managers                                                                         307,960       49.39    102,730        44.02
   Public relations managers                                                               44,010       44.35     92,250        39.51

   Administrative services managers                                                       232,410       35.02     72,840        32.54
   Computer and information systems managers                                              251,210       51.56    107,250        48.84
   Financial managers                                                                     468,270       48.77    101,450        43.74
   Compensation and benefits managers                                                      46,640       39.43     82,010        35.94
   Training and development managers                                                       27,450       41.67     86,670        38.58
   Human resources managers, all other                                                     55,280       45.63     94,910        42.55
   Industrial production managers                                                         153,410       40.37     83,970        37.34
   Purchasing managers                                                                     66,490       41.35     86,020        39.22
   Transportation, storage, and distribution managers                                      89,010       37.77     78,560        35.14

   Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers                                             3,300       28.15     58,550        25.03
   Farmers and ranchers                                                                       300       20.92     43,520        17.85
   Construction managers                                                                  207,630       39.79     82,760        35.43
   Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program                       46,890       20.88     43,430        18.15
   Education administrators, elementary and secondary school                              215,630        (2)      79,200         (2)
   Education administrators, postsecondary                                                103,330       39.82     82,820        35.57
   Education administrators, all other                                                     26,570       34.38     71,520        32.03
   Engineering managers                                                                   183,960       52.90    110,030        50.69
   Food service managers                                                                  189,050       22.49     46,780        20.68
   Funeral directors                                                                       22,810       27.53     57,250        23.86
   Gaming managers                                                                          3,330       32.38     67,340        30.20
   Lodging managers                                                                        31,300       23.83     49,560        20.35
   Medical and health services managers                                                   232,920       39.02     81,160        35.26
   Natural sciences managers                                                               38,660       51.91    107,970        48.11
   Postmasters and mail superintendents                                                    26,580       26.74     55,630        26.82
   Property, real estate, and community association managers                              156,880       25.14     52,290        20.71
   Social and community service managers                                                  112,360       26.97     56,090        25.03
   Managers, all other                                                                    326,390       41.95     87,250        39.66

Business and financial operations occupations                                           5,826,140       28.85     60,000        25.81
   Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes                       11,130       40.42     84,070        31.01
   Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products                                             13,110       25.83     53,730        22.49
   Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products                                      137,310       24.52     51,010        21.46
   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products                         275,910       26.04     54,160        24.39
   Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators                                         279,240       25.36     52,750        24.36
   Insurance appraisers, auto damage                                                       12,630       24.03     49,980        23.65
   Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety,
    and transportation                                                                    222,080       24.47     50,890        22.62
   Cost estimators                                                                        216,900       27.32     56,820        25.45
   Emergency management specialists                                                        11,330       24.26     50,450        22.79
   Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists                                     186,620       24.07     50,070        20.40
   Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists                                   103,870       25.72     53,500        24.15
   Training and development specialists                                                   197,050       24.57     51,100        22.99
   Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other                  204,290       26.30     54,700        25.13
   Logisticians                                                                            79,570       31.56     65,640        30.49
   Management analysts                                                                    476,070       37.15     77,270        32.72
   Meeting and convention planners                                                         42,510       21.92     45,580        20.28
   Business operations specialists, all other                                             983,340       28.96     60,240        26.76

   Accountants and auditors                                                             1,092,960       29.17     60,670        26.26
   Appraisers and assessors of real estate                                                 66,420       24.57     51,110        21.38
   Budget analysts                                                                         58,100       30.73     63,920        29.53
   Credit analysts                                                                         66,690       28.94     60,190        25.17
   Financial analysts                                                                     196,960       37.16     77,280        32.02
   Personal financial advisors                                                            119,690       41.70     86,730        31.79
   Insurance underwriters                                                                  99,430       27.86     57,960        25.17
   Financial examiners                                                                     24,430       34.25     71,240        31.43
   Loan counselors                                                                         30,430       20.12     41,840        17.21
   Loan officers                                                                          359,260       29.77     61,930        24.89
   Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents                                           75,160       23.89     49,690        21.93
   Tax preparers                                                                           62,860       15.94     33,160        13.15
   Financial specialists, all other                                                       120,790       28.65     59,600        25.81

Computer and mathematical science occupations                                           3,076,200       33.29     69,240        31.80
   Computer and information scientists, research                                           27,650       46.36     96,440        45.17
   Computer programmers                                                                   396,020       33.42     69,500        31.50
   Computer software engineers, applications                                              472,520       39.42     82,000        38.36
   Computer software engineers, systems software                                          329,060       41.95     87,250        41.04
   Computer support specialists                                                           514,460       21.32     44,350        19.94
   Computer systems analysts                                                              446,460       34.73     72,230        33.54
   Database administrators                                                                109,840       32.43     67,460        31.09

   Network and computer systems administrators                                            289,520       31.37     65,260        29.87
   Network systems and data communications analysts                                       203,710       32.43     67,460        31.06
   Computer specialists, all other                                                        180,270       33.35     69,370        32.97

   Actuaries                                                                               16,620       44.14     91,810        39.81
   Mathematicians                                                                           2,840       41.72     86,780        41.79
   Operations research analysts                                                            56,170       33.22     69,100        31.08
   Statisticians                                                                           19,660       33.21     69,080        31.60
   Mathematical technicians                                                                 1,210       22.12     46,010        18.21
   Mathematical scientists, all other                                                      10,190       31.21     64,920        30.56

Architecture and engineering occupations                                                2,430,250       31.82     66,190        30.00
   Architects, except landscape and naval                                                 101,010       33.54     69,760        30.84
   Landscape architects                                                                    22,130       29.08     60,480        26.51
   Cartographers and photogrammetrists                                                     11,430       25.29     52,600        23.19
   Surveyors                                                                               56,820       24.71     51,390        23.22

   Aerospace engineers                                                                     86,720       42.92     89,260        42.12
   Agricultural engineers                                                                   3,050       32.60     67,810        31.75
   Biomedical engineers                                                                    14,030       37.51     78,030        35.54
   Chemical engineers                                                                      29,060       39.23     81,600        37.91
   Civil engineers                                                                        236,690       34.67     72,120        32.98
   Computer hardware engineers                                                             74,480       43.88     91,280        42.54
   Electrical engineers                                                                   147,670       37.93     78,900        36.50
   Electronics engineers, except computer                                                 131,880       39.82     82,820        38.97
   Environmental engineers                                                                 51,370       34.90     72,590        33.63
   Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors              24,620       32.89     68,400        31.87
   Industrial engineers                                                                   198,340       33.96     70,630        32.99
   Marine engineers and naval architects                                                    7,810       36.25     75,400        35.09
   Materials engineers                                                                     21,230       36.52     75,960        35.57
   Mechanical engineers                                                                   217,500       34.89     72,580        33.58
   Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers                       6,810       37.32     77,620        34.69
   Nuclear engineers                                                                       14,870       44.25     92,040        43.38
   Petroleum engineers                                                                     15,060       48.86    101,620        47.30
   Engineers, all other                                                                   155,620       39.30     81,750        39.26

   Architectural and civil drafters                                                       107,110       21.11     43,900        20.17
   Electrical and electronics drafters                                                     32,440       23.85     49,610        22.51
   Mechanical drafters                                                                     72,950       22.10     45,960        21.01
   Drafters, all other                                                                     22,800       21.87     45,480        20.70
   Aerospace engineering and operations technicians                                         8,280       26.19     54,480        25.62
   Civil engineering technicians                                                           86,730       20.37     42,380        19.50
   Electrical and electronic engineering technicians                                      166,340       24.44     50,840        24.35
   Electro-mechanical technicians                                                          15,310       22.37     46,540        21.50
   Environmental engineering technicians                                                   20,600       20.72     43,100        19.50
   Industrial engineering technicians                                                      73,640       24.48     50,920        22.51
   Mechanical engineering technicians                                                      46,660       22.94     47,710        22.04
   Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other                                     78,260       25.89     53,850        26.08
   Surveying and mapping technicians                                                       70,940       16.63     34,590        15.55

Life, physical, and social science occupations                                          1,231,070       28.68     59,660        25.49
   Animal scientists                                                                        3,930       25.59     53,230        22.98
   Food scientists and technologists                                                        8,770       28.49     59,260        25.87
   Soil and plant scientists                                                               10,720       28.52     59,330        26.96
   Biochemists and biophysicists                                                           18,680       38.90     80,900        36.69
   Microbiologists                                                                         15,730       31.35     65,200        27.87
   Zoologists and wildlife biologists                                                      18,000       26.98     56,120        25.63
   Biological scientists, all other                                                        25,220       30.56     63,560        29.30
   Conservation scientists                                                                 16,000       26.64     55,410        26.43
   Foresters                                                                               10,760       25.22     52,450        24.61
   Epidemiologists                                                                          4,120       28.99     60,290        27.25
   Medical scientists, except epidemiologists                                              78,210       33.82     70,350        29.66
   Life scientists, all other                                                              12,830       31.00     64,480        27.39

   Astronomers                                                                              1,430       45.67     95,000        46.03
   Physicists                                                                              15,420       45.95     95,580        45.31
   Atmospheric and space scientists                                                         8,250       37.41     77,810        37.09
   Chemists                                                                                80,500       31.75     66,040        28.78
   Materials scientists                                                                     9,390       37.02     77,010        35.87
   Environmental scientists and specialists, including health                              77,720       29.38     61,120        26.97
   Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers                                      28,980       38.41     79,890        34.93
   Hydrologists                                                                             7,740       32.80     68,230        31.86
   Physical scientists, all other                                                          21,380       41.01     85,310        40.12

   Economists                                                                              12,970       40.14     83,500        37.03
   Market research analysts                                                               213,590       31.70     65,930        28.28
   Survey researchers                                                                      24,140       19.08     39,680        16.04
   Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists                                          97,330       31.78     66,110        28.58
   Industrial-organizational psychologists                                                  1,140       43.23     89,920        41.55
   Psychologists, all other                                                                 7,960       38.63     80,360        36.69

   Sociologists                                                                             3,440       32.83     68,300        28.99
   Urban and regional planners                                                             32,640       28.33     58,940        27.22
   Anthropologists and archeologists                                                        4,960       25.43     52,900        24.00
   Geographers                                                                                960       30.64     63,720        30.28
   Historians                                                                               3,090       25.36     52,750        23.33
   Political scientists                                                                     3,970       41.52     86,370        43.34
   Social scientists and related workers, all other                                        31,110       32.56     67,720        31.21

   Agricultural and food science technicians                                               19,220       16.20     33,700        15.26
   Biological technicians                                                                  71,590       18.38     38,240        17.17
   Chemical technicians                                                                    59,900       19.70     40,970        18.87
   Geological and petroleum technicians                                                    11,280       24.76     51,490        22.19
   Nuclear technicians                                                                      6,400       31.14     64,760        31.49
   Social science research assistants                                                      15,840       17.23     35,840        16.28
   Environmental science and protection technicians, including health                      34,790       19.36     40,260        18.31
   Forensic science technicians                                                            12,310       23.14     48,130        21.79
   Forest and conservation technicians                                                     30,580       16.24     33,780        14.84
   Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other                               58,080       19.65     40,870        18.23

Community and social services occupations                                               1,749,210       18.75     39,000        17.21
   Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors                                      75,940       17.28     35,950        16.36
   Educational, vocational, and school counselors                                         226,720       23.92     49,760        22.85
   Marriage and family therapists                                                          21,330       21.49     44,700        20.78
   Mental health counselors                                                                91,830       18.19     37,840        16.53
   Rehabilitation counselors                                                              121,380       15.80     32,870        14.04
   Counselors, all other                                                                   24,260       19.37     40,280        18.37
   Child, family, and school social workers                                               262,830       19.54     40,640        18.02
   Medical and public health social workers                                               116,750       21.48     44,690        20.69
   Mental health and substance abuse social workers                                       114,820       18.26     37,980        17.02
   Social workers, all other                                                               61,270       21.61     44,950        20.95
   Health educators                                                                        57,900       21.81     45,370        19.87
   Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists                               89,650       22.18     46,130        20.43
   Social and human service assistants                                                    318,620       13.08     27,200        12.30
   Community and social service specialists, all other                                    107,380       17.99     37,410        16.93
   Clergy                                                                                  37,820       20.70     43,060        19.07
   Directors, religious activities and education                                           14,750       18.06     37,570        16.47
   Religious workers, all other                                                             5,990       14.11     29,350        11.70

Legal occupations                                                                         976,740       41.04     85,360        32.56
   Lawyers                                                                                547,710       54.65    113,660        49.26
   Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers                           14,470       37.37     77,730        34.90
   Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators                                                 8,110       28.27     58,790        23.80
   Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates                                              25,870       45.98     95,640        48.89
   Paralegals and legal assistants                                                        229,430       21.86     45,460        20.69
   Court reporters                                                                         16,940       23.25     48,370        21.93
   Law clerks                                                                              31,890       18.85     39,210        17.48
   Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers                                             63,410       19.55     40,660        17.32
   Legal support workers, all other                                                        38,910       24.29     50,520        21.70

Education, training, and library occupations                                            8,206,440       21.79     45,320        19.76
   Business teachers, postsecondary                                                        67,390        (2)      70,220         (2)
   Computer science teachers, postsecondary                                                36,630        (2)      65,000         (2)
   Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary                                            44,570        (2)      62,790         (2)
   Architecture teachers, postsecondary                                                     5,820        (2)      67,390         (2)
   Engineering teachers, postsecondary                                                     31,950        (2)      82,080         (2)
   Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary                                           10,120        (2)      77,190         (2)
   Biological science teachers, postsecondary                                              51,950        (2)      82,110         (2)
   Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary                                2,630        (2)      66,970         (2)
   Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary                   8,670        (2)      74,880         (2)
   Chemistry teachers, postsecondary                                                       19,560        (2)      70,100         (2)
   Environmental science teachers, postsecondary                                            4,310        (2)      71,980         (2)
   Physics teachers, postsecondary                                                         12,340        (2)      74,650         (2)

   Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary                                      5,040        (2)      68,240         (2)
   Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary                               7,350        (2)      63,710         (2)
   Economics teachers, postsecondary                                                       12,330        (2)      79,370         (2)
   Geography teachers, postsecondary                                                        4,070        (2)      62,850         (2)
   Political science teachers, postsecondary                                               13,850        (2)      69,040         (2)
   Psychology teachers, postsecondary                                                      29,690        (2)      64,580         (2)
   Sociology teachers, postsecondary                                                       16,110        (2)      63,160         (2)
   Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other                                       5,750        (2)      69,640         (2)
   Health specialties teachers, postsecondary                                             116,370        (2)      91,260         (2)
   Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary                                         39,350        (2)      58,690         (2)
   Education teachers, postsecondary                                                       53,470        (2)      57,410         (2)
   Library science teachers, postsecondary                                                  3,830        (2)      57,550         (2)

   Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary                            10,430        (2)      55,310         (2)
   Law teachers, postsecondary                                                             11,870        (2)      94,290         (2)
   Social work teachers, postsecondary                                                      7,860        (2)      57,990         (2)
   Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary                                           72,100        (2)      58,250         (2)

   Communications teachers, postsecondary                                                  23,560        (2)      56,600         (2)
   English language and literature teachers, postsecondary                                 59,320        (2)      57,320         (2)
   Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary                                 24,680        (2)      60,050         (2)
   History teachers, postsecondary                                                         20,980        (2)      63,200         (2)
   Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary                                         17,840        (2)      60,180         (2)
   Graduate teaching assistants                                                           112,830        (2)      30,190         (2)
   Home economics teachers, postsecondary                                                   4,330        (2)      60,630         (2)
   Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary                                  17,110        (2)      54,020         (2)
   Vocational education teachers, postsecondary                                           109,360       22.65     47,110        21.11
   Postsecondary teachers, all other                                                      272,410        (2)      72,310         (2)

   Preschool teachers, except special education                                           361,600       12.45     25,900        10.91
   Kindergarten teachers, except special education                                        165,780        (2)      47,040         (2)
   Elementary school teachers, except special education                                 1,509,180        (2)      48,700         (2)
   Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education                        652,700        (2)      49,470         (2)
   Vocational education teachers, middle school                                            15,740        (2)      46,650         (2)
   Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education                   1,030,780        (2)      51,150         (2)
   Vocational education teachers, secondary school                                         95,040        (2)      51,050         (2)
   Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school             216,930        (2)      49,710         (2)
   Special education teachers, middle school                                              101,420        (2)      52,550         (2)
   Special education teachers, secondary school                                           136,870        (2)      52,520         (2)
   Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors                    71,740       22.45     46,690        21.11
   Self-enrichment education teachers                                                     149,700       18.50     38,470        16.08
   Teachers and instructors, all other                                                    576,840        (2)      35,370         (2)

   Archivists                                                                               5,460       21.35     44,400        19.58
   Curators                                                                                 9,520       24.03     49,980        22.26
   Museum technicians and conservators                                                      9,810       18.30     38,060        16.51
   Librarians                                                                             148,610       24.45     50,860        23.59
   Library technicians                                                                    113,940       13.42     27,910        12.77
   Audio-visual collections specialists                                                     6,520       20.23     42,090        19.49
   Farm and home management advisors                                                       12,390       22.59     46,990        20.06
   Instructional coordinators                                                             117,630       26.72     55,570        25.38
   Teacher assistants                                                                   1,246,030        (2)      21,860         (2)
   Education, training, and library workers, all other                                     84,390       17.14     35,640        15.46

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations                              1,727,380       22.17     46,110        18.44
   Art directors                                                                           31,030       37.70     78,420        32.74
   Craft artists                                                                            4,870       13.75     28,610        11.58
   Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators                           11,260       22.65     47,100        20.18
   Multi-media artists and animators                                                       26,260       27.90     58,030        24.69
   Artists and related workers, all other                                                   7,870       23.51     48,890        20.19
   Commercial and industrial designers                                                     33,540       28.53     59,340        26.23
   Fashion designers                                                                       15,670       33.30     69,270        30.10
   Floral designers                                                                        61,320       11.08     23,040        10.43
   Graphic designers                                                                      190,880       21.07     43,830        19.18
   Interior designers                                                                      52,440       23.08     48,000        20.32
   Merchandise displayers and window trimmers                                              62,580       12.77     26,550        11.45
   Set and exhibit designers                                                                8,320       21.93     45,620        20.11
   Designers, all other                                                                    11,390       23.50     48,890        21.09

   Actors                                                                                  51,880       21.84       (2)         11.61
   Producers and directors                                                                 63,840       34.72     72,210        27.07
   Athletes and sports competitors                                                         12,500        (2)      74,440         (2)
   Coaches and scouts                                                                     154,350        (2)      33,290         (2)
   Umpires, referees, and other sports officials                                           13,790        (2)      27,450         (2)
   Dancers                                                                                 16,010       13.86       (2)          9.55
   Choreographers                                                                          16,340       18.42     38,320        16.67
   Music directors and composers                                                            9,470       25.63     53,320        19.11
   Musicians and singers                                                                   46,600       27.51       (2)         19.73
   Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other                      59,450       16.84       (2)         15.11

   Radio and television announcers                                                         40,020       17.36     36,120        11.69
   Public address system and other announcers                                               8,300       16.33     33,970        12.02
   Broadcast news analysts                                                                  6,770       32.17     66,910        22.46
   Reporters and correspondents                                                            53,060       20.14     41,900        16.09
   Public relations specialists                                                           209,560       25.85     53,760        22.76
   Editors                                                                                100,170       25.59     53,220        22.59
   Technical writers                                                                       45,330       29.25     60,850        27.91
   Writers and authors                                                                     43,260       27.93     58,080        23.38
   Interpreters and translators                                                            30,910       19.11     39,750        17.10
   Media and communication workers, all other                                              22,970       22.26     46,310        20.47

   Audio and video equipment technicians                                                   40,360       18.61     38,710        16.75
   Broadcast technicians                                                                   32,070       17.09     35,540        14.75
   Radio operators                                                                          1,220       18.69     38,870        18.22
   Sound engineering technicians                                                           14,080       24.16     50,260        20.68
   Photographers                                                                           60,300       15.30     31,830        12.58
   Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture                                 22,230       22.19     46,150        19.26
   Film and video editors                                                                  17,380       27.93     58,100        22.44
   Media and communication equipment workers, all other                                    17,740       25.59     53,230        25.03

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations                                       6,713,780       29.82     62,030        24.99
   Chiropractors                                                                           25,470       38.97     81,070        31.36
   Dentists, general                                                                       86,110       67.76    140,950        63.53
   Oral and maxillofacial surgeons                                                          5,320       79.21    164,760         (3)
   Orthodontists                                                                            5,200       85.05    176,900         (3)
   Prosthodontists                                                                            480       76.42    158,940         (3)
   Dentists, all other specialists                                                          4,560       52.09    108,340        43.85
   Dietitians and nutritionists                                                            51,230       23.02     47,890        22.59
   Optometrists                                                                            24,220       47.38     98,550        43.77
   Pharmacists                                                                            239,920       44.95     93,500        45.44

   Anesthesiologists                                                                       29,890       88.63    184,340         (3)
   Family and general practitioners                                                       109,400       72.04    149,850         (3)
   Internists, general                                                                     48,700       77.34    160,860         (3)
   Obstetricians and gynecologists                                                         22,520       85.60    178,040         (3)
   Pediatricians, general                                                                  28,930       68.00    141,440        66.41
   Psychiatrists                                                                           24,730       72.11    149,990         (3)
   Surgeons                                                                                51,900       88.53    184,150         (3)
   Physicians and surgeons, all other                                                     208,960       68.38    142,220         (3)

   Physician assistants                                                                    62,960       35.71     74,270        36.05
   Podiatrists                                                                              9,020       56.97    118,500        52.03
   Registered nurses                                                                    2,417,150       28.71     59,730        27.54
   Audiologists                                                                            10,910       29.38     61,110        27.46
   Occupational therapists                                                                 88,570       30.05     62,510        29.07

   Physical therapists                                                                    156,100       32.72     68,050        31.83
   Radiation therapists                                                                    14,290       32.49     67,580        31.81
   Recreational therapists                                                                 24,130       17.55     36,510        16.82
   Respiratory therapists                                                                  99,330       23.37     48,610        22.80
   Speech-language pathologists                                                            98,690       29.25     60,840        27.74
   Therapists, all other                                                                   11,660       21.67     45,070        20.31
   Veterinarians                                                                           49,750       39.18     81,490        34.61
   Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other                                 53,270       39.96     83,110        29.60

   Medical and clinical laboratory technologists                                          160,760       24.30     50,550        23.90
   Medical and clinical laboratory technicians                                            144,710       16.65     34,620        15.79
   Dental hygienists                                                                      166,380       30.01     62,430        30.19
   Cardiovascular technologists and technicians                                            43,870       21.15     43,990        20.34
   Diagnostic medical sonographers                                                         44,340       27.94     58,110        27.48
   Nuclear medicine technologists                                                          19,270       30.29     63,000        29.95
   Radiologic technologists and technicians                                               190,180       23.71     49,320        23.16
   Emergency medical technicians and paramedics                                           196,190       14.13     29,390        13.01

   Dietetic technicians                                                                    24,450       12.55     26,090        11.56
   Pharmacy technicians                                                                   282,450       12.75     26,510        12.32
   Psychiatric technicians                                                                 58,940       14.64     30,450        13.36
   Respiratory therapy technicians                                                         18,710       19.17     39,860        18.81
   Surgical technologists                                                                  84,330       17.97     37,370        17.35
   Veterinary technologists and technicians                                                69,700       13.34     27,750        12.88
   Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses                                      720,380       18.05     37,530        17.57
   Medical records and health information technicians                                     164,700       14.49     30,140        13.48
   Opticians, dispensing                                                                   65,190       15.49     32,220        14.57
   Orthotists and prosthetists                                                              5,290       29.86     62,110        28.36
   Health technologists and technicians, all other                                         72,180       18.39     38,260        16.89
   Occupational health and safety specialists                                              42,220       28.50     59,270        27.90
   Occupational health and safety technicians                                              10,020       21.32     44,340        20.27
   Athletic trainers                                                                       15,440        (2)      38,860         (2)
   Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other                               50,690       21.68     45,090        17.89

Healthcare support occupations                                                          3,483,270       11.83     24,610        11.00
   Home health aides                                                                      751,480        9.66     20,100         9.34
   Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants                                             1,376,660       11.04     22,960        10.67
   Psychiatric aides                                                                       57,000       12.01     24,990        11.49
   Occupational therapist assistants                                                       23,700       20.25     42,110        20.22
   Occupational therapist aides                                                             7,780       13.35     27,760        12.03
   Physical therapist assistants                                                           59,350       19.91     41,410        19.88
   Physical therapist aides                                                                45,520       11.20     23,290        10.61
   Massage therapists                                                                      41,920       18.93     39,380        16.06
   Dental assistants                                                                      277,040       14.83     30,850        14.53
   Medical assistants                                                                     409,570       13.07     27,190        12.64
   Medical equipment preparers                                                             42,740       12.97     26,980        12.47
   Medical transcriptionists                                                               86,790       14.74     30,660        14.40
   Pharmacy aides                                                                          47,810       10.07     20,950         9.35
   Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers                                  70,310       10.13     21,060         9.60
   Healthcare support workers, all other                                                  185,580       13.55     28,170        12.98

Protective service occupations                                                          3,024,840       17.81     37,040        15.42
   First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers                                37,400       26.27     54,630        25.28
   First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives                                89,170       33.76     70,230        33.32
   First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers                 50,810       31.27     65,030        30.24
   First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other                  45,170       22.28     46,350        19.99

   Fire fighters                                                                          283,630       20.37     42,370        19.80
   Fire inspectors and investigators                                                       13,360       24.02     49,950        23.10
   Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists                                        1,710       17.21     35,810        15.84

   Bailiffs                                                                                17,890       17.43     36,260        16.45
   Correctional officers and jailers                                                      417,810       18.42     38,310        17.19
   Detectives and criminal investigators                                                  100,110       29.03     60,390        28.01
   Fish and game wardens                                                                    7,520       21.25     44,200        21.01
   Parking enforcement workers                                                             10,090       15.03     31,260        14.50
   Police and sheriff's patrol officers                                                   624,380       23.27     48,410        22.82
   Transit and railroad police                                                              5,320       23.86     49,620        22.63

   Animal control workers                                                                  14,600       14.12     29,370        13.42
   Private detectives and investigators                                                    35,980       18.41     38,290        16.23
   Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators                                    8,470       14.65     30,470        13.04
   Security guards                                                                      1,004,130       11.35     23,620        10.35
   Crossing guards                                                                         67,750       10.71     22,270        10.13
   Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers              108,870        8.85     18,410         8.25
   Protective service workers, all other                                                   80,680       14.63     30,420        12.94

Food preparation and serving related occupations                                       11,029,280        8.86     18,430         7.90
   Chefs and head cooks                                                                   104,080       18.21     37,880        16.52
   First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers                769,320       13.88     28,870        12.97
   Cooks, fast food                                                                       612,020        7.67     15,960         7.41
   Cooks, institution and cafeteria                                                       375,210       10.25     21,320         9.81
   Cooks, private household                                                                   900       13.64     28,370        11.00
   Cooks, restaurant                                                                      825,840       10.11     21,020         9.78
   Cooks, short order                                                                     189,610        8.99     18,710         8.59
   Cooks, all other                                                                        12,940       11.34     23,590        10.39
   Food preparation workers                                                               871,470        8.88     18,480         8.37

   Bartenders                                                                             485,120        8.91     18,540         7.86
   Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food                   2,461,890        7.66     15,930         7.24
   Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop                        524,410        8.15     16,950         7.76
   Waiters and waitresses                                                               2,312,930        8.27     17,190         7.14
   Food servers, nonrestaurant                                                            183,700        9.48     19,710         8.70
   Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers                             401,790        7.84     16,320         7.36
   Dishwashers                                                                            502,770        7.78     16,190         7.57
   Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop                               340,390        8.10     16,860         7.78
   Food preparation and serving related workers, all other                                 54,900        9.31     19,360         8.55

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations                               4,396,250       10.86     22,580         9.75
   First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers                 182,690       16.16     33,610        15.04
   First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and
    groundskeeping workers                                                                111,100       19.35     40,240        17.93
   Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners                        2,124,860       10.45     21,730         9.58
   Maids and housekeeping cleaners                                                        900,040        8.99     18,700         8.45
   Building cleaning workers, all other                                                    14,390       13.78     28,670        12.06
   Pest control workers                                                                    62,710       14.11     29,350        13.41
   Landscaping and groundskeeping workers                                                 924,330       11.06     23,010        10.22
   Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation                               25,880       13.73     28,560        12.84
   Tree trimmers and pruners                                                               28,300       14.38     29,910        13.58
   Grounds maintenance workers, all other                                                  21,930       11.77     24,490         9.82

Personal care and service occupations                                                   3,249,760       11.02     22,920         9.17
   Gaming supervisors                                                                      23,860       20.38     42,390        19.79
   Slot key persons                                                                        13,450       12.16     25,300        10.92
   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers                            125,430       17.35     36,090        15.77
   Animal trainers                                                                         10,020       14.39     29,920        12.65
   Nonfarm animal caretakers                                                              108,130        9.73     20,230         8.72

   Gaming dealers                                                                          82,960        8.18     17,010         7.08
   Gaming and sports book writers and runners                                              17,780       10.02     20,850         9.04
   Gaming service workers, all other                                                        (4)         11.59     24,110        10.52
   Motion picture projectionists                                                           10,620        9.70     20,180         8.39
   Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers                                            101,530        8.41     17,500         7.64
   Amusement and recreation attendants                                                    235,670        8.43     17,530         7.83
   Costume attendants                                                                       4,150       14.20     29,540        12.37
   Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants                                     18,770        9.50     19,760         8.95

   Embalmers                                                                                8,860       19.43     40,410        18.19
   Funeral attendants                                                                      32,250       10.56     21,970         9.78
   Barbers                                                                                 11,500       12.76     26,540        11.13

   Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists                                         344,900       11.80     24,550        10.25
   Makeup artists, theatrical and performance                                               1,250       17.66     36,730        15.30
   Manicurists and pedicurists                                                             47,450       10.23     21,280         9.23
   Shampooers                                                                              15,580        8.20     17,050         7.78
   Skin care specialists                                                                   22,620       14.21     29,550        12.58

   Baggage porters and bellhops                                                            48,450       10.37     21,580         8.83
   Concierges                                                                              19,150       12.50     26,000        11.83
   Tour guides and escorts                                                                 30,390       10.73     22,310         9.82
   Travel guides                                                                            3,220       14.83     30,840        13.68
   Flight attendants                                                                       96,760        (2)      56,150         (2)
   Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters                 20,790       10.17     21,140         9.65

   Child care workers                                                                     572,950        9.05     18,820         8.48
   Personal and home care aides                                                           578,290        8.74     18,180         8.54
   Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors                                              205,970       15.24     31,710        12.46
   Recreation workers                                                                     273,280       11.03     22,950         9.84
   Residential advisors                                                                    48,470       11.79     24,520        10.90
   Personal care and service workers, all other                                            58,440       10.40     21,640         9.12

Sales and related occupations                                                          14,114,860       16.52     34,350        11.14
   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers                              1,111,740       18.67     38,830        16.33
   First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers                            285,690       36.94     76,840        31.49
   Cashiers                                                                             3,479,390        8.62     17,930         8.08
   Gaming change persons and booth cashiers                                                26,700       10.32     21,470         9.94

   Counter and rental clerks                                                              468,900       11.22     23,340         9.41
   Parts salespersons                                                                     234,770       14.43     30,010        13.19
   Retail salespersons                                                                  4,374,230       11.51     23,940         9.50

   Advertising sales agents                                                               159,640       24.70     51,370        20.55
   Insurance sales agents                                                                 311,380       28.10     58,450        21.09
   Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents                           260,360       43.45     90,380        32.93
   Travel agents                                                                           87,600       15.12     31,460        14.05
   Sales representatives, services, all other                                             501,850       27.13     56,420        23.12
   Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific
    products                                                                              390,280       34.95     72,700        30.98
   Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical
    and scientific products                                                             1,488,990       28.14     58,540        23.85

   Demonstrators and product promoters                                                     82,830       12.39     25,770        10.65
   Models                                                                                   1,470       13.45     27,980        11.22
   Real estate brokers                                                                     46,950       38.57     80,230        29.23
   Real estate sales agents                                                               168,400       26.13     54,350        19.12
   Sales engineers                                                                         75,150       39.94     83,080        37.37
   Telemarketers                                                                          385,700       11.63     24,190        10.09
   Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers                11,140       12.92     26,880         9.71
   Sales and related workers, all other                                                   161,700       19.63     40,820        16.47

Office and administrative support occupations                                          23,077,190       14.60     30,370        13.50
   First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers         1,351,180       22.37     46,530        20.92
   Switchboard operators, including answering service                                     172,060       11.37     23,640        10.88
   Telephone operators                                                                     26,350       15.73     32,710        16.41
   Communications equipment operators, all other                                            4,220       15.93     33,130        15.23

   Bill and account collectors                                                            423,090       14.73     30,640        13.97
   Billing and posting clerks and machine operators                                       517,750       14.39     29,930        13.87
   Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks                                         1,856,890       15.28     31,780        14.69
   Gaming cage workers                                                                     17,970       11.62     24,170        11.13
   Payroll and timekeeping clerks                                                         205,970       15.93     33,140        15.58
   Procurement clerks                                                                      74,370       16.13     33,540        15.91
   Tellers                                                                                603,150       10.97     22,810        10.64

   Brokerage clerks                                                                        72,400       18.89     39,280        17.50
   Correspondence clerks                                                                   16,260       14.35     29,850        13.80
   Court, municipal, and license clerks                                                   107,100       15.66     32,580        14.89
   Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks                                                67,400       15.25     31,710        14.41
   Customer service representatives                                                     2,147,770       14.61     30,400        13.62
   Eligibility interviewers, government programs                                          106,210       18.16     37,770        18.05
   File clerks                                                                            223,090       11.32     23,540        10.62
   Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks                                                   214,110        9.37     19,480         8.88

   Interviewers, except eligibility and loan                                              211,500       13.07     27,190        12.64
   Library assistants, clerical                                                           109,090       11.03     22,940        10.40
   Loan interviewers and clerks                                                           248,050       15.71     32,680        14.89
   New accounts clerks                                                                     80,770       14.19     29,510        13.65
   Order clerks                                                                           264,520       13.52     28,130        12.66
   Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping                             159,750       16.70     34,740        16.23
   Receptionists and information clerks                                                 1,112,350       11.45     23,810        11.01

   Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks                         157,650       14.48     30,120        13.72
   All other information and record clerks                                                230,990       15.82     32,900        14.98

   Cargo and freight agents                                                                84,340       18.54     38,560        17.84
   Couriers and messengers                                                                105,070       11.14     23,170        10.36
   Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers                                                 94,710       15.67     32,590        15.13
   Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance                                        185,410       16.56     34,450        15.48
   Meter readers, utilities                                                                45,770       15.41     32,040        14.58
   Postal service clerks                                                                   81,670       21.13     43,950        21.54
   Postal service mail carriers                                                           346,990       21.03     43,750        21.32
   Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators              203,110       19.75     41,070        21.10
   Production, planning, and expediting clerks                                            286,160       19.23     40,000        18.57
   Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks                                                763,350       13.21     27,480        12.53
   Stock clerks and order fillers                                                       1,705,450       10.79     22,440         9.83
   Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping                              77,520       13.14     27,330        12.20

   Executive secretaries and administrative assistants                                  1,487,310       18.83     39,160        17.90
   Legal secretaries                                                                      268,170       19.07     39,670        18.36
   Medical secretaries                                                                    394,330       14.05     29,220        13.51
   Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive                                    1,750,600       13.68     28,460        13.20

   Computer operators                                                                     123,750       16.83     35,010        16.13
   Data entry keyers                                                                      295,650       12.33     25,640        11.87
   Word processors and typists                                                            153,530       14.68     30,540        14.15
   Desktop publishers                                                                      30,440       17.36     36,120        16.41
   Insurance claims and policy processing clerks                                          238,210       15.74     32,740        14.96
   Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service                          141,170       12.05     25,060        11.45
   Office clerks, general                                                               3,026,710       12.12     25,200        11.40
   Office machine operators, except computer                                               91,810       12.51     26,010        11.80
   Proofreaders and copy markers                                                           16,960       14.12     29,380        13.20
   Statistical assistants                                                                  19,680       15.84     32,950        15.02
   Office and administrative support workers, all other                                   277,310       14.07     29,260        13.08

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations                                                450,040       10.49     21,810         8.63
   First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers               19,670       19.33     40,210        18.15
   Farm labor contractors                                                                   2,060       13.87     28,850        11.32
   Agricultural inspectors                                                                 14,790       18.67     38,820        18.32
   Animal breeders                                                                          2,060       15.37     31,970        13.02
   Graders and sorters, agricultural products                                              45,890        8.95     18,610         8.27
   Agricultural equipment operators                                                        21,140       10.55     21,950         9.72
   Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse                                230,780        8.48     17,630         7.95
   Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals                                                     47,870        9.92     20,630         9.17
   Agricultural workers, all other                                                          8,550       12.05     25,070        10.80
   Fishers and related fishing workers                                                        880       13.71     28,510        13.10
   Forest and conservation workers                                                          8,530       11.97     24,890        10.01
   Fallers                                                                                  8,790       15.84     32,960        13.80
   Logging equipment operators                                                             28,300       14.85     30,880        14.28
   Log graders and scalers                                                                  4,810       14.90     30,980        14.06
   Logging workers, all other                                                               5,880       15.25     31,720        15.32

Construction and extraction occupations                                                 6,680,710       18.89     39,290        17.04
   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers          574,870       27.64     57,500        25.89
   Boilermakers                                                                            17,240       23.37     48,600        22.58
   Brickmasons and blockmasons                                                            118,080       21.33     44,370        20.66
   Stonemasons                                                                             18,210       18.29     38,040        17.29
   Carpenters                                                                             985,990       19.20     39,930        17.57
   Carpet installers                                                                       36,840       18.40     38,280        16.62
   Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles                                       14,910       18.81     39,120        16.44
   Floor sanders and finishers                                                              7,480       15.29     31,810        13.89
   Tile and marble setters                                                                 51,330       18.92     39,360        17.59
   Cement masons and concrete finishers                                                   218,170       17.13     35,630        15.70
   Terrazzo workers and finishers                                                           6,550       16.78     34,900        15.21
   Construction laborers                                                                1,016,530       14.39     29,930        12.66
   Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators                                      63,090       16.45     34,210        15.05
   Pile-driver operators                                                                    5,280       24.02     49,950        22.20
   Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators                         393,090       19.50     40,560        17.74
   Drywall and ceiling tile installers                                                    140,630       18.66     38,810        17.38
   Tapers                                                                                  40,090       20.48     42,590        19.85

   Electricians                                                                           617,370       22.41     46,620        20.97
   Glaziers                                                                                51,990       18.30     38,060        16.64
   Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall                                            31,450       16.48     34,280        14.67
   Insulation workers, mechanical                                                          27,900       20.07     41,740        17.74
   Painters, construction and maintenance                                                 263,390       16.45     34,220        15.00
   Paperhangers                                                                             6,160       17.42     36,230        16.21
   Pipelayers                                                                              58,330       16.21     33,710        14.58
   Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters                                                435,960       22.03     45,830        20.56
   Plasterers and stucco masons                                                            50,700       17.91     37,260        16.68
   Reinforcing iron and rebar workers                                                      30,180       20.35     42,330        18.38
   Roofers                                                                                125,030       16.99     35,340        15.51

   Sheet metal workers                                                                    177,540       19.61     40,780        17.96
   Structural iron and steel workers                                                       67,560       21.13     43,950        19.46

   Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters             62,290       13.39     27,850        12.19
   Helpers--carpenters                                                                    104,200       11.63     24,190        11.09
   Helpers--electricians                                                                  100,550       12.05     25,050        11.42
   Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons                          23,390       10.87     22,620        10.25
   Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters                            81,510       12.22     25,430        11.50
   Helpers--roofers                                                                        21,050       10.93     22,740        10.46
   Helpers, construction trades, all other                                                 35,880       11.93     24,820        10.94

   Construction and building inspectors                                                    96,630       23.37     48,620        22.39
   Elevator installers and repairers                                                       21,700       29.78     61,930        30.59
   Fence erectors                                                                          24,610       13.53     28,130        12.69
   Hazardous materials removal workers                                                     38,740       18.43     38,340        17.04
   Highway maintenance workers                                                            138,670       15.56     32,370        15.17
   Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators                                   13,680       19.06     39,640        19.23
   Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners                                           22,090       15.65     32,560        15.11
   Segmental pavers                                                                           880       13.75     28,600        13.80
   Construction and related workers, all other                                             56,130       15.81     32,880        14.65

   Derrick operators, oil and gas                                                          16,920       18.23     37,930        17.42
   Rotary drill operators, oil and gas                                                     18,010       20.36     42,350        18.49
   Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining                                            25,360       17.37     36,120        15.82
   Earth drillers, except oil and gas                                                      19,070       17.80     37,030        16.59
   Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters                              5,110       19.83     41,240        19.18
   Continuous mining machine operators                                                      9,660       19.38     40,310        19.44
   Mine cutting and channeling machine operators                                            7,700       18.71     38,930        19.23
   Mining machine operators, all other                                                      2,880       18.50     38,490        17.97
   Rock splitters, quarry                                                                   3,790       13.91     28,940        13.05
   Roof bolters, mining                                                                     4,240       20.29     42,200        19.83
   Roustabouts, oil and gas                                                                41,120       12.93     26,890        12.36
   Helpers--extraction workers                                                             23,980       14.65     30,460        13.79
   Extraction workers, all other                                                            8,880       18.49     38,470        17.04

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations                                       5,352,420       18.78     39,060        17.65
   First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers                450,710       26.98     56,110        25.91
   Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers                               139,770       18.29     38,050        17.54
   Radio mechanics                                                                          6,250       19.17     39,880        18.12
   Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers          190,130       24.33     50,610        25.21
   Avionics technicians                                                                    15,360       22.78     47,380        22.57
   Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers                                       22,100       16.74     34,810        15.80
   Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment           20,480       20.98     43,650        20.72
   Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment               78,570       21.96     45,670        21.72
   Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay                 22,090       27.34     56,870        27.60
   Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles                           19,510       14.99     31,190        13.57
   Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers                        35,310       15.25     31,710        14.42
   Security and fire alarm systems installers                                              51,740       17.51     36,410        16.73

   Aircraft mechanics and service technicians                                             118,210       23.70     49,300        22.95
   Automotive body and related repairers                                                  155,500       18.38     38,230        16.92
   Automotive glass installers and repairers                                               18,650       15.41     32,050        14.77
   Automotive service technicians and mechanics                                           642,360       17.34     36,070        16.24
   Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists                                  254,850       18.48     38,440        18.11
   Farm equipment mechanics                                                                29,500       14.58     30,320        14.16
   Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines                                       119,060       19.90     41,390        19.44
   Rail car repairers                                                                      23,810       20.68     43,010        20.82
   Motorboat mechanics                                                                     18,550       16.55     34,430        15.96
   Motorcycle mechanics                                                                    16,700       15.39     32,000        14.45
   Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics                                25,560       13.44     27,950        12.94
   Bicycle repairers                                                                        8,350       10.87     22,610        10.48
   Recreational vehicle service technicians                                                13,560       16.00     33,280        15.15
   Tire repairers and changers                                                            103,120       10.96     22,790        10.26

   Mechanical door repairers                                                               15,130       16.38     34,060        15.20
   Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door                      42,270       21.77     45,290        21.84
   Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers                  250,970       19.09     39,710        18.11
   Home appliance repairers                                                                42,810       16.99     35,350        16.28
   Industrial machinery mechanics                                                         250,810       20.47     42,570        19.74
   Maintenance and repair workers, general                                              1,310,580       16.11     33,510        15.34
   Maintenance workers, machinery                                                          81,580       17.50     36,390        16.61
   Millwrights                                                                             53,320       22.99     47,820        21.94
   Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons                                       3,340       19.61     40,790        19.61
   Electrical power-line installers and repairers                                         110,520       23.99     49,900        24.41
   Telecommunications line installers and repairers                                       156,440       21.99     45,740        22.25
   Camera and photographic equipment repairers                                              3,470       17.60     36,600        16.76
   Medical equipment repairers                                                             32,100       20.69     43,040        19.51
   Musical instrument repairers and tuners                                                  5,120       15.31     31,850        14.04
   Watch repairers                                                                          3,050       15.75     32,760        14.86
   Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other                                 12,980       22.71     47,230        22.23

   Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers                            39,440       14.33     29,820        13.80
   Commercial divers                                                                        2,680       21.83     45,410        19.03
   Fabric menders, except garment                                                           1,280       14.55     30,260        13.64
   Locksmiths and safe repairers                                                           17,870       16.14     33,560        15.39
   Manufactured building and mobile home installers                                         9,520       12.79     26,600        12.06
   Riggers                                                                                 12,010       19.07     39,670        18.85
   Signal and track switch repairers                                                        5,980       23.98     49,870        24.11
   Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers                                 159,110       11.64     24,210        10.71
   Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other                               130,260       17.10     35,560        15.84

Production occupations                                                                 10,268,510       14.65     30,480        13.16
   First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers                    676,640       24.27     50,480        22.74
   Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers                           27,680       21.09     43,860        21.83
   Coil winders, tapers, and finishers                                                     22,560       12.94     26,910        12.64
   Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers                                         211,460       13.23     27,510        12.29
   Electromechanical equipment assemblers                                                  59,760       13.91     28,930        13.25
   Engine and other machine assemblers                                                     45,120       17.02     35,400        15.99
   Structural metal fabricators and fitters                                                99,680       15.11     31,440        14.56
   Fiberglass laminators and fabricators                                                   32,510       12.96     26,960        12.49
   Team assemblers                                                                      1,250,120       12.59     26,180        11.63
   Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators                                     2,460       14.68     30,530        13.86
   Assemblers and fabricators, all other                                                  288,370       14.90     31,000        12.85

   Bakers                                                                                 139,700       11.40     23,710        10.59
   Butchers and meat cutters                                                              128,350       13.61     28,310        12.95
   Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers                                           139,830       10.22     21,260         9.79
   Slaughterers and meat packers                                                          118,610       10.55     21,940        10.43
   Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders             18,510       12.36     25,710        11.30
   Food batchmakers                                                                        92,590       11.92     24,790        11.11
   Food cooking machine operators and tenders                                              44,060       10.94     22,750        10.23

   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic                          139,580       15.78     32,820        15.23
   Numerical tool and process control programmers                                          17,800       21.54     44,810        20.42
   Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic        93,810       14.10     29,330        13.58
   Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                      31,050       14.41     29,980        13.94
   Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                      34,710       15.43     32,080        14.93
   Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders,
    metal and plastic                                                                     269,640       13.33     27,730        12.66
   Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic     42,480       15.21     31,640        14.36
   Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and
    tenders, metal and plastic                                                            100,010       14.32     29,780        13.50
   Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic       65,840       15.98     33,250        15.46

   Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic          29,040       15.52     32,280        15.18
   Machinists                                                                             385,690       17.22     35,810        16.71
   Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders                                            18,430       16.14     33,560        15.69
   Pourers and casters, metal                                                              14,880       14.87     30,930        14.22
   Model makers, metal and plastic                                                          8,370       21.22     44,130        20.22
   Patternmakers, metal and plastic                                                         7,070       18.31     38,090        17.01
   Foundry mold and coremakers                                                             14,460       14.40     29,950        13.82
   Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders,
    metal and plastic                                                                     155,670       13.14     27,330        12.29
   Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic                96,480       15.45     32,140        14.68

   Tool and die makers                                                                     96,960       21.95     45,650        21.29
   Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers                                               376,630       15.81     32,880        15.10
   Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders                 48,770       16.08     33,440        14.90
   Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic              27,050       15.27     31,750        14.83
   Lay-out workers, metal and plastic                                                       9,960       16.87     35,080        16.15
   Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic          41,500       14.08     29,280        13.21
   Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners                                                   17,620       15.49     32,210        14.73
   Metal workers and plastic workers, all other                                            47,760       18.14     37,730        16.69

   Bindery workers                                                                         63,700       13.16     27,370        12.29
   Bookbinders                                                                              7,120       15.49     32,210        14.55
   Job printers                                                                            46,200       16.36     34,020        15.58
   Prepress technicians and workers                                                        70,890       16.70     34,730        16.01
   Printing machine operators                                                             191,610       15.79     32,840        14.90

   Laundry and dry-cleaning workers                                                       217,580        9.08     18,890         8.58
   Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials                                       75,150        8.88     18,470         8.56
   Sewing machine operators                                                               219,080        9.78     20,340         9.04
   Shoe and leather workers and repairers                                                   7,450       10.41     21,660         9.83
   Shoe machine operators and tenders                                                       4,080       10.92     22,710        10.54
   Sewers, hand                                                                             9,750       10.43     21,680         9.79
   Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers                                                 30,000       11.91     24,770        11.01
   Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders                              20,070       11.50     23,920        11.20
   Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders                                 19,140       10.93     22,740        10.39
   Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders                    38,900       11.80     24,530        11.68
   Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders      44,210       11.32     23,550        11.08

   Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic
    and glass fibers                                                                       17,860       14.38     29,910        13.78
   Fabric and apparel patternmakers                                                         8,840       18.45     38,380        15.74
   Upholsterers                                                                            40,340       13.70     28,500        13.09
   Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other                                    22,890       11.91     24,770        11.03

   Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters                                                     127,780       13.83     28,760        12.99
   Furniture finishers                                                                     24,890       12.83     26,680        12.02
   Model makers, wood                                                                       1,920       15.86     33,000        13.69
   Patternmakers, wood                                                                      2,270       16.20     33,690        15.15
   Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood                                    60,230       12.20     25,380        11.67
   Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing                      97,700       12.07     25,110        11.51
   Woodworkers, all other                                                                  11,350       12.03     25,030        10.86

   Nuclear power reactor operators                                                          3,750       34.04     70,800        33.35
   Power distributors and dispatchers                                                       8,420       30.12     62,640        30.09
   Power plant operators                                                                   34,200       26.60     55,340        26.44
   Stationary engineers and boiler operators                                               42,730       22.59     46,990        22.13
   Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators                            106,550       17.88     37,180        17.34
   Chemical plant and system operators                                                     52,970       23.53     48,930        23.60
   Gas plant operators                                                                     12,120       25.90     53,870        25.80
   Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers                        40,880       25.20     52,410        25.18
   Plant and system operators, all other                                                   13,820       22.33     46,450        22.25

   Chemical equipment operators and tenders                                                50,570       19.85     41,300        19.37
   Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators,
    and tenders                                                                            43,660       17.37     36,130        16.81
   Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders               41,910       14.22     29,570        13.50
   Grinding and polishing workers, hand                                                    43,980       12.24     25,460        11.48
   Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders                            140,710       14.80     30,790        14.10
   Cutters and trimmers, hand                                                              28,790       11.72     24,370        10.73
   Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders                             77,960       14.23     29,610        13.43
   Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders    81,000       14.06     29,230        13.32
   Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders                            27,100       15.25     31,720        14.58
   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers                                   483,020       15.48     32,190        14.14
   Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers                                           26,220       16.01     33,300        14.30
   Dental laboratory technicians                                                           45,840       16.79     34,910        15.67
   Medical appliance technicians                                                           10,610       16.56     34,450        14.99
   Ophthalmic laboratory technicians                                                       29,130       13.35     27,770        12.24

   Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders                                    384,160       12.02     25,000        11.06
   Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders                102,210       13.57     28,230        12.90
   Painters, transportation equipment                                                      52,170       18.57     38,630        17.15
   Painting, coating, and decorating workers                                               29,950       12.14     25,260        11.04
   Photographic process workers                                                            24,180       12.84     26,710        11.19
   Photographic processing machine operators                                               50,040       10.35     21,540         9.38
   Semiconductor processors                                                                41,520       16.70     34,730        15.80

   Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders                                      23,540       12.90     26,840        12.10
   Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders                   15,500       12.22     25,420        10.99
   Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders                                    10,050       12.48     25,970        11.48
   Etchers and engravers                                                                   11,390       13.34     27,750        12.30
   Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic                                 42,610       12.85     26,730        12.03
   Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders                                    113,930       15.68     32,610        15.14
   Tire builders                                                                           23,210       18.38     38,220        18.33
   Helpers--production workers                                                            539,350       10.63     22,120         9.97
   Production workers, all other                                                          288,470       13.82     28,740        11.97

Transportation and material moving occupations                                          9,647,730       14.16     29,460        12.17
   Aircraft cargo handling supervisors                                                      5,620       21.85     45,440        19.16
   First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand        178,820       20.16     41,940        19.02
   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine
    and vehicle operators                                                                 220,570       24.51     50,990        23.24
   Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers                                          75,810        (2)     140,380         (2)
   Commercial pilots                                                                       27,120        (2)      66,720         (2)
   Air traffic controllers                                                                 23,240       53.02    110,270        56.37
   Airfield operations specialists                                                          4,760       19.90     41,400        18.09

   Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians                  21,100       10.54     21,930         9.79
   Bus drivers, transit and intercity                                                     191,120       15.89     33,050        15.43
   Bus drivers, school                                                                    456,570       12.08     25,130        11.93
   Driver/sales workers                                                                   396,680       11.72     24,380         9.99
   Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer                                             1,673,950       17.46     36,320        16.85
   Truck drivers, light or delivery services                                              941,590       13.23     27,520        12.17
   Taxi drivers and chauffeurs                                                            154,490       10.62     22,080         9.78
   Motor vehicle operators, all other                                                      71,880       12.76     26,550        10.92

   Locomotive engineers                                                                    36,870       29.74     61,850        27.88
   Locomotive firers                                                                          560       21.96     45,680        19.85
   Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers                                      5,820       19.24     40,020        18.21

   Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators                                            22,810       25.05     52,110        23.49
   Railroad conductors and yardmasters                                                     37,110       28.31     58,880        26.70
   Subway and streetcar operators                                                           6,740       22.20     46,180        23.55
   Rail transportation workers, all other                                                   6,360       18.43     38,330        18.82

   Sailors and marine oilers                                                               31,690       15.73     32,710        14.73
   Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels                                            29,170       27.43     57,060        25.69
   Motorboat operators                                                                      2,450       16.74     34,810        15.55
   Ship engineers                                                                          14,190       28.53     59,340        26.36

   Bridge and lock tenders                                                                  3,700       17.27     35,930        18.76
   Parking lot attendants                                                                 131,870        8.87     18,450         8.33
   Service station attendants                                                              94,780        9.21     19,150         8.53
   Traffic technicians                                                                      6,560       18.68     38,840        17.86
   Transportation inspectors                                                               23,790       26.62     55,370        24.22
   Transportation workers, all other                                                       42,130       15.55     32,350        14.51

   Conveyor operators and tenders                                                          50,080       13.45     27,970        13.09
   Crane and tower operators                                                               45,740       19.93     41,450        18.77
   Dredge operators                                                                         1,780       17.81     37,050        16.26
   Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators                                   67,590       17.19     35,740        15.83
   Loading machine operators, underground mining                                            2,480       19.37     40,290        17.91
   Hoist and winch operators                                                                2,990       17.56     36,530        16.16
   Industrial truck and tractor operators                                                 629,100       13.99     29,090        13.11
   Cleaners of vehicles and equipment                                                     334,560        9.68     20,130         8.68
   Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand                               2,372,130       11.08     23,050        10.20
   Machine feeders and offbearers                                                         150,600       11.58     24,080        10.88
   Packers and packagers, hand                                                            827,470        9.30     19,340         8.48
   Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators                                         3,900       21.52     44,760        21.83
   Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers                                                 10,030       19.55     40,670        19.13
   Wellhead pumpers                                                                        13,280       17.67     36,760        17.38
   Refuse and recyclable material collectors                                              125,770       14.96     31,110        13.93
   Shuttle car operators                                                                    2,860       18.92     39,350        18.78
   Tank car, truck, and ship loaders                                                       15,360       16.44     34,200        15.37
   Material moving workers, all other                                                      52,120       15.87     33,000        14.55

   1 Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the 
reported survey data.
   2 Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual
salaries depending on how they are typically paid.
   3 Represents a wage above $70.00 per hour.
   4 Estimates not released.
   
   
   
   
   
Table 2.  Hourly mean wage rates by industry and occupational group 

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                                  |            |    Business  |               |              |      Life,  |                |          |               |  Arts, design, |               |            
           Industry               |            |       and    |  Computer and | Architecture |   physical, |   Community    |          |    Education, | entertainment, |   Healthcare  | Healthcare 
                                  | Management |    financial | mathematical  |     and      |  and social |  and social    |   Legal  | training, and |   sports, and  | practitioners |   support  
                                  |            |   operations |     science   |  engineering |     science |   services     |          |     library   |      media     | and technical |            
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                                  |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
  All industries                  |     $44.20 |      $28.85  |        $33.29 |       $31.82 |      $28.68 |         $18.75 |   $41.04 |        $21.79 |         $22.17 |        $29.82 |     $11.83 
                                  |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
Agriculture, forestry, fishing    |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and hunting .....................|      37.36 |       26.48  |         26.60 |        29.11 |       21.82 |            (1) |      (1) |           (1) |          14.45 |         21.53 |        (1) 
Mining ...........................|      49.10 |       30.71  |         33.08 |        40.08 |       35.71 |            (1) |    35.88 |           (1) |          29.18 |         27.52 |       8.39 
Utilities ........................|      49.26 |       31.97  |         33.83 |        33.73 |       32.30 |            (1) |    53.51 |         29.93 |          29.27 |         30.85 |        (1) 
Construction .....................|      45.18 |       28.42  |         28.22 |        29.55 |       28.44 |          18.57 |    43.27 |           (1) |          23.68 |         25.04 |       9.97 
Manufacturing ....................|      49.47 |       28.58  |         36.51 |        32.66 |       29.43 |          23.82 |    54.67 |         26.73 |          22.96 |         26.38 |      13.96 
Wholesale trade ..................|      52.26 |       28.70  |         33.96 |        32.03 |       31.99 |          18.04 |    52.04 |         22.90 |          21.89 |         26.53 |      12.63 
Retail trade .....................|      40.30 |       24.25  |         26.08 |        27.66 |       26.51 |          16.59 |    24.80 |         15.64 |          13.93 |         25.67 |       9.99 
Transportation and warehousing ...|      40.02 |       27.83  |         30.28 |        31.28 |       31.26 |          14.61 |    48.95 |         24.04 |          21.23 |         23.79 |      11.37 
Information ......................|      53.89 |       31.44  |         34.57 |        33.10 |       34.90 |          18.46 |    51.52 |         18.69 |          23.39 |         28.95 |      16.50 
Finance and insurance ............|      52.97 |       30.24  |         33.78 |        36.21 |       31.66 |          20.58 |    34.04 |         24.20 |          25.60 |         27.95 |      13.69 
Real estate and rental            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and leasing .....................|      32.47 |       27.60  |         28.84 |        29.40 |       25.06 |          17.25 |    33.32 |         20.29 |          21.01 |         21.12 |      11.07 
Professional, scientific, and     |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 technical services ..............|      56.58 |       32.82  |         35.36 |        30.91 |       29.45 |          21.27 |    43.54 |         27.39 |          24.68 |         24.68 |      10.18 
Management of companies           |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and enterprises .................|      53.20 |       30.08  |         32.95 |        35.34 |       32.64 |          17.44 |    51.33 |         20.04 |          28.60 |         30.19 |      13.23 
Administrative and support        |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and waste management             |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and remediation services ........|      44.37 |       26.81  |         30.57 |        29.20 |       25.73 |          16.25 |    30.49 |         19.78 |          20.92 |         27.99 |      12.03 
Educational services .............|      39.10 |       24.60  |         24.54 |        27.75 |       23.92 |          24.44 |    39.42 |         22.61 |          17.67 |         25.70 |      13.37 
Health care and social            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 assistance ......................|      36.28 |       24.12  |         27.24 |        27.75 |       31.12 |          16.51 |    33.91 |         12.13 |          20.55 |         30.84 |      11.72 
Arts, entertainment, and          |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 recreation ......................|      38.65 |       29.45  |         24.96 |        33.47 |       21.45 |          15.23 |    51.91 |         18.16 |          23.93 |         18.96 |      18.32 
Accommodation and food            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 services ........................|      26.49 |       21.33  |         24.93 |        26.87 |       23.10 |          13.00 |    45.11 |         14.91 |          14.58 |         20.54 |      15.51 
Other services (except            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 public administration) ..........|      38.11 |       23.94  |         27.27 |        30.80 |       26.70 |          17.19 |    37.57 |         14.41 |          22.62 |         23.64 |      16.85 
Federal, state, and local         |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 government ......................|      36.37 |       27.63  |         31.26 |        32.13 |       27.68 |          20.24 |    36.37 |         19.25 |          24.27 |         27.17 |      13.69 
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                                  |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
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                                  |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
                                  |            |              |  Building and |    Personal  |             |    Office and  | Farming, |               |                |               |  Transpor- 
                                  | Protective |     Food     |   grounds     |   care and   |  Sales and  | administrative | fishing, |  Construction |  Installation, |               | tation and 
                                  |   service  | preparation  | cleaning and  |    service   |   related   |     support    |   and    |      and      |   maintenance, |   Production  |  material  
                                  |            |  and serving |   maintenance |              |             |                | forestry |   extraction  |    and repair  |               |   moving   
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                                  |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
  All industries                  |     $17.81 |       $8.86  |       $10.86  |       $11.02 |      $16.52 |         $14.60 |   $10.49 |        $18.89 |         $18.78 |        $14.65 |     $14.16 
                                  |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,   |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and hunting .....................|      12.35 |       11.30  |        11.80  |        11.66 |       23.11 |          12.27 |     9.71 |         16.03 |          15.16 |         11.53 |      11.36 
Mining ...........................|      12.87 |       13.02  |        10.67  |        14.72 |       29.14 |          15.46 |    10.03 |         18.41 |          20.12 |         20.02 |      17.14 
Utilities ........................|      19.87 |       10.65  |        14.59  |        21.20 |       26.88 |          18.31 |    12.43 |         24.04 |          25.66 |         26.44 |      19.73 
Construction .....................|      12.95 |        8.72  |        11.64  |        10.39 |       27.31 |          14.85 |    11.86 |         19.02 |          18.87 |         16.23 |      15.88 
Manufacturing ....................|      15.08 |        9.30  |        11.57  |        12.74 |       28.04 |          15.82 |    11.79 |         19.42 |          20.33 |         15.00 |      13.42 
Wholesale trade ..................|      13.16 |        8.90  |        10.63  |        12.02 |       28.01 |          14.64 |     9.96 |         18.54 |          18.72 |         14.26 |      13.42 
Retail trade .....................|      12.67 |        9.52  |         9.84  |         9.14 |       11.63 |          11.52 |     9.97 |         16.65 |          16.91 |         12.73 |      10.55 
Transportation and warehousing ...|      16.30 |       12.22  |        16.49  |        21.58 |       24.35 |          17.72 |    13.60 |         20.21 |          21.22 |         17.06 |      18.17 
Information ......................|      15.32 |        7.85  |        10.96  |         8.71 |       23.44 |          16.41 |      (1) |         23.40 |          24.41 |         16.40 |      12.76 
Finance and insurance ............|      17.94 |       11.60  |        10.48  |        12.22 |       32.22 |          14.99 |    12.45 |         18.97 |          17.81 |         17.74 |      19.13 
Real estate and  rental           |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and leasing .....................|      12.72 |        9.56  |        11.01  |        11.72 |       18.01 |          13.93 |    11.15 |         18.82 |          15.17 |         14.27 |      12.03 
Professional, scientific, and     |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 technical services ..............|      18.36 |       10.49  |        11.26  |         9.82 |       28.41 |          15.83 |    10.99 |         22.03 |          20.69 |         16.38 |      13.74 
Management of companies           |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and enterprises .................|      15.73 |       11.11  |        11.56  |        10.93 |       26.75 |          16.41 |    11.34 |         23.16 |          20.55 |         16.32 |      14.86 
Administrative and support        |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and waste management             |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 and remediation services ........|      10.98 |        9.24  |        10.58  |        10.50 |       15.98 |          13.13 |    10.72 |        15.30  |          17.02 |         11.08 |      11.21 
Educational services .............|      14.22 |        9.87  |        12.57  |        10.76 |       16.35 |          14.42 |    13.60 |        20.64  |          17.40 |         18.07 |      12.31 
Health care and social            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 assistance ......................|      13.51 |        9.89  |        10.16  |         9.27 |       16.80 |          14.01 |    10.08 |        21.83  |          16.22 |         11.73 |      11.00 
Arts, entertainment, and          |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 recreation ......................|      10.69 |        9.61  |        10.94  |        11.34 |       11.29 |          12.82 |    10.39 |        21.10  |          15.31 |         16.97 |      11.97 
Accommodation and food            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 services ........................|      11.48 |        8.64  |         9.24  |        10.60 |        9.24 |          11.27 |    11.44 |        19.57  |          14.02 |         10.32 |       8.55 
Other services (except            |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 public administration) ..........|      10.05 |        8.93  |        10.41  |        11.54 |       13.64 |          13.23 |    12.73 |       18.56   |          17.05 |         11.58 |      10.12 
Federal, state, and local         |            |              |               |              |             |                |          |               |                |               |            
 government ......................|      21.79 |       11.69  |        13.36  |        11.65 |       14.61 |          15.99 |    16.56 |       18.54   |          20.19 |         20.14 |      19.18 
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Table 3.  Employment by industry and occupational group

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                                                                                           Occupational group                                                                                                      
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                                  |              |               |  Business   |                |               |     Life,    |                |            |                 |   Arts, design, |                 
           Industry               |    Total     |               |     and     |   Computer and |  Architecture |   physical,  |    Community   |            |     Education,  |  entertainment, | Healthcare      
                                  |              |   Management  | financial   |  mathematical  |      and      |  and social  |    and social  |   Legal    |  training, and  |    sports, and  | practitioners   
                                  |              |               | operations  |     science    |  engineering  |    science   |     services   |            |     library     |        media    | and technical   
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  All industries                  |  132,604,980 |     5,892,900 |   5,826,140 |      3,076,200 |     2,430,250 |    1,231,070 |      1,749,210 |    976,740 |       8,206,440 |       1,727,380 |       6,713,780 
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,   |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 and hunting .....................|      379,690 |         6,190 |       1,480 |            320 |           100 |        2,140 |            (1) |        (1) |             150 |             220 |             180 
Mining ...........................|      590,510 |        32,890 |      23,300 |          7,940 |        25,230 |       17,320 |            (1) |      2,620 |             (1) |             360 |           2,320 
Utilities ........................|      546,400 |        31,020 |      35,160 |         16,360 |        47,070 |        9,750 |            (1) |      1,240 |             100 |           2,030 |           1,330 
Construction .....................|    7,633,080 |       362,950 |     215,190 |          7,620 |        75,220 |        3,590 |            (1) |      1,440 |              50 |           7,670 |           1,690 
Manufacturing ....................|   14,185,770 |       690,670 |     430,190 |        266,930 |       799,490 |      149,880 |            120 |      5,510 |           1,460 |          84,670 |          16,640 
Wholesale trade ..................|    5,862,420 |       320,730 |     228,870 |        157,140 |        63,650 |       29,260 |            (1) |      2,490 |           1,070 |          49,400 |          17,210 
Retail trade .....................|   15,516,280 |       362,320 |     167,930 |         58,000 |         4,980 |        4,970 |            480 |      1,350 |           6,640 |         122,640 |         408,480 
Transportation and warehousing ...|    5,203,910 |       147,330 |      98,290 |         23,150 |        23,290 |        3,460 |            120 |      1,890 |           1,050 |           3,550 |           3,820 
Information ......................|    3,056,170 |       186,750 |     152,630 |        411,560 |        66,530 |       29,820 |            190 |      6,320 |          14,510 |         488,130 |           1,370 
Finance and insurance ............|    5,992,570 |       445,990 |   1,300,620 |            (1) |         3,880 |       31,000 |          3,330 |     56,530 |           1,480 |          18,910 |             (1) 
Real estate and rental            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 and leasing .....................|    2,148,700 |       193,420 |      99,450 |         12,520 |         4,380 |        5,040 |          1,700 |      8,080 |             490 |          12,090 |           8,330 
Professional, scientific, and     |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 technical services ..............|    7,243,130 |       504,580 |     840,540 |        986,210 |       881,350 |      342,000 |          7,790 |    594,630 |          20,430 |         303,820 |         141,350 
Management of companies           |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 and enterprises.. ...............|    1,786,440 |       292,640 |     299,170 |        172,560 |        46,860 |       33,190 |         15,950 |     19,590 |           6,900 |          29,590 |          21,770 
Administrative and support        |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 and waste management             |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 and remediation services ........|    8,350,180 |       230,940 |     277,170 |        136,680 |        77,260 |       26,090 |         13,290 |     21,300 |          30,870 |          50,040 |         203,830 
Educational services              |   12,291,320 |       523,940 |     211,390 |        176,140 |        20,350 |      162,250 |         56,650 |      3,150 |       7,311,310 |         197,430 |         237,080 
Health care and social            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 assistance ......................|   15,586,670 |       526,580 |     207,120 |         77,980 |         6,060 |       81,100 |         77,000 |      5,170 |         487,370 |          27,700 |       5,191,170 
Arts, entertainment, and          |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 recreation ......................|    1,866,930 |        63,460 |      35,130 |          4,990 |         1,080 |        5,160 |            380 |        450 |          31,030 |         175,200 |           7,910 
Accommodation and food            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 services ........................|   11,049,000 |       276,870 |      38,540 |          2,320 |           350 |          970 |            510 |        170 |             600 |          17,770 |           3,250 
Other services (except            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 public administration) ..........|    3,833,100 |       174,340 |     192,410 |         27,040 |         6,480 |       12,410 |         98,600 |      7,450 |          78,120 |          77,460 |           9,210 
Federal, state, and local         |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
 government ......................|    9,482,720 |       519,300 |     971,570 |        222,600 |       276,640 |      281,680 |        472,420 |    237,360 |         212,800 |          58,690 |         403,690 
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 
                                  |              |               |             |   Building and |    Personal   |              |    Office and  |  Farming,  |                 |                 |                 |   Transpor- 
                                  |   Healthcare |    Protective |     Food    |      grounds   |    care and   |    Sales and | administrative |  fishing,  |   Construction  |   Installation, |                 |  tation and 
                                  |     support  |      service  | preparation |   cleaning and |     service   |     related  |      support   |    and     |       and       |    maintenance, |     Production  |    material 
                                  |              |               | and serving |    maintenance |               |              |                |  forestry  |    extraction   |     and repair  |                 |     moving  
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  All industries                  |    3,483,270 |     3,024,840 |  11,029,280 |      4,396,250 |     3,249,760 |   14,114,860 |     23,077,190 |    450,040 |       6,680,710 |       5,352,420 |      10,268,510 |    9,647,730
                                  |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,   |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 and hunting .....................|          (1) |           380 |          40 |          5,020 |         5,620 |        2,830 |         21,320 |    264,960 |             750 |           8,040 |          10,100 |       49,650
Mining ...........................|          350 |           650 |         140 |          1,220 |            60 |        8,110 |         56,920 |        190 |         221,780 |          47,700 |          51,300 |       90,120
Utilities ........................|          (1) |         3,890 |          40 |          3,020 |            40 |       10,170 |        115,390 |        330 |          32,780 |         148,070 |          76,610 |       11,970
Construction .....................|          270 |         5,300 |         (1) |         49,890 |         1,290 |      152,510 |        732,340 |      1,280 |       5,101,800 |         531,060 |          99,780 |      280,150
Manufacturing ....................|        1,100 |        17,910 |      36,990 |         94,310 |         1,120 |      430,490 |      1,384,540 |     36,860 |         265,280 |         705,450 |       7,449,080 |    1,317,070
Wholesale trade ..................|        1,740 |         5,300 |       5,180 |         27,340 |         1,580 |    1,540,650 |      1,390,270 |     53,100 |          22,810 |         386,850 |         326,820 |    1,230,430
Retail trade .....................|       47,420 |        71,520 |     489,240 |        134,500 |        86,850 |    8,405,880 |      2,574,000 |     22,430 |          59,290 |         814,090 |         443,740 |    1,229,530
Transportation and warehousing ...|          270 |        14,840 |       9,050 |         34,050 |       145,880 |       91,030 |      1,540,090 |      2,460 |          26,010 |         303,610 |          71,010 |    2,659,640
Information ......................|          (1) |         5,370 |      46,110 |         11,840 |        55,390 |      397,700 |        710,420 |        (1) |           4,110 |         302,550 |          86,930 |       77,760
Finance and insurance ............|        2,300 |        12,860 |       2,140 |         16,400 |         1,020 |          (1) |      2,994,960 |        270 |           1,830 |          13,440 |           3,310 |        3,220
Real estate and rental            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 and leasing .....................|        4,940 |        33,910 |      22,380 |        175,080 |        23,240 |      529,370 |        504,080 |      1,320 |          30,170 |         319,160 |          11,830 |      147,720
Professional, scientific, and     |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 technical services ..............|       70,160 |        12,990 |       2,920 |         46,530 |        28,030 |      325,130 |      1,836,570 |      5,700 |          61,690 |          70,290 |         104,750 |       55,670
Management of companies           |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 and enterprises.. ...............|        8,010 |        10,270 |         (1) |         19,420 |        10,430 |      102,890 |        522,740 |      2,170 |          11,770 |          42,060 |          32,670 |       66,990
Administrative and support        |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 and waste management             |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 and remediation services ........|      102,840 |       662,920 |     132,540 |      1,667,460 |        64,860 |      522,100 |      1,823,130 |     21,030 |         287,700 |         198,310 |         785,300 |    1,014,520
Educational services .............|       35,910 |       107,540 |     456,140 |        535,220 |       197,920 |       34,600 |      1,316,450 |      2,960 |          43,470 |         150,390 |          22,020 |      289,010
Health care and social            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 assistance ......................|    3,027,740 |        69,640 |     513,940 |        440,900 |     1,022,390 |       49,760 |      2,609,770 |      1,190 |          19,290 |         122,740 |         112,420 |      109,650
Arts, entertainment, and          |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 recreation ......................|        5,550 |        75,290 |    317,090  |        189,670 |       504,600 |      149,700 |        178,350 |      5,150 |           9,590 |          66,020 |           5,940 |       35,210
Accommodation and food            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 services ........................|        6,630 |        62,190 |  8,770,580  |        590,870 |       138,720 |      329,810 |        412,420 |        450 |           4,150 |          95,100 |          78,940 |      217,790
Other services (except            |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 public administration) ..........|       25,210 |        46,250 |    103,790  |        110,280 |       693,980 |      226,650 |        589,670 |      1,130 |          15,060 |         651,140 |         330,020 |      356,390
Federal, state, and local         |              |               |             |                |               |              |                |            |                 |                 |                 |             
 government ......................|      142,510 |     1,805,820 |    100,300  |        243,200 |       266,720 |       67,650 |      1,763,780 |     27,050 |         461,380 |         376,350 |         165,970 |      405,250
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   1 Data not available.





Table 4.  Employment and wages for registered nurses by industry

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               Industry                   |            | Percent of |     Mean wages    
                                          | Employment |occupational|-------------------
                                          |            | employment |  Hourly | Annual  
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                                          |            |            |         |         
   Total, all industries (1) .............|  2,417,150 |     100.0  |  $28.71 | $59,730 
                                          |            |            |         |         
General medical and surgical hospitals ...|  1,373,610 |      56.8  |   29.31 |  60,970 
Offices of physicians ....................|    209,260 |       8.7  |   28.45 |  59,170 
Home health care services ................|    124,470 |       5.1  |   27.31 |  56,810 
Nursing care facilities ..................|    122,990 |       5.1  |   25.81 |  53,690 
Employment services ......................|     95,490 |       4.0  |   31.36 |  65,230 
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   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.





Table 5.  National employment and wages for the 10 largest occupations in the general medical and surgical hospital industry 

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                                                              |            |            |     Mean wages   |   Percentiles   
                          Occupation                          |            | Percent of |------------------------------------
                                                              | Employment |  industry  |        |         |        |        
                                                              |            |  employment| Hourly |  Annual |  25th  |  75th  
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                                                              |            |            |        |         |        |        
    General medical and surgical hospitals (NAICS 622100):    |            |            |        |         |        |        
                                                              |            |            |        |         |        |        
Registered nurses ............................................|  1,373,610 |       28.1 | $29.31 | $60,970 | $23.80 | $34.03 
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .....................|    382,940 |        7.8 |  11.55 |  24,030 |   9.47 |  13.34 
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ............|    171,470 |        3.5 |  17.33 |  36,050 |  14.33 |  19.91 
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..............................|    115,790 |        2.4 |  10.15 |  21,110 |   8.16 |  11.61 
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................|    114,600 |        2.3 |  23.87 |  49,640 |  19.55 |  28.01 
Office clerks, general .......................................|    114,250 |        2.3 |  12.94 |  26,910 |  10.17 |  15.31 
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ................|     96,590 |        2.0 |  24.34 |  50,630 |  20.35 |  28.04 
Medical secretaries ..........................................|     95,090 |        1.9 |  13.67 |  28,440 |  11.18 |  15.79 
Medical and health services managers .........................|     87,620 |        1.8 |  40.83 |  84,930 |  30.32 |  47.45 
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ....................|     80,650 |        1.7 |  12.93 |  26,900 |  10.66 |  14.83 
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Table 6.  Highest and lowest paying states by selected occupations
                                                                                           
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                  Highest paying               |               Lowest paying               
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                        |         |            |                     |        |            
                        | Hourly  |            |                     | Hourly |            
        State           |  mean   | Employment |      State          |  mean  | Employment 
                        |  wage   |            |                     |  wage  |            
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                                     Retail salespersons
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                         |        |            |                     |        |            
Washington ..............| $13.46 |     84,650 |South Dakota ........| $10.41 |     13,670 
Connecticut .............|  13.27 |     53,750 |Wyoming .............|   9.99 |      7,570 
Alaska ..................|  12.91 |      9,760 |West Virginia .......|   9.93 |     22,260 
New Jersey ..............|  12.57 |    118,670 |Kentucky ............|   9.83 |     60,070 
Oregon ..................|  12.44 |     61,270 |Arkansas ............|   9.74 |     37,620 
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                                       Registered nurses
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                         |        |            |                     |        |            
California ..............| $36.12 |    234,260 |West Virginia .......| $23.78 |     15,380 
Massachusetts ...........|  34.09 |     76,350 |Kansas ..............|  23.64 |     23,590 
Hawaii ..................|  33.02 |      9,610 |Wyoming .............|  23.54 |      4,010 
Maryland ................|  32.87 |     47,560 |Oklahoma ............|  23.31 |     24,720 
New Jersey ..............|  32.02 |     80,330 |Iowa ................|  22.61 |      1,040 
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                             Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
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                         |        |            |                     |        |            
District of Columbia ....| $19.11 |      5,400 |Montana .............| $13.12 |      9,800 
Connecticut .............|  18.34 |     25,270 |Wyoming .............|  12.93 |      5,490 
Alaska ..................|  18.08 |      5,110 |North Dakota ........|  12.88 |      5,970 
New Jersey ..............|  17.63 |     54,180 |West Virginia .......|  12.43 |      8,620 
Massachusetts ...........|  17.52 |     47,280 |South Dakota ........|  11.64 |      8,620 
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                                  General and operations managers
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                         |        |            |                     |        |            
New Jersey ..............| $66.14 |     39,740 |Alaska ..............| $34.99 |      7,860 
Washington ..............|  58.48 |     16,890 |Wyoming .............|  34.16 |      5,510 
New York ................|  57.42 |     92,200 |Oklahoma ............|  33.97 |     27,800 
Virginia ................|  57.14 |     30,970 |Montana .............|  31.60 |      9,390 
Connecticut .............|  56.87 |     22,940 |Idaho ...............|  29.66 |     14,520 
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Table 7. Highest and lowest paying metropolitan area or division by selected occupations
                                                                                                                     
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                    Highest paying                          |                         Lowest paying                  
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                                      | Hourly |            |                                  | Hourly |            
    Metropolitan area or division     |  mean  | Employment |    Metropolitan area or division |  mean  | Employment 
                                      |  wage  |            |                                  |  wage  |            
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                                                     Retail salespersons
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Carson City, NV ......................| $14.78 |        570 |El Paso, TX ......................|  $8.93 |     10,460 
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ......|  14.49 |     15,110 |McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX .....|   8.86 |      7,870 
Tacoma, WA metropolitan division .....|  14.14 |      8,660 |Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ........|   8.73 |      4,700 
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ............|  13.98 |     10,550 |Gadsden, AL ......................|   8.53 |      1,180 
Fairbanks, AK.........................|  13.89 |      1,350 |Laredo, TX .......................|   8.41 |      3,550 
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                                                     Registered nurses
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                                      |        |            |                                  |        |            
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ...| $44.42 |     14,930 |State College, PA ................| $20.76 |        930 
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA           |        |            |Jonesboro, AR ....................|  20.68 |        990 
 metropolitan division ...............|  43.18 |     17,430 |Lawrence, KS .....................|  20.55 |        250 
Salinas, CA ..........................|  40.83 |      2,130 |Morristown, TN ...................|  20.16 |        630 
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood       |        |            |Blacksburg-Christiansburg-        |        |            
 City, CA metropolitan division ......|  39.83 |     15,430 | Radford, VA .....................|  19.70 |        770 
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ..............|  38.84 |      3,240 |                                  |        |            
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                                         Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
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                                      |        |            |                                  |        |            
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood       |        |            |Las Cruces, NM ...................| $11.64 |        910 
 City, CA metropolitan division ......| $19.62 |     13,900 |Rapid City, SD ...................|  11.59 |      1,340 
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ...|  19.60 |     10,690 |McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX .....| .11.56 |      2,290 
Fairbanks, AK ........................|  19.57 |        590 |Logan, UT-ID .....................|  11.41 |        490 
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ...........|  19.01 |      1,620 |Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ........|  10.75 |      1,450 
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ......|  18.97 |      8,840 |                                  |        |            
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                                             General and operations managers
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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ......| $69.01 |      6,700 |Morristown, TN ...................| $30.01 |        750 
Trenton-Ewing, NJ . ..................|  68.86 |      2,050 |Idaho Falls, ID ..................|  29.73 |      1,180 
Edison, NJ metropolitan division .....|  67.64 |      9,670 |Missoula, MT .....................|  28.69 |      1,420 
New York-White Plains-Wayne,          |        |            |Lawton, OK .......................|  28.27 |        590 
  NY-NJ metropolitan division ........|  66.04 |     57,400 |Pocatello, ID .................. .|  26.92 |        980 
Newark-Union, NJ-PA metropolitan      |        |            |                                  |        |            
 division ............................|  65.01 |     10,780 |                                  |        |            
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