Brochure (pg. 2) - Occupational Employment Statistics

What is the

Occupational Employment
Statistics (OES) Survey?

Employment and wage information on more
than 800 occupations in over 300 industries.
By contacting 1.2 million firms, this survey
represents more than 330 metropolitan areas,
all States, D.C., and U.S. territories.

Who benefits?

Employers, business leaders and owners,
trainers, counselors, educators, students, and
industry and government officials.

How can OES be used?
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Compare wages by occupation, area,
and industry
Spotlight emerging and declining
occupations
Develop employment projections
Determine training requirements
Identify educational program needs
Provide wage information on Foreign
Labor Certification
Help students and job seekers make
career decisions

Why is my help needed?
YOU count! Your accurate survey answers are
critical, since businesses like yours are our only
source of information.

Where can I get help?
To complete the survey, refer to the
informational materials in your survey packet.
To find your State contact person:
http://www.bls.gov/respondents/oes
To find OES data for state, metropolitan areas,
and the Nation: http://www.bls.gov/oes

OES produces employment and wage

figures for more than 800 occupations
in more than 300 industries
Computer and peripheral
equipment manufacturing
Securities and commodity
contracts brokerage
Other financial
investment activities
Commercial equipment
wholesalers
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All States and the District of Columbia
District of
Columbia
New Jersey
Alaska

To find your Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
regional office:
http://www.bls.gov/bls/regnhome.htm

New York

To reach BLS national office of Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES):

More than 330 Metropolitan Areas

Phone: (202) 651-6569
E-mail: [email protected]

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Hourly wages for computer syatems analysts, May 2004

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Hourly w ages of computer systems analysts, May 2003

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Monmouth-Ocean, NJ
San Jose, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
San Francisco, CA

The OES Survey is coordinated with help from
your State workforce agency.

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Hourly wages for computer systems analysts, May 2003