BLS Occupational Wages publication

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, March 25, 2015

USDL-15-0479

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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES — MAY 2014
The occupations with the largest employment in May 2014 were retail salespersons and cashiers, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These two occupations combined made up nearly 6
percent of total U.S. employment, with employment levels of 4.6 million and 3.4 million, respectively.
Of the 10 largest occupations, only registered nurses, with an annual mean wage of $69,790, had an
average wage above the U.S. all-occupations mean of $47,230. The highest paying occupations overall
included several physician and dentist occupations, chief executives, nurse anesthetists, and petroleum
engineers. National employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in table 1.
The data in this news release are from the Occupational Employment Statistics program, which produces
employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations for the nation, states, and metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas; and by industry or ownership at the national level. This release contains data on
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations. A list of occupations included
in the STEM definition used for this release is available at www.bls.gov/oes/stem_list.xlsx.
Occupations


The 10 largest occupations accounted for 21 percent of total employment in May 2014. In
addition to retail salespersons and cashiers, the largest occupations included combined food
preparation and serving workers, including fast food; general office clerks; registered nurses;
customer service representatives; and waiters and waitresses. (See chart 1.)



Most of the largest occupations were relatively low paying. Excluding registered nurses,
annual mean wages for the rest of the 10 largest occupations ranged from $19,110 for
combined food preparation and serving workers to $34,500 for secretaries and administrative
assistants, except legal, medical, and executive. Combined food preparation and serving
workers also was one of the lowest paying occupations overall, along with fast food cooks
($19,030), shampooers ($19,480), and dishwashers ($19,540). (See chart 2.)



There were over 8.3 million STEM jobs in May 2014, representing about 6.2 percent of total
U.S. employment. Seven of the 10 largest STEM occupations were related to computers.
These occupations included applications software developers, with employment of 686,470;
computer user support specialists (563,540); and computer systems analysts (528,320).
Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives of technical and scientific products
(335,540) was the largest STEM occupation that was not specifically computer related. (See
table 1.)

Chart 1. Employment for the largest occupations in the United 
States,  May 2014
Retail salespersons
Cashiers
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food
Office clerks, general
Registered nurses
Customer service representatives
Waiters and waitresses
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand
Secretaries and administrative assistants,
except legal, medical, and executive
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Employment (millions)



Ninety-three of the 100 STEM occupations had mean wages significantly above the alloccupations average. The highest paying STEM occupations included petroleum engineers,
with an annual mean wage of $147,520; physicists ($117,300); and the three STEM-related
management occupations. The lowest paying STEM occupations included agricultural and
food science technicians ($37,330) and forest and conservation technicians ($37,990). (See
table 1.)



Office and administrative support was the largest occupational group, making up about 16
percent of total U.S. employment. The next largest groups were sales and related occupations
and food preparation and serving related occupations, which made up about 11 percent and
9 percent of U.S. employment, respectively. The smallest occupational groups included
farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; legal occupations; and life, physical, and social
science occupations, each making up less than 1 percent of total employment. (See chart 3.)



The highest paying occupational groups were management, legal, and computer and
mathematical occupations. The lowest paying occupational groups included food preparation
and serving related; personal care and service; and farming, fishing, and forestry occupations,
each with an annual mean wage of about $25,000 or less. (See table 1.)

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Chart 2. Annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United 
States, May 2014
Registered nurses
U.S. all‐occupations mean
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical,
and executive
Customer service representatives
Office clerks, general
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
Retail salespersons
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
Waiters and waitresses
Cashiers
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food
$0

$10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000

Annual mean wage

Occupational profiles for all occupations are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
Ownership

 Overall, the private sector accounted for about 84 percent of employment, but made up a
higher share of employment in some occupations. Occupations found only in the private
sector included flight attendants, oil and gas roustabouts, funeral attendants, and a number of
production occupations, such as semiconductor processors and tire builders. 


Eight of the 10 largest occupations in the private sector were the same as those in the
economy as a whole as shown in chart 1. Stock clerks and order fillers and general and
operations managers rounded out the largest private sector occupations.



Occupations found only in the public sector included tax examiners and collectors, and
revenue agents; judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates; and fish and game wardens.
Although found in both the public and private sectors, conservation scientists, emergency
management directors, zoologists and wildlife biologists, and many types of postsecondary
teachers also had above-average shares of their employment in the public sector.

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Chart 3. Major occupational groups as a percentage of total U.S. 
employment, May 2014
Office and administrative support
Sales and related
Food preparation and serving related
Transportation and material moving
Production
Education, training, and library
Healthcare practitioners and technical
Business and financial operations
Management
Construction and extraction
Installation, maintenance, and repair
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
Personal care and service
Healthcare support
Computer and mathematical
Protective service
Architecture and engineering
Community and social service
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
Life, physical, and social science
Legal
Farming, fishing, and forestry

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Percent 



Five of the 10 largest occupations in the public sector were related to education, including
elementary school teachers, except special education, with public sector employment of over
1.2 million; teacher assistants (933,500); and secondary school teachers, except special and
career/technical education (845,480). These occupations were found primarily in local
government.



The largest occupations in state government were correctional officers and jailers; general
office clerks; and secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and
executive. Registered nurses, management analysts, and compliance officers were among the
largest occupations in federal government.

OES data by ownership are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
Industry


Health care and social assistance and retail trade were the industry sectors with the largest
employment. Over half of May 2014 employment in the health care and social assistance
sector was in healthcare related occupations. Registered nurses, with sector employment of
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nearly 2.4 million; nursing assistants (1.3 million); and personal care aides (1.2 million) were
the largest occupations in this sector. More than 60 percent of retail trade employment was in
only 4 occupations: retail salespersons, cashiers, stock clerks and order fillers, and first-line
supervisors of retail sales workers.


Some occupations were highly concentrated in specific industries, while other occupations
were more widely distributed across industries. For example, about 81 percent of biochemists
and biophysicists were found in only three industries: scientific research and development
services; pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing; and colleges, universities, and
professional schools. On the other hand, general office clerks were employed in over 280
industries, with no single industry accounting for more than about 6 percent of jobs in this
occupation.



Industries with the highest all-occupations mean wages included software publishers,
computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing, and several financial services industries.
These industries tended to have high employment concentrations of occupations with high
wages. For example, the largest occupations in the security and commodity contracts
intermediation and brokerage industry included securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents, with an annual mean wage of $136,920; personal financial advisors
($119,180); and financial analysts ($110,510). By comparison, in restaurants and other eating
places, the industry with the lowest overall average wage, 4 of the 5 largest occupations had
annual mean wages below $25,000.



Wages for individual occupations could also differ greatly across industries. For example,
wages for computer systems analysts varied by industry from $58,940 in motor vehicle body
and trailer manufacturing to $118,770 in support activities for mining. Wages for meeting,
convention, and event planners ranged from $26,550 in book stores and news dealers to
$83,560 in aerospace product and parts manufacturing.

OES national industry-specific data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.
State and Local Area


States and metropolitan areas with large total employment also tended to have the largest
employment of many individual occupations. However, employment concentrations for a
given occupation often varied by geographic area. For example, as a percentage of total state
employment, Massachusetts and Virginia had about 2.9 and 2.6 times as many systems
software developers, respectively, as the U.S. as a whole. At the metropolitan area level, this
occupation was particularly concentrated in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., and the
Framingham, Mass., NECTA division, both of which had concentrations of systems software
developers nearly 10 times the U.S. average.



Some occupations were especially concentrated geographically. For example, about 70
percent of petroleum engineers were employed in only three states: Texas, Oklahoma, and
California. Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of this occupation included
Midland, Texas, which had a concentration of petroleum engineers nearly 72 times the U.S.
average; Casper, Wyo.; and Houston-Sugarland-Baytown, Texas.

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

Wages for a given occupation also varied by area. In addition to having a high employment
concentration of systems software developers, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., also
was the highest paying metropolitan area for this occupation, with an annual mean wage of
$138,410. Wages for systems software developers in other metropolitan areas ranged from
$52,720 in Lafayette, La., to $124,220 in the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, Calif.,
metropolitan division. At the state level, wages for this occupation ranged from $68,580 in
North Dakota to $124,070 in California.

OES data, including location quotients, by state and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area are available at
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm and www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm, respectively.

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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. OES data available from
BLS include cross-industry occupational employment and wage
estimates for the nation; nearly 650 areas, including states and the
District of Columbia, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs),
metropolitan divisions, nonmetropolitan areas, and territories;
national industry-specific estimates at the NAICS sector, 3-, 4-,
and selected 5- and 6-digit industry levels; and national
estimates by ownership across all industries and for schools and
hospitals.
The OES survey is a cooperative effort between BLS and
the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). BLS funds the survey
and provides the procedures and technical support, while the
State Workforce Agencies collect most of the data. OES
estimates are constructed from a sample of about 1.2 million
establishments. Each year, forms are mailed to two semiannual
panels of approximately 200,000 sampled establishments, one
panel in May and the other in November. May 2014 estimates
are based on responses from six semiannual panels collected
over a 3-year period: May 2014, November 2013, May 2013,
November 2012, May 2012, and November 2011. The overall
national response rate for the six panels is 74.3 percent based
on establishments and 70.5 percent based on w e i g h t e d
s a m p l e d employment. The unweighted employment of
sampled establishments across all six semiannual panels
represents approximately 57.1 percent of total national
employment. (Response rates are slightly lower for these
estimates due to the federal shutdown in October 2013.)

The occupational coding system
The OES survey categorizes workers into 821 detailed
occupations based on the Office of Management and Budget’s
2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
Together, these detailed occupations make up 22 of the 23 SOC
major occupational groups. Major group 55, Military Specific
Occupations, is not included.
For more information about the SOC system, please see
the BLS website at www.bls.gov/soc/.

The industry coding system
The May 2014 OES estimates use the 2012 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information
about
NAICS,
see
the
BLS
website
at
www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
The OES survey excludes the majority of the agricultural
sector, with the exception of logging (NAICS 113310), support
activities for crop production (NAICS 1151), and support
activities for animal production (NAICS 1152). Private
households (NAICS 814) also are excluded. OES federal
government data include the U.S. Postal Service and the federal
executive branch only. All other industries, including state and
local government, are covered by the survey.

Survey sample
The OES survey draws its sample from state unemployment
insurance (UI) files. Supplemental sources are used for rail
transportation (NAICS 4821) and Guam because they do not
report to the UI program. The OES survey sample is stratified
by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area, industry, and size.
To provide the most occupational coverage, larger
employers are more likely to be selected than smaller employers.
A census is taken of the executive branch of the federal
government, the U.S. Postal Service, and state government.

Concepts
Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage
and salary employment in an occupation. The OES survey
defines employment as the number of workers who can be
classified as full- or part-time employees, including workers on
paid vacations or other types of paid leave; workers on unpaid
short-term absences; salaried officers, executives, and staff
members of incorporated firms; employees temporarily assigned
to other units; and employees for whom the reporting unit is
their permanent duty station, regardless of whether that unit
prepares their paycheck. The survey does not include the selfemployed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household
workers, or unpaid family workers.
Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay,
exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances;
guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including
commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included.
Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials,
nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary
benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
OES receives wage rate data for the federal government,
the U.S. Postal Service, and some state governments. For the
remaining establishments, the OES survey collects wage data
in 12 intervals. For each occupation, respondents are asked to
report the number of employees paid within specific wage
intervals. The intervals are defined both as hourly rates and the
corresponding annual rates, where the annual rate for an
occupation is calculated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by
a typical work year of 2,080 hours. The responding
establishments are instructed to report the hourly rate for parttime workers, and to report annual rates for occupations that
are typically paid at an annual rate but do not work 2,080 hours
per year, such as teachers, pilots, and flight attendants. Other
workers, such as some entertainment workers, are paid hourly
rates, but generally do not work 40 hours per week, year round.
For these workers, only an hourly wage is reported.

Estimation methodology
The OES survey is designed to produce estimates by
combining six panels of data collected over a 3-year period.
Each
OES
panel
includes
approximately 200,000
establishments. The full six-panel sample of nearly 1.2 million
establishments allows the production of estimates at detailed levels
of geography, industry, and occupation.

Wage updating. Significant reductions in sampling errors
are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for
small geographic areas and occupations. Wages for the current
panel need no adjustment. However, wages in the five previous
panels need to be updated to the current panel's reference period.
The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index
(ECI) to adjust survey data from prior panels before combining
them with the current panel's data. The wage updating procedure
adjusts each detailed occupation's wage rate, as measured in the
earlier panel, according to the average movement of its broader
occupational division.
Imputation. About 25 percent of establishments do not
respond for a given panel. F o r m o s t e m p l o y e r s , 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. In
some cases, data for current panel nonrespondents are available for
earlier panels. In those cases, the older data may be used and aged
to represent the current reference period.
Weighting and benchmarking. The sampled establishments
are weighted to represent all establishments for the reference
period. Weights are further adjusted by the ratio of employment
totals (the average of November 2013 and May 2014
employment) from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages to employment totals from the OES survey.

Changes and special procedures for the May 2014 estimates
In previous sets of estimates, local government gambling
establishments and casino hotels were included in OES-defined
industry 999300 Local Government. Beginning with the May
2014 estimates, local government gambling establishments and
casino hotels will be included in NAICS 7132 Gambling
Industries and 72112 Casino Hotels, respectively, along with
private sector establishments in those industries.
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program,
from which the OES sample is drawn, has recently begun coding
some establishments that were historically found in NAICS
814110 Private Households to NAICS 624120 Services for the
Elderly and Persons with Disabilities. Private households are out
of scope for OES, so this shift caused a scope increase for OES in
NAICS 624120. Because this scope increase affected only the
most recent (May 2014) of the six survey panels used to produce
the May 2014 OES estimates, the units that shifted industries were
removed from the survey data and not used in estimation.

For more information
Answers to frequently asked questions about the OES data
are available at www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm. Detailed
technical information about the OES survey is available in the
Survey Methods and Reliability Statement on the BLS website
at www.bls.gov/oes/current/methods_statement.pdf.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

All occupations

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

135,128,260

$22.71

$47,230

$17.09

Management occupations
Top executives.................................................................................................................................................
Chief executives..........................................................................................................................................
General and operations managers..............................................................................................................
Legislators...................................................................................................................................................
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers.....................................................
Advertising and promotions managers........................................................................................................
Marketing and sales managers...................................................................................................................
Marketing managers..............................................................................................................................
Sales managers.....................................................................................................................................
Public relations and fundraising managers.................................................................................................
Operations specialties managers.....................................................................................................................
Administrative services managers..............................................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers...........................................................................................
Financial managers.....................................................................................................................................
Industrial production managers...................................................................................................................
Purchasing managers.................................................................................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers....................................................................................
Compensation and benefits managers.......................................................................................................
Human resources managers.......................................................................................................................
Training and development managers..........................................................................................................
Other management occupations......................................................................................................................
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers..................................................................................
Construction managers...............................................................................................................................
Education administrators.............................................................................................................................
Education administrators, preschool and childcare center/program......................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary..............................................................................................
Education administrators, all other.........................................................................................................
Architectural and engineering managers....................................................................................................
Food service managers...............................................................................................................................
Funeral service managers...........................................................................................................................
Gaming managers.......................................................................................................................................
Lodging managers......................................................................................................................................
Medical and health services managers.......................................................................................................
Natural sciences managers.........................................................................................................................
Postmasters and mail superintendents.......................................................................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers......................................................................
Social and community service managers....................................................................................................
Emergency management directors.............................................................................................................
Managers, all other......................................................................................................................................

6,741,640
2,351,130
246,240
2,049,870
55,020
629,670
29,340
543,410
184,490
358,920
56,920
1,624,000
268,730
330,360
518,030
167,200
70,840
106,000
16,380
116,610
29,870
2,136,840
4,300
227,710
441,950
47,150
231,800
131,070
31,920
179,320
198,610
8,330
3,870
31,740
310,320
53,290
17,930
171,140
116,670
9,770
361,900

54.08
58.68
86.88
56.35
(²)
61.48
55.15
62.45
66.06
60.60
55.48
56.44
44.35
65.52
62.61
48.87
53.76
44.80
57.05
54.88
53.38
45.06
34.89
45.47
43.23
25.09
(²)
48.99
39.88
66.69
25.72
38.98
36.34
27.51
49.84
65.60
32.21
31.67
32.56
33.56
52.99

112,490
122,060
180,700
117,200
40,430
127,880
114,700
129,900
137,400
126,040
115,400
117,390
92,250
136,280
130,230
101,640
111,810
93,180
118,670
114,140
111,030
93,720
72,570
94,590
89,920
52,190
91,780
101,910
82,960
138,720
53,500
81,080
75,590
57,230
103,680
136,450
67,000
65,880
67,730
69,810
110,210

46.75
48.51
83.33
46.77
(²)
54.92
46.50
56.01
61.12
53.20
48.80
50.84
40.28
61.37
55.44
44.46
51.01
41.06
51.96
49.41
49.01
40.77
32.72
41.17
40.76
21.76
(²)
42.49
37.03
62.80
23.34
33.11
32.36
22.93
44.62
57.71
31.64
26.09
30.16
30.94
50.51

Business and financial operations occupations
Business operations specialists.......................................................................................................................
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes..........................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents....................................................................................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products.......................................................................................
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...............................................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products...........................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators.......................................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.....................................................................................
Insurance appraisers, auto damage.......................................................................................................
Compliance officers.....................................................................................................................................
Cost estimators...........................................................................................................................................
Human resources workers..........................................................................................................................
Human resources specialists.................................................................................................................
Farm labor contractors...........................................................................................................................
Labor relations specialists......................................................................................................................
Logisticians.................................................................................................................................................
Management analysts.................................................................................................................................
Meeting, convention, and event planners....................................................................................................
Fundraisers.................................................................................................................................................
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists.................................................................................
Training and development specialists.........................................................................................................
Market research analysts and marketing specialists...................................................................................
Business operations specialists, all other...................................................................................................
Financial specialists.........................................................................................................................................
Accountants and auditors............................................................................................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate.....................................................................................................
Budget analysts...........................................................................................................................................
Credit analysts.............................................................................................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors..................................................................................................................
Financial analysts...................................................................................................................................
Personal financial advisors....................................................................................................................
Insurance underwriters...........................................................................................................................
Financial examiners....................................................................................................................................
Credit counselors and loan officers.............................................................................................................
Credit counselors...................................................................................................................................

6,828,940
4,264,370
11,860
410,230
11,250
110,560
288,430
279,980
266,280
13,690
246,970
209,130
536,900
456,170
950
79,780
125,670
587,450
77,940
55,230
80,970
239,500
468,160
934,370
2,564,560
1,187,310
63,220
57,120
69,390
550,820
262,610
196,490
91,720
36,830
330,180
29,600

34.81
33.69
46.74
30.22
29.02
27.98
31.12
30.56
30.53
31.13
32.69
30.93
29.85
30.09
22.98
28.56
36.94
43.68
24.48
27.33
30.95
29.58
33.03
35.10
36.69
35.42
27.89
35.55
36.52
45.33
44.35
51.97
33.93
41.57
34.29
22.89

72,410
70,060
97,220
62,850
60,350
58,190
64,730
63,560
63,500
64,750
68,000
64,340
62,100
62,590
47,790
59,410
76,830
90,860
50,910
56,840
64,380
61,530
68,700
73,000
76,320
73,670
58,010
73,940
75,970
94,290
92,250
108,090
70,570
86,460
71,330
47,600

31.15
30.71
30.87
28.14
26.48
25.13
29.32
29.95
29.91
30.49
31.23
28.87
27.57
27.60
19.77
27.38
35.51
38.89
22.35
25.21
29.13
27.57
29.47
32.35
31.83
31.70
25.27
34.24
32.22
36.70
37.80
38.97
30.88
36.69
28.91
20.24

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Business and financial operations occupations (Continued)
Loan officers...........................................................................................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors and preparers, and revenue agents..................................................................
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents...............................................................................
Tax preparers.........................................................................................................................................
Financial specialists, all other.....................................................................................................................

300,580
132,230
63,640
68,590
137,460

$35.42
24.11
27.35
21.09
34.24

$73,670
50,140
56,890
43,870
71,230

$30.11
21.66
24.58
17.30
31.46

Computer and mathematical occupations
Computer occupations.....................................................................................................................................
Computer and information research scientists............................................................................................
Computer and information analysts.............................................................................................................
Computer systems analysts...................................................................................................................
Information security analysts..................................................................................................................
Software developers and programmers......................................................................................................
Computer programmers.........................................................................................................................
Software developers, applications..........................................................................................................
Software developers, systems software.................................................................................................
Web developers.....................................................................................................................................
Database and systems administrators and network architects...................................................................
Database administrators........................................................................................................................
Network and computer systems administrators.....................................................................................
Computer network architects.................................................................................................................
Computer support specialists......................................................................................................................
Computer user support specialists.........................................................................................................
Computer network support specialists...................................................................................................
Computer occupations, all other.................................................................................................................
Mathematical science occupations..................................................................................................................
Actuaries.....................................................................................................................................................
Mathematicians...........................................................................................................................................
Operations research analysts......................................................................................................................
Statisticians.................................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations.....................................................................................
Mathematical technicians.......................................................................................................................
Mathematical science occupations, all other..........................................................................................

3,834,180
3,692,980
24,210
608,500
528,320
80,180
1,492,040
302,150
686,470
382,400
121,020
617,680
112,170
365,430
140,080
738,030
563,540
174,490
212,510
141,200
21,490
3,130
86,950
26,970
2,660
1,060
1,600

40.37
40.31
54.42
42.25
41.98
44.04
45.81
39.75
47.85
50.98
33.02
40.85
39.56
38.35
48.42
26.42
24.76
31.80
41.12
42.08
52.93
50.17
39.88
40.39
34.12
29.94
36.90

83,970
83,840
113,190
87,890
87,320
91,600
95,280
82,690
99,530
106,050
68,670
84,970
82,280
79,770
100,710
54,960
51,500
66,140
85,520
87,530
110,090
104,350
82,940
84,010
70,970
62,280
76,740

38.18
38.17
52.09
40.13
39.76
42.74
43.90
37.28
45.92
49.46
30.52
38.87
38.60
36.44
47.32
24.22
22.89
29.72
40.10
38.59
46.49
49.86
36.86
38.46
29.50
26.03
32.00

Architecture and engineering occupations
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers.........................................................................................................
Architects, except naval..............................................................................................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval.................................................................................................
Landscape architects.............................................................................................................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists.....................................................................................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists..................................................................................................
Surveyors...............................................................................................................................................
Engineers.........................................................................................................................................................
Aerospace engineers..................................................................................................................................
Agricultural engineers..................................................................................................................................
Biomedical engineers..................................................................................................................................
Chemical engineers....................................................................................................................................
Civil engineers.............................................................................................................................................
Computer hardware engineers....................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers............................................................................................................
Electrical engineers................................................................................................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer................................................................................................
Environmental engineers............................................................................................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety........................................................................................
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors.......................................
Industrial engineers................................................................................................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects........................................................................................................
Materials engineers.....................................................................................................................................
Mechanical engineers.................................................................................................................................
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers.........................................................
Nuclear engineers.......................................................................................................................................
Petroleum engineers...................................................................................................................................
Engineers, all other.....................................................................................................................................
Drafters, engineering technicians, and mapping technicians...........................................................................
Drafters........................................................................................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters..........................................................................................................
Mechanical drafters................................................................................................................................
Drafters, all other....................................................................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters....................................................................................................
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians..............................................................................
Civil engineering technicians..................................................................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians.................................................................................
Electro-mechanical technicians..............................................................................................................
Environmental engineering technicians.................................................................................................
Industrial engineering technicians..........................................................................................................
Mechanical engineering technicians......................................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other.................................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians.............................................................................................................

2,418,020
160,590
107,000
88,900
18,110
53,580
11,610
41,970
1,574,480
69,080
2,450
20,080
33,470
263,460
76,360
308,530
174,550
133,990
53,240
261,510
24,530
236,990
7,570
24,990
270,700
8,200
16,520
33,740
124,570
682,950
199,260
91,520
29,390
64,070
14,270
432,950
11,230
71,300
137,040
14,430
18,080
65,680
47,560
67,640
50,750

39.19
35.02
37.81
38.70
33.43
29.44
31.04
29.00
45.01
51.78
36.27
44.12
49.80
41.89
53.20
46.86
46.05
47.91
41.51
40.91
40.79
40.92
47.67
43.82
41.89
48.54
50.30
70.92
46.32
26.77
26.37
25.23
29.83
26.57
25.70
27.61
30.92
24.18
29.01
26.73
24.53
26.76
26.67
30.35
21.09

81,520
72,830
78,640
80,490
69,530
61,240
64,570
60,310
93,630
107,700
75,440
91,760
103,590
87,130
110,650
97,460
95,780
99,660
86,340
85,080
84,850
85,110
99,160
91,150
87,140
100,970
104,630
147,520
96,350
55,670
54,850
52,480
62,040
55,260
53,450
57,430
64,310
50,290
60,330
55,600
51,030
55,660
55,470
63,140
43,870

36.43
32.65
35.08
35.83
31.04
27.88
29.29
27.43
42.65
50.66
34.48
41.81
46.60
39.45
52.13
44.84
43.95
46.05
40.08
39.19
39.34
39.18
44.68
42.16
39.93
43.34
48.30
62.53
45.31
25.70
24.97
24.03
28.26
25.10
24.04
26.77
30.66
23.24
28.76
25.52
23.16
25.66
25.74
29.60
19.60

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Life, physical, and social science occupations
Life scientists....................................................................................................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists...................................................................................................................
Animal scientists....................................................................................................................................
Food scientists and technologists..........................................................................................................
Soil and plant scientists..........................................................................................................................
Biological scientists.....................................................................................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists...............................................................................................................
Microbiologists........................................................................................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists............................................................................................................
Biological scientists, all other.................................................................................................................
Conservation scientists and foresters.........................................................................................................
Conservation scientists..........................................................................................................................
Foresters................................................................................................................................................
Medical scientists........................................................................................................................................
Epidemiologists......................................................................................................................................
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists.............................................................................................
Life scientists, all other................................................................................................................................
Physical scientists............................................................................................................................................
Astronomers and physicists........................................................................................................................
Astronomers...........................................................................................................................................
Physicists...............................................................................................................................................
Atmospheric and space scientists...............................................................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists...............................................................................................................
Chemists................................................................................................................................................
Materials scientists.................................................................................................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists.................................................................................................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.....................................................................
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers.............................................................................
Hydrologists............................................................................................................................................
Physical scientists, all other........................................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers...............................................................................................................
Economists..................................................................................................................................................
Survey researchers.....................................................................................................................................
Psychologists..............................................................................................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists......................................................................................
Industrial-organizational psychologists...................................................................................................
Psychologists, all other...........................................................................................................................
Sociologists.................................................................................................................................................
Urban and regional planners.......................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers...................................................................................
Anthropologists and archeologists.........................................................................................................
Geographers..........................................................................................................................................
Historians...............................................................................................................................................
Political scientists...................................................................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers, all other......................................................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians..................................................................................................
Agricultural and food science technicians...................................................................................................
Biological technicians..................................................................................................................................
Chemical technicians..................................................................................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians........................................................................................................
Nuclear technicians.....................................................................................................................................
Social science research assistants.............................................................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians......................................................................
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health.....................................................
Forensic science technicians.................................................................................................................
Forest and conservation technicians......................................................................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other.........................................................................

1,144,440
278,790
31,670
2,350
14,170
15,150
103,210
31,350
20,670
18,970
32,230
28,350
19,210
9,140
106,160
5,420
100,740
9,400
274,510
18,450
1,660
16,790
10,850
92,870
85,970
6,900
129,310
88,740
34,000
6,580
23,030
239,140
18,680
15,410
117,820
104,730
1,110
11,980
2,240
35,820
49,170
7,040
1,260
3,220
5,640
32,010
351,990
20,640
72,640
63,760
16,020
6,380
27,780
144,780
33,760
13,570
30,310
67,140

$33.69
38.44
31.85
34.90
32.15
31.10
38.08
44.21
36.79
30.40
37.46
30.30
30.97
28.88
42.95
35.63
43.35
38.11
40.77
55.95
51.51
56.39
42.35
38.59
38.05
45.36
39.09
34.64
50.67
39.39
46.00
36.72
50.62
26.31
36.44
35.59
43.30
43.18
37.89
33.18
37.91
29.80
36.35
29.41
50.00
38.48
22.35
17.95
21.45
22.78
28.13
36.52
20.71
22.28
22.07
28.18
18.27
23.01

$70,070
79,950
66,250
72,590
66,870
64,680
79,200
91,960
76,530
63,230
77,920
63,020
64,420
60,070
89,340
74,120
90,160
79,270
84,790
116,380
107,140
117,300
88,090
80,270
79,140
94,350
81,320
72,050
105,390
81,930
95,670
76,380
105,290
54,730
75,790
74,030
90,070
89,810
78,810
69,010
78,850
61,980
75,610
61,180
104,000
80,040
46,480
37,330
44,610
47,390
58,500
75,960
43,070
46,350
45,910
58,610
37,990
47,860

$29.55
34.12
29.18
29.38
29.56
28.81
34.59
40.84
32.59
28.02
35.92
29.02
29.74
27.87
37.94
32.41
38.43
33.22
36.66
52.54
50.68
52.69
42.30
35.92
35.33
44.22
34.28
31.85
43.22
37.68
45.21
34.15
46.02
23.92
33.99
33.12
36.99
44.28
35.01
32.18
36.23
28.50
36.74
26.86
50.44
36.36
20.49
16.89
19.85
21.24
26.35
35.91
18.97
20.59
20.29
26.61
16.95
21.47

Community and social service occupations
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists...........................................
Counselors..................................................................................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors..........................................................................
Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors....................................................................
Marriage and family therapists...............................................................................................................
Mental health counselors.......................................................................................................................
Rehabilitation counselors.......................................................................................................................
Counselors, all other..............................................................................................................................
Social workers.............................................................................................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers................................................................................................
Healthcare social workers......................................................................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers...............................................................................
Social workers, all other.........................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............................................................................
Health educators....................................................................................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists.......................................................................
Social and human service assistants.....................................................................................................
Community health workers.....................................................................................................................
Community and social service specialists, all other...............................................................................
Religious workers.............................................................................................................................................
Clergy..........................................................................................................................................................

1,930,750
1,857,280
613,750
85,180
246,280
30,150
120,010
103,890
28,240
603,300
286,520
145,920
109,460
61,410
640,230
57,020
86,810
354,800
47,880
93,710
73,470
46,510

21.79
21.78
23.09
20.13
26.94
24.87
21.15
18.22
22.71
23.63
22.20
25.77
22.03
28.08
18.78
26.57
25.65
15.32
18.35
21.03
21.88
22.95

45,310
45,310
48,030
41,870
56,040
51,730
43,990
37,890
47,240
49,150
46,180
53,590
45,820
58,410
39,070
55,260
53,360
31,860
38,180
43,740
45,510
47,730

19.85
19.85
21.40
18.88
25.66
23.10
19.64
16.53
21.55
21.88
20.25
24.97
19.90
28.42
16.88
24.24
23.59
14.32
16.76
19.91
19.82
21.13

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Community and social service occupations (Continued)
Directors, religious activities and education................................................................................................
Religious workers, all other.........................................................................................................................

18,850
8,110

$21.48
16.69

$44,680
34,700

$18.50
14.24

Legal occupations
Lawyers, judges, and related workers..............................................................................................................
Lawyers and judicial law clerks...................................................................................................................
Lawyers..................................................................................................................................................
Judicial law clerks..................................................................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers.........................................................................................
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers................................................................
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators..................................................................................................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates..........................................................................................
Legal support workers......................................................................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants...................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers..........................................................................................................
Court reporters.......................................................................................................................................
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..........................................................................................
Legal support workers, all other.............................................................................................................

1,052,900
663,910
614,970
603,310
11,660
48,940
14,140
6,710
28,090
388,990
272,580
116,410
18,330
52,960
45,120

48.61
62.21
63.45
64.17
26.13
46.74
44.00
34.01
51.16
25.40
24.92
26.51
26.44
23.17
30.45

101,110
129,410
131,970
133,470
54,350
97,230
91,530
70,740
106,420
52,830
51,840
55,140
55,000
48,190
63,340

36.95
53.76
54.50
55.27
23.38
44.73
42.30
27.49
55.36
23.14
23.24
22.93
23.97
20.71
25.84

Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers...................................................................................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary..........................................................................................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................
Architecture teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................
Engineering teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary................................................................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary................................................................................................
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary..........................................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................
Physics teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary...................................................................................................
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary.........................................................................
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary...................................................................
Economics teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Geography teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................................
Political science teachers, postsecondary..............................................................................................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary........................................................................................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other................................................................................
Health teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary.............................................................................
Education teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................................................
Library science teachers, postsecondary...............................................................................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary.................................................................
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary............................................................
Law teachers, postsecondary.................................................................................................................
Social work teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary...............................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary....................................................................................
Communications teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary......................................................................
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary.....................................................................
History teachers, postsecondary............................................................................................................
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary..................................................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers......................................................................................................
Graduate teaching assistants.................................................................................................................
Home economics teachers, postsecondary...........................................................................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary.......................................................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary......................................................................................
Postsecondary teachers, all other..........................................................................................................
Preschool, primary, secondary, and special education school teachers..........................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers.........................................................................................................
Preschool teachers, except special education.......................................................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education...................................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers.....................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education..........................................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education................................................
Career/technical education teachers, middle school..............................................................................
Secondary school teachers.........................................................................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education.........................................
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school........................................................................

8,435,780
1,522,210
85,030
89,420
35,410
54,010
43,840
7,190
36,650
64,490
9,890
52,750
1,850
51,820
10,890
21,470
5,300
14,160
116,310
6,100
9,150
13,710
4,440
17,050
37,930
16,900
11,030
224,930
168,090
56,840
64,510
59,980
4,540
41,850
14,890
15,990
10,970
281,020
97,500
29,470
76,320
30,880
23,640
23,210
458,990
126,030
3,620
18,650
121,200
189,490
4,045,100
510,650
352,420
158,240
1,997,640
1,353,020
630,620
14,000
1,041,940
960,380
81,560

25.10
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
25.54
(²)
(²)
18.60
15.40
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)

52,210
75,780
88,740
76,780
80,730
74,200
99,120
84,470
102,000
86,760
90,100
86,200
84,810
87,070
90,340
83,360
86,200
90,500
80,670
81,410
78,120
102,120
74,690
82,670
76,390
74,860
78,690
102,260
112,950
70,650
65,690
65,180
72,440
87,900
61,750
126,270
67,500
71,530
75,350
69,230
68,390
67,910
73,720
71,350
56,830
32,970
68,030
65,220
53,130
74,040
55,510
38,680
32,040
53,480
57,080
56,830
57,620
56,970
59,180
59,330
57,370

22.43
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
23.25
(²)
(²)
16.39
13.52
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Education, training, and library occupations (Continued)
Special education teachers.........................................................................................................................
Special education teachers, preschool..................................................................................................
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school.........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school............................................................................................
Special education teachers, secondary school......................................................................................
Special education teachers, all other.....................................................................................................
Other teachers and instructors.........................................................................................................................
Adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors...............................................
Self-enrichment education teachers............................................................................................................
Miscellaneous teachers and instructors......................................................................................................
Teachers and instructors, all other, except substitute teachers.............................................................
Substitute teachers.................................................................................................................................
Librarians, curators, and archivists..................................................................................................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians............................................................................................
Archivists................................................................................................................................................
Curators..................................................................................................................................................
Museum technicians and conservators..................................................................................................
Librarians.....................................................................................................................................................
Library technicians......................................................................................................................................
Other education, training, and library occupations...........................................................................................
Audio-visual and multimedia collections specialists....................................................................................
Farm and home management advisors......................................................................................................
Instructional coordinators............................................................................................................................
Teacher assistants......................................................................................................................................
Education, training, and library workers, all other.......................................................................................

494,870
24,080
200,820
94,820
135,520
39,620
1,160,720
65,990
202,360
892,360
269,760
622,600
253,930
26,510
5,360
11,200
9,950
133,150
94,260
1,453,820
8,960
8,900
133,780
1,192,590
109,600

(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
17.90
25.40
19.72
16.94
(²)
14.32
23.20
24.66
25.45
27.26
21.31
27.94
16.10
(²)
22.30
23.56
30.79
(²)
20.35

$58,850
57,860
57,140
59,590
61,350
57,820
37,240
52,830
41,020
35,230
47,780
29,790
48,260
51,290
52,930
56,690
44,320
58,110
33,490
31,000
46,390
49,000
64,040
26,000
42,330

(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
14.62
23.84
17.32
13.75
(²)
12.60
21.84
22.26
23.61
24.65
19.20
27.01
15.23
(²)
21.19
22.36
29.59
(²)
18.22

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Art and design workers.....................................................................................................................................
Artists and related workers..........................................................................................................................
Art directors............................................................................................................................................
Craft artists.............................................................................................................................................
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators......................................................................
Multimedia artists and animators...........................................................................................................
Artists and related workers, all other......................................................................................................
Designers....................................................................................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers.....................................................................................................
Fashion designers..................................................................................................................................
Floral designers......................................................................................................................................
Graphic designers..................................................................................................................................
Interior designers....................................................................................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers.......................................................................................
Set and exhibit designers.......................................................................................................................
Designers, all other................................................................................................................................
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers................................................................................
Actors, producers, and directors.................................................................................................................
Actors.....................................................................................................................................................
Producers and directors.........................................................................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers.......................................................................................
Athletes and sports competitors.............................................................................................................
Coaches and scouts...............................................................................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials..........................................................................................
Dancers and choreographers......................................................................................................................
Dancers..................................................................................................................................................
Choreographers.....................................................................................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers.....................................................................................................
Music directors and composers.............................................................................................................
Musicians and singers............................................................................................................................
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other............................................................
Media and communication workers..................................................................................................................
Announcers.................................................................................................................................................
Radio and television announcers...........................................................................................................
Public address system and other announcers.......................................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents............................................................................................
Broadcast news analysts........................................................................................................................
Reporters and correspondents...............................................................................................................
Public relations specialists..........................................................................................................................
Writers and editors......................................................................................................................................
Editors....................................................................................................................................................
Technical writers....................................................................................................................................
Writers and authors................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers.....................................................................................
Interpreters and translators....................................................................................................................
Media and communication workers, all other.........................................................................................
Media and communication equipment workers................................................................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators...........................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians.................................................................................................
Broadcast technicians............................................................................................................................
Radio operators......................................................................................................................................
Sound engineering technicians..............................................................................................................

1,793,700
531,920
86,710
33,140
4,760
12,100
29,000
7,700
445,200
29,410
17,840
45,050
197,540
45,010
93,000
10,460
6,890
491,110
156,510
59,210
97,300
240,780
11,520
211,760
17,510
17,270
11,240
6,030
60,770
21,880
38,900
15,780
556,340
37,680
30,220
7,450
46,590
4,310
42,280
208,030
189,060
97,350
48,210
43,500
74,990
49,460
25,530
214,330
101,660
60,200
26,600
1,100
13,750

26.82
24.55
36.15
47.05
17.45
24.58
33.37
29.52
22.29
32.23
35.43
12.75
24.36
26.37
14.20
25.55
26.61
27.83
41.09
37.28
43.41
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
20.68
18.53
24.71
30.36
26.55
32.49
21.10
29.08
20.58
21.17
18.20
23.73
40.57
22.02
30.79
32.21
30.84
34.59
32.63
24.06
23.71
24.73
24.30
22.49
22.13
20.34
21.99
28.21

55,790
51,070
75,200
97,850
36,300
51,120
69,410
61,410
46,370
67,030
73,690
26,520
50,670
54,850
29,530
53,150
55,360
57,880
85,470
(²)
90,300
40,600
78,260
39,150
33,400
43,020
(²)
51,390
(²)
55,230
(²)
(²)
60,490
42,810
44,030
37,850
49,360
84,380
45,800
64,050
66,990
64,140
71,950
67,870
50,040
49,320
51,440
50,550
46,770
46,040
42,310
45,740
58,670

21.72
20.72
31.66
41.16
14.94
21.10
30.59
28.00
19.16
31.07
30.78
11.90
22.07
23.27
12.78
23.95
23.71
19.09
28.63
19.82
33.22
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
16.87
14.31
21.28
23.60
23.16
24.16
16.90
25.18
13.95
14.32
12.37
17.88
29.54
17.31
26.77
28.71
26.39
33.19
28.30
21.34
20.96
22.05
20.09
19.91
20.09
17.58
22.30
23.98

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (Continued)
Photographers.............................................................................................................................................
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors..........................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture.......................................................................
Film and video editors............................................................................................................................
Media and communication equipment workers, all other............................................................................

52,250
42,770
18,310
24,460
17,650

$18.44
32.28
27.17
36.10
32.80

$38,350
67,130
56,510
75,090
68,220

$14.66
25.23
23.12
27.51
33.13

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners....................................................................................................
Chiropractors...............................................................................................................................................
Dentists.......................................................................................................................................................
Dentists, general....................................................................................................................................
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons.............................................................................................................
Orthodontists..........................................................................................................................................
Prosthodontists.......................................................................................................................................
Dentists, all other specialists..................................................................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists...........................................................................................................................
Optometrists................................................................................................................................................
Pharmacists................................................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons............................................................................................................................
Anesthesiologists...................................................................................................................................
Family and general practitioners............................................................................................................
Internists, general...................................................................................................................................
Obstetricians and gynecologists.............................................................................................................
Pediatricians, general.............................................................................................................................
Psychiatrists...........................................................................................................................................
Surgeons................................................................................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons, all other.........................................................................................................
Physician assistants....................................................................................................................................
Podiatrists....................................................................................................................................................
Therapists....................................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapists..........................................................................................................................
Physical therapists.................................................................................................................................
Radiation therapists................................................................................................................................
Recreational therapists...........................................................................................................................
Respiratory therapists............................................................................................................................
Speech-language pathologists...............................................................................................................
Exercise physiologists............................................................................................................................
Therapists, all other................................................................................................................................
Veterinarians...............................................................................................................................................
Registered nurses.......................................................................................................................................
Nurse anesthetists.......................................................................................................................................
Nurse midwives...........................................................................................................................................
Nurse practitioners......................................................................................................................................
Audiologists.................................................................................................................................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other................................................................................
Health technologists and technicians...............................................................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists.........................................................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians............................................................................................
Dental hygienists.........................................................................................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.......................................................................................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.......................................................................................
Diagnostic medical sonographers..........................................................................................................
Nuclear medicine technologists.............................................................................................................
Radiologic technologists........................................................................................................................
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists...........................................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics.......................................................................................
Health practitioner support technologists and technicians..........................................................................
Dietetic technicians................................................................................................................................
Pharmacy technicians............................................................................................................................
Psychiatric technicians...........................................................................................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians.............................................................................................................
Surgical technologists............................................................................................................................
Veterinary technologists and technicians...............................................................................................
Ophthalmic medical technicians.............................................................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.....................................................................................
Medical records and health information technicians...................................................................................
Opticians, dispensing..................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians...................................................................................
Orthotists and prosthetists......................................................................................................................
Hearing aid specialists...........................................................................................................................
Health technologists and technicians, all other......................................................................................
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations...............................................................................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians.......................................................................
Occupational health and safety specialists............................................................................................
Occupational health and safety technicians...........................................................................................
Miscellaneous health practitioners and technical workers..........................................................................
Athletic trainers.......................................................................................................................................

7,854,380
4,833,840
29,830
115,390
97,990
5,120
6,190
630
5,450
59,490
33,340
290,780
633,480
30,060
124,810
48,390
21,740
31,010
25,080
41,070
311,320
91,670
8,910
609,870
110,520
200,670
16,380
17,950
119,410
126,500
6,660
11,770
62,470
2,687,310
36,590
5,110
122,050
12,250
35,310
2,876,000
322,170
161,710
160,460
196,520
357,690
51,080
59,760
20,320
193,400
33,130
235,760
700,820
28,690
368,760
64,540
10,610
98,450
93,300
36,470
695,610
184,740
73,110
109,580
7,830
5,570
96,170
144,540
79,120
65,130
13,990
65,420
22,400

36.54
45.62
38.35
82.18
80.20
105.58
96.65
68.67
81.05
27.62
54.33
56.96
93.74
118.42
89.58
91.60
103.25
84.33
87.84
115.60
91.23
46.77
66.10
35.76
38.46
40.35
40.25
22.14
28.12
36.01
23.58
28.46
47.23
33.55
76.40
46.97
47.11
36.92
40.89
21.66
24.37
29.12
19.59
34.60
29.23
26.54
32.88
35.21
27.65
32.36
16.88
16.36
13.75
14.95
16.91
23.46
21.64
15.56
17.56
20.87
18.68
17.43
22.85
33.99
22.99
21.93
29.21
32.25
33.88
24.65
25.54
(²)

76,010
94,880
79,760
170,940
166,810
219,600
201,030
142,830
168,580
57,440
113,010
118,470
194,990
246,320
186,320
190,530
214,750
175,400
182,700
240,440
189,760
97,280
137,480
74,390
80,000
83,940
83,710
46,060
58,490
74,900
49,040
59,190
98,230
69,790
158,900
97,700
97,990
76,790
85,050
45,060
50,690
60,560
40,750
71,970
60,800
55,210
68,390
73,230
57,510
67,300
35,110
34,040
28,600
31,090
35,160
48,800
45,010
32,350
36,520
43,420
38,860
36,260
47,520
70,690
47,820
45,620
60,760
67,070
70,470
51,270
53,120
45,730

29.67
36.26
32.08
74.34
71.90
(³)
(³)
48.21
81.78
27.38
48.76
58.15
(³)
(³)
86.63
(³)
(³)
78.53
87.44
(³)
(³)
46.07
58.03
34.76
37.89
39.61
38.51
21.15
27.27
34.40
22.25
26.87
42.11
32.04
73.93
46.62
45.84
35.13
35.29
19.92
23.71
28.57
18.45
34.38
28.64
26.12
32.47
34.66
26.86
32.26
15.24
15.41
12.39
14.33
14.97
22.98
20.84
14.94
16.94
20.43
17.26
16.48
20.53
30.79
20.68
19.91
27.50
31.42
33.27
23.14
22.53
(²)

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (Continued)
Genetic counselors.................................................................................................................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other.......................................................................

2,180
40,840

$33.43
27.07

$69,540
56,300

$32.45
23.76

Healthcare support occupations
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................................................................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides...............................................................................................
Home health aides.................................................................................................................................
Psychiatric aides....................................................................................................................................
Nursing assistants..................................................................................................................................
Orderlies.................................................................................................................................................
Occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides..................................................................
Occupational therapy assistants and aides.................................................................................................
Occupational therapy assistants............................................................................................................
Occupational therapy aides....................................................................................................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides.......................................................................................................
Physical therapist assistants..................................................................................................................
Physical therapist aides..........................................................................................................................
Other healthcare support occupations.............................................................................................................
Massage therapists.....................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations..........................................................................................
Dental assistants....................................................................................................................................
Medical assistants..................................................................................................................................
Medical equipment preparers.................................................................................................................
Medical transcriptionists.........................................................................................................................
Pharmacy aides......................................................................................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.........................................................................
Phlebotomists.........................................................................................................................................
Healthcare support workers, all other.....................................................................................................

3,940,500
2,352,100
2,352,100
799,080
72,860
1,427,740
52,420
166,440
40,800
32,230
8,570
125,640
76,910
48,730
1,421,960
87,670
1,334,290
314,330
584,970
50,550
61,210
41,240
71,060
111,950
98,980

13.86
12.03
12.03
10.77
13.67
12.62
12.82
21.87
24.68
27.53
13.96
20.96
26.12
12.82
15.94
20.09
15.67
17.43
15.01
16.28
17.11
12.28
12.20
15.33
17.04

28,820
25,020
25,020
22,400
28,430
26,250
26,670
45,500
51,330
57,260
29,040
43,600
54,330
26,660
33,160
41,790
32,590
36,260
31,220
33,850
35,580
25,540
25,370
31,890
35,440

12.71
11.33
11.33
10.28
12.61
12.07
11.85
21.54
25.14
27.38
12.76
20.02
26.16
11.85
15.17
17.88
15.04
17.02
14.41
15.51
16.71
11.15
11.44
14.74
16.64

Protective service occupations
Supervisors of protective service workers........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of law enforcement workers......................................................................................
First-line supervisors of correctional officers..........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of police and detectives.......................................................................................
First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers......................................................................
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other......................................................................
Fire fighting and prevention workers................................................................................................................
Firefighters..................................................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors.............................................................................................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators...........................................................................................................
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists...................................................................................
Law enforcement workers................................................................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers......................................................................................................
Bailiffs.....................................................................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers..............................................................................................................
Detectives and criminal investigators..........................................................................................................
Fish and game wardens..............................................................................................................................
Parking enforcement workers.....................................................................................................................
Police officers..............................................................................................................................................
Police and sheriff's patrol officers...........................................................................................................
Transit and railroad police......................................................................................................................
Other protective service workers......................................................................................................................
Animal control workers................................................................................................................................
Private detectives and investigators............................................................................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.......................................................................................
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators.........................................................................
Security guards......................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers...................................................................................................
Crossing guards.....................................................................................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers..............................................
Transportation security screeners..........................................................................................................
Protective service workers, all other......................................................................................................

3,297,180
273,750
146,560
45,150
101,420
59,870
67,310
321,790
308,790
13,000
11,370
1,630
1,216,140
450,730
16,310
434,420
108,720
5,820
8,680
642,190
638,810
3,380
1,485,490
13,450
26,880
1,087,550
10,030
1,077,520
357,610
66,310
135,070
43,220
113,020

21.14
33.37
37.18
29.71
40.51
35.36
23.29
23.60
23.44
27.41
28.36
20.78
26.81
21.55
20.36
21.59
38.72
25.61
18.15
28.62
28.64
25.56
13.72
16.52
25.43
13.50
15.52
13.48
13.39
13.00
10.11
18.56
15.56

43,980
69,400
77,340
61,790
84,260
73,550
48,440
49,080
48,750
57,010
58,980
43,230
55,770
44,820
42,360
44,910
80,540
53,260
37,750
59,530
59,560
53,170
28,530
34,370
52,880
28,080
32,290
28,040
27,850
27,040
21,030
38,600
32,360

17.88
31.29
35.40
27.87
38.91
33.98
22.03
22.27
22.10
25.97
26.99
17.52
24.57
19.08
18.34
19.12
38.40
24.46
17.58
27.29
27.31
24.85
11.82
15.65
21.43
11.76
14.35
11.74
11.47
11.90
9.18
18.31
13.67

Food preparation and serving related occupations
Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers......................................................................................
Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers.................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks...........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers..............................................................
Cooks and food preparation workers...............................................................................................................
Cooks..........................................................................................................................................................
Cooks, fast food.....................................................................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria..............................................................................................................
Cooks, private household.......................................................................................................................
Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................................................................
Cooks, short order..................................................................................................................................
Cooks, all other......................................................................................................................................
Food preparation workers...........................................................................................................................

12,277,720
985,470
985,470
118,130
867,340
3,077,690
2,227,470
519,910
402,800
560
1,104,790
180,800
18,600
850,220

10.57
16.36
16.36
22.06
15.58
10.73
10.91
9.15
12.00
13.22
11.40
10.30
12.88
10.26

21,980
34,030
34,030
45,880
32,420
22,310
22,680
19,030
24,970
27,500
23,700
21,430
26,780
21,340

9.20
14.66
14.66
20.01
14.21
9.93
10.16
8.91
11.27
11.03
10.81
9.71
12.01
9.40

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Food preparation and serving related occupations (Continued)
Food and beverage serving workers................................................................................................................
Bartenders...................................................................................................................................................
Fast food and counter workers....................................................................................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food...................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.........................................................
Waiters and waitresses...............................................................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant.......................................................................................................................
Other food preparation and serving related workers........................................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.....................................................................
Dishwashers................................................................................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop........................................................................
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other.............................................................................

6,883,630
579,700
3,607,860
3,131,390
476,470
2,445,230
250,840
1,330,930
410,460
502,280
372,670
45,520

$9.85
10.88
9.23
9.19
9.53
10.40
10.82
9.65
9.86
9.40
9.59
11.09

$20,480
22,620
19,210
19,110
19,820
21,640
22,510
20,070
20,510
19,540
19,940
23,060

$8.96
9.16
8.87
8.85
9.01
9.01
9.57
9.03
9.02
9.03
9.00
9.86

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.......................................................
First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers....................................
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers................................................................
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................
Building cleaning and pest control workers......................................................................................................
Building cleaning workers...........................................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.........................................................................................................
Building cleaning workers, all other........................................................................................................
Pest control workers....................................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers........................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers...................................................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers............................................................................................
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation.....................................................................
Tree trimmers and pruners.....................................................................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers, all other...............................................................................................

4,371,450
270,150
270,150
168,960
101,190
3,150,530
3,082,890
2,137,730
929,540
15,620
67,640
950,780
950,780
868,770
23,790
39,640
18,570

12.68
20.05
20.05
18.80
22.13
11.91
11.82
12.24
10.82
14.39
15.80
13.15
13.15
12.85
15.90
16.90
15.70

26,370
41,700
41,700
39,110
46,020
24,760
24,590
25,460
22,500
29,920
32,850
27,350
27,350
26,720
33,070
35,150
32,660

11.19
18.56
18.56
17.44
20.75
10.64
10.57
10.98
9.67
13.67
14.74
11.93
11.93
11.68
15.02
15.85
13.85

Personal care and service occupations
Supervisors of personal care and service workers..........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of gaming workers.....................................................................................................
Gaming supervisors...............................................................................................................................
Slot supervisors......................................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of personal service workers......................................................................................
Animal care and service workers.....................................................................................................................
Animal trainers............................................................................................................................................
Nonfarm animal caretakers.........................................................................................................................
Entertainment attendants and related workers................................................................................................
Gaming services workers............................................................................................................................
Gaming dealers......................................................................................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners........................................................................................
Gaming service workers, all other..........................................................................................................
Motion picture projectionists........................................................................................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers................................................................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers....................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants..................................................................................................
Costume attendants...............................................................................................................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants........................................................................
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other........................................................................
Funeral service workers...................................................................................................................................
Embalmers..................................................................................................................................................
Funeral attendants......................................................................................................................................
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors............................................................................................
Personal appearance workers..........................................................................................................................
Barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists...............................................................................
Barbers...................................................................................................................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.......................................................................................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers.............................................................................................
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance...........................................................................................
Manicurists and pedicurists....................................................................................................................
Shampooers...........................................................................................................................................
Skincare specialists................................................................................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges.....................................................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges................................................................................................
Baggage porters and bellhops...............................................................................................................
Concierges.............................................................................................................................................
Tour and travel guides......................................................................................................................................
Tour and travel guides.................................................................................................................................
Tour guides and escorts.........................................................................................................................
Travel guides..........................................................................................................................................
Other personal care and service workers.........................................................................................................
Childcare workers........................................................................................................................................
Personal care aides.....................................................................................................................................
Recreation and fitness workers...................................................................................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors...............................................................................................
Recreation workers................................................................................................................................

4,154,360
193,090
31,100
24,100
7,000
161,990
172,990
11,170
161,820
560,350
124,440
96,060
12,160
16,220
6,290
113,700
315,910
274,230
6,270
17,830
17,580
63,770
3,650
34,950
25,160
493,840
357,280
14,140
343,140
136,550
2,610
79,090
16,560
38,290
75,220
75,220
44,170
31,050
38,190
38,190
35,100
3,090
2,556,920
582,970
1,257,000
562,110
241,000
321,110

12.01
19.02
22.32
23.88
16.96
18.38
11.34
15.58
11.04
10.33
10.70
10.11
12.33
12.93
11.18
9.87
10.34
9.90
24.17
11.05
11.50
17.60
20.24
11.95
25.06
13.19
13.44
13.67
13.43
12.52
29.25
10.82
9.37
16.26
12.76
12.76
11.48
14.57
13.03
13.03
12.56
18.39
11.49
10.44
10.20
15.22
18.95
12.42

24,980
39,560
46,430
49,660
35,270
38,240
23,580
32,400
22,970
21,490
22,250
21,040
25,650
26,890
23,260
20,530
21,500
20,590
50,270
22,980
23,930
36,610
42,100
24,860
52,130
27,430
27,960
28,430
27,940
26,040
60,830
22,500
19,480
33,810
26,530
26,530
23,880
30,300
27,100
27,100
26,120
38,260
23,890
21,710
21,210
31,650
39,410
25,830

10.22
17.56
22.01
23.76
16.00
16.95
9.91
12.39
9.78
9.12
9.09
8.93
10.85
11.65
10.02
9.02
9.15
9.08
20.03
9.59
10.79
14.30
20.06
11.10
22.72
10.83
11.15
12.22
11.12
10.01
21.30
9.43
9.02
13.97
11.44
11.44
10.06
13.54
11.82
11.82
11.51
16.88
10.14
9.48
9.83
12.40
16.82
10.88

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Personal care and service occupations (Continued)
Residential advisors....................................................................................................................................
Personal care and service workers, all other..............................................................................................

95,750
59,090

$12.77
11.67

$26,560
24,270

$11.70
10.33

Sales and related occupations
Supervisors of sales workers...........................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of sales workers........................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers..........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers...................................................................................
Retail sales workers.........................................................................................................................................
Cashiers......................................................................................................................................................
Cashiers.................................................................................................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers.........................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons......................................................................................
Counter and rental clerks.......................................................................................................................
Parts salespersons.................................................................................................................................
Retail salespersons.....................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, services.......................................................................................................................
Advertising sales agents.............................................................................................................................
Insurance sales agents...............................................................................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents....................................................................
Travel agents...............................................................................................................................................
Sales representatives, services, all other....................................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing......................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing.................................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.......................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products...........
Other sales and related workers......................................................................................................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters.........................................................................................
Demonstrators and product promoters..................................................................................................
Models....................................................................................................................................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents.........................................................................................................
Real estate brokers................................................................................................................................
Real estate sales agents........................................................................................................................
Sales engineers...........................................................................................................................................
Telemarketers.............................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers...................................................................................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers.........................................
Sales and related workers, all other.......................................................................................................

14,248,470
1,448,550
1,448,550
1,199,770
248,770
8,648,920
3,417,910
3,398,330
19,580
668,850
437,610
231,240
4,562,160
1,736,660
154,220
374,700
316,340
64,750
826,650
1,730,180
1,730,180
335,540
1,394,640
684,170
88,740
83,600
5,140
196,380
38,720
157,660
68,080
234,520
96,440
7,610
88,830

18.59
23.74
23.74
20.28
40.39
11.55
9.94
9.93
11.85
14.06
13.25
15.60
12.38
33.11
29.28
30.64
49.64
18.14
29.79
33.59
33.59
41.71
31.63
21.92
13.96
13.83
16.12
29.06
38.66
26.70
50.32
12.41
17.81
12.20
18.29

38,660
49,370
49,370
42,190
84,010
24,020
20,670
20,640
24,640
29,250
27,560
32,450
25,760
68,870
60,910
63,730
103,260
37,730
61,960
69,860
69,860
86,750
65,800
45,600
29,030
28,760
33,530
60,440
80,420
55,530
104,660
25,800
37,050
25,380
38,050

12.19
19.58
19.58
18.20
34.42
9.66
9.17
9.16
11.22
12.33
11.47
14.15
10.29
24.72
23.02
23.01
34.65
16.73
24.84
28.07
28.07
36.13
26.45
14.29
11.76
11.79
9.60
20.88
27.58
19.71
46.32
10.93
14.13
10.35
14.50

Office and administrative support occupations
Supervisors of office and administrative support workers................................................................................
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers.............................................................
Communications equipment operators............................................................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service..................................................................................
Telephone operators...................................................................................................................................
Communications equipment operators, all other.........................................................................................
Financial clerks................................................................................................................................................
Bill and account collectors...........................................................................................................................
Billing and posting clerks.............................................................................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks............................................................................................
Gaming cage workers.................................................................................................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks...................................................................................................................
Procurement clerks.....................................................................................................................................
Tellers..........................................................................................................................................................
Financial clerks, all other.............................................................................................................................
Information and record clerks...........................................................................................................................
Brokerage clerks.........................................................................................................................................
Correspondence clerks...............................................................................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks............................................................................................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.....................................................................................................
Customer service representatives...............................................................................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs.............................................................................................
File clerks....................................................................................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks............................................................................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.......................................................................................................
Library assistants, clerical...........................................................................................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks.......................................................................................................................
New accounts clerks...................................................................................................................................
Order clerks.................................................................................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping...................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks..........................................................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks...................................................................
Information and record clerks, all other.......................................................................................................
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers.............................................................
Cargo and freight agents.............................................................................................................................
Couriers and messengers...........................................................................................................................
Dispatchers.................................................................................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers................................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance....................................................................................
Meter readers, utilities.................................................................................................................................

21,638,470
1,404,070
1,404,070
121,470
108,890
10,220
2,370
3,217,850
346,960
490,860
1,575,060
16,350
166,400
70,190
514,520
37,510
5,439,370
57,240
7,580
128,490
46,320
2,511,130
122,400
148,280
241,140
190,710
100,800
212,440
52,260
190,390
135,270
981,150
138,260
175,530
3,880,030
77,480
71,760
286,710
96,390
190,330
36,210

17.08
26.15
26.15
14.05
13.46
18.92
20.00
17.20
17.09
17.10
18.30
13.25
19.67
19.35
12.81
19.80
15.80
24.10
17.42
17.95
17.66
16.29
20.41
14.19
10.67
15.50
12.51
18.33
16.77
15.92
18.74
13.38
16.73
18.46
15.93
21.14
13.63
19.04
18.95
19.09
19.22

35,530
54,400
54,400
29,220
28,000
39,350
41,600
35,770
35,540
35,560
38,070
27,560
40,910
40,240
26,650
41,180
32,870
50,120
36,240
37,340
36,730
33,890
42,460
29,510
22,180
32,230
26,010
38,120
34,890
33,110
38,980
27,830
34,790
38,390
33,140
43,960
28,360
39,610
39,410
39,710
39,970

15.64
24.42
24.42
13.05
12.77
16.90
19.27
16.35
16.20
16.54
17.51
12.41
19.09
19.20
12.38
18.86
14.64
22.85
17.05
17.05
16.61
15.00
20.29
13.26
9.91
14.81
11.50
17.73
16.35
14.99
18.29
12.87
16.11
18.12
14.04
19.89
12.81
17.77
17.99
17.64
18.07

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Office and administrative support occupations (Continued)
Postal service workers................................................................................................................................
Postal service clerks..............................................................................................................................
Postal service mail carriers....................................................................................................................
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators........................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks................................................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks..........................................................................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers.......................................................................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping.................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants........................................................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants...................................................................................................
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants..............................................................
Legal secretaries....................................................................................................................................
Medical secretaries................................................................................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive..................................
Other office and administrative support workers..............................................................................................
Computer operators....................................................................................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers..........................................................................................
Data entry keyers...................................................................................................................................
Word processors and typists..................................................................................................................
Desktop publishers......................................................................................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks...........................................................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..................................................................
Office clerks, general..................................................................................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer...............................................................................................
Proofreaders and copy markers..................................................................................................................
Statistical assistants....................................................................................................................................
Office and administrative support workers, all other...................................................................................

501,000
71,910
307,490
121,590
297,050
661,530
1,878,860
69,430
3,649,920
3,649,920
713,730
212,910
516,050
2,207,220
3,925,760
58,060
287,240
205,950
81,300
13,310
252,670
99,190
2,889,970
66,530
10,500
14,110
234,180

$24.35
23.58
24.90
23.42
22.88
15.27
12.20
14.77
18.63
18.63
25.76
21.96
16.12
16.59
15.31
19.83
15.48
14.48
18.00
20.17
18.63
14.02
14.82
14.52
17.78
20.67
16.56

$50,650
49,040
51,790
48,710
47,590
31,770
25,380
30,730
38,750
38,750
53,590
45,670
33,530
34,500
31,850
41,240
32,200
30,130
37,440
41,960
38,740
29,160
30,820
30,200
36,990
42,990
34,440

$26.31
26.72
27.50
26.21
21.96
14.39
10.99
13.74
17.30
17.30
24.65
20.56
15.50
15.98
14.28
19.03
14.84
13.88
17.64
18.37
17.66
13.41
13.78
13.71
16.82
20.23
15.61

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers......................................................................................
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers...................................................................
Agricultural workers..........................................................................................................................................
Agricultural inspectors.................................................................................................................................
Animal breeders..........................................................................................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products..................................................................................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers.............................................................................................................
Agricultural equipment operators...........................................................................................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse..................................................................
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals............................................................................
Agricultural workers, all other.................................................................................................................
Fishing and hunting workers............................................................................................................................
Fishers and related fishing workers............................................................................................................
Forest, conservation, and logging workers......................................................................................................
Forest and conservation workers................................................................................................................
Logging workers..........................................................................................................................................
Fallers.....................................................................................................................................................
Logging equipment operators................................................................................................................
Log graders and scalers.........................................................................................................................
Logging workers, all other......................................................................................................................

447,130
18,530
18,530
383,570
13,800
1,110
36,100
332,560
26,100
269,650
31,540
5,270
560
400
44,470
6,870
37,600
6,090
26,010
2,780
2,730

12.09
22.86
22.86
10.99
20.97
20.90
10.73
10.58
13.70
10.01
12.10
14.90
17.45
18.42
17.03
14.25
17.54
18.87
17.23
17.54
17.58

25,160
47,540
47,540
22,870
43,630
43,470
22,320
22,000
28,490
20,820
25,160
30,990
36,290
38,310
35,430
29,640
36,480
39,240
35,830
36,480
36,560

9.74
21.58
21.58
9.37
20.72
19.23
9.57
9.29
12.94
9.17
11.02
13.16
15.64
16.95
16.44
13.06
16.90
16.58
16.92
17.03
17.05

Construction and extraction occupations
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers.........................................................................................
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers..........................................................
Construction trades workers.............................................................................................................................
Boilermakers...............................................................................................................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons..........................................................................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons.............................................................................................................
Stonemasons.........................................................................................................................................
Carpenters...................................................................................................................................................
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers..............................................................................................
Carpet installers.....................................................................................................................................
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles...................................................................................
Floor sanders and finishers....................................................................................................................
Tile and marble setters...........................................................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........................................................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers.................................................................................................
Terrazzo workers and finishers..............................................................................................................
Construction laborers..................................................................................................................................
Construction equipment operators..............................................................................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators............................................................................
Pile-driver operators...............................................................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators........................................................
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers.....................................................................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers.............................................................................................................
Tapers....................................................................................................................................................
Electricians..................................................................................................................................................
Glaziers.......................................................................................................................................................

5,290,270
496,370
496,370
3,915,350
17,210
70,580
59,340
11,250
617,060
71,980
26,050
9,830
4,510
31,590
155,820
152,570
3,250
852,870
402,920
54,940
3,470
344,510
101,850
85,020
16,820
566,930
42,820

22.40
31.32
31.32
21.81
28.93
24.04
24.76
20.25
21.92
20.35
20.03
19.56
17.72
21.23
19.72
19.70
20.80
17.19
22.76
20.41
27.02
23.09
21.68
21.07
24.76
26.21
21.26

46,600
65,150
65,150
45,360
60,170
50,000
51,500
42,130
45,590
42,320
41,660
40,690
36,850
44,160
41,020
40,970
43,270
35,750
47,340
42,460
56,200
48,020
45,090
43,820
51,490
54,520
44,220

19.90
29.32
29.32
19.30
28.78
22.15
22.91
18.21
19.63
17.97
17.25
17.63
17.20
18.74
17.69
17.67
18.79
14.95
20.62
18.59
24.76
20.92
18.73
18.32
22.42
24.57
18.47

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Construction and extraction occupations (Continued)
Insulation workers.......................................................................................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall..............................................................................................
Insulation workers, mechanical..............................................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers.........................................................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance................................................................................................
Paperhangers.........................................................................................................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.....................................................................................
Pipelayers...............................................................................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...................................................................................................
Plasterers and stucco masons....................................................................................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers.............................................................................................................
Roofers........................................................................................................................................................
Sheet metal workers...................................................................................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers.................................................................................................................
Solar photovoltaic installers........................................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades.............................................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades........................................................................................................................
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters.................................
Helpers--carpenters................................................................................................................................
Helpers--electricians...............................................................................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons.........................................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters..................................................................
Helpers--roofers.....................................................................................................................................
Helpers, construction trades, all other....................................................................................................
Other construction and related workers...........................................................................................................
Construction and building inspectors..........................................................................................................
Elevator installers and repairers..................................................................................................................
Fence erectors............................................................................................................................................
Hazardous materials removal workers........................................................................................................
Highway maintenance workers...................................................................................................................
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators............................................................................
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners...........................................................................................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers........................................................................................
Segmental pavers..................................................................................................................................
Construction and related workers, all other............................................................................................
Extraction workers............................................................................................................................................
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining...........................................................
Derrick operators, oil and gas................................................................................................................
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas...........................................................................................................
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining...........................................................................................
Earth drillers, except oil and gas.................................................................................................................
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters....................................................................
Mining machine operators...........................................................................................................................
Continuous mining machine operators...................................................................................................
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators....................................................................................
Mining machine operators, all other.......................................................................................................
Rock splitters, quarry...................................................................................................................................
Roof bolters, mining....................................................................................................................................
Roustabouts, oil and gas.............................................................................................................................
Helpers--extraction workers........................................................................................................................
Extraction workers, all other........................................................................................................................

52,850
24,180
28,660
208,170
204,600
3,570
413,650
41,080
372,570
20,760
18,530
103,650
132,530
60,010
5,170
224,500
224,500
23,570
38,900
68,280
11,570
51,350
11,640
19,190
384,390
88,410
20,590
20,990
42,250
140,650
14,820
24,350
32,320
1,130
31,190
269,660
109,320
20,760
26,480
62,080
19,160
7,970
20,960
11,540
6,960
2,470
3,630
5,710
73,450
24,130
5,320

$21.34
18.05
24.12
19.10
19.13
17.90
25.60
19.58
26.26
20.67
26.35
19.04
23.42
25.55
20.08
13.90
13.90
15.12
13.40
14.00
12.89
13.91
12.99
14.24
21.86
28.09
36.78
16.10
20.54
18.22
24.39
17.79
18.47
16.71
18.54
22.49
25.85
24.56
29.36
24.78
24.42
25.56
23.45
23.40
23.51
23.49
16.51
26.38
18.12
17.36
21.43

$44,390
37,540
50,160
39,740
39,780
37,240
53,240
40,730
54,620
43,000
54,810
39,600
48,700
53,140
41,770
28,920
28,920
31,450
27,870
29,110
26,810
28,940
27,010
29,630
45,470
58,430
76,490
33,490
42,730
37,910
50,740
37,010
38,420
34,750
38,560
46,770
53,760
51,090
61,070
51,540
50,790
53,160
48,770
48,670
48,900
48,870
34,340
54,880
37,700
36,100
44,570

$18.17
16.21
20.67
17.27
17.29
15.83
23.61
17.79
24.36
18.05
24.05
17.19
21.67
23.17
19.24
13.24
13.24
13.86
12.79
13.43
12.46
13.32
12.53
13.47
19.79
26.94
37.80
15.15
18.52
17.59
24.92
16.73
16.95
15.47
17.02
20.26
22.63
23.28
25.56
21.62
20.93
25.07
23.61
23.29
24.16
23.63
15.98
26.37
17.20
16.58
19.78

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers..........................................................................
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers.....................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.........................................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers............................................................
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers...............................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers....................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...........................
Avionics technicians...............................................................................................................................
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers....................................................................................
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment........................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment...........................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay................................................
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles...............................................................
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers.......................................................
Security and fire alarm systems installers..............................................................................................
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...............................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians................................................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers.........................................................................................................
Automotive body and related repairers..................................................................................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers..............................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics....................................................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.............................................................................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics.................................................
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians............................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines............................................................................
Rail car repairers....................................................................................................................................

5,244,670
434,810
434,810
572,780
110,940
226,930
13,310
213,620
234,920
17,150
17,380
14,160
65,900
22,120
11,460
26,590
60,160
1,507,680
116,830
786,200
137,140
15,670
633,390
243,080
174,690
35,320
119,280
20,080

21.74
31.09
31.09
23.81
18.49
26.13
23.98
26.26
24.08
28.11
20.12
26.65
26.74
33.71
15.83
18.34
21.11
20.25
28.29
19.49
21.09
16.37
19.22
21.71
22.53
17.94
23.42
25.27

45,220
64,670
64,670
49,520
38,450
54,350
49,880
54,630
50,080
58,460
41,850
55,430
55,610
70,110
32,920
38,140
43,910
42,120
58,850
40,540
43,870
34,050
39,980
45,160
46,860
37,320
48,720
52,570

20.25
29.88
29.88
22.92
17.58
26.33
23.05
26.53
23.32
27.36
18.85
26.92
26.27
34.33
14.92
17.35
20.46
18.97
27.40
18.07
19.38
15.67
17.84
20.98
22.08
17.38
22.88
25.97

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (Continued)
Small engine mechanics.............................................................................................................................
Motorboat mechanics and service technicians......................................................................................
Motorcycle mechanics............................................................................................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics..............................................................
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................
Bicycle repairers.....................................................................................................................................
Recreational vehicle service technicians...............................................................................................
Tire repairers and changers...................................................................................................................
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers...................................................................................................
Mechanical door repairers......................................................................................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.........................................................
Home appliance repairers...........................................................................................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................................................................................
Maintenance workers, machinery...........................................................................................................
Millwrights...............................................................................................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons..............................................................................
Line installers and repairers........................................................................................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers..........................................................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers............................................................................................
Camera and photographic equipment repairers.....................................................................................
Medical equipment repairers..................................................................................................................
Musical instrument repairers and tuners................................................................................................
Watch repairers......................................................................................................................................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other........................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general...................................................................................................
Wind turbine service technicians.................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers.....................................................................
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers.........................................................
Commercial divers.................................................................................................................................
Fabric menders, except garment...........................................................................................................
Locksmiths and safe repairers...............................................................................................................
Manufactured building and mobile home installers................................................................................
Riggers...................................................................................................................................................
Signal and track switch repairers...........................................................................................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.........................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other.........................................................................

64,860
20,210
15,420
29,220
122,030
10,520
10,990
100,510
2,729,400
58,510
17,220
41,290
261,390
33,270
445,630
313,880
90,730
39,290
1,730
228,960
114,540
114,420
65,810
3,150
41,430
7,660
2,390
11,180
1,282,920
3,710
349,210
30,840
3,620
710
17,090
3,280
20,350
7,880
126,980
138,460

$17.18
18.56
17.21
16.22
12.86
12.96
17.80
12.31
20.64
24.13
18.87
26.32
22.54
18.14
23.66
24.25
21.18
24.77
22.00
28.71
31.24
26.17
22.62
20.36
23.34
17.40
18.38
25.06
18.46
24.90
17.31
16.10
24.55
12.03
19.53
15.35
22.55
28.81
13.33
19.42

$35,740
38,600
35,810
33,730
26,760
26,960
37,030
25,610
42,930
50,190
39,250
54,750
46,880
37,720
49,220
50,440
44,050
51,520
45,760
59,710
64,990
54,430
47,040
42,360
48,540
36,200
38,240
52,120
38,390
51,790
36,010
33,480
51,070
25,020
40,620
31,930
46,900
59,920
27,720
40,400

$16.41
17.95
16.35
15.44
11.78
12.68
17.13
11.41
19.13
22.40
17.82
25.55
21.46
17.02
22.81
23.38
20.50
24.26
21.59
29.68
31.70
26.18
21.35
19.24
21.95
15.94
17.04
25.04
17.39
23.46
15.53
15.32
22.06
11.50
18.56
14.23
19.99
29.15
12.21
17.89

Production occupations
Supervisors of production workers...................................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers.........................................................................
Assemblers and fabricators..............................................................................................................................
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers....................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers.........................................................................
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers.........................................................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers....................................................................................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers............................................................................................
Engine and other machine assemblers.......................................................................................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters........................................................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.................................................................................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators....................................................................................................
Team assemblers...................................................................................................................................
Timing device assemblers and adjusters...............................................................................................
Assemblers and fabricators, all other.....................................................................................................
Food processing workers.................................................................................................................................
Bakers.........................................................................................................................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters.....................................................................................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers..........................................................................................
Slaughterers and meat packers.............................................................................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers.....................................................................................................
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders..................................
Food batchmakers.................................................................................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders.......................................................................................
Food processing workers, all other........................................................................................................
Metal workers and plastic workers...................................................................................................................
Computer control programmers and operators...........................................................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic............................................................
Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic...................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.........................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.....................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.....................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..............................

8,934,050
592,830
592,830
1,810,560
40,630
269,250
14,930
207,330
46,990
38,330
78,050
1,384,290
18,770
1,125,160
1,650
238,720
767,460
173,730
373,440
137,050
150,310
86,070
220,290
18,890
120,850
36,850
43,690
1,918,310
172,990
148,040
24,960
127,240
72,520
21,340
33,370
342,520
190,250
17,470

17.06
28.39
28.39
15.25
24.43
15.65
16.12
15.42
16.50
19.32
18.35
14.61
14.57
14.78
16.94
13.81
12.95
12.28
12.91
14.61
11.63
12.44
13.56
14.14
13.84
14.06
12.11
18.33
19.08
18.23
24.13
17.20
16.25
17.06
19.34
16.35
15.59
17.44

35,490
59,060
59,060
31,720
50,810
32,540
33,530
32,070
34,330
40,180
38,160
30,400
30,300
30,740
35,230
28,730
26,950
25,550
26,850
30,380
24,190
25,880
28,210
29,410
28,790
29,250
25,190
38,140
39,690
37,920
50,200
35,770
33,800
35,480
40,230
34,000
32,430
36,280

15.25
26.69
26.69
14.08
23.24
14.68
15.86
14.38
15.75
18.42
17.58
13.49
13.92
13.64
14.45
12.68
12.05
11.35
12.14
13.78
11.23
12.29
12.61
13.31
12.87
13.26
11.43
17.37
18.15
17.52
22.84
16.50
15.68
16.21
19.18
15.56
14.75
16.59

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Production occupations (Continued)
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic.............................................................................................................................
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...............................
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................
Machinists...................................................................................................................................................
Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters..............................................................................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders........................................................................................
Pourers and casters, metal....................................................................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic.................................................................................
Model makers, metal and plastic............................................................................................................
Patternmakers, metal and plastic...........................................................................................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.....................................
Foundry mold and coremakers..............................................................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................
Tool and die makers....................................................................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers....................................................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...............................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................
Miscellaneous metal workers and plastic workers......................................................................................
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..........................................
Layout workers, metal and plastic..........................................................................................................
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners......................................................................................................
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other..........................................................................................
Printing workers................................................................................................................................................
Printing workers...........................................................................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers.........................................................................................................
Printing press operators.........................................................................................................................
Print binding and finishing workers........................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers.........................................................................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers..............................................................................................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials........................................................................................
Sewing machine operators..........................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers...........................................................................................................................
Shoe and leather workers and repairers................................................................................................
Shoe machine operators and tenders....................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers..............................................................................................................
Sewers, hand.........................................................................................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.............................................................................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders.........................................................................................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...............................................................
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................................
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers.............................................................................
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers.........................................................................................................
Upholsterers...........................................................................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other................................................................................
Woodworkers...................................................................................................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters........................................................................................................
Furniture finishers........................................................................................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, wood....................................................................................................
Model makers, wood..............................................................................................................................
Patternmakers, wood.............................................................................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders..............................................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing................................................
Woodworkers, all other...............................................................................................................................
Plant and system operators..............................................................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers..................................................................................
Nuclear power reactor operators............................................................................................................
Power distributors and dispatchers........................................................................................................
Power plant operators............................................................................................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators..................................................................................................
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators....................................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators.................................................................................................
Chemical plant and system operators....................................................................................................
Gas plant operators................................................................................................................................
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers....................................................
Plant and system operators, all other.....................................................................................................
Other production occupations..........................................................................................................................
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders..................................................................
Chemical equipment operators and tenders..........................................................................................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders............
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers......................................................................
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand....................................................................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders...............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

70,130
42,570
22,110
392,700
30,540
20,850
9,690
9,910
6,140
3,770
140,410
11,870
128,540
98,160
75,950
424,960
369,610
55,360
102,920
20,980
13,070
35,900
10,860
22,100
254,360
254,360
36,180
166,750
51,430
574,440
199,330
50,150
142,070
11,260
7,710
3,550
26,160
5,960
20,200
74,390
11,510
14,370
22,760
25,740
71,090
19,770
5,440
29,770
16,110
229,870
88,170
15,320
2,310
1,360
950
117,120
46,320
70,810
6,940
315,200
58,880
7,400
11,180
40,300
37,550
111,640
107,130
37,490
16,320
41,700
11,610
2,471,030
108,030
64,710
43,310
181,960
29,980
29,320
122,670

$16.42
17.96
18.67
19.97
18.79
19.83
16.55
22.03
23.26
20.03
14.79
15.63
14.71
16.96
24.08
19.03
19.25
17.53
17.41
17.72
22.26
15.54
17.97
16.99
17.29
17.29
18.75
17.64
15.11
11.99
10.66
10.22
11.54
12.51
12.42
12.69
13.57
12.01
14.03
12.99
12.70
12.86
13.41
12.83
16.16
16.39
22.73
16.00
13.95
14.78
16.11
14.74
17.67
16.62
19.17
13.71
13.66
13.74
15.10
27.49
34.89
39.55
37.58
33.28
27.92
22.18
28.79
27.01
30.48
30.37
26.56
16.00
22.09
23.63
19.78
16.72
16.68
14.41
17.28

Annual¹

$34,150
37,360
38,830
41,540
39,090
41,260
34,430
45,820
48,370
41,670
30,760
32,510
30,600
35,290
50,090
39,570
40,040
36,450
36,200
36,850
46,290
32,330
37,380
35,340
35,960
35,960
39,000
36,700
31,420
24,940
22,170
21,260
23,990
26,010
25,840
26,390
28,220
24,980
29,170
27,020
26,410
26,760
27,890
26,680
33,610
34,090
47,280
33,280
29,010
30,740
33,500
30,660
36,760
34,570
39,870
28,510
28,410
28,580
31,410
57,170
72,560
82,270
78,170
69,220
58,070
46,140
59,890
56,170
63,400
63,160
55,240
33,270
45,940
49,150
41,150
34,780
34,700
29,980
35,950

Median
hourly
wages

$15.70
17.43
17.84
19.22
18.63
19.78
15.58
21.24
22.20
19.90
13.95
15.07
13.85
16.42
23.50
17.85
17.99
16.91
16.25
16.98
21.65
14.52
17.03
15.45
16.47
16.47
17.89
16.87
14.19
10.86
9.77
9.69
10.54
11.55
11.43
11.90
12.31
11.36
12.72
12.64
11.99
12.30
13.11
12.62
14.95
15.85
19.86
15.33
12.72
13.90
15.18
13.85
16.21
14.88
18.26
13.13
13.00
13.20
13.51
26.86
35.05
39.66
37.62
33.69
27.08
21.20
28.66
26.88
30.82
30.21
26.55
14.56
21.22
23.12
18.55
15.89
15.90
13.63
16.51

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Annual¹

Median
hourly
wages

Production occupations (Continued)
Cutting workers...........................................................................................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand....................................................................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders...........................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders.......................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers..................................................................................
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers........................................................................................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians..............................................................................
Dental laboratory technicians.................................................................................................................
Medical appliance technicians...............................................................................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians.........................................................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders................................................................................
Painting workers..........................................................................................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.............................................
Painters, transportation equipment........................................................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers.............................................................................................
Semiconductor processors..........................................................................................................................
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers..............................................................................................................
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders................................................................................
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders.............................................
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders........................................................................
Etchers and engravers...........................................................................................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......................................................................
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders..........................................................................
Tire builders............................................................................................................................................
Helpers--production workers..................................................................................................................
Production workers, all other..................................................................................................................

78,090
15,520
62,570
67,490
20,590
489,750
23,200
76,220
35,320
13,290
27,610
381,760
156,830
90,590
49,950
16,280
23,580
28,800
834,750
18,210
17,360
8,070
8,630
34,610
92,170
17,680
420,520
217,500

$15.39
13.54
15.85
16.09
17.69
18.46
19.40
17.63
19.30
18.75
14.95
13.92
17.49
15.81
21.43
14.68
17.68
13.68
14.07
16.28
13.82
14.80
15.02
15.24
17.57
20.17
12.31
15.08

$32,020
28,160
32,970
33,470
36,800
38,400
40,350
36,660
40,140
39,000
31,100
28,940
36,370
32,890
44,580
30,540
36,770
28,460
29,270
33,860
28,750
30,790
31,240
31,700
36,550
41,960
25,600
31,360

$14.74
12.46
15.40
15.43
16.78
16.99
17.73
16.07
17.71
17.11
13.89
12.70
16.22
15.13
19.60
13.82
16.67
11.83
12.72
15.07
12.94
13.60
14.06
14.34
16.95
20.45
11.35
13.59

Transportation and material moving occupations
Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers............................................................................
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors.............................................................................................................
First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand.......................................................
First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators....................
Air transportation workers................................................................................................................................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers...............................................................................................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers............................................................................................
Commercial pilots...................................................................................................................................
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists..............................................................................
Air traffic controllers................................................................................................................................
Airfield operations specialists.................................................................................................................
Flight attendants..........................................................................................................................................
Motor vehicle operators....................................................................................................................................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians..............................................
Bus drivers..................................................................................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................................................................................................
Bus drivers, school or special client.......................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers........................................................................................................
Driver/sales workers...............................................................................................................................
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers....................................................................................................
Light truck or delivery services drivers...................................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.........................................................................................................................
Motor vehicle operators, all other................................................................................................................
Rail transportation workers...............................................................................................................................
Locomotive engineers and operators..........................................................................................................
Locomotive engineers............................................................................................................................
Locomotive firers....................................................................................................................................
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers..............................................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators..............................................................................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters.........................................................................................................
Subway and streetcar operators..................................................................................................................
Rail transportation workers, all other...........................................................................................................
Water transportation workers...........................................................................................................................
Sailors and marine oilers.............................................................................................................................
Ship and boat captains and operators.........................................................................................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.........................................................................................
Motorboat operators...............................................................................................................................
Ship engineers............................................................................................................................................
Other transportation workers............................................................................................................................
Bridge and lock tenders..............................................................................................................................
Parking lot attendants.................................................................................................................................
Automotive and watercraft service attendants............................................................................................
Traffic technicians.......................................................................................................................................
Transportation inspectors............................................................................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants....................................................................................
Transportation workers, all other.................................................................................................................
Material moving workers..................................................................................................................................
Conveyor operators and tenders.................................................................................................................
Crane and tower operators..........................................................................................................................

9,249,310
374,480
5,750
171,720
197,000
242,350
113,920
75,760
38,170
29,920
22,860
7,050
98,510
3,741,430
19,350
657,500
158,050
499,440
2,828,110
405,810
1,625,290
797,010
178,260
58,210
122,870
43,970
38,470
1,610
3,900
21,060
42,900
11,300
3,640
72,450
27,640
34,760
30,690
4,060
10,060
331,570
3,280
136,440
104,750
6,490
24,350
16,380
39,890
4,364,160
38,830
44,540

16.57
25.72
24.41
23.55
27.66
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
49.44
57.11
24.61
(²)
17.29
12.26
15.48
18.95
14.38
18.09
13.33
20.16
16.28
12.35
16.02
26.75
26.83
27.41
25.81
21.54
25.14
26.84
28.48
28.82
29.73
19.70
35.93
38.07
19.78
35.87
13.60
22.22
10.39
10.90
22.38
34.05
13.01
17.28
13.52
16.35
25.75

34,460
53,510
50,760
48,980
57,530
85,680
115,230
131,760
82,430
102,840
118,780
51,190
46,300
35,970
25,490
32,190
39,410
29,910
37,620
27,720
41,930
33,870
25,690
33,320
55,640
55,800
57,000
53,690
44,810
52,280
55,820
59,230
59,950
61,830
40,970
74,730
79,180
41,130
74,600
28,280
46,210
21,610
22,660
46,540
70,820
27,060
35,940
28,120
34,020
53,550

14.20
24.36
22.96
22.45
26.41
(²)
(²)
(²)
(²)
48.78
58.82
23.64
(²)
16.15
11.58
14.53
18.02
13.87
16.98
10.70
19.00
14.21
11.16
13.90
26.15
25.67
26.20
22.47
21.10
25.17
26.33
29.87
28.59
25.54
18.80
32.73
34.78
17.85
32.74
10.64
23.14
9.52
10.05
20.88
33.26
11.24
16.25
11.92
15.01
24.39

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2014- Continued
Mean wages
Occupation

Employment
Hourly

Transportation and material moving occupations (Continued)
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators..................................................................................
Dredge operators...................................................................................................................................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators......................................................................
Loading machine operators, underground mining..................................................................................
Hoist and winch operators...........................................................................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators...........................................................................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand..........................................................................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers.............................................................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................
Pumping station operators..........................................................................................................................
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators............................................................................
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers...........................................................................................
Wellhead pumpers.................................................................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors...................................................................................................
Mine shuttle car operators...........................................................................................................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders................................................................................................................
Material moving workers, all other..............................................................................................................

53,590
1,900
47,470
4,220
2,840
521,840
3,519,730
321,740
2,400,490
104,340
693,170
29,590
4,700
12,170
12,720
115,170
2,630
12,490
22,910

Annual¹

$21.38
21.94
21.23
22.84
23.47
16.02
12.56
11.22
13.07
14.73
11.08
23.51
26.65
22.45
23.36
17.32
26.36
21.41
18.19

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 $90.00 per hour.

$44,470
45,640
44,160
47,500
48,820
33,320
26,120
23,340
27,180
30,630
23,040
48,900
55,430
46,700
48,590
36,030
54,830
44,540
37,840

Median
hourly
wages

$19.54
19.69
19.15
24.18
19.03
15.07
11.24
9.94
11.74
14.08
9.77
22.87
27.06
20.91
22.76
16.18
26.44
19.80
14.82