Education Letter (6112) – Version 2

Completing the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Report Online
You are being asked to report the occupation and wage information about the employees at the location specified after “Report for”
in the mailing address for the pay period that included .
If your establishment has «state_cutoff» or more employees, we recommend uploading a spreadsheet or report from your payroll
system. We prefer Excel files (.xlsx), but can accept almost any file format except executable (.exe) files.
 For professors or adjunct teachers (postsecondary educators), include the subject taught or department. For adjunct teachers,
please list the per-credit pay rate.
 For full-time faculty being paid an annual salary, report their annual salary.
 For faculty who work less than full time but receive an annual salary, report the salary and whether they are employed half-time,
three-quarters time, one-third time, two-thirds time, etc.

IMPORTANT: To protect your data, your session will time out if you spend 30 minutes on a page. A
warning will appear when five minutes remain. If you do not click “Stay Connected” to extend your
session, your data will be lost and you will have to log in again.
We do not receive your data until you click “Submit Data to BLS” or “Send” at the end of the process.
1. Go to IDCFOEWS.BLS.GOV. Log in with your unique IDCF number, .
2. Follow the instructions to enter your contact information and answer questions about the location specified after “Report for”
in the mailing address. You will be directed to either the data entry page or the file upload page based on the size of your
establishment. Each page has a link you can use to switch to the other submission method if you would prefer.
3. Enter your occupation and wage data into our online form or select a file to upload.
4. If you entered your data into the online form, you will be able to review your entry and download and save a copy as an
Excel file before submitting it. Click “Submit Data to BLS” to complete the submission. You will receive a confirmation email.
Please save this email in case there are questions about your submission.
If you selected a file to upload, click “Send” to submit it. On the next page, click “Continue” to send yourself a confirmation
email. Please save this email in case there are questions about your submission.
That’s it—you’re done! If you have questions or require assistance, please contact us at «state_email».

Thank you for your time—employers like you are the ONLY source of this information!

SAVE TIME!
Upload a spreadsheet!
Many companies save time by sending us a
spreadsheet or report from their personnel or payroll
system. All we need is a column with job titles, a
column with wage rates, and a column with pay basis.
A column listing department is optional, but helpful,
and can reduce the need for follow-up phone calls.
Upload your spreadsheet or other report at

IDCFOEWS.BLS.GOV

Department

Job title

Wage
$12,460

Pay basis

Political science

Adjunct professor

Biology

Professor (tenured)

$113,505

Per credit

Economics

Professor (tenured)

$41,865

Annual, 1/3 time

Math

Assistant professor

$51,220

Semester

English

Visiting lecturer

$18,520

Per course

IT

Computer user support

$23.24

Hourly

IT

Computer user support

$19.75

Hourly

Administration

President

$120,000

Annual

Administration

Admin assistant

$18.22

Hourly

Annual

We estimate that the time required to complete this report will vary from 10 minutes to 2 hours, depending on factors such as the size of the establishment. This
includes time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this
information. If you have any comments regarding these estimates or any other aspects of this report, including suggestions for reducing this burden, send them to
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (1220-0042), 2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Suite 2135, Washington,
DC 20212. This report is authorized by law 29 U.S.C. §2. We request your cooperation to make the results of this report comprehensive, accurate, and timely.
You do not have to complete this questionnaire if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. Form Approved, O.M.B. No. 1220-0042.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will
hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (44
USC Section 3572) and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent except in the case
of state and local governments. The BLS publishes statistical tabulations from this report that may reveal the information reported by state and local governments.
Upon request, however, the BLS will hold the information provided by state and local governments on this report in confidence. Per the Federal Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015, Federal information systems are protected from malicious activities through cybersecurity screening of transmitted data.