Report on Occupational Employment and Wages

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form (Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary PR (Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Weblite - Scr OEWS Weblite - Screenshots	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Weblite - Scr OEWS Weblite - Screenshots	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Weblite - Scr OEWS Weblite - Screenshots	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary PR (Spanish)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Weblite - Scr OEWS Weblite - Screenshots	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Four Page For OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OEWS Point Wage Fi OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2026 OEWS Supporting Statement B (1220-0042).docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2026-03-26	Available
2026 OEWS Supporting Statement A (1220-0042).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-03-26	Available
Public Comment #1.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-03-17	Available
Technical Notes for May 2024 OEWS Estimates.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-04-07	Available
Attachment IV - Prevailing Wage 656.40.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-03	Available
Attachment III - Immigration Act of 1990.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-03	Available
Attachment II - Wagner-Peyser Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-03	Available
Attachment 1- Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-03	Available
BLS Authorizing Statute - Title 29 USC 1 & 2.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-03	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form (Spanish)
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary PR (Spanish)
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Weblite - Screenshots
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish)
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Weblite - Screenshots
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish)
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Weblite - Screenshots
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary PR (Spanish)
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Weblite - Screenshots
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0042	ICR Reference No: 202603-1220-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202603-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/13/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	256,879	256,879
Time Burden (Hours)	128,440	128,440
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey is a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. OEWS survey data assists in the development of employment and training programs established by the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1998 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Respondents include private establishment, schools, hospitals, State and Local Government.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 101 - 649 205 Name of Law: Immigration Act of 1990
   PL: Pub.L. 105 - 220 309 Name of Law: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
   US Code: 29 USC 2 Name of Law: Collection, Collation, and Reports of Labor Statistics
   PL: Pub.L. 105 - 332 118-122 Name of Law: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998
   US Code: 29 USC 1 Name of Law: Design and Duties of the Bureau Generally
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 2156	01/16/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 18882	04/13/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form, OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory, OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish), OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish), OEWS Weblite - Screenshots	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form ,   OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory ,   OEWS Weblite - Screenshots ,   OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish) ,   OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)
Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form, OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary, OEWS Weblite - Screenshots, OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary Puerto Rico(Spanish), OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form ,   OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary ,   OEWS Weblite - Screenshots ,   OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary PR (Spanish) ,   OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)
Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form, OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory, OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish), OEWS Weblite - Screenshots, OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish)	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form ,   OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory ,   OEWS Weblite - Screenshots ,   OEWS Four Page Form Mandatory Puerto Rico(Spanish) ,   OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish)
Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form, OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary, OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary Puerto Rico(Spanish), OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form Puerto Rico(Spanish), OEWS Weblite - Screenshots	OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form ,   OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary ,   OEWS Weblite - Screenshots ,   OEWS Four Page Form Voluntary PR (Spanish) ,   OEWS Point Wage Fillable Form (Spanish)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	256,879	256,879	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	128,440	128,440	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $36,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/13/2026

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