OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES—MAY 2016

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, March 31, 2017

USDL-17-0376

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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES — MAY 2016 Construction and extraction occupations had employment of nearly 5.6 million in May 2016, representing 4 percent of total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over 4.2 million of these jobs were in construction trades occupations, including construction laborers (912,100), carpenters (676,980), and electricians (607,120). (See chart 1.) The highest paying construction and extraction occupations were elevator installers and repairers ($76,860) and first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers ($68,040). (See chart 2.) The lowest paying construction and extraction occupations were roofers’ helpers ($28,890) and helpers of painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons ($28,760). The annual mean wage across all construction and extraction occupations was $48,900, slightly below the U.S. average wage of $49,630 for all occupations combined. National employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in table 1. The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program provides estimates for over 800 occupations in the nation, states, and nearly 600 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. National data are available by industry for more than 430 industry classifications and by ownership across all industries, schools, and hospitals. This release contains data on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations and employment and wages by typical entry-level educational requirement. Highlights from the May 2016 OES data: Construction and extraction occupations •

States with the highest percentage of construction and extraction occupations were Wyoming (10 percent) and North Dakota (8 percent), compared with 4 percent of national employment.

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations included several areas in Texas; Farmington, N.M.; Greeley, Colo.; and Lake Charles, La.

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Annual mean wages for construction and extraction occupations varied by state from $36,450 in Arkansas to $67,210 in Alaska.

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The San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, Calif., metropolitan division ($71,960) was one of the highest paying areas for construction and extraction occupations. The lowest paying areas for this occupational group included Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas ($31,030), and Sebring, Fla. ($31,270).

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Over one-third of construction laborers worked for specialty trade contractors (336,030). Most of the remainder were employed in construction of buildings (224,630) and heavy and civil engineering construction (203,430). Employment services (53,410), which includes temporary help services, was the industry with the highest employment of construction laborers outside of the construction sector.

OES data 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. OES national industry-specific data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm. Healthcare occupations •

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations had employment of 8.3 million, and healthcare support occupations had employment of 4.0 million. Both healthcare occupational groups combined made up nearly 9 percent of U.S. employment. (See table 1.)

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Registered nurses, with nearly 2.9 million jobs, was the largest healthcare occupation. (See table 1.) Most registered nurses worked in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry (1,649,480).

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Other than registered nurses, the largest healthcare occupations were nursing assistants (1.4 million), home health aides (814,300), and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (702,400). (See table 1.)

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Fourteen of the 15 highest paying occupations were healthcare occupations, including several physician and dentist occupations and nurse anesthetists ($164,030). (See table 1.)

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The lowest paying healthcare occupations were home health aides ($23,600) and veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ($26,810). (See table 1.)

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Annual mean wages for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, the larger of the two healthcare occupational groups, varied by state from $63,930 in Louisiana to $95,720 in Alaska, compared with $79,160 nationally.

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Several areas in California, including San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, were among the highest paying metropolitan areas for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations. The lowest paying areas for this occupational group included Lake Charles, La. ($53,540), and Jackson, Tenn. ($58,300).

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Production occupations •

Production occupations had total employment of 9.1 million and an annual mean wage of $37,190 across all industries. (See table 1.)

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Pay for production occupations in manufacturing industries varied widely. Industries with the highest wages were petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($62,500) and basic chemical manufacturing ($56,920).

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Manufacturing industries with the lowest wages for production occupations included seafood product preparation and packaging ($26,930) and several apparel, textile, and leather products industries.

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The state with the highest percentage of employment in production occupations was Indiana (13 percent). Production occupations made up 6.5 percent of national employment.

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Metropolitan areas with the highest shares of production occupation employment included Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. (36 percent); Columbus, Ind. (26 percent); and Dalton, Ga. (25 percent).

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Chart 4. Metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest employment shares of STEM occupations, May 2016

California-Lexington Park, MD San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Boulder, CO Framingham, MA NECTA Division Huntsville, AL United States Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Laredo, TX Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Ocean City, NJ Gadsden, AL 0

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Typical entry-level education •

More than 63 percent of employment was in occupations that typically require either a high school diploma or equivalent or no formal educational credential for entry. (See chart 3.) These two educational categories include most construction and production occupations, as well as large occupations such as retail salespersons, cashiers, and general office clerks.

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Occupations that typically require a bachelor’s degree for entry made up 21 percent of employment. (See chart 3.) This educational category includes registered nurses, teachers at the kindergarten through secondary levels, and many management, business and financial operations, computer, and engineering occupations.

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Occupations that typically require a postsecondary nondegree award, such as a certificate, for entry made up 6 percent of national employment. (See chart 3.) The largest occupations in this educational category were heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (1.7 million), nursing assistants (1.4 million), and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (702,400). (See table 1.)

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States with the highest employment shares of occupations that typically require a postsecondary nondegree award for entry were Arkansas and North Dakota, both with 8 percent of state employment in this educational category. The District of Columbia (2 percent) and Nevada (5 percent) had the lowest employment shares of occupations typically requiring a postsecondary nondegree award for entry.

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Average wages were generally higher for occupations that require more education. Annual mean wages were $25,860 for occupations that typically require no formal educational credential for entry, $42,840 for occupations typically requiring a high school diploma or the equivalent, $54,510 for occupations typically requiring an associate’s degree, and $84,000 for occupations typically requiring a bachelor’s degree.

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On average, construction and extraction occupations had higher mean wages than other occupations with similar typical entry-level educational requirements. Of the 33 construction and extraction occupations that typically require a high school diploma or the equivalent for entry, 24 had mean wages significantly above the average of $42,840 for all occupations in this education category. All 27 of the construction and extraction occupations that typically require no formal educational credential for entry had mean wages above the average for occupations in this education category.

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The annual mean wage for occupations that typically require a postsecondary nondegree award for entry was $40,250 nationally, but varied from $33,520 in West Virginia to $54,250 in Alaska.

Data on employment by the typical education level required to enter an occupation are based on education and training categories from the BLS Employment Projections program. Education and training levels assigned to each occupation are available at www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_112.htm. Additional charts are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2016.htm. STEM occupations •

There were nearly 8.8 million science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs representing 6.3 percent of total U.S. employment.

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Seven of the 10 largest STEM occupations were related to computers and included applications software developers (794,000) and computer user support specialists (602,840). (See table 1.)

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Areas with the highest employment shares of STEM occupations were California-Lexington Park, Md., and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., both with 22 percent STEM employment. (See chart 4.)

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Areas with the lowest employment shares of STEM occupations were Gadsden, Ala., and Ocean City, N.J. (approximately 1 percent of employment each). (See chart 4.)

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STEM occupations had an annual mean wage of $89,400, compared with $46,950 for non-STEM occupations. Ninety-three of the 100 STEM occupations had mean wages significantly above the all-occupations average of $49,630. (See table 1.)

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The highest paying STEM occupations were petroleum engineers ($147,030) and the 3 STEMrelated management occupations. (See table 1.)

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The lowest paying STEM occupations were forest and conservation technicians ($38,630) and agricultural and food science technicians ($40,470). (See table 1.)

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A list of occupations included in the STEM definition used for this release is available at www.bls.gov/oes/stem_list.xlsx. Additional STEM charts are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2016.htm. Largest occupations •

The largest occupations overall were retail salespersons (4.5 million) and cashiers (3.5 million). Retail salespersons was the largest occupation in 33 of the 50 states. (See table 1.)

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The next largest occupations nationally were combined food preparation and serving workers (3.4 million), general office clerks (3.0 million), registered nurses (2.9 million), and customer service representatives (2.7 million). (See table 1.)

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Eight of the 10 largest occupations had below-average wages. Retail salespersons ($27,180), cashiers ($21,680), and combined food preparation and serving workers ($20,460) had annual mean wages significantly below the all-occupations average of $49,630. (See table 1.)

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Registered nurses ($72,180) and general and operations managers ($122,090) were the largest occupations with above-average wages. (See table 1.)

Public sector occupations •

The public sector made up 15 percent of employment and had a different occupational mix from the private sector.

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Many of the largest public sector occupations were related to education, including elementary school teachers, except special education (public sector employment of 1.3 million); teacher assistants (985,120); and secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education (887,250).

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Police and sheriff’s patrol officers (651,310), general office clerks (533,330), and registered nurses (473,030) also were among the occupations with the highest public sector employment.

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

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Technical Note Scope of the survey

Survey sample

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a semiannual survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in the United States. The OES data available from BLS include cross-industry occupational employment and wage estimates for the nation; over 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, two semiannual panels of approximately 200,000 sampled establishments are contacted, one panel in May and the other in November. Responses are obtained by mail, Internet or other electronic means, email, telephone, or personal visit. The May 2016 estimates are based on responses from six semiannual panels collected over a 3-year period: May 2016, November 2015, May 2015, November 2014, May 2014, and November 2013. The overall national response rate for the six panels, based on the 50 states and the District of Columbia, is 73 percent based on establishments and 69 percent based on weighted sampled employment. The unweighted employment of sampled establishments across all six semiannual panels represents approximately 58 percent of total national employment.

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.

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 2016 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.

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 self-employed, 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 most state governments. For the remaining establishments, the OES survey data are placed into 12 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 part-time 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. Some establishments do not respond for a given panel. For most employers, 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 from 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 2015 and May 2016 employment) from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages to employment totals from the OES survey.

Special procedures for the May 2016 estimates In May 2013, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, from which the OES sample is drawn, began coding some establishments that were historically found in private households (NAICS 814110) to services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS 624120). 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 five most recent of the six survey panels used to produce the May 2016 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 2016 Mean wages Occupation

Employment Hourly

All occupations

Annual¹

Median hourly wages

140,400,040

$23.86

$49,630

$17.81

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.....................................................................................................................................

7,090,790 2,465,800 223,260 2,188,870 53,670 663,960 28,860 571,120 205,900 365,230 63,970 1,693,430 266,280 352,510 543,300 168,400 71,750 113,270 15,230 129,810 32,880 2,267,610 4,560 249,650 464,070 48,530 242,970 138,430 34,140 178,390 201,470 8,370 4,280 35,410 332,150 54,780 14,720 180,290 126,230 9,570 403,670

56.74 61.03 93.44 58.70 (²) 65.39 56.64 66.52 69.30 64.95 59.31 60.32 47.56 70.07 67.17 51.47 56.60 46.94 61.01 57.79 55.37 46.86 36.44 47.84 44.79 25.07 (²) 50.85 40.58 69.17 26.93 42.78 38.31 28.56 52.58 65.46 34.61 33.79 34.07 37.53 53.92

118,020 126,950 194,350 122,090 44,820 136,020 117,810 138,350 144,140 135,090 123,360 125,470 98,930 145,740 139,720 107,060 117,720 97,630 126,900 120,210 115,180 97,480 75,790 99,510 93,160 52,150 95,390 105,770 84,400 143,870 56,010 88,970 79,690 59,410 109,370 136,150 71,980 70,290 70,870 78,060 112,150

48.46 49.19 87.12 47.74 (²) 57.89 48.47 59.10 63.07 56.71 51.59 53.88 43.29 65.29 58.54 46.70 53.65 42.88 55.89 51.40 50.88 42.03 31.91 42.93 41.80 22.01 (²) 43.63 37.60 64.78 24.43 35.50 33.26 24.93 46.41 57.62 34.45 27.42 31.10 33.89 50.47

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...................................................................................................................................

7,281,190 4,629,810 13,470 418,530 11,490 109,440 297,600 289,550 274,420 15,130 273,910 214,610 605,040 524,800 810 79,430 146,060 637,690 95,850 68,910 79,190 269,710 558,630 958,670 2,651,370 1,246,540 60,770 54,700 72,930 575,110 281,610 201,850 91,650 49,750 339,800 34,110

36.09 34.54 41.62 31.44 30.73 28.87 32.41 31.27 31.24 31.70 33.77 32.03 31.14 31.20 22.74 30.89 37.41 44.19 25.01 27.85 31.97 30.46 33.95 35.99 38.80 36.89 27.90 37.10 39.02 49.54 46.94 59.18 36.29 42.76 35.37 23.79

75,070 71,840 86,560 65,390 63,910 60,040 67,420 65,040 64,990 65,930 70,250 66,620 64,780 64,890 47,290 64,250 77,810 91,910 52,020 57,930 66,490 63,350 70,620 74,870 80,700 76,730 58,030 77,170 81,160 103,050 97,640 123,100 75,480 88,940 73,570 49,480

31.99 31.37 29.85 29.18 28.09 25.65 30.43 30.61 30.62 30.53 31.99 29.71 28.58 28.45 16.90 29.96 35.66 39.10 22.76 26.02 29.85 28.37 30.08 33.19 33.07 32.76 24.93 35.50 33.62 38.91 39.31 43.53 32.54 38.11 29.34 21.34

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Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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......................................................................................................................

305,700 128,480 58,450 70,030 123,270

$36.67 24.56 27.86 21.80 36.65

$76,260 51,080 57,950 45,340 76,230

$30.60 21.78 25.03 17.57 33.40

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..........................................................................................

4,165,140 3,997,370 26,580 665,830 568,960 96,870 1,604,570 271,200 794,000 409,820 129,540 647,610 113,730 376,820 157,070 791,580 602,840 188,740 261,210 167,770 19,940 2,730 109,150 33,440 2,510 510 2,000

42.25 42.24 55.92 44.36 44.05 46.17 48.11 40.95 50.14 53.17 34.69 43.15 41.89 40.63 50.12 27.21 25.53 32.58 42.73 42.42 54.87 50.77 40.55 40.94 35.44 28.12 37.28

87,880 87,870 116,320 92,260 91,620 96,040 100,080 85,180 104,300 110,590 72,150 89,750 87,130 84,500 104,240 56,600 53,100 67,770 88,880 88,230 114,120 105,600 84,340 85,160 73,700 58,490 77,550

39.82 39.84 53.77 42.29 41.93 44.52 46.07 38.39 48.12 51.38 31.79 40.85 40.84 38.32 48.66 25.08 23.74 30.13 41.59 39.30 48.37 50.87 38.08 38.70 28.98 23.87 31.27

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................................................................................................................

2,499,050 174,720 119,280 99,860 19,420 55,440 12,100 43,340 1,635,420 68,510 1,980 20,590 31,990 287,800 72,950 315,870 183,770 132,100 52,280 281,950 25,410 256,550 8,120 26,800 285,790 6,940 17,680 32,780 123,390 688,900 202,710 96,810 26,750 63,630 15,530 432,270 11,970 72,150 134,870 13,710 16,550 63,220 45,510 74,290 53,920

40.53 36.66 39.39 40.61 33.08 30.80 31.81 30.52 46.37 53.85 37.18 43.25 50.68 43.14 57.07 48.45 47.41 49.89 42.56 42.63 43.36 42.56 48.01 46.66 43.17 49.52 50.94 70.69 47.71 27.66 27.16 26.10 30.48 27.63 26.16 28.61 34.17 25.06 30.27 27.82 25.24 27.37 27.49 30.80 21.87

84,300 76,260 81,920 84,470 68,820 64,070 66,160 63,480 96,440 112,010 77,330 89,970 105,420 89,730 118,700 100,770 98,620 103,760 88,530 88,680 90,190 88,530 99,860 97,050 89,800 103,010 105,950 147,030 99,250 57,530 56,500 54,290 63,390 57,480 54,410 59,510 71,070 52,120 62,950 57,860 52,500 56,920 57,180 64,050 45,490

37.45 33.66 35.98 36.99 30.52 28.94 30.17 28.56 43.75 52.72 35.40 41.16 47.28 40.16 55.33 46.28 45.29 47.70 40.81 40.63 41.69 40.53 44.88 44.86 40.48 45.06 49.14 61.65 46.78 26.41 25.71 24.83 28.83 26.19 24.26 27.55 32.70 24.03 29.90 26.74 23.64 25.64 26.19 29.96 20.41

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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..........................................................................

1,152,840 286,390 31,350 2,470 14,200 14,690 103,690 29,200 21,670 17,720 35,110 28,890 20,470 8,420 114,560 5,690 108,870 7,890 262,640 18,510 1,830 16,680 9,800 94,410 86,660 7,750 120,970 84,250 30,420 6,300 18,960 244,820 19,380 11,930 122,310 107,980 1,020 13,310 2,870 34,810 53,530 6,470 1,370 2,950 6,350 36,380 358,980 20,420 74,720 65,510 15,100 6,840 30,030 146,370 32,950 14,800 30,090 68,540

$35.06 39.94 33.88 35.04 34.26 33.31 38.49 45.36 36.95 31.20 37.42 30.63 31.31 28.99 45.26 37.37 45.68 39.98 41.98 58.00 53.07 58.54 45.60 39.68 38.86 48.83 40.19 36.23 51.15 40.26 47.34 39.13 54.26 28.82 38.77 37.83 50.27 45.51 41.75 35.12 39.22 31.94 35.62 29.32 53.97 38.87 23.34 19.46 22.18 23.93 29.92 37.41 22.51 23.05 23.05 29.18 18.57 23.69

$72,930 83,080 70,470 72,890 71,270 69,290 80,060 94,340 76,850 64,890 77,830 63,720 65,130 60,300 94,150 77,720 95,000 83,150 87,310 120,650 110,380 121,770 94,840 82,520 80,820 101,570 83,600 75,360 106,390 83,740 98,460 81,380 112,860 59,950 80,640 78,690 104,570 94,650 86,840 73,060 81,570 66,440 74,090 60,990 112,250 80,860 48,550 40,470 46,130 49,770 62,240 77,820 46,820 47,940 47,930 60,690 38,630 49,270

$30.45 34.59 30.25 29.01 30.74 29.95 34.56 39.51 32.14 29.10 35.96 29.14 29.72 28.22 38.33 34.05 38.72 35.51 37.40 55.23 50.35 55.71 44.45 36.26 35.45 47.80 35.25 33.13 43.16 38.69 46.19 36.19 48.58 26.19 36.17 35.23 39.79 46.02 38.34 33.66 37.03 30.38 35.70 26.49 54.95 37.03 21.27 18.05 20.44 22.04 27.15 38.05 20.76 21.25 21.25 27.29 17.10 22.14

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.........................................................................................................................................................

2,019,250 1,941,090 659,890 91,040 260,670 36,960 139,820 103,030 28,380 631,730 298,840 159,310 114,040 59,540 649,470 57,570 87,500 360,650 51,900 91,860 78,160 49,320

22.69 22.70 23.91 21.23 27.70 26.00 22.14 18.62 22.90 24.38 22.84 26.69 23.02 28.56 19.84 27.84 26.63 16.41 19.80 21.89 22.42 23.77

47,200 47,220 49,740 44,160 57,620 54,090 46,050 38,740 47,640 50,710 47,510 55,510 47,880 59,410 41,270 57,900 55,380 34,120 41,170 45,540 46,630 49,450

20.67 20.68 22.10 19.75 26.23 23.64 20.59 16.67 21.32 22.54 20.79 25.85 20.53 28.96 17.77 25.51 24.12 15.29 17.95 20.73 20.30 21.99

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- Continued Mean wages Occupation

Employment Hourly

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

Annual¹

Median hourly wages

20,590 8,250

$21.56 16.49

$44,840 34,300

$18.56 13.85

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.............................................................................................................

1,075,520 680,990 632,940 619,530 13,410 48,050 14,540 6,300 27,210 394,530 277,310 117,220 17,700 54,560 44,960

50.95 65.27 66.44 67.25 28.77 49.88 45.79 34.97 55.51 26.25 25.57 27.86 27.37 24.75 31.81

105,980 135,760 138,190 139,880 59,840 103,740 95,240 72,730 115,460 54,590 53,180 57,940 56,940 51,490 66,170

38.30 55.31 55.89 56.81 24.89 48.54 44.28 28.74 60.52 23.83 23.80 23.93 24.68 22.02 26.27

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.........................................................................

8,636,430 1,530,010 83,030 84,560 32,540 52,020 45,370 7,370 38,000 62,920 10,340 50,820 1,750 51,780 10,850 21,250 5,520 14,160 114,230 5,700 9,060 13,060 4,140 16,720 37,640 14,580 13,320 242,940 186,740 56,210 63,720 58,850 4,870 42,490 14,620 16,010 11,860 272,170 99,020 28,180 71,270 28,720 21,800 23,180 466,790 135,130 2,970 17,390 116,430 194,870 4,133,490 536,840 385,550 151,290 2,031,700 1,392,660 626,310 12,730 1,083,350 1,003,250 80,100

26.21 (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) 26.80 (²) (²) 19.01 16.01 (²) (²) (²) (²) (²) (²) (²) (²)

54,520 81,880 96,770 85,350 89,670 82,650 105,120 92,890 107,490 91,440 96,630 90,420 90,480 92,900 95,900 89,320 88,880 97,520 89,150 91,940 84,590 111,520 84,660 94,090 84,440 81,600 85,950 113,770 125,430 75,030 70,420 70,260 72,340 94,490 67,040 134,530 74,280 77,980 81,050 74,360 76,140 73,750 80,880 77,420 58,150 35,810 72,790 67,870 55,730 73,990 57,470 39,550 33,300 55,460 59,270 59,020 59,800 60,350 61,280 61,420 59,480

23.08 (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) 24.36 (²) (²) 16.35 13.84 (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 2016- 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....................................................................................................... Substitute teachers................................................................................................................................ Teachers and instructors, all other, except 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........................................................................................

481,600 28,140 190,530 90,250 132,490 40,190 1,191,570 58,810 229,840 902,910 609,960 292,950 250,660 27,900 5,760 11,170 10,970 129,350 93,410 1,530,700 10,300 8,620 147,330 1,263,820 100,640

(²) (²) (²) (²) (²) (²) 18.54 26.51 20.75 17.46 14.86 (²) 23.89 25.22 26.24 28.32 21.53 28.78 16.72 (²) 24.10 25.07 31.49 (²) 22.58

$61,280 56,990 60,090 61,910 64,020 59,450 38,560 55,140 43,150 36,310 30,900 47,570 49,700 52,460 54,570 58,910 44,780 59,870 34,780 32,420 50,130 52,150 65,500 27,120 46,970

(²) (²) (²) (²) (²) (²) 15.34 24.35 17.95 14.48 13.47 (²) 22.41 22.71 24.28 25.66 19.25 27.73 15.81 (²) 23.00 23.79 30.03 (²) 20.48

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..............................................................................................................

1,902,970 582,550 89,620 36,210 5,070 11,520 29,810 7,010 492,930 31,860 19,230 43,990 210,710 53,160 114,690 12,060 7,230 509,840 163,130 48,620 114,510 259,850 10,260 230,930 18,660 15,220 10,060 5,160 58,490 18,380 40,110 13,150 575,630 37,230 29,210 8,020 45,160 5,070 40,090 226,940 191,640 97,170 49,780 44,690 74,660 51,350 23,310 234,960 116,080 69,670 30,330 870 15,210

28.07 25.32 38.24 48.64 18.70 27.60 34.71 31.07 22.97 34.08 36.77 13.27 25.14 27.03 14.47 27.69 30.42 29.29 43.54 39.84 45.12 (²) (²) (²) (²) 20.83 18.29 25.77 32.86 29.15 34.56 23.20 30.35 22.60 23.16 20.55 25.46 37.60 23.93 31.99 33.31 31.77 35.18 34.58 24.58 24.64 24.45 26.69 23.68 22.81 21.84 22.49 31.37

58,390 52,660 79,530 101,170 38,900 57,410 72,200 64,630 47,780 70,880 76,480 27,610 52,290 56,220 30,090 57,600 63,270 60,910 90,570 (²) 93,840 42,290 83,730 41,000 35,540 43,320 (²) 53,610 (²) 60,630 (²) (²) 63,130 47,000 48,170 42,740 52,960 78,200 49,770 66,540 69,280 66,080 73,160 71,920 51,130 51,260 50,860 55,520 49,250 47,450 45,430 46,780 65,240

22.69 21.35 33.69 43.18 16.08 24.42 31.40 29.50 19.61 32.59 31.33 12.43 22.90 23.95 12.83 24.51 25.66 19.65 30.22 18.70 34.11 (²) (²) (²) (²) 16.85 13.74 23.19 24.67 24.09 25.14 17.34 26.34 14.82 15.10 13.91 18.69 27.25 18.18 27.89 29.59 27.51 33.58 29.44 21.85 22.17 20.96 21.96 20.47 20.30 18.54 22.24 25.81

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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.............................................................................

48,660 51,590 21,710 29,880 18,620

$20.50 35.67 30.38 39.52 36.78

$42,640 74,200 63,200 82,190 76,500

$16.38 28.39 26.48 30.18 36.39

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......................................................................................................................................

8,318,500 5,143,640 32,960 122,330 105,620 5,380 5,200 750 5,380 61,430 36,430 305,510 649,850 30,190 122,970 45,290 19,800 26,960 24,820 41,190 338,620 104,050 9,800 651,500 118,070 216,920 17,450 18,100 126,770 135,980 6,880 11,320 67,650 2,857,180 39,860 6,270 150,230 12,310 36,280 3,018,820 326,920 166,730 160,190 204,990 375,690 53,760 65,790 19,650 200,650 35,850 244,960 752,050 32,240 398,390 61,720 10,600 105,720 99,390 43,990 702,400 200,140 75,270 136,410 7,500 6,740 122,170 156,040 93,190 76,630 16,560 62,850 24,130

38.06 47.51 39.04 85.90 83.59 111.96 109.99 80.84 82.64 28.69 56.53 57.82 101.04 129.62 96.54 97.04 112.65 88.58 96.26 121.59 98.83 49.08 69.28 37.28 40.25 41.93 40.86 23.17 29.15 37.60 24.19 29.13 48.34 34.70 78.86 49.23 50.30 38.12 40.77 22.34 25.13 30.02 20.05 35.31 30.27 27.45 34.49 36.52 28.49 33.29 17.36 16.91 14.12 15.47 17.25 24.29 22.50 16.29 17.81 21.56 19.93 18.20 22.92 33.62 25.48 22.13 30.41 33.14 34.85 25.25 26.36 (²)

79,160 98,830 81,210 178,670 173,860 232,870 228,780 168,140 171,900 59,670 117,580 120,270 210,170 269,600 200,810 201,840 234,310 184,240 200,220 252,910 205,560 102,090 144,110 77,540 83,730 87,220 84,980 48,190 60,640 78,210 50,310 60,590 100,560 72,180 164,030 102,390 104,610 79,290 84,800 46,460 52,280 62,440 41,700 73,440 62,960 57,100 71,750 75,960 59,260 69,240 36,110 35,180 29,360 32,170 35,870 50,520 46,800 33,870 37,040 44,840 41,460 37,860 47,680 69,920 53,000 46,020 63,250 68,930 72,480 52,520 54,830 47,880

30.49 37.49 32.46 76.81 73.99 (³) (³) 60.60 83.17 28.33 51.03 58.77 (³) (³) 91.58 94.42 (³) 81.24 93.63 (³) 99.48 48.79 60.01 36.07 39.38 41.06 38.54 22.31 28.21 35.90 22.76 27.26 42.68 32.91 77.05 47.97 48.52 36.53 35.83 20.55 24.48 29.36 18.73 35.05 29.40 26.71 33.49 35.75 27.62 32.90 15.71 15.93 12.67 14.86 14.89 23.93 21.71 15.62 17.08 21.20 18.29 17.08 20.43 31.55 24.16 19.75 28.49 32.13 34.09 23.47 22.98 (²)

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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........................................................................

2,720 36,000

$36.04 27.87

$74,960 57,960

$35.64 23.47

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.....................................................................................................

4,043,480 2,377,790 2,377,790 814,300 67,410 1,443,150 52,940 181,000 45,380 38,170 7,210 135,610 85,580 50,030 1,484,690 95,830 1,388,860 327,290 623,560 52,500 54,070 36,660 79,990 120,970 93,830

14.65 12.65 12.65 11.35 13.83 13.29 13.73 23.28 26.51 28.62 15.31 22.20 27.33 13.41 16.79 21.39 16.47 18.22 15.79 17.29 17.86 13.66 12.89 16.22 18.13

30,470 26,320 26,320 23,600 28,770 27,650 28,550 48,410 55,130 59,530 31,840 46,170 56,850 27,890 34,920 44,480 34,260 37,890 32,850 35,960 37,150 28,420 26,810 33,750 37,720

13.42 11.93 11.93 10.87 12.85 12.78 12.83 23.54 26.96 28.37 13.62 21.77 27.21 12.35 15.95 19.17 15.81 17.76 15.17 16.54 17.17 12.14 12.14 15.72 17.46

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.......................................................................................................

3,386,360 273,490 143,430 43,230 100,200 57,170 72,880 329,480 315,910 13,570 11,910 1,650 1,232,490 449,480 17,880 431,600 104,980 6,610 8,920 662,500 657,690 4,810 1,550,910 12,970 28,490 1,113,580 10,460 1,103,120 395,870 72,900 145,100 42,750 135,120

22.03 34.76 39.13 31.30 42.50 37.04 24.37 24.47 24.29 28.63 29.64 21.30 28.03 22.46 21.99 22.48 39.18 26.33 19.06 30.19 30.17 32.62 14.49 17.60 25.74 14.32 16.96 14.29 14.05 14.03 10.89 19.31 15.81

45,810 72,300 81,380 65,100 88,400 77,050 50,690 50,890 50,520 59,550 61,660 44,300 58,310 46,710 45,740 46,750 81,490 54,760 39,650 62,790 62,760 67,850 30,130 36,600 53,530 29,780 35,280 29,730 29,230 29,190 22,640 40,160 32,880

18.59 32.42 37.26 29.12 40.79 35.84 22.99 23.22 23.09 26.98 28.10 17.42 25.60 20.59 20.52 20.59 37.56 24.87 18.25 28.73 28.69 32.03 12.48 16.61 23.17 12.43 15.69 12.39 12.03 12.84 9.76 19.08 13.81

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...........................................................................................................................

12,981,720 1,042,750 1,042,750 134,190 908,550 3,190,940 2,340,280 513,200 409,850 370 1,217,370 183,990 15,490 850,670

11.47 17.47 17.47 22.79 16.68 11.53 11.72 9.89 12.68 20.30 12.23 11.12 14.04 11.02

23,850 36,340 36,340 47,390 34,700 23,990 24,370 20,570 26,370 42,220 25,430 23,130 29,210 22,920

10.01 15.77 15.77 20.76 15.13 10.80 10.99 9.55 11.90 15.42 11.61 10.52 13.04 10.31

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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..............................................................................

7,355,090 603,320 3,925,640 3,426,090 499,550 2,564,610 261,520 1,392,950 423,080 506,450 404,360 59,060

$10.78 12.30 9.89 9.84 10.28 11.73 11.29 10.44 10.74 10.22 10.29 11.16

$22,430 25,580 20,580 20,460 21,380 24,410 23,490 21,710 22,340 21,260 21,410 23,200

$9.50 10.00 9.38 9.35 9.60 9.61 10.21 9.77 9.71 10.00 9.60 10.14

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................................................................................................

4,426,090 264,210 264,210 161,140 103,070 3,174,220 3,101,400 2,161,740 924,640 15,020 72,830 987,670 987,670 906,570 25,230 40,680 15,170

13.47 21.24 21.24 19.83 23.46 12.64 12.55 12.99 11.46 14.88 16.84 14.02 14.02 13.73 17.17 17.94 15.83

28,010 44,190 44,190 41,240 48,790 26,300 26,090 27,030 23,830 30,960 35,020 29,170 29,170 28,560 35,720 37,310 32,930

11.87 19.65 19.65 18.36 21.99 11.33 11.26 11.63 10.49 14.28 15.88 12.90 12.90 12.65 16.22 16.84 13.69

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................................................................................................................................

4,514,960 220,200 29,780 22,130 7,640 190,420 200,950 13,590 187,360 567,550 118,170 94,570 11,460 12,140 5,480 117,920 325,970 286,740 6,640 18,040 14,550 65,330 3,710 35,770 25,850 521,740 368,280 15,900 352,380 153,460 3,600 90,630 15,240 43,980 76,760 76,760 44,750 32,020 41,690 41,690 38,660 3,030 2,820,750 569,370 1,492,250 594,280 257,410 336,880

12.74 19.66 22.88 24.43 18.41 19.15 12.07 16.62 11.74 10.89 11.06 10.57 12.36 13.61 11.90 10.45 10.98 10.58 24.27 11.73 11.83 18.70 20.32 13.03 26.30 14.04 14.23 14.38 14.23 13.56 34.42 11.70 10.08 16.91 13.28 13.28 11.97 15.11 13.78 13.78 13.51 17.28 12.22 11.02 10.92 16.33 20.57 13.09

26,510 40,880 47,590 50,810 38,300 39,830 25,110 34,580 24,420 22,660 23,000 21,990 25,710 28,300 24,750 21,740 22,830 22,000 50,470 24,390 24,610 38,890 42,260 27,110 54,700 29,190 29,600 29,900 29,590 28,210 71,590 24,330 20,960 35,160 27,630 27,630 24,910 31,440 28,670 28,670 28,100 35,930 25,410 22,930 22,710 33,970 42,780 27,230

10.92 18.12 22.50 24.29 17.35 17.65 10.69 13.31 10.57 9.67 9.46 9.27 10.87 11.96 10.62 9.58 9.91 9.69 22.07 10.44 11.19 15.42 19.30 11.94 24.08 11.48 11.68 12.38 11.66 11.12 29.31 10.65 9.47 14.55 11.88 11.88 10.70 14.06 12.20 12.20 11.98 15.44 10.83 10.18 10.54 13.25 18.34 11.48

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- Continued Mean wages Occupation

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

Employment

Hourly

Annual¹

Median hourly wages

110,330 54,520

$13.31 13.20

$27,690 27,460

$12.29 12.22

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........................................................................................................

14,536,530 1,446,900 1,446,900 1,194,220 252,670 8,791,750 3,564,130 3,541,010 23,120 699,070 450,330 248,740 4,528,550 1,903,140 141,100 385,700 353,780 68,680 953,870 1,732,420 1,732,420 328,370 1,404,050 662,330 90,890 86,500 4,390 192,690 40,850 151,840 74,330 215,290 89,120 8,040 81,080

19.50 24.63 24.63 21.11 41.27 12.14 10.44 10.43 12.47 14.79 14.13 15.97 13.07 33.90 30.61 32.58 49.17 19.18 30.32 35.12 35.12 44.67 32.89 23.77 14.84 14.70 17.58 30.57 38.14 28.54 52.35 13.06 20.19 13.76 20.83

40,560 51,230 51,230 43,910 85,830 25,250 21,710 21,680 25,940 30,750 29,390 33,220 27,180 70,510 63,660 67,760 102,260 39,900 63,070 73,060 73,060 92,910 68,410 49,440 30,860 30,570 36,560 63,590 79,340 59,360 108,880 27,170 42,000 28,630 43,330

12.78 20.31 20.31 18.77 35.17 10.37 9.71 9.70 11.44 12.99 12.29 14.32 10.90 25.29 24.22 24.03 32.36 17.53 25.23 29.10 29.10 37.97 27.47 15.65 12.30 12.31 10.51 22.32 27.30 21.20 48.08 11.69 17.25 11.70 17.88

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................................................................................................................................

22,026,080 1,443,150 1,443,150 101,910 90,910 8,860 2,150 3,133,030 298,960 485,220 1,566,960 18,810 159,650 72,120 496,760 34,540 5,630,810 59,820 6,780 128,620 37,680 2,707,040 135,940 130,950 248,440 186,030 98,560 224,340 41,630 176,850 137,150 997,770 146,350 166,850 4,101,520 88,920 74,120 293,090 95,170 197,910 34,070

17.91 27.83 27.83 14.97 14.29 20.69 20.15 18.17 18.09 18.06 19.34 13.52 20.95 20.18 13.49 20.13 16.53 25.18 18.11 18.83 18.91 16.91 20.94 15.03 11.32 16.17 13.20 19.37 17.54 16.90 19.28 14.00 18.29 19.28 16.42 21.27 14.39 19.79 19.74 19.80 20.14

37,260 57,890 57,890 31,130 29,720 43,030 41,910 37,790 37,620 37,570 40,220 28,120 43,580 41,980 28,060 41,870 34,370 52,380 37,660 39,160 39,320 35,170 43,550 31,260 23,530 33,640 27,450 40,300 36,480 35,160 40,100 29,120 38,050 40,090 34,150 44,250 29,920 41,150 41,070 41,190 41,890

16.37 26.12 26.12 13.77 13.47 17.79 19.06 17.23 17.00 17.38 18.46 12.49 20.38 19.91 13.11 19.01 15.24 23.65 17.49 17.63 17.75 15.53 20.84 13.99 10.61 15.46 12.12 18.57 16.82 16.04 18.76 13.42 16.94 18.87 14.63 20.15 13.54 18.40 18.69 18.24 18.72

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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....................................................................................

521,750 82,030 328,950 110,770 321,780 676,990 2,016,340 74,460 3,675,140 3,675,140 631,610 191,200 556,820 2,295,510 3,940,510 46,810 262,040 194,810 67,230 13,090 274,350 91,530 2,955,550 58,160 11,430 10,900 216,650

$24.07 23.25 24.33 23.90 23.58 15.94 12.82 14.94 19.39 19.39 27.84 23.03 16.85 17.38 16.31 21.10 16.24 15.21 19.22 21.34 19.61 14.70 15.87 15.57 19.06 23.22 17.33

$50,070 48,360 50,610 49,710 49,050 33,150 26,670 31,080 40,330 40,330 57,910 47,900 35,060 36,140 33,930 43,880 33,780 31,640 39,970 44,380 40,780 30,580 33,010 32,390 39,640 48,300 36,040

$27.30 27.30 27.94 27.03 22.48 14.99 11.46 13.84 17.90 17.90 26.86 21.24 16.22 16.74 15.19 20.32 15.38 14.47 18.63 19.76 18.48 14.02 14.70 14.64 17.77 22.53 16.36

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......................................................................................................................

463,640 19,550 19,550 397,630 14,710 1,270 38,780 342,870 28,700 273,450 35,670 5,040 650 520 45,820 7,170 38,650 5,370 27,250 3,020 3,010

13.37 23.47 23.47 12.30 21.28 20.35 11.68 11.95 14.63 11.45 12.90 16.88 15.11 14.78 18.37 15.00 19.00 20.62 18.69 18.34 19.50

27,810 48,820 48,820 25,570 44,260 42,340 24,280 24,860 30,430 23,820 26,840 35,120 31,440 30,740 38,210 31,200 39,510 42,900 38,880 38,150 40,560

11.30 21.79 21.79 10.93 20.58 17.16 10.83 10.83 13.87 10.58 11.79 14.98 14.08 13.04 17.55 12.95 18.07 17.96 18.03 17.83 18.73

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......................................................................................................................................................

5,585,420 538,220 538,220 4,216,890 16,660 77,560 64,370 13,190 676,980 77,410 25,660 10,340 4,590 36,830 177,340 173,920 3,420 912,100 412,190 51,880 3,570 356,750 111,650 93,180 18,480 607,120 47,140

23.51 32.71 32.71 22.88 29.90 24.89 25.69 20.98 23.24 21.13 21.30 20.37 18.70 21.52 21.04 21.02 22.11 18.22 23.95 21.06 29.68 24.31 23.30 22.79 25.86 27.24 22.72

48,900 68,040 68,040 47,580 62,200 51,770 53,440 43,650 48,340 43,950 44,310 42,370 38,890 44,770 43,770 43,720 45,990 37,890 49,810 43,800 61,740 50,560 48,460 47,400 53,790 56,650 47,260

20.96 30.28 30.28 20.34 29.84 22.88 23.68 19.13 20.96 18.82 18.40 18.19 17.72 19.45 18.85 18.84 19.68 16.07 21.65 18.74 26.48 22.06 20.33 19.75 23.56 25.35 20.16

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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........................................................................................................................

56,770 29,500 27,270 220,470 217,280 3,190 451,500 39,620 411,870 22,810 20,020 116,410 134,450 69,440 8,870 228,590 228,590 23,950 35,890 71,890 10,780 54,080 10,190 21,820 403,940 94,960 22,240 21,500 44,280 143,320 14,250 26,320 37,070 1,720 35,340 197,770 71,860 11,580 17,400 42,890 18,500 6,310 20,120 12,030 5,930 2,160 3,770 3,930 51,290 17,660 4,320

$21.67 18.99 24.57 19.92 19.96 17.53 26.38 20.61 26.94 21.19 25.77 20.23 24.56 26.94 20.43 14.86 14.86 16.16 14.52 14.89 13.83 14.73 13.89 15.12 22.92 29.45 36.95 17.49 21.88 19.01 25.39 18.69 19.32 16.42 19.46 23.17 25.97 24.59 27.47 25.73 24.64 26.24 24.91 25.31 24.36 24.14 16.76 27.94 19.46 17.87 24.60

$45,070 39,490 51,100 41,430 41,510 36,470 54,870 42,860 56,030 44,070 53,600 42,080 51,080 56,040 42,500 30,900 30,900 33,610 30,200 30,980 28,760 30,640 28,890 31,450 47,670 61,250 76,860 36,380 45,500 39,540 52,810 38,870 40,190 34,160 40,480 48,190 54,010 51,140 57,140 53,520 51,240 54,580 51,800 52,650 50,670 50,220 34,860 58,110 40,480 37,160 51,170

$18.89 17.15 21.84 18.04 18.06 16.23 24.18 18.47 24.74 18.70 22.89 18.15 22.57 24.91 18.87 14.03 14.03 14.70 13.85 14.20 13.13 13.96 13.30 14.07 20.65 28.12 37.93 15.94 19.54 18.33 25.95 17.51 17.63 16.12 17.73 21.34 23.90 23.14 26.17 23.37 21.33 25.08 24.75 24.92 24.95 23.08 16.36 27.30 17.95 17.21 23.44

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...................................................................................................................................

5,456,640 453,330 453,330 588,510 102,170 242,550 14,120 228,430 243,790 17,330 17,050 13,960 67,390 23,060 11,750 25,550 67,700 1,578,250 128,570 809,930 143,940 18,610 647,380 254,280 180,760 35,110 123,570 22,090

22.45 32.08 32.08 24.47 18.95 26.18 25.78 26.21 25.08 29.51 21.50 28.77 27.40 35.84 16.44 18.91 21.95 21.02 29.42 20.17 21.72 17.38 19.90 22.45 23.52 18.90 24.43 25.77

46,690 66,730 66,730 50,900 39,410 54,460 53,620 54,520 52,170 61,390 44,720 59,840 56,990 74,540 34,200 39,340 45,660 43,710 61,190 41,950 45,180 36,140 41,400 46,710 48,920 39,310 50,810 53,590

20.89 30.55 30.55 23.45 17.84 25.74 25.23 25.79 24.24 29.21 19.99 28.50 27.04 36.38 15.49 17.99 21.31 19.68 28.93 18.68 19.97 16.51 18.50 21.72 22.93 18.18 23.73 26.44

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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..........................................................................

69,280 20,260 16,000 33,020 135,430 12,560 13,520 109,350 2,836,540 65,590 19,840 45,740 294,730 33,480 465,330 334,490 89,630 39,670 1,540 217,750 117,670 100,080 68,360 3,760 43,370 7,980 1,620 11,640 1,332,480 4,580 354,250 33,600 3,370 550 18,640 3,200 21,020 8,680 118,720 146,460

$17.95 19.65 17.81 16.98 13.64 13.71 18.29 13.05 21.28 24.72 19.43 27.01 23.23 19.42 24.48 24.95 22.11 25.94 22.60 29.54 32.29 26.30 23.89 21.12 24.48 18.12 19.10 27.20 18.92 26.13 18.24 16.76 25.96 13.30 20.28 14.92 23.57 30.15 14.12 20.10

$37,340 40,860 37,040 35,320 28,360 28,520 38,040 27,150 44,270 51,410 40,420 56,180 48,320 40,390 50,910 51,890 46,000 53,950 47,000 61,430 67,160 54,700 49,680 43,920 50,910 37,690 39,720 56,570 39,360 54,360 37,940 34,860 53,990 27,670 42,180 31,030 49,030 62,710 29,370 41,810

$16.96 18.65 16.69 16.22 12.57 13.28 17.51 12.04 19.68 23.07 18.50 26.21 22.07 18.06 23.60 24.06 21.42 25.21 21.74 30.12 32.70 25.28 22.70 19.74 23.11 16.83 17.66 27.03 17.76 25.13 16.43 15.90 23.60 12.94 19.43 14.33 21.97 31.42 13.23 18.50

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................................

9,105,650 610,480 610,480 1,798,860 42,010 278,150 14,090 218,530 45,540 38,150 77,270 1,363,280 19,400 1,112,780 790 230,310 793,100 180,450 364,460 133,880 149,800 80,780 248,200 20,080 148,540 36,520 43,070 1,924,170 171,370 146,190 25,180 120,170 71,960 19,160 29,060 331,110 192,800 12,290

17.88 29.54 29.54 16.16 25.26 16.38 16.99 16.20 17.02 20.71 19.23 15.54 15.87 15.65 20.42 14.93 13.62 13.04 13.53 15.26 12.27 13.00 14.17 14.89 14.48 14.58 12.40 19.15 20.02 19.03 25.75 18.01 16.99 18.61 20.14 17.05 16.45 18.69

37,190 61,450 61,450 33,610 52,530 34,060 35,340 33,700 35,410 43,090 40,000 32,310 33,020 32,550 42,470 31,050 28,320 27,110 28,140 31,740 25,510 27,040 29,470 30,970 30,130 30,330 25,800 39,830 41,640 39,590 53,560 37,460 35,340 38,710 41,900 35,470 34,210 38,880

15.93 27.78 27.78 14.87 24.06 15.26 16.32 15.06 16.03 19.81 18.14 14.35 14.84 14.45 17.81 13.73 12.64 12.06 12.70 14.36 11.77 12.78 13.04 13.73 13.37 13.63 11.61 18.06 18.89 18.21 24.32 17.22 16.29 17.76 19.56 16.16 15.56 17.50

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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.

74,600 33,850 17,560 391,120 26,300 17,730 8,560 9,680 6,250 3,420 158,370 12,810 145,560 117,300 72,210 429,650 382,730 46,920 96,910 19,780 9,070 35,570 9,550 22,930 255,980 255,980 33,340 169,910 52,730 582,470 207,710 45,150 139,500 11,280 7,780 3,500 28,200 6,540 21,660 77,800 10,860 15,040 21,550 30,340 72,820 19,340 5,310 32,520 15,650 250,870 97,980 17,370 2,000 1,040 970 126,760 50,640 76,130 6,750 307,370 53,560 7,170 11,380 35,010 33,720 115,840 104,250 33,300 17,350 41,630 11,970 2,582,350 121,010 73,840 47,160 186,980 29,830 26,670 130,480

$16.79 19.05 19.80 20.78 19.41 20.12 17.93 23.21 24.21 21.39 15.83 17.32 15.70 17.40 24.81 20.20 20.41 18.45 17.83 18.76 22.94 16.20 18.68 17.20 17.79 17.79 19.54 18.01 16.00 12.63 11.16 10.71 12.42 12.59 12.52 12.75 14.18 12.32 14.74 13.55 13.69 13.40 13.65 13.51 16.84 17.03 23.30 16.65 14.82 15.47 16.73 15.54 22.92 22.83 23.01 14.37 14.41 14.35 15.28 28.84 37.40 43.93 39.18 35.48 29.52 23.04 30.65 28.57 32.68 32.63 26.61 16.80 22.52 24.18 19.93 17.51 17.33 14.84 18.09

Annual¹

$34,920 39,630 41,180 43,220 40,360 41,840 37,300 48,280 50,360 44,490 32,930 36,030 32,660 36,190 51,610 42,010 42,450 38,380 37,090 39,010 47,720 33,690 38,860 35,780 37,010 37,010 40,640 37,460 33,270 26,270 23,210 22,270 25,830 26,190 26,040 26,530 29,500 25,630 30,670 28,190 28,480 27,860 28,380 28,110 35,030 35,420 48,460 34,640 30,830 32,170 34,800 32,330 47,660 47,480 47,850 29,900 29,960 29,850 31,780 59,980 77,790 91,370 81,500 73,800 61,410 47,930 63,750 59,430 67,980 67,870 55,340 34,950 46,850 50,300 41,450 36,410 36,050 30,860 37,630

Median hourly wages

$15.81 18.50 19.15 20.05 18.86 19.73 17.39 22.41 23.34 21.25 14.82 16.73 14.65 16.51 24.55 18.80 18.94 17.78 16.70 17.88 22.03 15.04 17.62 16.00 16.88 16.88 18.72 17.08 15.10 11.42 10.34 10.24 11.38 11.83 11.51 12.57 13.02 11.79 13.58 13.10 13.11 12.55 13.21 13.22 15.58 16.46 19.06 15.89 12.45 14.52 15.89 14.69 21.31 19.66 22.36 13.69 13.65 13.71 13.70 27.93 37.68 43.83 39.37 35.91 28.56 22.00 30.49 28.81 32.49 32.40 26.41 15.15 20.96 22.97 18.44 16.56 16.53 13.81 17.16

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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..................................................................................................................

75,580 14,250 61,330 71,260 19,520 518,950 26,480 80,240 37,110 14,570 28,570 386,520 156,070 85,760 54,860 15,450 24,430 26,430 888,880 16,940 17,860 8,170 9,520 39,450 93,100 22,280 429,890 251,670

$15.95 14.22 16.35 16.52 18.08 19.40 20.34 18.40 19.59 19.18 16.45 14.86 18.45 16.57 22.25 15.40 18.22 15.26 14.75 16.64 14.71 15.43 16.54 15.67 18.54 20.30 12.95 15.57

$33,170 29,580 34,000 34,370 37,600 40,340 42,310 38,270 40,760 39,880 34,220 30,910 38,370 34,460 46,270 32,040 37,890 31,740 30,680 34,610 30,590 32,100 34,390 32,590 38,570 42,230 26,930 32,380

$15.28 13.27 15.80 15.63 17.33 17.68 18.37 16.65 18.12 17.30 14.73 13.60 16.97 15.76 20.27 14.44 17.15 12.73 13.28 15.53 13.73 14.04 14.96 14.72 17.79 20.04 11.94 13.83

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.........................................................................................................................

9,731,790 393,850 7,460 183,620 202,760 265,890 120,500 81,520 38,980 32,000 23,240 8,760 113,390 3,934,070 17,300 684,690 169,680 515,020 2,989,540 426,310 1,704,520 858,710 188,860 53,680 125,200 45,640 39,900 1,210 4,530 19,860 42,880 12,350 4,470 82,290 32,530 40,010 36,720 3,290 9,750 349,540 3,510 146,350 109,790 6,410 27,430 18,410 37,660 4,580,950 28,590 45,020

17.34 26.52 24.95 24.12 28.75 (²) (²) (²) (²) 48.17 56.83 25.19 (²) 17.93 12.31 16.23 20.09 14.96 18.70 13.67 20.96 16.73 12.88 15.83 28.34 28.96 29.34 30.65 25.15 26.60 27.99 29.99 28.60 31.32 22.20 37.68 39.19 20.84 35.64 14.53 22.44 11.18 11.67 23.39 34.93 14.94 18.63 14.11 16.28 26.58

36,070 55,160 51,900 50,160 59,800 93,560 131,250 152,770 86,260 100,190 118,200 52,380 51,620 37,280 25,600 33,760 41,780 31,110 38,900 28,440 43,590 34,790 26,790 32,930 58,950 60,230 61,020 63,750 52,320 55,320 58,220 62,380 59,480 65,140 46,170 78,380 81,520 43,340 74,120 30,230 46,680 23,250 24,280 48,650 72,650 31,080 38,740 29,360 33,870 55,280

14.78 25.12 22.77 22.71 27.54 (²) (²) (²) (²) 46.57 58.85 23.51 (²) 16.82 11.46 15.35 19.13 14.50 17.63 10.98 19.87 14.70 11.68 13.05 27.76 27.47 27.73 27.99 24.27 27.20 27.64 31.09 29.05 26.38 20.22 33.48 34.94 19.33 33.93 11.33 23.60 10.45 10.78 21.71 34.72 12.53 17.15 12.62 15.10 25.08

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2016- 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...............................................................................................................

52,620 1,760 48,320 2,550 2,960 542,750 3,730,410 348,770 2,587,900 88,070 705,660 27,540 3,890 12,030 11,610 114,680 1,590 10,920 23,880

$21.91 22.37 21.74 24.65 24.05 16.47 13.25 11.85 13.81 14.66 11.74 24.05 28.66 22.24 24.39 18.12 27.10 19.04 16.61

1

Annual¹

$45,560 46,530 45,230 51,260 50,020 34,260 27,570 24,660 28,720 30,490 24,430 50,030 59,620 46,270 50,730 37,690 56,370 39,590 34,540

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 equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour.

Median hourly wages

$20.00 20.40 19.72 25.68 20.45 15.61 11.88 10.68 12.49 13.66 10.64 23.48 29.07 20.42 23.85 16.95 27.14 17.20 13.64