Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
10,040 6.9 % $16.33 $33,960 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.12 $12.31 $16.31 $20.27 $24.21
Annual Wage (2) $18,980 $25,610 $33,930 $42,160 $50,350

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Oil and gas extraction 6,370 $16.79 $34,910
Support activities for mining 2,810 $15.19 $31,580
Natural gas distribution 160 $16.04 $33,360
Other specialty trade contractors 90 $12.98 $26,990

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Oil and gas extraction 6,370 $16.79 $34,910
Natural gas distribution 160 $16.04 $33,360
Support activities for mining 2,810 $15.19 $31,580
Other specialty trade contractors 90 $12.98 $26,990
Utility system construction (7) $9.55 $19,850

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Wyoming 700 $19.07 $39,660 0.286%
West Virginia 810 $12.45 $25,900 0.118%
Oklahoma 940 $18.00 $37,440 0.066%
New Mexico 480 $16.42 $34,150 0.064%
North Dakota 170 $17.34 $36,070 0.053%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
California 250 $21.70 $45,140 0.002%
Utah 110 $19.28 $40,100 0.010%
Wyoming 700 $19.07 $39,660 0.286%
Oklahoma 940 $18.00 $37,440 0.066%
Arkansas (7) $17.58 $36,570 (7)

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 350 $16.58 $34,480 0.334%
Greeley, CO PMSA 190 $16.26 $33,820 0.264%
Wichita Falls, TX MSA 80 $14.25 $29,640 0.140%
Charleston, WV MSA 140 $12.85 $26,730 0.110%
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 60 $11.06 $23,000 0.089%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Bakersfield, CA MSA (7) $23.92 $49,760 (7)
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 40 $21.06 $43,800 0.004%
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 370 $20.36 $42,350 0.070%
Casper, WY MSA 30 $20.05 $41,700 0.087%
Longview-Marshall, TX MSA (7) $18.86 $39,220 (7)

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) 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.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005