Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

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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)
32,790 3.3 % $16.40 $34,110 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.36 $11.85 $15.55 $20.23 $25.22
Annual Wage (2) $19,460 $24,660 $32,340 $42,070 $52,460

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers 13,300 $15.04 $31,280
Printing and related support activities 8,450 $18.04 $37,520
Advertising and related services 1,580 $14.94 $31,080
Management of companies and enterprises 800 $18.56 $38,600
Specialized design services 630 $18.36 $38,190

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Legal services 90 $23.26 $48,380
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing 50 $22.55 $46,900
Insurance and employee benefit funds 30 $22.44 $46,670
Other investment pools and funds 50 $22.13 $46,020
Management and technical consulting services 450 $21.74 $45,210

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
Kansas 900 $14.21 $29,550 0.069%
South Dakota 250 $10.07 $20,950 0.068%
Minnesota 1,420 $17.07 $35,510 0.055%
Vermont 160 $15.13 $31,480 0.054%
Utah 490 $15.96 $33,200 0.046%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Maryland 630 $19.92 $41,430 0.026%
New Jersey 610 $19.69 $40,950 0.016%
Massachusetts 1,020 $19.66 $40,900 0.033%
District of Columbia 160 $19.45 $40,460 0.027%
New York 3,440 $18.86 $39,230 0.042%

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
Madison, WI MSA 230 $16.40 $34,110 0.080%
St. Cloud, MN MSA 70 $17.38 $36,150 0.077%
Montgomery, AL MSA 120 $11.86 $24,670 0.077%
Sioux Falls, SD MSA 90 $10.82 $22,510 0.076%
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 50 $13.68 $28,450 0.072%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Jose, CA PMSA 210 $22.62 $47,040 0.025%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 70 $21.94 $45,630 0.035%
Brockton, MA PMSA 60 $21.60 $44,930 0.060%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 250 $21.19 $44,080 0.026%
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 70 $20.37 $42,370 0.011%

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.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005