Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

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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)
249,270 1.6 % $10.43 $21,690 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.86 $8.02 $9.84 $12.16 $15.11
Annual Wage (2) $14,260 $16,690 $20,470 $25,300 $31,430

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Offices of physicians 37,270 $9.13 $18,990 1 193
Employment services 30,210 $9.81 $20,400 2 150
General medical and surgical hospitals 23,210 $10.80 $22,470 3 88
Legal services 18,000 $10.81 $22,470 4 89
Local government (OES designation) 14,590 $12.17 $25,320 5 37

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Wired telecommunications carriers 1,670 $18.05 $37,540 26 1
Rail transportation 40 $17.87 $37,170 185 2
Federal government (OES designation) 210 $17.39 $36,170 91 3
Natural gas distribution 40 $16.90 $35,150 192 4
Power generation and supply 420 $16.51 $34,340 56 5

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 Wage rank within State
Florida 20,940 $9.94 $20,680 0.291% 641
New Jersey 10,760 $11.35 $23,600 0.278% 617
Vermont 710 $10.49 $21,810 0.244% 437
Alaska 710 $11.36 $23,640 0.243% 443
Arizona 5,340 $9.87 $20,530 0.236% 580

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
District of Columbia 1,100 $12.54 $26,090 0.185% 375
Rhode Island (6) $11.79 $24,520 (6) 446
New York 16,620 $11.74 $24,410 0.201% 632
Massachusetts 5,350 $11.47 $23,860 0.169% 624
Maryland 4,780 $11.40 $23,720 0.196% 590

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
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 1,030 $10.37 $21,560 0.547%
Tallahassee, FL MSA 820 $11.44 $23,800 0.522%
Cheyenne, WY MSA 160 $9.85 $20,500 0.434%
Monroe, LA MSA 310 $7.56 $15,730 0.431%
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA 2,880 $9.56 $19,890 0.411%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Jose, CA PMSA 1,410 $14.63 $30,440 0.161%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 2,210 $13.53 $28,150 0.226%
Ventura, CA PMSA 690 $13.22 $27,490 0.235%
New York, NY PMSA 8,700 $12.76 $26,540 0.219%
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA 310 $12.73 $26,470 0.166%

About May 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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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.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004