Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008

13-2052 Personal Financial Advisors

Advise clients on financial plans utilizing knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives to establish investment strategies.

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)
146,690 1.9 % $44.69 $92,970 1.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.54 $22.30 $33.20 $57.35 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $34,390 $46,390 $69,050 $119,290 (5)


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other Financial Investment Activities 51,330 $51.57 $107,270
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 37,890 $48.17 $100,200
Depository Credit Intermediation 27,970 $35.36 $73,550
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 4,800 $41.73 $86,790
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,250 $37.00 $76,970

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Lessors of Real Estate 150 $71.85 $149,440
Other Financial Investment Activities 51,330 $51.57 $107,270
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 50 $49.48 $102,920
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 37,890 $48.17 $100,200
Computer Systems Design and Related Services (8) $45.70 $95,060


State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New York 23,410 $64.61 $134,390 0.271%
Delaware 970 $41.49 $86,290 0.228%
Connecticut 3,280 $54.43 $113,220 0.193%
Florida 14,860 $31.80 $66,140 0.191%
Massachusetts 4,950 $57.32 $119,220 0.153%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New York 23,410 $64.61 $134,390 0.271%
Massachusetts 4,950 $57.32 $119,220 0.153%
Connecticut 3,280 $54.43 $113,220 0.193%
Alabama 1,470 $50.70 $105,460 0.076%
Colorado 2,050 $50.17 $104,360 0.089%


Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,730 $58.98 $122,690 0.399%
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 20,270 $66.67 $138,680 0.393%
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,120 $33.60 $69,880 0.388%
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 3,900 $66.97 $139,300 0.384%
Tallahassee, FL 530 $19.36 $40,260 0.322%

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Cheyenne, WY (8) $82.49 $171,580 (8)
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 3,900 $66.97 $139,300 0.384%
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 20,270 $66.67 $138,680 0.393%
Worcester, MA-CT 170 $65.04 $135,280 0.069%
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 350 $62.15 $129,280 0.156%


About May 2008 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan 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.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $80.00 per hour or $166,400 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2008 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: May 04, 2009