Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

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Industry profile for this occupation
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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)
97,380 2.3 % $24.21 $50,370 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.74 $16.33 $21.45 $29.05 $39.46
Annual Wage (2) $26,490 $33,970 $44,620 $60,430 $82,070

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 57,270 $24.14 $50,210
Professional and similar organizations 3,810 $25.05 $52,100
Radio and television broadcasting 3,550 $22.27 $46,330
Colleges and universities 3,540 $21.60 $44,930
Advertising and related services 2,290 $26.49 $55,090

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. 80 $36.02 $74,930
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers 70 $32.55 $67,710
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage 80 $32.46 $67,510
Independent artists, writers, and performers 320 $31.42 $65,360
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. 40 $30.23 $62,880

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
District of Columbia 2,820 $26.26 $54,620 0.462%
New York 14,590 $30.20 $62,810 0.176%
Massachusetts 3,840 $25.43 $52,900 0.123%
Vermont 330 $19.70 $40,980 0.111%
New Jersey 4,330 $25.41 $52,860 0.111%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New York 14,590 $30.20 $62,810 0.176%
Washington 1,860 $27.48 $57,160 0.071%
Connecticut 1,480 $27.47 $57,150 0.090%
Delaware 200 $26.97 $56,100 0.048%
District of Columbia 2,820 $26.26 $54,620 0.462%

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
New York, NY PMSA 11,010 $31.78 $66,100 0.275%
Charlottesville, VA MSA 210 $20.44 $42,520 0.244%
Bloomington, IN MSA 150 $21.43 $44,570 0.242%
Colorado Springs, CO MSA 500 $24.27 $50,480 0.208%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 410 $26.62 $55,370 0.206%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Naples, FL MSA 110 $34.48 $71,730 0.091%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 1,240 $33.03 $68,700 0.102%
San Jose, CA PMSA 650 $31.82 $66,180 0.076%
New York, NY PMSA 11,010 $31.78 $66,100 0.275%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 1,790 $31.77 $66,090 0.188%

About November 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: November 9, 2005