Occupational Employment and Wages, November 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)
15,710 4.4 % $42.90 $89,230 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.32 $26.84 $37.89 $52.98 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $44,340 $55,830 $78,810 $110,190 (5)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Insurance carriers 7,820 $41.56 $86,450
Management and technical consulting services 2,930 $51.12 $106,320
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related 1,610 $46.04 $95,750
Management of companies and enterprises 1,470 $36.50 $75,910
State government (OES designation) 380 $33.24 $69,140

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Management and technical consulting services 2,930 $51.12 $106,320
Other financial investment activities 40 $48.39 $100,650
Computer systems design and related services (7) $47.74 $99,300
Insurance and employee benefit funds 240 $46.06 $95,800
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related 1,610 $46.04 $95,750

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
Connecticut 940 $44.22 $91,980 0.057%
Massachusetts 890 $42.94 $89,320 0.028%
District of Columbia 170 $36.64 $76,210 0.028%
Iowa 370 $39.48 $82,120 0.026%
Illinois 1,260 $45.75 $95,160 0.022%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New York 1,580 $51.86 $107,870 0.019%
Texas 690 $48.81 $101,530 0.007%
Minnesota 460 $46.52 $96,760 0.018%
Kansas 240 $45.85 $95,370 0.018%
Illinois 1,260 $45.75 $95,160 0.022%

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
Hartford, CT MSA 650 $43.42 $90,310 0.108%
Des Moines, IA MSA 270 $36.44 $75,800 0.092%
Trenton, NJ PMSA 200 $38.92 $80,960 0.091%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 160 $46.29 $96,280 0.080%
Topeka, KS MSA 60 $42.09 $87,550 0.062%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Dallas, TX PMSA 190 $61.46 $127,830 0.010%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 90 $58.14 $120,930 0.007%
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 310 $57.51 $119,630 0.024%
New York, NY PMSA 1,030 $55.59 $115,630 0.026%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA (7) $55.14 $114,700 (7)

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.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year.

(7) Estimate not released.

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November 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

November 2004 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

November 2004 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

November 2004 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005