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)
30,340 3.5 % $16.45 $34,210 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.37 $11.96 $15.64 $20.26 $25.07
Annual Wage (2) $19,500 $24,880 $32,530 $42,140 $52,140

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 11,200 $14.93 $31,050
Printing and related support activities 7,360 $17.86 $37,140
Advertising and related services 1,740 $14.76 $30,690
Management of companies and enterprises 1,020 $19.75 $41,090
Business support services 600 $15.52 $32,280

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 30 $25.55 $53,140
Insurance and employee benefit funds 40 $22.49 $46,780
Legal services 70 $22.29 $46,360
Other investment pools and funds 60 $22.11 $45,990
Securities and commodity contracts brokerage 210 $21.61 $44,940

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 1,090 $13.96 $29,030 0.083%
Vermont 210 $15.89 $33,040 0.071%
South Dakota 220 $10.10 $21,000 0.059%
Minnesota 1,220 $17.35 $36,090 0.046%
Virginia 1,480 $15.57 $32,390 0.042%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Massachusetts 1,160 $20.85 $43,370 0.037%
District of Columbia 100 $20.56 $42,760 0.016%
New Jersey 660 $19.95 $41,490 0.017%
Alaska 40 $19.78 $41,150 0.014%
Maryland 560 $19.16 $39,860 0.023%

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
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 40 $15.13 $31,480 0.085%
St. Cloud, MN MSA 70 $17.44 $36,270 0.074%
Lynchburg, VA MSA 70 $15.14 $31,500 0.074%
Burlington, VT MSA 80 $16.72 $34,770 0.074%
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 60 $15.18 $31,580 0.066%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Jose, CA PMSA 150 $25.26 $52,540 0.018%
Brockton, MA PMSA 30 $24.78 $51,540 0.030%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 250 $22.51 $46,830 0.026%
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 460 $21.16 $44,020 0.019%
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 950 $21.01 $43,690 0.050%

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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November 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005