Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

27-3031 Public Relations Specialists

Engage in promoting or creating good will for individuals, groups, or organizations by writing or selecting favorable publicity material and releasing it through various communications media. May prepare and arrange displays, and make speeches.

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)
180,200 1.4 % $24.26 $50,460 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.73 $16.08 $21.34 $29.24 $39.91
Annual Wage (2) $26,470 $33,450 $44,390 $60,810 $83,010

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Advertising and related services 25,820 $28.10 $58,450
Professional and similar organizations 13,120 $26.35 $54,820
Colleges and universities 10,970 $20.93 $43,530
Local government (OES designation) 8,280 $22.74 $47,300
Management of companies and enterprises 6,470 $27.14 $56,450

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 50 $60.38 $125,590
Sound recording industries 320 $36.06 $75,000
Rail transportation 190 $36.02 $74,930
Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers 910 $35.15 $73,110
Federal government (OES designation) 3,810 $33.74 $70,180

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 5,210 $36.71 $76,350 0.854%
South Dakota 1,000 $18.45 $38,380 0.270%
Vermont 780 $21.83 $45,400 0.263%
Hawaii 1,350 $20.83 $43,320 0.235%
Florida 17,000 $21.72 $45,180 0.227%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 5,210 $36.71 $76,350 0.854%
Virginia 6,940 $30.66 $63,760 0.199%
Massachusetts 6,530 $27.95 $58,130 0.209%
Maryland 2,920 $27.57 $57,350 0.118%
Nevada 910 $27.50 $57,190 0.079%

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
Tallahassee, FL MSA 620 $22.49 $46,770 0.396%
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 10,460 $36.26 $75,420 0.373%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 740 $31.28 $65,050 0.372%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 1,620 $30.35 $63,130 0.361%
Olympia, WA PMSA 310 $28.56 $59,400 0.351%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Ventura, CA PMSA 420 $48.34 $100,540 0.142%
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 10,460 $36.26 $75,420 0.373%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 2,940 $32.23 $67,040 0.309%
San Jose, CA PMSA 1,430 $31.51 $65,530 0.168%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 740 $31.28 $65,050 0.372%

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