Web site : www.bls.gov/ro3/ | PLS - 4491 For Release: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 |
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Highlights of Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia
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Occupation(3) | Total | Full-time workers | Part-time workers | |||
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Mean | Relative error (4) (percent) | Mean | Relative error (4) (percent) | Mean | Relative error (4) (percent | |
All workers |
$24.80 | 3.2 | $26.52 | 3.4 | $12.84 | 3.9 |
Management occupations |
47.0 | 3.4 | 47.0 | 3.5 | 41.0 | 21.6 |
General and operations managers |
45.7 | 12.0 | 45.7 | 12.0 | – | – |
Marketing and sales managers |
42.0 | 7.6 | 42.0 | 7.6 | – | – |
Marketing managers |
41.8 | 9.5 | 41.8 | 9.5 | – | – |
Sales managers |
42.3 | 10.8 | 42.3 | 10.8 | – | – |
Computer and information systems managers |
54.8 | 5.3 | 54.8 | 5.6 | – | – |
Financial managers |
47.8 | 8.7 | 47.8 | 8.7 | – | – |
Construction managers |
49.4 | 6.8 | 49.4 | 6.8 | – | – |
Education administrators |
43.2 | 10.4 | 43.2 | 10.4 | – | – |
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
47.2 | 5.4 | 47.2 | 5.4 | – | – |
Education administrators, postsecondary |
52.0 | 26.3 | 52.0 | 26.3 | – | – |
Medical and health services managers |
41.8 | 11.9 | 41.8 | 11.9 | – | – |
Social and community service managers |
31.7 | 9.8 | 31.7 | 9.8 | – | – |
Business and financial operations occupations |
34.5 | 4.0 | 34.6 | 4.1 | 32.9 | 5.4 |
Buyers and purchasing agents |
30.2 | 8.6 | 30.5 | 8.5 | – | – |
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
33.8 | 2.7 | 33.8 | 2.7 | – | – |
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists |
35.4 | 14.6 | 35.4 | 14.6 | – | – |
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
39.1 | 24.1 | 39.1 | 24.1 | – | – |
Logisticians |
37.7 | 5.0 | 37.7 | 5.0 | – | – |
Management analysts |
41.3 | 9.4 | 41.3 | 9.4 | – | – |
Accountants and auditors |
32.4 | 4.7 | 32.5 | 5.2 | – | – |
Financial analysts and advisors |
36.2 | 24.6 | 36.2 | 24.6 | – | – |
Insurance underwriters |
28.9 | 14.7 | 28.9 | 14.7 | – | – |
Computer and mathematical science occupations |
41.0 | 2.6 | 41.0 | 2.5 | – | – |
Computer programmers |
40.6 | 2.4 | 39.9 | 1.9 | – | – |
Computer software engineers |
44.5 | 4.3 | 44.5 | 4.3 | – | – |
Computer software engineers, applications |
42.6 | 1.2 | 42.6 | 1.2 | – | – |
Computer software engineers, systems software |
52.1 | 7.9 | 52.1 | 7.9 | – | – |
Computer support specialists |
30.7 | 4.4 | 30.8 | 4.5 | – | – |
Computer systems analysts |
44.1 | 5.9 | 43.9 | 5.7 | – | – |
Network and computer systems administrators |
34.6 | 6.5 | 34.6 | 6.5 | – | – |
Network systems and data communications analysts |
35.0 | 12.5 | 35.0 | 12.5 | – | – |
Operations research analysts |
32.9 | 6.7 | 32.9 | 6.7 | – | – |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
38.1 | 5.4 | 38.4 | 5.8 | – | – |
Engineers |
44.5 | 5.1 | 44.6 | 5.0 | – | – |
Electrical and electronics engineers |
40.3 | 2.3 | 40.1 | 2.2 | – | – |
Electronics engineers, except computer |
39.5 | 1.7 | 39.3 | 1.9 | – | – |
Drafters |
24.8 | 12.6 | 24.8 | 12.6 | – | – |
Engineering technicians, except drafters |
24.3 | 2.6 | 24.3 | 2.6 | – | – |
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
24.5 | 1.8 | 24.5 | 1.8 | – | – |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
33.2 | 3.6 | 33.3 | 3.7 | – | – |
Life scientists |
30.8 | 4.3 | 30.8 | 4.3 | – | – |
Medical scientists |
30.1 | 8.7 | 30.1 | 8.7 | – | – |
Physical scientists |
39.4 | 25.6 | 39.8 | 26.3 | – | – |
Environmental scientists and geoscientists |
29.2 | 12.8 | 29.5 | 12.1 | – | – |
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
29.2 | 12.8 | 29.5 | 12.1 | – | – |
Economists |
26.4 | 13.4 | 26.4 | 13.4 | – | – |
Market and survey researchers |
31.8 | 8.9 | 31.8 | 8.9 | – | – |
Market research analysts |
31.9 | 9.5 | 31.9 | 9.5 | – | – |
Community and social services occupations |
24.7 | 7.9 | 26.4 | 6.0 | – | – |
Counselors |
31.1 | 8.7 | 31.1 | 8.7 | – | – |
Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
37.5 | 6.7 | 37.5 | 6.7 | – | – |
Social workers |
25.1 | 8.5 | 25.9 | 9.0 | – | – |
Child, family, and school social workers |
26.3 | 10.4 | 28.3 | 8.3 | – | – |
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists |
– | – | 16.7 | 9.6 | – | – |
Lawyers |
63.0 | 8.4 | 64.1 | 10.4 | – | – |
Legal occupations | ||||||
Education, training, and library occupations |
32.3 | 5.1 | 33.1 | 5.3 | 22.8 | 7.5 |
Postsecondary teachers |
41.9 | 10.8 | 42.2 | 11.3 | 39.5 | 9.5 |
Business teachers, postsecondary |
43.7 | 14.5 | – | – | – | – |
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary |
46.4 | 13.8 | – | – | – | – |
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary |
39.0 | 7.8 | 39.6 | 8.2 | – | – |
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
34.2 | 9.8 | – | – | – | – |
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers |
36.3 | 22.3 | 36.3 | 23.7 | 37.0 | 8.6 |
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers |
37.9 | 2.9 | 38.2 | 2.9 | 24.3 | 12.0 |
Preschool and kindergarten teachers |
29.1 | 21.3 | 29.4 | 20.9 | – | – |
Preschool teachers, except special education |
20.2 | 29.5 | – | – | – | – |
Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
39.8 | 0.3 | 39.8 | 0.3 | – | – |
Elementary and middle school teachers |
38.9 | 1.7 | 39.2 | 2.2 | – | – |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
38.3 | 1.3 | 38.8 | 1.7 | – | – |
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
40.5 | 5.5 | 40.5 | 5.5 | – | – |
Secondary school teachers |
39.0 | 1.1 | 39.0 | 1.1 | – | – |
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
39.7 | 3.1 | 39.7 | 3.1 | – | – |
Special education teachers |
39.5 | 3.5 | 41.1 | 2.3 | – | – |
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
38.7 | 3.8 | 40.6 | 1.5 | – | – |
Other teachers and instructors |
27.7 | 10.9 | – | – | 21.7 | 2.1 |
Librarians |
35.3 | 10.1 | 36.1 | 9.3 | – | – |
Library technicians |
19.9 | 12.1 | – | – | – | – |
Instructional coordinators |
32.8 | 11.6 | 32.8 | 11.6 | – | – |
Teacher assistants |
13.6 | 6.2 | 13.7 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
29.5 | 6.8 | 29.7 | 6.4 | – | – |
Designers |
21.7 | 15.2 | 21.9 | 16.2 | – | – |
Graphic designers |
25.9 | 14.5 | – | – | – | – |
Public relations specialists |
32.2 | 22.3 | 32.2 | 22.3 | – | – |
Writers and editors |
33.7 | 3.6 | 33.7 | 3.9 | – | – |
Editors |
35.2 | 11.6 | – | – | – | – |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
31.0 | 8.5 | 30.9 | 10.2 | 31.8 | 3.1 |
Physicians and surgeons |
78.1 | 23.8 | 78.1 | 23.8 | – | – |
Registered nurses |
33.0 | 2.0 | 32.6 | 2.4 | 35.1 | 2.4 |
Therapists |
31.8 | 8.6 | 30.5 | 7.2 | 37.1 | 27.3 |
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians |
20.4 | 4.5 | 20.1 | 4.4 | – | – |
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
26.1 | 7.5 | 25.8 | 8.4 | – | – |
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
16.7 | 4.0 | 16.7 | 4.0 | – | – |
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians |
28.3 | 9.8 | 26.5 | 8.9 | – | – |
Radiologic technologists and technicians |
27.0 | 11.8 | 24.9 | 9.7 | – | – |
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians |
17.0 | 6.9 | 17.3 | 8.0 | – | – |
Pharmacy technicians |
16.5 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 9.5 | – | – |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
22.8 | 5.0 | 22.8 | 6.2 | – | – |
Healthcare support occupations |
14.0 | 3.6 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 10.6 |
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides |
12.3 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 4.9 |
Home health aides |
9.8 | 1.7 | – | – | – | – |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
12.6 | 2.3 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 6.8 |
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations |
14.8 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 14.1 | 12.0 |
Medical assistants |
14.9 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 2.7 | – | – |
Protective service occupations |
21.4 | 4.1 | 23.2 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 9.8 |
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers |
40.6 | 2.4 | 40.6 | 2.4 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
41.5 | 1.7 | 41.5 | 1.7 | – | – |
Fire fighters |
21.6 | 1.8 | 21.6 | 1.8 | – | – |
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers |
22.2 | 6.6 | 22.2 | 6.6 | – | – |
Correctional officers and jailers |
22.2 | 6.6 | 22.2 | 6.6 | – | – |
Detectives and criminal investigators |
31.1 | 4.6 | 31.1 | 4.6 | – | – |
Police officers |
28.5 | 6.4 | 28.6 | 6.4 | – | – |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
28.5 | 6.4 | 28.6 | 6.4 | – | – |
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers |
11.5 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 14.5 |
Security guards |
11.5 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 14.5 |
Miscellaneous protective service workers |
12.2 | 21.5 | – | – | – | – |
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
8.4 | 7.4 | – | – | – | – |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
9.2 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers |
15.6 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 5.3 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
15.6 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 5.3 | – | – |
Cooks |
11.7 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 9.9 |
Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
11.9 | 3.8 | 12.1 | 4.1 | – | – |
Cooks, restaurant |
12.4 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 11.6 | 4.5 |
Cooks, short order |
11.1 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 5.7 | – | – |
Food preparation workers |
10.1 | 7.1 | – | – | 8.6 | 9.8 |
Food service, tipped |
5.1 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 12.5 |
Bartenders |
8.1 | 3.8 | – | – | – | – |
Waiters and waitresses |
3.6 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 24.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
7.5 | 7.4 | – | – | 6.1 | 8.5 |
Fast food and counter workers |
8.7 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 7.7 | 3.0 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
8.7 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 2.6 |
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
9.4 | 8.2 | – | – | 8.3 | 9.4 |
Food servers, nonrestaurant |
11.1 | 13.1 | – | – | – | – |
Dishwashers |
9.8 | 12.7 | – | – | 8.2 | 9.2 |
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
8.1 | 23.3 | – | – | 6.8 | 20.7 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
11.6 | 3.4 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 4.2 |
Building cleaning workers |
11.2 | 3.1 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 4.2 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
11.2 | 3.9 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 4.0 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
11.0 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 6.1 | – | – |
Grounds maintenance workers |
12.5 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 16.1 | – | – |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
12.5 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 16.1 | – | – |
Personal care and service occupations |
15.5 | 5.2 | 16.8 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 8.6 |
Barbers and cosmetologists |
18.8 | 9.9 | 19.2 | 7.5 | – | – |
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
18.8 | 9.9 | 19.2 | 7.5 | – | – |
Child care workers |
10.3 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
Recreation and fitness workers |
16.2 | 17.9 | – | – | 12.8 | 12.4 |
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
15.8 | 17.3 | – | – | – | – |
Recreation workers |
16.3 | 21.5 | – | – | – | – |
Sales and related occupations |
17.5 | 6.7 | 21.1 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 2.4 |
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers |
19.3 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 17.3 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
19.1 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 17.9 | – | – |
Retail sales workers |
11.1 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
Cashiers, all workers |
9.9 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 4.4 |
Cashiers |
9.9 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 4.4 |
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons |
10.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 17.2 | – | – |
Retail salespersons |
13.3 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 2.5 |
Insurance sales agents |
30.6 | 18.4 | 30.6 | 18.4 | – | – |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
57.1 | 22.4 | 57.1 | 22.4 | – | – |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing |
32.2 | 24.8 | 32.2 | 24.8 | – | – |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
28.0 | 8.9 | 28.0 | 8.9 | – | – |
Miscellaneous sales and related workers |
19.9 | 11.0 | 22.9 | 8.9 | – | – |
Office and administrative support occupations |
17.6 | 1.4 | 18.1 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 4.8 |
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
25.4 | 4.2 | 25.4 | 4.2 | – | – |
Financial clerks |
17.3 | 2.9 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 15.3 | 13.3 |
Bill and account collectors |
14.8 | 5.4 | 15.0 | 5.4 | – | – |
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
19.2 | 4.3 | 19.3 | 4.7 | – | – |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
18.9 | 5.4 | 18.7 | 5.9 | 20.2 | 12.3 |
Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
24.2 | 3.7 | 24.2 | 3.7 | – | – |
Tellers |
13.4 | 2.7 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 12.1 | 3.1 |
Court, municipal, and license clerks |
24.4 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 3.4 | – | – |
Customer service representatives |
16.8 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 4.3 | – | – |
Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
19.1 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 5.0 | – | – |
File clerks |
13.4 | 14.0 | – | – | – | – |
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
12.3 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 1.4 | – | – |
Order clerks |
16.2 | 3.8 | 16.3 | 4.1 | – | – |
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
17.3 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 11.4 | – | – |
Receptionists and information clerks |
14.2 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 8.2 |
Dispatchers |
16.9 | 10.2 | 17.0 | 10.5 | – | – |
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
16.5 | 12.3 | – | – | – | – |
Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
22.0 | 6.8 | 22.0 | 6.8 | – | – |
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
14.4 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 9.7 | – | – |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
10.5 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants |
21.6 | 2.6 | 21.8 | 2.7 | 17.2 | 8.8 |
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
24.7 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 4.9 | – | – |
Legal secretaries |
29.2 | 8.2 | – | – | – | – |
Medical secretaries |
15.4 | 3.8 | 15.4 | 4.5 | – | – |
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
17.3 | 5.0 | 17.3 | 5.3 | – | – |
Computer operators |
18.5 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 9.8 | – | – |
Data entry and information processing workers |
15.8 | 6.2 | 16.0 | 6.1 | – | – |
Data entry keyers |
15.8 | 6.4 | 16.1 | 6.3 | – | – |
Office clerks, general |
16.0 | 4.3 | 16.5 | 4.2 | – | – |
Construction and extraction occupations |
20.4 | 2.7 | 20.4 | 2.9 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
27.8 | 1.7 | 27.7 | 1.5 | – | – |
Carpenters |
21.0 | 4.8 | 21.0 | 4.8 | – | – |
Construction laborers |
13.2 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 2.8 | – | – |
Construction equipment operators |
20.8 | 10.6 | 20.8 | 10.6 | – | – |
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
21.7 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 18.1 | – | – |
Electricians |
27.4 | 8.6 | 27.4 | 8.6 | – | – |
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
20.5 | 14.5 | 20.5 | 14.5 | – | – |
Helpers, construction trades |
13.4 | 7.8 | 13.4 | 7.8 | – | – |
Helpers--electricians |
12.7 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 2.4 | – | – |
Construction and building inspectors |
27.9 | 7.2 | 27.9 | 7.2 | – | – |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
24.6 | 2.3 | 24.6 | 2.4 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
31.5 | 2.7 | 31.5 | 2.7 | – | – |
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers |
30.2 | 3.2 | 30.2 | 3.2 | – | – |
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
30.2 | 3.2 | 30.2 | 3.2 | – | – |
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
24.7 | 15.1 | 24.7 | 15.1 | – | – |
Automotive technicians and repairers |
24.2 | 7.7 | 24.2 | 7.7 | – | – |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
27.1 | 3.7 | 27.1 | 3.7 | – | – |
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers |
21.2 | 4.3 | 21.2 | 4.4 | – | – |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
21.4 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 6.2 | – | – |
Line installers and repairers |
26.0 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | – | – |
Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
25.6 | 8.2 | 25.6 | 8.2 | – | – |
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
19.6 | 12.7 | 19.6 | 12.7 | – | – |
Production occupations |
15.4 | 4.2 | 15.7 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 10.2 |
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
23.8 | 9.3 | 23.8 | 9.3 | – | – |
Printers |
18.3 | 14.5 | 19.0 | 12.7 | – | – |
Printing machine operators |
17.6 | 15.8 | 18.3 | 14.4 | – | – |
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
8.4 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 10.6 | – | – |
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers |
15.8 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 14.9 | – | – |
Miscellaneous production workers |
– | – | 13.9 | 6.6 | – | – |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
19.3 | 4.1 | 20.9 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 6.4 |
Bus drivers |
18.9 | 10.5 | 19.5 | 11.6 | – | – |
Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
21.8 | 3.2 | 21.8 | 3.2 | – | – |
Bus drivers, school |
17.7 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 21.9 | – | – |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
18.7 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 8.6 | – | – |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
17.5 | 4.5 | 17.5 | 4.5 | – | – |
Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
19.1 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 13.9 | – | – |
Industrial truck and tractor operators |
17.8 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 11.1 | – | – |
Laborers and material movers, hand |
12.3 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 7.8 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
12.9 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
Packers and packagers, hand |
9.7 | 6.1 | – | – | 8.7 | 4.3 |
Footnotes: |
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NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. |
Last Modified Date: January 27, 2009