Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

51-6099 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

All textile, apparel, and furnishings workers not listed separately.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
13,980 5.4 % $13.87 $28,850 2.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.38 $9.46 $12.05 $16.33 $24.36
Annual Wage (2) $17,440 $19,680 $25,060 $33,970 $50,660


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 1,890 0.11 $13.63 $28,350
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,250 1.00 $15.65 $32,550
Textile Furnishings Mills 1,160 2.10 $13.56 $28,200
Other Textile Product Mills 1,110 1.74 $12.61 $26,230
Fabric Mills 1,050 1.90 $13.65 $28,390

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 200 5.85 $10.55 $21,940
Apparel Knitting Mills 900 5.33 $11.33 $23,570
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,000 2.88 $11.11 $23,110
Textile Furnishings Mills 1,160 2.10 $13.56 $28,200
Fabric Mills 1,050 1.90 $13.65 $28,390

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 600 0.03 $23.17 $48,190
Management of Companies and Enterprises 40 (7) $19.96 $41,510
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $16.97 $35,300
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 940 0.68 $16.92 $35,180
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 80 0.03 $16.24 $33,780


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 1,490 0.11 0.98 $11.54 $23,990
Texas 1,470 0.14 1.31 $11.27 $23,430
North Carolina 1,430 0.37 3.44 $10.37 $21,570
New York 790 0.09 0.86 $12.25 $25,490
Georgia 740 0.20 1.79 $13.86 $28,820




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 430 0.71 6.51 $13.88 $28,870
North Carolina 1,430 0.37 3.44 $10.37 $21,570
Montana 110 0.26 2.37 $11.24 $23,390
West Virginia 170 0.25 2.25 (8) (8)
Rhode Island 110 0.24 2.16 $13.67 $28,420




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 70 0.12 1.07 $26.62 $55,360
Colorado (8) (8) (8) $25.67 $53,400
Utah (8) (8) (8) $24.72 $51,410
Oklahoma (8) (8) (8) $18.73 $38,950
Alabama 210 0.12 1.06 $18.68 $38,860





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,170 0.31 2.81 $11.09 $23,070
Dalton, GA 550 8.61 78.96 $13.50 $28,090
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 320 0.06 0.58 $12.34 $25,680
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 290 0.17 1.56 $12.32 $25,630
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 240 0.12 1.08 $11.22 $23,340
Greensboro-High Point, NC 240 0.69 6.32 $10.25 $21,330
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 240 0.28 2.56 $11.50 $23,920
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 220 0.31 2.85 $16.23 $33,750
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 190 0.14 1.25 $12.36 $25,700
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 150 0.09 0.82 $14.91 $31,010




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dalton, GA 550 8.61 78.96 $13.50 $28,090
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 110 2.00 18.31 $11.31 $23,520
Fayetteville, NC 100 0.83 7.59 $10.66 $22,160
Greensboro-High Point, NC 240 0.69 6.32 $10.25 $21,330
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 70 0.54 4.95 $14.54 $30,230
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 30 0.41 3.80 $14.30 $29,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 220 0.31 2.85 $16.23 $33,750
Spartanburg, SC 40 0.31 2.85 $16.43 $34,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,170 0.31 2.81 $11.09 $23,070
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 240 0.28 2.56 $11.50 $23,920




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Honolulu, HI 60 0.15 1.35 $27.64 $57,490
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $27.27 $56,720
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 100 0.11 0.97 $24.57 $51,100
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $22.55 $46,910
Columbia, SC 70 0.20 1.79 $18.04 $37,530
Baltimore-Towson, MD 40 0.04 0.33 $16.94 $35,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $16.52 $34,360
Spartanburg, SC 40 0.31 2.85 $16.43 $34,170
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 220 0.31 2.85 $16.23 $33,750
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 40 0.05 0.42 $15.62 $32,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 370 1.52 13.91 $11.00 $22,880
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 0.55 5.04 $8.25 $17,160
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.98 9.02 $12.88 $26,790
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 120 0.89 8.18 $18.67 $38,840
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 70 0.41 3.72 $10.11 $21,020

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 370 1.52 13.91 $11.00 $22,880
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 1.07 9.84 $17.34 $36,060
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.98 9.02 $12.88 $26,790
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.94 8.60 $11.81 $24,560
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 120 0.89 8.18 $18.67 $38,840

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 120 0.89 8.18 $18.67 $38,840
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 1.07 9.84 $17.34 $36,060
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.98 9.02 $12.88 $26,790
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $12.75 $26,530
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 70 0.30 2.71 $12.07 $25,100


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012