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The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them. Self-employed persons are not included in the estimates. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.
A substantial share of U.S. employment in May 2011 was concentrated in a relatively small number of occupations. Just 10 occupations made up more than 20 percent of total employment, and the 20 largest occupations made up nearly one-third of employment—more than 41 million jobs. Most of these large occupations had below-average wages, as did most of the occupations with the highest job gains and losses between May 2007 and May 2011. Growth in the healthcare industry helped to shape employment gains in individual occupations, while construction and production occupations were concentrated in shrinking industries.
Archived OES Highlights
Occupational Employment and Wages
March 27, 2012
2011 employment levels in retail salespersons (4.3 million) and
cashiers (3.3 million) occupations combined for nearly 6 percent
of total U.S. employment. The highest paying occupational groups
were management, legal, computer and mathematical, and
architecture and engineering occupations.
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Featured Tables: May 2011 estimates
- National Cross-Industry Tables
- State and Area Tables
- Industry and Ownership Tables
Current Tables: May 2011 estimates
Archived Tables
Documentation
- Chart book: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; May 2008; Bulletin 2702
- Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; June 2008; Bulletin 2703
- "Beyond averages: Other ways to look at occupational wages ," by Ben Cover, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2007-08 Vol. 51, Number 4, pp. 12-17.
- Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2005 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; May 2007; Bulletin 2585
- Establishment wage differentials," by Julia I. Lane, Laurie A. Salmon, and James R. Spletzer, Monthly Labor Review, April 2007, pp. 3-17.
- Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; September 2005; Bulletin 2575
- Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; September 2004; Bulletin 2567
- Occupational Employment and Wages, 2001 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; June 2003; Bulletin 2559
- Occupational Employment and Wages, 2000 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; April 2002; Bulletin 2549.
- Occupational Employment and Wages, 1999 -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; September 2001; Bulletin 2545.
Notice about wage estimates for teaching occupations in New York for November 2003 to May 2006
Upcoming Reduction in Sample Size of Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
Due to budget constraints, Occupational Employment Statistics has reduced the sample size of the May 2008 panel by 20 percent. Because OES estimates are produced from three years of pooled data, this one-time sample reduction will affect estimates for May 2008, May 2009, and May 2010. This reduction is expected to decrease the number of published employment estimates by at least five percent, or about 25,000 estimates, and will decrease the accuracy of the remaining estimates. The number and quality of wage estimates are also expected to decline. These cutbacks are being implemented in response to a reduction in funding to the BLS that resulted from The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted on December 26, 2007.
With the issuance of data for May 2005, the OES program has incorporated redefined metropolitan areas as designated by the Office of Management and Budget. OES data are available for 375 metropolitan statistical areas and 34 metropolitan divisions.
Change in Occupational Employment Statistics Publication Schedule
Due to budget constraints in the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, beginning with the release of the May 2005 estimates in the Spring of 2006, OES will return to once a year publication. Estimates for November 2005 will not be published.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is able to produce the occupational employment and wage estimates displayed on this website because of the timely co-operation of employers throughout the United States. If your workplace received an Occupational Employment Statistics survey form
please complete it and return it to the State employment security agency that sent it to you.
If you have returned a completed survey form, Thank you!
Contacts
For additional information concerning the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey, contact an OES staff member at:
- Email: Contact us
- Telephone number: 202-691-6569
- Fax number: 202-691-6444
- Mail address: Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Suite 2135, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington DC 20212-0001
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