May 2005 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division


For metropolitan area definitions used by the OES survey, see the MSA definitions page.

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in the Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Metropolitan Division, a metropolitan division that includes the District of Columbia, and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, are available in the downloadable Excel files (XLS).

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Major Occupational Groups in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division (Note—clicking a link will scroll the page to the occupational group):

All Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
00-0000 All Occupations 2,232,510 $19.14 $24.33 $50,600 0.7 %
 
Management Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
11-0000 Management Occupations 135,660 $47.19 $49.10 $102,120 0.7 %
11-1011 Chief Executives 5,120 (5) $73.69 $153,270 1.5 %
11-1021 General and Operations Managers 34,570 $50.51 $54.98 $114,370 1.0 %
11-1031 Legislators 240 (4) (4) $23,930 18.7 %
11-2011 Advertising and Promotions Managers 1,010 $31.90 $35.69 $74,230 4.4 %
11-2021 Marketing Managers 2,960 $47.82 $48.88 $101,680 1.8 %
11-2022 Sales Managers 4,240 $40.19 $46.77 $97,280 2.6 %
11-2031 Public Relations Managers 1,640 $48.66 $51.73 $107,600 3.2 %
11-3011 Administrative Services Managers 9,740 $33.21 $35.19 $73,190 2.9 %
11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers 11,540 $53.24 $54.80 $113,980 1.2 %
11-3031 Financial Managers 9,160 $47.36 $49.32 $102,580 1.7 %
11-3041 Compensation and Benefits Managers 1,360 $32.93 $35.44 $73,700 1.9 %
11-3042 Training and Development Managers 840 $39.46 $45.77 $95,210 5.3 %
11-3049 Human Resources Managers, All Other 1,810 $49.99 $49.95 $103,890 1.7 %
11-3051 Industrial Production Managers 680 $37.98 $42.03 $87,430 3.3 %
11-3061 Purchasing Managers 1,800 $49.81 $48.82 $101,550 2.1 %
11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,250 $42.28 $43.34 $90,160 5.0 %
11-9011 Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 30 $30.78 $29.24 $60,810 7.0 %
11-9021 Construction Managers 4,600 $42.29 $43.85 $91,210 2.9 %
11-9031 Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program 950 $16.39 $18.91 $39,320 6.7 %
11-9032 Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 4,390 (4) (4) $83,880 7.5 %
11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2,510 $36.88 $42.76 $88,940 4.7 %
11-9039 Education Administrators, All Other 960 $44.43 $44.22 $91,970 4.3 %
11-9041 Engineering Managers 4,850 $54.04 $55.56 $115,570 3.0 %
11-9051 Food Service Managers 2,650 $20.90 $23.60 $49,100 5.6 %
11-9061 Funeral Directors 180 $24.45 $26.83 $55,800 7.7 %
11-9081 Lodging Managers 390 $23.38 $27.81 $57,840 5.1 %
11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers 2,850 $37.33 $40.36 $83,960 3.3 %
11-9121 Natural Sciences Managers 2,320 $52.89 $51.18 $106,450 2.6 %
11-9131 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 120 $27.92 $28.79 $59,880 1.0 %
11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 2,170 $32.18 $36.45 $75,820 6.8 %
11-9151 Social and Community Service Managers 2,870 $26.26 $31.43 $65,370 9.7 %
11-9199 Managers, All Other 15,860 $53.34 $52.97 $110,170 1.9 %
 
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 173,020 $32.62 $34.62 $72,000 0.8 %
13-1011 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 150 $20.70 $24.72 $51,420 15.4 %
13-1021 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 50 $28.07 $28.42 $59,120 7.9 %
13-1022 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1,500 $22.54 $25.14 $52,290 4.3 %
13-1023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 9,310 $33.47 $34.06 $70,850 2.7 %
13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 2,500 $22.32 $23.05 $47,950 4.7 %
13-1032 Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 150 $23.53 $24.23 $50,400 4.4 %
13-1041 Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation 5,070 $31.23 $32.13 $66,830 2.8 %
13-1051 Cost Estimators 4,350 $28.53 $31.35 $65,210 4.5 %
13-1061 Emergency Management Specialists 460 $25.85 $27.81 $57,850 2.7 %
13-1071 Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists 4,350 $23.44 $25.67 $53,400 3.0 %
13-1072 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 1,880 $27.03 $28.63 $59,540 2.0 %
13-1073 Training and Development Specialists 5,990 $26.88 $30.07 $62,540 7.6 %
13-1079 Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, All Other 3,880 $28.86 $30.57 $63,590 5.8 %
13-1081 Logisticians 1,520 $32.60 $34.09 $70,910 2.6 %
13-1111 Management Analysts 41,360 $38.42 $39.43 $82,010 1.5 %
13-1121 Meeting and Convention Planners 2,700 $23.25 $24.71 $51,390 2.0 %
13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 30,870 $36.42 $38.06 $79,160 3.9 %
13-2011 Accountants and Auditors 28,930 $29.26 $32.21 $66,990 1.3 %
13-2021 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 480 $32.44 $34.92 $72,620 3.5 %
13-2031 Budget Analysts 4,390 $36.35 $36.42 $75,760 2.3 %
13-2041 Credit Analysts 1,120 $28.46 $31.27 $65,030 5.2 %
13-2051 Financial Analysts 5,550 $36.65 $40.10 $83,400 2.9 %
13-2052 Personal Financial Advisors 2,320 $24.31 $30.79 $64,050 9.5 %
13-2053 Insurance Underwriters 1,240 $22.60 $27.68 $57,580 7.3 %
13-2061 Financial Examiners 380 $49.14 $47.95 $99,730 8.0 %
13-2071 Loan Counselors 580 $16.10 $16.91 $35,170 3.9 %
13-2072 Loan Officers 5,360 $25.37 $30.70 $63,850 5.0 %
13-2081 Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 700 $32.19 $32.98 $68,600 1.2 %
13-2082 Tax Preparers 1,830 $12.51 $14.74 $30,660 7.2 %
13-2099 Financial Specialists, All Other 4,040 $36.44 $38.02 $79,090 2.8 %
 
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 163,750 $35.76 $36.66 $76,250 1.2 %
15-1011 Computer and Information Scientists, Research 2,590 $46.33 $46.33 $96,370 1.5 %
15-1021 Computer Programmers 15,130 $32.69 $33.26 $69,190 2.1 %
15-1031 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 24,870 $39.13 $39.77 $82,710 1.6 %
15-1032 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 23,930 $42.76 $44.45 $92,470 2.2 %
15-1041 Computer Support Specialists 19,160 $22.50 $23.40 $48,670 1.5 %
15-1051 Computer Systems Analysts 37,730 $37.81 $37.99 $79,020 2.1 %
15-1061 Database Administrators 4,450 $33.86 $35.67 $74,200 2.0 %
15-1071 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 14,000 $33.75 $36.07 $75,020 2.0 %
15-1081 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts 11,070 $34.70 $36.60 $76,120 1.9 %
15-1099 Computer Specialists, All Other 3,850 $26.39 $27.75 $57,720 6.9 %
15-2011 Actuaries (8) $33.92 $37.97 $78,970 6.1 %
15-2021 Mathematicians 520 $43.88 $43.83 $91,160 3.3 %
15-2031 Operations Research Analysts 3,410 $38.49 $39.27 $81,690 2.9 %
15-2041 Statisticians 2,780 $37.70 $37.46 $77,930 3.6 %
15-2091 Mathematical Technicians 30 $27.64 $26.31 $54,720 4.7 %
15-2099 Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 30 $13.39 $15.92 $33,110 1.6 %
 
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 52,850 $35.01 $36.39 $75,680 2.7 %
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3,440 $30.65 $33.27 $69,210 2.3 %
17-1012 Landscape Architects 620 $25.83 $29.00 $60,320 9.4 %
17-1021 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1,040 $31.75 $33.39 $69,440 3.8 %
17-1022 Surveyors 960 $22.76 $24.70 $51,390 3.7 %
17-2011 Aerospace Engineers 3,590 $50.59 $49.70 $103,380 2.0 %
17-2021 Agricultural Engineers 60 $32.94 $35.78 $74,430 10.3 %
17-2031 Biomedical Engineers 190 $36.17 $38.35 $79,770 7.3 %
17-2041 Chemical Engineers 630 $44.66 $43.23 $89,930 1.6 %
17-2051 Civil Engineers 4,470 $35.93 $37.56 $78,120 3.1 %
17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers 1,970 $43.83 $43.41 $90,280 1.7 %
17-2071 Electrical Engineers 3,230 $37.54 $39.33 $81,810 2.0 %
17-2072 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5,730 $42.50 $42.37 $88,130 1.9 %
17-2081 Environmental Engineers 2,690 $37.32 $36.43 $75,760 4.7 %
17-2111 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 470 $38.82 $39.23 $81,610 3.3 %
17-2112 Industrial Engineers 1,920 $37.99 $38.13 $79,310 2.7 %
17-2121 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 520 $45.23 $43.03 $89,490 5.3 %
17-2131 Materials Engineers 170 $43.89 $43.51 $90,490 3.6 %
17-2141 Mechanical Engineers 3,210 $35.66 $37.16 $77,290 3.1 %
17-2151 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers (8) $34.69 $35.76 $74,380 10.0 %
17-2161 Nuclear Engineers 320 $45.93 $50.92 $105,910 7.9 %
17-2171 Petroleum Engineers 60 $46.91 $46.27 $96,240 5.0 %
17-2199 Engineers, All Other 4,820 $49.08 $48.55 $100,990 2.1 %
17-3011 Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,730 $19.26 $20.06 $41,730 2.2 %
17-3012 Electrical and Electronics Drafters 370 $20.81 $22.02 $45,800 3.8 %
17-3013 Mechanical Drafters 560 $21.52 $23.65 $49,180 7.1 %
17-3019 Drafters, All Other 170 $19.46 $19.69 $40,960 3.1 %
17-3021 Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 130 $29.42 $29.88 $62,140 4.5 %
17-3022 Civil Engineering Technicians 1,460 $20.50 $22.04 $45,840 3.4 %
17-3023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3,740 $24.36 $25.09 $52,180 1.8 %
17-3024 Electro-Mechanical Technicians 30 $27.27 $27.31 $56,810 4.2 %
17-3025 Environmental Engineering Technicians (8) $15.23 $18.24 $37,940 8.5 %
17-3026 Industrial Engineering Technicians 640 $26.88 $28.23 $58,710 5.1 %
17-3027 Mechanical Engineering Technicians 510 $20.42 $21.72 $45,180 4.7 %
17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 1,460 $30.43 $28.21 $58,680 2.2 %
17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians 960 $17.65 $18.79 $39,080 3.0 %
 
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 48,010 $36.04 $37.19 $77,350 1.7 %
19-1012 Food Scientists and Technologists 50 $42.77 $44.76 $93,090 2.6 %
19-1013 Soil and Plant Scientists 330 $38.04 $39.46 $82,080 3.6 %
19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists 260 $28.64 $30.51 $63,460 3.7 %
19-1022 Microbiologists 300 $37.29 $37.58 $78,160 4.5 %
19-1023 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 550 $40.58 $38.74 $80,580 5.2 %
19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other 1,450 $44.61 $44.79 $93,160 2.8 %
19-1031 Conservation Scientists 340 $38.75 $38.88 $80,860 6.6 %
19-1032 Foresters 70 $40.10 $42.32 $88,020 8.3 %
19-1041 Epidemiologists 50 $28.28 $29.74 $61,860 3.1 %
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,310 $31.31 $34.46 $71,680 7.0 %
19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other 340 $32.36 $34.08 $70,880 6.8 %
19-2011 Astronomers 390 $56.11 $54.01 $112,350 3.1 %
19-2012 Physicists 980 $51.80 $51.47 $107,070 2.9 %
19-2021 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 230 $43.46 $43.39 $90,260 2.2 %
19-2031 Chemists 1,290 $41.96 $40.61 $84,460 5.3 %
19-2032 Materials Scientists 50 $42.85 $43.20 $89,860 6.3 %
19-2041 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 3,340 $37.56 $36.41 $75,730 4.4 %
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 710 $45.92 $44.86 $93,320 4.5 %
19-2043 Hydrologists 210 $37.75 $39.01 $81,140 15.7 %
19-2099 Physical Scientists, All Other 1,680 $50.19 $50.44 $104,920 3.3 %
19-3011 Economists 4,120 $44.40 $46.21 $96,120 3.8 %
19-3021 Market Research Analysts 9,630 $34.50 $37.40 $77,800 3.7 %
19-3022 Survey Researchers 1,240 $13.69 $15.35 $31,920 14.6 %
19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,390 $29.47 $30.72 $63,890 2.4 %
19-3032 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 100 $34.26 $36.56 $76,050 5.8 %
19-3039 Psychologists, All Other 250 $45.89 $44.57 $92,700 2.3 %
19-3041 Sociologists 660 $37.70 $38.62 $80,320 12.3 %
19-3051 Urban and Regional Planners 810 $31.23 $32.14 $66,860 3.4 %
19-3091 Anthropologists and Archeologists 480 $17.33 $24.53 $51,020 5.0 %
19-3092 Geographers 210 $34.38 $35.32 $73,460 4.9 %
19-3093 Historians 490 $32.01 $33.08 $68,800 6.9 %
19-3094 Political Scientists 3,740 $43.08 $43.12 $89,680 4.2 %
19-3099 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 5,070 $39.47 $39.71 $82,590 2.4 %
19-4021 Biological Technicians 890 $17.89 $18.16 $37,770 2.0 %
19-4031 Chemical Technicians 160 $20.04 $22.09 $45,950 7.5 %
19-4041 Geological and Petroleum Technicians (8) $13.07 $16.01 $33,310 27.9 %
19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants 1,380 $17.81 $18.66 $38,810 2.8 %
19-4091 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 600 $20.40 $21.36 $44,430 6.9 %
19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians (8) $23.12 $23.99 $49,900 5.6 %
19-4099 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 1,790 $25.90 $29.10 $60,530 4.5 %
 
Community and Social Services Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations 20,910 $20.55 $22.42 $46,630 2.9 %
21-1011 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 820 $19.83 $21.75 $45,250 4.7 %
21-1012 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors 3,160 $29.30 $30.20 $62,810 6.7 %
21-1013 Marriage and Family Therapists 160 $18.81 $20.06 $41,710 5.0 %
21-1014 Mental Health Counselors 1,300 $20.17 $20.75 $43,160 7.1 %
21-1015 Rehabilitation Counselors 1,530 $15.61 $16.51 $34,340 4.3 %
21-1019 Counselors, All Other 110 $16.69 $18.64 $38,770 16.2 %
21-1021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,600 $21.66 $23.75 $49,410 3.1 %
21-1022 Medical and Public Health Social Workers 1,570 $24.69 $25.12 $52,250 3.1 %
21-1023 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,650 $21.36 $22.44 $46,680 3.3 %
21-1029 Social Workers, All Other 690 $25.94 $25.63 $53,320 3.5 %
21-1091 Health Educators 940 $22.54 $26.01 $54,090 4.7 %
21-1092 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 920 $21.25 $22.25 $46,280 4.1 %
21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants 3,230 $15.41 $16.72 $34,770 3.5 %
21-1099 Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 1,470 $18.13 $19.94 $41,470 2.6 %
21-2011 Clergy 310 $14.83 $19.31 $40,170 7.3 %
21-2021 Directors, Religious Activities and Education (8) $18.01 $19.17 $39,880 6.4 %
21-2099 Religious Workers, All Other (8) $10.47 $15.47 $32,180 7.4 %
 
Legal Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
23-0000 Legal Occupations 54,420 $48.26 $50.36 $104,740 1.8 %
23-1011 Lawyers 34,110 $60.76 $63.26 $131,590 3.1 %
23-1021 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 760 $55.97 $55.28 $114,980 4.1 %
23-1022 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 240 (8) (8) (8) (8)
23-2011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 8,710 $21.57 $23.96 $49,830 2.7 %
23-2091 Court Reporters 400 $20.14 $20.97 $43,610 3.2 %
23-2092 Law Clerks 2,400 $19.77 $20.59 $42,820 3.5 %
23-2093 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,010 $18.37 $19.69 $40,950 9.0 %
23-2099 Legal Support Workers, All Other (8) $34.50 $35.35 $73,530 3.9 %
 
Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations 127,890 $22.70 $24.80 $51,570 4.0 %
25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 2,290 (4) (4) $64,720 5.0 %
25-1021 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1,100 (4) (4) $56,290 9.2 %
25-1022 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 790 (4) (4) $59,510 3.1 %
25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 1,000 (4) (4) $79,320 4.0 %
25-1042 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 730 (4) (4) $60,950 5.5 %
25-1052 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 380 (4) (4) $63,300 2.4 %
25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 70 (4) (4) $58,700 9.0 %
25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 500 (4) (4) $72,600 1.6 %
25-1061 Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 290 (4) (4) $65,350 4.1 %
25-1063 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 450 (4) (4) $70,170 4.9 %
25-1065 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 700 (4) (4) $63,810 4.8 %
25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 830 (4) (4) $62,010 3.3 %
25-1067 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 360 (4) (4) $55,940 4.2 %
25-1071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,540 (4) (4) $96,350 11.6 %
25-1072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 340 (4) (4) $62,620 2.5 %
25-1081 Education Teachers, Postsecondary 920 (4) (4) $52,670 4.7 %
25-1082 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 50 (4) (4) $51,020 3.3 %
25-1111 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 250 (4) (4) $58,410 2.0 %
25-1112 Law Teachers, Postsecondary 970 (4) (4) $103,950 3.6 %
25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 170 (4) (4) $64,070 2.7 %
25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 1,340 (4) (4) $66,720 8.9 %
25-1122 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 530 (4) (4) $55,700 1.9 %
25-1123 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 1,600 (4) (4) $56,100 1.7 %
25-1124 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 460 (4) (4) $51,130 2.6 %
25-1125 History Teachers, Postsecondary 580 (4) (4) $61,750 3.1 %
25-1126 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 430 (4) (4) $55,700 2.7 %
25-1191 Graduate Teaching Assistants 620 (4) (4) $33,610 14.4 %
25-1193 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 350 (4) (4) $49,570 3.4 %
25-1194 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 510 $16.85 $19.46 $40,470 7.2 %
25-1199 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 2,200 (4) (4) $48,130 7.9 %
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 6,710 $11.48 $13.33 $27,720 5.9 %
25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3,170 (4) (4) $43,220 10.5 %
25-2021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 23,680 (4) (4) $57,640 7.3 %
25-2022 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education 8,780 (4) (4) $56,400 7.0 %
25-2023 Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School 410 (4) (4) $66,330 7.4 %
25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education 11,620 (4) (4) $64,210 7.2 %
25-2032 Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School 1,090 (4) (4) $64,050 8.2 %
25-2041 Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School 4,010 (4) (4) $58,830 10.1 %
25-2042 Special Education Teachers, Middle School 1,960 (4) (4) $58,280 8.8 %
25-2043 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 2,760 (4) (4) $65,520 7.3 %
25-3011 Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors 1,130 $15.07 $18.26 $37,980 10.6 %
25-3021 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 2,620 $15.43 $19.33 $40,210 10.1 %
25-3099 Teachers and Instructors, All Other 7,880 (4) (4) $39,030 9.3 %
25-4011 Archivists 100 $28.11 $31.46 $65,430 5.4 %
25-4012 Curators 260 $32.76 $35.14 $73,090 7.2 %
25-4013 Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,200 $25.18 $26.20 $54,500 1.1 %
25-4021 Librarians 3,990 $29.13 $29.98 $62,350 2.9 %
25-4031 Library Technicians 2,510 $16.90 $17.76 $36,940 3.2 %
25-9011 Audio-Visual Collections Specialists 90 $16.89 $18.19 $37,840 6.9 %
25-9031 Instructional Coordinators 2,850 $26.40 $29.09 $60,500 5.9 %
25-9041 Teacher Assistants 15,830 (4) (4) $24,450 7.1 %
25-9099 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 790 $18.95 $23.08 $48,010 10.5 %
 
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Wage Estimates
Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 49,690 $26.03 $28.94 $60,200 2.2 %
27-1011 Art Directors 600 $33.15 $34.50 $71,760 2.6 %
27-1013 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 160 $16.90 $21.66 $45,060 5.7 %
27-1014 Multi-Media Artists and Animators 370 $26.22 $25.74 $53,530 2.9 %
27-1021 Commercial and Industrial Designers 240 $26.74 $30.47 $63,370 7.9 %
27-1022 Fashion Designers (8) $26.35 $27.09 $56,350 9.0 %
27-1023 Floral Designers 590 $12.75 $13.81 $28,720 8.8 %
27-1024 Graphic Designers 3,920 $23.24 $24.95 $51,890 3.2 %
27-1025 Interior Designers 1,650 $23.80 $26.95 $56,060 3.7 %