Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

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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)
99,160 1.6 % $28.53 $59,340 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.89 $18.26 $24.75 $34.44 $46.54
Annual Wage (2) $28,880 $37,980 $51,470 $71,640 $96,800

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)
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 57,200 11.35 $28.02 $58,270
Other Information Services 4,880 3.55 $30.21 $62,840
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 4,120 0.97 $30.60 $63,640
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,590 0.13 $25.66 $53,370
Radio and Television Broadcasting 3,500 1.65 $27.71 $57,640

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 57,200 11.35 $28.02 $58,270
Other Information Services 4,880 3.55 $30.21 $62,840
Radio and Television Broadcasting 3,500 1.65 $27.71 $57,640
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 4,120 0.97 $30.60 $63,640
Motion Picture and Video Industries 3,360 0.95 $35.67 $74,200

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 30 0.02 $44.69 $92,950
Software Publishers 800 0.32 $39.57 $82,300
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 40 0.01 $36.69 $76,320
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 110 0.03 $36.10 $75,090
Motion Picture and Video Industries 3,360 0.95 $35.67 $74,200

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)
New York 18,010 2.16 2.77 $35.91 $74,690
California 10,780 0.77 0.99 $29.51 $61,390
Texas 5,400 0.54 0.69 $24.11 $50,150
Illinois 5,350 0.97 1.24 $24.82 $51,630
Florida 4,320 0.61 0.78 $32.68 $67,970




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)
District of Columbia 3,120 4.89 6.26 $34.38 $71,510
New York 18,010 2.16 2.77 $35.91 $74,690
Massachusetts 4,150 1.33 1.71 $30.21 $62,830
Minnesota 2,870 1.12 1.44 $24.21 $50,350
Colorado 2,310 1.07 1.38 $27.62 $57,440




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 18,010 2.16 2.77 $35.91 $74,690
District of Columbia 3,120 4.89 6.26 $34.38 $71,510
Florida 4,320 0.61 0.78 $32.68 $67,970
Washington 2,160 0.80 1.03 $32.18 $66,930
Rhode Island 190 0.43 0.55 $31.80 $66,140

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)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,130 3.04 3.89 $37.93 $78,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,910 2.14 2.75 $33.03 $68,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,310 1.13 1.45 $32.44 $67,480
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 4,130 1.17 1.49 $25.27 $52,570
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,960 1.79 2.29 $31.61 $65,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,390 1.43 1.83 $24.94 $51,870
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,810 1.90 2.44 $30.41 $63,250
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,760 0.97 1.25 $28.63 $59,560
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,610 1.20 1.53 $34.64 $72,060
Columbus, OH 1,310 1.48 1.90 (8) (8)




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)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,130 3.04 3.89 $37.93 $78,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL 280 2.81 3.61 $21.05 $43,790
Charlottesville, VA 250 2.74 3.51 $26.22 $54,540
Ithaca, NY 120 2.36 3.02 $23.14 $48,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,910 2.14 2.75 $33.03 $68,710
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,810 1.90 2.44 $30.41 $63,250
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 290 1.86 2.38 $32.35 $67,280
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,960 1.79 2.29 $31.61 $65,740
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD Metropolitan Division 920 1.67 2.14 $28.85 $60,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 530 1.66 2.13 $29.96 $62,330