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Table 1. Employment and mean wages for the largest occupations in colleges, universities, and professional schools, May 2008
Occupation	Employment	Percent of total industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Postsecondary teachers, all other	168,810	6.1	(1)	73,890
Office clerks, general	162,380	5.9	12.85	26,720
Graduate teaching assistants	118,650	4.3	(1)	31,560
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	96,840	3.5	(1)	109,620
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	95,120	3.4	19.93	41,450
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	91,210	3.3	15.57	32,390
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	75,900	2.8	12.44	25,880
Education administrators, postsecondary	70,860	2.6	46.66	97,040
Business operations specialists, all other	61,480	2.2	29.05	60,430
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	53,280	1.9	(1)	65,960
Total, these occupations	994,530	36.0	n/a	n/a
Industry Total	2,764,870	100.0	26.68	55,490
(1) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries, depending on how they are typically paid.

Last Modified Date: February 4, 2010