The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for over 800 occupations. 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.
Changes to the occupational and industry aggregations in the May 2017 Occupational Employment Statistics estimates can be found at www.bls.gov/oes/changes_2017.htm.
Next Release:
The May 2018 Occupational Employment Statistics data are scheduled to be released on March 29th at 10 AM Eastern time.
Production occupations had employment of 9 million and
an annual mean wage of $38,070 in May 2017. Nuclear
power reactor operators ($94,350) was the highest
paying production occupation.
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Create up to 6,000 unique charts highlighting data for industries, areas, or occupations of interest. Overview charts highlight selected data for May 2017. Interactive charts allow users to customize charts to present employment and wage data for any state, metropolitan or nonmetropolitan area, industry, or any occupation. Charts showing location quotients can be used to compare employment in a particular state or area relative to the U.S. average. To get started, click on the chart image to the right.
Over 4,800 unique maps are available showing employment, wages, and location quotients for 800 occupations by state or area. Employment maps show employment levels for the occupation in each state or area. Wage maps show mean wages for the occupation in each area. Location quotients are a measure of the relative importance of an occupation in an area, and maps show the share of an occupation's employment in an area relative to the U.S. average. Get started by clicking on the chart to the right. From the drop down menus, select an occupational group and occupation, and then select the indicator to map.
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NEWEmployment and Wages from Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey
The One-Screen Data Search is a JavaScript-based query application that allows you to obtain May 2017 OES data based on choices you make.
Tables takes you to the OES tables page, which contains links to all OES tables, including previous years.
Text Files links you to the BLS Download server, where you can view text files of the data behind the multi-screen data search. OE.txt provides an explanation of how the text files are set up.
Mail address: Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics, Suite 2135, 2 Massachusetts Avenue,
NE, Washington DC 20212-0001
