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Table 7. National employment and wages for the 10 largest occupations in the employment services industry, May 2009


Table 7.  National employment and wages for the 10 largest occupations in the employment services industry, May 2009

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                                                              |            |            |   Median wages   |        
                          Occupation                          |            | Percent of |------------------|  Mean  
                                                              | Employment |  industry  |        |         | hourly 
                                                              |            |  employment| Hourly |  Annual |  Wage  
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    Employment services (NAICS 561300):                       |            |            |        |         |        
                                                              |            |            |        |         |        
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........|    288,460 |       10.7 |  $9.30 | $19,340 | $10.33 
Office clerks, general........................................|    150,700 |        5.6 |  11.83 |  24,610 |  12.42 
Team assemblers.................................. ............|    122,540 |        4.6 |   9.83 |  20,440 |  11.01 
Packers and packagers, hand.... ..............................|    110,990 |        4.1 |   8.83 |  18,380 |   9.47 
Helpers--production workers...................................|    101,670 |        3.8 |   9.48 |  19,720 |  10.30 
Customer service representatives..............................|     85,020 |        3.2 |  13.31 |  27,690 |  13.78 
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists............|     76,970 |        2.9 |  20.68 |  43,010 |  25.61 
Construction laborers.........................................|     76,450 |        2.9 |  11.15 |  23,200 |  13.16 
Registered nurses.............................................|     73,700 |        2.7 |  33.18 |  69,010 |  33.71 
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............|     51,060 |        1.9 |  14.19 |  29,520 |  14.82 
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Last Modified Date: May 14, 2010