U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThese national industry-specific occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from employers of all sizes, in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia, in SIC Industry Group 495 - Sanitary Services.
SIC Industry Group 495 - Sanitary Services is part of: SIC Major Group 49 - Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services.
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 00-0000 | Industry Total | 172,760 | 100.00% | $14.28 | $17.09 | $35,560 | 5.2 % |
| Management Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 11-0000 | Management Occupations | 14,430 | 8.35% | $34.18 | $34.26 | $71,270 | 2.8 % |
| 11-1011 | Chief Executives | 1,110 | 0.64% | $50.09 | $48.03 | $99,910 | 0.0 % |
| 11-1021 | General and Operations Managers | 4,660 | 2.70% | $30.49 | $32.25 | $67,080 | 0.0 % |
| 11-2011 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 60 | 0.03% | $27.98 | $28.40 | $59,080 | 0.0 % |
| 11-2021 | Marketing Managers | 240 | 0.14% | $33.96 | $35.28 | $73,380 | 0.0 % |
| 11-2022 | Sales Managers | 610 | 0.35% | $27.82 | $27.57 | $57,340 | 0.0 % |
| 11-2031 | Public Relations Managers | 150 | 0.09% | $31.99 | $30.03 | $62,450 | 0.0 % |
| 11-3011 | Administrative Services Managers | 1,060 | 0.61% | $35.35 | $30.32 | $63,060 | 0.0 % |
| 11-3031 | Financial Managers | 1,010 | 0.58% | $31.91 | $32.96 | $68,550 | 0.0 % |
| 11-3040 | Human Resources Managers (3) | 450 | 0.26% | $32.37 | $31.14 | $64,780 | 3.9 % |
| 11-3061 | Purchasing Managers (3) | 190 | 0.11% | $34.89 | $33.20 | $69,050 | 3.6 % |
| 11-3071 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 850 | 0.49% | $35.87 | $33.77 | $70,230 | 0.0 % |
| 11-9041 | Engineering Managers | 700 | 0.41% | $39.80 | $39.84 | $82,870 | 0.0 % |
| 11-9121 | Natural Sciences Managers | 450 | 0.26% | $38.19 | $36.14 | $75,170 | 0.0 % |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 13-0000 | Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 3,130 | 1.81% | $23.61 | $24.79 | $51,560 | 7.4 % |
| 13-1022 | Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products (3) | (5) | (5) | $19.23 | $19.18 | $39,900 | 3.9 % |
| 13-1023 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (3) | 330 | 0.19% | $25.96 | $26.38 | $54,860 | 5.1 % |
| 13-1041 | Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation | (5) | (5) | $25.36 | $26.14 | $54,370 | 0.0 % |
| 13-1051 | Cost Estimators (3) | 200 | 0.12% | $30.35 | $29.24 | $60,810 | 2.9 % |
| 13-1061 | Emergency Management Specialists | 100 | 0.06% | $24.09 | $24.63 | $51,220 | 0.0 % |
| 13-1071 | Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | 130 | 0.08% | $22.85 | $23.58 | $49,040 | 0.0 % |
| 13-1073 | Training and Development Specialists | 240 | 0.14% | $28.93 | $28.41 | $59,100 | 0.0 % |
| 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors (3) | 970 | 0.56% | $22.50 | $23.81 | $49,510 | 2.6 % |
| 13-2031 | Budget Analysts (3) | (5) | (5) | $29.47 | $28.61 | $59,510 | 4.5 % |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 15-0000 | Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 1,430 | 0.83% | $28.58 | $27.99 | $58,220 | 10.6 % |
| 15-1021 | Computer Programmers (3) | 290 | 0.17% | $35.55 | $31.24 | $64,980 | 8.3 % |
| 15-1041 | Computer Support Specialists | 350 | 0.20% | $17.34 | $18.61 | $38,700 | 0.0 % |
| 15-1051 | Computer Systems Analysts | 150 | 0.09% | $27.68 | $27.48 | $57,150 | 0.0 % |
| 15-1071 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 160 | 0.09% | $22.29 | $23.49 | $48,870 | 0.0 % |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 17-0000 | Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 5,710 | 3.31% | $29.10 | $28.16 | $58,580 | 9.0 % |
| 17-2051 | Civil Engineers (3) | (5) | (5) | $32.78 | $30.58 | $63,610 | 4.8 % |
| 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | 40 | 0.02% | $36.35 | $34.99 | $72,790 | 0.0 % |
| 17-2081 | Environmental Engineers | 1,050 | 0.61% | $27.24 | $28.34 | $58,940 | 0.0 % |
| 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers (3) | (5) | (5) | $35.80 | $32.86 | $68,350 | 3.6 % |
| 17-3025 | Environmental Engineering Technicians | 1,410 | 0.82% | $15.01 | $16.84 | $35,030 | 0.0 % |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 19-0000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 5,160 | 2.99% | $21.13 | $22.40 | $46,590 | 8.9 % |
| 19-2031 | Chemists (3) | 460 | 0.27% | $30.35 | $28.40 | $59,070 | 9.3 % |
| 19-2041 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 2,030 | 1.18% | $16.37 | $18.52 | $38,520 | 0.0 % |
| 19-2042 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 120 | 0.07% | $28.17 | $26.81 | $55,770 | 0.0 % |
| 19-4031 | Chemical Technicians | (5) | (5) | $13.21 | $14.43 | $30,020 | 0.0 % |
| 19-4091 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 690 | 0.40% | $18.32 | $18.37 | $38,220 | 0.0 % |
| Legal Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 23-0000 | Legal Occupations | 80 | 0.05% | $55.16 | $51.94 | $108,040 | 6.2 % |
| 23-1011 | Lawyers | 80 | 0.05% | $56.46 | $54.05 | $112,420 | 0.0 % |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 27-0000 | Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) |
| 27-3031 | Public Relations Specialists (3) | (5) | (5) | $23.38 | $24.45 | $50,860 | 5.1 % |
| Protective Service Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 33-0000 | Protective Service Occupations | 570 | 0.33% | $11.55 | $14.98 | $31,160 | 18.0 % |
| 33-9032 | Security Guards (3) | 410 | 0.24% | $11.67 | $14.67 | $30,510 | 11.3 % |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 37-0000 | Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 3,740 | 2.16% | $9.39 | $10.60 | $22,040 | 5.6 % |
| 37-1011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (3) | 50 | 0.03% | $17.79 | $15.44 | $32,120 | 9.5 % |
| 37-1012 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | (5) | (5) | $18.86 | $19.56 | $40,680 | 0.0 % |
| 37-2011 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (3) | 1,320 | 0.76% | $11.21 | $11.71 | $24,360 | 4.5 % |
| 37-3011 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | (5) | (5) | $8.04 | $8.73 | $18,160 | 0.0 % |
| Sales and Related Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 41-0000 | Sales and Related Occupations | 4,010 | 2.32% | $19.72 | $21.06 | $43,800 | 2.8 % |
| 41-1012 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 270 | 0.16% | $23.65 | $28.17 | $58,580 | 0.0 % |
| 41-2011 | Cashiers (3) | 270 | 0.16% | $9.74 | $10.07 | $20,940 | 3.6 % |
| 41-4011 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (3) | 980 | 0.57% | $22.01 | $23.54 | $48,960 | 3.6 % |
| 41-4012 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (3) | 400 | 0.23% | $18.00 | $19.50 | $40,550 | 4.7 % |
| 41-9031 | Sales Engineers (3) | 300 | 0.17% | $25.37 | $28.84 | $59,980 | 9.8 % |
| 41-9041 | Telemarketers | 40 | 0.02% | $10.50 | $11.04 | $22,950 | 0.0 % |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 43-0000 | Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 18,750 | 10.85% | $12.82 | $13.83 | $28,760 | 3.1 % |
| 43-1011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers (3) | 1,680 | 0.97% | $16.81 | $19.31 | $40,160 | 4.2 % |
| 43-3011 | Bill and Account Collectors (3) | 620 | 0.36% | $12.53 | $13.40 | $27,880 | 1.7 % |
| 43-3021 | Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators (3) | 870 | 0.50% | $11.27 | $11.68 | $24,300 | 1.3 % |
| 43-3031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (3) | 1,760 | 1.02% | $12.63 | $13.28 | $27,620 | 1.6 % |
| 43-3051 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (3) | 480 | 0.28% | $13.31 | $13.34 | $27,740 | 3.9 % |
| 43-3061 | Procurement Clerks (3) | (5) | (5) | $28.40 | $26.49 | $55,100 | 3.7 % |
| 43-4051 | Customer Service Representatives | 2,940 | 1.70% | $13.39 | $13.90 | $28,900 | 0.0 % |
| 43-4071 | File Clerks (3) | 110 | 0.06% | $9.35 | $9.74 | $20,260 | 2.6 % |
| 43-4151 | Order Clerks | 280 | 0.16% | $11.29 | $11.50 | $23,930 | 0.0 % |
| 43-4161 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (3) | 230 | 0.13% | $14.41 | $15.49 | $32,230 | 5.0 % |
| 43-4171 | Receptionists and Information Clerks (3) | 1,050 | 0.61% | $10.01 | $10.37 | $21,570 | 1.6 % |
| 43-5032 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (3) | 530 | 0.31% | $13.21 | $14.62 | $30,410 | 1.8 % |
| 43-5061 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (3) | (5) | (5) | $24.68 | $25.21 | $52,440 | 3.6 % |
| 43-5071 | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (3) | 540 | 0.31% | $11.38 | $13.07 | $27,190 | 4.5 % |
| 43-5081 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers (3) | 30 | 0.02% | $11.03 | $13.29 | $27,650 | 5.4 % |
| 43-5111 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (3) | 210 | 0.12% | $9.31 | $10.42 | $21,660 | 6.5 % |
| 43-6011 | Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 1,320 | 0.76% | $15.91 | $15.81 | $32,880 | 0.0 % |
| 43-6014 | Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,300 | 0.75% | $11.12 | $11.60 | $24,130 | 0.0 % |
| 43-9021 | Data Entry Keyers (3) | 170 | 0.10% | $11.22 | $11.43 | $23,780 | 3.1 % |
| 43-9061 | Office Clerks, General | 3,210 | 1.86% | $10.92 | $11.87 | $24,700 | 0.0 % |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 45-0000 | Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | (5) | (5) | $7.19 | $7.56 | $15,720 | 4.7 % |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 47-0000 | Construction and Extraction Occupations | 14,280 | 8.27% | $14.71 | $15.79 | $32,830 | 2.9 % |
| 47-1011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 1,700 | 0.98% | $22.58 | $23.01 | $47,850 | 0.0 % |
| 47-2061 | Construction Laborers | (5) | (5) | $12.62 | $12.47 | $25,930 | 0.0 % |
| 47-2071 | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (3) | (5) | (5) | $11.74 | $11.18 | $23,260 | 3.4 % |
| 47-2073 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (3) | 1,550 | 0.90% | $14.04 | $14.69 | $30,550 | 2.2 % |
| 47-2111 | Electricians | 400 | 0.23% | $21.96 | $20.44 | $42,510 | 0.0 % |
| 47-2152 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (3) | 170 | 0.10% | $24.95 | $21.98 | $45,720 | 8.9 % |
| 47-4041 | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (3) | 8,430 | 4.88% | $13.99 | $15.14 | $31,490 | 2.3 % |
| 47-4071 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (3) | 810 | 0.47% | $13.90 | $13.47 | $28,020 | 6.0 % |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 49-0000 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 12,100 | 7.00% | $15.15 | $16.63 | $34,590 | 6.6 % |
| 49-1011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 290 | 0.17% | $24.88 | $24.92 | $51,840 | 0.0 % |
| 49-3023 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (3) | 160 | 0.09% | $14.48 | $15.49 | $32,220 | 3.5 % |
| 49-3031 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (3) | 1,340 | 0.78% | $13.92 | $14.93 | $31,040 | 2.1 % |
| 49-3042 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines (3) | 340 | 0.20% | $14.44 | $16.05 | $33,380 | 7.1 % |
| 49-9012 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 100 | 0.06% | $28.79 | $25.78 | $53,620 | 0.0 % |
| 49-9041 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 220 | 0.13% | $13.41 | $14.97 | $31,150 | 0.0 % |
| 49-9042 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (3) | 7,000 | 4.05% | $15.29 | $16.88 | $35,120 | 6.9 % |
| 49-9098 | Helpers—Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (3) | 1,590 | 0.92% | $11.27 | $12.50 | $26,000 | 2.7 % |
| Production Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 51-0000 | Production Occupations | 9,850 | 5.70% | $15.11 | $16.90 | $35,160 | 10.0 % |
| 51-1011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 800 | 0.46% | $26.86 | $24.22 | $50,370 | 0.0 % |
| 51-4121 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (3) | 360 | 0.21% | $14.20 | $15.61 | $32,460 | 2.9 % |
| 51-8013 | Power Plant Operators | (5) | (5) | $20.72 | $20.89 | $43,440 | 0.0 % |
| 51-8031 | Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators (3) | 3,960 | 2.29% | $13.68 | $14.95 | $31,090 | 2.2 % |
| 51-9032 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3) | (5) | (5) | $12.05 | $12.31 | $25,600 | 4.7 % |
| 51-9061 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (3) | 1,150 | 0.67% | $15.83 | $18.18 | $37,810 | 16.2 % |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 53-0000 | Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 79,130 | 45.80% | $12.41 | $13.47 | $28,020 | 1.9 % |
| 53-1021 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 260 | 0.15% | $14.79 | $16.15 | $33,580 | 0.0 % |
| 53-1031 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 2,930 | 1.70% | $20.26 | $20.88 | $43,430 | 0.0 % |
| 53-3032 | Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 17,900 | 10.36% | $14.44 | $15.10 | $31,400 | 0.0 % |
| 53-3033 | Truck Drivers, Light Or Delivery Services | 670 | 0.39% | $10.04 | $11.20 | $23,300 | 0.0 % |
| 53-7021 | Crane and Tower Operators (3) | (5) | (5) | $17.64 | $19.00 | $39,520 | 6.1 % |
| 53-7032 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (3) | 440 | 0.25% | $14.59 | $14.17 | $29,470 | 4.1 % |
| 53-7051 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (3) | 3,100 | 1.79% | $12.16 | $12.93 | $26,890 | 2.1 % |
| 53-7061 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (3) | (5) | (5) | $8.69 | $9.74 | $20,250 | 13.7 % |
| 53-7062 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 3,950 | 2.29% | $8.78 | $9.63 | $20,030 | 0.0 % |
| 53-7063 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers (3) | (5) | (5) | $9.35 | $9.16 | $19,060 | 4.1 % |
| 53-7081 | Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (3) | 41,970 | 24.29% | $11.54 | $12.52 | $26,040 | 1.8 % |
About 1999 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
(5) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.
The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
Industry-Specific occupational employment and wage estimates for other SIC groups:
SIC 49 - Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services1999 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Other OES estimates and related information:
1999 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
1999 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
1999 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Last modified: October 16, 2001
