These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, are available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).
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| Wage Estimates | ||||||
| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment (1) | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (2) | Mean RSE (3) |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 458,850 | $8.23 | $9.76 | $20,310 | 0.6 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 19,890 | $17.06 | $18.50 | $38,480 | 1.0 % | |
| Farm Labor Contractors | 2,770 | $8.42 | $10.84 | $22,540 | 4.2 % | |
| Agricultural Inspectors | 12,300 | $14.92 | $16.05 | $33,390 | 0.7 % | |
| Animal Breeders | 1,530 | $13.55 | $15.74 | $32,730 | 2.8 % | |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 50,110 | $7.90 | $8.52 | $17,710 | 0.8 % | |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 20,960 | $8.88 | $9.76 | $20,300 | 2.0 % | |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 240,000 | $7.70 | $8.07 | $16,780 | 0.6 % | |
| Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals | 43,250 | $8.31 | $9.07 | $18,870 | 0.8 % | |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 9,500 | $10.15 | $11.06 | $23,010 | 1.9 % | |
| Fishers and Related Fishing Workers | 940 | $11.58 | $14.04 | $29,200 | 5.7 % | |
| Forest and Conservation Workers | 9,140 | $9.51 | $11.34 | $23,590 | 1.4 % | |
| Fallers | 10,180 | $13.23 | $15.15 | $31,510 | 3.8 % | |
| Logging Equipment Operators | 27,690 | $13.18 | $13.75 | $28,600 | 1.6 % | |
| Log Graders and Scalers | 4,870 | $12.29 | $13.21 | $27,480 | 2.0 % | |
| Logging Workers, All Other | 5,680 | $14.29 | $14.06 | $29,240 | 2.0 % | |
About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) 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) 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.
National OES estimates by SOC major group
May 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2004 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2004 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2004 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Download May 2004 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files
Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005