The largest computer and mathematical occupations weresoftware developers (1.5 million) and computer user support specialists (696,830). The annual mean wage across all computer and mathematical occupations was $108,130,compared with the U.S. average wage of $61,900.The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program provides employmentand wage estimates for about 830 occupations in the nation, states, and approximately530 areas. National data are available by industry for approximately 410 industryclassifications and by ownership across all industries and for the educational services and hospitals industries. This news release features computer and mathematical,construction and extraction, and business and financial operations occupations,in addition to largest occupations, public sector occupations, and employment andwages by typical entry-level educational requirement. National employment and wageinformation for all occupations is shown in table 1.

Computer and mathematical occupations

 --The largest computer and mathematical occupations were software developers (1.5

   million), computer user support specialists (696,830), and computer systems analysts

   (505,210). (See table 1.)

 --Twenty out of 21 computer and mathematical occupations had mean wages above the

   U.S. average of $61,900. The highest paying computer and mathematical occupations

   were computer and information research scientists ($155,880), database architects

   ($136,540), and software developers ($132,930). (See table 1.)

 --The lowest paying computer and mathematical occupations were computer user support

   specialists ($61,580) and computer network support specialists ($76,060). Computer

   user support specialists was the only computer and mathematical occupation that 

   did not have an above-average wage. (See table 1.)

 --More than one-quarter of computer and mathematical jobs (1.3 million) were in the

   computer systems design and related services industry. Industries with the largest

   employment of computer and mathematical occupations also included management of

   companies and enterprises (331,220); software publishers (286,760); and employment

   services (190,030), which includes temporary help services.

 --The metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of computer and mathematical

   occupations were San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (13.7 percent of area employment),

   and California-Lexington Park, MD (10.3 percent).

 --The highest paying states for computer and mathematical occupations were California

   ($143,670) and Washington ($129,870). The lowest paying states for this group included

   Mississippi ($75,840) and North Dakota ($76,900).

National industry-specific data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.

State data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm and metropolitan area

data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm.

Construction and extraction occupations

 --Construction and extraction occupations had employment of 6.1 million and an annual

   mean wage of $58,400. (See table 1.)

 --The largest construction and extraction occupations were construction laborers (1.0

   million) and first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers 

   (720,900). (See table 1.)

 --The highest paying construction and extraction occupations were elevator and escalator

   installers and repairers ($93,960) and first-line supervisors of construction trades

   and extraction workers ($77,650). (See table 1.)

 --The lowest paying occupations in this group included helpers of pipelayers, plumbers,

   pipefitters, and steamfitters ($37,590) and helpers of painters, paperhangers,

   plasterers, and stucco masons ($38,040). (See table 1.)

 --Construction and extraction occupations made up 9.1 percent of employment in Wyoming,

   compared with 4.1 percent nationally. States with the highest shares of construction

   and extraction occupations also included North Dakota (7.5 percent) and Montana (6.7 

   percent).

 --Construction laborers, the largest construction and extraction occupation, had an

   annual mean wage of $46,350 for all industries combined. (See table 1.) Within the

   construction sector, mean wages for construction laborers varied by industry from 

   $42,950 in residential building construction to $55,160 in highway, street, and

   bridge construction.

Business and financial operations occupations

 --Business and financial operations occupations had employment of 9.7 million,

   representing 6.5 percent of U.S. employment. The annual mean wage for business

   and financial operations occupations was $86,080. (See table 1.)

 --The largest business and financial operations occupations included accountants and

   auditors (1.4 million); business operations specialists, all other (1.1 million);

   and project management specialists (843,910). (See table 1.)

 --The highest paying business and financial operations occupations were personal

   financial advisors ($137,740); agents and business managers of artists, performers,

   and athletes ($120,100); and financial risk specialists ($116,140). (See table 1.)

 --The lowest paying business and financial operations occupations included credit 

   counselors ($51,650) and farm labor contractors ($54,630). (See table 1.)

 --Accountants and auditors had an annual mean wage of $86,740 nationally. (See table

   1.) The District of Columbia ($110,750) and New York ($110,320) had the highest

   average wages for this occupation. The lowest paying states for accountants and 

   auditors included Mississippi ($68,040) and Nevada ($68,980).

Largest occupations

 --The largest occupations overall were retail salespersons (3.6 million), home health

   and personal care aides (3.5 million), and general and operations managers (3.4

   million). (See table 1.) 

 --Eight of the 10 largest occupations had below-average wages, including retail

   salespersons ($34,730) and home health and personal care aides ($30,930). (See 

   table 1.) 

 --Of the 10 largest occupations, registered nurses ($89,010) and general and 

   operations managers ($122,860) were the only occupations with above-average wages.

   (See table 1.)

Public sector occupations

 --The public sector made up 14.5 percent of employment and had a different occupational

   mix from the private sector. 

 --Several of the largest public sector occupations were related to education. These

   occupations included elementary school teachers, except special education (public

   sector employment of 1.2 million); teaching assistants, except postsecondary (993,600);

   secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education (896,190);

   and middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education (541,590).

 --Outside of the educational instruction and library group, the occupations with the

   highest public sector employment were police and sheriff's patrol officers (649,400);

   registered nurses (514,990); and janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping

   cleaners (485,250).

Public/private sector ownership data are available at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.

Typical entry-level education

 --Occupations typically requiring a high school diploma or the equivalent for entry

   made up 38.2 percent of employment and occupations typically requiring no formal

   educational credential for entry made up 21.9 percent of employment. These two 

   educational categories include many production and construction occupations, as 

   well as large occupations like retail salespersons and home health and personal 

   care aides.

 --Occupations typically requiring postsecondary education for entry made up nearly

   40 percent of employment. The largest postsecondary category, occupations typically

   requiring a bachelor's degree for entry, made up 24.5 percent of employment. This

   educational category includes registered nurses; teachers at the kindergarten through

   secondary levels; and many management, business and financial operations, computer,

   and engineering occupations.

 --The largest occupations typically requiring a postsecondary nondegree award for 

   entry were heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2.0 million), nursing assistants

   (1.3 million), and medical assistants (752,460). Occupations in this educational 

   category made up 6.1 percent of employment.

 --Average wages were generally higher for occupations requiring more education. Annual

   mean wages were $34,320 for occupations typically requiring no formal educational

   credential for entry, $49,140 for occupations typically requiring a high school 

   diploma or the equivalent, $63,510 for occupations typically requiring an associate's

   degree, and $99,650 for occupations typically requiring a bachelor's degree.

 --The highest paying occupations typically requiring a postsecondary nondegree award

   for entry included commercial pilots ($123,250); captains, mates, and pilots of water 

   vessels ($104,190); and ship engineers ($100,980).

The typical education level required to enter an occupation is based on education and

training categories from the BLS Employment Projections program. More information about

the system of education and training categories is available at 

www.bls.gov/emp/documentation/education/tech.htm. Typical entry-level educational

requirements assigned to each occupation in the May 2022 OEWS estimates are available

at www.bls.gov/oes/educ_list_2022.xlsx. Additional charts are available at 

www.bls.gov/oes/current/overview_2022.htm.

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