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Snapshot of U.S. Occupations in 2010

127,097,160

Total Employment

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate

$44,410

Average Annual Salary

Occupations

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HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

1. Management Occupations: $105,440

2. Legal Occupations: $96,940

3. Computer and Mathematical Occupations: $77,230

4. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: $75,550

5. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: $71,280

Table 1. Highest Paying Occupational Groups

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 0.03 %

2. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: 0.03 %

3. Management Occupations: 0.02 %

4. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.02 %

5. Sales and Related Occupations: 0.02 %

Table 2. Major Occupational Group with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 16.92 %

2. Sales and Related Occupations: 10.57 %

3. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 8.68 %

4. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 6.73 %

5. Education, Training, and Library Occupations: 6.65 %

Table 3. Popular Major Occupational Groups
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.02 %

2. Healthcare Support Occupations: 0.02 %

3. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.01 %

4. Protective Service Occupations: 0.00 %

5. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 0.00 %

Table 4. Major Occupational Groups with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for All Occupations

Total Employment by Gender for All Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Employment by Gender

Diversity of Racial Groups Amongst All Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Diversity of Employment

National Estimates

Total Employment

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

10.50 %

Table 5. U.S. Employment Information

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U.S. Salary Information

Figure 3. Annual Salary Distribution

Figure 4. Hourly Wage Distribution

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.02 %

Table 6. U.S. Salary Information

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Occupational Projections for the United States

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Office and administrative support occupations: 1,842,100

2. Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations: 1,599,600

3. Education, training, and library occupations: 1,324,100

4. Business and financial operations occupations: 1,209,900

5. Healthcare support occupations: 1,147,100

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Healthcare support occupations: 28.8%

2. Computer and mathematical science occupations: 22.19%

3. Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations: 21.35%

4. Personal care and service occupations: 20.43%

5. Life, physical, and social science occupations: 18.97%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Production occupations: -349,200

2. Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations: -9,100

3. Legal occupations: 188,400

4. Architecture and engineering occupations: 270,600

5. Life, physical, and social science occupations: 277,200

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Office and administrative support occupations: 7,254,700

2. Sales and related occupations: 5,712,800

3. Food preparation and serving related occupations: 5,100,500

4. Education, training, and library occupations: 3,331,700

5. Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations: 3,139,300

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for All U.S. Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $69,960

2. Management of Companies and Enterprises: $69,280

3. Utilities: $63,400

4. Information: $60,500

5. Finance and Insurance: $58,250

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH FASTEST GROWING WAGES

1. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 0.06 %

2. Utilities: 0.03 %

3. Management of Companies and Enterprises: 0.03 %

4. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.03 %

5. Finance and Insurance: 0.03 %

Table 12. Industries with the Fastest Growing Wages

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Health Care and Social Assistance: 13.50 %

2. Educational Services: 10.09 %

3. Accommodation and Food Services: 8.74 %

4. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 7.81 %

5. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 5.81 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Health Care and Social Assistance: 0.02 %

2. Educational Services: 0.00 %

3. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.00 %

4. Management of Companies and Enterprises: -0.01 %

5. Utilities: -0.01 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for All Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. District of Columbia: $73,440

2. Massachusetts: $53,700

3. Connecticut: $51,920

4. New York: $51,700

5. Maryland: $50,880

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH FASTEST GROWING WAGES

1. Wyoming: 0.04 %

2. District of Columbia: 0.04 %

3. Louisiana: 0.04 %

4. Arizona: 0.04 %

5. Rhode Island: 0.04 %

Table 16. States with the Fastest Growing Wages

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 11.02 %

2. Texas: 7.94 %

3. New York: 6.57 %

4. Florida: 5.59 %

5. Illinois: 4.35 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. North Dakota: 0.01 %

2. District of Columbia: 0.00 %

3. Alaska: 0.00 %

4. Arkansas: -0.01 %

5. South Dakota: -0.01 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for All Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $67,850

2. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: $63,290

3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: $62,300

4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA: $59,410

5. Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD: $58,360

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH FASTEST GROWING WAGES

1. Flagstaff, AZ: 0.10 %

2. Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN: 0.07 %

3. Corvallis, OR: 0.06 %

4. Midland, TX: 0.06 %

5. Durham, NC: 0.05 %

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Wages

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 3.92 %

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 3.00 %

3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 2.79 %

4. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: 1.97 %

5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: 1.80 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: 1.07 %

2. Manhattan, KS: 0.23 %

3. Palm Coast, FL: 0.05 %

4. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA: 0.02 %

5. Lawton, OK: 0.02 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor

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