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Professional and related occupations

Earnings Graph | Relative Pay | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Census Statistics | Fatalities

The Professional and related occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Professional and related occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Architecture and engineering occupations
— National
U.S.: $63,910
— by State
AL: $62,560
AK: $67,760
AZ: $63,410
AR: $50,970
CA: $74,270
CO: $66,930
CT: $64,490
DE: $66,740
DC: $80,570
FL: $56,580
GA: $58,240
HI: $61,460
ID: $61,500
IL: $60,280
IN: $57,220
IA: $54,610
KS: $60,710
KY: $55,400
LA: $55,900
ME: $56,920
MD: $69,380
MA: $70,620
MI: $65,840
MN: $60,540
MS: $51,040
MO: $58,480
MT: $46,320
NE: $58,260
NV: $60,470
NH: $61,170
NJ: $68,410
NM: $62,610
NY: $66,560
NC: $56,770
ND: $49,560
OH: $59,730
OK: $59,260
OR: $58,570
PA: $60,410
RI: $67,000
SC: $58,310
SD: $45,360
TN: $57,760
TX: $66,110
UT: $59,560
VT: $64,400
VA: $66,200
WA: $67,480
WV: $50,860
WI: $55,890
WY: $53,420
GU: $44,580
PR: $43,440
VI: $45,140
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $58,890
21 $80,540
22 $67,490
23 $59,510
31-33 $65,470
42 $63,960
44-45 $53,200
48-49 $61,510
51 $66,840
52 $70,870
53 $58,510
54 $61,930
55 $71,530
56 $60,710
61 $56,090
62 $56,440
71 $66,460
72 $53,150
81 $57,100
92 $64,470
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for architecture and engineering occupations.
Life, physical, and social science occupations
— National
U.S.: $58,030
— by State
AL: $50,080
AK: $53,920
AZ: $49,620
AR: $48,790
CA: $63,440
CO: $61,010
CT: $67,300
DE: $63,150
DC: $77,690
FL: $50,360
GA: $55,790
HI: $56,320
ID: $44,420
IL: $55,200
IN: $53,640
IA: $47,720
KS: $51,350
KY: $45,210
LA: $51,990
ME: $47,530
MD: $68,490
MA: $65,320
MI: $56,620
MN: $57,460
MS: $48,280
MO: $49,850
MT: $39,870
NE: $47,610
NV: $56,400
NH: $53,380
NJ: $65,340
NM: $68,210
NY: $60,300
NC: $54,870
ND: $44,950
OH: $54,880
OK: $48,710
OR: $49,940
PA: $55,350
RI: $57,800
SC: $47,020
SD: $39,260
TN: $51,160
TX: $59,850
UT: $45,150
VT: $51,050
VA: $66,980
WA: $60,480
WV: $47,430
WI: $51,260
WY: $44,100
GU: $43,310
PR: $36,370
VI: $41,720
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $41,200
21 $74,800
22 $63,930
23 $57,220
31-33 $59,120
42 $65,630
44-45 $52,660
48-49 $58,870
51 $69,040
52 $65,510
53 $52,970
54 $58,720
55 $63,800
56 $52,960
61 $49,610
62 $62,440
71 $43,990
72 $46,030
81 $52,630
92 $56,710
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for life, physical, and social science occupations.
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
— National
U.S.: $44,310
— by State
AL: $33,160
AK: $39,890
AZ: $37,810
AR: $32,290
CA: $49,120
CO: $42,930
CT: $47,930
DE: $40,170
DC: $63,480
FL: $41,110
GA: $42,020
HI: $48,010
ID: $33,100
IL: $42,090
IN: $34,430
IA: $30,830
KS: $32,500
KY: $33,940
LA: $31,010
ME: $32,510
MD: $44,660
MA: $49,280
MI: $45,790
MN: $43,280
MS: $31,760
MO: $39,880
MT: $28,720
NE: $34,110
NV: $48,550
NH: $40,180
NJ: $46,210
NM: $35,210
NY: $57,980
NC: $39,560
ND: $30,550
OH: $40,320
OK: $35,010
OR: $40,840
PA: $37,700
RI: $43,530
SC: $35,140
SD: $29,360
TN: $37,720
TX: $38,810
UT: $40,220
VT: $37,270
VA: $48,020
WA: $48,590
WV: $31,580
WI: $38,590
WY: $29,320
GU: $26,900
PR: $28,110
VI: $30,180
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $30,910
21 $61,310
22 $56,280
23 $51,010
31-33 $46,460
42 $41,910
44-45 $27,950
48-49 $46,020
51 $47,110
52 $53,810
53 $41,990
54 $50,210
55 $57,320
56 $43,160
61 $35,540
62 $40,630
71 $45,240
72 $29,720
81 $44,340
92 $49,310
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Professional and related occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    28,297,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    56.1% 43.9% 9.0% 6.4% 6.4%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 11,560,000$7670.731
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 9,811,000$1,049
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 21,371,000$883 

Architecture and engineering occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    2,760,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    13.8% 86.2% 4.9% 8.4% 5.7%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 331,000$8800.773
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 2,170,000$1,139
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 2,500,000$1,098 

Life, physical, and social science occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    1,365,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    43.0% 57.0% 5.6% 9.2% 5.1%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 426,000$8840.874
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 647,000$1,012
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 1,073,000$957 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    2,687,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    47.0% 53.0% 6.1% 4.8% 7.5%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 618,000$6880.798
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 808,000$862
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 1,426,000$768 

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Professional and
related occupations		T 20.3% 20.3% 17.0% 30.0% 10.1%
W 24.5% 25.0% 20.7% 29.2% 14.6%
M 16.7% 16.5% 12.8% 30.8% 7.2%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Professional and related occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 26,271,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    4,845,000 18.4% 5,447,000 20.7%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $902
    — Members of unions$932
    — Represented by unions$924
    — Non-union$894
    more union earnings statistics

Architecture and engineering occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 2,593,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    221,000 8.5% 259,000 10.0%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $1,105
    — Members of unions$1,133
    — Represented by unions$1,133
    — Non-union$1,101
    more union earnings statistics

Life, physical, and social science occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 1,305,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    125,000 9.6% 140,000 10.7%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $965
    — Members of unions$978
    — Represented by unions$1,011
    — Non-union$959
    more union earnings statistics

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 1,957,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    152,000 7.8% 171,000 8.8%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $819
    — Members of unions$983
    — Represented by unions$925
    — Non-union$808
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Professional and related occupations

Paid hourly wages 9,993,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 50,000
At $5.15 25,000
Below $5.15 25,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Professional and related 67.5 7.53 83.0 7.90 28.7 4.83

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Professional and related 81.8 7.84 28.3 2.80

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Professional and related occupations 4.7
Architecture and engineering occupations 5.8
Life, physical, and social science occupations 4.2
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 3.6

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Census Statistics

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians

 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
All workers
employment: 155,210
average earnings: $40,000		$22,000$29,000$37,000$46,000$58,000
Men
employment: 51,430
average earnings: $40,000		$25,000$32,000$41,000$52,000$68,000
Women
employment: 103,770
average earnings: $37,000		$21,000$28,000$35,000$43,000$52,000

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians

 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
All workers
employment: 168,700
average earnings: $26,000		$13,000$17,000$23,000$30,000$38,000
Men
employment: 35,020
average earnings: $26,000		$16,000$20,000$27,000$35,000$45,000
Women
employment: 133,670
average earnings: $24,000		$13,000$17,000$22,000$28,000$36,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Professional and related occupations-------
Computer and mathematical occupations 7 5-----
Architecture and engineering occupations 68 45 4 5 10--
Life, physical, and social science occupations 25 16 4 5---
Community and social services occupations 44 24 12 6---
Legal occupations 3------
Education, training, and library occupations 27 15 3 5 4--
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 51 24 13 5 7--
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 72 40 17 5 9--
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 6------

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

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