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Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety: Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and other compliance and enforcement inspection activities not classified elsewhere.

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
Mining
employment: 590
mean earnings: $53,860
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,910$39,290$49,630$65,390$84,740
Oil and Gas Extraction
employment: 380
mean earnings: $56,360
$32,460$41,180$52,660$69,030$87,060
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
employment: 100
mean earnings: $48,120
$30,170$34,560$43,150$56,290$74,000
Support Activities for Mining
employment: 110
mean earnings: $50,540
$33,600$39,100$45,510$57,320$77,940
Utilities
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $66,990
(EC) (def) (IG)
$40,440$52,100$66,390$82,040$93,740
Utilities
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $66,990
$40,440$52,100$66,390$82,040$93,740
Construction
employment: 580
mean earnings: $50,120
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,260$37,280$46,210$61,790$72,870
Construction of Buildings
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $52,550
$32,000$38,520$52,320$64,570$72,710
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
employment: 80
mean earnings: $57,700
$34,390$41,890$56,730$68,150$81,090
Specialty Trade Contractors
employment: 340
mean earnings: n.a.
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Manufacturing
employment: 8,040
mean earnings: $57,460
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,830$40,570$53,290$71,300$90,310
Food Manufacturing
employment: 290
mean earnings: $49,940
$23,970$33,520$44,800$62,510$84,810
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
employment: 50
mean earnings: $56,520
$32,280$40,250$58,340$71,500$83,380
Paper Manufacturing
employment: 100
mean earnings: $54,950
$28,950$39,050$49,720$71,340$85,840
Printing and Related Support Activities
employment: 30
mean earnings: $48,350
$37,410$40,880$47,540$55,480$64,230
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
employment: 450
mean earnings: $60,920
$32,040$41,740$58,130$78,260$94,050
Chemical Manufacturing
employment: 2,190
mean earnings: $59,100
$33,000$41,890$54,520$72,600$91,320
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
employment: 170
mean earnings: $45,220
$24,560$34,080$43,610$54,960$67,830
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
employment: 50
mean earnings: $43,240
$29,720$34,920$41,950$51,010$59,130
Primary Metal Manufacturing
employment: 210
mean earnings: $49,920
$26,810$32,010$43,830$65,090$85,130
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
employment: 380
mean earnings: $48,530
$30,120$33,960$44,270$60,260$76,450
Machinery Manufacturing
employment: 240
mean earnings: $54,100
$30,500$39,680$50,700$64,600$89,600
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
employment: 1,390
mean earnings: $64,590
$38,130$48,070$59,540$79,410$99,440
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
employment: 140
mean earnings: $54,280
$31,890$43,190$53,250$64,050$74,470
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
employment: 1,580
mean earnings: $55,650
$32,330$39,950$51,390$68,540$89,510
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 30
mean earnings: $47,390
$28,620$36,400$47,900$57,100$68,150
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 670
mean earnings: $58,220
$31,390$39,920$54,860$71,930$89,900
Wholesale Trade
employment: 2,250
mean earnings: $57,090
(EC) (def) (IG)
$34,890$45,540$54,960$67,460$83,080
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $57,450
$38,860$47,990$56,190$66,810$76,330
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
employment: 600
mean earnings: $58,380
$32,640$41,410$53,320$70,660$93,420
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
employment: 230
mean earnings: $51,540
$29,220$35,290$46,680$65,800$85,150
Retail Trade
employment: 300
mean earnings: $46,040
(EC) (def) (IG)
$22,470$33,260$43,160$57,900$70,320
Electronics and Appliance Stores
employment: 40
mean earnings: $54,580
$37,480$43,280$56,410$66,270$71,710
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 40
mean earnings: $46,280
$24,720$29,180$43,550$58,820$70,140
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
employment: 40
mean earnings: $50,200
$33,710$39,910$45,420$57,230$71,440
Nonstore Retailers
employment: 80
mean earnings: $49,990
$30,220$36,970$43,970$60,580$72,510
Transportation and Warehousing
employment: 5,100
mean earnings: $54,310
(EC) (def) (IG)
$30,460$39,760$51,030$70,390$84,500
Air Transportation
employment: 200
mean earnings: $55,260
$35,440$42,810$53,130$67,150$82,540
Rail Transportation
employment: 40
mean earnings: $69,490
$32,150$56,340$73,260$87,100$99,110
Water Transportation
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $54,690
$32,160$41,760$53,310$67,880$82,510
Truck Transportation
employment: 870
mean earnings: $47,430
$25,830$36,410$46,890$55,520$69,200
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
employment: 60
mean earnings: $38,320
$20,750$24,880$31,580$45,370$63,350
Pipeline Transportation
employment: 320
mean earnings: $54,090
$32,290$38,390$47,440$67,180$85,680
Support Activities for Transportation
employment: 1,660
mean earnings: $44,300
$28,000$33,460$43,050$52,130$61,430
Postal Service
employment: 1,710
mean earnings: $67,970
$45,200$52,780$72,700$82,580$88,500
Couriers and Messengers
employment: 40
mean earnings: $42,990
$29,360$32,700$39,510$52,080$65,560
Warehousing and Storage
employment: 80
mean earnings: $50,840
$30,760$35,910$49,340$58,520$76,490
Information
employment: 3,940
mean earnings: $59,910
(EC) (def) (IG)
$36,670$43,120$57,050$73,200$90,650
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
employment: 610
mean earnings: $56,830
$37,020$41,340$51,890$69,770$87,440
Broadcasting (except Internet)
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $50,410
$36,740$40,170$46,070$58,210$72,000
Telecommunications
employment: 2,620
mean earnings: $61,240
$36,770$44,020$59,310$74,810$91,970
Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service
employment: 470
mean earnings: $59,570
$33,660$44,320$57,200$72,420$88,770
Other Information Services
employment: 40
mean earnings: $49,190
$37,520$40,640$46,090$56,230$68,170
Finance and Insurance
employment: 23,870
mean earnings: $58,310
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,460$40,350$53,760$70,540$91,000
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
employment: 9,270
mean earnings: $54,680
$29,440$37,840$50,490$66,870$86,430
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
employment: 5,130
mean earnings: $70,620
$38,260$49,020$64,490$84,790$113,480
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
employment: 8,930
mean earnings: $54,940
$31,490$39,450$51,380$67,510$86,040
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
employment: 530
mean earnings: $59,270
$33,180$44,020$56,370$70,970$88,750
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
employment: 1,780
mean earnings: $53,370
(EC) (def) (IG)
$30,050$37,450$49,170$64,100$82,830
Real Estate
employment: 910
mean earnings: $49,710
$28,420$36,480$48,320$59,990$72,530
Rental and Leasing Services
employment: 110
mean earnings: $51,180
$30,250$34,640$45,050$59,430$79,930
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
employment: 760
mean earnings: $58,040
$31,840$39,140$50,930$72,620$88,210
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 8,170
mean earnings: $59,230
(EC) (def) (IG)
$32,940$42,350$55,450$72,440$91,290
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 8,170
mean earnings: $59,230
$32,940$42,350$55,450$72,440$91,290
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 5,150
mean earnings: $60,320
(EC) (def) (IG)
$34,320$41,730$54,710$73,150$94,140
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 5,150
mean earnings: $60,320
$34,320$41,730$54,710$73,150$94,140
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 3,850
mean earnings: $53,570
(EC) (def) (IG)
$26,700$34,870$47,900$65,950$85,850
Administrative and Support Services
employment: 3,500
mean earnings: $52,730
$26,080$34,100$46,440$64,350$85,190
Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 350
mean earnings: $61,900
$36,100$47,910$60,370$74,070$89,330
Educational Services
employment: 5,040
mean earnings: $60,040
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,900$42,750$57,760$77,110$91,740
Educational Services
employment: 5,040
mean earnings: $60,040
$31,900$42,750$57,760$77,110$91,740
Health Care and Social Assistance
employment: 5,630
mean earnings: $51,070
(EC) (def) (IG)
$30,650$37,450$47,660$62,800$78,290
Ambulatory Health Care Services
employment: 1,440
mean earnings: $52,160
$31,560$38,310$49,380$64,820$80,190
Hospitals
employment: 2,540
mean earnings: $54,980
$32,850$40,600$52,440$67,090$83,390
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
employment: 630
mean earnings: $46,470
$30,950$36,130$43,190$55,160$69,060
Social Assistance
employment: 1,010
mean earnings: $42,580
$26,230$31,700$39,680$49,470$66,610
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
employment: 130
mean earnings: $50,020
(EC) (def) (IG)
$23,030$31,990$44,200$65,650$82,790
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
employment: 50
mean earnings: $52,630
$16,510$34,050$49,970$70,480$87,500
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
employment: 80
mean earnings: $47,800
$24,290$30,930$40,920$58,260$79,120
Accomodation and Food Service
employment: 180
mean earnings: $38,850
(EC) (def) (IG)
$20,270$27,110$34,060$49,260$64,380
Accommodation
employment: 130
mean earnings: $37,850
$20,190$26,980$33,750$47,090$59,210
Food Services and Drinking Places
employment: 50
mean earnings: $41,470
$23,280$27,190$35,400$55,570$70,070
Other Services (except Public Administration)
employment: 2,770
mean earnings: $48,850
(EC) (def) (IG)
$29,200$35,060$44,530$57,750$78,240
Repair and Maintenance
employment: 50
mean earnings: $46,020
$31,110$36,420$42,220$53,560$67,880
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
employment: 2,690
mean earnings: $48,960
$29,200$35,080$44,660$57,940$78,520
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 83,110
mean earnings: $49,750
(def) (IG)
$29,940$36,920$45,740$60,600$75,520
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 83,110
mean earnings: $49,750
$29,940$36,920$45,740$60,600$75,520

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.

The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.

The (IG) links lead to Industry at a Glance industry profiles from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.