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Business operations specialists, all other

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

Business Operations Specialists, All Other: All business operations specialists not listed separately.

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)

Business operations specialists, all other
 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
employment: 300
mean earnings: $62,200
(def) (IG)
$31,180$42,050$56,000$77,610$100,980
Forestry and Logging
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 60
mean earnings: $64,050
$49,070$52,760$58,940$76,400$89,760
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
employment: 240
mean earnings: $61,730
$29,960$38,110$54,300$78,070$103,640
Mining
employment: 3,290
mean earnings: $67,850
(EC) (def) (IG)
$37,410$49,280$63,410$82,620$106,020
Oil and Gas Extraction
employment: 2,660
mean earnings: $69,150
$39,240$50,260$64,140$83,580$107,560
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
employment: 230
mean earnings: $64,550
$33,150$41,810$63,360$84,960$104,420
Support Activities for Mining
employment: 410
mean earnings: $61,210
$28,180$45,890$58,660$74,180$96,510
Utilities
employment: 8,470
mean earnings: $64,710
(EC) (def) (IG)
$37,280$49,910$64,930$79,740$91,560
Utilities
employment: 8,470
mean earnings: $64,710
$37,280$49,910$64,930$79,740$91,560
Construction
employment: 14,450
mean earnings: $60,120
(EC) (def) (IG)
$27,390$38,590$51,650$75,190$99,530
Construction of Buildings
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 7,510
mean earnings: $64,670
$29,190$40,660$55,590$81,380$108,110
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
employment: 2,430
mean earnings: $54,690
$23,920$34,000$47,050$65,540$91,920
Specialty Trade Contractors
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $55,470
$27,290$38,410$47,090$70,950$87,980
Manufacturing
employment: 63,270
mean earnings: $64,860
(EC) (def) (IG)
$32,820$44,470$60,680$81,350$104,730
Food Manufacturing
employment: 2,540
mean earnings: $50,770
$15,930$28,470$47,260$65,550$87,500
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
employment: 480
mean earnings: $53,400
$23,520$36,530$49,430$63,830$89,280
Textile Mills
employment: 130
mean earnings: $51,290
$23,710$32,350$44,580$67,510$86,170
Textile Product Mills
employment: 190
mean earnings: $47,880
$20,700$24,740$32,980$54,050$90,700
Apparel Manufacturing
employment: 400
mean earnings: $49,970
$25,200$32,390$49,620$63,270$70,820
Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
employment: 60
mean earnings: $49,390
$29,970$37,760$48,700$57,560$70,790
Wood Product Manufacturing
employment: 920
mean earnings: $46,190
$27,560$36,900$43,010$53,430$69,350
Paper Manufacturing
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $60,050
$30,340$40,930$55,420$73,550$94,410
Printing and Related Support Activities
employment: 1,550
mean earnings: $56,470
$31,130$39,670$56,810$68,250$85,840
Chemical Manufacturing
employment: 7,920
mean earnings: $61,700
$31,710$42,830$57,610$74,340$96,000
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
employment: 1,460
mean earnings: $61,580
$28,820$39,230$50,860$70,170$109,000
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 650
mean earnings: $52,260
$24,940$36,250$48,290$64,750$86,280
Primary Metal Manufacturing
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 960
mean earnings: $64,340
$35,930$45,230$61,440$79,120$102,310
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
employment: 3,490
mean earnings: $57,410
$25,510$37,830$51,400$67,870$99,850
Machinery Manufacturing
employment: 3,890
mean earnings: $60,930
$33,080$41,790$55,420$73,710$96,950
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
employment: 12,960
mean earnings: $69,960
$37,830$48,130$64,870$87,300$112,870
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
employment: 1,190
mean earnings: $63,460
$33,550$44,290$57,440$76,300$98,120
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $58,180
$25,210$36,320$49,640$71,420$92,690
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
employment: 3,030
mean earnings: $58,240
$29,110$38,270$52,560$69,700$93,060
Wholesale Trade
employment: 34,570
mean earnings: $65,410
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,360$42,140$58,030$80,820$109,900
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
employment: 18,680
mean earnings: $68,320
$32,500$44,420$61,430$86,180$113,740
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
employment: 8,600
mean earnings: $61,190
$30,720$40,890$54,490$75,070$95,220
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
employment: 7,280
mean earnings: $62,940
$30,220$39,410$54,730$72,990$106,420
Retail Trade
employment: 32,560
mean earnings: $46,550
(EC) (def) (IG)
$20,030$29,230$38,720$56,370$81,400
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
employment: 2,500
mean earnings: $61,390
$28,560$37,880$49,030$70,140$113,290
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores
employment: 910
mean earnings: $61,390
$24,810$36,400$56,280$79,420$91,220
Electronics and Appliance Stores
employment: 2,840
mean earnings: $54,510
$21,020$30,640$46,410$71,120$93,730
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
employment: 3,140
mean earnings: $43,650
$20,080$25,150$38,850$53,280$74,990
Food and Beverage Stores
employment: 2,090
mean earnings: $48,800
$21,880$29,600$43,620$57,830$82,070
Health and Personal Care Stores
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $51,130
$27,040$32,310$41,620$61,040$86,280
Gasoline Stations
employment: 520
mean earnings: $46,330
$26,400$34,490$42,000$53,690$74,580
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
employment: 2,040
mean earnings: $55,770
$29,200$39,230$51,670$68,100$88,280
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores
employment: 860
mean earnings: $46,310
$24,290$30,300$39,800$52,900$74,660
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
employment: 2,290
mean earnings: $48,660
$20,930$30,070$40,530$57,070$91,600
Nonstore Retailers
employment: 2,270
mean earnings: $54,970
$23,610$29,770$44,070$65,770$90,870
Transportation and Warehousing
employment: 30,510
mean earnings: $57,930
(EC) (def) (IG)
$29,860$41,490$55,650$71,020$88,220
Air Transportation
employment: 5,220
mean earnings: $59,100
$37,510$46,610$57,720$71,030$85,720
Rail Transportation
employment: 2,300
mean earnings: $60,580
$34,870$46,070$58,110$75,110$90,090
Water Transportation
employment: 240
mean earnings: $57,240
$30,190$37,690$48,900$66,720$102,370
Truck Transportation
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 3,990
mean earnings: $49,290
$23,400$33,640$44,090$57,490$78,000
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
employment: 580
mean earnings: $50,250
$26,950$34,010$47,830$63,030$79,680
Pipeline Transportation
employment: 900
mean earnings: $69,710
$38,080$50,540$67,140$87,910$110,270
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
employment: 100
mean earnings: $54,350
$28,270$35,860$43,910$73,380$86,010
Support Activities for Transportation
employment: 6,490
mean earnings: $57,470
$30,360$39,100$54,000$70,750$87,940
Postal Service
employment: 2,430
mean earnings: $45,600
$19,630$23,180$47,980$62,510$70,720
Couriers and Messengers
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 6,120
mean earnings: $66,300
$41,540$51,920$64,480$78,460$91,490
Warehousing and Storage
employment: 2,140
mean earnings: $57,080
$27,840$37,900$52,110$69,450$96,280
Information
employment: 36,890
mean earnings: $63,360
(EC) (def) (IG)
$33,870$43,990$59,120$78,260$97,280
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
employment: 9,890
mean earnings: $65,220
$31,530$42,880$58,950$80,700$107,440
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
employment: 2,800
mean earnings: $56,010
$25,920$33,130$46,160$71,650$90,360
Broadcasting (except Internet)
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $58,570
$29,600$39,670$54,660$73,920$90,670
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $58,620
$34,730$41,890$53,180$69,770$90,300
Telecommunications
employment: 15,480
mean earnings: $63,320
$37,610$46,940$61,140$78,140$93,080
Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service
employment: 5,810
mean earnings: $66,240
$37,200$46,660$61,350$81,170$102,660
Other Information Services
employment: 270
mean earnings: $57,560
$28,500$36,770$50,020$69,430$93,700
Finance and Insurance
employment: 73,390
mean earnings: $60,040
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,410$40,540$54,610$73,390$94,640
Monetary Authorities - Central Bank
employment: 240
mean earnings: $72,120
$40,110$52,070$68,640$94,100$110,640
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
employment: 29,380
mean earnings: $59,960
$31,380$40,070$54,450$73,340$93,750
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
employment: 7,420
mean earnings: $65,430
$30,870$41,000$58,130$82,340$111,180
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
employment: 34,720
mean earnings: $58,840
$31,870$40,960$54,070$72,000$91,600
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
employment: 1,630
mean earnings: $60,720
$16,400$34,070$55,890$76,970$102,170
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
employment: 17,580
mean earnings: $54,160
(EC) (def) (IG)
$19,890$28,700$43,390$65,650$104,610
Real Estate
employment: 14,440
mean earnings: $53,240
$18,970$27,160$42,000$64,220$105,380
Rental and Leasing Services
employment: 2,220
mean earnings: $55,960
$28,360$37,590$47,820$67,520$90,870
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
employment: 920
mean earnings: $64,170
$26,410$34,850$51,180$76,910$120,440
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 71,610
mean earnings: $68,220
(EC) (def) (IG)
$32,170$43,370$62,010$86,770$114,220
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 71,610
mean earnings: $68,220
$32,170$43,370$62,010$86,770$114,220
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 49,800
mean earnings: $65,080
(EC) (def) (IG)
$33,470$42,730$58,200$79,520$104,640
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 49,800
mean earnings: $65,080
$33,470$42,730$58,200$79,520$104,640
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 49,340
mean earnings: $57,090
(EC) (def) (IG)
$23,750$34,340$50,350$71,400$96,520
Administrative and Support Services
employment: 48,090
mean earnings: $56,760
$23,630$34,120$49,960$71,000$96,140
Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 1,250
mean earnings: $69,640
$32,140$46,180$65,980$84,750$109,730
Educational Services
employment: 78,740
mean earnings: $50,490
(EC) (def) (IG)
$29,100$35,900$46,370$61,140$77,630
Educational Services
employment: 78,740
mean earnings: $50,490
$29,100$35,900$46,370$61,140$77,630
Health Care and Social Assistance
employment: 44,930
mean earnings: $49,640
(EC) (def) (IG)
$28,070$35,120$45,890$59,960$74,090
Ambulatory Health Care Services
employment: 11,970
mean earnings: $54,220
$28,110$36,590$48,400$63,650$84,160
Hospitals
employment: 21,190
mean earnings: $51,240
$30,510$38,170$49,150$63,050$75,120
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 4,200
mean earnings: $42,910
$24,830$31,070$40,240$52,300$65,600
Social Assistance
employment: 7,570
mean earnings: $41,660
$24,250$30,940$38,230$49,510$63,870
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
employment: 7,560
mean earnings: $51,040
(EC) (def) (IG)
$23,640$30,920$41,770$57,450$86,870
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
employment: 3,170
mean earnings: $61,020
$24,980$32,860$46,290$69,520$119,350
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
employment: 1,160
mean earnings: $46,950
$26,180$32,700$42,680$56,540$72,630
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
employment: 3,230
mean earnings: $42,720
$22,180$28,380$38,190$51,290$68,950
Accomodation and Food Service
employment: 3,320
mean earnings: $42,520
(EC) (def) (IG)
$19,570$26,070$37,100$54,330$73,590
Accommodation
employment: 1,960
mean earnings: $40,830
$20,080$27,000$36,300$50,600$67,740
Food Services and Drinking Places
employment: 1,370
mean earnings: $44,960
$18,960$24,800$39,190$60,360$80,660
Other Services (except Public Administration)
employment: 59,810
mean earnings: $47,120
(EC) (def) (IG)
$13,650$27,580$43,330$61,140$83,440
Repair and Maintenance
employment: 1,950
mean earnings: $68,000
$23,030$41,180$62,780$82,930$125,710
Personal and Laundry Services
employment: 1,520
mean earnings: $39,030
$20,130$26,060$35,250$45,080$64,430
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
employment: 56,340
mean earnings: $46,620
$13,530$27,290$43,210$60,460$82,660
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 235,920
mean earnings: $61,850
(def) (IG)
$36,240$46,320$59,520$74,170$90,140
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 235,920
mean earnings: $61,850
$36,240$46,320$59,520$74,170$90,140

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.