Comparative Occupational Wages 2011: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 5

Comparative Occupational Wages 2011 (4th Quarter)
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Workforce Investment Area 5

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Estabs. reporting occupation Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct

LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 19-0000 46 320 15.13 42,908 5.89 25,523 51,601 29,328 37,914 50,647

20.63 12.27 24.81 14.10 18.22 24.35

Chemists 19-2031 9 30 30.04 58,607 10.15 37,689 69,066 39,672 55,555 72,244

28.18 18.12 33.20 19.08 26.71 34.73

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 6 20 36.75 47,556 3.33 33,032 54,817 35,803 44,109 54,751

22.86 15.88 26.35 17.21 21.20 26.32

Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 11 70 48.56 52,074 3.24 38,500 58,862 42,146 51,055 61,082

25.04 18.51 28.30 20.26 24.54 29.36

Chemical Technicians 19-4031 9 50 40.27 27,928 10.04 21,547 31,119 21,119 22,849 29,367

13.43 10.36 14.96 10.16 10.99 14.12

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 6 30 16.41 36,530 2.04 26,117 41,737 27,444 32,841 43,578

17.56 12.55 20.07 13.20 15.78 20.95

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NOTES

'Current' denotes 4th Quarter 2011. Wages are base year 2011, aged forward using the Employment Cost Index.

Entry Wage: Average of the lowest 1/3 employed.

Experienced Wage: Average of the highest 2/3 employed.

Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.