Occupational Wage

Overview

All US occupational wages in an aggregated dataset, including over 800 occupations. Statistical metrics such as means, medians, deciles, standard deviation & totals on an hourly and annual basis.

Data Information	Value
Refresh Cadence	`Cadence`
Historical Coverage	`2010`-`Present`
Geographic Coverage	`United States`

Schema

Name	Description
BQ_AREA_CD	U.S. (99), state FIPS code, MSA, NECTA, or OEWS-specific nonmetropolitan area code
BQ_AREA_DESCRIPTION	Area name
BQ_AREA_TYPE	Area type (1-6)
BQ_ADDRESS_STATE	Primary state for the area. "US" for national estimates
BQ_NAICS_CODE	NAICS code for the industry
BQ_NAICS_DESCRIPTION	NAICS title for the industry
BQ_OCC_INDUSTRY_LEVEL	Industry level description
BQ_OCC_OWNERSHIP_CD	Ownership type (1-1235)
BQ_OCC_CD	6-digit SOC or OEWS-specific occupation code
BQ_OCC_DESCRIPTION	SOC title or OEWS-specific title
BQ_OCC_ESTIMATED_TOTAL_EMPLOYMENT	Estimated total employment rounded to nearest 10
BQ_OCC_PRSE_EMPLOYMENT	PRSE for employment estimate (0-1000)
BQ_OCC_PER_1000_JOBS_PER_AREA	Jobs per 1,000 in the area
BQ_OCC_LOCATION_QUOTIENT	Employment ratio to U.S. average
BQ_OCC_PERCENT_INDUSTRY_EMPLOYMENT	Percent of industry employment in occupation (0-122.32)
BQ_OCC_MEAN_HOURLY_WAGE	Mean hourly wage (-100 to 353.38)
BQ_OCC_MEAN_ANNUAL_WAGE	Mean annual wage (7.26-254430)
BQ_OCC_PRSE_MEAN_WAGE	PRSE for mean wage (-100 to 89.99)
BQ_OCC_HOURLY_10TH_PERCENTILE_WAGE	10th percentile hourly wage (7.25-114.78)
BQ_OCC_HOURLY_MEDIAN_WAGE	Median hourly wage (7.25-114.98)
BQ_OCC_ANNUAL_MEDIAN_WAGE	Median annual wage (1-57160)
BQ_OCC_RELEASE_OF_ANNUAL_WAGE_IND	"TRUE" if only annual wages released
BQ_OCC_RELEASE_OF_HOURLY_WAGE_IND	"TRUE" if only hourly wages released
BQ_YEAR	Year (2011-2023)