Attachment III OES Fact Sheet

Occupational Employment Statistics
January 2014

www.bls.gov

What is the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program?
OES provides employment and wage estimates for 800 occupations in over 300 industries. By contacting
1.2 million firms nation-wide, OES produces estimates for more than 375 metropolitan areas, 34 metropolitan
divisions, all 50 States, the District of Columbia, select U.S. Territories, and many non-metropolitan areas.
OES data is published annually in May.

Who uses OES data?
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State and local workforce investment boards as well as training professionals use the information to
determine the need for local employment and training services.
Economic development specialists use the information to estimate available labor supply.
Researchers use the data to study trends in labor markets and industries and to understand labor costs
for new markets.
Students and counselors use the information for career planning.
Compensation specialists use the data to determine equitable and competitive pay and develop
recruiting packages.
BLS and State Employment Security Agencies use OES data to project employment.

How can OES data help you?
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You can compare employment and wages for different occupations.
You can compare employment and wages for particular occupations across industries.
You can make wage comparisons across geographic areas.

Where can you find this information?
You can find our data online at http://www.bls.gov/oes. There you will find the latest news releases and can
search for detailed information.

Whom should you contact if you have additional questions?

Contact the Carrie Jones by e-mail at jones.carrie@bls.gov or by telephone at (202) 691-6474.

Office of Employment Statistics • oesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/oes • 202-691-6569

Occupational Employment Statistics
January 2014

www.bls.gov

OES data include occupational employment and wages by industry as well as occupational employment and
wages by geographic areas: national, state, and metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Here are examples
of what OES has to offer.

Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Employment for Human Resources Specialists,
May 2012
Metropolitan Area

Employment

Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage

New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

18,860

$33.76

$70,230

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

16,080

$39.75

$82,670

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

11,640

$32.24

$67,060

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division

10,110

$31.98

$66,520

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

8,640

$27.58

$57,360

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

8,460

$31.82

$66,190

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

8,370

$30.58

$63,610

Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Employment for Accountants and Auditors,
May 2012
Metropolitan Area

Employment

Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage

New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

65,730

$43.87

$91,240

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

41,240

$36.31

$75,530

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

32,190

$40.54

$84,320

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division

29,100

$36.62

$76,160

Houston-Sugar Land- Baytown, TX

28,240

$36.43

$77,850

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

26,870

$35.82

$74,510

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division

23,200

$37.45

$77,890

Office of Employment Statistics • oesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/oes • 202-691-6569