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United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dallas, TX 75202
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Cheryl Abbot, Regional Economist (214) 767-6970 http://www.bls.gov/ro6/home.htm
For Release: August 18, 2008
OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MAY 2007 (PDF) Workers in the San Antonio, Texas, metropolitan area1 had an average (mean) hourly wage of $16.64 during May 2007, compared with the nationwide average of $19.56, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that, after testing for statistical significance, wages in the local area were lower than their respective national averages in 21 of the 22 major occupational groups. When compared to the nationwide distribution, local employment was more highly concentrated in 6 of the 22 occupational groups including office and administrative support as well as food preparation and serving related workers. Nine occupational groups, including production occupations, had employment shares significantly below their national representation. (See table A and box note at end of release.) Table A. Occupational employment and wages by major occupational group, United States and San Antonio metropolitan area, and measures of statistical significance, May 2007 Employment share (percent of total)
Average (mean) hourly wage
Major occupational group
United States
San Antonio
Significant difference 2
United States
San Antonio
Significant difference 2
Management Business and financial operations Computer and mathematical science Architecture and engineering Life, physical, and social science Community and social services Legal Education, training, and library Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media Healthcare practitioner and technical Healthcare support Protective service Food preparation and serving related Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance Personal care and service Sales and related Office and administrative support Farming, fishing, and forestry Construction and extraction Installation, maintenance, and repair Production Transportation and material moving
4.5% 4.5 2.4 1.9 0.9 1.3 0.7 6.2 1.3 5.1 2.7 2.3 8.4 3.3 2.5 10.7 17.3 0.3 5.0 4.0 7.6 7.2
4.0% 4.4 2.1 1.4 0.8 1.0 0.7 6.9 1.1 5.1 2.7 2.6 9.9 3.6 3.4 10.6 19.3 0.1 4.8 4.2 5.3 6.0
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
$46.22 30.01 34.71 33.11 29.82 19.49 42.53 22.41 23.27 31.26 12.31 18.63 9.35 11.33 11.53 16.94 15.00 10.89 19.53 19.20 15.05 14.75
$41.14 26.30 29.93 29.07 27.76 18.65 36.84 20.39 19.75 28.54 10.87 16.41 8.31 9.42 7.97 14.00 13.55 8.68 14.34 16.25 12.79 12.30
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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The San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson Counties, Texas. San Antonio, the San Antonio metropolitan area, and other such abbreviations are used interchangeably to refer to the officially designated MSA. 2 Statistical significance testing at the 90-percent confidence level.
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These statistics are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey, a federal-state cooperative program between BLS and State Workforce Agencies, in this case the Texas Workforce Commission. The OES survey provides estimates of employment and hourly and annual wages for wage and salary workers in 22 major occupational groups and up to 801 non-military detailed occupations for the nation, states, metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan divisions, and selected non-metropolitan areas. Occupational wages in the San Antonio area Management and legal occupations were the two highest-paid groups in the San Antonio area in May 2007, with those in management averaging $41.14 an hour and those in legal positions, $36.84. (See chart A and table A.) Nationwide, these were also the two highest-paying groups, with earnings of $46.22 in management and $42.53 in legal occupations. Locally, hourly wages varied widely within the management group. Four occupations had hourly rates over $50.00 (chief executives; financial managers; engineering managers; and natural science managers) and five had rates under $25.00 (social and community service managers; food service managers; property, real estate, and community association managers; funeral directors; and education administrators, preschool and child care center/program). In the legal occupational grouping, lawyers were among the highest paid occupations, with an average local wage of $49.56 an hour while paralegals and legal assistants were at the lower end of the wage scale, averaging $18.81 an hour. (Detailed occupational data are presented in table 1.) Chart A. Average hourly wages in the United States and the San Antonio metropolitan area by major occupational group, May 2007 $50 $45 $40
Hourly wage_
$35
U.S. San Antonio
$30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5
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Five occupational groups in the San Antonio area had pay levels clustered between $26.00 and $30.00 per hour - computer and mathematical science; architecture and engineering; healthcare practitioner and technical; life, physical, and social science; and business and financial operations. Although they are among the higher-paying groups in San Antonio, local hourly wage rates for these occupational groups were significantly below their national averages. With the exception of the healthcare practitioner and technical occupational group, in which a variety of physician specialties earned more than $90 per hour, the local average wages for several detailed occupations in these groups was about $40 per hour. Construction and extraction jobs in San Antonio earned $14.34 an hour, significantly below the $19.53 national average. Two detailed occupations, elevator installers and repairers and first-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers, earned more than $20.00 an hour in the San Antonio area, while several others averaged less than $12.00 an hour, including construction laborers and all of the construction helper detailed occupations. At $13.55, local wages among office and administrative support occupations were significantly below the U.S. average of $15.00 an hour. Higher-paid positions among office and administrative support occupations in San Antonio reporting wages of $20 or more included statistical assistants, postal service clerks, and brokerage clerks. Jobs with earnings below $10 an hour included couriers and messengers ($9.85) and hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ($8.55). Among the lowest-paid occupational groups in San Antonio, as well as the nation, were food preparation and serving related occupations earning $8.31 and $9.31 an hour, respectively. Locally, chefs and head cooks ($17.10) were among the highest paid while fast food cooks were among the lowest paid ($7.23). Also at the lower end of the wage scale in San Antonio were personal care and services occupations, with an average wage of $7.97 per hour, significantly less than the U. S. average of $11.53.
Occupational employment in the San Antonio area The largest occupational group in the San Antonio area was office and administrative support with a total of 156,920 jobs representing 19.3 percent of area employment or nearly 1 of every 5 local jobs. (See table A and chart B.) The percentage of San Antonio's employment in this occupational group was significantly higher than the U.S. average of 17.3 percent; nationally, this was also the largest occupational group. In the San Antonio area, customer service representatives (25,220); general office clerks (15,170); and secretaries, except legal, medical and executive (14,830) accounted for the largest number of office and administrative support jobs. (See table 1.) The sales and related occupational group also accounted for a large share of employment in both San Antonio and the nation, at 10.6 and 10.7 percent, respectively. Similar to the nationwide distribution, the relatively low-paid positions of retail salespersons ($10.63) and cashiers ($7.98) accounted for over one-half of local employment in this group, with 28,160 and 21,970 jobs, respectively. On the other hand, two of the better-paid detailed occupations, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, except technical and scientific products ($24.12) and first line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ($18.20), accounted for more than 18 percent of San Antonio's employment in the sales and related group.
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Chart B. Employment distribution in the Untied States and the San Antonio metropolitan area by major occupational group, May 2007 20% 18% 16% Percent of employment_
U.S.
San Antonio
14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2%
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Major occupational group
Another occupational group with a significantly higher-than-average employment share in the local workforce was food preparation and serving related workers, making up 9.9 percent of metropolitan area employment compared to 8.4 percent nationally. Nine occupational groups had significantly lower employment shares locally than they did nationally. These groups included transportation and material moving and production jobs. Transportation and material moving occupations accounted for 6.0 percent of the employment in the San Antonio area, significantly below their national employment share at 7.2 percent. The most prevalent detailed occupation in this group locally was hand laborers and freight, stock and material movers (11,230), accounting for nearly one-fourth of this group's employment. Production occupations also had a significantly smaller presence in the San Antonio area than they did at the national level -- 5.3 versus 7.6 percent. Over 20 percent of employment in this group was in the two largest detailed occupations, team assemblers (5,790) and first line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers (3,150).
5 Additional information The May 2007 OES national data by occupation, comparable to data in table 1, are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm. Users may access each occupation's definition and percentile wages. Other national data include industry-specific occupational employment and wage data. The May 2007 cross-industry data for other states as well as metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm. A more detailed technical note for OES is available at www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.tn.htm All Southwest releases are available on our Web site at www.bls.gov/ro6/home.htm. If you have additional questions, contact the BLS Southwest Economic Analysis and Information Unit at 214-767-6970. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1800-877-8339. The OES wage and employment data for the 22 major occupational groups in the San Antonio metropolitan areas were compared to their respective national averages based on statistical significance testing. Only those occupations with wages or employment shares above or below the respective wage or employment share after testing for significance at the 90-percent confidence level meet the criteria. NOTE: A value that is statistically different from another does not necessarily mean that the difference has economic or practical significance. Statistical significance is concerned with the ability to make confident statements about a universe based on a sample. It is entirely possible that a large difference between two values is not significantly different statistically, while a small difference is, since both the size and heterogeneity of the sample affect the relative error of the data being tested.
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Technical Note The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in the United States. Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands also are surveyed, but their data are not included in this release. OES estimates are constructed from a sample of about 1.2 million establishments. Forms are mailed to approximately 200,000 establishments in May and November of each year for a 3-year period. The nationwide response rate for the May 2007 survey was 77.9 percent based on establishments and 73.5 percent based on employment. The survey included establishments sampled in the May 2007, November 2006, May 2006, November 2005, May 2005, and November 2004 semiannual panels. The sample in the San Antonio metropolitan area included 4,736 establishments with a response rate of 74 percent. The occupational coding system The OES survey uses the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) occupational classification system, the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. The SOC system is the first OMBrequired occupational classification system for federal agencies. The OES survey categorizes workers in 1 of 801 detailed occupations. Together, these detailed occupations make up 23 major occupational groups, 22 of which are covered in this release. The one exception is military specific occupations which are not included in the OES survey. For more information about the SOC system, please see the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site at www.bls.gov/soc/. The industry coding system The OES survey uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information about NAICS, see the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm. Survey sample BLS funds the survey and provides the procedures and technical support, while the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) collect most of the data. BLS produces cross-industry and industryspecific estimates for the nation, states, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), metropolitan divisions, and nonmetropolitan areas. Industry-specific estimates are produced at the NAICS sector, 3-digit, 4digit, and selected 5-digit industry levels. BLS releases all cross-industry and national estimates; the SWAs release industry-specific estimates at the state and MSA levels. State Unemployment Insurance (UI) files provide the universe from which the OES survey draws its sample. Employment benchmarks are obtained from reports submitted by employers to the UI program. The OES survey sample is stratified by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas and industry. Samples selected in panels prior to May 2005 were stratified using MSA definitions based on the 1990 Metropolitan Statistical Area standards. Beginning with the May 2005 panel, the sample was stratified using new MSA definitions based on the 2000 Metropolitan Statistical Area standards. Concepts Occupational employment is the estimate of total wage and salary employment in an occupation across the industries surveyed. The OES survey defines employment as the number of workers who can be classified as full- or part-time employees, including workers on paid vacations or other types of paid leave; workers on unpaid short-term absences; salaried officers, executives, and staff members of incorporated firms; employees temporarily assigned to other units; and employees for whom the reporting unit is their permanent duty station regardless of whether that unit prepares their paycheck.
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Wages for the OES survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, tips, and on-call pay are included. Excluded are: back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements. Mean hourly wage. The mean hourly wage rate for an occupation is the total wages that all workers in the occupation earn in an hour divided by the total employment of the occupation. To calculate the mean hourly wage of each occupation, total weighted hourly wages are summed across all intervals and divided by the occupation's weighted survey employment. The mean wage for each interval is based on occupational wage data collected by the BLS Office of Compensation and Working Conditions for the National Compensation Survey (NCS). Annual Wage. Many employees are paid at an hourly rate by their employers and may work more than or less than 40 hours per week. Annual wage estimates for most occupations in this release are calculated by multiplying the mean hourly wage by a "year-round, full-time" figure of 2,080 hours (52 weeks by 40 hours). Thus, annual wage estimates may not represent the actual annual pay received by the employee if they work more or less than 2,080 hours per year. Some workers typically work less than fulltime, year round. For these occupations, the OES survey collects and reports either the annual salary or the hourly wage rate, depending on how the occupation is typically paid, but not both. For example, teachers, flight attendants, and pilots may be paid an annual salary, but do not work the usual 2,080 hours per year. In this case, an annual salary is reported. Other workers, such as entertainment workers, are paid hourly rates, but generally do not work full time, year round. For these workers, only an hourly wage is reported. Hourly versus Annual Wage Reporting. For each occupation, respondents are asked to report the number of employees paid within specific wage intervals. The intervals are defined both as hourly rates and the corresponding annual rates, where the annual rate for an occupation is calculated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by a typical work year of 2,080 hours. The responding establishment can reference either the hourly or the annual rate for full-time workers, but they are instructed to report the hourly rate for part-time workers. Estimation methodology Each OES panel includes approximately 200,000 establishments. The OES survey is designed to produce estimates using six panels (3 years) of data. The full six-panel sample of 1.2 million establishments allows the production of estimates at detailed levels of geography, industry, and occupation. Wage Updating. Significant reductions in sampling errors are obtained by combining six panels of data, particularly for small geographic areas and occupations. Wages for the current panel need no adjustment. However, wages in the five previous panels need to be updated to the current panel's reference period. The OES program uses the BLS Employment Cost Index (ECI) to adjust survey data from prior panels before combining them with the current panel's data. The wage updating procedure adjusts each detailed occupation's wage rate, as measured in the earlier panel, according to the average movement of its broader occupational division. The procedure assumes that there are no major differences by geography, industry, or detailed occupation within the occupational division.
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May 2007 OES survey estimates. The May 2007 OES survey estimates are based on all data collected from establishments in the May 2007, November 2006, May 2006, November 2005, May 2005, November 2004 semiannual samples Reliability of the estimates. Estimates calculated from a sample survey are subject to two types of error: sampling and nonsampling. Sampling error occurs when estimates are calculated from a subset (that is, a sample) of the population instead of the full population. When a sample of the population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimate of the characteristic of interest may differ from the population value of that characteristic. Differences between the sample estimate and the population value will vary depending on the sample selected. This variability can be estimated by calculating the standard error (SE) of the sample estimate. If we were to repeat the sampling and estimation process countless times using the same survey design, approximately 90 percent of the intervals created by adding and subtracting 1.645 SEs from the sample estimate would include the population value. These intervals are called 90-percent confidence intervals. The OES survey, however, usually uses the relative standard error (RSE) of a sample estimate instead of its SE to measure sampling error. RSE is defined as the SE of a sample estimate divided by the sample estimate itself. This statistic provides the user with a measure of the relative precision of the sample estimate. RSEs are calculated for both occupational employment and mean wage rate estimates. Occupational employment RSEs are calculated using a subsample, random group replication technique called the jackknife. Mean wage rate RSEs are calculated using a variance components model that accounts for both the observed and unobserved components of the wage data. The variances of the unobserved components are estimated using wage data from the BLS National Compensation Survey. In general, estimates based on many establishments have lower RSEs than estimates based on few establishments. If the distributional assumptions of the models are violated, the resulting confidence intervals may not reflect the prescribed level of confidence. Nonsampling error occurs for a variety of reasons, none of which are directly connected to sampling. Examples of nonsampling error include: nonresponse, data incorrectly reported by the respondent, mistakes made in entering collected data into the database, and mistakes made in editing and processing the collected data.
Upcoming Reduction in Sample Size of Occupational Employment Statistics Survey Due to budget constraints, Occupational Employment Statistics has reduced the sample size of the May 2008 panel by 20 percent. Because OES estimates are produced from 3 years of pooled data, this one-time sample reduction will affect estimates for May 2008, May 2009, and May 2010. This reduction is expected to decrease the number of published employment estimates by at least 5 percent, or about 25,000 estimates, and will decrease the accuracy of the remaining estimates. The number and quality of wage estimates also are expected to decline. These cutbacks are being implemented in response to a reduction in funding to the BLS that resulted from the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted on December 26, 2007.
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 Mean wages Employment(1) All Occupations
812,180
Hourly $ 16.64
Median hourly
Annual(2)
wages
$ 34,610
12.76
Management occupations Chief executives General and operations managers Legislators Advertising and promotions managers Marketing managers Sales managers Public relations managers Administrative services managers Computer and information systems managers Financial managers Compensation and benefits managers Training and development managers Human resources managers, all other Industrial production managers Purchasing managers Transportation, storage, and distribution managers Construction managers Education administrators, preschool & child care center/program Education administrators, elementary and secondary school Education administrators, postsecondary Education administrators, all other Engineering managers Food service managers Funeral directors Lodging managers Medical and health services managers Natural sciences managers Postmasters and mail superintendents Property, real estate, and community association managers Social and community service managers Managers, all other
32,690 940 11,320 (4) 130 640 1,350 220 1,690 1,000 2,000 270 120 160 560 240 460 1,930 280 1,550 390 120 570 1,310 130 220 1,520 (4) 60 1,610 540 1,220
41.14 75.45 45.65 (5) 38.02 49.83 43.75 39.23 34.57 49.29 53.70 41.08 40.26 46.13 42.87 44.91 39.00 29.28 17.17 (5) 36.82 27.46 52.07 24.36 17.48 26.53 36.31 50.86 30.55 18.97 24.46 45.41
85,570 156,930 94,950 23,760 79,090 103,640 91,000 81,590 71,900 102,510 111,690 85,450 83,730 95,940 89,160 93,400 81,110 60,900 35,700 69,830 76,580 57,110 108,300 50,660 36,360 55,190 75,530 105,790 63,540 39,460 50,870 94,450
36.01 (3) 39.31 (5) 35.49 46.60 38.22 35.64 33.18 45.82 47.33 39.31 39.91 42.49 41.82 41.57 36.18 27.09 16.10 (5) 31.80 27.15 49.42 22.34 15.28 24.09 34.56 42.99 29.97 16.81 23.57 44.22
Business and financial operations occupations Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators Insurance appraisers, auto damage Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation Cost estimators Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists Training and development specialists Human resources,training,& labor relations specialists,all other Logisticians Management analysts Meeting and convention planners Business operations specialists, all other Accountants and auditors Appraisers and assessors of real estate Budget analysts Credit analysts Financial analysts Personal financial advisors Insurance underwriters Financial examiners Loan counselors Loan officers Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents Tax preparers Financial specialists, all other
35,770 490 1,610 3,140 120
26.30 24.94 28.08 21.14 22.66
54,700 51,870 58,420 43,960 47,130
24.33 20.98 27.92 19.65 21.84
940 1,200 1,290 710 880 1,310 1,920 2,180 250 6,530 5,720 430 470 350 1,110 1,090 830 200 460 1,230 270 350 620
24.56 23.57 19.27 24.70 22.75 29.64 18.61 29.19 19.98 29.35 26.83 (4) 29.81 30.68 23.31 33.55 26.45 32.54 15.54 32.38 27.85 16.60 25.24
51,080 49,030 40,090 51,370 47,330 61,650 38,700 60,720 41,560 61,050 55,810 (4) 62,010 63,800 48,490 69,790 55,020 67,690 32,320 67,350 57,940 34,520 52,500
23.24 22.27 16.54 23.54 21.97 28.85 14.31 27.96 17.89 28.27 24.51 (4) 29.16 30.61 19.57 23.92 23.89 30.76 14.67 26.68 25.07 13.41 24.26
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
Computer and mathematical occupations Computer and information scientists, research Computer programmers Computer software engineers, applications Computer software engineers, systems software Computer support specialists Computer systems analysts Database administrators Network and computer systems administrators Network systems and data communications analysts Computer specialists, all other Actuaries Operations research analysts Statisticians
16,820 350 1,740 2,940 1,140 3,280 2,480 730 1,720 800 1,170 60 290 90
29.93 40.11 32.57 33.26 34.93 21.06 31.13 29.20 27.74 28.39 34.17 46.71 36.27 31.32
62,240 83,430 67,750 69,180 72,650 43,800 64,740 60,730 57,710 59,050 71,070 97,150 75,430 65,150
29.03 40.51 30.81 31.55 32.01 20.31 30.30 29.29 27.11 26.98 34.42 40.78 37.85 31.00
Architecture and engineering occupations Architects, except landscape and naval Surveyors Aerospace engineers Civil engineers Computer hardware engineers Electrical engineers Electronics engineers, except computer Environmental engineers Health & safety engineers, except mining safety engineers & inspectors Industrial engineers Materials engineers Mechanical engineers Petroleum engineers Engineers, all other Architectural and civil drafters Electrical and electronics drafters Mechanical drafters Drafters, all other Civil engineering technicians Electrical and electronic engineering technicians Environmental engineering technicians Industrial engineering technicians Mechanical engineering technicians Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other Surveying and mapping technicians
11,550 720 450 (4) (4) 140 550 610 190 80 410 (4) 720 50 1,080 610 280 340 70 880 490 70 200 340 540 760
29.07 32.64 27.54 40.02 31.40 42.55 38.09 37.06 38.61 30.82 31.56 40.53 31.76 50.53 41.63 17.54 20.09 20.55 18.49 17.46 25.88 20.95 25.60 22.07 23.70 14.74
60,470 67,890 57,290 83,240 65,310 88,510 79,230 77,080 80,310 64,110 65,650 84,310 66,070 105,090 86,590 36,470 41,800 42,730 38,470 36,310 53,830 43,580 53,260 45,900 49,290 30,650
27.49 30.42 23.91 38.27 30.52 42.70 35.97 37.12 40.36 32.47 30.25 41.30 30.27 52.92 40.79 17.24 19.76 19.12 18.43 16.36 26.07 19.83 23.77 20.90 23.25 14.02
6,700 50 50 280 60 (4) 260 40 350 270 60 370 70 1,240 (4) 700 130 270 (4) 170 330 50
27.76 30.18 29.60 41.62 35.99 49.90 30.46 31.41 27.46 43.94 36.04 37.75 36.47 29.92 14.88 30.20 23.76 35.91 13.15 19.64 16.09 15.26
57,740 62,780 61,580 86,560 74,870 103,800 63,360 65,340 57,110 91,390 74,970 78,510 75,850 62,240 30,950 62,810 49,430 74,690 27,350 40,860 33,460 31,730
24.40 27.76 29.36 40.07 30.67 50.06 29.60 33.27 24.38 35.50 38.67 35.82 28.56 26.92 13.53 26.71 22.07 35.60 10.98 18.73 14.60 12.14
Life, physical, and social science occupations Food scientists and technologists Microbiologists Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Life scientists, all other Physicists Chemists Materials scientists Environmental scientists and specialists, including health Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers Hydrologists Physical scientists, all other Economists Market research analysts Survey researchers Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists Urban and regional planners Social scientists and related workers, all other Agricultural and food science technicians Biological technicians Chemical technicians Geological and petroleum technicians
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
90 360 210 400
19.79 17.57 16.67 14.94
41,160 36,550 34,670 31,080
18.97 15.60 16.60 11.94
Community and social services occupations Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors Educational, vocational, and school counselors Mental health counselors Rehabilitation counselors Counselors, all other Child, family, and school social workers Medical and public health social workers Mental health and substance abuse social workers Social workers, all other Health educators Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists Social and human service assistants Community and social service specialists, all other Clergy
7,800 190 1,580 260 260 220 1,610 780 220 260 460 (4) 800 270 110
18.65 18.54 24.83 22.52 17.60 26.78 16.14 20.31 18.16 19.99 19.04 15.55 10.44 13.72 18.99
38,780 38,560 51,650 46,850 36,610 55,700 33,560 42,240 37,780 41,570 39,600 32,340 21,710 28,530 39,510
16.98 17.15 25.38 18.11 16.74 26.72 14.98 20.01 17.41 16.28 18.16 14.69 10.31 13.83 17.68
Legal occupations Lawyers Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates Paralegals and legal assistants Court reporters Law clerks Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Legal support workers, all other
5,920 3,250 180 1,470 200 350 230 200
36.84 49.56 31.12 18.81 25.55 21.23 19.52 24.20
76,630 103,090 64,720 39,120 53,150 44,150 40,600 50,330
29.18 42.05 34.75 17.56 25.92 17.05 17.66 24.00
56,310 340 190 170 110 60 110 60 50 170 70 50 120 220 70 (4) 170 230 30 360 160 310 150 140 90 110 990 2,770 530 12,610 5,940 130 7,340 850
20.39 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 19.07 10.39 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)
42,410 72,860 66,350 58,320 70,980 54,580 59,030 54,670 50,490 39,520 66,900 50,340 49,950 65,930 51,950 43,770 57,650 61,810 57,500 50,950 41,150 52,350 54,590 54,390 63,590 39,500 39,670 21,610 44,220 46,300 47,390 49,170 49,470 48,720
20.47 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 17.88 8.84 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)
Social science research assistants Environmental science & protection technicians, including health Forensic science technicians Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
Education, training, and library occupations Business teachers, postsecondary Computer science teachers, postsecondary Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary Engineering teachers, postsecondary Atmospheric, earth, marine, & space sciences teachers, postsecondary Chemistry teachers, postsecondary Physics teachers, postsecondary Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary Economics teachers, postsecondary Geography teachers, postsecondary Political science teachers, postsecondary Psychology teachers, postsecondary Sociology teachers, postsecondary Health specialties teachers, postsecondary Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Education teachers, postsecondary Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary Communications teachers, postsecondary English language and literature teachers, postsecondary Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary History teachers, postsecondary Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary Vocational education teachers, postsecondary Preschool teachers, except special education Kindergarten teachers, except special education Elementary school teachers, except special education Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education Vocational education teachers, middle school Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education Vocational education teachers, secondary school
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school Special education teachers, middle school Special education teachers, secondary school Adult literacy, remedial education, & GED teachers & instructors Self-enrichment education teachers Teachers and instructors, all other Curators Museum technicians and conservators Librarians Library technicians Instructional coordinators Teacher assistants
1,270 580 500 250 730 4,050 30 60 820 260 1,340 8,100
(5) (5) (5) 18.76 21.16 (5) 24.86 14.69 24.43 13.14 25.12 (5)
46,980 46,700 46,740 39,020 44,010 26,020 51,700 30,550 50,810 27,320 52,250 18,120
(5) (5) (5) 19.43 21.60 (5) 22.63 13.51 24.50 12.71 23.97 (5)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations Art directors Craft artists Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators Multi-media artists and animators Commercial and industrial designers Floral designers Graphic designers Interior designers Merchandise displayers and window trimmers Producers and directors Athletes and sports competitors Coaches and scouts Musicians and singers Radio and television announcers Public address system and other announcers Reporters and correspondents Public relations specialists Editors Technical writers Writers and authors Interpreters and translators Media and communication workers, all other Audio and video equipment technicians Broadcast technicians Photographers Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture Film and video editors Media and communication equipment workers, all other
9,080 140 100 50 60 (4) 160 1,100 390 1,320 300 240 480 250 320 100 200 1,160 380 440 110 320 (4) 200 230 340 50 (4) 110
19.75 27.93 10.27 23.91 20.10 17.86 10.75 21.29 16.23 13.18 29.18 (4) (5) 17.14 24.02 11.85 20.20 25.80 22.69 23.10 22.37 18.63 24.94 15.93 12.30 10.88 18.22 26.58 29.71
41,080 58,090 21,360 49,740 41,810 37,140 22,360 44,290 33,760 27,420 60,680 (4) 27,570 (5) 49,950 24,650 42,020 53,660 47,190 48,050 46,540 38,750 51,870 33,140 25,590 22,640 37,890 55,280 61,800
16.69 24.23 7.45 22.44 20.54 14.50 9.91 19.72 13.73 11.28 26.55 (4) (5) 10.24 15.06 11.26 20.91 22.46 21.20 23.16 23.91 18.39 24.49 15.36 10.95 8.25 17.76 21.57 29.57
41,470 40 460 (4) 300 (4) 1,600 180 430 (4) (4) (4) 310 1,060 260 (4) 13,300 50 620 960
28.54 31.89 62.20 92.61 24.11 55.46 48.57 94.35 60.12 92.65 71.52 87.67 91.64 72.13 39.86 51.18 27.41 25.70 37.37 39.37
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations Chiropractors Dentists, general Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Dietitians and nutritionists Optometrists Pharmacists Anesthesiologists Family and general practitioners Obstetricians and gynecologists Pediatricians, general Psychiatrists Surgeons Physicians and surgeons, all other Physician assistants Podiatrists Registered nurses Audiologists Occupational therapists Physical therapists
59,360 66,330 129,380 192,630 50,140 115,350 101,020 196,250 125,050 192,710 148,760 182,340 190,620 150,040 82,900 106,460 57,010 53,450 77,730 81,890
24.11 24.08 53.60 (3) 23.84 52.81 49.43 (3) 55.76 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 39.97 52.33 27.20 26.75 32.85 36.27
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
60 690 970 80 270 160 1,030 1,160 920 220 240 120 1,240 1,120 70 2,790 220 510 800 5,270 900 240 470 290 60 60 380
18.90 22.13 28.67 24.13 38.83 54.76 23.74 15.27 26.64 20.65 29.23 29.07 23.19 13.09 11.37 13.70 20.67 18.54 12.26 17.62 14.86 12.18 17.67 27.15 25.28 (5) 18.08
39,310 46,030 59,620 50,190 80,770 113,900 49,380 31,770 55,410 42,950 60,810 60,460 48,230 27,240 23,660 28,490 42,990 38,560 25,500 36,650 30,900 25,330 36,750 56,480 52,570 49,020 37,610
17.91 21.97 27.42 23.33 37.46 44.27 23.73 14.96 28.87 20.32 29.09 29.05 22.36 12.19 10.93 13.48 20.42 18.45 12.19 17.36 13.42 12.73 16.95 28.28 22.37 (5) 15.98
Healthcare support occupations Home health aides Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants Occupational therapist assistants Occupational therapist aides Physical therapist assistants Physical therapist aides Massage therapists Dental assistants Medical assistants Medical equipment preparers Medical transcriptionists Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers Healthcare support workers, all other
22,250 4,430 8,630 200 50 500 330 300 1,910 3,620 260 450 440 910
10.87 7.87 9.65 29.35 10.38 27.45 10.09 17.67 14.10 11.11 11.73 13.76 9.26 13.45
22,610 16,370 20,080 61,040 21,590 57,090 20,990 36,760 29,320 23,110 24,390 28,620 19,270 27,970
9.96 7.56 9.65 27.07 10.61 25.78 9.43 20.64 13.97 10.73 11.10 13.73 8.94 12.26
Protective service occupations First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives First-line supervisors/mgrs of fire fighting & prevention workers First-line supervisors/mgrs, protective service wrkrs, all other Fire fighters Fire inspectors and investigators Bailiffs Correctional officers and jailers Detectives and criminal investigators Police and sheriff's patrol officers Animal control workers Private detectives and investigators Security guards Crossing guards Lifeguards,ski patrol,& other recreational protective srvc wrkrs Protective service workers, all other
21,490 80 170 80 320 2,440 40 70 2,910 1,080 4,970 100 360 6,970 340 1,370 (4)
16.41 18.68 34.12 31.35 16.78 21.49 20.52 15.20 15.25 28.17 22.09 12.99 22.19 10.47 (4) 7.49 12.20
34,130 38,860 70,960 65,200 34,910 44,690 42,680 31,620 31,720 58,600 45,940 27,020 46,160 21,780 (4) 15,570 25,370
15.08 16.47 31.62 30.05 14.52 22.19 18.99 13.78 15.02 28.43 22.05 13.29 18.96 9.28 (4) 7.24 10.92
Recreational therapists Respiratory therapists Speech-language pathologists Therapists, all other Veterinarians Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Medical and clinical laboratory technologists Medical and clinical laboratory technicians Dental hygienists Cardiovascular technologists and technicians Diagnostic medical sonographers Nuclear medicine technologists Radiologic technologists and technicians Emergency medical technicians and paramedics Dietetic technicians Pharmacy technicians Respiratory therapy technicians Surgical technologists Veterinary technologists and technicians Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses Medical records and health information technicians Opticians, dispensing Health technologists and technicians, all other Occupational health and safety specialists Occupational health and safety technicians Athletic trainers Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
Food preparation and serving related occupations Chefs and head cooks First-line supervisors/mgrs of food preparation & serving workers Cooks, fast food Cooks, institution and cafeteria Cooks, restaurant Cooks, short order Food preparation workers Bartenders Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop Waiters and waitresses Food servers, nonrestaurant Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers Dishwashers Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
80,070 360 7,500 2,510 1,690 5,390 1,270 4,350 2,760 24,830 1,940 16,630 1,020 3,030 3,070 2,500 1,160
8.31 17.10 12.74 7.23 9.25 9.58 7.81 7.89 8.22 7.41 7.48 7.69 8.73 7.27 7.47 7.19 10.44
17,280 35,570 26,500 15,030 19,240 19,930 16,250 16,410 17,100 15,420 15,560 16,000 18,160 15,120 15,550 14,960 21,710
7.34 15.58 11.66 6.94 9.10 9.52 7.01 7.80 6.89 6.90 7.25 6.91 8.22 7.03 7.42 6.95 9.92
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of housekeeping & janitorial workers First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners Maids and housekeeping cleaners Pest control workers Landscaping and groundskeeping workers Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Tree trimmers and pruners Grounds maintenance workers, all other
29,240 1,280
9.42 14.37
19,590 29,890
8.83 13.40
540 12,690 8,940 340 5,230 80 (4) 40
15.25 9.48 7.91 14.14 9.57 13.94 12.84 15.94
31,710 19,720 16,460 29,420 19,900 29,000 26,700 33,150
13.88 8.99 7.71 13.85 9.24 12.25 12.76 15.10
Personal care and service occupations First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers Animal trainers Nonfarm animal caretakers Gaming and sports book writers and runners Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Amusement and recreation attendants Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Embalmers Funeral attendants Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists Manicurists and pedicurists Skin care specialists Baggage porters and bellhops Concierges Tour guides and escorts Child care workers Personal and home care aides Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors Recreation workers Residential advisors Personal care and service workers, all other Sales and related occupations First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers Cashiers Counter and rental clerks Parts salespersons Retail salespersons Advertising sales agents Insurance sales agents Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents Travel agents
27,250 760 (4) 880 (4) (4) 2,320 40 510 70 220 1,990 680 160 190 100 330 2,580 12,990 400 1,370 310 (4) 86,070 7,660 1,370 21,970 2,980 1,680 28,160 700 1,650 1,310 710
7.97 12.91 14.06 9.53 7.29 7.51 7.84 8.97 8.21 14.30 8.00 10.83 7.72 10.81 9.10 10.90 8.42 7.93 6.69 12.77 8.92 8.84 7.67 14.00 18.20 32.99 7.98 11.21 13.41 10.63 30.07 19.34 30.43 13.64
16,590 26,850 29,250 19,820 15,150 15,620 16,300 18,650 17,080 29,740 16,640 22,520 16,070 22,480 18,920 22,680 17,510 16,500 13,920 26,570 18,560 18,390 15,950 29,130 37,850 68,620 16,600 23,320 27,900 22,110 62,540 40,220 63,300 28,380
7.14 11.63 12.08 9.42 6.98 7.31 6.96 8.63 7.86 15.54 7.31 9.94 7.87 10.26 7.62 10.75 7.61 7.71 6.63 10.29 8.21 7.25 7.47 9.79 15.78 28.83 7.86 9.09 10.87 9.02 24.93 16.99 22.26 13.28
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages Sales representatives, services, all other scientific products scientific products Demonstrators and product promoters Real estate brokers Real estate sales agents Sales engineers Telemarketers Sales and related workers, all other Office and administrative support occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of office & administrative support workers Switchboard operators, including answering service Bill and account collectors Billing and posting clerks and machine operators Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks Payroll and timekeeping clerks Procurement clerks Tellers Brokerage clerks Correspondence clerks Court, municipal, and license clerks Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks Customer service representatives Eligibility interviewers, government programs File clerks Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks Interviewers, except eligibility and loan Library assistants, clerical Loan interviewers and clerks New accounts clerks Order clerks Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping Receptionists and information clerks Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks All other information and record clerks Cargo and freight agents Couriers and messengers Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance Meter readers, utilities Postal service clerks Postal service mail carriers Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators Production, planning, and expediting clerks Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks Stock clerks and order fillers Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping Executive secretaries and administrative assistants Legal secretaries Medical secretaries Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive Computer operators Data entry keyers Word processors and typists Desktop publishers Insurance claims and policy processing clerks Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service Office clerks, general Office machine operators, except computer Proofreaders and copy markers Statistical assistants Office and administrative support workers, all other
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
2,780 1,420 8,050 830 260 870 180 (4) 950
21.42 36.42 24.12 14.64 33.25 20.71 33.83 9.24 14.57
44,560 75,760 50,170 30,460 69,150 43,080 70,370 19,210 30,300
17.53 30.54 21.13 13.68 33.23 12.15 32.41 8.14 13.07
156,920 9,930 1,130 3,820 4,880 10,380 1,020 770 4,260 360 80 570 430 25,220 140 1,310 1,750 2,040 530 1,500 490 1,290 1,330 7,960 1,090 1,620 430 380 470 1,090 210 320 1,660
13.55 21.52 10.62 12.51 13.97 13.82 15.09 15.85 11.98 20.35 13.39 13.79 14.14 12.31 21.53 12.16 8.55 12.05 10.00 16.09 15.18 12.64 16.57 10.37 17.30 15.63 19.72 9.85 14.37 15.46 12.38 21.58 21.44
28,190 44,750 22,080 26,030 29,050 28,750 31,400 32,960 24,910 42,320 27,860 28,690 29,410 25,610 44,790 25,290 17,790 25,060 20,790 33,460 31,580 26,290 34,450 21,570 35,980 32,520 41,020 20,480 29,890 32,160 25,760 44,880 44,600
12.48 19.61 10.25 11.80 13.73 13.43 15.04 16.26 11.37 19.44 13.68 13.18 13.52 11.40 19.68 10.60 8.43 11.75 9.58 15.48 14.51 12.29 16.43 10.13 19.60 15.99 20.75 9.04 14.28 14.81 12.01 21.83 21.63
1,030 (4) 3,260 10,140 300 9,870 1,200 1,890 14,830 480 1,600 810 120 1,510 920 15,170 520 100 (4) 640
19.89 18.36 12.66 10.19 12.28 17.27 17.01 11.88 12.34 16.94 11.14 14.92 16.91 14.53 11.75 10.65 10.93 11.44 23.17 15.04
41,370 38,190 26,340 21,190 25,540 35,910 35,370 24,710 25,670 35,240 23,180 31,030 35,170 30,220 24,430 22,140 22,740 23,790 48,190 31,290
21.23 17.92 12.04 9.45 11.83 16.54 17.97 11.44 11.99 16.25 10.99 14.79 16.58 14.51 11.38 10.37 10.36 10.49 23.16 14.47
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
960 80 50 (4) (4) (4)
8.68 13.66 20.31 7.81 9.87 6.76
18,060 28,410 42,250 16,240 20,530 14,060
7.17 13.38 20.74 7.66 8.58 6.62
Construction and extraction occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of construction trades & extraction workers Brickmasons and blockmasons Stonemasons Carpenters Tile and marble setters Cement masons and concrete finishers Construction laborers Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators Drywall and ceiling tile installers Tapers Electricians Glaziers Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Insulation workers, mechanical Painters, construction and maintenance Pipelayers Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Plasterers and stucco masons Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Roofers Sheet metal workers Structural iron and steel workers Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & tile & marble setters Helpers--carpenters Helpers--electricians Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Helpers--roofers Helpers, construction trades, all other Construction and building inspectors Elevator installers and repairers Hazardous materials removal workers Highway maintenance workers Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Derrick operators, oil and gas Rotary drill operators, oil and gas Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining Earth drillers, except oil and gas Roustabouts, oil and gas Helpers--extraction workers
38,830 2,650 530 90 3,570 400 1,750 8,640 420 2,810 800 30 3,600 560 (4) 110 1,070 250 2,550 430 120 480 690 530 410 490 960 140 980 160 (4) 410 140 360 240 (4) (4) (4) 130 (4) (4) 160
14.34 23.60 17.02 15.13 15.01 11.84 12.37 10.35 13.19 13.95 13.61 16.33 16.72 12.02 13.02 16.32 12.47 12.80 18.01 15.24 15.62 12.58 17.37 13.17 11.07 10.71 11.29 9.08 11.21 11.79 10.76 19.45 26.84 13.86 15.12 11.43 17.36 18.82 16.85 14.83 14.90 12.37
29,830 49,080 35,390 31,460 31,220 24,630 25,730 21,520 27,430 29,010 28,310 33,970 34,780 24,990 27,080 33,950 25,940 26,630 37,450 31,700 32,490 26,170 36,140 27,400 23,020 22,280 23,480 18,890 23,330 24,520 22,380 40,460 55,830 28,840 31,460 23,760 36,110 39,140 35,050 30,840 30,990 25,740
13.18 22.69 17.64 16.27 14.33 11.13 12.34 10.00 12.56 13.47 13.60 13.76 16.79 12.00 12.06 19.43 11.84 12.14 17.37 14.67 13.96 11.63 16.88 12.93 11.06 10.65 11.02 8.96 11.02 10.73 10.89 18.29 27.06 13.88 12.94 11.32 16.27 17.85 15.13 14.54 14.06 11.56
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of mechanics,installers,& repairers Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
33,730 2,780 860
16.25 25.03 16.85
33,800 52,060 35,050
14.97 24.06 15.36
1,180 50
23.13 17.37
48,100 36,120
23.84 15.68
(4)
15.69
32,640
15.62
Electrical & electronics repairers,commercial & industrial equipment Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Security and fire alarm systems installers Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Automotive body and related repairers
340 140 160 270 1,690 850
21.52 12.96 14.51 17.71 19.23 15.97
44,770 26,960 30,190 36,840 39,990 33,220
21.72 11.73 13.71 18.06 19.98 14.88
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of farming, fishing,& forestry wrkrs Agricultural inspectors Graders and sorters, agricultural products Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages Automotive service technicians and mechanics Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists Farm equipment mechanics Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines Motorboat mechanics Motorcycle mechanics Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics Recreational vehicle service technicians Tire repairers and changers Mechanical door repairers Control & valve installers & repairers, except mechanical door Heating,air conditioning,& refrigeration mechanics & installers Home appliance repairers Industrial machinery mechanics Maintenance and repair workers, general Maintenance workers, machinery Electrical power-line installers and repairers Telecommunications line installers and repairers Medical equipment repairers Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers Locksmiths and safe repairers Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other Production occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of production and operating workers Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Electromechanical equipment assemblers Engine and other machine assemblers Structural metal fabricators and fitters Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Team assemblers Assemblers and fabricators, all other Bakers Butchers and meat cutters Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers Slaughterers and meat packers Food and tobacco roasting, baking, & drying machine operators & tenders Food batchmakers Food cooking machine operators and tenders Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic Forging machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Drilling & boring machine tool setters,operators,& tenders,metal & plastic Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Lathe & turning machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic Milling & planing machine setters,operators,& tenders,metal & plastic Machinists Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Tool and die makers Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers Welding,soldering,& brazing machine setters,operators,& tenders Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Plating & coating machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic Bindery workers
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
3,600 1,360 70 820 (4) 80 130 (4) 510 (4) 310 2,120 (4) 1,010 9,190 160 420 970 270 (4) 440 (4) 1,570 700
17.18 15.69 13.83 17.18 10.11 23.28 13.06 15.60 10.09 8.48 13.40 15.58 18.87 17.14 13.12 15.39 18.57 20.66 14.97 20.58 13.32 13.66 10.03 13.45
35,730 32,630 28,770 35,730 21,040 48,420 27,170 32,440 20,980 17,640 27,870 32,410 39,240 35,650 27,290 32,020 38,620 42,980 31,140 42,800 27,700 28,420 20,860 27,970
16.54 15.15 13.73 17.32 10.06 17.73 12.43 14.82 10.04 8.41 11.38 14.47 15.92 16.42 12.38 15.15 18.79 23.12 14.00 20.84 12.24 13.43 9.92 12.84
42,810 3,150 530 1,900 130 540 850 (4) 5,790 630 300 760 (4) 550 30 600 200 200 320 100 240
12.79 21.38 17.82 12.83 12.69 16.00 13.76 10.72 11.41 10.58 12.09 11.10 10.08 11.14 9.81 9.21 10.32 14.17 10.15 (4) 14.46
26,590 44,460 37,070 26,690 26,400 33,270 28,620 22,310 23,730 22,000 25,140 23,080 20,960 23,170 20,410 19,160 21,460 29,480 21,120 (4) 30,070
11.49 19.73 18.61 12.89 13.02 16.72 13.70 10.79 10.07 10.35 11.87 10.66 9.76 10.92 8.72 8.49 10.63 11.86 10.18 (4) 12.61
640 110
12.52 12.33
26,040 25,660
12.50 11.85
250 140 90 1,200
10.44 13.39 11.45 14.41
21,720 27,850 23,820 29,980
9.87 11.97 12.33 14.40
370 30 50 1,890 150 90 80 220
10.88 12.26 17.88 13.04 12.70 12.73 12.82 11.46
22,630 25,500 37,190 27,120 26,410 26,480 26,670 23,830
10.13 11.18 18.35 12.52 12.36 11.81 12.00 10.71
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages
Median hourly
Employment(1)
Hourly
Annual(2)
wages
140 240 870 1,460 690 830 240 50 120
14.74 14.22 14.33 8.07 8.28 8.38 11.37 7.85 12.13
30,660 29,570 29,810 16,790 17,210 17,430 23,650 16,330 25,230
14.35 13.47 14.10 7.67 8.26 8.24 10.97 7.76 11.26
40 50 230 (4) 580 160 280 800 30 170 610 140 50
8.62 11.52 11.92 12.19 10.76 10.69 9.74 10.49 29.05 15.62 15.01 21.48 19.74
17,930 23,960 24,800 25,350 22,380 22,240 20,250 21,810 60,430 32,490 31,210 44,670 41,060
7.85 7.75 11.10 11.27 10.38 10.07 9.22 10.21 32.37 14.67 14.74 21.08 20.34
Job printers Prepress technicians and workers Printing machine operators Laundry and dry-cleaning workers Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials Sewing machine operators Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders Textile winding,twisting,& drawing out machine setters, operators,& tenders Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers Fabric and apparel patternmakers Upholsterers Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters Furniture finishers Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Woodworking machine setters, operators,& tenders, except sawing Power distributors and dispatchers Stationary engineers and boiler operators Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Plant and system operators, all other Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Crushing, grinding, & polishing machine setters, operators, & tenders Grinding and polishing workers, hand Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Cutters and trimmers, hand Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Dental laboratory technicians Medical appliance technicians Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
80 270 250 480 160 180
12.76 11.13 11.45 11.29 7.97 11.92
26,530 23,160 23,810 23,480 16,580 24,800
13.13 10.55 11.28 10.97 7.71 11.34
300 100 2,130 110 200 40 700 1,960
9.88 13.61 15.40 17.90 15.33 14.34 20.51 10.23
20,560 28,300 32,030 37,220 31,880 29,840 42,660 21,270
9.76 11.93 15.28 15.36 14.07 14.58 18.72 9.90
Coating,painting,& spraying machine setters,operators, & tenders Painters, transportation equipment Painting, coating, and decorating workers Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders Cleaning, washing, & metal pickling equipment operators & tenders Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Etchers and engravers Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders Helpers--production workers Production workers, all other
410 540 170 70 90 (4) (4) 170 310 2,000 380
11.40 14.61 11.35 11.56 11.86 11.31 11.37 12.44 11.25 8.38 10.92
23,710 30,390 23,600 24,050 24,680 23,520 23,640 25,880 23,400 17,440 22,710
11.29 11.84 10.70 11.09 12.12 11.09 9.55 12.69 11.17 8.39 9.81
48,420 1,190
12.30 19.33
25,590 40,200
11.00 18.71
1,140 80 100 60 1,150 3,030 2,750 8,740 4,800
22.51 (5) (5) 9.32 (4) 10.05 10.83 15.05 12.20
46,810 89,330 70,610 19,380 (4) 20,890 22,530 31,300 25,380
22.00 (5) (5) 9.08 (4) 9.52 10.07 14.32 10.75
Transportation and material moving occupations First-line supervisors/mgrs of helpers, laborers, & material movers, hand First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers Commercial pilots Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians Bus drivers, transit and intercity Bus drivers, school Driver/sales workers Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer Truck drivers, light or delivery services
Table 1. Employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, by occupation, San Antonio, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area, May 2007 (continued) Mean wages Employment(1)
Hourly
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,250 8.94 Motor vehicle operators, all other (4) 13.08 Parking lot attendants 730 8.42 Service station attendants 970 9.13 Traffic technicians 50 16.50 Transportation workers, all other (4) 11.59 Conveyor operators and tenders 230 12.62 Crane and tower operators 210 19.89 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 360 13.50 Industrial truck and tractor operators 3,160 11.51 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,540 8.39 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 11,230 10.03 Machine feeders and offbearers 970 13.93 Packers and packagers, hand 1,630 9.76 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,010 12.56 Material moving workers, all other 140 10.79 (1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers. (2) 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. (3) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year. (4) Estimates not released. (5) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.
Median hourly
Annual(2)
wages
18,590 27,200 17,520 19,000 34,330 24,100 26,240 41,380 28,080 23,930 17,440 20,860 28,960 20,310 26,120 22,450
8.43 12.78 8.12 8.71 14.24 11.27 12.81 20.85 12.89 11.06 7.71 9.29 14.25 8.78 11.95 9.70