OEWS Employment and Wage Statistics

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The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations and the wages paid to them. The wage data has not been validated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and are not official BLS data series; however, EDD Labor Market Information Division feels that the additional information is useful to users of our wage data. For more information about how the data is compiled and suggested use visit OEWS Wages About the data.

In the spring of 2021, the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program began using the name Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) to better reflect the range of data available from the program. Data released on or after March 31, 2021 will reflect the new program name. Webpages, publications, and other materials associated with previous data releases will retain the Occupational Employment Statistics name.

Wage data for all geographical areas have been updated to the first quarter of 2023 by applying the U. S. Department of Labor's Employment Cost Index to the 2010 SOC wage database. The occupational employment estimates are for May 2022. For more information on the data methodology visit OEWS Survey FAQs.

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OEWS Employment and Wage Statistics Data Tables**

** The data presented in these tables do not meet the legal requirements for prevailing wage determinations for foreign labor certification purposes or for those working on some government contracts. Visit Prevailing Wages for information available from other government agencies.

Use the Wages Data Search Tool to select just the occupation you want, or to compare wages across geography.

OEWS Employment and Wages Data Tables
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*As of 2019, the Eastern Sierra Region and the Mother Lode Region are now part of the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region.
*As of 2019, the North Valley Region and the Northern Mountains Region are now part of the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region.
*As of 2016, Marin County is now part of the San Rafael Metropolitan Division (MD).

OEWS Employment and Wage Statistics Data Archive 2003 – 2012

Employment and Wages 2003-2012

OEWS Survey Methodology and FAQs

The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey is a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment and occupational wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry. The survey samples about 37,000 establishments per year, taking 3 years to fully collect the sample of approximately 113,000 establishments in California. For more information about the survey methodology visit OEWS Survey Overview and for a list of frequently asked questions visit OEWS FAQs.

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