OES Employment and Wages

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The Occupational Employment Statistics and Wages (OES) 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 OES Wages About the data.

Wage data for all geographical areas have been updated to the first quarter of 2019 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 2018. For more information on the data methodology visit OES Survey FAQs.

• Occupational CodeFinder Tool
• OES Employment and Wages Data Tables
• OES Survey Methodology and FAQs
• Additional Data

Occupational CodeFinder Tool

Are you looking for information on a job but don't know the "official" title or code? Are you looking for corresponding Occupational Employment Statistics codes? Use the Occupational CodeFinder Tool.

OES Employment and Wages 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.

*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).

OES Employment and Wages Data Archive 2003 – 2012

Employment and Wages 2003-2012

OES Survey Methodology and FAQs

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) 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 OES Survey Overview and for a list of frequently asked questions visit OES FAQs.

Additional Data

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• Industries
• Median Household Income
• Occupations
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• Per Capita Income
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