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. 2020 Aug;110(8):1126–1132. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305738

TABLE 2—

Employment and Annual Average Median Wage by 2-Digit Standard Occupational Classification Code and Percentage of Total Standard Occupational Classification Codes Distributed Across 4 Groups Defined by Importance of Computer Use and Interaction With the Public at Work (Quadrants): United States, May 2018

2-Digit SOC Median Annual Wage, $ Total in SOC % SOC Distributed in Each Quadrant
1 2 3 4
11: Management 104 240 7 616 650 32.0 68.0 . . . . . .
13: Business and financial operations 68 350 7 721 300 72.7 27.3 < 0.1 . . .
15: Computer and mathematical 86 340 4 384 300 100.0 . . . . . . . . .
17: Architecture and engineering 80 170 2 556 220 90.8 9.2 . . . . . .
19: Life, physical, and social science 66 070 1 171 910 63.6 36.3 . . . . . .
21: Community and social services 44 960 2 171 820 . . . 97.8 . . . 2.2
23: Legal 80 810 1 127 900 9.9 90.1 . . . . . .
25: Education, training, and library 49 700 8 779 780 26.7 50.6 20.0 2.8
27: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 49 290 1 951 170 43.7 47.0 . . . 9.3
29: Health care practitioners and technical 66 440 8 646 730 7.7 90.5 . . . 1.9
31: Health care support 29 740 4 117 450 1.3 38.7 36.6 23.3
33: Protective service 40 640 3 437 410 4.4 54.8 . . . 40.8
35: Food preparation and serving related 23 070 13 374 620 . . . 8.2 10.4 81.4
37: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 26 840 4 421 980 . . . 2.3 70.4 27.3
39: Personal care and service 24 420 5 451 330 . . . 22.6 40.8 36.6
41: Sales and related 28 180 14 542 290 12.5 61.9 0.0 25.6
43: Office and administrative support 35 760 21 828 990 45.6 52.0 0.8 1.6
45: Farming, fishing, and forestry 25 380 480 130 . . . 5.0 86.7 7.9
47: Construction and extraction 46 010 5 962 640 . . . 2.2 76.0 21.9
49: Installation, maintenance, and repair 45 540 5 628 880 30.7 23.3 38.9 7.0
51: Production 35 070 9 115 530 21.1 1.7 74.2 3.0
53: Transportation and material moving 32 730 10 244 260 4.8 5.9 48.4 41.1
All SOCs 38 640 144 733 290 24.6 36.4 20.1 18.9

Note. SOC = Standard Occupational Classification code. Quadrant 1 is defined as high computer use, low public interaction. Quadrant 2 is defined as high computer use, high public interaction. Quadrant 3 is defined as low computer use, low public interaction. Quadrant 4 is defined as low computer use, high public interaction.