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1999 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Business and Financial Operations Occupations for Orlando, FL, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment, Median Hourly, Mean Hourly and Mean Annual definitions are listed below.


Occupation Title Employment Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (1)
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 23,480 $17.34 $19.27 $40,070
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products (3) 620 $14.88 $16.87 $35,090
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (3) 1,530 $16.80 $18.21 $37,880
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 310 $20.20 $22.30 $46,380
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation 710 $16.73 $18.43 $38,330
Cost Estimators (3) 920 $19.16 $20.63 $42,910
Emergency Management Specialists 40 $19.55 $21.37 $44,450
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists 780 $16.41 $16.98 $35,320
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 470 $18.25 $19.29 $40,120
Training and Development Specialists 1,150 $19.28 $20.16 $41,920
Management Analysts 2,120 $22.13 $21.02 $43,720
Meeting and Convention Planners 620 $12.08 $12.79 $26,600
Accountants and Auditors (3) 5,110 $17.07 $18.77 $39,050
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate (3) (5) $11.74 $13.69 $28,480
Budget Analysts (3) 220 $23.67 $24.29 $50,530
Credit Analysts (3) 150 $16.25 $17.85 $37,130
Financial Analysts 960 $18.95 $21.97 $45,690
Personal Financial Advisors (5) $26.23 $26.44 $55,000
Insurance Underwriters (3) 690 $19.12 $22.20 $46,170
Financial Examiners (5) $16.46 $20.12 $41,850
Loan Counselors (5) $21.28 $19.36 $40,270
Loan Officers 1,110 $15.31 $21.01 $43,700
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents (3) 430 $12.84 $15.67 $32,590
Tax Preparers (3) (5) $16.65 $18.48 $38,430

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
  • (1) 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.
  • (2) = Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
  • (3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  • (4) = Median hourly wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour.
  • (5) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.

Information compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


Terms and definitions
  • Employment: the estimated total occupational employment (not including self-employed).
  • Median Hourly Wage: the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of wages based on data collected from employers in all industries; 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn less than the median wage, and 50 percent earn more than the median wage.
  • Mean Hourly Wage: the estimated total hourly wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average hourly wage.
  • Mean Annual Wage: the estimated total annual wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average annual wage.

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