Interactive OEWS tools

Wage tools on the published extract

wagedex currently lists 1 interactive tool (compare). Each one filters Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS figures already on the site.

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Interactive tools
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Employment leader

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey underlying WageDex, wagedex currently lists 1 interactive tool (compare). Each one runs on published Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS figures already on the site, so a reader can compare states or occupation pay bands without leaving the federal dataset that backs every WageDex page.

Employment ≠ wage

Home Health and Personal Care Aides lead U.S. detailed occupations by published employment (4,305,810 jobs, #1 of 825) but rank #789 of 825 on median annual wage ($35,800), while Pediatric Surgeons top the wage list at $559,030 (#1 of 825) with 1,190 jobs (#814 of 825). Headcount and pay are different OEWS questions.

4,305,810
Home Health and Personal C... employment #1
$559,030
Pediatric Surgeons wage #1
#814
Employment rank of wage leader
#789
Wage rank of employment leader

The calculators below filter the same OEWS pool on either axis. Employment is tot_emp; pay is the occupation median.

Employment of the #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

jobs

What this shows Home Health and Personal Care Aides lead by employment; Pediatric Surgeons lead on median wage at $559,030.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Use a tool, not a headline

The calculators sit on the same OEWS pool as the rankings; they do not mint a second wage series.

  • Compare published occupation medians across states before treating one statewide figure as the offer. Compare states
  • The employment≠wage dual above is the same axis split used on state profiles. State profiles
  • Download the extract if you need to cite a figure outside the UI. CSV extract

Tools restate published BLS estimates. They do not calculate take-home pay, taxes, or an individual offer.