Table 2 Comparison of 2019 power-law scaling exponents for MSA 2-digit occupation employment vs. MSA size, with mean annual wages (in thousands of $).
2- digit occupation group | β” | Mean Wages |
|---|---|---|
23-Legal | 1.329 | 138.7 |
15-Computer and Mathematical | 1.327 | 95.8 |
27-Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 1.261 | 72.2 |
13-Business and Financial Operations | 1.208 | 89.3 |
17-Architecture and Engineering | 1.164 | 93.3 |
39-Personal Care and Service | 1.131 | 34.0 |
19-Life, Physical, and Social Science | 1.125 | 83.6 |
11-Management | 1.112 | 105.4 |
41-Sales and Related | 1.078 | 69.6 |
37-Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 1.059 | 33.9 |
43-Office and Administrative Support | 1.045 | 46.7 |
35-Food Preparation and Serving Related | 1.045 | 29.1 |
21-Community and Social Service | 1.029 | 52.4 |
29-Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 1.023 | 92.2 |
25-Educational Instruction and Library | 1.014 | 57.5 |
31-Healthcare Support | 1.014 | 33.7 |
33-Protective Service | 1.012 | 62.3 |
47-Construction and Extraction | 0.993 | 50.6 |
53-Transportation and Material Moving | 0.982 | 44.0 |
49-Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 0.939 | 53.7 |
51-Production | 0.906 | 46.3 |
45-Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.688 | 32.9 |
55-Military Specific | 0.645 | 50.7 |
