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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "53-7061",
    "soc_title": "Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment",
    "slug": "cleaners-of-vehicles-and-equipment-53-7061",
    "major_group": "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 35830,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 36980,
    "employment_total": 380430,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 27380,
      "p25": 30420,
      "median": 35830,
      "p75": 41040,
      "p90": 47610,
      "mean": 36980,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 1.74
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 13.17,
      "p25": 14.62,
      "median": 17.23,
      "p75": 19.73,
      "p90": 22.89,
      "mean": 17.78
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 380430,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.24,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000053706101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000053706101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000053706113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000053706104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000053706111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000053706112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000053706114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000053706115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is 1.74× — this is a compressed-comp occupation where the wage band is narrow. Top decile earns $47,610, bottom decile $27,380. In flat-comp professions, title and tenure define the ceiling more than negotiation does. Push title, not pay.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}
