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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "49-9092",
    "soc_title": "Commercial Divers",
    "slug": "commercial-divers-49-9092",
    "major_group": "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 72990,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 88320,
    "employment_total": 3450,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 43330,
      "p25": 54810,
      "median": 72990,
      "p75": 101550,
      "p90": 157790,
      "mean": 88320,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.64
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 20.83,
      "p25": 26.35,
      "median": 35.09,
      "p75": 48.82,
      "p90": 75.86,
      "mean": 42.46
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 3450,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000049909201",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000049909201",
      "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": "OEUN000000000000049909213",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000049909204",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000049909211",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000049909212",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000049909214",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000049909215"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Commercial Divers is 3.64× — the top decile earns $157,790 against the bottom decile at $43,330. That spread is 3.64× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}