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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "51-6092",
    "soc_title": "Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers",
    "slug": "fabric-and-apparel-patternmakers-51-6092",
    "major_group": "51-0000 Production Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 62750,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 71420,
    "employment_total": 2950,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 33790,
      "p25": 42620,
      "median": 62750,
      "p75": 93930,
      "p90": 123540,
      "mean": 71420,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.66
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 16.25,
      "p25": 20.49,
      "median": 30.17,
      "p75": 45.16,
      "p90": 59.39,
      "mean": 34.34
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 2950,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000051609201",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000051609201",
      "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": "OEUN000000000000051609213",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000051609204",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000051609211",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000051609212",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000051609214",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000051609215"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers is 3.66× — the top decile earns $123,540 against the bottom decile at $33,790. That spread is 3.66× 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"
}