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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "43-4141",
    "soc_title": "New Accounts Clerks",
    "slug": "new-accounts-clerks-43-4141",
    "major_group": "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 47670,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 49370,
    "employment_total": 36860,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 38180,
      "p25": 43920,
      "median": 47670,
      "p75": 55100,
      "p90": 60910,
      "mean": 49370,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 1.6
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 18.36,
      "p25": 21.12,
      "median": 22.92,
      "p75": 26.49,
      "p90": 29.29,
      "mean": 23.73
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 36860,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.02,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000043414101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000043414101",
      "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": "OEUN000000000000043414113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000043414104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000043414111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000043414112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000043414114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000043414115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for New Accounts Clerks is 1.60× — this is a compressed-comp occupation where the wage band is narrow. Top decile earns $60,910, bottom decile $38,180. 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"
}