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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "39-9099",
    "soc_title": "Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other",
    "slug": "personal-care-and-service-workers-all-other-39-9099",
    "major_group": "39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 41600,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 40120,
    "employment_total": 60420,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 27480,
      "p25": 34180,
      "median": 41600,
      "p75": 42710,
      "p90": 48910,
      "mean": 40120,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 1.78
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 13.21,
      "p25": 16.44,
      "median": 20,
      "p75": 20.53,
      "p90": 23.51,
      "mean": 19.29
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 60420,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.04,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000039909901",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000039909901",
      "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": "OEUN000000000000039909913",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000039909904",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000039909911",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000039909912",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000039909914",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000039909915"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other is 1.78× — this is a compressed-comp occupation where the wage band is narrow. Top decile earns $48,910, bottom decile $27,480. 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"
}