# BLS API: Get occupation wages > Finds the latest published BLS pay and employment for an occupation in the US, a state, or a metro area, and compares it with the national median. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/bls.gov/get-occupation-wages - Method: `bls.gov/get_occupation_wages`, version 1 - Website: bls.gov - Returns: occupation title, location, survey period, employment, median/10th/90th percentile annual wage, median hourly wage, national median, difference - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `location` | string | no | `"Los Angeles, CA"` | A US state or metro area, for example "Texas" or "Austin, TX". Defaults to the whole United States. Default "United States". | | `job_title` | string | yes | `"registered nurse"` | Job in everyday words, for example "registered nurse". | | `occupation_code` | string | no | | Optional SOC occupation code, for example "29-1141". Overrides job title matching. Default "". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "location": "Los Angeles, CA", "job_title": "registered nurse" } ``` Its output: ```json { "link": "https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/area/0031080/2025", "currency": "USD", "location": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA", "soc_code": "29-1141", "area_code": "0031080", "survey_period": "May 2025", "number_employed": 109360, "occupation_title": "Registered Nurses", "median_annual_wage": 135560, "median_hourly_wage": 65.18, "annual_wage_10th_percentile": 100980, "annual_wage_90th_percentile": 174200, "national_median_annual_wage": 97550, "difference_from_national_median_percent": 38.96 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"bls.gov/get_occupation_wages","input":{"location":"Los Angeles, CA","job_title":"registered nurse"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What do electricians make per year in Ohio compared with the national median? - How much does a registered nurse earn in the Austin, TX metro area versus the US median wage? - Show me median and 90th percentile pay for software developers in California. - What is the hourly wage for paralegals in Denver, and how does it stack up nationally? - Look up employment numbers and annual wage percentiles for SOC 29-1141 across the whole United States. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "job_title" ], "properties": { "location": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "A US state or metro area, for example \"Texas\" or \"Austin, TX\". Defaults to the whole United States." }, "job_title": { "type": "string", "description": "Job in everyday words, for example \"registered nurse\"." }, "occupation_code": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Optional SOC occupation code, for example \"29-1141\". Overrides job title matching." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "occupation_title", "location", "survey_period", "currency", "link", "soc_code", "area_code" ], "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "currency": { "type": "string" }, "location": { "type": "string" }, "soc_code": { "type": "string" }, "area_code": { "type": "string" }, "survey_period": { "type": "string" }, "number_employed": { "type": [ "null", "integer" ] }, "occupation_title": { "type": "string" }, "median_annual_wage": { "type": [ "null", "number" ] }, "median_hourly_wage": { "type": [ "null", "number" ] }, "annual_wage_10th_percentile": { "type": [ "null", "number" ] }, "annual_wage_90th_percentile": { "type": [ "null", "number" ] }, "national_median_annual_wage": { "type": [ "null", "number" ] }, "difference_from_national_median_percent": { "type": [ "null", "number" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [BLS API: Get occupation outlook](https://fous.com/methods/bls.gov/get-occupation-outlook.md): Finds the best-matching Occupational Outlook Handbook profile for a job title and returns its pay, entry requirements, jobs and 10-year outlook. - [BLS API: Get unemployment rate](https://fous.com/methods/bls.gov/get-unemployment-rate.md): Gets the latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate and labor-force counts for the United States or a state, with up to 24 months of history. - [BLS API: Get inflation rate](https://fous.com/methods/bls.gov/get-inflation-rate.md): Gets the latest U.S. Consumer Price Index inflation for a spending category, with up to 24 recent months of history. 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You can narrow it to a country and a city. - [Indeed API: Get salary for a job title](https://fous.com/methods/indeed.com/get-salary.md): Finds the typical pay for a job title in the United States or a U.S. city or state on Indeed's public salary pages, with the number of reported salaries, the last update date, and the top-paying cities and companies when shown. - [U.S. Department of Labor API: Get minimum wage](https://fous.com/methods/dol.gov/get-minimum-wage.md): Gets a US state's or the federal hourly minimum wage from the Department of Labor, with the tipped cash wage and maximum tip credit, future dated increases, notes and the page's update date. - [All BLS methods](https://fous.com/methods/bls.gov.md)