Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Web site

( http://www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm ) and select “OES Tables” and “National Cross Industry” for the most recent year shown. Provide the mean (average) wage for one relatively high-paying and one relatively low-paying occupation in 10 of the broad occupational categories (“Management Occupation,” “Business and Financial Operations Occupations,” and so on). What general factors explain the differences you observe within broad occupational categories and among the categories?

(Answer in a one-paragraph essay.)