Table 1. Annual earnings of full-time workers and annual work hours, National Compensation Survey, July 2004

Table 1. Annual earnings of full-time(1) workers and annual work hours, National Compensation Survey, July 2004
Rank	Occupation	Annual earnings(2)		Mean annual hours	Major occupational group(3)
Rank	Occupation	Mean	Relative error (percent)(4)	Mean annual hours	Major occupational group(3)
1	Physicians	$128,689	12.5	2243	Professional
2	Airplane pilots and navigators	128,406	7.7	1083	Professional
3	Medical science teachers	121,230	6.6	2276	Professional
4	Judges	118,134	12.9	2058	Professional
5	Optometrists	116,403	18.2	1975	Professional
6	Lawyers	105,716	5.2	2174	Professional
7	Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations	103,704	9.8	2131	Executive
8	Chief executives and general administrators, public administration	102,405	11.9	2057	Executive
9	Economics teachers	99,516	12.1	1555	Professional
10	Securities and financial services sales occupations	94,005	9.5	2068	Sales

11	Announcers	93,112	35.1	1938	Professional
12	Engineering teachers	92,358	6.3	1618	Professional
13	Petroleum engineers	89,981	8.3	2080	Professional
14	Law teachers	89,947	11.3	1526	Professional
15	Pharmacists	88,168	0.9	2065	Professional
16	Aerospace engineers	85,574	7.9	2083	Professional
17	Dentists	82,437	6.3	2142	Professional
18	Managers and administrators, n.e.c.	80,871	3.5	2142	Executive
19	Physicists and astronomers	80,039	10.2	2072	Professional
20	Electrical and electronic engineers	79,211	2.8	2117	Professional

21	Chemical engineers	78,645	4.4	2071	Professional
22	Financial managers	78,410	4.6	2105	Executive
23	Sales engineers	77,664	7.2	2171	Sales
24	Physics teachers	77,509	10.2	1442	Professional
25	Nuclear engineers	77,225	5.1	2080	Professional
26	Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers	76,353	10.3	1440	Professional
27	Engineers, n.e.c.	76,307	3	2085	Professional
28	Operations and systems researchers and analysts	73,460	4.4	2078	Professional
29	Computer systems analysts and scientists	73,327	2.2	2085	Professional
30	Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.	72,453	9.1	2084	Professional

31	Other financial officers	72,319	6.6	2085	Executive
32	Actuaries	72,088	7.3	2179	Professional
33	Biological science teachers	71,935	11.4	1722	Professional
34	Economists	71,672	8.2	2171	Professional
35	Sociology teachers	71,656	14.1	1609	Professional
36	Physicians' assistants	71,297	5	2083	Professional
37	Managers, medicine and health	70,871	3.4	2078	Executive
38	Geologists and geodesists	70,665	7.6	2131	Professional
39	Personnel and labor relations managers	70,283	8.7	2073	Executive
40	Health specialties teachers	70,120	6.8	1720	Professional

41	Administrators, education and related fields	68,765	3.7	1912	Executive
42	English teachers	68,694	10.7	1540	Professional
43	Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations	68,673	5.5	2533	Service
44	Technical writers	68,601	10.9	2103	Professional
45	Architects	68,315	3.7	2100	Professional
46	Surveyors and mapping scientists	67,437	9.6	2084	Professional
47	Industrial engineers	67,280	2.2	2132	Professional
48	Mechanical engineers	67,143	2.6	2119	Professional
49	Social science teachers, n.e.c.	67,014	5.7	1613	Professional
50	Business, commerce, and marketing teachers	66,743	12.1	1565	Professional

51	Computer science teachers	66,340	15.5	1555	Professional
52	Purchasing managers	66,337	6.9	2104	Professional
53	Physical scientists, n.e.c.	66,241	8.3	2138	Professional
54	Professional occupations, n.e.c.	66,129	6.5	2030	Professional
55	Civil engineers	66,085	3.5	2092	Professional
56	Administrators and officials, public administration	65,828	2.6	2045	Executive
57	Real estate sales occupations	65,322	28.9	2073	Sales
58	Supervisors, police and detectives	64,461	3.1	2086	Service
59	Chemists, except biochemists	63,507	6	2073	Professional
60	Metallurgical and materials engineers	63,099	4.2	2094	Professional

61	Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.	63,051	12.4	2045	Executive
62	Drillers, oil well	62,409	41.7	2439	Precision production
63	Agriculture and forestry teachers	62,401	22.6	1566	Professional
64	Mathematical science teachers	61,873	10.2	1543	Professional
65	History teachers	61,615	9.1	1616	Professional
66	Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers	61,591	4.4	2091	Precision production
67	Theology teachers	61,088	6.9	1462	Professional
68	Psychology teachers	60,894	8.8	1629	Professional
69	Management analysts	60,622	4.7	2083	Executive
70	Computer programmers	60,229	6.8	2073	Professional

71	Actors and directors	60,006	15.9	2090	Professional
72	Agricultural and food scientists	58,890	7.1	2019	Professional
73	Education teachers	58,825	7	1534	Professional
74	Chemistry teachers	58,798	8.3	1565	Professional
75	Natural science teachers, n.e.c.	58,352	9.3	1458	Professional
76	Musicians and composers	58,337	13	1646	Professional
77	Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	58,268	4.2	2032	Precision production
78	Physical therapists	58,201	1.6	2044	Professional
79	Railroad conductors and yardmasters	57,925	14.4	2216	Transportation
80	Public relations specialists	57,499	5.2	2051	Professional

81	Locomotive operating occupations	57,465	11.1	2120	Transportation
82	Biological and life scientists	57,076	14	2032	Professional
83	Power plant operators	56,437	3.4	2079	Precision production
84	Dental hygienists	56,387	4.1	1757	Professional
85	Supervisors, extractive occupations	56,228	18.2	2170	Precision production
86	Sales representative mining, manufacturing, and wholesale	55,982	3.6	2094	Sales
87	Athletes	55,934	13.9	2023	Professional
88	Aircraft engine mechanics	55,515	6.9	2081	Precision production
89	Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products	55,434	4.3	2083	Executive
90	Electrical power installers and repairers	55,377	2.6	2080	Precision production

91	Political science teachers	55,336	7	1588	Professional
92	Supervisors, carpenters and related workers	55,255	5.8	2110	Precision production
93	Brickmasons and stonemasons	54,980	6.8	2004	Precision production
94	Physical education teachers	54,660	5.9	1546	Professional
95	Urban planners	54,196	4.6	2052	Professional
96	Editors and reporters	54,001	12.3	2029	Professional
97	Mining occupations, n.e.c.	53,869	1.5	2048	Precision production
98	Foreign language teachers	53,763	13.9	1573	Professional
99	Aircraft mechanics, except engines	53,345	6.9	2080	Precision production
100	Registered nurses	53,289	1.3	2002	Professional

101	Sales occupations, other business services	52,542	5.8	2103	Sales
102	Art, drama, and music teachers	52,521	9	1498	Professional
103	Funeral directors	52,253	13.2	2303	Executive
104	Management related occupations, n.e.c.	52,188	2.1	2062	Executive
105	Telephone line installers and repairers	52,076	4.2	2064	Precision production
106	Trade and industrial teachers	52,059	9.1	1707	Professional
107	Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.	51,957	6.3	2083	Executive
108	Electricians	51,916	2.2	2064	Precision production
109	Statisticians	51,716	10.3	2044	Professional
110	Medical scientists	51,615	4	2056	Professional

111	Underwriters	51,531	7	2026	Executive
112	Psychologists	51,508	6.4	1776	Professional
113	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	51,505	15.9	2048	Executive
114	Longshore equipment operators	51,379	11.4	1837	Transportation
115	Accountants and auditors	50,761	1.8	2073	Executive
116	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers	50,754	3.4	2134	Precision production
117	Librarians	50,596	4.3	1777	Professional
118	Sheetmetal duct installers	50,317	12.5	2080	Precision production
119	Occupational therapists	50,169	4.9	1983	Professional
120	Supervisors, agriculture-related workers	50,157	18.1	2110	Handlers

121	Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists	50,150	2.8	2100	Executive
122	Police and detectives, public service	50,063	1	2073	Service
123	Social scientists, n.e.c.	49,708	11.6	1989	Professional
124	Telephone installers and repairers	49,550	2.9	2079	Precision production
125	Insurance sales occupations	49,363	7.7	2094	Sales
126	Archivists and curators	48,913	9	1913	Professional
127	Mechanical engineering technicians	48,594	3.8	2090	Professional
128	Tool and die makers	48,388	3.5	2085	Precision production
129	Industrial engineering technicians	48,143	5.4	2092	Professional
130	Electrical and electronic technicians	48,119	14.8	2089	Professional

131	Business and promotion agents	48,107	8.9	2066	Executive
132	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	47,989	3.5	2063	Professional
133	Radiologic technicians	47,653	2.9	2048	Professional
134	Construction inspectors	47,491	4.9	2062	Executive
135	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	47,389	3.1	2064	Precision production
136	Firefighting occupations	47,364	3	2499	Service
137	Teachers, n.e.c.	47,193	2.4	1470	Professional
138	Vocational and educational counselors	47,124	4	1650	Professional
139	Millwrights	46,958	5.9	2075	Precision production
140	Mechanical controls and valve repairers	46,871	3.7	2080	Precision production

141	Teachers, special education	46,820	2.8	1390	Professional
142	Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats	46,679	5.4	2288	Sales
143	Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction	46,667	3	2078	Executive
144	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	46,578	4.1	2120	Transportation
145	Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers, n.e.c.	46,175	10	2080	Precision production
146	Secondary school teachers	46,038	1.4	1416	Professional
147	Stationary engineers	45,843	4.5	2065	Precision production
148	Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers	45,804	10.2	2034	Professional
149	Designers	45,756	6.6	2062	Professional
150	Street and door-to-door sales workers	45,485	21.5	2075	Sales

151	Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment	45,470	5.4	2077	Precision production
152	Elementary school teachers	45,296	1	1393	Professional
153	Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons and tilesetters	45,246	14.3	2080	Precision production
154	Speech therapists	45,197	7.8	1618	Professional
155	Advertising and related sales occupations	45,042	13.1	2038	Sales
156	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.	45,022	3.3	2080	Transportation
157	Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks	44,840	4.4	2081	Administrative support
158	Drafters	44,817	3.9	2082	Professional
159	Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers	44,752	5.6	2100	Precision production
160	Supervisors, production occupations	44,631	2.2	2100	Precision production

161	Managers, food serving and lodging establishments	44,598	6.8	2191	Executive
162	Miscellaneous plant and systems operators, n.e.c.	44,525	6.2	2057	Precision production
163	Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c.	44,496	4.9	2064	Precision production
164	Respiratory therapists	44,326	2.7	2019	Professional
165	Managers, properties and real estate	44,013	4.8	2059	Executive
166	Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal	43,616	9.6	2079	Precision production
167	Dietitians	43,603	4.5	2069	Professional
168	Chemical technicians	43,548	6.1	2071	Professional
169	Forestry and conservation scientists	43,282	10.1	2072	Professional
170	Supervisors, financial records processing	43,274	3.4	2036	Administrative support

171	Industrial machinery repairers	42,935	2.5	2072	Precision production
172	Chief communications operators	42,644	4.7	2080	Administrative support
173	Supervisors, sales occupations	42,640	3.9	2167	Sales
174	Tool programmers, numerical control	42,638	6.6	2080	Professional
175	Carpet installers	42,584	18.3	2080	Precision production
176	Science technicians, n.e.c.	42,536	10.3	2047	Professional
177	Technical and related occupations, n.e.c.	42,265	6.7	2074	Professional
178	Mining machine operators	42,242	11.2	2080	Precision production
179	Precision assemblers, metal	42,024	6.6	2080	Precision production
180	Data processing equipment repairers	41,987	9.5	2057	Precision production

181	Clergy	41,976	17.9	2395	Professional
182	Structural metal workers	41,975	6.2	2075	Precision production
183	Supervisors, guards	41,767	8.2	2057	Service
184	Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats	41,284	9.3	2319	Transportation
185	Tile setters, hard and soft	40,789	20.4	2071	Precision production
186	Machinists	40,736	2.6	2078	Precision production
187	Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations	40,703	15.9	2171	Service
188	Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators	40,659	5.2	2071	Machine operators
189	Legal assistants	40,493	4.9	1987	Professional
190	Water and sewer treatment plant operators	40,323	2.8	2080	Precision production

191	Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers	40,219	2.5	2073	Service
192	Inspectors, testers and graders	40,214	3.2	2092	Precision production
193	Supervisors, general office	39,914	3.8	2050	Administrative support
194	Operating engineers	39,901	6.4	1938	Transportation
195	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators	39,791	6.1	2192	Transportation
196	Carpenters	39,688	4.1	2060	Precision production
197	Layout workers	39,476	17.2	2080	Precision production
198	Therapists, n.e.c.	39,385	12.2	2046	Professional
199	Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.	39,260	8.1	2038	Handlers
200	Heavy equipment mechanics	39,252	3.3	2078	Precision production

201	Automobile mechanics	38,967	3.1	2097	Precision production
202	Sheetmetal workers	38,680	6.5	2051	Precision production
203	Tool and die maker apprentices	38,457	9.5	2080	Precision production
204	Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators	37,935	4.5	2028	Administrative support
205	Supervisors, computer equipment operators	37,880	13.4	2039	Administrative support
206	Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics	37,500	2.2	2083	Precision production
207	Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood	37,445	14.6	2080	Precision production
208	Production coordinators	37,378	3.5	2079	Administrative support
209	Marine engineers	37,254	16.5	2056	Transportation
210	Glaziers	37,092	6.9	2080	Precision production

211	Social workers	37,090	2.7	2007	Professional
212	Adjusters and calibrators	36,963	12.3	1967	Precision production
213	Biological technicians	36,884	3.7	2066	Professional
214	Proofreaders	36,686	18.2	2080	Administrative support
215	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	36,639	10.1	1977	Precision production
216	Meter readers	36,635	4.1	2080	Administrative support
217	Religious workers, n.e.c.	36,584	17.2	1948	Professional
218	Insulation workers	36,542	11.1	2071	Precision production
219	Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners	36,538	7.7	2073	Precision production
220	Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters	36,294	7	1948	Precision production

221	Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings	36,282	12.2	2181	Sales
222	Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	36,069	3.8	2024	Professional
223	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics	36,057	3.3	2076	Precision production
224	Photoengravers and lithographers	35,918	4.4	2040	Machine operators
225	Correctional institution officers	35,618	6.4	2075	Service
226	Boilermakers	35,596	7.9	2075	Precision production
227	Stenographers	35,477	6	2003	Administrative support
228	Construction trades, n.e.c.	35,278	5.4	2011	Precision production
229	Dispatchers	35,115	5.7	2103	Administrative support
230	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers	35,002	5.1	2060	Service

231	Recreation workers	34,998	6.3	1950	Professional
232	Health record technologists and technicians	34,781	7.6	2055	Professional
233	Crane and tower operators	34,762	7.9	2080	Transportation
234	Lathe and turning-machine operators	34,696	5	2078	Machine operators
235	Broadcast equipment operators	34,606	9	2045	Professional
236	Hand engraving and printing occupations	34,605	20.2	1983	Machine operators
237	Roofers	34,514	9.5	1948	Precision production
238	Expeditors	34,358	4.1	2054	Administrative support
239	Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.	34,237	2.1	2067	Professional
240	Office machine repairers	34,193	11.6	2076	Precision production

241	Excavating and loading machine operators	34,184	4.5	2031	Transportation
242	Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.	34,164	2.9	2051	Precision production
243	Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators	34,107	4.9	2080	Machine operators
244	Licensed practical nurses	34,073	1.4	2035	Professional
245	Photographers	34,048	11.4	2051	Professional
246	Welders and cutters	33,843	2.4	2073	Machine operators
247	Heat treating equipment operators	33,817	6.5	2066	Machine operators
248	Drywall installers	33,699	4.8	2066	Precision production
249	Grader, dozer, and scraper operators	33,568	5.2	2061	Transportation
250	Prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers	33,487	7.6	1672	Professional

251	Household appliance and power tool repairers	33,469	5.8	2090	Precision production
252	Automobile body and related repairers	33,285	3.7	2080	Precision production
253	Public transportation attendants	33,267	1.8	1030	Service
254	Printing press operators	33,251	2.2	2055	Machine operators
255	Surveying and mapping technicians	33,217	6.9	2067	Professional
256	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.	33,184	3.6	2074	Machine operators
257	Supervisors, personal service occupations	33,141	8.2	2095	Service
258	Material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.	33,127	4.2	2069	Transportation
259	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	33,110	3.1	2061	Administrative support
260	Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping	32,898	2.8	2068	Administrative support

261	Machinery maintenance occupations	32,891	4.6	2066	Precision production
262	Numerical control machine operators	32,849	3.8	2078	Machine operators
263	Weighers, measurers, checkers and samplers	32,729	6.9	2073	Administrative support
264	Computer operators	32,716	3.2	2063	Administrative support
265	Investigators and adjusters, except insurance	32,549	2.3	2066	Administrative support
266	Carpenter apprentices	32,542	7.9	2080	Precision production
267	Locksmiths and safe repairers	32,434	8.8	2149	Precision production
268	Truck drivers	32,395	2.2	2161	Transportation
269	Mixing and blending machine operators	32,358	5	2043	Machine operators
270	Secretaries	32,349	1	1994	Administrative support

271	Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers	32,285	13.1	2080	Precision production
272	Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians	31,979	3.1	2059	Precision production
273	Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.	31,693	8.1	2069	Precision production
274	Furnace, kiln and oven operators, except food	31,443	6.8	2068	Machine operators
275	Farm equipment mechanics	31,315	5.3	2154	Precision production
276	Electrician apprentices	31,292	3.9	2067	Precision production
277	Garbage collectors	31,284	8.2	2172	Handlers
278	Driver-sales workers	31,263	6.4	2104	Transportation
279	Sales workers, parts	31,069	5.9	2113	Sales
280	Small engine repairers	31,036	8.3	2062	Precision production

281	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.	30,999	6.5	2040	Sales
282	Statistical clerks	30,586	4.5	2041	Administrative support
283	Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks	30,488	2.7	2048	Administrative support
284	Upholsterers	30,474	16.2	2080	Precision production
285	Eligibility clerks, social welfare	30,467	2.1	2021	Administrative support
286	Plasterers	30,396	8.7	2048	Precision production
287	Painting and paint spraying machine operators	30,374	3.4	2081	Machine operators
288	Order clerks	30,315	3.1	2069	Administrative support
289	Typesetters and compositors	30,179	6.5	2011	Machine operators
290	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfitter apprentices	30,166	4.5	2078	Precision production

291	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies	30,104	5.4	2109	Sales
292	Transportation ticket and reservation agents	30,044	6	2054	Administrative support
293	Typists	29,900	2.3	1991	Administrative support
294	Machine operators, n.e.c.	29,736	2.8	2060	Machine operators
295	Precious stones and metals workers	29,727	14.8	2067	Precision production
296	Assemblers	29,698	2.7	2074	Machine operators
297	Tailors	29,674	13.3	2040	Precision production
298	Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.	29,653	1.7	2035	Administrative support
299	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	29,642	2.6	2066	Transportation
300	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	29,623	19.7	1865	Precision production

301	Milling and planing machine operators	29,593	5.1	2080	Machine operators
302	Rolling machine operators	29,568	10.4	2080	Machine operators
303	Guides	29,523	8.3	2026	Service
304	Folding machine operators	29,485	10.1	2080	Machine operators
305	Painters, construction and maintenance	29,466	4.6	2025	Precision production
306	Correspondence clerks	29,459	3.6	2080	Administrative support
307	Peripheral equipment operators	29,368	8.2	2053	Administrative support
308	Automobile mechanic apprentices	29,318	12	2124	Precision production
309	Bill and account collectors	29,144	6.7	2048	Administrative support
310	Slicing and cutting machine operators	29,056	3.3	2074	Machine operators

311	Bookbinders	29,055	10.7	2071	Precision production
312	Dental assistants	28,842	3.9	1889	Service
313	Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators	28,783	10.7	2080	Machine operators
314	Metal plating machine operators	28,562	6.3	2074	Machine operators
315	Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners	28,558	4.4	2067	Machine operators
316	Crushing and grinding machine operators	28,524	7.6	2034	Machine operators
317	Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators	28,494	5.5	2029	Administrative support
318	Forging machine operators	28,405	9.5	2065	Machine operators
319	Extruding and forming machine operators	28,398	4.5	2055	Machine operators
320	Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.	28,388	6.3	1993	Professional

321	Telephone operators	28,381	7.2	2017	Administrative support
322	Sailors and deckhands	28,350	4.6	2393	Transportation
323	Construction laborers	28,263	3.4	1994	Handlers
324	Records clerks, n.e.c.	28,225	1.9	2036	Administrative support
325	Sales workers, other commodities	28,137	4.6	2042	Sales
326	Punching and stamping press operators	28,132	7.7	2080	Machine operators
327	Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks	28,030	2.6	2072	Administrative support
328	Bus drivers	28,017	2.8	1728	Transportation
329	Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators	28,008	2.6	2076	Machine operators
330	Information clerks, n.e.c.	27,978	2.2	2057	Administrative support

331	Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations	27,856	2.9	2060	Service
332	Packaging and filling machine operators	27,668	3.9	2067	Machine operators
333	Winding and twisting machine operators	27,619	8.9	2068	Machine operators
334	General office clerks	27,459	1.1	2025	Administrative support
335	Furniture and wood finishers	27,412	7	2080	Precision production
336	Hairdressers and cosmetologists	27,331	11.4	1973	Service
337	Billing clerks	27,240	2.6	2064	Administrative support
338	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters	27,141	6.1	2079	Precision production
339	Production samplers and weighers	27,075	14.8	2080	Machine operators
340	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	26,987	4	2076	Precision production

341	Production testers	26,972	8	2073	Machine operators
342	Drilling and boring machine operators	26,970	11.1	2075	Machine operators
343	Roasting and baking machine operators, food	26,799	9.8	2080	Machine operators
344	Shaping and joining machine operators	26,775	2.9	2079	Machine operators
345	Stock and inventory clerks	26,642	2.5	2062	Administrative support
346	Molding and casting machine operators	26,516	3.8	2064	Machine operators
347	Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.	26,460	2.7	2069	Handlers
348	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.	26,413	10.6	1908	Service
349	Motor transport occupations, n.e.c.	26,141	5.9	2035	Transportation
350	Hand working occupations, n.e.c.	26,102	6.4	2057	Machine operators

351	Classified ad clerks	25,846	7.4	2017	Administrative support
352	Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators	25,816	6.9	2057	Administrative support
353	Mail clerks, except postal service	25,799	6.7	2016	Administrative support
354	Cost and rate clerks	25,738	12.6	2097	Administrative support
355	Data entry keyers	25,621	2.4	2049	Administrative support
356	Interviewers	25,278	4.1	2054	Administrative support
357	Food batchmakers	25,247	9.7	2090	Precision production
358	Helpers, construction trades	25,180	4.1	2035	Handlers
359	Duplicating machine operators	25,128	9.1	2043	Administrative support
360	Cementing and gluing machine operators	24,965	9.8	2080	Machine operators

361	Photographic process machine operators	24,842	5.4	2021	Machine operators
362	Compressing and compacting machine operators	24,713	4.4	2075	Machine operators
363	Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.	24,672	4.5	2070	Administrative support
364	Service occupations, n.e.c.	24,519	5.9	2032	Service
365	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators	24,498	7.3	2080	Machine operators
366	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	24,399	6.1	2059	Handlers
367	Sawing machine operators	24,379	4.8	2072	Machine operators
368	Health aides, except nursing	24,374	2.8	2041	Service
369	Butchers and meat cutters	24,356	4.2	2060	Precision production
370	Animal caretakers, except farm	24,327	8	2056	Handlers

371	Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.	23,968	2.9	2057	Handlers
372	Library clerks	23,920	3.2	1817	Administrative support
373	Bakers	23,913	4.6	2045	Precision production
374	Knitting, looping, taping and weaving machine operators	23,886	1.9	2077	Machine operators
375	Production helpers	23,841	3.2	2067	Handlers
376	Hand inspectors, n.e.c.	23,730	7.7	2076	Machine operators
377	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm	23,691	4	1962	Handlers
378	Receptionists	23,589	2	2048	Administrative support
379	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.	23,324	11.7	1912	Administrative support
380	Janitors and cleaners	23,310	2	2041	Service

381	Solderers and braziers	23,189	10.9	2080	Machine operators
382	Stock handlers and baggers	23,078	1.9	2058	Handlers
383	File clerks	23,038	2.9	2031	Administrative support
384	Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations	22,489	12.2	2070	Machine operators
385	Bank tellers	22,317	1.8	2049	Administrative support
386	Welfare service aides	22,161	4.2	2002	Service
387	Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations	22,100	12.1	2080	Machine operators
388	Machine feeders and offbearers	22,095	3.8	2068	Handlers
389	Nursery workers	21,671	9.5	1937	Handlers
390	Sales workers, apparel	21,510	9.7	1933	Sales

391	Sales workers, shoes	21,466	11.5	1957	Sales
392	Surveyor helpers	21,429	5.8	2056	Handlers
393	Graders and sorters, except agricultural	21,398	5.7	2032	Machine operators
394	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners	21,156	3.7	2079	Handlers
395	Inspectors, agricultural products	21,113	17.5	2053	Handlers
396	Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances	21,082	9.5	2058	Sales
397	Sales counter clerks	21,062	4.9	2014	Sales
398	Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants	20,959	1.1	2015	Service
399	Textile cutting machine operators	20,896	5	2010	Machine operators
400	Office machine operators, n.e.c.	20,771	6.4	2060	Administrative support

401	Parking lot attendants	20,629	10.7	2080	Transportation
402	Guards and police, except public service	20,612	2.2	2052	Service
403	Messengers	20,594	10.7	2045	Administrative support
404	Hand packers and packagers	20,419	4.5	2038	Handlers
405	Hand cutting and trimming occupations	20,098	12	2075	Machine operators
406	Legislators	20,013	30.7	1300	Executive
407	Cooks	19,818	1.5	1980	Service
408	Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs	19,677	6.8	2015	Transportation
409	Garage and service station related occupations	19,527	6.7	2068	Handlers
410	Helpers, extractive occupations	19,513	16.2	1898	Handlers

411	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators	19,417	6.6	2048	Machine operators
412	Cashiers	19,305	1.8	2033	Sales
413	Pressing machine operators	19,056	5	2065	Machine operators
414	Textile sewing machine operators	18,385	6.1	2035	Machine operators
415	Child care workers, n.e.c.	18,325	5	1945	Service
416	Hotel clerks	18,255	2.4	2022	Administrative support
417	Kitchen workers, food preparation	17,001	2.6	1933	Service
418	Maids and housemen	16,646	1.8	1997	Service
419	Early childhood teachers' assistants	16,138	5	1813	Service
420	Food preparation occupations, n.e.c.	16,109	1.4	1937	Service

421	Teachers aides	15,284	1.6	1376	Administrative support
422	Baggage porters and bellhops	14,970	6	1993	Service
423	Substitute teachers	14,841	15.2	1237	Professional
424	Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities	14,637	4.6	2021	Service
425	Bartenders	13,284	6.2	1944	Service
426	Waiters'/waitresses' assistants	12,432	6.3	1966	Service
427	Waiters and waitresses	8,789	5.3	1906	Service
Footnotes: (1) Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. (2) Earnings are straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. (3) The National Compensation Survey classifies occupations into nine major groups. The full titles used are: (1) professional specialty and technical; (2) executive, administrative, and managerial; (3) sales; (4) administrative support, including clerical; (5) precision production, craft, and repair; (6) machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors; (7) transportation and material moving; (8) handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers; and (9) service occupations, except private households. (4) The relative standard error is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
NOTE: The n.e.c. reference after some occupational titles means "not elsewhere classified."