RSE Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $29.24 1.8% $1,152 1.7% $55,037 1.7% Management occupations.............................................. 43.37 3.7 1,735 3.7 88,176 3.7 General and operations managers................................... 41.38 13.5 1,668 13.7 86,762 13.7 Administrative services managers.................................. 36.95 7.3 1,473 7.4 76,524 7.4 Computer and information systems managers......................... 46.44 3.8 1,873 3.3 93,923 3.3 Financial managers................................................ 39.77 9.9 1,579 9.8 80,764 9.8 Human resources managers.......................................... 44.50 9.5 1,780 9.5 92,557 9.5 Construction managers............................................. 37.93 3.5 1,517 3.5 78,894 3.5 Education administrators.......................................... 49.17 3.3 1,979 3.1 93,789 3.1 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 52.76 3.1 2,119 2.9 99,121 2.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 55.03 6.2 2,201 6.2 114,461 6.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 44.97 7.1 1,799 7.1 93,548 7.1 Social and community service managers............................. 32.47 4.8 1,299 4.8 67,547 4.8 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.53 3.8 1,140 3.7 59,194 3.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.40 6.3 1,016 6.3 52,836 6.3 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.47 10.7 979 10.7 50,894 10.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.98 6.5 1,106 5.9 57,496 5.9 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.98 6.5 1,106 5.9 57,496 5.9 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 23.15 6.2 926 6.2 48,153 6.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.36 8.2 1,257 8.0 65,389 8.0 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.69 9.9 1,068 9.9 55,520 9.9 Management analysts............................................... 31.48 3.9 1,268 3.7 65,950 3.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.88 6.8 1,115 6.8 57,997 6.8 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 27.72 11.3 1,109 11.3 57,659 11.3 Budget analysts................................................... 26.27 7.3 1,051 7.3 54,647 7.3 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 23.66 9.5 946 9.5 49,203 9.5 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 23.66 9.5 946 9.5 49,203 9.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.21 2.2 1,207 2.3 62,269 2.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.38 6.4 1,415 6.4 73,599 6.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 32.54 5.3 1,302 5.3 67,684 5.3 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 32.12 5.7 1,285 5.7 66,810 5.7 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.43 4.4 937 4.4 47,545 4.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.34 4.4 1,334 4.4 69,344 4.4 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.97 9.7 1,103 10.1 56,532 10.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.81 4.5 1,392 4.5 72,400 4.5 Engineers......................................................... 39.33 3.5 1,573 3.5 81,812 3.5 Civil engineers................................................. 39.74 3.0 1,590 3.0 82,662 3.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 29.70 6.4 1,188 6.4 61,783 6.4 Civil engineering technicians................................... 26.75 3.0 1,070 3.0 55,639 3.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.08 3.1 1,120 3.2 56,436 3.2 Life scientists................................................... 25.43 11.4 1,017 11.4 51,572 11.4 Biological scientists........................................... 26.29 15.1 1,051 15.1 52,709 15.1 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 24.08 14.7 963 14.7 49,774 14.7 Conservation scientists....................................... 21.33 10.4 853 10.4 44,360 10.4 Physical scientists............................................... 32.05 10.7 1,282 10.7 66,671 10.7 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 29.23 10.8 1,169 10.8 60,800 10.8 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 29.23 10.8 1,169 10.8 60,800 10.8 Psychologists..................................................... 38.12 4.2 1,518 4.2 67,745 4.2 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 37.65 6.3 1,495 6.0 62,117 6.0 Urban and regional planners....................................... 32.98 9.1 1,304 10.1 67,806 10.1 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.72 10.0 989 10.0 51,424 10.0 Community and social services occupations........................... 27.32 3.2 1,090 3.1 54,273 3.1 Counselors........................................................ 31.04 6.5 1,236 6.4 58,311 6.4 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.22 5.9 1,193 5.7 53,377 5.7 Social workers.................................................... 26.77 4.7 1,067 4.7 54,650 4.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 25.41 6.0 1,013 6.0 51,894 6.0 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.80 6.2 912 6.2 47,421 6.2 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 24.07 6.5 962 6.5 49,316 6.5 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 29.57 7.8 1,184 7.7 60,847 7.7 Social and human service assistants............................. 18.48 6.9 736 7.0 37,345 7.0 Legal occupations................................................... 35.08 7.0 1,403 7.0 72,973 7.0 Lawyers........................................................... 44.78 6.7 1,791 6.7 93,140 6.7 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.32 8.1 933 8.1 48,515 8.1 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 25.12 23.8 1,005 23.8 52,244 23.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 39.56 3.0 1,463 3.0 57,366 3.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.62 5.9 1,983 6.0 82,611 6.0 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 57.93 16.3 2,277 17.2 91,599 17.2 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 75.96 4.6 3,028 4.7 143,129 4.7 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 76.33 4.7 3,043 4.7 144,355 4.7 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.86 9.1 2,049 8.9 82,028 8.9 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 38.43 6.9 1,494 6.2 61,709 6.2 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 24.43 15.1 954 13.5 46,631 13.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 41.56 1.7 1,537 1.2 57,722 1.2 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 36.68 7.7 1,290 7.0 48,992 7.0 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 41.97 5.5 1,524 4.7 56,366 4.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 41.78 1.8 1,550 1.1 57,908 1.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 41.82 1.6 1,552 1.1 58,196 1.1 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 41.54 3.3 1,537 2.0 56,228 2.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 41.73 3.5 1,542 2.9 58,281 2.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.13 3.7 1,561 2.7 58,959 2.7 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 34.67 8.0 1,227 5.1 46,556 5.1 Special education teachers...................................... 40.96 3.4 1,514 2.2 57,238 2.2 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 39.90 2.9 1,488 2.7 56,815 2.7 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 43.55 5.0 1,570 4.1 57,777 4.1 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 41.99 2.1 1,490 3.1 58,415 3.1 Librarians........................................................ 30.71 7.9 1,189 5.0 57,758 5.0 Library technicians............................................... 19.43 5.3 765 6.0 36,984 6.0 Instructional coordinators........................................ 38.40 6.0 1,522 4.7 67,831 4.7 Teacher assistants................................................ 16.06 3.7 516 5.9 21,662 5.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.67 7.5 1,066 7.3 53,927 7.3 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.87 4.8 1,035 4.8 53,814 4.8 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 24.00 14.1 933 14.3 46,123 14.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.02 4.0 1,269 4.4 64,751 4.4 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 22.68 18.3 1,394 14.2 71,775 14.2 Registered nurses................................................. 39.60 5.2 1,533 5.5 78,940 5.5 Therapists........................................................ 31.60 8.8 1,218 8.4 52,725 8.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.09 5.6 804 5.6 41,785 5.6 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.43 4.6 777 4.6 40,409 4.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 32.53 13.0 1,268 15.4 65,921 15.4 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 32.53 13.0 1,268 15.4 65,921 15.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.15 6.4 804 6.6 41,831 6.6 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 22.84 3.3 910 3.4 47,331 3.4 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.50 7.1 738 3.0 37,537 3.0 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.09 7.9 1,203 7.9 62,578 7.9 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 30.31 9.6 1,212 9.6 63,047 9.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.76 4.5 626 4.7 32,312 4.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.85 5.0 547 5.4 28,191 5.4 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.86 3.1 506 3.6 26,054 3.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.64 5.6 706 5.6 36,415 5.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.57 3.9 623 3.9 32,393 3.9 Protective service occupations...................................... 30.22 2.7 1,248 3.0 64,480 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 41.22 3.7 1,651 3.8 85,864 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 37.50 6.3 1,508 6.2 78,410 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 42.73 4.7 1,709 4.6 88,875 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 33.05 4.2 1,554 6.8 80,833 6.8 Fire fighters..................................................... 27.00 8.4 1,320 11.1 68,624 11.1 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 26.33 6.5 1,054 6.6 54,815 6.6 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 26.33 6.5 1,054 6.6 54,815 6.6 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 37.21 11.2 1,488 11.2 73,584 11.2 Police officers................................................... 33.30 1.7 1,329 1.5 68,894 1.5 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 33.30 1.7 1,329 1.5 68,894 1.5 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 18.59 7.5 724 8.4 35,922 8.4 Security guards................................................. 18.59 7.5 724 8.4 35,922 8.4 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 21.63 5.3 865 5.3 44,998 5.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.34 5.3 579 4.3 26,527 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 20.85 16.0 733 23.9 32,845 23.9 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.85 16.0 733 23.9 32,845 23.9 Cooks............................................................. 14.35 13.0 570 13.0 26,441 13.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.98 10.9 595 11.0 27,228 11.0 Food preparation workers.......................................... 14.01 6.6 524 8.4 22,453 8.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 14.71 4.1 568 5.3 25,594 5.3 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 14.68 5.5 572 6.1 26,416 6.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 16.96 2.0 677 2.0 33,815 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.64 6.0 865 6.0 44,547 6.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 20.93 3.6 837 3.6 43,048 3.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 16.04 2.3 641 2.3 32,750 2.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.17 2.4 646 2.4 33,001 2.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.95 7.8 714 7.7 32,303 7.7 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 18.32 4.5 726 4.5 37,303 4.5 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.73 7.6 573 6.8 28,477 6.8 Gaming services workers........................................... 9.24 12.3 369 12.3 19,211 12.3 Child care workers................................................ 16.13 10.1 565 4.4 22,631 4.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.56 11.4 622 11.4 32,361 11.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.21 7.6 488 7.6 25,402 7.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.21 7.6 488 7.6 25,402 7.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.26 2.7 725 2.8 37,131 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.58 5.2 898 5.0 46,711 5.0 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.97 4.1 757 4.1 39,138 4.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.41 9.1 736 9.1 38,295 9.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.08 4.6 763 4.7 39,649 4.7 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.33 4.1 803 4.7 39,690 4.7 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.53 1.9 701 1.9 36,469 1.9 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.46 4.8 738 4.8 38,396 4.8 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.45 5.9 778 5.9 40,458 5.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.22 8.1 598 7.9 30,271 7.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 22.07 11.4 891 11.8 46,331 11.8 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 22.07 11.4 891 11.8 46,331 11.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.12 2.8 800 2.9 40,835 2.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.12 6.6 841 6.5 43,645 6.5 Legal secretaries............................................... 23.27 12.9 919 12.1 47,807 12.1 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.77 3.2 746 3.2 37,282 3.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.59 3.8 622 3.7 32,361 3.7 Word processors and typists..................................... 15.96 3.4 637 3.2 33,122 3.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.00 2.9 633 2.9 32,234 2.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 19.04 10.0 762 10.0 39,612 10.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.59 3.7 984 3.7 50,664 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.32 4.0 1,093 4.0 56,833 4.0 Construction laborers............................................. 20.39 8.8 816 8.8 42,418 8.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 23.77 6.7 951 6.7 49,448 6.7 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 23.68 7.2 947 7.2 49,252 7.2 Electricians...................................................... 28.91 7.1 1,157 7.1 54,903 7.1 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.08 8.9 1,043 8.9 54,236 8.9 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 27.92 5.8 1,117 5.8 58,078 5.8 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 18.37 8.9 735 8.9 38,216 8.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.03 2.6 1,079 2.5 56,092 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 39.79 10.8 1,592 10.8 82,763 10.8 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 24.38 5.2 975 5.2 50,706 5.2 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 26.03 3.4 1,041 3.4 54,135 3.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 32.52 4.8 1,289 4.5 67,049 4.5 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.07 3.4 962 3.4 50,015 3.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 30.12 7.2 1,205 7.2 62,649 7.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.37 5.5 894 5.5 46,478 5.5 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.09 9.4 884 9.4 45,954 9.4 Production occupations.............................................. 26.13 11.2 1,040 11.1 53,670 11.1 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 35.73 6.7 1,417 6.3 71,699 6.3 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 21.75 9.4 863 9.6 44,873 9.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 22.56 4.0 892 4.6 44,176 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 29.56 5.4 1,182 5.4 61,489 5.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 20.84 2.4 805 3.4 37,539 3.4 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 23.04 2.4 922 2.4 47,927 2.4 Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.17 3.6 628 4.0 25,269 4.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 20.07 10.4 803 10.4 41,742 10.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.52 11.0 821 11.0 42,689 11.0 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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly 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, weighed by hours. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.