Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $18.35 $15.19 $729 $600 39.7 $37,389 $31,148 2,037 Management occupations.............................................. 33.12 28.81 1,352 1,212 40.8 70,274 63,463 2,122 General and operations managers................................... 35.53 32.50 1,495 1,322 42.1 77,754 68,767 2,188 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 40.99 34.47 1,697 1,474 41.4 88,247 76,654 2,153 Marketing managers.............................................. 48.51 48.21 1,903 1,817 39.2 98,949 94,501 2,040 Sales managers.................................................. 35.63 34.30 1,536 1,442 43.1 79,867 74,999 2,241 Administrative services managers.................................. 27.87 29.42 1,174 1,177 42.1 61,039 61,200 2,190 Computer and information systems managers......................... 41.13 42.31 1,643 1,692 39.9 85,428 88,001 2,077 Financial managers................................................ 32.80 26.44 1,379 1,087 42.1 71,713 56,499 2,187 Human resources managers.......................................... 24.66 20.45 985 818 39.9 51,218 42,526 2,077 Industrial production managers.................................... 32.64 28.70 1,363 1,154 41.7 70,778 60,000 2,168 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 23.48 20.13 972 805 41.4 50,535 41,875 2,152 Construction managers............................................. 31.24 32.48 1,274 1,225 40.8 66,243 63,700 2,121 Education administrators.......................................... 19.27 17.63 773 705 40.1 40,198 36,660 2,086 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 16.76 16.50 671 660 40.0 34,871 34,328 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 43.43 33.62 1,737 1,345 40.0 90,339 69,934 2,080 Social and community service managers............................. 21.17 19.81 717 594 33.9 37,276 30,910 1,761 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.68 22.29 1,045 894 40.7 54,321 46,500 2,116 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.85 25.23 1,057 1,009 40.9 54,968 52,485 2,126 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 31.00 28.21 1,293 1,269 41.7 67,223 66,000 2,168 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.37 20.67 947 903 40.5 49,228 46,957 2,107 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.84 29.24 1,178 1,169 39.5 61,250 60,811 2,053 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.84 29.24 1,178 1,169 39.5 61,250 60,811 2,053 Cost estimators................................................... 25.21 20.48 1,011 819 40.1 52,583 42,607 2,086 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.70 26.29 1,050 1,056 40.9 54,625 54,900 2,125 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.44 22.36 1,054 894 41.5 54,827 46,500 2,155 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.21 22.00 1,046 825 38.5 54,415 42,900 2,000 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.89 20.16 1,058 787 40.9 55,017 40,934 2,125 Loan officers................................................... 26.59 21.56 1,088 826 40.9 56,594 42,959 2,128 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.20 28.85 1,218 1,154 40.3 63,321 60,000 2,097 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.65 30.50 1,301 1,220 39.9 67,666 63,436 2,072 Computer software engineers....................................... 36.96 37.64 1,504 1,506 40.7 78,196 78,300 2,116 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.90 19.23 916 769 40.0 47,610 40,000 2,079 Computer systems analysts......................................... 35.58 35.56 1,423 1,422 40.0 73,998 73,969 2,080 Database administrators........................................... 32.19 32.66 1,323 1,307 41.1 68,814 67,939 2,138 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.88 28.85 1,155 1,154 40.0 60,075 60,000 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.37 25.00 1,082 1,010 41.0 56,253 52,499 2,133 Engineers......................................................... 31.82 31.50 1,316 1,284 41.3 68,410 66,745 2,150 Civil engineers................................................. 29.25 30.12 1,266 1,160 43.3 65,841 60,300 2,251 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 30.03 30.96 1,225 1,260 40.8 63,703 65,516 2,121 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 32.44 32.09 1,337 1,320 41.2 69,506 68,646 2,142 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 33.49 33.78 1,477 1,442 44.1 76,821 75,001 2,294 Industrial engineers.......................................... 33.49 33.78 1,477 1,442 44.1 76,821 75,001 2,294 Mechanical engineers............................................ 32.18 29.28 1,307 1,120 40.6 67,941 58,240 2,111 Drafters.......................................................... 20.45 19.45 818 778 40.0 42,527 40,456 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.85 21.64 874 865 40.0 45,456 45,001 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.45 20.64 859 826 40.1 44,680 42,937 2,083 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.44 24.04 978 962 40.0 50,830 50,003 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.87 22.81 1,080 912 40.2 55,841 47,439 2,078 Physical scientists............................................... 33.76 34.43 1,350 1,377 40.0 70,226 71,604 2,080 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 36.16 38.86 1,447 1,554 40.0 75,219 80,829 2,080 Chemists...................................................... 31.93 33.42 1,277 1,337 40.0 66,420 69,507 2,080 Chemical technicians.............................................. 20.89 21.42 836 857 40.0 43,460 44,545 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.94 15.90 658 630 38.8 33,741 32,236 1,992 Counselors........................................................ 17.41 16.00 689 640 39.6 35,852 33,280 2,059 Social workers.................................................... 17.93 17.48 672 692 37.5 33,815 35,963 1,885 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 15.33 14.71 612 588 39.9 29,231 26,992 1,907 Medical and public health social workers........................ 19.95 18.03 710 721 35.6 36,930 37,500 1,851 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.41 11.81 643 472 39.2 33,004 23,897 2,012 Legal occupations................................................... 32.50 29.84 1,388 1,248 42.7 72,195 64,875 2,221 Lawyers........................................................... 36.09 31.19 1,559 1,392 43.2 81,069 72,401 2,247 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 23.02 24.04 958 1,000 41.6 49,794 52,000 2,163 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 20.40 18.27 863 913 42.3 44,879 47,499 2,200 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.41 12.00 634 477 38.6 28,513 23,234 1,738 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.33 22.22 802 813 37.6 32,627 32,760 1,529 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.00 10.15 426 380 38.7 19,999 20,167 1,818 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 10.97 10.15 424 380 38.7 19,949 20,167 1,819 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.96 25.70 923 901 37.0 35,305 34,637 1,415 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.74 25.70 913 900 36.9 35,038 34,254 1,416 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.55 32.82 1,201 1,232 36.9 44,591 46,268 1,370 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.55 32.82 1,201 1,232 36.9 44,591 46,268 1,370 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.04 9.80 397 391 39.5 19,408 18,720 1,934 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.39 16.83 771 668 39.8 40,108 34,755 2,068 Designers......................................................... 18.43 17.28 733 691 39.8 38,129 35,947 2,068 Graphic designers............................................... 19.82 18.65 811 839 40.9 42,151 43,634 2,126 Writers and editors............................................... 26.67 27.88 1,017 1,067 38.1 52,863 55,494 1,982 Editors......................................................... 24.16 14.46 904 503 37.4 47,014 26,131 1,946 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 36.07 27.18 1,425 1,060 39.5 74,034 55,120 2,053 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.90 50.48 1,996 2,019 40.0 103,790 105,000 2,080 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 95.40 98.36 4,146 4,041 43.5 215,603 210,151 2,260 Registered nurses................................................. 29.81 26.85 1,180 1,074 39.6 61,345 55,848 2,058 Therapists........................................................ 26.52 25.96 1,036 935 39.0 53,459 48,597 2,016 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.97 18.39 759 736 40.0 39,461 38,251 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.19 17.79 728 711 40.0 37,833 36,993 2,080 Dental hygienists................................................. 30.36 30.00 992 960 32.7 51,589 49,920 1,699 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.64 15.00 626 600 40.0 32,527 31,200 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.45 17.25 698 680 40.0 36,271 35,360 2,079 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.18 10.85 466 427 38.3 24,258 22,212 1,992 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.77 10.00 425 394 39.5 22,099 20,475 2,052 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.91 10.00 429 394 39.4 22,328 20,475 2,047 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.29 13.97 525 520 36.7 27,277 27,040 1,909 Dental assistants............................................... 17.15 17.00 578 576 33.7 30,061 29,952 1,753 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.53 13.97 560 548 38.5 29,108 28,496 2,003 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.33 8.75 348 315 37.3 17,578 16,224 1,885 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.79 13.86 606 596 41.0 29,612 30,004 2,002 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 14.34 12.00 539 460 37.6 25,273 21,840 1,762 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.90 14.11 624 596 41.8 30,802 30,766 2,067 Cooks............................................................. 9.94 9.25 376 360 37.9 19,115 18,115 1,923 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.66 9.75 348 362 36.0 17,203 17,653 1,781 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.37 9.50 394 370 38.0 19,987 18,720 1,928 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.19 9.00 360 341 39.2 18,733 17,745 2,038 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.70 8.75 283 280 32.5 13,822 13,572 1,590 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.07 4.25 179 153 35.4 9,165 7,800 1,808 Bartenders...................................................... 7.50 8.08 259 283 34.5 13,468 14,704 1,796 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.72 3.43 131 107 35.2 6,663 5,552 1,793 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.55 7.50 288 300 38.1 14,427 15,600 1,910 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.15 8.50 346 324 37.9 17,783 16,380 1,944 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.72 8.25 327 298 37.5 16,754 14,735 1,920 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.37 10.35 455 414 40.0 23,651 21,528 2,080 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.82 7.77 295 280 37.8 15,115 14,560 1,932 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 7.21 7.25 242 236 33.5 12,576 12,253 1,743 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.33 9.00 396 352 38.4 19,086 17,160 1,848 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.48 17.09 678 692 41.1 34,903 33,077 2,118 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.14 18.46 655 740 40.6 34,085 38,480 2,112 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 16.78 15.00 698 600 41.6 35,644 31,200 2,124 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.17 8.36 343 320 37.4 17,144 15,750 1,870 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.34 9.75 404 390 39.1 20,121 19,989 1,947 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.82 7.50 278 278 35.5 13,987 14,281 1,789 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.97 9.53 440 380 40.1 18,796 17,920 1,714 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.64 9.50 427 380 40.1 18,253 17,350 1,716 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.92 10.30 465 396 39.0 22,801 20,176 1,914 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 12.98 14.14 518 601 39.9 26,924 31,242 2,074 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 15.27 14.98 576 599 37.7 29,959 31,148 1,962 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 15.27 14.98 576 599 37.7 29,959 31,148 1,962 Child care workers................................................ 8.36 8.50 331 340 39.6 17,215 17,576 2,060 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.06 22.63 619 600 36.3 17,860 6,720 1,047 Recreation workers.............................................. 15.68 22.63 604 905 38.5 15,254 3,432 973 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.08 16.26 933 685 40.4 48,355 35,360 2,095 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.55 16.83 772 690 41.6 40,046 35,880 2,159 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.38 15.78 643 658 41.8 33,357 34,216 2,169 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 30.27 26.79 1,236 1,072 40.8 64,296 55,727 2,124 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.03 10.62 563 419 40.1 29,077 21,528 2,072 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.86 8.50 348 334 39.3 17,806 17,264 2,009 Cashiers...................................................... 8.86 8.50 348 334 39.3 17,806 17,264 2,009 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.87 14.37 641 569 40.4 33,113 29,571 2,087 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.83 9.98 487 399 41.1 24,786 20,022 2,094 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.47 14.75 700 575 40.1 36,415 29,890 2,084 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.89 12.99 686 514 40.6 35,667 26,728 2,112 Insurance sales agents............................................ 20.79 16.15 827 646 39.8 43,009 33,600 2,068 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 76.06 44.39 3,161 1,592 41.6 164,358 82,805 2,161 Travel agents..................................................... 20.00 22.14 800 886 40.0 41,596 46,060 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 39.68 24.95 1,582 998 39.9 82,208 51,904 2,072 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 84.64 33.18 3,333 1,425 39.4 173,311 74,100 2,048 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.88 22.64 1,035 906 40.0 53,799 47,093 2,079 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 18.98 14.80 767 673 40.4 39,899 35,000 2,102 Real estate sales agents........................................ 18.98 14.80 767 673 40.4 39,899 35,000 2,102 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.66 15.38 775 615 39.4 39,494 31,990 2,009 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.76 14.15 581 560 39.4 30,135 29,028 2,042 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.65 19.26 778 770 39.6 40,451 40,040 2,059 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.97 13.82 551 543 39.4 28,623 28,080 2,048 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.63 12.66 531 506 39.0 27,084 26,322 1,986 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.62 14.54 558 577 38.2 29,021 30,000 1,985 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.27 14.75 603 580 39.5 31,334 30,150 2,053 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.36 16.50 694 660 40.0 36,103 34,320 2,080 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.08 15.23 603 609 40.0 31,366 31,674 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 10.90 10.26 433 409 39.7 22,506 21,287 2,064 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.56 12.98 537 519 39.6 27,928 26,998 2,059 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.29 14.88 642 595 39.4 33,401 30,950 2,050 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.99 8.75 353 340 39.3 16,744 17,680 1,863 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.09 14.80 640 585 39.8 33,298 30,410 2,070 Order clerks...................................................... 17.86 17.17 713 687 39.9 37,000 35,705 2,072 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.50 11.70 487 466 38.9 25,229 24,211 2,019 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.24 18.75 747 750 40.9 38,839 39,000 2,129 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.24 18.75 747 750 40.9 38,839 39,000 2,129 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.89 17.26 799 690 40.2 41,339 35,897 2,079 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.62 12.60 545 504 40.0 28,336 26,208 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.30 12.50 489 494 39.7 25,411 25,688 2,066 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.55 10.75 582 430 40.0 30,268 22,360 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.98 16.83 669 666 39.4 34,707 34,632 2,044 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.72 18.68 783 747 39.7 40,722 38,859 2,065 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.93 17.50 662 685 39.1 34,410 35,613 2,032 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.88 21.15 699 831 39.1 36,346 43,222 2,033 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.53 13.26 535 531 39.5 27,546 27,589 2,036 Computer operators................................................ 17.15 17.90 686 716 40.0 35,681 37,232 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.92 12.84 505 513 39.1 26,261 26,701 2,032 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.50 11.12 491 445 39.2 25,511 23,130 2,040 Word processors and typists..................................... 13.91 13.50 538 539 38.7 28,000 28,010 2,013 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.89 15.69 659 628 39.0 34,287 32,631 2,030 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.45 12.74 522 500 38.8 27,127 26,001 2,016 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.54 12.39 501 495 39.9 26,030 25,763 2,075 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.85 15.10 599 604 40.3 30,147 28,080 2,030 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.40 20.00 849 800 39.7 42,154 38,480 1,970 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.37 27.22 1,142 1,089 40.3 58,272 56,618 2,054 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 25.61 22.75 1,025 910 40.0 50,125 47,314 1,957 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 25.61 22.75 1,025 910 40.0 50,125 47,314 1,957 Carpenters........................................................ 20.90 18.00 827 717 39.6 41,507 34,992 1,986 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 27.97 24.94 1,119 998 40.0 58,175 51,875 2,080 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 21.48 20.66 850 827 39.6 42,401 42,981 1,974 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 21.39 20.66 846 827 39.6 42,171 42,981 1,971 Construction laborers............................................. 19.68 19.42 776 777 39.4 37,811 37,721 1,921 Construction equipment operators.................................. 22.17 21.75 835 869 37.7 37,057 33,895 1,672 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 17.31 11.47 659 459 38.1 25,982 17,895 1,501 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 23.49 26.29 883 869 37.6 40,536 33,895 1,725 Electricians...................................................... 23.63 20.75 943 830 39.9 49,061 43,160 2,076 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 12.82 12.89 513 516 40.0 26,674 26,815 2,080 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 12.82 12.89 513 516 40.0 26,674 26,815 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.96 20.00 836 780 39.9 41,084 39,000 1,960 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.23 20.06 886 802 39.9 43,128 40,560 1,940 Roofers........................................................... 20.70 16.46 828 659 40.0 42,144 34,243 2,036 Sheet metal workers............................................... 23.89 28.85 956 1,154 40.0 49,699 60,010 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.87 15.00 675 600 40.0 33,909 29,120 2,010 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.90 15.33 630 613 39.6 30,779 31,878 1,936 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.12 16.88 729 680 40.3 37,681 35,088 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.43 24.23 1,064 980 41.9 55,341 50,960 2,176 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 14.73 14.15 589 566 40.0 30,635 29,432 2,080 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.68 29.45 1,067 1,178 40.0 55,488 61,256 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.68 29.45 1,067 1,178 40.0 55,488 61,256 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.85 14.80 643 580 40.6 33,442 30,160 2,110 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.47 16.85 710 674 40.6 36,898 35,046 2,112 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.19 12.99 616 519 40.6 32,034 27,011 2,109 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.31 19.30 773 772 40.0 40,174 40,144 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 22.84 19.60 917 784 40.2 47,448 40,768 2,077 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.47 19.60 939 784 40.0 48,524 40,768 2,068 Small engine mechanics............................................ 15.82 16.87 633 675 40.0 32,905 35,088 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.34 16.80 693 672 40.0 36,060 34,944 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.62 16.80 703 672 39.9 36,413 34,601 2,066 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.70 20.86 868 834 40.0 45,127 43,378 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.14 15.52 643 621 39.8 33,441 32,282 2,072 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.44 18.49 738 740 40.0 37,281 38,459 2,022 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.82 29.45 953 1,178 40.0 48,560 61,256 2,039 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.76 28.17 1,110 1,127 40.0 57,738 58,587 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.32 29.63 933 1,185 40.0 47,426 61,256 2,034 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.07 14.00 563 560 40.0 27,677 28,560 1,966 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.59 11.50 464 460 40.0 22,797 23,920 1,966 Production occupations.............................................. 13.88 12.50 553 500 39.8 28,715 26,000 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.18 25.00 1,003 1,023 41.5 52,156 53,200 2,157 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.84 10.71 474 428 40.0 24,626 22,277 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.26 11.30 531 452 40.0 27,587 23,504 2,080 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 17.20 18.00 688 720 40.0 35,779 37,440 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.29 8.35 410 340 39.9 21,314 18,304 2,072 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.35 11.45 434 450 38.3 22,581 23,400 1,989 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.35 11.45 434 450 38.3 22,581 23,400 1,989 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.85 12.42 513 497 39.9 26,687 25,834 2,077 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.85 12.42 513 497 39.9 26,687 25,834 2,077 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.34 17.00 694 680 40.0 36,051 35,360 2,079 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.52 16.50 661 660 40.0 34,350 34,320 2,079 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.64 14.15 579 562 39.5 30,088 29,245 2,055 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.22 14.15 557 560 39.2 28,962 29,120 2,036 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 14.87 16.18 595 647 40.0 30,919 33,654 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.17 11.75 527 470 40.0 27,382 24,440 2,079 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.62 11.75 505 470 40.0 26,253 24,440 2,080 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 9.79 10.00 392 400 40.0 20,279 20,800 2,071 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.73 15.79 589 632 40.0 30,589 32,760 2,077 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 17.79 17.69 711 707 40.0 36,996 36,787 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 18.21 17.76 728 710 40.0 37,870 36,941 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.44 11.25 458 450 40.0 23,803 23,400 2,080 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.44 11.25 458 450 40.0 23,803 23,400 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.30 10.64 509 383 38.3 26,466 19,918 1,989 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.30 20.69 852 828 40.0 44,044 42,482 2,068 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.37 14.00 573 560 39.9 29,790 29,120 2,074 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.37 14.00 573 560 39.9 29,802 29,120 2,073 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.08 14.00 563 560 40.0 29,280 29,120 2,080 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.35 11.00 532 440 39.8 27,664 22,880 2,072 Bindery workers................................................. 13.35 11.00 532 440 39.8 27,664 22,880 2,072 Printers.......................................................... 15.84 16.00 633 640 39.9 32,900 33,280 2,076 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.18 16.00 647 640 40.0 33,661 33,280 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.40 14.25 614 570 39.9 31,938 29,640 2,074 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.35 9.25 339 305 36.3 17,652 15,843 1,887 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.16 15.55 565 622 39.9 29,405 32,344 2,076 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.69 10.00 428 400 40.0 22,208 20,800 2,077 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 10.93 11.00 437 440 40.0 22,692 22,880 2,076 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.35 16.20 654 648 40.0 33,958 33,696 2,077 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.18 15.00 647 600 40.0 33,656 31,200 2,080 Cutting workers................................................... 14.00 14.70 560 588 40.0 29,120 30,576 2,080 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.35 15.00 614 600 40.0 31,927 31,200 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.27 12.75 568 510 39.8 29,475 26,520 2,065 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.92 12.09 516 484 39.9 26,711 25,147 2,068 Painting workers.................................................. 13.48 12.47 541 499 40.2 28,095 25,938 2,084 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.37 12.47 495 499 40.0 25,635 25,938 2,073 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 15.87 17.00 648 680 40.8 33,706 35,360 2,124 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.10 12.00 521 480 39.8 27,112 24,960 2,069 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.06 17.48 682 699 40.0 35,481 36,358 2,080 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.21 11.50 481 460 39.4 25,033 23,920 2,050 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.43 14.00 581 555 40.2 29,842 28,080 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.93 20.03 839 850 42.1 43,631 44,200 2,189 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 19.46 16.88 839 709 43.1 43,617 36,855 2,241 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.56 16.00 672 632 40.6 34,399 31,658 2,078 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.66 12.83 516 481 37.8 26,836 25,024 1,964 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.71 16.00 724 640 40.9 36,889 33,280 2,083 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.35 10.75 499 420 40.4 25,865 21,840 2,094 Service station attendants........................................ 9.73 8.75 389 350 40.0 20,242 18,200 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 14.03 14.00 561 560 40.0 29,126 29,120 2,075 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 14.03 14.00 561 560 40.0 29,113 29,120 2,075 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.36 13.43 533 527 39.9 27,659 27,414 2,071 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.60 10.00 422 400 39.8 21,924 20,779 2,068 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.86 8.00 357 320 40.3 18,563 16,640 2,094 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.52 10.22 456 408 39.5 23,692 21,216 2,056 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 9.77 9.50 391 380 40.0 20,330 19,760 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.92 10.03 397 401 40.0 20,571 20,736 2,074 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 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. 3 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.