RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $20.26 0.9% $805 0.9% $41,459 0.9% Management occupations.............................................. 40.35 2.7 1,637 3.2 85,140 3.2 Chief executives.................................................. 108.95 31.4 4,368 31.2 227,154 31.2 General and operations managers................................... 43.36 5.0 1,800 5.3 93,619 5.3 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 43.74 5.3 1,788 5.6 92,963 5.6 Marketing managers.............................................. 46.35 7.7 1,838 8.1 95,583 8.1 Sales managers.................................................. 41.26 7.8 1,737 7.4 90,328 7.4 Public relations managers......................................... 35.41 11.8 1,408 12.1 73,208 12.1 Administrative services managers.................................. 33.04 8.9 1,374 9.3 71,427 9.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 47.41 4.5 1,897 4.2 98,622 4.2 Financial managers................................................ 36.10 7.0 1,487 6.6 77,292 6.6 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.48 9.5 1,433 9.3 74,492 9.3 Training and development managers............................... 32.70 22.7 1,394 18.3 72,482 18.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 41.67 4.1 1,718 4.0 89,304 4.0 Purchasing managers............................................... 52.80 12.8 2,110 12.8 109,736 12.8 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 31.42 11.0 1,306 9.7 67,915 9.7 Construction managers............................................. 31.18 8.5 1,269 9.3 66,004 9.3 Education administrators.......................................... 29.96 9.2 1,239 11.3 64,251 11.3 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 33.30 5.2 1,499 8.1 76,534 8.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 29.20 13.1 1,203 16.6 62,567 16.6 Engineering managers.............................................. 50.02 7.4 2,067 8.3 107,482 8.3 Food service managers............................................. 29.75 13.9 1,219 13.8 63,382 13.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.62 10.2 1,590 10.2 82,677 10.2 Social and community service managers............................. 22.06 6.7 765 12.9 39,775 12.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.68 1.9 1,153 1.7 59,932 1.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.83 2.7 1,174 2.7 61,041 2.7 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 33.50 7.7 1,359 7.6 70,665 7.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.97 3.9 1,101 3.4 57,236 3.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.71 8.0 1,013 7.9 52,661 7.9 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.71 8.0 1,013 7.9 52,661 7.9 Cost estimators................................................... 28.39 8.5 1,149 8.8 59,760 8.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.04 6.1 1,165 6.0 60,571 6.0 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 26.28 9.9 1,051 9.9 54,664 9.9 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.71 8.8 1,158 7.3 60,233 7.3 Training and development specialists............................ 25.81 5.5 1,039 5.3 54,042 5.3 Logisticians...................................................... 28.49 7.1 1,140 7.1 59,263 7.1 Management analysts............................................... 37.37 8.3 1,495 8.3 77,721 8.3 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.02 4.1 1,097 4.2 57,050 4.2 Credit analysts................................................... 23.70 9.8 935 9.7 48,614 9.7 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 30.74 5.6 1,217 6.1 63,287 6.1 Financial analysts.............................................. 34.15 5.8 1,360 6.1 70,723 6.1 Personal financial advisors..................................... 18.28 15.7 722 15.8 37,560 15.8 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.90 7.8 1,050 8.9 54,617 8.9 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.19 16.1 1,066 17.0 55,450 17.0 Loan officers................................................... 26.78 16.7 1,092 17.6 56,774 17.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.57 1.6 1,309 1.5 68,067 1.5 Computer programmers.............................................. 31.58 2.4 1,266 2.4 65,852 2.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.94 5.0 1,541 5.0 80,119 5.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 36.91 5.5 1,518 6.7 78,943 6.7 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 38.93 6.2 1,562 5.7 81,214 5.7 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.88 6.4 913 6.5 47,501 6.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.40 1.9 1,453 1.9 75,541 1.9 Database administrators........................................... 31.29 9.5 1,261 9.0 65,584 9.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.57 3.4 1,317 3.4 68,500 3.4 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 24.83 7.6 1,007 7.5 52,388 7.5 Operations research analysts...................................... 30.58 6.6 1,189 6.8 61,810 6.8 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.11 2.7 1,267 2.5 65,892 2.5 Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.89 5.6 1,283 11.2 66,716 11.2 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 28.89 5.6 1,283 11.2 66,716 11.2 Engineers......................................................... 35.54 2.0 1,455 1.8 75,635 1.8 Chemical engineers.............................................. 39.64 5.0 1,585 5.0 82,444 5.0 Civil engineers................................................. 30.25 2.4 1,308 2.8 68,014 2.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.78 6.7 1,432 5.6 74,460 5.6 Electrical engineers.......................................... 31.55 11.7 1,317 11.0 68,476 11.0 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 37.53 6.1 1,527 5.9 79,429 5.9 Environmental engineers......................................... 31.82 6.6 1,273 6.6 66,190 6.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 33.24 4.0 1,376 3.1 71,573 3.1 Industrial engineers.......................................... 33.26 4.1 1,378 3.1 71,644 3.1 Materials engineers............................................. 39.88 11.8 1,595 11.8 82,945 11.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 33.46 2.2 1,378 3.2 71,637 3.2 Drafters.......................................................... 22.60 6.4 904 6.4 47,005 6.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.87 7.1 795 7.1 41,332 7.1 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 22.95 6.6 918 6.6 47,742 6.6 Mechanical drafters............................................. 25.13 8.3 1,005 8.3 52,272 8.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.94 4.8 959 4.8 49,880 4.8 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.54 3.7 942 3.7 48,909 3.7 Electro-mechanical technicians.................................. 26.29 9.2 1,070 9.0 55,621 9.0 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 24.97 5.3 1,015 7.1 52,778 7.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.22 5.3 1,164 5.2 60,013 5.2 Life scientists................................................... 38.18 12.9 1,505 13.6 77,190 13.6 Medical scientists.............................................. 44.11 22.7 1,716 24.2 89,238 24.2 Physical scientists............................................... 38.01 8.0 1,526 7.9 77,618 7.9 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 39.57 6.5 1,591 6.3 82,721 6.3 Chemists...................................................... 37.90 7.4 1,526 7.2 79,326 7.2 Market and survey researchers..................................... 24.84 5.7 1,016 7.3 52,827 7.3 Market research analysts........................................ 24.84 5.7 1,016 7.3 52,827 7.3 Biological technicians............................................ 18.78 6.5 738 6.1 38,388 6.1 Chemical technicians.............................................. 21.21 7.2 849 7.2 44,126 7.2 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.96 7.3 838 7.3 43,602 7.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.13 6.6 672 7.2 34,718 7.2 Counselors........................................................ 17.92 8.7 709 7.9 36,809 7.9 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 17.12 7.6 676 6.9 34,967 6.9 Social workers.................................................... 18.09 4.5 702 6.5 36,024 6.5 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 15.93 1.8 629 2.2 31,723 2.2 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.80 6.4 773 11.2 40,177 11.2 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.25 10.1 729 10.1 37,915 10.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.33 15.0 607 14.4 31,429 14.4 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.98 6.4 476 6.4 24,593 6.4 Legal occupations................................................... 49.77 9.1 2,076 8.0 107,947 8.0 Lawyers........................................................... 55.75 11.4 2,369 9.6 123,170 9.6 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 39.93 7.6 1,436 6.0 74,688 6.0 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 22.46 8.8 931 7.8 48,387 7.8 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 20.40 10.5 863 9.8 44,879 9.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.16 13.1 1,019 13.0 45,407 13.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 48.24 10.0 1,982 10.7 84,381 10.7 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.35 12.7 1,785 14.1 75,627 14.1 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 37.81 7.4 1,512 7.3 59,849 7.3 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 69.04 5.8 3,430 7.6 162,434 7.6 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 38.23 4.8 1,479 3.7 54,472 3.7 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 38.23 4.8 1,479 3.7 54,472 3.7 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 36.70 4.0 1,476 3.6 59,158 3.6 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 37.23 4.3 1,470 4.4 60,415 4.4 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 33.94 3.5 1,417 4.5 54,042 4.5 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary............... 35.51 13.7 1,425 13.6 58,334 13.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 46.44 27.9 1,839 28.3 82,167 28.3 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.09 8.8 870 8.7 34,687 8.7 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.84 11.0 459 11.7 21,265 11.7 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 11.74 11.0 456 11.7 21,161 11.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.73 2.7 958 2.6 36,457 2.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.40 2.6 941 2.8 35,979 2.8 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 28.71 6.1 1,117 7.0 40,829 7.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 31.71 4.4 1,179 3.9 44,001 3.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.71 4.4 1,179 3.9 44,001 3.9 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 32.51 4.8 1,205 4.3 58,813 4.3 Librarians........................................................ 45.89 9.3 1,672 8.4 84,195 8.4 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.13 1.6 400 2.1 19,489 2.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.21 4.0 919 4.0 47,342 4.0 Artists and related workers....................................... 25.25 16.1 1,010 16.1 52,525 16.1 Designers......................................................... 23.49 7.1 938 6.7 48,788 6.7 Commercial and industrial designers............................. 37.33 6.6 1,493 6.6 77,646 6.6 Graphic designers............................................... 20.48 5.9 830 5.3 43,158 5.3 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 16.32 16.6 654 16.6 31,355 16.6 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 16.32 16.6 654 16.6 31,355 16.6 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.36 15.8 950 15.8 49,410 15.8 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 21.21 10.2 863 10.2 44,894 10.2 Public relations specialists...................................... 24.34 10.3 964 8.7 50,133 8.7 Writers and editors............................................... 26.53 8.1 1,026 9.7 53,371 9.7 Editors......................................................... 25.21 14.3 960 16.7 49,899 16.7 Technical writers............................................... 29.28 9.3 1,171 9.3 60,902 9.3 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 18.95 6.4 695 11.0 36,133 11.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.52 5.8 1,161 5.9 60,384 5.9 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.59 5.3 903 5.3 46,979 5.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.01 1.3 1,960 1.3 101,943 1.3 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 84.16 8.9 3,548 10.0 184,501 10.0 Family and general practitioners................................ 104.91 11.5 4,121 11.1 214,271 11.1 Registered nurses................................................. 28.97 1.4 1,128 1.6 58,635 1.6 Therapists........................................................ 28.16 4.7 1,105 4.7 57,348 4.7 Occupational therapists......................................... 28.95 3.3 1,125 4.3 57,584 4.3 Physical therapists............................................. 34.47 5.1 1,370 5.2 71,258 5.2 Recreational therapists......................................... 18.84 10.8 753 10.8 39,177 10.8 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.81 2.0 885 2.6 46,039 2.6 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 27.44 9.5 1,075 10.7 55,884 10.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.04 3.1 760 3.1 39,539 3.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.02 2.3 993 2.8 51,657 2.8 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.05 4.4 682 4.4 35,452 4.4 Dental hygienists................................................. 30.78 4.1 1,032 8.9 53,659 8.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.75 6.7 1,240 5.8 64,490 5.8 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 39.46 11.5 1,465 13.2 76,155 13.2 Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 31.60 11.8 1,264 11.8 65,722 11.8 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 27.81 7.4 1,100 7.6 57,205 7.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.18 3.3 647 3.3 33,631 3.3 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.99 1.5 560 1.5 29,096 1.5 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 24.04 10.2 955 10.3 49,675 10.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 18.20 4.8 728 4.8 37,840 4.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.80 1.3 729 1.2 37,912 1.2 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.94 3.8 676 3.8 35,167 3.8 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.69 7.5 705 7.6 36,653 7.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.90 2.7 462 2.8 24,000 2.8 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.09 2.9 434 2.9 22,552 2.9 Home health aides............................................... 10.35 1.9 413 1.9 21,486 1.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.28 3.5 439 3.6 22,845 3.6 Psychiatric aides............................................... 10.10 2.4 401 2.2 20,861 2.2 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 12.44 7.6 497 7.6 25,855 7.6 Physical therapist aides........................................ 11.71 5.0 468 5.0 24,344 5.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.85 2.9 526 3.1 27,333 3.1 Dental assistants............................................... 17.09 5.0 578 1.8 30,065 1.8 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.46 4.8 563 5.1 29,297 5.1 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 13.56 2.8 512 6.5 26,630 6.5 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.50 10.7 498 16.0 25,916 16.0 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 10.97 5.4 439 5.4 22,814 5.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.24 2.8 447 3.1 23,203 3.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.92 3.0 432 2.9 22,478 2.9 Security guards................................................. 10.92 3.0 432 2.9 22,470 2.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.78 1.6 369 2.2 18,815 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.30 3.5 624 3.6 30,788 3.6 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 15.06 11.3 573 14.8 27,129 14.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.36 2.8 637 3.0 31,710 3.0 Cooks............................................................. 10.48 2.3 400 2.9 20,464 2.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.19 6.0 424 7.9 21,567 7.9 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.62 2.9 406 3.4 20,731 3.4 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.20 3.9 360 4.1 18,742 4.1 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.56 4.2 340 10.3 17,032 10.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.43 4.9 194 5.0 9,936 5.0 Bartenders...................................................... 7.42 7.1 262 5.0 13,599 5.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.84 8.0 135 10.8 6,906 10.8 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.11 3.4 309 4.1 15,715 4.1 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.31 3.7 353 5.6 18,195 5.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.90 2.9 334 5.9 17,190 5.9 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.03 6.3 438 6.6 22,757 6.6 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.36 3.9 398 6.5 20,690 6.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.58 3.4 329 3.6 16,917 3.6 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 8.13 13.3 300 13.8 15,585 13.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.27 3.4 441 3.9 22,060 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.65 6.6 680 6.9 35,087 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.57 7.8 668 8.1 34,747 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 16.78 13.5 698 14.0 35,644 14.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.90 3.6 423 4.3 21,683 4.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.51 2.4 454 2.6 23,277 2.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.36 3.6 353 5.4 18,063 5.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.21 7.5 449 7.6 19,463 7.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.94 6.5 439 6.6 19,033 6.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.36 5.0 462 4.8 22,533 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 13.26 3.8 529 6.0 27,528 6.0 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.61 12.2 305 12.2 15,835 12.2 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 15.10 6.3 570 10.2 29,660 10.2 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 15.10 6.3 570 10.2 29,660 10.2 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.93 5.5 306 4.5 15,909 4.5 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 7.93 5.5 306 4.6 15,902 4.6 Transportation attendants......................................... 31.32 4.8 594 .8 30,903 .8 Flight attendants............................................... 33.41 1.2 592 1.1 30,761 1.1 Child care workers................................................ 8.91 2.5 354 2.5 18,405 2.5 Personal and home care aides...................................... 11.02 6.7 441 6.7 22,919 6.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.86 10.6 589 12.4 18,123 12.4 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.81 14.5 574 16.1 16,306 16.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.56 5.3 909 5.2 47,136 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.58 10.8 847 11.6 43,971 11.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.14 3.6 665 4.6 34,500 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 32.87 11.0 1,349 11.1 70,159 11.1 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.29 5.9 530 5.9 27,457 5.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.92 2.9 392 3.0 20,169 3.0 Cashiers...................................................... 9.92 2.9 392 3.0 20,164 3.0 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.88 9.2 645 9.9 33,368 9.9 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.20 11.6 540 14.1 27,607 14.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.99 9.5 688 10.0 35,771 10.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.91 9.1 597 9.1 31,033 9.1 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 24.75 6.8 993 6.6 51,629 6.6 Insurance sales agents............................................ 22.84 13.7 909 13.6 47,268 13.6 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 78.55 20.3 3,208 21.0 166,807 21.0 Travel agents..................................................... 20.00 12.7 800 12.7 41,596 12.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.45 25.0 1,545 24.8 80,335 24.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 71.65 46.0 2,853 44.2 148,351 44.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.71 4.4 1,117 4.5 58,075 4.5 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 18.98 18.7 767 19.0 39,899 19.0 Real estate sales agents........................................ 18.98 18.7 767 19.0 39,899 19.0 Telemarketers..................................................... 13.04 40.0 515 40.0 26,786 40.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.17 11.1 761 11.2 39,269 11.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.31 1.9 604 1.9 31,376 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.13 3.3 837 3.4 43,512 3.4 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.86 7.9 474 7.9 24,658 7.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.63 2.8 578 2.7 30,029 2.7 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.52 5.3 615 5.3 31,847 5.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.07 3.6 584 4.0 30,360 4.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.39 2.5 607 2.2 31,570 2.2 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.20 2.5 727 2.5 37,786 2.5 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.85 3.9 633 3.8 32,905 3.8 Tellers......................................................... 11.09 2.6 441 2.6 22,941 2.6 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.61 3.9 542 4.2 28,182 4.2 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.10 3.0 638 3.2 33,187 3.2 File clerks....................................................... 12.03 5.5 478 5.7 24,841 5.7 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.58 4.0 377 3.8 18,495 3.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.27 8.7 531 8.7 27,608 8.7 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.66 2.5 624 2.5 32,426 2.5 New accounts clerks............................................... 14.38 5.9 573 6.1 29,808 6.1 Order clerks...................................................... 15.49 5.7 617 5.7 32,066 5.7 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.69 8.0 714 7.5 37,127 7.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.65 2.3 495 2.2 25,666 2.2 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.47 8.7 646 9.4 33,572 9.4 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.61 8.4 796 8.3 41,332 8.3 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.86 8.9 807 8.7 41,980 8.7 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 16.06 6.0 643 6.0 33,415 6.0 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.69 4.3 785 4.6 40,736 4.6 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.05 2.8 562 2.8 29,198 2.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.79 4.0 508 4.0 26,442 4.0 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.96 14.2 599 14.2 31,123 14.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.15 3.3 713 3.4 36,995 3.4 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.21 4.3 795 4.5 41,355 4.5 Legal secretaries............................................... 21.83 3.4 836 3.6 43,450 3.6 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.26 9.5 639 9.8 33,232 9.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.27 2.3 605 2.1 31,291 2.1 Computer operators................................................ 17.20 4.2 685 4.2 35,605 4.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.72 3.3 542 3.4 28,174 3.4 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.14 2.8 521 2.8 27,087 2.8 Word processors and typists..................................... 15.63 7.4 610 7.6 31,709 7.6 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.42 4.1 641 4.0 33,353 4.0 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 14.27 12.9 554 12.8 28,812 12.8 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.62 3.5 532 3.5 27,653 3.5 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.69 2.6 507 2.6 26,351 2.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.30 9.8 576 9.5 29,161 9.5 Miscellaneous agricultural workers................................ 11.16 1.6 446 1.6 21,862 1.6 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse......... 11.05 .2 442 .2 20,784 .2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.67 6.0 897 5.7 44,454 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 29.94 10.2 1,204 10.2 61,735 10.2 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 27.13 7.3 1,085 7.3 53,568 7.3 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 27.13 7.3 1,085 7.3 53,568 7.3 Carpenters........................................................ 22.59 10.9 871 9.1 44,151 9.1 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 27.76 16.2 1,111 16.2 57,750 16.2 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 22.87 10.3 906 11.0 45,170 11.0 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 22.83 10.3 904 11.1 45,024 11.1 Construction laborers............................................. 19.97 10.9 790 11.0 38,243 11.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 23.54 15.6 896 14.9 40,410 14.9 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 17.31 25.7 659 21.2 25,982 21.2 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 24.89 18.3 947 17.4 44,077 17.4 Electricians...................................................... 25.02 4.7 1,000 4.7 51,985 4.7 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 15.14 9.4 605 9.4 31,458 9.4 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 15.14 9.4 605 9.4 31,458 9.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.94 6.2 876 6.3 43,779 6.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.98 7.1 917 7.2 45,598 7.2 Roofers........................................................... 21.30 10.2 852 10.2 34,682 10.2 Sheet metal workers............................................... 23.30 7.4 932 7.4 44,508 7.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 17.76 6.2 711 6.2 35,863 6.2 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters............................................... 21.47 14.9 859 14.9 42,141 14.9 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 16.71 11.5 662 11.9 32,578 11.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.34 3.5 817 3.5 42,321 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.91 5.1 1,188 4.9 61,786 4.9 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 15.73 10.4 629 10.4 32,711 10.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.40 4.5 1,056 4.5 54,904 4.5 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.40 4.5 1,056 4.5 54,904 4.5 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.75 10.0 750 10.0 39,005 10.0 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 23.91 11.4 956 11.4 49,726 11.4 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 22.85 10.2 914 10.2 47,530 10.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.80 10.0 683 10.4 35,535 10.4 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.43 8.0 714 8.5 37,113 8.5 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.56 12.7 672 13.3 34,952 13.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.50 4.0 860 4.0 44,727 4.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 23.41 8.6 938 8.6 48,673 8.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.80 9.8 952 9.8 49,371 9.8 Small engine mechanics............................................ 15.88 10.6 635 10.6 33,033 10.6 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics........ 15.71 14.7 628 14.7 32,671 14.7 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 11.03 7.2 441 7.2 22,946 7.2 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 10.78 8.4 431 8.4 22,424 8.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 18.04 6.7 722 6.7 37,528 6.7 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.04 3.0 840 3.0 43,603 3.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.16 2.2 966 2.2 50,201 2.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.55 6.5 700 6.5 36,423 6.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.21 6.0 722 5.9 37,033 5.9 Millwrights..................................................... 24.43 11.0 977 11.0 50,692 11.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.25 11.6 1,010 11.6 51,731 11.6 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 30.11 3.2 1,204 3.2 62,626 3.2 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.19 18.5 928 18.5 47,215 18.5 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 24.00 4.0 945 3.8 49,125 3.8 Medical equipment repairers..................................... 25.39 9.5 1,016 9.5 52,811 9.5 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.09 6.1 644 6.1 32,494 6.1 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.94 8.5 478 8.5 23,931 8.5 Production occupations.............................................. 16.56 1.7 661 1.7 34,336 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.50 2.7 1,060 2.7 55,136 2.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.80 5.5 512 5.5 26,616 5.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.47 7.0 539 7.0 28,007 7.0 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.14 8.2 525 8.2 27,321 8.2 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 20.05 6.0 799 6.0 41,533 6.0 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 18.27 13.5 722 12.8 36,953 12.8 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.21 8.8 686 8.8 35,652 8.8 Team assemblers................................................. 19.70 13.9 783 14.1 40,592 14.1 Bakers............................................................ 13.95 6.6 532 7.9 27,652 7.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.29 7.7 480 9.4 24,969 9.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 12.79 11.4 494 13.9 25,691 13.9 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.30 .8 452 .8 23,502 .8 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 11.29 5.4 452 5.4 23,492 5.4 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.14 9.8 565 9.8 29,366 9.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.18 8.5 606 8.5 31,509 8.5 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.28 6.7 731 6.7 38,009 6.7 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.14 4.7 686 4.7 35,649 4.7 Numerical tool and process control programmers.................. 25.92 12.2 1,037 12.2 53,923 12.2 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.04 3.4 596 3.2 30,893 3.2 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.55 4.2 536 3.8 27,890 3.8 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 14.36 11.3 574 11.3 29,477 11.3 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 16.72 4.4 659 4.3 34,278 4.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.89 3.4 595 3.4 30,931 3.4 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.46 4.7 578 4.7 30,045 4.7 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.31 15.5 492 15.5 25,531 15.5 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.55 4.1 582 4.1 30,225 4.1 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 18.80 5.9 752 5.9 39,101 5.9 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 18.90 8.2 756 8.2 39,221 8.2 Machinists........................................................ 19.79 3.8 788 4.0 40,979 4.0 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 17.37 9.1 695 9.1 35,722 9.1 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 18.07 9.0 723 9.0 37,590 9.0 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic................. 21.68 9.4 867 9.4 45,090 9.4 Model makers, metal and plastic................................. 22.86 10.6 915 10.6 47,557 10.6 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 13.52 5.1 540 5.0 28,075 5.0 Foundry mold and coremakers..................................... 14.89 4.2 595 4.2 30,964 4.2 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.41 5.3 536 5.2 27,854 5.2 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.52 5.6 693 6.2 36,033 6.2 Tool and die makers............................................... 25.20 2.3 1,008 2.3 52,311 2.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.41 4.2 654 4.2 33,935 4.2 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.24 4.9 647 4.9 33,594 4.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.22 11.5 685 11.6 35,540 11.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.37 4.9 652 4.9 33,849 4.9 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................. 18.46 9.2 738 9.2 37,957 9.2 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.23 7.2 560 6.8 29,138 6.8 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners........................... 18.36 10.0 734 10.0 38,193 10.0 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.37 7.4 533 7.4 27,726 7.4 Bindery workers................................................. 13.37 7.4 533 7.4 27,726 7.4 Printers.......................................................... 17.20 4.5 680 4.2 35,375 4.2 Job printers.................................................... 18.32 4.9 722 4.3 37,531 4.3 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.16 4.1 639 4.1 33,239 4.1 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.49 6.0 692 5.8 35,984 5.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.79 3.3 375 4.5 19,496 4.5 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 10.52 4.8 421 4.8 21,888 4.8 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 12.49 14.5 499 14.5 25,861 14.5 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 15.05 16.2 596 16.3 31,014 16.3 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 15.53 9.4 614 8.9 31,655 8.9 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.79 6.7 472 6.7 24,500 6.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 10.90 11.3 436 11.3 22,615 11.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.46 5.8 498 5.8 25,891 5.8 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 28.00 10.8 1,120 10.8 58,241 10.8 Power plant operators........................................... 24.27 6.9 971 6.9 50,483 6.9 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 25.94 9.9 1,038 9.9 53,955 9.9 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 22.84 6.7 902 6.3 46,910 6.3 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 23.20 5.8 913 4.9 47,452 4.9 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.42 8.2 777 8.2 40,394 8.2 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 18.22 11.4 729 11.4 37,889 11.4 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 20.36 13.2 814 13.2 42,350 13.2 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.29 4.9 652 4.9 33,854 4.9 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 14.08 9.1 563 9.1 29,229 9.1 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 17.57 6.1 703 6.1 36,551 6.1 Cutting workers................................................... 13.49 7.2 540 7.2 28,067 7.2 Cutters and trimmers, hand...................................... 10.04 6.9 402 6.9 20,890 6.9 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.46 5.6 618 5.6 32,148 5.6 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 14.69 6.8 587 6.8 30,546 6.8 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 16.48 23.0 659 23.0 34,280 23.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.42 4.1 655 4.0 34,000 4.0 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 14.38 3.4 575 3.4 29,904 3.4 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.74 4.6 589 4.6 30,594 4.6 Painting workers.................................................. 14.07 2.5 562 2.6 29,178 2.6 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.11 2.9 522 3.1 27,128 3.1 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 18.15 10.6 736 9.6 38,248 9.6 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.31 7.8 610 7.7 31,745 7.7 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders.............. 13.04 10.9 522 10.9 27,124 10.9 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......... 15.22 19.3 609 19.3 31,647 19.3 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 16.60 24.0 664 24.0 34,523 24.0 Helpers--production workers..................................... 13.60 3.3 539 3.5 28,018 3.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.94 1.4 637 1.4 32,861 1.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 21.60 4.2 890 2.9 46,255 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.97 6.3 987 6.9 51,346 6.9 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 105.02 12.1 2,271 9.5 118,112 9.5 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 127.39 11.0 2,354 10.8 122,389 10.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.68 2.7 720 2.9 37,009 2.9 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.17 7.6 546 8.6 28,374 8.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.47 3.8 759 4.3 38,844 4.3 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.12 4.4 648 4.5 33,647 4.5 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 9.03 4.7 358 4.7 18,603 4.7 Locomotive engineers and operators................................ 22.61 4.5 899 5.1 42,285 5.1 Service station attendants........................................ 9.69 12.1 388 12.1 20,158 12.1 Conveyor operators and tenders.................................... 14.16 27.1 566 27.1 29,454 27.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 16.60 6.2 664 6.2 34,530 6.2 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 14.21 6.2 568 6.2 29,490 6.2 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 14.03 6.1 561 6.1 29,113 6.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.55 5.0 619 5.0 31,995 5.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.23 3.8 486 3.7 25,136 3.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.68 14.1 469 14.1 24,396 14.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.33 3.9 528 4.0 27,239 4.0 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.93 5.0 436 5.0 22,588 5.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.98 4.8 436 4.8 22,677 4.8 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.