RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $18.35 1.7% $729 1.9% $37,389 1.9% Management occupations.............................................. 33.12 4.1 1,352 5.7 70,274 5.7 General and operations managers................................... 35.53 12.1 1,495 12.0 77,754 12.0 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 40.99 11.0 1,697 10.9 88,247 10.9 Marketing managers.............................................. 48.51 17.1 1,903 17.3 98,949 17.3 Sales managers.................................................. 35.63 10.4 1,536 10.2 79,867 10.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 27.87 6.7 1,174 8.8 61,039 8.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 41.13 9.4 1,643 8.2 85,428 8.2 Financial managers................................................ 32.80 12.8 1,379 12.3 71,713 12.3 Human resources managers.......................................... 24.66 10.3 985 10.4 51,218 10.4 Industrial production managers.................................... 32.64 8.5 1,363 8.9 70,778 8.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 23.48 11.6 972 11.4 50,535 11.4 Construction managers............................................. 31.24 12.5 1,274 14.0 66,243 14.0 Education administrators.......................................... 19.27 12.8 773 12.8 40,198 12.8 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 16.76 19.0 671 19.0 34,871 19.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 43.43 30.4 1,737 30.4 90,339 30.4 Social and community service managers............................. 21.17 6.4 717 12.2 37,276 12.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.68 4.7 1,045 4.7 54,321 4.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.85 5.1 1,057 5.7 54,968 5.7 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 31.00 8.4 1,293 8.5 67,223 8.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.37 10.5 947 10.0 49,228 10.0 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.84 14.1 1,178 13.4 61,250 13.4 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.84 14.1 1,178 13.4 61,250 13.4 Cost estimators................................................... 25.21 10.2 1,011 10.3 52,583 10.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.70 6.6 1,050 6.4 54,625 6.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.44 7.3 1,054 7.8 54,827 7.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.21 11.7 1,046 11.3 54,415 11.3 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.89 19.0 1,058 20.1 55,017 20.1 Loan officers................................................... 26.59 19.8 1,088 21.0 56,594 21.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.20 4.0 1,218 4.0 63,321 4.0 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.65 4.9 1,301 4.6 67,666 4.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 36.96 9.0 1,504 9.9 78,196 9.9 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.90 13.4 916 13.4 47,610 13.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 35.58 6.9 1,423 6.9 73,998 6.9 Database administrators........................................... 32.19 14.4 1,323 12.9 68,814 12.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.88 9.0 1,155 9.0 60,075 9.0 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.37 5.3 1,082 5.5 56,253 5.5 Engineers......................................................... 31.82 3.4 1,316 3.1 68,410 3.1 Civil engineers................................................. 29.25 4.4 1,266 5.5 65,841 5.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 30.03 7.7 1,225 6.2 63,703 6.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 32.44 3.0 1,337 2.5 69,506 2.5 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 33.49 5.0 1,477 4.8 76,821 4.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 33.49 5.0 1,477 4.8 76,821 4.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 32.18 6.7 1,307 7.5 67,941 7.5 Drafters.......................................................... 20.45 5.6 818 5.6 42,527 5.6 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.85 8.0 874 8.0 45,456 8.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.45 5.6 859 5.6 44,680 5.6 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.44 5.2 978 5.2 50,830 5.2 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.87 15.1 1,080 15.1 55,841 15.1 Physical scientists............................................... 33.76 15.9 1,350 15.9 70,226 15.9 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 36.16 15.1 1,447 15.1 75,219 15.1 Chemists...................................................... 31.93 13.3 1,277 13.3 66,420 13.3 Chemical technicians.............................................. 20.89 8.1 836 8.1 43,460 8.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.94 7.1 658 8.8 33,741 8.8 Counselors........................................................ 17.41 11.4 689 10.5 35,852 10.5 Social workers.................................................... 17.93 8.3 672 12.2 33,815 12.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 15.33 4.4 612 4.4 29,231 4.4 Medical and public health social workers........................ 19.95 9.1 710 16.2 36,930 16.2 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.41 18.3 643 17.6 33,004 17.6 Legal occupations................................................... 32.50 13.0 1,388 12.7 72,195 12.7 Lawyers........................................................... 36.09 16.4 1,559 15.2 81,069 15.2 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 23.02 9.1 958 7.8 49,794 7.8 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 20.40 10.5 863 9.8 44,879 9.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.41 9.0 634 8.6 28,513 8.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.33 11.8 802 11.6 32,627 11.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.00 10.3 426 11.2 19,999 11.2 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 10.97 10.3 424 11.3 19,949 11.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.96 1.9 923 2.2 35,305 2.2 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.74 2.3 913 3.0 35,038 3.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.55 6.5 1,201 5.2 44,591 5.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.55 6.5 1,201 5.2 44,591 5.2 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.04 1.5 397 1.7 19,408 1.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.39 7.7 771 7.6 40,108 7.6 Designers......................................................... 18.43 5.7 733 5.2 38,129 5.2 Graphic designers............................................... 19.82 7.9 811 6.4 42,151 6.4 Writers and editors............................................... 26.67 16.6 1,017 20.0 52,863 20.0 Editors......................................................... 24.16 25.1 904 29.7 47,014 29.7 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 36.07 13.5 1,425 14.2 74,034 14.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.90 1.7 1,996 1.7 103,790 1.7 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 95.40 12.2 4,146 13.0 215,603 13.0 Registered nurses................................................. 29.81 7.2 1,180 7.0 61,345 7.0 Therapists........................................................ 26.52 6.0 1,036 6.7 53,459 6.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.97 4.4 759 4.4 39,461 4.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.19 6.7 728 6.7 37,833 6.7 Dental hygienists................................................. 30.36 4.8 992 10.5 51,589 10.5 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.64 7.6 626 7.6 32,527 7.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.45 3.1 698 3.2 36,271 3.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.18 5.1 466 5.4 24,258 5.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.77 7.7 425 8.1 22,099 8.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.91 8.9 429 9.3 22,328 9.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.29 3.3 525 4.2 27,277 4.2 Dental assistants............................................... 17.15 5.1 578 1.8 30,061 1.8 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.53 5.5 560 5.9 29,108 5.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.33 2.3 348 3.1 17,578 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.79 3.6 606 4.1 29,612 4.1 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 14.34 15.7 539 19.7 25,273 19.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.90 2.9 624 3.2 30,802 3.2 Cooks............................................................. 9.94 2.8 376 3.6 19,115 3.6 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.66 7.5 348 10.4 17,203 10.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.37 4.5 394 4.9 19,987 4.9 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.19 3.9 360 4.1 18,733 4.1 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.70 3.2 283 8.9 13,822 8.9 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.07 7.0 179 7.5 9,165 7.5 Bartenders...................................................... 7.50 9.6 259 7.3 13,468 7.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.72 7.2 131 11.3 6,663 11.3 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.55 8.2 288 11.3 14,427 11.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.15 4.6 346 7.4 17,783 7.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.72 3.3 327 7.2 16,754 7.2 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.37 8.2 455 8.2 23,651 8.2 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.82 4.0 295 3.8 15,115 3.8 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 7.21 6.4 242 9.8 12,576 9.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.33 4.5 396 5.6 19,086 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.48 9.2 678 9.7 34,903 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.14 12.8 655 13.4 34,085 13.4 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......................................... 9.17 4.5 343 6.6 17,144 6.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.34 3.3 404 3.7 20,121 3.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.82 2.8 278 5.8 13,987 5.8 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.97 8.9 440 9.0 18,796 9.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.64 7.4 427 7.6 18,253 7.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.92 6.6 465 6.7 22,801 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 12.98 6.4 518 9.9 26,924 9.9 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 15.27 6.0 576 10.2 29,959 10.2 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 15.27 6.0 576 10.2 29,959 10.2 Child care workers................................................ 8.36 3.8 331 3.7 17,215 3.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.06 11.9 619 15.1 17,860 15.1 Recreation workers.............................................. 15.68 18.2 604 21.0 15,254 21.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.08 11.8 933 11.7 48,355 11.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.55 6.9 772 7.7 40,046 7.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.38 4.0 643 4.8 33,357 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 30.27 15.2 1,236 14.8 64,296 14.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.03 9.3 563 9.4 29,077 9.4 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.86 3.2 348 3.6 17,806 3.6 Cashiers...................................................... 8.86 3.2 348 3.6 17,806 3.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.87 11.7 641 12.6 33,113 12.6 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.83 22.2 487 25.2 24,786 25.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.47 10.7 700 11.4 36,415 11.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.89 12.0 686 12.2 35,667 12.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 20.79 22.7 827 22.5 43,009 22.5 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 76.06 40.8 3,161 41.2 164,358 41.2 Travel agents..................................................... 20.00 12.7 800 12.7 41,596 12.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 39.68 34.4 1,582 34.1 82,208 34.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 84.64 45.7 3,333 44.2 173,311 44.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.88 3.5 1,035 3.4 53,799 3.4 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 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.66 16.3 775 16.6 39,494 16.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.76 2.2 581 2.1 30,135 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.65 4.8 778 4.9 40,451 4.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.97 3.2 551 3.4 28,623 3.4 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.63 6.2 531 6.8 27,084 6.8 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.62 3.9 558 6.5 29,021 6.5 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.27 2.2 603 2.3 31,334 2.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.36 4.4 694 4.4 36,103 4.4 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.08 1.5 603 1.5 31,366 1.5 Tellers......................................................... 10.90 3.5 433 3.5 22,506 3.5 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.56 7.1 537 7.9 27,928 7.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.29 4.9 642 5.1 33,401 5.1 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.99 3.0 353 2.9 16,744 2.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.09 2.6 640 2.5 33,298 2.5 Order clerks...................................................... 17.86 6.5 713 6.6 37,000 6.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.50 2.9 487 2.8 25,229 2.8 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.24 10.8 747 11.1 38,839 11.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.24 10.8 747 11.1 38,839 11.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.89 7.2 799 7.4 41,339 7.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.62 2.8 545 2.8 28,336 2.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.30 5.0 489 5.0 25,411 5.0 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.55 24.0 582 24.0 30,268 24.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.98 3.6 669 3.7 34,707 3.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.72 4.8 783 4.7 40,722 4.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.93 3.4 662 3.6 34,410 3.6 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.88 11.9 699 12.5 36,346 12.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.53 3.6 535 4.0 27,546 4.0 Computer operators................................................ 17.15 5.0 686 5.0 35,681 5.0 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.92 4.9 505 5.2 26,261 5.2 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.50 5.9 491 6.6 25,511 6.6 Word processors and typists..................................... 13.91 1.9 538 1.4 28,000 1.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.89 7.4 659 7.4 34,287 7.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.45 4.3 522 4.4 27,127 4.4 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.54 1.5 501 1.5 26,030 1.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.85 9.9 599 9.4 30,147 9.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.40 8.2 849 8.2 42,154 8.2 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.37 11.5 1,142 11.5 58,272 11.5 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 25.61 9.6 1,025 9.6 50,125 9.6 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 25.61 9.6 1,025 9.6 50,125 9.6 Carpenters........................................................ 20.90 14.2 827 14.1 41,507 14.1 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 27.97 16.3 1,119 16.3 58,175 16.3 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 21.48 10.7 850 11.6 42,401 11.6 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 21.39 10.6 846 11.5 42,171 11.5 Construction laborers............................................. 19.68 12.9 776 12.9 37,811 12.9 Construction equipment operators.................................. 22.17 18.4 835 17.4 37,057 17.4 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 17.31 25.7 659 21.2 25,982 21.2 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 23.49 22.6 883 21.3 40,536 21.3 Electricians...................................................... 23.63 9.0 943 9.0 49,061 9.0 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 12.82 7.7 513 7.7 26,674 7.7 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 12.82 7.7 513 7.7 26,674 7.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.96 8.1 836 8.2 41,084 8.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.23 9.9 886 10.1 43,128 10.1 Roofers........................................................... 20.70 11.8 828 11.8 42,144 11.8 Sheet metal workers............................................... 23.89 12.5 956 12.5 49,699 12.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.87 9.8 675 9.8 33,909 9.8 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.90 9.7 630 9.9 30,779 9.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.12 4.8 729 4.9 37,681 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.43 5.2 1,064 6.4 55,341 6.4 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 14.73 10.6 589 10.6 30,635 10.6 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.68 9.1 1,067 9.1 55,488 9.1 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.68 9.1 1,067 9.1 55,488 9.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.85 8.8 643 9.3 33,442 9.3 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.47 8.6 710 9.0 36,898 9.0 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.19 11.2 616 12.0 32,034 12.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.31 4.3 773 4.3 40,174 4.3 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 22.84 15.6 917 15.6 47,448 15.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.47 18.4 939 18.4 48,524 18.4 Small engine mechanics............................................ 15.82 12.0 633 12.0 32,905 12.0 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.34 6.1 693 6.1 36,060 6.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.62 5.1 703 5.2 36,413 5.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.70 11.4 868 11.4 45,127 11.4 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.14 6.6 643 6.6 33,441 6.6 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.44 9.0 738 9.0 37,281 9.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.82 16.3 953 16.3 48,560 16.3 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.76 3.7 1,110 3.7 57,738 3.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.32 19.1 933 19.1 47,426 19.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.07 7.5 563 7.5 27,677 7.5 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.59 9.7 464 9.7 22,797 9.7 Production occupations.............................................. 13.88 5.4 553 5.4 28,715 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.18 4.5 1,003 3.9 52,156 3.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.84 9.0 474 9.0 24,626 9.0 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.26 15.5 531 15.5 27,587 15.5 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 17.20 12.1 688 12.1 35,779 12.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.29 18.1 410 18.0 21,314 18.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.35 12.6 434 15.4 22,581 15.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.35 12.6 434 15.4 22,581 15.4 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.85 11.4 513 11.4 26,687 11.4 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.85 11.4 513 11.4 26,687 11.4 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.34 6.2 694 6.2 36,051 6.2 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.52 4.3 661 4.3 34,350 4.3 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.64 4.5 579 4.7 30,088 4.7 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.22 7.8 557 7.5 28,962 7.5 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 14.87 .6 595 .6 30,919 .6 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.17 4.2 527 4.2 27,382 4.2 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.62 6.2 505 6.2 26,253 6.2 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 9.79 7.2 392 7.2 20,279 7.2 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.73 5.1 589 5.1 30,589 5.1 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 17.79 9.6 711 9.6 36,996 9.6 Machinists........................................................ 18.21 4.9 728 4.9 37,870 4.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.44 8.9 458 8.9 23,803 8.9 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.44 8.9 458 8.9 23,803 8.9 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.30 14.2 509 15.7 26,466 15.7 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.30 3.7 852 3.7 44,044 3.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.37 4.5 573 4.4 29,790 4.4 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.37 4.7 573 4.6 29,802 4.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.08 7.6 563 7.6 29,280 7.6 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.35 9.2 532 9.3 27,664 9.3 Bindery workers................................................. 13.35 9.2 532 9.3 27,664 9.3 Printers.......................................................... 15.84 4.7 633 4.7 32,900 4.7 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.18 5.6 647 5.6 33,661 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.40 5.6 614 5.4 31,938 5.4 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.35 7.3 339 9.7 17,652 9.7 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.16 9.7 565 9.7 29,405 9.7 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.69 7.6 428 7.6 22,208 7.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 10.93 6.0 437 6.0 22,692 6.0 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.35 6.5 654 6.5 33,958 6.5 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.18 6.5 647 6.5 33,656 6.5 Cutting workers................................................... 14.00 7.7 560 7.7 29,120 7.7 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.35 6.5 614 6.5 31,927 6.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.27 8.6 568 8.6 29,475 8.6 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.92 11.4 516 11.3 26,711 11.3 Painting workers.................................................. 13.48 4.5 541 4.3 28,095 4.3 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.37 4.0 495 4.0 25,635 4.0 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 15.87 9.6 648 8.3 33,706 8.3 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.10 4.8 521 5.0 27,112 5.0 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.06 8.6 682 8.6 35,481 8.6 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.21 6.1 481 6.6 25,033 6.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.43 2.2 581 2.6 29,842 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.93 6.9 839 4.9 43,631 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 19.46 12.5 839 11.9 43,617 11.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.56 2.9 672 3.3 34,399 3.3 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.66 11.7 516 12.8 26,836 12.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.71 4.9 724 5.4 36,889 5.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.35 7.7 499 8.1 25,865 8.1 Service station attendants........................................ 9.73 13.0 389 13.0 20,242 13.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 14.03 6.1 561 6.1 29,126 6.1 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 14.03 6.1 561 6.1 29,113 6.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.36 2.8 533 2.8 27,659 2.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.60 3.6 422 3.8 21,924 3.8 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.86 5.7 357 5.8 18,563 5.8 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.52 5.2 456 5.7 23,692 5.7 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 9.77 7.1 391 7.1 20,330 7.1 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.92 4.3 397 4.3 20,571 4.3 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 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. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 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.