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........................................................... $20.32 2.3% $801 2.1% $41,251 2.1% Management occupations.............................................. 40.77 3.5 1,647 3.5 85,410 3.5 General and operations managers................................... 46.13 8.2 1,977 6.6 102,791 6.6 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.78 12.2 2,119 19.6 110,202 19.6 Sales managers.................................................. 54.98 8.5 2,196 9.7 114,179 9.7 Financial managers................................................ 44.51 8.2 1,760 6.3 90,057 6.3 Human resources managers.......................................... 31.20 9.6 1,242 10.3 64,572 10.3 Purchasing managers............................................... 48.11 23.3 1,894 24.3 98,506 24.3 Social and community service managers............................. 27.54 21.3 1,077 19.1 56,010 19.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.52 4.6 1,208 3.1 62,810 3.1 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.67 7.1 1,194 3.6 62,114 3.6 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.01 1.3 1,028 1.1 53,454 1.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.80 3.5 1,252 3.3 65,108 3.3 Credit analysts................................................... 24.75 22.4 955 19.5 49,655 19.5 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 47.60 30.7 1,830 28.3 95,164 28.3 Financial analysts.............................................. 40.54 4.1 1,622 4.1 84,332 4.1 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 34.02 11.5 1,237 9.1 64,322 9.1 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 34.24 24.5 1,317 20.6 68,505 20.6 Loan officers................................................... 34.24 24.5 1,317 20.6 68,505 20.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.87 3.5 1,423 3.4 74,022 3.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 39.06 3.2 1,562 3.2 81,246 3.2 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.46 22.0 1,083 20.5 56,299 20.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 32.04 11.3 1,331 8.7 69,202 8.7 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 35.45 3.7 1,385 3.4 72,017 3.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.51 7.3 1,256 6.3 65,318 6.3 Engineers......................................................... 36.25 8.1 1,457 5.8 75,774 5.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 33.99 2.8 1,360 2.8 70,696 2.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 33.82 6.0 1,369 5.2 71,173 5.2 Drafters.......................................................... 25.76 5.4 1,014 6.8 52,750 6.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 27.14 5.4 1,085 5.4 56,445 5.4 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.76 7.0 1,064 6.6 55,310 6.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.03 14.9 721 12.5 37,100 12.5 Counselors........................................................ 21.78 20.9 828 16.9 42,219 16.9 Social workers.................................................... 20.84 16.0 773 13.2 39,739 13.2 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.72 22.4 803 18.6 41,744 18.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.44 4.9 589 3.3 30,626 3.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.81 6.5 536 3.6 27,849 3.6 Legal occupations................................................... 32.39 3.6 1,274 3.1 66,250 3.1 Lawyers........................................................... 44.96 4.7 1,794 4.3 93,286 4.3 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 19.51 3.3 756 3.8 39,336 3.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.62 13.0 706 7.1 31,062 7.1 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 30.79 14.8 1,077 14.5 51,483 14.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.41 16.1 818 8.1 34,164 8.1 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 20.58 32.6 675 16.0 31,161 16.0 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 21.09 34.3 682 16.8 31,839 16.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 23.77 11.6 887 12.3 34,174 12.3 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.77 12.0 921 12.6 35,373 12.6 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.46 15.8 399 14.3 20,046 14.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 31.14 20.1 1,228 18.0 63,882 18.0 Designers......................................................... 27.58 9.1 1,087 10.0 56,543 10.0 Graphic designers............................................... 21.00 5.1 808 6.9 42,014 6.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.77 10.5 1,368 9.6 71,004 9.6 Pharmacists....................................................... 46.61 4.8 1,832 6.6 95,255 6.6 Registered nurses................................................. 29.77 9.0 1,156 8.3 60,127 8.3 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.99 5.0 1,024 5.9 53,273 5.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.11 6.3 488 6.1 25,357 6.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.25 4.7 409 4.7 21,245 4.7 Home health aides............................................... 10.24 5.2 407 5.2 21,185 5.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.00 7.6 400 7.6 20,805 7.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.27 5.5 542 5.5 28,206 5.5 Dental assistants............................................... 16.24 6.0 527 7.9 27,392 7.9 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.45 15.5 572 13.9 29,737 13.9 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.59 7.0 379 6.6 19,719 6.6 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.59 7.0 379 6.6 19,719 6.6 Security guards................................................. 9.59 7.0 379 6.6 19,719 6.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.52 4.4 368 2.9 19,041 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.62 6.2 787 5.1 40,934 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.44 6.5 779 5.1 40,515 5.1 Cooks............................................................. 10.75 5.6 415 5.4 21,575 5.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.27 3.5 430 4.4 22,342 4.4 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.54 2.3 380 2.3 19,771 2.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.51 2.9 369 1.4 19,207 1.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.61 4.0 206 6.5 10,519 6.5 Bartenders...................................................... 5.87 9.5 203 3.8 10,445 3.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.41 10.1 199 16.7 10,100 16.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.37 29.8 250 29.9 13,016 29.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.12 4.8 346 7.5 17,995 7.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.30 3.2 351 5.2 18,245 5.2 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.86 11.7 339 16.4 17,623 16.4 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.15 3.4 319 3.0 16,614 3.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.38 2.9 572 2.8 28,669 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 19.42 11.4 788 11.2 40,954 11.2 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 19.00 12.6 764 12.9 39,732 12.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.81 2.7 548 2.5 27,917 2.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.13 5.4 563 5.3 28,716 5.3 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.11 10.1 354 9.0 17,432 9.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.49 7.0 498 7.0 21,695 7.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.72 4.8 467 4.7 20,044 4.7 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.93 8.3 551 9.5 28,398 9.5 Child care workers................................................ 11.44 8.7 443 7.3 21,970 7.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.86 4.1 870 4.3 45,038 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.04 14.3 883 12.7 45,920 12.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.68 7.3 792 5.7 41,169 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.10 30.4 1,253 29.9 65,139 29.9 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.55 5.8 540 6.3 27,848 6.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.28 8.1 359 10.3 18,685 10.3 Cashiers...................................................... 9.28 8.1 359 10.3 18,685 10.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.27 11.1 544 11.9 27,854 11.9 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.13 2.6 457 2.9 23,060 2.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.20 16.1 621 17.8 32,272 17.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.37 12.9 658 13.9 33,841 13.9 Insurance sales agents............................................ 33.09 19.7 1,304 18.2 67,790 18.2 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 52.31 20.1 2,028 17.8 105,476 17.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 33.35 13.7 1,335 13.2 69,269 13.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 35.53 33.8 1,421 33.8 73,895 33.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 32.59 7.4 1,305 6.8 67,645 6.8 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.50 10.0 688 9.4 35,776 9.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.20 1.9 629 1.9 32,682 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.23 6.8 831 8.5 43,188 8.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.90 3.5 583 3.1 30,328 3.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.29 11.2 612 11.2 31,811 11.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.83 4.8 579 3.6 30,092 3.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.31 5.6 675 4.8 35,100 4.8 Tellers......................................................... 11.68 1.5 459 1.2 23,891 1.2 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 25.21 12.5 897 13.8 46,643 13.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.59 5.8 614 5.0 31,924 5.0 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 17.58 6.1 686 6.4 35,687 6.4 Order clerks...................................................... 12.78 10.5 511 10.8 26,558 10.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.12 6.8 505 6.1 26,271 6.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.32 9.1 752 7.4 39,126 7.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.32 9.1 752 7.4 39,126 7.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.36 13.0 489 13.5 25,407 13.5 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.86 4.1 505 4.6 26,279 4.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.19 5.4 775 4.4 40,325 4.4 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.87 9.4 908 8.3 47,208 8.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 24.16 7.1 923 4.3 47,987 4.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.65 7.6 590 7.7 30,705 7.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.63 4.3 650 4.3 33,775 4.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.89 7.4 721 9.5 37,506 9.5 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.07 5.1 579 5.6 29,943 5.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.80 5.8 869 5.8 44,478 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 32.08 9.9 1,283 9.9 66,718 9.9 Carpenters........................................................ 22.07 4.0 877 4.2 45,565 4.2 Construction laborers............................................. 17.97 11.2 719 11.2 34,482 11.2 Electricians...................................................... 21.93 11.7 877 11.7 45,615 11.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.74 12.5 822 11.5 42,768 11.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.79 14.4 784 13.1 40,761 13.1 Roofers........................................................... 20.54 9.1 799 9.0 37,977 9.0 Sheet metal workers............................................... 17.13 7.6 665 11.7 34,463 11.7 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.05 7.0 482 7.0 25,067 7.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.23 5.7 808 5.9 41,991 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.02 11.6 1,212 11.6 63,020 11.6 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.20 7.2 1,208 7.2 62,812 7.2 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 30.20 7.2 1,208 7.2 62,812 7.2 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 16.38 22.9 653 23.2 33,968 23.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.84 11.6 715 11.6 37,170 11.6 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 13.96 6.9 558 6.9 29,039 6.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.66 12.8 828 12.6 43,078 12.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 20.84 7.6 833 7.6 43,342 7.6 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 18.92 16.5 790 12.6 41,079 12.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.04 4.0 882 4.0 45,849 4.0 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 21.31 5.9 852 5.9 44,324 5.9 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.00 10.6 763 10.9 39,346 10.9 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.98 12.3 860 14.0 44,742 14.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.14 13.7 764 13.6 39,193 13.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 31.70 5.2 1,268 5.2 65,937 5.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 32.76 2.7 1,310 2.7 68,143 2.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 31.01 7.1 1,241 7.1 64,509 7.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.87 5.0 696 5.7 36,217 5.7 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.29 11.5 612 11.5 31,808 11.5 Production occupations.............................................. 14.46 3.2 571 3.4 29,638 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.54 11.3 822 11.3 42,687 11.3 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.97 10.9 513 11.6 26,691 11.6 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.84 10.0 554 10.0 28,788 10.0 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.80 3.5 430 3.2 22,292 3.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.86 7.0 594 7.0 30,900 7.0 Machinists........................................................ 19.80 10.3 789 10.3 41,011 10.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.94 6.6 637 6.6 33,103 6.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.94 6.6 637 6.6 33,103 6.6 Printers.......................................................... 16.67 7.7 641 7.0 33,326 7.0 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.18 12.8 597 13.3 31,040 13.3 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.55 3.3 418 3.4 21,716 3.4 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.91 8.6 594 8.5 29,751 8.5 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 13.86 5.0 548 5.0 28,513 5.0 Cutting workers................................................... 15.70 1.6 628 1.6 32,664 1.6 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.17 3.3 607 3.3 31,544 3.3 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.32 8.4 677 7.4 34,770 7.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.06 5.9 442 5.9 23,000 5.9 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.83 15.1 433 15.1 22,532 15.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.80 3.8 603 3.9 30,853 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 27.57 22.7 1,236 29.7 64,296 29.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 21.51 6.0 1,009 7.5 52,444 7.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.01 4.1 705 4.7 35,580 4.7 Driver/sales workers............................................ 20.09 12.6 846 8.0 43,997 8.0 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.19 5.9 769 4.6 38,024 4.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.72 4.7 501 4.7 25,992 4.7 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.57 3.1 703 3.1 36,548 3.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.90 7.5 715 7.7 37,166 7.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.60 2.3 417 2.5 21,289 2.5 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.77 2.8 351 5.2 18,272 5.2 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.91 2.7 429 2.8 21,656 2.8 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.42 7.4 408 6.6 21,195 6.6 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.