Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $19.41 $16.30 $774 $650 39.9 $39,348 $33,363 2,027 Management occupations.............................................. 35.89 31.73 1,473 1,288 41.0 76,133 66,951 2,121 Chief executives.................................................. 73.67 60.07 3,431 3,385 46.6 178,393 176,041 2,421 General and operations managers................................... 33.96 31.05 1,413 1,269 41.6 73,361 66,000 2,160 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 45.44 44.64 1,913 1,733 42.1 99,478 90,128 2,189 Marketing managers.............................................. 39.94 36.82 1,597 1,473 40.0 83,069 76,579 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 50.84 48.00 2,257 2,400 44.4 117,375 124,800 2,309 Administrative services managers.................................. 20.12 10.17 805 407 40.0 41,853 21,160 2,080 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.35 45.19 1,808 1,845 40.8 94,013 95,940 2,120 Financial managers................................................ 34.89 30.05 1,401 1,192 40.1 72,834 62,001 2,088 Human resources managers.......................................... 30.52 30.95 1,235 1,315 40.5 64,243 68,404 2,105 Industrial production managers.................................... 33.75 31.57 1,451 1,544 43.0 75,466 80,283 2,236 Purchasing managers............................................... 27.78 21.12 1,161 866 41.8 60,349 45,033 2,172 Construction managers............................................. 32.31 28.00 1,346 1,400 41.7 70,013 72,800 2,167 Education administrators.......................................... 32.13 28.95 1,300 1,161 40.5 64,281 60,005 2,001 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.28 41.63 1,716 1,644 39.7 82,509 77,424 1,906 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 26.83 24.94 1,087 998 40.5 56,515 51,871 2,107 Engineering managers.............................................. 50.69 53.25 2,038 2,126 40.2 105,987 110,573 2,091 Food service managers............................................. 18.16 15.92 856 796 47.1 43,125 41,389 2,375 Medical and health services managers.............................. 44.36 37.11 1,782 1,484 40.2 92,677 77,187 2,089 Social and community service managers............................. 22.56 19.23 894 769 39.6 46,476 40,000 2,060 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.87 24.75 1,204 1,000 40.3 62,585 52,000 2,095 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 24.45 24.04 990 962 40.5 51,490 49,999 2,106 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.57 24.04 943 962 40.0 49,018 49,999 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.69 24.08 1,004 963 40.6 52,182 50,066 2,113 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 21.98 22.27 867 891 39.5 45,110 46,322 2,052 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 21.85 22.27 863 891 39.5 44,875 46,322 2,054 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 26.30 22.50 1,052 900 40.0 54,698 46,806 2,080 Cost estimators................................................... 27.97 27.50 1,128 1,100 40.3 58,652 57,200 2,097 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.68 24.52 1,018 952 39.6 52,742 49,481 2,054 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 20.29 20.35 798 823 39.3 41,328 42,224 2,037 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 19.14 17.91 775 731 40.5 40,283 38,000 2,105 Training and development specialists............................ 30.35 27.88 1,193 1,046 39.3 61,691 54,372 2,033 Management analysts............................................... 33.53 31.53 1,372 1,294 40.9 71,335 67,300 2,128 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.62 23.82 991 958 40.2 51,513 49,795 2,092 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 23.37 22.29 935 892 40.0 48,610 46,363 2,080 Credit analysts................................................... 28.57 24.74 1,168 990 40.9 60,711 51,455 2,125 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.56 25.00 1,174 1,000 39.7 61,046 52,000 2,065 Financial analysts.............................................. 34.22 30.12 1,369 1,205 40.0 71,179 62,650 2,080 Personal financial advisors..................................... 24.80 19.23 992 769 40.0 51,589 40,000 2,080 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.20 22.41 1,026 844 39.2 53,370 43,875 2,037 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.95 31.56 1,277 1,263 40.0 66,291 65,620 2,075 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.11 29.34 1,198 1,169 39.8 62,307 60,771 2,069 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.23 39.45 1,626 1,578 40.4 84,573 82,050 2,102 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 39.71 38.00 1,620 1,598 40.8 84,251 83,091 2,122 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 40.84 39.45 1,634 1,578 40.0 84,948 82,050 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 20.63 20.30 826 812 40.0 42,968 42,222 2,082 Computer systems analysts......................................... 35.31 34.49 1,403 1,363 39.7 72,891 70,884 2,064 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 30.06 29.60 1,193 1,134 39.7 61,220 58,760 2,037 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.96 30.59 1,238 1,223 40.0 64,394 63,617 2,080 Operations research analysts...................................... 31.38 34.50 1,255 1,380 40.0 65,240 71,758 2,079 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.82 27.56 1,155 1,103 40.1 60,043 57,341 2,083 Engineers......................................................... 33.96 34.14 1,366 1,374 40.2 71,029 71,446 2,092 Civil engineers................................................. 34.02 34.28 1,403 1,361 41.2 72,940 70,762 2,144 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 35.96 34.71 1,438 1,388 40.0 74,791 72,197 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 33.40 33.17 1,336 1,327 40.0 69,481 68,994 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.99 32.27 1,309 1,340 40.9 68,077 69,701 2,128 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.97 30.91 1,309 1,355 41.0 68,079 70,452 2,130 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.03 30.90 1,361 1,236 40.0 70,775 64,272 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 22.13 21.50 885 860 40.0 46,025 44,720 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.03 24.05 961 962 40.0 49,975 50,028 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.95 21.29 878 852 40.0 45,661 44,283 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.65 21.59 906 864 40.0 47,058 44,845 2,077 Civil engineering technicians................................... 18.22 17.36 729 694 40.0 37,892 36,109 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.38 22.60 935 904 40.0 48,640 47,008 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.35 26.50 1,053 1,060 40.0 52,126 51,406 1,978 Life scientists................................................... 23.23 19.28 921 776 39.7 43,354 36,525 1,866 Biological scientists........................................... 18.60 17.77 744 711 40.0 38,691 36,962 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 30.79 28.02 1,238 1,135 40.2 64,378 59,010 2,091 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 28.49 28.02 1,153 1,158 40.5 59,939 60,214 2,104 Chemists...................................................... 26.55 28.02 1,078 1,158 40.6 56,045 60,214 2,111 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 32.54 27.20 1,302 1,088 40.0 67,690 56,576 2,080 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 32.04 27.20 1,281 1,088 40.0 66,637 56,576 2,080 Market and survey researchers..................................... 34.58 32.31 1,383 1,292 40.0 71,890 67,209 2,079 Market research analysts........................................ 34.58 32.31 1,383 1,292 40.0 71,890 67,209 2,079 Psychologists..................................................... 30.51 27.27 1,222 1,091 40.0 49,480 46,322 1,622 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 30.51 27.27 1,222 1,091 40.0 49,480 46,322 1,622 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 15.67 14.89 627 596 40.0 32,591 30,975 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.26 16.92 722 661 39.5 36,337 34,371 1,990 Counselors........................................................ 18.84 16.75 733 640 38.9 36,698 32,999 1,948 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 18.75 18.36 752 734 40.1 38,381 38,189 2,046 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 19.69 15.87 751 635 38.1 36,392 32,999 1,848 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.80 16.75 699 628 39.3 36,342 32,657 2,042 Social workers.................................................... 20.23 18.00 808 723 39.9 39,237 35,541 1,940 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 21.51 18.96 854 758 39.7 37,947 35,890 1,764 Medical and public health social workers........................ 23.24 24.27 930 971 40.0 48,342 50,475 2,080 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 16.76 16.85 674 674 40.2 35,070 35,052 2,093 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.49 16.35 655 654 39.7 33,963 34,000 2,059 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 19.50 18.71 780 748 40.0 40,568 38,917 2,080 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.59 16.35 624 654 40.0 32,426 34,000 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 36.47 30.26 1,487 1,300 40.8 77,316 67,601 2,120 Lawyers........................................................... 44.56 38.05 1,864 1,788 41.8 96,923 92,999 2,175 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 53.86 58.52 2,154 2,341 40.0 112,026 121,711 2,080 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.24 24.43 922 981 39.7 47,946 51,000 2,063 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.00 27.73 1,150 1,062 38.3 45,044 41,792 1,501 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.29 39.48 1,982 1,579 39.4 80,400 58,216 1,599 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 79.55 77.40 3,092 3,096 38.9 123,240 120,747 1,549 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 79.55 77.40 3,092 3,096 38.9 123,240 120,747 1,549 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 66.88 67.64 2,669 2,706 39.9 115,626 120,000 1,729 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 70.98 76.92 2,832 3,077 39.9 120,637 120,000 1,700 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 40.40 40.43 1,596 1,617 39.5 59,237 58,216 1,466 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 23.93 23.17 944 927 39.4 45,673 45,820 1,908 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 22.97 22.16 878 854 38.2 45,679 44,419 1,988 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.87 28.40 1,150 1,113 38.5 43,639 41,978 1,461 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 27.10 25.64 1,058 1,007 39.0 41,541 40,134 1,533 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.95 31.91 1,270 1,219 38.5 45,491 43,446 1,381 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.72 28.40 1,145 1,116 38.5 43,088 41,978 1,450 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.53 28.40 1,136 1,116 38.5 42,770 41,978 1,448 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.41 28.19 1,175 1,112 38.6 44,240 41,739 1,455 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.64 28.84 1,182 1,126 38.6 44,683 42,650 1,458 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.74 29.09 1,184 1,135 38.5 44,814 43,000 1,458 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 29.04 26.51 1,147 1,060 39.5 42,577 39,040 1,466 Special education teachers...................................... 30.01 29.33 1,137 1,089 37.9 45,338 42,672 1,511 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 28.60 27.91 1,084 1,047 37.9 41,421 39,737 1,448 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 32.30 31.51 1,216 1,182 37.7 51,562 50,831 1,596 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.99 18.58 758 713 37.9 31,147 31,650 1,558 Librarians........................................................ 24.53 26.54 963 1,058 39.3 45,067 45,406 1,837 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.24 30.82 1,395 1,451 43.3 63,054 55,447 1,956 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.00 10.30 392 369 35.6 15,590 14,869 1,417 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.47 19.24 849 769 39.5 44,134 39,978 2,056 Designers......................................................... 20.08 18.34 806 734 40.2 41,931 38,145 2,088 Graphic designers............................................... 18.32 19.24 740 740 40.4 38,505 38,501 2,101 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 22.42 12.22 897 489 40.0 46,634 25,416 2,080 Public relations specialists...................................... 22.22 15.00 889 600 40.0 46,213 31,190 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 16.71 14.58 669 583 40.0 34,764 30,326 2,080 Editors......................................................... 17.28 19.22 691 769 40.0 35,948 39,978 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.09 21.70 953 865 39.5 48,898 44,421 2,030 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.83 48.11 1,830 1,920 39.9 95,158 99,861 2,076 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 51.27 40.19 2,159 1,080 42.1 112,266 56,160 2,190 Registered nurses................................................. 25.40 25.05 996 963 39.2 51,026 49,670 2,009 Therapists........................................................ 29.44 28.81 1,158 1,145 39.3 53,484 51,969 1,816 Occupational therapists......................................... 27.56 23.57 1,087 943 39.4 52,655 49,026 1,910 Physical therapists............................................. 29.07 30.59 1,159 1,219 39.9 60,039 62,670 2,065 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 33.86 32.28 1,293 1,242 38.2 47,764 46,162 1,411 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.46 21.15 817 846 39.9 42,486 43,992 2,076 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.18 24.17 926 955 39.9 48,136 49,670 2,077 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.86 18.00 673 720 39.9 34,988 37,440 2,075 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.85 22.74 937 893 39.3 48,702 46,442 2,042 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.44 23.56 955 918 39.1 49,663 47,759 2,032 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.39 16.59 673 664 41.1 35,022 34,511 2,137 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.09 12.27 514 491 39.2 26,711 25,522 2,041 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.06 16.75 669 654 39.2 34,699 34,008 2,033 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.43 16.05 574 619 39.8 29,847 32,178 2,069 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.90 16.16 636 647 40.0 33,078 33,619 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.77 11.83 494 468 38.7 25,691 24,336 2,013 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.50 10.04 412 392 39.2 21,432 20,384 2,041 Home health aides............................................... 9.36 9.33 375 373 40.1 19,514 19,406 2,084 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.72 10.10 419 394 39.0 21,763 20,467 2,030 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.00 9.96 440 399 40.0 22,885 20,723 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.55 14.43 555 536 38.1 28,838 27,872 1,982 Dental assistants............................................... 15.72 15.50 578 545 36.8 30,072 28,314 1,913 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.29 13.13 532 525 40.0 27,644 27,310 2,079 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.53 17.24 661 690 40.0 34,375 35,861 2,079 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.81 13.78 647 551 40.9 33,616 28,671 2,126 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 35.88 36.18 1,435 1,447 40.0 74,629 75,254 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 36.62 36.46 1,465 1,458 40.0 76,160 75,837 2,080 Fire fighters..................................................... 17.71 17.81 904 907 51.0 47,018 47,183 2,654 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 15.95 14.51 638 580 40.0 33,184 30,175 2,081 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 15.95 14.51 638 580 40.0 33,193 30,175 2,081 Police officers................................................... 22.92 23.31 917 934 40.0 47,682 48,589 2,081 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.92 23.31 917 934 40.0 47,682 48,589 2,081 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.10 10.07 444 403 40.0 23,037 20,946 2,075 Security guards................................................. 11.10 10.07 444 403 40.0 23,026 20,946 2,075 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.07 8.90 346 340 38.2 17,759 17,587 1,958 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.44 11.67 512 475 41.2 26,184 24,717 2,104 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 13.56 12.49 566 462 41.7 25,935 24,019 1,913 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.34 11.67 507 488 41.1 26,211 25,350 2,125 Cooks............................................................. 9.87 9.52 381 360 38.6 19,079 18,200 1,933 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.96 9.00 355 360 39.6 18,434 18,720 2,057 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.53 9.52 403 381 38.3 19,036 18,500 1,809 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.80 9.80 375 343 38.3 19,525 17,832 1,991 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.67 8.03 336 315 38.7 17,354 16,380 2,001 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.64 4.20 202 136 35.8 10,508 7,072 1,864 Bartenders...................................................... 8.34 9.00 297 360 35.6 15,449 18,720 1,852 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.27 3.35 152 126 35.5 7,886 6,533 1,845 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.02 8.50 361 340 40.0 18,753 17,680 2,080 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.43 8.50 312 329 37.0 16,210 17,098 1,923 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.43 8.50 312 329 37.0 16,210 17,098 1,923 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.91 7.60 303 296 38.2 15,739 15,392 1,989 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.29 8.15 312 320 37.6 16,226 16,640 1,957 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.70 11.23 464 441 39.6 23,611 22,755 2,017 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.41 11.90 579 485 40.2 29,858 25,199 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.25 11.90 573 485 40.2 29,783 25,199 2,090 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.01 10.73 434 425 39.5 22,551 21,944 2,048 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.06 11.77 480 471 39.8 24,892 24,477 2,064 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.58 7.90 332 310 38.7 17,257 16,120 2,011 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.88 13.95 602 558 40.5 26,378 26,458 1,773 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.98 14.11 607 564 40.5 26,785 27,269 1,787 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.68 9.72 410 389 38.4 21,158 19,826 1,981 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.78 6.60 270 264 39.8 14,031 13,728 2,071 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.42 6.60 256 264 39.9 13,311 13,728 2,074 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 9.56 9.00 373 360 39.1 19,412 18,720 2,031 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 9.56 9.00 373 360 39.1 19,412 18,720 2,031 Child care workers................................................ 7.88 6.95 303 278 38.5 15,390 14,456 1,953 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.62 9.72 374 389 38.9 19,455 20,220 2,023 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.92 13.80 548 552 39.4 26,042 23,960 1,871 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.06 13.80 553 552 39.3 26,054 24,024 1,854 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.46 14.00 739 554 40.0 38,399 28,791 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.44 17.09 719 674 41.2 37,377 35,048 2,143 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.07 15.87 655 618 40.8 34,065 32,111 2,119 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 28.67 22.03 1,304 1,061 45.5 67,794 55,165 2,365 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.70 10.00 461 388 39.4 23,915 20,172 2,044 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.07 8.50 352 340 38.8 18,206 17,680 2,008 Cashiers...................................................... 9.10 8.50 353 340 38.8 18,251 17,680 2,006 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.28 13.39 587 536 41.1 30,511 27,851 2,136 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.16 9.80 531 392 40.4 27,621 20,384 2,099 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.45 14.50 595 544 41.2 30,960 28,288 2,142 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.79 10.72 502 415 39.3 26,117 21,590 2,041 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 17.06 12.50 683 500 40.0 35,494 26,000 2,080 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.42 23.25 1,091 930 39.8 56,714 48,350 2,068 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 67.71 31.73 2,708 1,269 40.0 140,827 65,998 2,080 Travel agents..................................................... 15.68 16.38 591 621 37.7 30,744 32,305 1,961 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.13 22.50 1,038 900 41.3 53,959 46,800 2,148 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 37.06 31.01 1,523 1,240 41.1 79,198 64,492 2,137 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 23.16 21.92 957 900 41.3 49,774 46,800 2,149 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.32 10.10 696 404 40.2 36,172 21,008 2,088 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.60 13.81 579 548 39.7 30,020 28,330 2,056 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.25 20.01 844 808 39.7 43,884 41,999 2,065 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.74 11.00 430 440 40.0 22,343 22,880 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.32 12.00 528 476 39.7 27,418 24,710 2,059 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.23 14.00 569 560 40.0 29,602 29,120 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.99 12.07 518 480 39.9 26,940 24,960 2,074 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.92 13.18 552 520 39.6 28,605 27,040 2,054 Procurement clerks.............................................. 20.39 20.41 816 816 40.0 42,416 42,453 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 10.27 10.02 407 400 39.6 21,154 20,800 2,059 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 15.68 16.48 627 659 40.0 32,613 34,278 2,080 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.44 12.22 537 489 40.0 27,926 25,416 2,078 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.74 15.09 630 600 40.0 32,738 31,200 2,080 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.87 17.02 715 681 40.0 37,164 35,400 2,080 File clerks....................................................... 12.80 10.75 505 430 39.5 26,266 22,360 2,052 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.27 8.25 324 330 39.2 16,865 17,160 2,041 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.13 10.87 484 435 39.9 25,188 22,605 2,077 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.46 15.87 618 635 40.0 32,149 33,010 2,080 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.91 13.04 516 522 40.0 26,850 27,129 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 15.55 14.69 622 588 40.0 32,336 30,561 2,080 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.21 18.11 729 724 40.0 37,886 37,665 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.61 12.06 500 482 39.7 26,004 25,085 2,063 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.01 15.39 607 615 40.5 31,400 32,003 2,092 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 14.40 13.26 576 530 40.0 29,954 27,581 2,080 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.20 15.39 617 615 40.6 31,870 32,003 2,096 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.44 18.36 698 734 40.0 36,273 38,180 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.96 12.72 515 500 39.8 26,786 26,000 2,067 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.43 14.33 577 573 40.0 30,019 29,806 2,080 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.61 15.25 584 610 40.0 30,394 31,716 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.89 16.64 666 660 39.4 34,102 33,906 2,019 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.51 18.70 740 748 40.0 38,407 38,875 2,075 Legal secretaries............................................... 18.02 18.46 701 712 38.9 36,453 36,999 2,023 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.86 13.99 581 534 39.1 30,209 27,768 2,032 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.59 15.64 610 615 39.1 30,629 31,803 1,965 Computer operators................................................ 16.77 16.01 671 640 40.0 34,880 33,290 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.11 12.22 484 489 39.9 25,145 25,416 2,077 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.17 12.76 486 510 40.0 25,295 26,530 2,078 Word processors and typists..................................... 11.90 11.61 474 464 39.9 24,651 24,151 2,072 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.32 12.13 566 485 39.5 29,428 25,210 2,055 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.33 12.50 530 492 39.8 27,439 25,584 2,058 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 11.98 13.22 479 529 40.0 24,913 27,506 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.26 20.00 857 800 40.3 43,179 40,685 2,031 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.60 28.94 1,109 1,158 40.2 57,338 60,195 2,077 Carpenters........................................................ 19.57 17.25 783 690 40.0 40,232 35,360 2,055 Construction laborers............................................. 17.82 18.30 712 732 40.0 34,821 36,400 1,954 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.23 17.75 852 710 42.1 37,969 36,924 1,877 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.74 17.75 879 710 42.4 40,825 36,924 1,968 Electricians...................................................... 22.06 20.00 884 800 40.1 45,969 41,600 2,083 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.86 29.52 1,074 1,181 40.0 55,862 61,393 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 26.86 29.52 1,074 1,181 40.0 55,859 61,393 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 19.62 19.40 785 776 40.0 40,802 40,352 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.37 11.00 495 440 40.0 24,326 20,800 1,966 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.36 14.73 614 589 40.0 31,755 30,638 2,067 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 12.69 13.00 508 520 40.0 26,395 27,040 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.62 19.31 788 769 40.2 40,962 40,001 2,088 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.86 27.62 1,094 1,105 42.3 56,880 57,450 2,200 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.04 28.55 1,042 1,142 40.0 54,170 59,376 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.03 28.55 1,041 1,142 40.0 54,136 59,376 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.65 15.69 746 628 40.0 38,787 32,635 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 24.94 26.87 998 1,075 40.0 51,875 55,890 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.77 18.60 759 744 40.4 39,444 38,688 2,101 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 22.75 18.40 931 736 40.9 48,410 38,272 2,128 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.03 19.53 727 781 40.3 37,788 40,631 2,095 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.87 17.75 723 730 40.4 37,579 37,960 2,103 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.84 16.80 669 662 39.7 34,768 34,445 2,065 Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 14.43 15.39 566 538 39.2 29,448 28,001 2,040 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 18.00 18.50 720 740 40.0 37,443 38,480 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.45 22.00 778 880 40.0 40,450 45,760 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.85 18.61 752 746 39.9 39,112 38,896 2,074 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.46 21.28 893 851 39.8 46,420 44,262 2,067 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.06 15.56 643 622 40.0 33,411 32,363 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.21 14.15 608 566 40.0 31,626 29,432 2,079 Millwrights..................................................... 23.45 22.79 938 912 40.0 48,556 46,492 2,071 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.52 25.71 981 1,028 40.0 50,995 53,477 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 24.73 25.80 989 1,032 40.0 51,430 53,664 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.67 16.50 707 660 40.0 36,756 34,320 2,080 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 14.86 11.87 594 475 40.0 30,902 24,690 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.76 14.50 628 577 39.8 32,509 29,844 2,062 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.62 20.57 880 823 40.7 45,760 42,788 2,116 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.39 15.04 656 602 40.0 34,098 31,283 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.46 15.04 659 602 40.0 34,242 31,283 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.20 14.35 687 574 39.9 35,628 29,844 2,071 Bakers............................................................ 12.29 11.15 491 446 40.0 25,556 23,192 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.09 12.15 520 486 39.7 27,054 25,272 2,066 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.26 18.00 730 720 40.0 37,973 37,440 2,080 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 11.58 12.15 458 486 39.5 23,803 25,272 2,056 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.08 13.85 563 554 40.0 29,292 28,808 2,080 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.74 14.47 590 579 40.0 30,661 30,098 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.44 18.35 645 667 35.0 33,522 34,659 1,818 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.60 15.75 561 510 33.8 29,186 26,520 1,758 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.66 14.47 586 579 40.0 30,491 30,098 2,080 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.70 14.47 628 579 40.0 32,664 30,098 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.72 15.00 627 600 39.9 32,627 31,200 2,075 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.89 15.76 593 630 39.8 30,840 32,781 2,071 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 18.01 13.82 720 553 40.0 37,452 28,746 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 21.54 21.66 862 866 40.0 44,806 45,053 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.86 11.50 474 460 40.0 24,604 23,920 2,075 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.86 11.50 474 460 40.0 24,604 23,920 2,075 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.97 21.43 759 857 40.0 39,423 44,574 2,078 Tool and die makers............................................... 22.72 21.33 909 853 40.0 47,257 44,362 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.59 14.30 624 572 40.0 32,427 29,744 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.57 14.88 663 595 40.0 34,459 30,950 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.63 15.61 585 624 40.0 30,404 32,469 2,078 Printers.......................................................... 16.89 17.54 671 702 39.7 34,869 36,483 2,064 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.69 16.20 662 648 39.7 34,415 33,696 2,062 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.69 17.47 662 698 39.7 34,438 36,291 2,063 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.64 10.88 420 435 39.5 21,858 22,628 2,055 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 23.66 26.00 946 1,040 40.0 49,203 54,082 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 23.80 26.00 952 1,040 40.0 49,499 54,082 2,080 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.61 18.21 704 728 40.0 36,627 37,881 2,080 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 18.93 18.55 757 742 40.0 39,369 38,584 2,080 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 18.55 17.30 742 692 40.0 38,580 35,984 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.43 13.75 537 550 40.0 27,713 28,080 2,063 Cutting workers................................................... 14.70 15.10 588 604 40.0 30,254 30,992 2,058 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.28 15.92 611 637 40.0 31,791 33,114 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.42 15.66 697 626 40.0 36,236 32,573 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.23 15.62 609 625 40.0 31,676 32,490 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 19.72 17.94 793 718 40.2 41,222 37,319 2,090 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 18.78 17.25 751 690 40.0 39,071 35,874 2,080 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 21.17 17.94 – – – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.10 11.00 482 440 39.9 24,540 22,880 2,028 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.16 11.00 445 440 39.9 23,139 22,880 2,074 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.14 14.61 661 600 40.9 34,086 31,148 2,111 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.31 19.24 783 770 40.5 40,703 40,015 2,108 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 25.89 23.00 1,057 920 40.8 54,987 47,840 2,124 Bus drivers....................................................... 17.34 16.80 628 564 36.2 28,177 24,877 1,625 Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.81 13.80 509 491 34.4 21,424 19,300 1,447 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.85 15.25 670 620 42.3 34,552 32,240 2,180 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.38 16.00 728 675 44.4 37,349 34,963 2,281 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.22 12.00 548 390 38.5 28,491 20,259 2,003 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.56 16.75 742 670 40.0 37,628 35,651 2,027 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.55 16.75 742 670 40.0 37,594 35,651 2,026 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.76 15.04 590 602 40.0 30,207 31,200 2,047 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.69 11.70 502 464 39.6 26,127 24,128 2,059 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.07 11.25 443 450 40.0 23,028 23,400 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.00 13.10 552 522 39.4 28,685 27,154 2,049 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 14.94 13.96 580 558 38.8 30,145 29,037 2,017 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.73 10.03 429 401 40.0 22,299 20,862 2,079 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.