Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $20.57 $15.11 $818 $600 39.8 $42,392 $31,200 2,061 Management occupations.............................................. 45.92 40.58 1,872 1,652 40.8 97,304 85,881 2,119 General and operations managers................................... 53.23 45.35 2,224 1,979 41.8 115,624 102,900 2,172 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 33.82 36.33 1,449 1,459 42.8 75,328 75,887 2,227 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.12 48.01 1,985 1,921 40.4 103,202 99,867 2,101 Marketing managers.............................................. 50.22 48.96 2,009 1,958 40.0 104,465 101,828 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 47.23 37.54 1,942 1,597 41.1 100,985 83,065 2,138 Administrative services managers.................................. 40.06 40.43 1,677 1,617 41.8 87,184 84,094 2,176 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.68 48.56 2,321 2,006 40.2 120,673 104,300 2,092 Financial managers................................................ 60.36 55.29 2,421 2,212 40.1 125,900 114,999 2,086 Human resources managers.......................................... 37.07 38.08 1,483 1,523 40.0 77,100 79,206 2,080 Industrial production managers.................................... 41.16 42.79 1,761 1,721 42.8 91,574 89,500 2,225 Purchasing managers............................................... 56.29 53.56 2,252 2,142 40.0 117,089 111,394 2,080 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 36.34 36.12 1,454 1,445 40.0 75,587 75,138 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 32.18 30.05 1,305 1,237 40.6 67,856 64,341 2,109 Education administrators.......................................... 43.09 37.86 1,622 1,420 37.6 82,164 73,823 1,907 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.23 37.86 1,252 1,257 36.6 62,970 55,465 1,840 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.40 52.29 2,557 2,116 40.3 132,940 110,049 2,097 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.16 25.96 1,255 980 41.6 65,243 50,960 2,163 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.22 25.68 1,130 1,026 40.0 58,758 53,350 2,082 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.13 25.96 1,130 1,038 40.2 58,742 53,997 2,089 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 29.47 33.88 1,179 1,355 40.0 61,306 70,472 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.45 25.96 1,105 1,038 40.2 57,443 53,997 2,093 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 22.13 21.74 869 830 39.3 45,187 43,137 2,042 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 22.31 21.74 875 815 39.2 45,515 42,393 2,040 Cost estimators................................................... 30.83 32.33 1,244 1,293 40.3 64,672 67,246 2,098 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.31 27.25 1,172 1,090 40.0 60,956 56,678 2,080 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 26.53 25.26 1,061 1,010 40.0 55,183 52,543 2,080 Training and development specialists............................ 35.25 28.73 1,409 1,149 40.0 73,265 59,767 2,078 Logisticians...................................................... 32.77 35.84 1,311 1,434 40.0 68,152 74,547 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 31.32 26.50 1,257 1,058 40.1 65,370 54,999 2,087 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.78 24.42 1,072 977 40.0 55,727 50,794 2,081 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.53 25.75 1,100 1,030 40.0 57,214 53,560 2,078 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.65 27.09 1,106 1,084 40.0 57,510 56,351 2,080 Personal financial advisors..................................... 23.04 22.12 921 885 40.0 47,915 45,999 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.46 24.26 1,101 970 40.1 57,244 50,461 2,085 Loan officers................................................... 27.46 24.26 1,101 970 40.1 57,244 50,461 2,085 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.55 36.06 1,464 1,449 40.0 76,086 75,342 2,082 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.56 36.83 1,423 1,473 40.0 73,684 76,606 2,072 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.60 39.04 1,626 1,562 40.0 84,532 81,203 2,082 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 39.46 40.05 1,582 1,600 40.1 82,271 83,200 2,085 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 41.49 38.46 1,660 1,538 40.0 86,296 80,001 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.16 21.52 1,091 834 40.2 56,719 43,359 2,088 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.06 39.65 1,563 1,588 40.0 81,294 82,601 2,081 Database administrators........................................... 21.79 22.47 872 899 40.0 45,329 46,746 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 23.86 20.20 954 808 40.0 49,621 42,016 2,080 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.54 30.88 1,222 1,235 40.0 63,522 64,230 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.50 35.58 1,507 1,423 40.2 78,388 74,004 2,090 Architects, except naval.......................................... 33.35 32.50 1,334 1,300 40.0 69,364 67,592 2,080 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 33.35 32.50 1,334 1,300 40.0 69,364 67,592 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 42.16 39.41 1,698 1,576 40.3 88,271 81,975 2,094 Aerospace engineers............................................. 35.29 34.38 1,412 1,375 40.0 73,414 71,515 2,080 Chemical engineers.............................................. 49.82 52.24 2,032 2,187 40.8 105,690 113,699 2,121 Civil engineers................................................. 43.63 35.07 1,768 1,403 40.5 91,939 72,954 2,107 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 40.36 39.52 1,650 1,606 40.9 85,807 83,533 2,126 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 44.41 41.37 1,776 1,655 40.0 92,363 86,039 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 46.82 42.81 1,873 1,712 40.0 97,384 89,041 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.69 38.46 1,668 1,538 40.0 86,715 80,001 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.41 35.91 1,461 1,435 40.1 75,992 74,622 2,087 Industrial engineers.......................................... 35.58 32.79 1,429 1,307 40.2 74,300 67,954 2,088 Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.72 38.19 1,509 1,528 40.0 78,451 79,433 2,080 Petroleum engineers............................................. 48.34 43.00 1,934 1,720 40.0 100,545 89,440 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 28.89 32.83 1,158 1,313 40.1 60,212 68,284 2,084 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.07 23.61 965 949 40.1 50,186 49,358 2,085 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.74 22.93 950 917 40.0 49,379 47,699 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.09 31.13 1,332 1,281 40.2 69,253 66,634 2,093 Physical scientists............................................... 41.61 29.07 1,664 1,163 40.0 86,548 60,466 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 55.26 47.60 2,211 1,904 40.0 114,951 99,000 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.77 19.71 713 788 40.1 36,863 41,001 2,075 Counselors........................................................ 21.39 23.08 849 865 39.7 43,503 45,094 2,034 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.87 16.26 743 650 39.4 37,603 33,821 1,992 Social workers.................................................... 19.88 19.82 806 793 40.6 41,922 41,228 2,109 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.85 20.15 834 806 40.0 43,374 41,912 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.63 10.00 464 400 39.9 24,059 20,800 2,069 Social and human service assistants............................. 10.85 9.75 434 390 40.0 22,482 19,885 2,071 Legal occupations................................................... 50.46 37.41 2,075 1,425 41.1 107,908 74,100 2,139 Lawyers........................................................... 75.03 72.52 3,186 2,901 42.5 165,688 150,846 2,208 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 31.26 32.33 1,250 1,293 40.0 65,022 67,236 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.69 26.05 1,367 1,042 39.4 61,411 44,186 1,770 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 57.20 38.96 2,240 1,577 39.2 95,100 66,826 1,663 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 90.45 79.77 3,549 2,991 39.2 170,366 116,662 1,884 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 40.55 35.47 1,545 1,298 38.1 60,982 49,874 1,504 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.72 35.47 1,472 1,373 40.1 54,857 50,000 1,494 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 40.28 33.23 1,585 1,415 39.3 66,864 57,799 1,660 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.87 15.71 790 628 39.8 35,073 32,198 1,765 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.28 30.52 1,127 1,209 39.8 42,012 45,949 1,486 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.93 31.55 1,138 1,209 40.8 42,039 45,949 1,505 Secondary school teachers....................................... 22.75 16.29 898 667 39.5 39,602 32,677 1,741 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 28.30 31.54 1,107 1,346 39.1 43,846 48,873 1,549 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.14 21.40 1,037 869 39.7 52,588 45,610 2,012 Designers......................................................... 21.38 18.75 856 750 40.0 44,504 39,002 2,082 Graphic designers............................................... 18.41 18.75 737 750 40.1 38,346 39,002 2,083 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 21.11 18.99 844 760 40.0 43,903 39,499 2,080 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 21.11 18.99 844 760 40.0 43,903 39,499 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 22.70 22.76 908 910 40.0 47,209 47,341 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.60 23.02 1,009 906 39.4 52,490 47,133 2,051 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.23 51.50 2,070 2,135 40.4 107,665 110,999 2,102 Registered nurses................................................. 28.73 28.18 1,126 1,107 39.2 58,550 57,556 2,038 Therapists........................................................ 25.43 25.99 1,003 1,000 39.5 52,182 51,979 2,052 Occupational therapists......................................... 23.55 24.76 942 990 40.0 48,989 51,501 2,080 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.39 21.89 894 876 39.9 46,470 45,531 2,076 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.18 17.11 720 688 39.6 37,442 35,781 2,060 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.80 23.80 943 960 39.6 49,024 49,920 2,060 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.43 11.76 532 470 39.6 27,668 24,461 2,060 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.72 24.63 909 985 40.0 47,255 51,230 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.82 24.89 953 995 40.0 49,551 51,761 2,080 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.98 15.92 629 637 39.3 32,683 33,109 2,045 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.22 13.83 549 547 38.6 28,539 28,454 2,007 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 20.29 20.35 812 814 40.0 42,198 42,328 2,080 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.66 16.42 654 657 39.2 34,005 34,154 2,041 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.56 17.34 693 680 39.5 36,041 35,360 2,053 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.81 15.46 700 600 39.3 36,405 31,200 2,044 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.63 13.46 665 538 40.0 34,584 28,001 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 23.99 26.28 960 1,051 40.0 49,898 54,660 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 23.99 26.28 960 1,051 40.0 49,898 54,660 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.92 9.50 375 374 37.8 19,497 19,427 1,965 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.17 9.00 342 341 37.3 17,762 17,742 1,938 Home health aides............................................... 7.27 7.00 230 184 31.6 11,939 9,555 1,641 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.73 9.40 383 368 39.4 19,917 19,136 2,046 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.93 11.46 471 430 39.5 24,511 22,360 2,054 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.33 11.42 453 457 40.0 23,573 23,754 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.11 10.25 443 410 39.9 22,660 21,320 2,040 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.73 10.25 428 410 39.9 22,277 21,320 2,075 Security guards................................................. 10.73 10.25 428 410 39.9 22,277 21,320 2,075 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.11 8.07 307 307 37.9 15,930 15,939 1,965 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.65 14.42 626 577 40.0 32,543 30,000 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.65 14.42 626 577 40.0 32,543 30,000 2,080 Cooks............................................................. 9.73 9.50 384 380 39.5 19,941 19,734 2,050 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.53 9.70 379 382 39.7 19,658 19,864 2,062 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.41 9.00 363 346 38.6 18,872 17,992 2,006 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.80 7.91 352 316 40.0 18,309 16,449 2,080 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.59 3.75 170 130 37.0 8,752 6,760 1,906 Bartenders...................................................... 5.05 6.00 188 240 37.3 8,932 11,232 1,770 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.81 2.23 99 86 35.2 5,145 4,472 1,829 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.73 7.00 266 280 39.5 13,810 14,560 2,052 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.50 9.75 351 320 37.0 18,225 16,640 1,919 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.50 9.75 351 320 37.0 18,225 16,640 1,919 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.52 7.21 281 281 37.4 14,623 14,625 1,944 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.18 7.75 314 288 38.4 16,319 14,951 1,996 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.99 8.60 345 336 38.3 17,807 17,414 1,980 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 11.94 12.00 497 480 41.6 25,827 24,960 2,163 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.85 8.50 338 332 38.2 17,442 17,224 1,971 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.41 9.25 370 359 39.3 19,234 18,658 2,044 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.09 7.80 297 300 36.8 15,235 15,419 1,884 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.80 8.75 339 350 38.5 17,609 18,200 2,002 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.55 9.01 456 406 33.6 22,877 19,968 1,688 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.10 6.50 284 260 40.0 14,776 13,520 2,080 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 7.10 6.50 284 260 40.0 14,776 13,520 2,080 Transportation attendants......................................... 34.01 42.04 684 683 20.1 35,575 35,516 1,046 Flight attendants............................................... 40.01 42.29 726 683 18.1 37,743 35,516 943 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.20 11.88 719 464 39.5 37,295 24,032 2,049 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 26.12 18.85 1,036 766 39.6 53,849 39,832 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.98 16.35 709 606 39.4 36,875 31,512 2,051 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 43.35 34.92 1,737 1,397 40.1 90,322 72,627 2,084 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.03 10.00 471 388 39.1 24,378 20,132 2,027 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.32 10.00 403 393 39.0 20,678 20,446 2,003 Cashiers...................................................... 10.32 10.00 403 393 39.0 20,678 20,446 2,003 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 22.69 19.23 911 769 40.1 47,353 39,998 2,087 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.42 9.92 486 382 39.1 25,287 19,864 2,035 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 37.71 27.75 1,508 1,110 40.0 78,437 57,724 2,080 Insurance sales agents............................................ 17.77 16.59 711 664 40.0 36,968 34,509 2,080 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 20.19 16.33 808 653 40.0 41,994 33,966 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 41.37 36.38 1,670 1,479 40.4 86,829 76,883 2,099 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 38.28 24.62 1,554 985 40.6 80,799 51,203 2,111 Telemarketers..................................................... 9.32 9.42 369 377 39.7 19,210 19,594 2,062 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 12.55 9.00 503 360 40.1 25,858 18,720 2,060 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.50 13.08 577 523 39.8 29,994 27,173 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.47 24.38 1,022 975 40.1 53,152 50,702 2,087 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.10 9.79 390 380 38.6 20,280 19,781 2,007 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.72 14.05 586 560 39.8 30,496 29,120 2,072 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.70 14.25 586 570 39.9 30,472 29,648 2,074 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.56 13.00 583 520 40.0 30,293 27,040 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.19 14.20 606 568 39.9 31,490 29,536 2,073 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 13.75 14.04 531 560 38.6 27,621 29,120 2,009 Tellers......................................................... 11.33 11.33 453 453 40.0 23,565 23,566 2,080 Correspondence clerks............................................. 17.60 15.41 704 616 40.0 36,605 32,044 2,080 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 15.18 14.94 607 598 40.0 31,575 31,075 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.15 12.00 524 478 39.8 27,228 24,877 2,071 File clerks....................................................... 12.34 12.36 491 487 39.8 25,525 25,330 2,069 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.24 9.53 370 381 40.0 19,223 19,822 2,080 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.52 12.02 544 481 40.2 28,296 25,002 2,093 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.26 13.99 570 560 40.0 29,651 29,101 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 12.86 13.06 508 523 39.5 26,397 27,173 2,052 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.20 14.93 644 597 39.7 33,467 31,054 2,066 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.06 11.45 437 454 39.5 22,540 23,556 2,039 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.68 14.62 627 585 40.0 32,613 30,410 2,080 Couriers and messengers........................................... 11.90 11.29 476 452 40.0 24,752 23,483 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.62 13.00 653 520 39.3 33,944 27,040 2,042 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.62 13.00 653 520 39.3 33,944 27,040 2,042 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.51 16.13 700 645 40.0 36,423 33,550 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.00 10.57 439 422 39.9 22,851 21,965 2,077 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.68 11.35 503 454 39.7 26,164 23,608 2,063 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.62 17.55 700 700 39.7 36,355 36,421 2,064 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.23 20.19 849 808 40.0 44,066 41,999 2,075 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.64 11.50 466 460 40.0 24,219 23,920 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.98 16.89 666 673 39.2 34,643 35,000 2,040 Computer operators................................................ 17.55 17.04 701 682 39.9 36,462 35,445 2,077 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.47 11.47 457 459 39.9 23,716 23,847 2,068 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.70 11.50 466 459 39.8 24,158 23,858 2,064 Word processors and typists..................................... 10.79 10.00 432 400 40.0 22,442 20,800 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.20 14.23 564 561 39.7 29,332 29,160 2,065 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.91 11.60 515 464 39.9 26,764 24,124 2,073 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.70 15.50 723 600 40.8 37,570 31,200 2,122 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.34 24.66 1,049 1,098 43.1 54,555 57,077 2,241 Carpenters........................................................ 13.92 13.68 557 547 40.0 28,954 28,452 2,080 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 12.30 12.10 492 484 40.0 25,576 25,168 2,080 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 12.30 12.10 492 484 40.0 25,576 25,168 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.69 10.60 469 424 40.1 24,396 22,046 2,087 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.80 16.00 672 640 40.0 34,939 33,280 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.96 16.50 678 660 40.0 35,271 34,320 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 17.23 17.50 689 700 40.0 35,844 36,400 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 15.25 15.50 610 620 40.0 31,721 32,240 2,080 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 15.25 15.50 610 620 40.0 31,721 32,240 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.20 20.00 768 800 40.0 39,927 41,600 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.57 20.00 783 800 40.0 40,702 41,600 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 13.91 12.12 556 485 40.0 28,926 25,199 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.26 11.50 450 460 40.0 23,426 23,920 2,080 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.15 12.86 606 515 40.0 31,502 26,755 2,080 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 21.17 21.00 847 840 40.0 44,036 43,680 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.18 19.00 809 760 40.1 42,087 39,520 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.85 25.10 1,249 1,025 40.5 64,939 53,301 2,105 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 21.71 22.18 869 887 40.0 45,165 46,130 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 21.65 22.18 866 887 40.0 45,034 46,130 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.79 27.01 1,071 1,080 40.0 55,716 56,181 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.22 17.69 795 701 41.4 41,359 36,464 2,152 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.86 19.25 819 770 41.2 42,581 40,040 2,144 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.40 16.82 696 673 40.0 36,201 34,986 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.37 19.65 815 786 40.0 42,369 40,880 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.69 19.65 788 786 40.0 40,953 40,880 2,080 Rail car repairers.............................................. 21.98 23.29 879 932 40.0 45,719 48,443 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 22.34 24.50 878 960 39.3 45,667 49,920 2,044 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.72 16.76 707 670 39.9 36,764 34,861 2,074 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.02 18.24 761 730 40.0 39,563 37,939 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.06 12.90 682 516 40.0 35,420 26,830 2,077 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.14 13.37 601 531 39.7 31,227 27,622 2,062 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.66 14.95 591 598 40.3 30,706 31,098 2,094 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.30 12.66 492 506 40.0 25,591 26,322 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.36 12.38 572 491 39.9 29,753 25,522 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.74 23.45 949 938 40.0 49,341 48,776 2,078 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 21.10 20.05 844 802 40.0 43,894 41,704 2,080 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.15 11.95 485 478 39.9 25,227 24,856 2,076 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.32 11.95 492 478 39.9 25,565 24,856 2,076 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.58 11.47 501 459 39.8 26,062 23,858 2,071 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.87 10.10 431 400 39.6 22,412 20,800 2,061 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.35 15.10 572 604 37.3 29,742 31,408 1,937 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 10.96 12.21 438 488 40.0 22,789 25,401 2,080 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12.01 9.50 476 380 39.6 24,727 19,760 2,058 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 12.01 9.50 476 380 39.6 24,727 19,760 2,058 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.89 11.12 516 445 40.0 26,809 23,121 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.73 9.89 429 396 40.0 22,321 20,571 2,080 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.09 11.50 484 460 40.0 25,143 23,920 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 20.46 20.50 819 820 40.0 42,563 42,640 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.55 12.84 502 514 40.0 26,103 26,707 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.37 16.42 655 657 40.0 34,057 34,160 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.63 16.50 665 660 40.0 34,600 34,320 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.75 14.42 629 577 39.9 32,703 30,002 2,077 Printers.......................................................... 17.01 14.96 680 598 40.0 35,372 31,117 2,080 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 22.30 23.36 892 934 40.0 46,393 48,589 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.51 14.06 621 562 40.0 32,268 29,245 2,080 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.81 16.40 538 623 38.9 27,975 32,406 2,025 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 18.35 17.86 734 714 40.0 38,169 37,149 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 28.21 29.10 1,129 1,164 40.0 58,730 60,528 2,082 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 28.29 29.10 1,133 1,164 40.1 58,918 60,528 2,083 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 25.47 26.52 1,019 1,061 40.0 52,984 55,162 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.57 13.60 583 544 40.0 30,296 28,288 2,080 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.09 13.60 564 544 40.0 29,313 28,288 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.53 12.50 541 500 40.0 28,138 26,000 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.99 13.07 520 523 40.0 27,028 27,186 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 19.66 17.49 793 700 40.3 41,222 36,379 2,097 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 25.60 19.50 1,038 780 40.5 53,973 40,560 2,108 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.20 11.00 445 440 39.7 23,119 22,880 2,063 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.09 12.81 648 512 40.3 33,570 26,643 2,087 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.37 18.74 780 746 40.2 40,541 38,817 2,093 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.28 22.95 1,099 1,000 41.8 57,150 52,000 2,175 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.12 18.99 605 760 40.0 31,441 39,499 2,080 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.36 17.60 797 780 43.4 41,419 40,560 2,256 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.64 18.06 835 802 44.8 43,409 41,708 2,329 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.49 16.80 700 672 40.0 36,383 34,944 2,080 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.42 19.39 777 776 40.0 40,387 40,331 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.14 11.50 486 460 40.0 25,251 23,920 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.06 10.00 435 397 39.3 22,363 20,640 2,022 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.41 10.91 456 436 40.0 23,726 22,693 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.65 10.46 458 400 39.3 23,359 20,800 2,004 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.86 9.75 434 390 40.0 22,584 20,280 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.33 8.19 321 320 38.6 16,710 16,640 2,006 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.