RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: 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........................................................... $20.57 1.7% $818 1.6% $42,392 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 45.92 4.7 1,872 4.5 97,304 4.5 General and operations managers................................... 53.23 9.7 2,224 8.2 115,624 8.2 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 33.82 17.8 1,449 21.1 75,328 21.1 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.12 10.1 1,985 10.2 103,202 10.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 50.22 10.0 2,009 10.0 104,465 10.0 Sales managers.................................................. 47.23 16.5 1,942 16.1 100,985 16.1 Administrative services managers.................................. 40.06 6.8 1,677 8.8 87,184 8.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.68 13.2 2,321 12.6 120,673 12.6 Financial managers................................................ 60.36 3.0 2,421 2.9 125,900 2.9 Human resources managers.......................................... 37.07 8.8 1,483 8.8 77,100 8.8 Industrial production managers.................................... 41.16 12.3 1,761 10.5 91,574 10.5 Purchasing managers............................................... 56.29 12.4 2,252 12.4 117,089 12.4 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 36.34 10.0 1,454 10.0 75,587 10.0 Construction managers............................................. 32.18 6.2 1,305 6.1 67,856 6.1 Education administrators.......................................... 43.09 14.8 1,622 14.0 82,164 14.0 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.23 10.4 1,252 10.4 62,970 10.4 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.40 7.3 2,557 7.2 132,940 7.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.16 17.6 1,255 20.3 65,243 20.3 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.22 1.5 1,130 1.5 58,758 1.5 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.13 5.0 1,130 4.9 58,742 4.9 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 29.47 14.2 1,179 14.2 61,306 14.2 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.45 4.8 1,105 4.5 57,443 4.5 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 22.13 1.7 869 1.8 45,187 1.8 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 22.31 1.7 875 1.8 45,515 1.8 Cost estimators................................................... 30.83 14.3 1,244 14.3 64,672 14.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.31 10.6 1,172 10.6 60,956 10.6 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 26.53 9.2 1,061 9.2 55,183 9.2 Training and development specialists............................ 35.25 27.2 1,409 27.3 73,265 27.3 Logisticians...................................................... 32.77 10.4 1,311 10.4 68,152 10.4 Management analysts............................................... 31.32 9.4 1,257 9.7 65,370 9.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.78 3.8 1,072 3.9 55,727 3.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.53 9.5 1,100 9.5 57,214 9.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.65 7.1 1,106 7.1 57,510 7.1 Personal financial advisors..................................... 23.04 15.0 921 15.0 47,915 15.0 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.46 10.0 1,101 10.1 57,244 10.1 Loan officers................................................... 27.46 10.0 1,101 10.1 57,244 10.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.55 2.7 1,464 2.7 76,086 2.7 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.56 9.1 1,423 9.2 73,684 9.2 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.60 1.9 1,626 1.9 84,532 1.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 39.46 7.0 1,582 7.1 82,271 7.1 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 41.49 4.1 1,660 4.1 86,296 4.1 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.16 7.4 1,091 7.7 56,719 7.7 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.06 2.5 1,563 2.4 81,294 2.4 Database administrators........................................... 21.79 12.0 872 12.0 45,329 12.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 23.86 19.2 954 19.2 49,621 19.2 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.54 1.2 1,222 1.2 63,522 1.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.50 3.4 1,507 3.2 78,388 3.2 Architects, except naval.......................................... 33.35 1.1 1,334 1.1 69,364 1.1 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 33.35 1.1 1,334 1.1 69,364 1.1 Engineers......................................................... 42.16 2.0 1,698 1.6 88,271 1.6 Aerospace engineers............................................. 35.29 12.8 1,412 12.8 73,414 12.8 Chemical engineers.............................................. 49.82 10.6 2,032 8.4 105,690 8.4 Civil engineers................................................. 43.63 20.0 1,768 19.0 91,939 19.0 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 40.36 7.9 1,650 8.4 85,807 8.4 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 44.41 5.1 1,776 5.1 92,363 5.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 46.82 12.7 1,873 12.7 97,384 12.7 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.69 4.4 1,668 4.4 86,715 4.4 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.41 4.4 1,461 4.6 75,992 4.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 35.58 6.0 1,429 6.2 74,300 6.2 Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.72 10.0 1,509 10.0 78,451 10.0 Petroleum engineers............................................. 48.34 21.1 1,934 21.1 100,545 21.1 Drafters.......................................................... 28.89 11.4 1,158 11.3 60,212 11.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.07 5.7 965 5.8 50,186 5.8 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.74 7.6 950 7.6 49,379 7.6 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.09 15.4 1,332 15.4 69,253 15.4 Physical scientists............................................... 41.61 19.5 1,664 19.5 86,548 19.5 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 55.26 43.0 2,211 43.0 114,951 43.0 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.77 11.6 713 11.5 36,863 11.5 Counselors........................................................ 21.39 12.7 849 12.4 43,503 12.4 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.87 21.2 743 19.4 37,603 19.4 Social workers.................................................... 19.88 4.8 806 4.3 41,922 4.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.85 3.4 834 3.4 43,374 3.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.63 17.0 464 17.1 24,059 17.1 Social and human service assistants............................. 10.85 20.8 434 20.8 22,482 20.8 Legal occupations................................................... 50.46 12.1 2,075 12.8 107,908 12.8 Lawyers........................................................... 75.03 3.4 3,186 3.6 165,688 3.6 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 31.26 1.4 1,250 1.4 65,022 1.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.69 28.7 1,367 28.5 61,411 28.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 57.20 24.9 2,240 25.2 95,100 25.2 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 90.45 32.8 3,549 33.5 170,366 33.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 40.55 7.3 1,545 7.2 60,982 7.2 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.72 6.3 1,472 8.0 54,857 8.0 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 40.28 16.9 1,585 16.3 66,864 16.3 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.87 16.2 790 16.2 35,073 16.2 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.28 8.6 1,127 7.0 42,012 7.0 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.93 9.1 1,138 6.0 42,039 6.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 22.75 15.6 898 15.0 39,602 15.0 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 28.30 15.7 1,107 14.7 43,846 14.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.14 7.8 1,037 8.0 52,588 8.0 Designers......................................................... 21.38 11.0 856 11.0 44,504 11.0 Graphic designers............................................... 18.41 9.0 737 9.1 38,346 9.1 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 21.11 10.5 844 10.5 43,903 10.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 21.11 10.5 844 10.5 43,903 10.5 Writers and editors............................................... 22.70 7.9 908 7.9 47,209 7.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.60 6.1 1,009 6.4 52,490 6.4 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.23 2.9 2,070 1.6 107,665 1.6 Registered nurses................................................. 28.73 3.5 1,126 4.0 58,550 4.0 Therapists........................................................ 25.43 6.5 1,003 7.0 52,182 7.0 Occupational therapists......................................... 23.55 13.0 942 13.0 48,989 13.0 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.39 2.8 894 3.1 46,470 3.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.18 16.0 720 15.7 37,442 15.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.80 7.3 943 6.9 49,024 6.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.43 11.3 532 10.5 27,668 10.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.72 6.3 909 6.3 47,255 6.3 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.82 4.1 953 4.1 49,551 4.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.98 1.4 629 1.9 32,683 1.9 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.22 3.2 549 5.5 28,539 5.5 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 20.29 3.2 812 3.2 42,198 3.2 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.66 2.9 654 3.2 34,005 3.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.56 2.3 693 2.7 36,041 2.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.81 32.6 700 33.2 36,405 33.2 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.63 16.1 665 16.1 34,584 16.1 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 23.99 21.7 960 21.7 49,898 21.7 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 23.99 21.7 960 21.7 49,898 21.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.92 4.8 375 7.6 19,497 7.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.17 3.7 342 8.1 17,762 8.1 Home health aides............................................... 7.27 8.3 230 23.2 11,939 23.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.73 1.5 383 1.7 19,917 1.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.93 4.6 471 5.3 24,511 5.3 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.33 3.5 453 3.5 23,573 3.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.11 5.0 443 5.0 22,660 5.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.73 3.4 428 3.4 22,277 3.4 Security guards................................................. 10.73 3.4 428 3.4 22,277 3.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.11 4.7 307 4.8 15,930 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.65 6.1 626 6.1 32,543 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.65 6.1 626 6.1 32,543 6.1 Cooks............................................................. 9.73 2.4 384 3.4 19,941 3.4 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.53 2.0 379 1.9 19,658 1.9 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.41 4.8 363 8.2 18,872 8.2 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.80 9.6 352 9.6 18,309 9.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.59 18.5 170 18.1 8,752 18.1 Bartenders...................................................... 5.05 9.9 188 14.2 8,932 14.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.81 10.0 99 7.9 5,145 7.9 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.73 21.1 266 22.3 13,810 22.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.50 6.7 351 6.2 18,225 6.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.50 6.7 351 6.2 18,225 6.2 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.52 11.8 281 9.7 14,623 9.7 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.18 3.9 314 6.0 16,319 6.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.99 3.3 345 5.1 17,807 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 11.94 12.6 497 14.3 25,827 14.3 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.85 4.2 338 5.9 17,442 5.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.41 4.2 370 4.7 19,234 4.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.09 5.4 297 8.7 15,235 8.7 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.80 5.0 339 6.2 17,609 6.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.55 6.3 456 2.1 22,877 2.1 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.10 8.3 284 8.3 14,776 8.3 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 7.10 8.3 284 8.3 14,776 8.3 Transportation attendants......................................... 34.01 16.0 684 3.5 35,575 3.5 Flight attendants............................................... 40.01 1.2 726 3.4 37,743 3.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.20 6.0 719 6.7 37,295 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 26.12 7.4 1,036 8.5 53,849 8.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.98 16.0 709 17.7 36,875 17.7 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 43.35 6.7 1,737 6.4 90,322 6.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.03 8.0 471 8.6 24,378 8.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.32 2.6 403 2.7 20,678 2.7 Cashiers...................................................... 10.32 2.6 403 2.7 20,678 2.7 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 22.69 15.1 911 15.4 47,353 15.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.42 10.5 486 11.5 25,287 11.5 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 37.71 17.9 1,508 17.9 78,437 17.9 Insurance sales agents............................................ 17.77 5.7 711 5.7 36,968 5.7 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 20.19 11.3 808 11.3 41,994 11.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 41.37 9.3 1,670 9.3 86,829 9.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 38.28 14.4 1,554 14.2 80,799 14.2 Telemarketers..................................................... 9.32 6.8 369 5.9 19,210 5.9 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 12.55 22.3 503 22.5 25,858 22.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.50 2.0 577 2.0 29,994 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.47 4.3 1,022 4.2 53,152 4.2 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.10 9.0 390 10.9 20,280 10.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.72 2.7 586 2.9 30,496 2.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.70 6.9 586 6.9 30,472 6.9 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.56 7.2 583 7.2 30,293 7.2 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.19 4.0 606 4.3 31,490 4.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 13.75 4.8 531 7.8 27,621 7.8 Tellers......................................................... 11.33 3.4 453 3.4 23,565 3.4 Correspondence clerks............................................. 17.60 5.4 704 5.4 36,605 5.4 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 15.18 5.0 607 5.0 31,575 5.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.15 5.5 524 5.4 27,228 5.4 File clerks....................................................... 12.34 6.0 491 6.3 25,525 6.3 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.24 3.5 370 3.5 19,223 3.5 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.52 14.7 544 14.3 28,296 14.3 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.26 8.2 570 8.2 29,651 8.2 Order clerks...................................................... 12.86 12.9 508 12.9 26,397 12.9 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.20 9.0 644 9.2 33,467 9.2 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.06 4.4 437 4.9 22,540 4.9 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.68 11.1 627 11.1 32,613 11.1 Couriers and messengers........................................... 11.90 6.3 476 6.3 24,752 6.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.62 13.3 653 12.2 33,944 12.2 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.62 13.3 653 12.2 33,944 12.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.51 6.3 700 6.3 36,423 6.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.00 1.0 439 1.1 22,851 1.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.68 6.1 503 5.8 26,164 5.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.62 5.6 700 5.9 36,355 5.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.23 1.8 849 1.8 44,066 1.8 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.64 9.1 466 9.1 24,219 9.1 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.98 7.0 666 7.9 34,643 7.9 Computer operators................................................ 17.55 8.9 701 8.9 36,462 8.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.47 2.2 457 2.1 23,716 2.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.70 2.9 466 3.0 24,158 3.0 Word processors and typists..................................... 10.79 8.9 432 8.9 22,442 8.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.20 11.7 564 11.6 29,332 11.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.91 6.1 515 6.1 26,764 6.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.70 8.7 723 10.2 37,570 10.2 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.34 2.4 1,049 5.0 54,555 5.0 Carpenters........................................................ 13.92 3.8 557 3.8 28,954 3.8 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 12.30 4.3 492 4.3 25,576 4.3 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 12.30 4.3 492 4.3 25,576 4.3 Construction laborers............................................. 11.69 4.3 469 4.5 24,396 4.5 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.80 7.7 672 7.7 34,939 7.7 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.96 7.9 678 7.9 35,271 7.9 Electricians...................................................... 17.23 9.5 689 9.5 35,844 9.5 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 15.25 4.0 610 4.0 31,721 4.0 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 15.25 4.0 610 4.0 31,721 4.0 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.20 6.2 768 6.2 39,927 6.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.57 7.1 783 7.1 40,702 7.1 Sheet metal workers............................................... 13.91 4.1 556 4.1 28,926 4.1 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.26 4.5 450 4.5 23,426 4.5 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.15 25.3 606 25.3 31,502 25.3 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 21.17 23.6 847 23.6 44,036 23.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.18 3.9 809 3.9 42,087 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.85 10.3 1,249 9.7 64,939 9.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 21.71 6.6 869 6.6 45,165 6.6 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 21.65 8.6 866 8.6 45,034 8.6 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.79 7.2 1,071 7.2 55,716 7.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.22 11.7 795 13.4 41,359 13.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.86 13.3 819 15.5 42,581 15.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.40 4.5 696 4.5 36,201 4.5 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.37 9.8 815 9.8 42,369 9.8 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.69 1.1 788 1.1 40,953 1.1 Rail car repairers.............................................. 21.98 17.8 879 17.8 45,719 17.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 22.34 9.0 878 10.0 45,667 10.0 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.72 5.9 707 6.0 36,764 6.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.02 6.5 761 6.5 39,563 6.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.06 10.7 682 10.7 35,420 10.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.14 11.0 601 10.9 31,227 10.9 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.66 6.5 591 6.7 30,706 6.7 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.30 9.6 492 9.6 25,591 9.6 Production occupations.............................................. 14.36 3.4 572 3.5 29,753 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.74 5.7 949 5.6 49,341 5.6 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 21.10 11.6 844 11.6 43,894 11.6 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.15 3.5 485 3.5 25,227 3.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.32 3.5 492 3.4 25,565 3.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.58 8.9 501 9.1 26,062 9.1 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.87 7.9 431 8.0 22,412 8.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.35 3.2 572 6.2 29,742 6.2 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 10.96 12.4 438 12.4 22,789 12.4 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12.01 22.4 476 22.6 24,727 22.6 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 12.01 22.4 476 22.6 24,727 22.6 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.89 13.5 516 13.5 26,809 13.5 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.73 7.0 429 7.0 22,321 7.0 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.09 11.7 484 11.7 25,143 11.7 Machinists........................................................ 20.46 10.1 819 10.1 42,563 10.1 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.55 13.3 502 13.3 26,103 13.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.37 8.6 655 8.6 34,057 8.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.63 8.5 665 8.5 34,600 8.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.75 8.0 629 8.0 32,703 8.0 Printers.......................................................... 17.01 10.0 680 10.0 35,372 10.0 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 22.30 4.3 892 4.3 46,393 4.3 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.51 7.4 621 7.4 32,268 7.4 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.81 16.1 538 14.5 27,975 14.5 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 18.35 10.1 734 10.1 38,169 10.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 28.21 2.3 1,129 2.3 58,730 2.3 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 28.29 .4 1,133 .4 58,918 .4 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 25.47 1.6 1,019 1.6 52,984 1.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.57 11.0 583 11.0 30,296 11.0 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.09 12.2 564 12.2 29,313 12.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.53 6.7 541 6.7 28,138 6.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.99 3.2 520 3.2 27,028 3.2 Painting workers.................................................. 19.66 10.9 793 11.4 41,222 11.4 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 25.60 22.1 1,038 23.3 53,973 23.3 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.20 2.6 445 2.5 23,119 2.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.09 8.0 648 7.6 33,570 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.37 7.4 780 7.4 40,541 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.28 21.7 1,099 21.3 57,150 21.3 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.12 11.9 605 11.9 31,441 11.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.36 8.2 797 6.9 41,419 6.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.64 9.0 835 7.1 43,409 7.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.49 12.6 700 12.6 36,383 12.6 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.42 5.3 777 5.3 40,387 5.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.14 5.3 486 5.3 25,251 5.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.06 2.4 435 2.6 22,363 2.6 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.41 4.6 456 4.6 23,726 4.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.65 3.6 458 4.2 23,359 4.2 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.86 9.6 434 9.6 22,584 9.6 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.33 4.4 321 5.3 16,710 5.3 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.