RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $22.71 1.4% $890 1.2% $45,878 1.2% Management occupations.............................................. 47.52 3.9 1,894 3.7 98,358 3.7 General and operations managers................................... 49.14 3.5 2,085 5.2 108,445 5.2 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 30.92 10.5 1,191 14.7 61,929 14.7 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.75 8.1 1,987 10.4 103,346 10.4 Marketing managers.............................................. 51.75 8.0 2,043 12.1 106,251 12.1 Sales managers.................................................. 46.44 7.9 1,892 6.8 98,391 6.8 Public relations managers......................................... 67.75 15.4 2,539 19.0 132,006 19.0 Administrative services managers.................................. 28.98 1.4 1,135 3.5 59,039 3.5 Computer and information systems managers......................... 65.39 12.1 2,582 11.7 134,254 11.7 Financial managers................................................ 49.68 2.6 1,962 3.7 101,369 3.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 37.53 5.9 1,464 6.0 76,149 6.0 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 37.57 10.4 1,466 9.7 76,245 9.7 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.40 6.0 1,778 6.0 92,387 6.0 Purchasing managers............................................... 49.09 12.1 1,939 11.9 100,812 11.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 40.12 15.0 1,593 14.4 82,848 14.4 Education administrators.......................................... 32.11 6.3 1,280 5.1 66,359 5.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.14 8.5 1,449 7.9 75,338 7.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 47.33 8.1 1,899 8.0 98,772 8.0 Food service managers............................................. 34.66 20.4 1,428 17.4 74,244 17.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.55 13.0 1,629 13.1 84,697 13.1 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 27.05 6.9 1,068 7.5 55,554 7.5 Social and community service managers............................. 28.04 9.2 1,074 8.3 55,849 8.3 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.02 3.1 1,220 2.4 63,460 2.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.34 6.8 1,077 4.5 55,991 4.5 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.43 13.1 1,090 9.6 56,668 9.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.60 7.6 1,029 7.1 53,522 7.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.48 3.4 1,020 2.8 53,065 2.8 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.41 3.3 1,016 2.5 52,857 2.5 Cost estimators................................................... 32.92 10.2 1,317 10.2 68,475 10.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.72 8.8 1,039 10.5 54,014 10.5 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 26.91 16.2 1,059 17.7 55,073 17.7 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.30 5.9 1,041 3.7 54,119 3.7 Training and development specialists............................ 31.12 13.3 1,233 13.8 64,098 13.8 Logisticians...................................................... 28.90 6.1 1,142 7.2 59,361 7.2 Management analysts............................................... 32.30 12.4 1,285 11.1 66,839 11.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.10 4.6 1,212 4.1 63,018 4.1 Credit analysts................................................... 26.03 14.8 999 12.5 51,967 12.5 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 46.71 21.7 1,812 19.8 94,238 19.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 46.91 17.8 1,852 16.0 96,321 16.0 Personal financial advisors..................................... 60.34 43.9 2,400 43.4 124,780 43.4 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 34.52 13.9 1,254 13.4 65,204 13.4 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 33.43 12.1 1,286 10.2 66,854 10.2 Loan officers................................................... 33.71 12.0 1,297 10.1 67,440 10.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.78 5.2 1,488 4.9 77,355 4.9 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.24 5.5 1,441 5.4 74,924 5.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.44 6.0 1,760 5.5 91,519 5.5 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.60 9.3 1,801 8.6 93,643 8.6 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.34 5.0 1,721 4.6 89,493 4.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 30.24 13.7 1,167 13.9 60,666 13.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.45 5.0 1,486 4.5 77,291 4.5 Database administrators........................................... 31.87 14.8 1,199 19.2 62,349 19.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.11 3.1 1,336 2.8 69,455 2.8 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 53.18 11.2 2,094 12.0 108,880 12.0 Operations research analysts...................................... 31.84 3.9 1,251 4.2 65,075 4.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.57 5.8 1,342 5.6 69,802 5.6 Engineers......................................................... 38.71 4.9 1,556 4.6 80,893 4.6 Civil engineers................................................. 29.71 5.1 1,250 6.8 65,023 6.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.34 7.1 1,574 7.1 81,836 7.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 40.17 7.0 1,607 7.0 83,561 7.0 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 35.78 4.3 1,431 4.3 74,425 4.3 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 34.50 7.0 1,380 7.0 71,770 7.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 34.50 7.0 1,380 7.0 71,770 7.0 Materials engineers............................................. 31.32 14.3 1,368 10.3 71,150 10.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.22 4.4 1,381 3.9 71,783 3.9 Drafters.......................................................... 26.09 3.6 1,030 3.3 53,582 3.3 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.65 6.2 1,106 6.2 57,520 6.2 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 22.75 8.3 910 8.3 47,320 8.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.72 2.5 1,067 2.5 55,458 2.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.77 .7 1,150 .7 59,780 .7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 27.43 5.8 1,097 5.8 57,064 5.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.55 3.9 1,187 3.9 61,523 3.9 Life scientists................................................... 38.88 4.3 1,476 4.9 76,762 4.9 Biological scientists........................................... 37.56 5.8 1,408 7.2 73,194 7.2 Medical scientists.............................................. 40.55 3.8 1,553 2.6 80,744 2.6 Physical scientists............................................... 30.32 3.7 1,186 3.7 61,675 3.7 Market and survey researchers..................................... 23.44 4.9 908 3.6 47,216 3.6 Market research analysts........................................ 23.44 4.9 908 3.6 47,216 3.6 Psychologists..................................................... 37.20 25.7 1,451 27.3 68,310 27.3 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 37.20 25.7 1,451 27.3 68,310 27.3 Chemical technicians.............................................. 28.64 14.1 1,125 15.4 58,436 15.4 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 19.10 11.5 746 11.0 38,801 11.0 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.68 6.0 746 5.5 38,617 5.5 Counselors........................................................ 19.57 5.8 752 5.3 38,752 5.3 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 17.38 7.5 683 6.3 35,512 6.3 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 24.02 13.6 879 12.7 44,583 12.7 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.08 3.3 792 4.6 41,173 4.6 Social workers.................................................... 22.32 3.7 825 2.7 42,742 2.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.84 4.7 743 3.8 38,182 3.8 Medical and public health social workers........................ 27.60 2.3 1,019 3.0 52,992 3.0 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.75 10.9 744 9.4 38,682 9.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.85 4.1 647 4.9 33,620 4.9 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.82 1.7 533 1.6 27,741 1.6 Legal occupations................................................... 43.97 13.8 1,722 12.0 89,303 12.0 Lawyers........................................................... 58.82 13.9 2,345 11.5 121,920 11.5 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 21.44 10.0 816 8.4 42,432 8.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.81 7.5 1,127 8.9 49,319 8.9 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.99 7.5 1,998 7.2 81,062 7.2 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 68.51 11.2 2,484 12.3 88,212 12.3 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 43.99 12.9 1,577 13.3 62,243 13.3 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 33.69 8.5 1,179 12.0 47,667 12.0 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 56.75 13.3 2,097 11.5 80,307 11.5 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 53.37 18.5 2,203 12.5 104,905 12.5 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 58.60 4.0 2,105 3.9 76,156 3.9 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................. 55.74 4.8 1,994 3.9 68,688 3.9 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 56.98 17.9 2,093 17.5 75,023 17.5 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 55.20 11.7 1,990 12.6 73,081 12.6 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 66.43 11.0 2,474 12.2 97,746 12.2 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 71.62 10.4 2,646 12.0 102,502 12.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 48.43 9.5 1,800 8.7 71,038 8.7 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 51.45 10.8 1,852 10.3 75,320 10.3 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary............... 57.63 9.6 2,006 10.3 80,701 10.3 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 38.97 14.7 1,517 13.6 70,017 13.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.45 7.3 893 6.0 37,247 6.0 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 20.80 28.9 683 13.4 31,765 13.4 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 21.29 30.5 690 14.0 32,443 14.0 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 23.47 10.5 884 10.8 34,662 10.8 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.01 11.9 900 12.3 35,131 12.3 Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.74 10.0 1,461 8.2 54,739 8.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.74 10.0 1,461 8.2 54,739 8.2 Special education teachers...................................... 31.09 27.3 1,114 22.3 44,538 22.3 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 32.44 44.4 1,149 44.8 46,364 44.8 Librarians........................................................ 31.00 27.1 1,112 27.2 56,277 27.2 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.99 14.6 422 14.1 21,257 14.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 34.87 12.7 1,355 11.1 68,303 11.1 Artists and related workers....................................... 27.64 13.1 1,097 13.3 57,055 13.3 Designers......................................................... 28.33 7.7 1,109 8.1 57,672 8.1 Graphic designers............................................... 23.93 4.4 914 4.9 47,523 4.9 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 81.43 29.6 3,210 30.0 166,929 30.0 Producers and directors......................................... 81.43 29.6 3,210 30.0 166,929 30.0 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 21.36 9.7 819 10.1 39,234 10.1 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 21.36 9.7 819 10.1 39,234 10.1 Public relations specialists...................................... 38.00 14.0 1,402 11.1 72,927 11.1 Writers and editors............................................... 28.36 12.4 1,097 10.8 57,052 10.8 Editors......................................................... 30.91 12.3 1,174 10.4 61,074 10.4 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 32.22 8.9 1,274 9.5 66,269 9.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.20 2.6 1,236 2.4 64,146 2.4 Pharmacists....................................................... 47.08 2.5 1,847 3.6 96,045 3.6 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 57.28 5.2 2,205 6.0 114,669 6.0 Family and general practitioners................................ 60.93 3.5 2,325 4.9 120,923 4.9 Internists, general............................................. 63.32 10.7 2,378 10.2 123,676 10.2 Registered nurses................................................. 33.56 3.1 1,283 2.9 66,697 2.9 Therapists........................................................ 29.37 6.5 1,128 4.8 56,879 4.8 Physical therapists............................................. 33.34 4.8 1,285 3.2 64,924 3.2 Recreational therapists......................................... 16.31 9.6 628 9.1 32,659 9.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 26.11 6.1 1,030 6.4 53,541 6.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.22 4.9 791 4.4 41,120 4.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.70 8.3 929 7.9 48,298 7.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.14 4.5 709 3.9 36,855 3.9 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.96 5.0 1,028 5.6 53,473 5.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.41 8.2 942 7.4 48,970 7.4 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 14.33 6.4 557 7.0 28,988 7.0 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.27 8.4 943 7.8 49,050 7.8 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 22.58 12.3 863 11.0 44,877 11.0 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.08 10.6 670 10.2 34,845 10.2 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.81 5.3 592 5.3 30,783 5.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.70 5.7 751 5.2 39,058 5.2 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.98 14.8 669 15.5 34,768 15.5 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.56 8.2 654 7.2 34,032 7.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.90 3.1 483 3.5 25,123 3.5 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.98 4.3 454 6.0 23,611 6.0 Home health aides............................................... 10.65 2.2 394 3.6 20,469 3.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.84 2.8 494 2.8 25,707 2.8 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.72 18.4 447 15.3 23,237 15.3 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 12.17 13.8 450 9.3 23,411 9.3 Physical therapist aides........................................ 11.52 17.1 425 11.0 22,107 11.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.17 5.1 552 5.1 28,719 5.1 Dental assistants............................................... 16.24 6.0 527 7.9 27,392 7.9 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.15 12.6 567 10.9 29,483 10.9 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 16.59 12.0 664 12.0 34,507 12.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.84 6.8 577 7.4 29,992 7.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.61 12.0 532 11.2 27,297 11.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.12 4.3 437 4.5 22,732 4.5 Security guards................................................. 11.12 4.3 437 4.5 22,730 4.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.09 4.4 391 3.2 20,211 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.56 5.6 759 4.2 39,344 4.2 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 18.99 13.5 842 16.0 43,767 16.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.40 6.1 751 4.7 38,867 4.7 Cooks............................................................. 11.63 5.8 452 5.3 23,382 5.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.63 4.6 498 5.2 25,883 5.2 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.68 6.3 449 6.5 23,154 6.5 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.54 2.3 380 2.3 19,771 2.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.23 7.4 435 7.2 22,399 7.2 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.93 7.2 220 4.6 11,280 4.6 Bartenders...................................................... 6.19 9.6 214 7.0 11,050 7.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.67 3.7 211 7.1 10,769 7.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.66 21.3 259 21.4 13,372 21.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.28 3.6 352 6.1 18,328 6.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.59 1.7 363 3.3 18,859 3.3 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.81 10.6 337 14.9 17,516 14.9 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 11.50 3.1 441 2.8 22,933 2.8 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.36 3.5 329 3.1 17,082 3.1 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.79 23.0 425 24.6 22,125 24.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.73 8.3 584 8.4 29,688 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 25.48 12.4 1,026 11.3 53,374 11.3 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 20.54 6.7 823 7.5 42,809 7.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.01 7.1 554 7.3 28,544 7.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.25 8.9 566 9.1 29,139 9.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.51 2.5 446 2.7 22,883 2.7 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.21 6.1 486 6.1 21,263 6.1 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.47 4.2 457 4.2 19,699 4.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.39 6.9 493 6.8 25,315 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 15.95 8.0 638 8.0 33,166 8.0 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 23.72 .4 949 .4 49,333 .4 Slot key persons................................................ 13.34 3.2 534 3.2 27,757 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 21.74 14.4 865 14.5 44,974 14.5 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.37 4.0 295 4.0 15,329 4.0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.37 4.0 295 4.0 15,329 4.0 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 12.40 26.5 487 26.7 25,311 26.7 Child care workers................................................ 11.19 5.4 429 5.2 21,804 5.2 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.29 .8 353 2.5 18,376 2.5 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.07 10.4 536 10.2 22,648 10.2 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.55 13.1 518 13.0 20,904 13.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.89 2.4 868 2.5 45,008 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.50 14.4 889 13.4 46,222 13.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.67 5.5 779 4.9 40,491 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.26 21.9 1,254 21.2 65,186 21.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.49 5.9 534 6.0 27,647 6.0 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.00 4.2 390 5.6 20,253 5.6 Cashiers...................................................... 9.98 4.2 389 5.7 20,200 5.7 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.50 9.2 552 9.8 28,321 9.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.84 7.6 485 7.1 24,548 7.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.20 16.1 621 17.8 32,272 17.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.27 9.8 607 9.7 31,377 9.7 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 20.75 17.3 801 17.7 41,627 17.7 Insurance sales agents............................................ 30.54 17.3 1,230 15.6 63,970 15.6 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 49.77 12.3 1,952 11.7 101,503 11.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.04 9.3 1,358 8.6 70,487 8.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 35.91 29.2 1,424 28.3 74,041 28.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 33.45 5.4 1,337 4.9 69,372 4.9 Sales engineers................................................... 31.13 11.8 1,348 8.0 70,078 8.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.37 17.7 833 18.2 43,313 18.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.92 .9 656 .8 34,027 .8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.02 3.0 930 4.1 48,349 4.1 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.74 10.8 597 10.4 31,020 10.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.47 1.7 605 1.7 31,462 1.7 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.21 8.8 648 8.7 33,676 8.7 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.63 2.4 605 1.7 31,458 1.7 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.93 2.0 658 1.6 34,217 1.6 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.11 6.2 677 6.8 35,183 6.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.61 8.9 665 8.9 34,556 8.9 Tellers......................................................... 11.85 1.5 466 1.4 24,251 1.4 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 22.73 3.0 855 4.6 44,442 4.6 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 17.95 10.3 718 10.3 37,327 10.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.72 7.6 657 7.1 34,012 7.1 File clerks....................................................... 12.13 3.8 476 3.6 24,767 3.6 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.42 5.1 417 5.1 21,683 5.1 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.38 8.7 605 7.5 31,447 7.5 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 13.69 9.3 515 10.2 26,674 10.2 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.65 4.0 651 3.4 33,843 3.4 Order clerks...................................................... 13.19 10.1 527 10.3 27,125 10.3 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.05 3.0 747 4.0 38,839 4.0 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.87 3.3 533 3.1 27,501 3.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.46 3.5 653 4.0 33,934 4.0 Couriers and messengers........................................... 10.85 2.6 402 4.6 20,894 4.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 21.94 5.3 869 6.1 45,193 6.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 22.07 5.4 874 6.1 45,425 6.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.98 3.7 747 3.2 38,833 3.2 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.61 6.2 502 6.4 26,114 6.4 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.41 7.0 489 6.9 25,422 6.9 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 17.91 22.8 716 22.8 37,254 22.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.71 1.7 790 1.6 41,093 1.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.00 7.4 874 6.7 45,462 6.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 25.92 2.3 966 2.3 50,255 2.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.56 7.4 587 7.0 30,518 7.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.74 3.1 688 3.1 35,758 3.1 Computer operators................................................ 21.24 15.9 847 15.9 44,066 15.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.03 5.3 524 2.8 27,222 2.8 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.61 1.6 472 4.3 24,528 4.3 Word processors and typists..................................... 24.57 22.9 902 20.3 46,909 20.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.28 3.7 663 4.1 34,499 4.1 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 12.63 5.6 490 5.0 25,470 5.0 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.63 3.2 601 3.8 31,130 3.8 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.94 12.1 500 10.7 25,983 10.7 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.88 2.3 1,023 2.3 52,523 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 34.05 4.9 1,326 3.8 68,950 3.8 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 31.37 6.1 1,254 6.2 62,199 6.2 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 31.37 6.1 1,254 6.2 62,199 6.2 Carpenters........................................................ 21.90 4.1 870 4.2 45,227 4.2 Construction laborers............................................. 21.02 17.7 841 17.7 40,704 17.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.50 10.9 1,100 10.9 57,205 10.9 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 28.55 10.7 1,142 10.7 59,391 10.7 Electricians...................................................... 31.07 14.8 1,193 14.3 62,051 14.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.16 19.4 1,236 19.9 64,263 19.9 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 31.49 19.8 1,248 20.4 64,900 20.4 Roofers........................................................... 20.54 9.1 799 9.0 37,977 9.0 Sheet metal workers............................................... 20.42 25.4 801 25.4 41,535 25.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.20 6.7 488 6.7 25,377 6.7 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 20.66 8.7 826 8.7 42,965 8.7 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 23.76 12.3 944 12.4 48,274 12.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.49 3.8 858 3.9 44,597 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 29.32 7.0 1,181 7.1 61,386 7.1 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.76 4.3 1,230 4.3 63,977 4.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 30.76 4.3 1,230 4.3 63,977 4.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 16.89 18.5 674 18.7 35,044 18.7 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 20.91 7.4 831 8.3 43,229 8.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.17 8.2 1,047 8.2 54,431 8.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.03 10.5 721 10.4 37,487 10.4 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 14.61 8.3 583 8.1 30,320 8.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.54 12.1 823 11.9 42,774 11.9 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.26 7.7 850 7.7 44,223 7.7 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.31 12.7 799 9.6 41,544 9.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 21.71 4.1 869 4.1 45,162 4.1 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 27.38 14.3 1,095 14.3 56,953 14.3 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 31.56 10.3 1,262 10.3 65,647 10.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 21.36 5.1 854 5.1 44,434 5.1 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 20.24 19.2 810 19.2 42,100 19.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.67 7.9 785 8.0 40,713 8.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.93 9.3 845 9.1 43,959 9.1 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.92 8.4 751 8.4 38,814 8.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.67 6.8 747 6.8 38,758 6.8 Millwrights..................................................... 25.34 14.1 1,009 14.1 52,453 14.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 31.21 2.7 1,248 2.7 64,915 2.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 33.35 2.9 1,334 2.9 69,363 2.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.44 5.5 1,138 5.5 59,153 5.5 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 20.60 8.8 824 8.8 42,852 8.8 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.06 3.4 707 4.1 36,745 4.1 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.16 7.3 606 7.3 31,530 7.3 Production occupations.............................................. 15.76 2.4 626 2.4 32,491 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.09 7.7 923 7.5 48,000 7.5 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.10 4.7 603 4.8 31,347 4.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.62 5.8 585 5.8 30,415 5.8 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 15.48 5.2 617 5.5 32,091 5.5 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 13.99 6.1 560 6.1 29,099 6.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.36 3.9 490 4.4 25,427 4.4 Team assemblers................................................. 14.14 15.0 566 15.0 29,254 15.0 Bakers............................................................ 20.36 17.6 801 19.0 41,653 19.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 17.53 6.0 696 6.5 36,213 6.5 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.54 8.8 733 9.6 38,132 9.6 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.20 9.3 557 10.0 28,985 10.0 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.87 8.3 577 9.6 29,985 9.6 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.49 5.1 700 5.1 36,341 5.1 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.77 6.1 671 6.1 34,831 6.1 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.10 11.2 604 11.2 31,409 11.2 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.70 5.5 668 5.5 34,732 5.5 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 16.02 26.1 641 26.1 33,320 26.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.18 7.9 643 7.9 33,442 7.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.48 14.5 611 14.2 31,774 14.2 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 16.78 11.3 671 11.3 34,912 11.3 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 15.87 7.6 635 7.6 32,974 7.6 Machinists........................................................ 20.37 5.2 813 5.3 42,295 5.3 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 17.96 3.8 712 3.3 36,977 3.3 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 18.93 5.8 748 5.3 38,795 5.3 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.43 13.6 577 13.6 29,976 13.6 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.70 14.6 548 14.6 28,461 14.6 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.85 21.5 631 21.5 32,646 21.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.52 3.7 973 3.8 50,600 3.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.66 4.6 666 4.6 34,609 4.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.61 3.7 664 3.6 34,520 3.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.32 26.0 693 26.0 36,027 26.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.17 17.6 527 17.6 27,371 17.6 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................. 18.54 7.6 742 7.6 38,571 7.6 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.78 15.5 591 15.5 30,751 15.5 Printers.......................................................... 16.75 6.4 651 6.3 33,850 6.3 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 14.26 16.1 566 15.5 29,450 15.5 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.43 8.3 649 8.7 33,727 8.7 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.99 8.7 436 7.8 22,665 7.8 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.54 2.8 418 2.9 21,720 2.9 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 15.10 12.6 546 14.2 28,405 14.2 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers......................... 15.30 13.3 552 14.8 28,689 14.8 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 17.03 11.3 681 11.3 35,429 11.3 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders......... 15.46 8.4 618 8.4 32,156 8.4 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 11.79 5.7 457 7.2 23,774 7.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.92 9.6 557 9.6 28,957 9.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.09 .3 564 .3 29,307 .3 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 33.83 4.5 1,353 4.5 70,367 4.5 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 29.45 5.6 1,176 5.6 61,150 5.6 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.83 10.1 793 10.1 41,161 10.1 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 18.69 13.8 748 13.8 38,742 13.8 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 21.85 13.1 874 13.1 45,456 13.1 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.57 7.0 701 6.9 35,771 6.9 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 14.70 14.2 588 14.2 28,807 14.2 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.65 3.7 744 3.6 38,669 3.6 Cutting workers................................................... 15.02 2.7 601 2.7 29,469 2.7 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.66 3.8 586 3.8 28,057 3.8 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.68 3.7 700 3.5 36,191 3.5 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.95 7.6 597 7.6 31,068 7.6 Painting workers.................................................. 13.83 8.0 553 8.0 28,756 8.0 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.54 10.9 542 10.9 28,160 10.9 Painting, coating, and decorating workers....................... 14.80 6.3 592 6.3 30,774 6.3 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.84 6.4 514 6.4 26,657 6.4 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders...................................................... 15.60 19.1 624 19.1 32,438 19.1 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 13.59 15.7 554 16.1 28,784 16.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.89 5.7 475 5.6 24,511 5.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.49 4.4 663 4.1 34,148 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 25.02 17.8 1,075 23.7 55,921 23.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.22 6.0 1,026 3.9 53,330 3.9 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 79.75 40.9 2,171 16.5 112,873 16.5 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 125.78 13.9 2,625 4.8 136,477 4.8 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.83 32.8 620 30.2 31,949 30.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.27 4.2 757 5.4 38,605 5.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 20.13 9.8 843 7.4 43,851 7.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.93 4.4 801 4.4 40,346 4.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.11 6.6 636 7.4 33,019 7.4 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 10.88 34.0 423 30.1 21,831 30.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.63 6.2 905 6.2 47,060 6.2 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.37 3.3 695 3.3 36,133 3.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.10 4.2 684 4.2 35,564 4.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.35 5.0 693 5.0 35,627 5.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.08 2.4 478 2.8 24,665 2.8 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.65 6.5 426 7.0 22,160 7.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.20 2.9 484 3.4 24,828 3.4 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 16.49 8.6 639 7.1 33,183 7.1 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.44 5.8 452 6.0 23,496 6.0 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 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. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 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.