RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $16.18 4.6% $648 4.6% $33,634 4.6% Management occupations.............................................. 32.60 19.6 1,377 17.3 71,580 17.3 General and operations managers................................... 36.28 7.6 1,722 8.5 89,284 8.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.19 20.7 1,408 21.6 73,242 21.6 Financial managers................................................ 31.21 7.2 1,285 8.4 66,797 8.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.16 3.4 1,022 3.4 53,151 3.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.44 27.7 1,218 27.7 63,310 27.7 Cost estimators................................................... 22.88 9.7 940 7.4 48,870 7.4 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 20.25 2.5 888 9.8 46,202 9.8 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 20.42 7.1 817 7.1 42,482 7.1 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.51 13.2 1,181 13.2 61,390 13.2 Loan officers................................................... 29.59 13.5 1,184 13.5 61,542 13.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.73 4.5 1,594 4.2 82,880 4.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.84 16.6 1,294 15.4 67,306 15.4 Engineers......................................................... 39.88 15.1 1,653 12.4 85,978 12.4 Drafters.......................................................... 18.89 8.5 755 8.5 39,284 8.5 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.54 7.1 782 7.1 40,649 7.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 18.78 13.8 729 15.6 37,882 15.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.61 6.7 703 6.6 36,538 6.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.24 8.4 478 7.6 21,871 7.6 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.86 14.9 795 12.6 37,500 12.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.42 6.2 485 5.5 21,912 5.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 19.55 18.9 738 18.3 27,779 18.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 16.05 3.9 670 7.0 34,846 7.0 Designers......................................................... 16.05 11.8 642 13.7 33,398 13.7 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 15.02 13.3 601 13.3 31,251 13.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.35 11.6 1,054 11.9 54,791 11.9 Registered nurses................................................. 25.13 16.1 1,003 16.0 52,133 16.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.75 7.9 628 8.0 32,637 8.0 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.67 18.6 627 18.6 32,595 18.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.41 8.0 413 7.9 21,448 7.9 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.64 6.0 342 5.7 17,788 5.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.86 1.8 348 1.3 18,103 1.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.60 10.0 460 10.2 23,896 10.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.52 9.3 381 9.3 19,793 9.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.46 11.2 378 11.2 19,675 11.2 Security guards................................................. 9.46 11.2 378 11.2 19,675 11.2 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.55 3.3 295 4.2 15,355 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.30 8.4 584 9.2 30,347 9.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.34 8.5 586 9.4 30,457 9.4 Cooks............................................................. 7.83 9.5 306 11.1 15,916 11.1 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.72 5.7 328 9.7 17,058 9.7 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.03 25.1 357 24.7 18,561 24.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.42 5.9 123 5.3 6,407 5.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.07 6.2 109 5.9 5,685 5.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.87 5.2 311 5.9 16,172 5.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.82 6.3 311 7.1 16,148 7.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.45 6.6 455 7.0 23,588 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 20.19 14.4 822 14.8 42,758 14.8 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.86 8.2 390 8.5 20,206 8.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.54 7.7 419 7.8 21,783 7.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.27 3.4 323 3.0 16,613 3.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.14 10.9 486 10.9 25,256 10.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.14 10.9 486 10.9 25,256 10.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 8.0 329 6.3 17,110 6.3 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 10.7 300 10.7 15,606 10.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.67 6.1 679 6.1 35,296 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 15.99 4.1 700 4.5 36,384 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.18 3.4 662 3.8 34,445 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 23.37 4.2 1,048 8.7 54,512 8.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.94 4.0 397 4.3 20,622 4.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.34 4.5 334 4.5 17,348 4.5 Cashiers...................................................... 8.34 4.5 334 4.5 17,348 4.5 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.69 8.6 544 9.5 28,309 9.5 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.89 4.6 368 4.3 19,133 4.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.81 10.9 601 11.0 31,243 11.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.26 4.6 448 5.8 23,314 5.8 Insurance sales agents............................................ 30.02 25.2 1,230 23.9 63,985 23.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.06 10.9 1,015 10.0 52,771 10.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 27.93 13.6 1,117 13.6 58,094 13.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.54 12.4 996 11.3 51,799 11.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.95 3.1 513 2.9 26,646 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 16.97 10.8 651 11.2 33,871 11.2 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.50 3.0 532 2.9 27,644 2.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.58 2.7 663 2.7 34,486 2.7 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.55 8.0 502 8.0 26,101 8.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.07 5.2 549 4.4 28,569 4.4 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 14.49 2.2 579 2.2 30,129 2.2 Tellers......................................................... 10.10 4.8 396 5.1 20,614 5.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.07 4.8 519 4.8 26,968 4.8 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.58 3.3 376 3.5 19,575 3.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.22 1.3 603 1.7 31,338 1.7 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.18 8.4 448 8.4 23,290 8.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.29 4.8 572 4.8 29,741 4.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.56 4.8 455 5.9 23,679 5.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.70 8.8 584 8.7 30,297 8.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.51 12.1 556 9.3 28,897 9.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.01 17.2 518 16.6 26,748 16.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.47 6.7 615 6.7 32,003 6.7 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.66 10.5 506 10.5 26,329 10.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.20 11.0 488 11.0 25,374 11.0 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.67 3.5 503 3.6 26,170 3.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.09 1.8 602 1.8 31,119 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.22 7.6 929 7.6 48,297 7.6 Construction laborers............................................. 11.40 4.8 456 4.8 23,711 4.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 23.55 8.5 942 8.5 48,991 8.5 Electricians...................................................... 16.17 11.7 647 11.7 33,643 11.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.05 10.6 682 10.6 35,465 10.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.05 10.6 682 10.6 35,465 10.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.79 9.7 592 9.7 30,768 9.7 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 16.28 5.6 651 5.6 33,871 5.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.91 4.3 472 5.4 24,224 5.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.43 6.8 705 6.7 36,642 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.29 13.1 1,033 11.2 53,691 11.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.28 6.2 814 6.3 42,315 6.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.31 6.8 816 7.0 42,416 7.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 15.23 7.3 623 7.6 32,377 7.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 15.08 15.6 603 15.6 31,374 15.6 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 15.63 5.3 625 5.3 32,504 5.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.52 8.3 580 8.3 30,179 8.3 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.56 6.2 823 6.2 42,773 6.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 12.41 9.6 496 9.6 25,793 9.6 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.80 6.9 592 6.9 30,788 6.9 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.72 14.1 909 14.1 47,264 14.1 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.13 5.5 1,005 5.5 52,273 5.5 Production occupations.............................................. 12.22 4.2 484 4.8 25,143 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.45 11.0 777 10.9 40,413 10.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.79 2.8 392 2.8 20,364 2.8 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.21 12.2 381 15.0 19,797 15.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 10.83 13.0 433 13.0 22,517 13.0 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.65 6.4 585 6.4 30,414 6.4 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.51 4.0 620 4.0 32,260 4.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.51 4.0 620 4.0 32,260 4.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.66 15.7 506 15.7 26,320 15.7 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 8.82 9.9 353 9.9 18,342 9.9 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.86 5.7 554 5.7 28,822 5.7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 10.81 8.9 432 8.9 22,483 8.9 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.86 3.2 434 3.2 22,559 3.2 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.84 7.9 431 7.8 22,395 7.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.32 3.3 493 3.4 25,640 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.92 9.1 637 9.1 33,111 9.1 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 17.98 8.0 748 16.2 38,918 16.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.17 5.1 537 5.4 27,913 5.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.27 10.3 527 11.1 27,405 11.1 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 13.79 5.0 573 6.4 29,781 6.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.28 16.1 491 16.1 25,538 16.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.24 6.8 489 6.8 25,451 6.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.47 4.9 410 5.4 21,302 5.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.88 4.4 422 6.2 21,919 6.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.72 7.2 389 7.2 20,218 7.2 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.