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........................................................... $18.92 5.2% $751 5.4% $38,776 5.4% Management occupations.............................................. 38.94 8.0 1,597 8.3 83,003 8.3 General and operations managers................................... 46.79 7.7 1,945 6.5 101,129 6.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 60.80 9.2 2,486 10.4 129,297 10.4 Marketing managers.............................................. 64.94 15.5 2,719 18.3 141,398 18.3 Sales managers.................................................. 56.83 18.8 2,273 18.8 118,201 18.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 51.57 11.0 2,089 12.7 107,995 12.7 Financial managers................................................ 36.20 4.7 1,471 4.4 76,476 4.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.67 7.7 1,485 7.3 77,232 7.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 43.87 8.1 1,816 8.3 94,457 8.3 Construction managers............................................. 26.16 13.7 1,073 13.9 55,815 13.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.09 8.8 2,455 7.8 127,635 7.8 Food service managers............................................. 24.02 7.3 972 6.9 50,042 6.9 Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.51 6.3 1,607 5.2 83,558 5.2 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 36.16 13.7 1,441 13.7 74,915 13.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.07 5.6 1,099 5.2 57,162 5.2 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 24.91 9.1 1,027 6.8 53,393 6.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 21.45 9.4 900 9.7 46,808 9.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.60 9.2 1,000 7.1 51,983 7.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.62 27.6 980 27.0 50,946 27.0 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 24.62 27.6 980 27.0 50,946 27.0 Cost estimators................................................... 31.42 14.2 1,257 14.2 65,345 14.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.49 14.7 1,054 14.9 54,783 14.9 Training and development specialists............................ 30.91 .9 1,236 .9 64,296 .9 Logisticians...................................................... 24.67 10.0 987 10.0 51,314 10.0 Management analysts............................................... 32.64 23.1 1,306 23.1 67,900 23.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.33 4.5 1,198 4.0 62,307 4.0 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.12 6.2 840 6.2 43,692 6.2 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.24 3.5 1,090 3.5 56,667 3.5 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 31.70 6.9 1,257 6.4 65,343 6.4 Loan officers................................................... 32.67 7.9 1,295 7.4 67,316 7.4 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.49 16.1 1,193 16.3 62,019 16.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 33.49 7.7 1,339 7.7 69,650 7.7 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.15 1.3 1,625 1.6 84,520 1.6 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 34.48 6.1 1,384 6.0 71,971 6.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.85 4.1 1,742 4.6 90,573 4.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 18.60 18.7 744 18.7 38,682 18.7 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.01 8.1 1,376 9.1 71,538 9.1 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 24.22 43.0 1,036 35.4 53,857 35.4 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 22.57 3.4 903 3.4 46,950 3.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.40 3.4 1,307 3.3 67,943 3.3 Architects, except naval.......................................... 27.33 1.3 1,093 1.3 56,841 1.3 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 27.33 1.3 1,093 1.3 56,841 1.3 Engineers......................................................... 37.45 4.0 1,516 3.8 78,824 3.8 Civil engineers................................................. 37.54 3.2 1,547 3.1 80,451 3.1 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 38.60 16.2 1,583 18.0 82,304 18.0 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.01 4.6 1,527 4.4 79,412 4.4 Electrical engineers.......................................... 38.91 4.6 1,556 4.6 80,935 4.6 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 37.42 9.0 1,508 8.8 78,406 8.8 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.01 3.5 1,264 4.3 65,709 4.3 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.34 7.2 1,332 6.1 69,285 6.1 Mechanical engineers............................................ 38.26 10.0 1,497 10.4 77,835 10.4 Drafters.......................................................... 21.73 6.7 869 6.7 45,197 6.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.07 8.2 883 8.2 45,898 8.2 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 21.05 9.8 842 9.8 43,784 9.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.64 3.1 1,136 4.9 59,050 4.9 Physical scientists............................................... 33.27 3.8 1,331 3.8 69,194 3.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.85 7.7 681 5.3 35,290 5.3 Counselors........................................................ 18.24 7.8 713 8.5 37,079 8.5 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 15.77 15.7 608 15.8 31,627 15.8 Social workers.................................................... 15.78 8.7 630 8.7 32,755 8.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.51 6.8 741 6.8 38,510 6.8 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.52 19.8 613 20.4 31,395 20.4 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.40 8.6 486 9.7 24,711 9.7 Legal occupations................................................... 49.57 45.5 1,934 43.7 100,558 43.7 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.21 11.2 1,029 10.2 53,485 10.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.60 23.8 951 23.7 42,480 23.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 33.32 7.0 1,360 8.7 56,844 8.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.33 8.8 859 7.6 35,486 7.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.98 12.0 495 10.3 24,837 10.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.52 3.8 1,216 3.6 38,718 3.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.51 3.9 1,216 3.7 38,556 3.7 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 43.40 45.9 1,736 45.9 89,113 45.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.74 3.4 838 5.6 43,525 5.6 Designers......................................................... 19.45 14.4 795 11.1 41,339 11.1 Graphic designers............................................... 17.19 8.3 713 6.1 37,070 6.1 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 19.36 9.1 774 9.1 40,266 9.1 Producers and directors......................................... 19.36 9.1 774 9.1 40,266 9.1 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 18.26 13.9 705 11.1 36,244 11.1 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 18.26 13.9 705 11.1 36,244 11.1 Writers and editors............................................... 30.47 9.1 1,219 9.1 63,368 9.1 Editors......................................................... 28.82 11.4 1,153 11.4 59,948 11.4 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.94 5.8 1,099 6.1 57,168 6.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.84 .4 1,917 .5 99,694 .5 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 64.59 33.7 2,426 29.3 126,142 29.3 Registered nurses................................................. 31.72 6.9 1,246 6.9 64,788 6.9 Therapists........................................................ 24.25 2.0 948 2.0 49,283 2.0 Occupational therapists......................................... 28.93 10.2 1,157 10.2 60,176 10.2 Physical therapists............................................. 29.06 5.6 1,079 9.5 56,131 9.5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.28 4.6 730 4.5 37,985 4.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.60 2.3 663 2.2 34,500 2.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.20 13.2 1,118 13.7 58,158 13.7 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.17 5.2 955 5.6 49,656 5.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.52 8.1 656 8.0 34,118 8.0 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.93 5.0 597 5.0 31,063 5.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.34 3.4 769 3.2 39,992 3.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.25 2.7 475 2.6 24,718 2.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.87 1.1 464 1.0 24,151 1.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.20 1.9 478 1.9 24,849 1.9 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 10.36 9.6 402 12.0 20,895 12.0 Physical therapist aides........................................ 9.50 10.5 366 12.0 19,041 12.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.56 9.8 518 9.7 26,922 9.7 Dental assistants............................................... 15.27 12.2 539 17.9 28,042 17.9 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.82 9.1 587 9.8 30,517 9.8 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 17.00 9.3 680 9.3 35,363 9.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.81 3.5 436 4.7 22,652 4.7 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.61 2.4 422 2.6 21,962 2.6 Security guards................................................. 10.61 2.4 422 2.6 21,962 2.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.78 4.9 334 4.9 17,194 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.59 4.1 605 5.4 31,480 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.22 6.4 591 7.8 30,712 7.8 Cooks............................................................. 10.46 3.2 402 3.6 20,867 3.6 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.22 10.3 367 10.0 19,100 10.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.48 7.8 406 9.6 20,926 9.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.81 4.4 409 6.7 21,287 6.7 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.72 6.0 377 5.1 19,579 5.1 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.45 3.2 364 4.8 18,864 4.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.97 10.8 220 11.0 11,362 11.0 Bartenders...................................................... 7.18 15.1 268 15.8 13,911 15.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.31 10.7 191 9.7 9,835 9.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.87 4.5 266 5.9 13,811 5.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.87 2.8 333 1.3 17,120 1.3 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.91 3.4 332 1.6 17,061 1.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.57 3.4 339 2.4 17,630 2.4 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.85 15.8 354 15.8 18,418 15.8 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.89 2.3 308 3.6 15,186 3.6 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.03 6.3 334 8.1 16,016 8.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.68 7.6 421 7.5 21,235 7.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.75 4.3 385 4.1 19,486 4.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.26 6.8 406 7.0 20,648 7.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.03 2.3 354 2.4 17,842 2.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.53 14.4 483 16.0 22,591 16.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.59 14.7 443 16.5 20,223 16.5 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.93 7.5 413 3.6 20,352 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 16.03 .8 645 .9 33,524 .9 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 17.66 2.7 714 2.9 37,103 2.9 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.99 2.6 276 2.5 14,367 2.5 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.80 2.8 269 2.6 13,969 2.6 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 8.82 2.5 301 7.9 9,694 7.9 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 8.59 3.6 284 5.3 8,589 5.3 Transportation attendants......................................... 31.84 1.1 668 1.6 34,719 1.6 Flight attendants............................................... 32.10 .9 667 1.6 34,703 1.6 Child care workers................................................ 8.76 8.1 350 8.1 18,223 8.1 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.49 4.0 378 4.2 19,662 4.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.80 4.1 747 4.9 38,793 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.80 17.0 791 17.6 41,128 17.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.67 13.4 746 14.3 38,786 14.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 24.66 27.3 983 27.3 51,113 27.3 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.12 4.9 523 6.0 27,166 6.0 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.18 4.6 396 5.0 20,579 5.0 Cashiers...................................................... 10.29 5.4 399 5.9 20,729 5.9 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 9.24 11.8 369 11.8 19,212 11.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.84 11.6 524 13.8 27,254 13.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.02 10.7 442 11.1 22,989 11.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.07 12.6 629 16.9 32,702 16.9 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.24 2.5 614 3.9 31,856 3.9 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 23.69 30.5 921 25.8 47,912 25.8 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.34 7.8 1,151 8.8 59,829 8.8 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 47.24 29.7 1,888 29.8 98,164 29.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.28 10.0 1,541 10.1 80,148 10.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 41.94 7.7 1,678 7.7 87,236 7.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 35.37 20.6 1,432 20.9 74,458 20.9 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 31.34 39.8 1,233 38.2 64,107 38.2 Real estate sales agents........................................ 32.00 42.3 1,256 40.7 65,300 40.7 Telemarketers..................................................... 10.07 6.9 366 5.8 19,044 5.8 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 14.14 8.4 565 9.0 29,367 9.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.53 3.9 574 3.8 29,832 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.20 5.3 736 5.3 38,251 5.3 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.18 4.0 550 3.9 28,600 3.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.43 8.9 551 12.8 28,653 12.8 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.28 15.3 531 15.3 27,622 15.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.04 6.1 577 6.0 30,010 6.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.41 8.9 656 8.9 34,133 8.9 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.27 2.5 691 2.5 35,929 2.5 Tellers......................................................... 11.41 3.2 454 3.3 23,613 3.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.26 4.3 527 4.4 27,417 4.4 File clerks....................................................... 12.04 9.4 451 6.5 23,428 6.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.69 9.6 424 8.6 21,408 8.6 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.50 2.7 536 2.5 27,889 2.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.97 7.8 589 8.1 30,624 8.1 Order clerks...................................................... 16.50 31.2 660 31.2 34,310 31.2 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.17 3.5 567 3.5 29,482 3.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.52 5.2 498 5.1 25,921 5.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.12 23.9 565 23.9 29,369 23.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 12.28 9.3 497 10.1 25,829 10.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.26 14.5 541 15.8 28,121 15.8 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.86 14.1 844 13.5 43,909 13.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.87 2.0 514 2.0 26,712 2.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.63 3.4 504 3.5 26,212 3.5 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.80 1.9 669 1.8 34,788 1.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.29 6.6 771 6.8 40,111 6.8 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.24 3.8 604 3.9 31,408 3.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.74 3.9 588 3.8 30,586 3.8 Computer operators................................................ 18.62 5.2 745 5.2 38,727 5.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.94 4.9 506 6.4 26,316 6.4 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.94 4.9 506 6.4 26,316 6.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.21 18.9 600 18.7 31,217 18.7 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.43 5.0 523 4.1 27,204 4.1 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.08 3.5 544 2.7 28,298 2.7 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.42 6.3 497 6.3 25,824 6.3 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.83 6.1 712 6.3 36,272 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.84 6.0 1,035 7.7 53,839 7.7 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 24.66 3.3 987 3.3 51,300 3.3 Carpenters........................................................ 19.98 5.3 798 5.3 41,014 5.3 Construction laborers............................................. 13.25 16.1 528 16.0 26,396 16.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.49 5.5 780 5.5 40,025 5.5 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.20 6.7 808 6.7 41,855 6.7 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 17.67 9.3 707 9.3 36,620 9.3 Electricians...................................................... 22.53 10.8 901 10.8 46,855 10.8 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.38 3.9 567 7.5 29,188 7.5 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.38 3.9 567 7.5 29,188 7.5 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 22.83 8.2 911 8.2 47,377 8.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.35 7.9 932 7.9 48,439 7.9 Roofers........................................................... 13.47 5.0 539 5.0 28,008 5.0 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.00 14.2 748 15.0 34,382 15.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.20 2.7 818 3.2 42,535 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.19 18.6 1,123 19.5 58,375 19.5 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 24.88 10.3 995 10.3 51,744 10.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 24.88 10.3 995 10.3 51,744 10.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 15.79 12.2 630 11.9 32,746 11.9 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 26.58 8.0 1,046 7.7 54,395 7.7 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 23.99 5.4 960 5.4 49,906 5.4 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.68 2.7 839 2.7 43,610 2.7 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.62 35.9 930 40.1 48,356 40.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.57 7.9 828 7.7 43,049 7.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.71 6.0 788 6.0 40,999 6.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.38 5.2 906 3.9 47,092 3.9 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.12 3.6 925 3.6 48,087 3.6 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.35 4.5 654 4.5 34,015 4.5 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.33 5.0 812 5.0 42,221 5.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.14 3.6 883 3.6 45,917 3.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.74 9.7 748 9.7 38,916 9.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.98 12.6 839 12.6 43,636 12.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.78 10.9 991 10.9 51,543 10.9 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.49 16.7 1,060 16.7 55,106 16.7 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.31 4.9 689 5.4 35,840 5.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.66 9.2 535 7.0 27,846 7.0 Production occupations.............................................. 15.07 6.6 601 6.7 31,250 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 27.75 21.0 1,127 20.8 58,602 20.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 3.4 522 3.4 27,136 3.4 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.13 3.4 525 3.4 27,301 3.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.01 3.3 480 3.3 24,972 3.3 Bakers............................................................ 11.78 14.9 471 14.9 24,497 14.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.07 16.2 523 16.2 27,182 16.2 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.30 19.3 612 19.3 31,826 19.3 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.15 .5 406 .5 21,103 .5 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.58 5.4 615 4.6 31,998 4.6 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.52 11.8 701 11.8 36,449 11.8 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.02 12.2 681 12.2 35,400 12.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.54 3.7 501 3.7 26,077 3.7 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.72 4.5 469 4.5 24,378 4.5 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.66 6.2 506 6.2 26,333 6.2 Machinists........................................................ 18.26 2.4 724 2.3 37,633 2.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.89 7.0 676 7.0 35,137 7.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.76 7.4 670 7.4 34,854 7.4 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.09 6.7 671 6.3 34,891 6.3 Printers.......................................................... 16.95 4.4 664 4.2 34,553 4.2 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.63 6.0 691 4.9 35,917 4.9 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.11 13.3 443 13.5 23,028 13.5 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.80 10.2 552 10.2 28,707 10.2 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.72 9.9 589 9.9 30,617 9.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.48 3.4 659 3.4 34,281 3.4 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.50 9.8 535 9.5 27,833 9.5 Painting workers.................................................. 17.06 8.2 682 8.2 35,478 8.2 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 17.85 10.9 714 10.9 37,138 10.9 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 18.87 7.3 750 8.1 38,994 8.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.58 19.4 502 19.4 26,122 19.4 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.15 5.7 446 5.7 23,185 5.7 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.71 3.4 622 3.5 32,186 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 18.68 6.7 747 6.7 38,862 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.13 4.4 928 8.5 48,231 8.5 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 120.90 14.5 2,454 18.8 127,623 18.8 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 120.90 14.5 2,454 18.8 127,623 18.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.16 2.5 690 2.8 35,620 2.8 Driver/sales workers............................................ 12.16 17.4 481 17.9 25,017 17.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.74 4.7 720 4.8 36,980 4.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.42 2.8 692 2.7 35,986 2.7 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.32 8.0 611 8.0 31,797 8.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.54 5.9 416 5.6 21,644 5.6 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.71 5.8 340 6.5 17,700 6.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.30 8.5 447 8.5 23,253 8.5 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.58 12.1 420 11.5 21,823 11.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.05 4.9 357 5.2 18,573 5.2 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.