RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian 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........................................................... $19.41 2.2% $774 2.1% $39,348 2.1% Management occupations.............................................. 35.89 8.8 1,473 8.3 76,133 8.3 Chief executives.................................................. 73.67 22.4 3,431 23.5 178,393 23.5 General and operations managers................................... 33.96 4.5 1,413 4.2 73,361 4.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 45.44 5.4 1,913 5.9 99,478 5.9 Marketing managers.............................................. 39.94 9.8 1,597 9.8 83,069 9.8 Sales managers.................................................. 50.84 9.4 2,257 12.2 117,375 12.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 20.12 39.2 805 39.2 41,853 39.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.35 3.3 1,808 4.1 94,013 4.1 Financial managers................................................ 34.89 5.1 1,401 5.8 72,834 5.8 Human resources managers.......................................... 30.52 9.7 1,235 10.5 64,243 10.5 Industrial production managers.................................... 33.75 13.5 1,451 11.9 75,466 11.9 Purchasing managers............................................... 27.78 21.5 1,161 18.9 60,349 18.9 Construction managers............................................. 32.31 16.7 1,346 13.4 70,013 13.4 Education administrators.......................................... 32.13 10.9 1,300 10.7 64,281 10.7 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.28 7.6 1,716 7.6 82,509 7.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 26.83 6.4 1,087 7.7 56,515 7.7 Engineering managers.............................................. 50.69 6.3 2,038 6.2 105,987 6.2 Food service managers............................................. 18.16 15.3 856 12.1 43,125 12.1 Medical and health services managers.............................. 44.36 21.0 1,782 20.9 92,677 20.9 Social and community service managers............................. 22.56 11.5 894 11.0 46,476 11.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.87 11.0 1,204 10.8 62,585 10.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 24.45 9.2 990 11.7 51,490 11.7 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.57 6.7 943 6.7 49,018 6.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.69 11.9 1,004 15.1 52,182 15.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 21.98 3.6 867 3.6 45,110 3.6 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 21.85 3.6 863 3.6 44,875 3.6 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 26.30 18.7 1,052 18.7 54,698 18.7 Cost estimators................................................... 27.97 9.7 1,128 9.5 58,652 9.5 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.68 9.7 1,018 9.1 52,742 9.1 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 20.29 5.2 798 3.7 41,328 3.7 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 19.14 10.0 775 10.3 40,283 10.3 Training and development specialists............................ 30.35 11.3 1,193 11.9 61,691 11.9 Management analysts............................................... 33.53 1.6 1,372 2.9 71,335 2.9 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.62 2.5 991 2.4 51,513 2.4 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 23.37 6.9 935 6.9 48,610 6.9 Credit analysts................................................... 28.57 16.2 1,168 18.3 60,711 18.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.56 7.2 1,174 7.2 61,046 7.2 Financial analysts.............................................. 34.22 7.9 1,369 7.9 71,179 7.9 Personal financial advisors..................................... 24.80 7.8 992 7.8 51,589 7.8 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.20 13.3 1,026 12.9 53,370 12.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.95 4.5 1,277 4.3 66,291 4.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.11 3.9 1,198 4.0 62,307 4.0 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.23 5.1 1,626 4.1 84,573 4.1 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 39.71 10.1 1,620 8.4 84,251 8.4 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 40.84 2.3 1,634 2.3 84,948 2.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 20.63 11.3 826 11.3 42,968 11.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 35.31 4.1 1,403 4.0 72,891 4.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 30.06 4.9 1,193 4.3 61,220 4.3 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.96 4.8 1,238 4.8 64,394 4.8 Operations research analysts...................................... 31.38 11.2 1,255 11.1 65,240 11.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.82 5.0 1,155 5.0 60,043 5.0 Engineers......................................................... 33.96 8.4 1,366 8.5 71,029 8.5 Civil engineers................................................. 34.02 18.4 1,403 21.4 72,940 21.4 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 35.96 4.2 1,438 4.2 74,791 4.2 Electrical engineers.......................................... 33.40 9.4 1,336 9.4 69,481 9.4 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.99 5.2 1,309 6.6 68,077 6.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.97 5.3 1,309 6.8 68,079 6.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.03 5.1 1,361 5.1 70,775 5.1 Drafters.......................................................... 22.13 6.4 885 6.4 46,025 6.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.03 4.9 961 4.9 49,975 4.9 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.95 7.5 878 7.5 45,661 7.5 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.65 4.4 906 4.4 47,058 4.4 Civil engineering technicians................................... 18.22 3.4 729 3.4 37,892 3.4 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.38 10.0 935 10.0 48,640 10.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.35 9.7 1,053 9.7 52,126 9.7 Life scientists................................................... 23.23 13.4 921 13.0 43,354 13.0 Biological scientists........................................... 18.60 1.9 744 1.9 38,691 1.9 Physical scientists............................................... 30.79 6.3 1,238 6.2 64,378 6.2 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 28.49 9.7 1,153 9.9 59,939 9.9 Chemists...................................................... 26.55 4.0 1,078 5.2 56,045 5.2 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 32.54 12.0 1,302 12.0 67,690 12.0 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 32.04 14.5 1,281 14.5 66,637 14.5 Market and survey researchers..................................... 34.58 2.0 1,383 2.0 71,890 2.0 Market research analysts........................................ 34.58 2.0 1,383 2.0 71,890 2.0 Psychologists..................................................... 30.51 10.7 1,222 10.7 49,480 10.7 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 30.51 10.7 1,222 10.7 49,480 10.7 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 15.67 4.8 627 4.8 32,591 4.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.26 3.3 722 3.6 36,337 3.6 Counselors........................................................ 18.84 7.1 733 9.2 36,698 9.2 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 18.75 8.7 752 7.0 38,381 7.0 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 19.69 14.1 751 17.4 36,392 17.4 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.80 11.1 699 12.1 36,342 12.1 Social workers.................................................... 20.23 6.4 808 6.2 39,237 6.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 21.51 8.6 854 8.2 37,947 8.2 Medical and public health social workers........................ 23.24 5.7 930 5.7 48,342 5.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 16.76 6.4 674 5.8 35,070 5.8 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.49 3.8 655 4.0 33,963 4.0 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 19.50 9.2 780 9.2 40,568 9.2 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.59 5.3 624 5.3 32,426 5.3 Legal occupations................................................... 36.47 6.7 1,487 8.4 77,316 8.4 Lawyers........................................................... 44.56 4.6 1,864 6.5 96,923 6.5 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 53.86 10.8 2,154 10.8 112,026 10.8 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.24 11.0 922 15.1 47,946 15.1 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.00 10.0 1,150 10.1 45,044 10.1 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.29 23.9 1,982 24.2 80,400 24.2 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 79.55 12.1 3,092 15.1 123,240 15.1 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 79.55 12.1 3,092 15.1 123,240 15.1 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 66.88 29.0 2,669 29.1 115,626 29.1 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 70.98 25.5 2,832 25.6 120,637 25.6 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 40.40 4.2 1,596 4.5 59,237 4.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 23.93 4.3 944 3.3 45,673 3.3 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 22.97 8.6 878 5.4 45,679 5.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.87 1.7 1,150 1.6 43,639 1.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 27.10 3.7 1,058 3.9 41,541 3.9 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.95 4.6 1,270 4.5 45,491 4.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.72 2.5 1,145 2.6 43,088 2.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.53 2.9 1,136 3.0 42,770 3.0 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.41 4.3 1,175 3.5 44,240 3.5 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.64 2.6 1,182 2.2 44,683 2.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.74 2.7 1,184 2.4 44,814 2.4 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 29.04 13.1 1,147 11.3 42,577 11.3 Special education teachers...................................... 30.01 5.6 1,137 4.7 45,338 4.7 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 28.60 8.3 1,084 6.5 41,421 6.5 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 32.30 9.0 1,216 8.9 51,562 8.9 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.99 8.4 758 9.9 31,147 9.9 Librarians........................................................ 24.53 10.0 963 9.9 45,067 9.9 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.24 11.4 1,395 9.0 63,054 9.0 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.00 3.9 392 3.7 15,590 3.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.47 9.5 849 7.0 44,134 7.0 Designers......................................................... 20.08 22.5 806 22.2 41,931 22.2 Graphic designers............................................... 18.32 9.8 740 10.2 38,505 10.2 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 22.42 41.4 897 41.4 46,634 41.4 Public relations specialists...................................... 22.22 35.6 889 35.6 46,213 35.6 Writers and editors............................................... 16.71 9.1 669 9.1 34,764 9.1 Editors......................................................... 17.28 11.9 691 11.9 35,948 11.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.09 2.7 953 2.7 48,898 2.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.83 4.4 1,830 4.4 95,158 4.4 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 51.27 23.0 2,159 24.7 112,266 24.7 Registered nurses................................................. 25.40 3.1 996 2.9 51,026 2.9 Therapists........................................................ 29.44 4.9 1,158 4.4 53,484 4.4 Occupational therapists......................................... 27.56 12.1 1,087 11.3 52,655 11.3 Physical therapists............................................. 29.07 4.4 1,159 4.3 60,039 4.3 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 33.86 7.0 1,293 6.0 47,764 6.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.46 3.4 817 3.5 42,486 3.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.18 6.4 926 6.4 48,136 6.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.86 7.6 673 7.5 34,988 7.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.85 5.2 937 6.1 48,702 6.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.44 4.3 955 5.6 49,663 5.6 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.39 8.5 673 8.9 35,022 8.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.09 8.7 514 8.6 26,711 8.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.06 2.0 669 1.7 34,699 1.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.43 4.9 574 5.0 29,847 5.0 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.90 9.5 636 9.5 33,078 9.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.77 5.3 494 5.1 25,691 5.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.50 3.4 412 3.0 21,432 3.0 Home health aides............................................... 9.36 8.6 375 8.8 19,514 8.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.72 3.7 419 3.2 21,763 3.2 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.00 6.6 440 6.6 22,885 6.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.55 6.8 555 6.4 28,838 6.4 Dental assistants............................................... 15.72 9.1 578 9.7 30,072 9.7 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.29 5.1 532 5.1 27,644 5.1 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.53 6.5 661 6.5 34,375 6.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.81 10.1 647 10.8 33,616 10.8 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 35.88 4.1 1,435 4.1 74,629 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 36.62 3.1 1,465 3.1 76,160 3.1 Fire fighters..................................................... 17.71 5.5 904 6.1 47,018 6.1 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 15.95 2.8 638 2.8 33,184 2.8 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 15.95 2.8 638 2.9 33,193 2.9 Police officers................................................... 22.92 3.1 917 3.0 47,682 3.0 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.92 3.1 917 3.0 47,682 3.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.10 7.6 444 7.6 23,037 7.6 Security guards................................................. 11.10 7.6 444 7.6 23,026 7.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.07 4.8 346 6.4 17,759 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.44 6.0 512 5.5 26,184 5.5 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 13.56 11.9 566 12.8 25,935 12.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.34 7.0 507 5.8 26,211 5.8 Cooks............................................................. 9.87 3.8 381 3.6 19,079 3.6 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.96 3.2 355 2.6 18,434 2.6 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.53 4.4 403 4.3 19,036 4.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.80 9.2 375 9.3 19,525 9.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.67 6.7 336 5.5 17,354 5.5 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.64 11.7 202 17.6 10,508 17.6 Bartenders...................................................... 8.34 12.3 297 22.1 15,449 22.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.27 8.0 152 12.5 7,886 12.5 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.02 5.6 361 5.6 18,753 5.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.43 7.7 312 9.9 16,210 9.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.43 7.7 312 9.9 16,210 9.9 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.91 4.9 303 3.5 15,739 3.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.29 4.7 312 6.8 16,226 6.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.70 4.0 464 3.6 23,611 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.41 12.8 579 12.6 29,858 12.6 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.25 14.0 573 13.7 29,783 13.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.01 2.8 434 2.2 22,551 2.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.06 2.1 480 2.0 24,892 2.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.58 1.9 332 3.3 17,257 3.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.88 14.6 602 16.5 26,378 16.5 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.98 15.4 607 17.5 26,785 17.5 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.68 2.6 410 2.8 21,158 2.8 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.78 5.8 270 5.6 14,031 5.6 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.42 1.6 256 1.8 13,311 1.8 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 9.56 8.9 373 8.0 19,412 8.0 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 9.56 8.9 373 8.0 19,412 8.0 Child care workers................................................ 7.88 14.2 303 9.3 15,390 9.3 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.62 1.4 374 4.1 19,455 4.1 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.92 9.6 548 9.5 26,042 9.5 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.06 10.4 553 10.4 26,054 10.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.46 7.6 739 7.6 38,399 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.44 4.7 719 5.6 37,377 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.07 3.7 655 4.5 34,065 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 28.67 13.3 1,304 15.6 67,794 15.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.70 4.0 461 3.6 23,915 3.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.07 2.7 352 3.1 18,206 3.1 Cashiers...................................................... 9.10 2.5 353 3.1 18,251 3.1 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.28 9.6 587 10.3 30,511 10.3 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.16 18.3 531 18.0 27,621 18.0 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.45 10.5 595 11.3 30,960 11.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.79 3.9 502 3.4 26,117 3.4 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 17.06 18.9 683 18.9 35,494 18.9 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.42 13.2 1,091 13.1 56,714 13.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 67.71 16.8 2,708 16.8 140,827 16.8 Travel agents..................................................... 15.68 7.6 591 8.1 30,744 8.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.13 10.8 1,038 11.1 53,959 11.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 37.06 25.1 1,523 26.5 79,198 26.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 23.16 11.2 957 11.2 49,774 11.2 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.32 25.3 696 25.5 36,172 25.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.60 1.9 579 1.7 30,020 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.25 3.2 844 3.2 43,884 3.2 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.74 5.4 430 5.4 22,343 5.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.32 5.4 528 5.2 27,418 5.2 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.23 8.5 569 8.5 29,602 8.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.99 4.0 518 4.2 26,940 4.2 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.92 7.5 552 7.0 28,605 7.0 Procurement clerks.............................................. 20.39 3.1 816 3.1 42,416 3.1 Tellers......................................................... 10.27 3.2 407 3.6 21,154 3.6 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 15.68 4.5 627 4.5 32,613 4.5 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.44 6.7 537 6.7 27,926 6.7 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.74 4.6 630 4.6 32,738 4.6 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.87 12.3 715 12.3 37,164 12.3 File clerks....................................................... 12.80 10.7 505 9.5 26,266 9.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.27 2.8 324 3.4 16,865 3.4 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.13 8.9 484 8.9 25,188 8.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.46 4.9 618 4.9 32,149 4.9 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.91 8.8 516 8.8 26,850 8.8 Order clerks...................................................... 15.55 9.4 622 9.4 32,336 9.4 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.21 9.9 729 9.9 37,886 9.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.61 3.8 500 3.6 26,004 3.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.01 4.6 607 4.2 31,400 4.2 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 14.40 9.4 576 9.4 29,954 9.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.20 4.9 617 4.2 31,870 4.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.44 8.1 698 8.1 36,273 8.1 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.96 7.4 515 6.7 26,786 6.7 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.43 5.6 577 5.6 30,019 5.6 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.61 13.9 584 13.9 30,394 13.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.89 2.1 666 2.5 34,102 2.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.51 4.1 740 4.1 38,407 4.1 Legal secretaries............................................... 18.02 5.0 701 3.9 36,453 3.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.86 6.2 581 7.1 30,209 7.1 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.59 3.9 610 4.8 30,629 4.8 Computer operators................................................ 16.77 7.4 671 7.4 34,880 7.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.11 5.1 484 5.3 25,145 5.3 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.17 7.7 486 7.8 25,295 7.8 Word processors and typists..................................... 11.90 4.3 474 4.2 24,651 4.2 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.32 9.7 566 9.3 29,428 9.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.33 3.3 530 3.2 27,439 3.2 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 11.98 9.4 479 9.4 24,913 9.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.26 4.8 857 4.7 43,179 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.60 7.3 1,109 7.7 57,338 7.7 Carpenters........................................................ 19.57 7.7 783 7.7 40,232 7.7 Construction laborers............................................. 17.82 7.9 712 7.9 34,821 7.9 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.23 13.3 852 16.9 37,969 16.9 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.74 13.5 879 17.3 40,825 17.3 Electricians...................................................... 22.06 16.2 884 16.2 45,969 16.2 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.86 10.0 1,074 10.0 55,862 10.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 26.86 10.1 1,074 10.1 55,859 10.1 Sheet metal workers............................................... 19.62 13.1 785 13.1 40,802 13.1 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.37 11.0 495 11.0 24,326 11.0 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.36 3.2 614 3.2 31,755 3.2 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 12.69 8.1 508 8.1 26,395 8.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.62 4.7 788 5.0 40,962 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.86 7.9 1,094 13.3 56,880 13.3 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.04 5.3 1,042 5.3 54,170 5.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.03 5.5 1,041 5.5 54,136 5.5 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.65 30.7 746 30.7 38,787 30.7 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 24.94 6.3 998 6.3 51,875 6.3 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.77 7.8 759 7.4 39,444 7.4 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 22.75 24.6 931 24.9 48,410 24.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.03 8.0 727 8.3 37,788 8.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.87 4.4 723 4.5 37,579 4.5 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.84 5.4 669 5.8 34,768 5.8 Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 14.43 9.0 566 10.6 29,448 10.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 18.00 6.3 720 6.3 37,443 6.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.45 10.2 778 10.2 40,450 10.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.85 4.4 752 4.4 39,112 4.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.46 3.4 893 3.4 46,420 3.4 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.06 5.1 643 5.1 33,411 5.1 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.21 3.4 608 3.4 31,626 3.4 Millwrights..................................................... 23.45 11.3 938 11.3 48,556 11.3 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.52 5.5 981 5.5 50,995 5.5 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 24.73 7.4 989 7.4 51,430 7.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.67 10.5 707 10.5 36,756 10.5 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 14.86 13.4 594 13.4 30,902 13.4 Production occupations.............................................. 15.76 3.9 628 3.8 32,509 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.62 8.6 880 9.3 45,760 9.3 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.39 12.1 656 12.1 34,098 12.1 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.46 12.2 659 12.2 34,242 12.2 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.20 7.2 687 7.2 35,628 7.2 Bakers............................................................ 12.29 11.2 491 11.2 25,556 11.2 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.09 9.3 520 9.3 27,054 9.3 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.26 9.4 730 9.4 37,973 9.4 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 11.58 2.8 458 3.9 23,803 3.9 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.08 8.5 563 8.5 29,292 8.5 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.74 9.7 590 9.7 30,661 9.7 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.44 18.7 645 31.3 33,522 31.3 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.60 16.1 561 30.7 29,186 30.7 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.66 5.5 586 5.5 30,491 5.5 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.70 6.7 628 6.7 32,664 6.7 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.72 5.2 627 5.2 32,627 5.2 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.89 6.8 593 6.7 30,840 6.7 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 18.01 6.1 720 6.1 37,452 6.1 Machinists........................................................ 21.54 10.3 862 10.3 44,806 10.3 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.86 6.0 474 6.0 24,604 6.0 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.86 6.0 474 6.0 24,604 6.0 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.97 12.5 759 12.5 39,423 12.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 22.72 6.3 909 6.3 47,257 6.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.59 10.3 624 10.3 32,427 10.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.57 11.5 663 11.5 34,459 11.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.63 10.1 585 10.1 30,404 10.1 Printers.......................................................... 16.89 5.2 671 5.0 34,869 5.0 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.69 14.0 662 13.9 34,415 13.9 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.69 6.2 662 5.9 34,438 5.9 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.64 4.8 420 5.4 21,858 5.4 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 23.66 11.7 946 11.7 49,203 11.7 Power plant operators........................................... 23.80 12.5 952 12.5 49,499 12.5 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.61 9.5 704 9.5 36,627 9.5 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 18.93 4.5 757 4.5 39,369 4.5 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 18.55 5.5 742 5.5 38,580 5.5 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.43 5.5 537 5.5 27,713 5.5 Cutting workers................................................... 14.70 14.4 588 14.4 30,254 14.4 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.28 13.5 611 13.5 31,791 13.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.42 6.7 697 6.7 36,236 6.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.23 4.4 609 4.4 31,676 4.4 Painting workers.................................................. 19.72 22.0 793 23.1 41,222 23.1 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 18.78 10.8 751 10.8 39,071 10.8 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 21.17 48.1 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.10 7.8 482 7.7 24,540 7.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.16 3.2 445 3.0 23,139 3.0 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.14 2.5 661 3.0 34,086 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.31 7.7 783 7.6 40,703 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 25.89 15.0 1,057 14.1 54,987 14.1 Bus drivers....................................................... 17.34 11.0 628 16.1 28,177 16.1 Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.81 6.8 509 11.9 21,424 11.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.85 6.0 670 7.2 34,552 7.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.38 7.8 728 8.5 37,349 8.5 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.22 8.3 548 13.0 28,491 13.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.56 7.5 742 7.5 37,628 7.5 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.55 7.7 742 7.7 37,594 7.7 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.76 6.6 590 6.6 30,207 6.6 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.69 7.4 502 7.4 26,127 7.4 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.07 5.2 443 5.2 23,028 5.2 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.00 8.7 552 8.8 28,685 8.8 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 14.94 8.8 580 10.2 30,145 10.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.73 6.3 429 6.4 22,299 6.4 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.