RSE Table 41 Civilian workers in nonmetropolitan areas: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings 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........................................................... $15.01 2.7% $536 2.2% $26,824 2.2% Management occupations.............................................. 31.63 3.8 1,253 3.8 63,783 3.8 General and operations managers................................... 32.06 8.8 1,372 9.8 71,364 9.8 Legislators....................................................... 24.98 24.5 280 43.9 14,319 43.9 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.79 23.1 1,795 23.0 93,348 23.0 Sales managers.................................................. 41.95 34.5 1,718 33.2 89,320 33.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 25.42 13.5 1,046 13.7 54,366 13.7 Computer and information systems managers......................... 38.61 18.9 1,498 16.1 76,203 16.1 Financial managers................................................ 31.34 4.6 1,286 4.8 66,890 4.8 Industrial production managers.................................... 35.52 10.3 1,472 8.2 76,556 8.2 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 41.86 23.6 1,913 31.6 99,493 31.6 Construction managers............................................. 29.52 7.4 1,279 14.4 54,148 14.4 Education administrators.......................................... 35.83 4.9 1,361 6.1 64,770 6.1 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 20.65 21.6 665 18.9 33,398 18.9 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.89 7.0 1,531 8.1 69,470 8.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.10 10.9 1,390 12.7 71,914 12.7 Engineering managers.............................................. 46.71 7.2 1,908 6.1 99,223 6.1 Lodging managers.................................................. 20.04 18.9 839 15.3 42,123 15.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.40 8.1 1,122 8.0 58,172 8.0 Social and community service managers............................. 22.21 7.7 873 8.4 42,266 8.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.41 4.8 943 4.4 48,978 4.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.75 6.6 956 6.4 49,694 6.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 22.94 11.0 898 9.2 46,722 9.2 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 22.22 13.3 867 11.2 45,106 11.2 Cost estimators................................................... 26.18 17.4 1,066 17.2 55,447 17.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.71 6.1 977 6.1 50,823 6.1 Training and development specialists............................ 26.01 13.1 1,041 13.1 54,111 13.1 Management analysts............................................... 28.01 10.3 1,113 10.6 57,866 10.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 12.2 865 12.2 44,956 12.2 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 20.59 13.0 780 10.1 40,585 10.1 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.94 6.0 1,059 8.5 55,077 8.5 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.95 5.3 955 3.8 49,658 3.8 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 24.11 8.9 970 9.0 50,448 9.0 Loan officers................................................... 24.42 8.8 983 9.0 51,114 9.0 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 17.74 9.4 673 10.0 33,655 10.0 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 17.77 10.7 727 11.8 37,828 11.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.70 9.8 920 10.9 47,481 10.9 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.05 8.3 1,088 8.2 56,573 8.2 Computer support specialists...................................... 14.76 21.9 556 25.2 28,899 25.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 32.21 12.2 1,288 12.2 66,999 12.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.51 7.1 1,020 6.9 51,018 6.9 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 22.86 8.2 915 8.3 47,566 8.3 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists................... $21.62 8.4% $837 10.6% $43,543 10.6% Engineers......................................................... 29.28 6.5 1,181 6.6 61,418 6.6 Civil engineers................................................. 30.09 6.6 1,207 6.6 62,787 6.6 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 29.96 7.0 1,198 7.0 62,317 7.0 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 26.50 3.9 1,070 3.7 55,617 3.7 Industrial engineers.......................................... 26.46 3.9 1,068 3.8 55,538 3.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 30.75 4.3 1,230 4.4 63,982 4.4 Drafters.......................................................... 19.79 9.5 782 9.7 40,645 9.7 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 18.23 12.1 729 12.1 37,910 12.1 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.82 10.8 913 10.8 47,474 10.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 16.46 17.8 658 17.7 34,241 17.7 Civil engineering technicians................................... 18.29 6.8 728 7.0 37,870 7.0 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 15.72 11.0 622 10.8 32,331 10.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.55 5.5 888 5.3 45,314 5.3 Life scientists................................................... 24.77 10.8 996 11.0 51,476 11.0 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 21.46 9.5 870 9.2 45,248 9.2 Foresters..................................................... 23.99 12.6 982 11.5 51,076 11.5 Physical scientists............................................... 26.61 5.3 1,068 5.4 55,552 5.4 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 27.59 3.7 1,109 3.9 57,661 3.9 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 27.73 4.9 1,116 6.0 58,008 6.0 Chemical technicians.............................................. 16.28 7.7 639 7.4 32,060 7.4 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 18.47 13.0 708 12.3 36,833 12.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.30 4.4 682 5.5 33,789 5.5 Counselors........................................................ 22.19 7.5 814 8.1 37,467 8.1 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 19.60 6.0 677 10.8 35,205 10.8 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.33 10.3 953 9.7 42,115 9.7 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 15.25 14.4 589 15.7 30,139 15.7 Social workers.................................................... 18.02 4.9 699 5.0 36,133 5.0 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.07 5.8 665 6.3 34,010 6.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 19.02 6.0 730 5.9 37,960 5.9 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.76 7.0 716 4.4 37,224 4.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.08 7.3 507 9.0 25,981 9.0 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 18.43 8.8 712 8.4 37,034 8.4 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.98 7.1 416 9.0 21,161 9.0 Legal occupations................................................... 29.83 11.9 1,101 13.1 57,231 13.1 Lawyers........................................................... 35.13 17.8 1,163 20.4 60,491 20.4 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 59.48 16.0 2,212 20.0 115,013 20.0 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates...................... 63.89 14.8 2,369 19.0 123,164 19.0 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 17.74 8.5 706 8.3 36,687 8.3 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 20.62 24.7 813 25.3 42,293 25.3 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 20.63 25.2 817 25.7 42,466 25.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 25.81 2.2 918 2.7 35,417 2.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.05 3.0 1,371 6.6 51,564 6.6 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ $43.49 9.1% $1,498 18.5% $58,560 18.5% Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 34.63 6.7 1,296 7.5 50,823 7.5 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 34.00 8.8 1,263 11.0 48,139 11.0 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 45.22 14.3 1,915 21.0 72,426 21.0 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 44.59 11.6 1,964 7.5 81,412 7.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 40.10 7.9 1,696 17.2 64,743 17.2 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 31.64 7.6 1,107 12.2 34,760 12.2 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 38.62 5.4 1,542 5.3 54,257 5.3 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 38.62 5.4 1,542 5.3 54,257 5.3 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.06 13.4 1,218 10.0 42,066 10.0 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 40.90 3.1 1,501 6.5 48,665 6.5 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 34.82 7.5 1,170 6.6 42,806 6.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.78 4.7 1,119 7.4 43,031 7.4 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 33.27 8.0 1,255 6.5 54,462 6.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.31 2.0 1,042 2.3 40,041 2.3 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 19.23 20.5 689 27.2 29,932 27.2 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.12 13.1 422 16.9 20,114 16.9 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.75 5.5 1,033 8.3 40,222 8.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.77 2.3 1,067 2.4 40,113 2.4 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.63 2.1 1,056 2.5 39,705 2.5 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.53 4.8 1,127 3.4 42,455 3.4 Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.66 2.6 1,099 2.8 42,188 2.8 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.86 2.4 1,102 2.8 41,884 2.8 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 26.85 9.5 1,050 9.1 47,604 9.1 Special education teachers...................................... 29.63 4.9 1,042 6.2 40,796 6.2 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 28.39 7.6 982 10.7 40,345 10.7 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 32.90 6.1 1,164 5.6 43,291 5.6 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 29.20 9.7 688 16.1 26,928 16.1 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 21.65 8.7 434 46.0 21,262 46.0 Librarians........................................................ 23.75 11.6 916 11.0 43,581 11.0 Library technicians............................................... 12.55 7.0 446 9.0 20,281 9.0 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.80 2.9 361 4.2 13,882 4.2 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.18 6.9 616 9.2 28,751 9.2 Designers......................................................... 16.50 8.4 621 9.5 32,292 9.5 Graphic designers............................................... 16.82 10.7 637 11.3 33,120 11.3 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.14 23.2 636 40.0 18,028 40.0 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 17.11 15.6 380 29.4 10,240 29.4 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 12.98 7.5 499 5.9 25,937 5.9 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 12.98 7.5 499 5.9 25,937 5.9 Public relations specialists...................................... 27.18 22.6 1,108 22.2 57,603 22.2 Writers and editors............................................... 18.30 14.6 753 17.1 39,178 17.1 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... $23.43 2.2% $782 2.2% $40,428 2.2% Pharmacists....................................................... 45.99 2.0 1,511 7.4 78,578 7.4 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 69.21 20.8 2,493 22.1 129,615 22.1 Physician assistants.............................................. 35.84 3.7 1,434 3.7 74,543 3.7 Registered nurses................................................. 25.37 2.0 845 2.6 43,698 2.6 Therapists........................................................ 26.11 5.3 864 5.5 42,855 5.5 Physical therapists............................................. 31.33 5.2 856 10.1 44,487 10.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 20.70 4.9 773 7.3 40,211 7.3 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 30.66 5.9 989 10.4 41,149 10.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.88 5.9 650 7.2 33,797 7.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 20.11 8.5 776 8.5 40,329 8.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.19 8.5 564 9.8 29,334 9.8 Dental hygienists................................................. 29.54 7.1 686 14.5 35,693 14.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.40 16.0 826 18.2 42,978 18.2 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.76 10.7 748 12.4 38,880 12.4 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.75 5.9 242 24.2 12,562 24.2 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.53 4.6 513 5.9 26,669 5.9 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.68 7.7 421 10.1 21,882 10.1 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 14.76 10.6 562 9.3 29,211 9.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 15.90 4.5 530 9.6 27,563 9.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.12 1.7 566 3.0 29,340 3.0 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.13 5.3 449 12.9 23,336 12.9 Opticians, dispensing............................................. 9.93 4.8 382 5.4 19,870 5.4 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 14.77 7.8 589 7.6 30,641 7.6 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 22.97 9.4 930 9.3 48,382 9.3 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 23.43 9.6 950 9.4 49,377 9.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.13 4.5 369 5.1 19,094 5.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.00 3.3 328 5.5 17,025 5.5 Home health aides............................................... 8.50 5.3 211 14.5 10,988 14.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.76 1.9 332 3.0 17,205 3.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.75 16.8 472 26.4 24,532 26.4 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 18.46 28.3 562 30.5 29,198 30.5 Physical therapist assistants................................... 23.61 33.0 640 38.1 33,259 38.1 Physical therapist aides........................................ 10.30 6.2 389 7.9 20,233 7.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.42 3.1 432 3.4 22,201 3.4 Dental assistants............................................... 13.25 8.4 433 10.6 22,526 10.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.36 4.9 396 11.0 20,577 11.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 12.71 6.6 476 9.9 24,754 9.9 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 11.85 11.9 387 18.0 20,146 18.0 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.06 7.8 574 6.7 29,161 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 20.73 17.2 822 17.1 42,757 17.1 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 19.01 32.1 749 31.5 38,936 31.5 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 22.92 12.0 917 11.7 47,693 11.7 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ $18.84 10.0% $959 9.1% $49,891 9.1% Fire fighters..................................................... 15.06 7.3 653 10.5 33,946 10.5 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 15.16 9.7 595 9.4 30,567 9.4 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 15.19 10.0 598 9.9 30,725 9.9 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 20.51 7.4 745 12.3 38,760 12.3 Fish and game wardens............................................. 18.65 12.0 746 12.0 38,797 12.0 Police officers................................................... 18.14 3.7 719 3.8 37,031 3.8 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 18.14 3.7 719 3.8 37,031 3.8 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.69 5.3 382 9.5 19,757 9.5 Security guards................................................. 10.52 6.2 372 9.5 19,216 9.5 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 8.71 10.6 192 18.0 7,103 18.0 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 7.30 5.5 157 19.4 5,643 19.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.46 2.1 209 3.1 10,426 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.67 4.9 497 5.5 24,705 5.5 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 15.17 17.8 587 20.8 26,957 20.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.10 4.3 476 5.1 24,127 5.1 Cooks............................................................. 9.10 3.2 291 6.4 14,725 6.4 Cooks, fast food................................................ 6.99 4.4 201 7.0 10,462 7.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.65 3.7 309 7.2 14,620 7.2 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.64 4.8 328 8.8 16,945 8.8 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.41 4.9 243 8.9 12,377 8.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.10 2.9 245 4.6 12,137 4.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.43 4.1 144 10.6 7,345 10.6 Bartenders...................................................... 7.15 4.1 173 12.0 8,808 12.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.01 6.2 140 13.7 7,159 13.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.43 5.5 137 15.2 6,757 15.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.26 2.1 187 4.4 8,925 4.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.31 2.4 188 4.5 9,011 4.5 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop......................................................... 6.98 4.0 179 8.6 8,390 8.6 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.96 4.3 214 18.1 10,981 18.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.09 3.0 180 11.2 8,994 11.2 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.90 5.1 153 9.4 7,981 9.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.17 2.2 356 6.2 17,777 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.10 2.9 684 2.8 35,516 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.83 4.6 672 4.8 34,970 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 20.52 5.1 836 5.6 42,447 5.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... $9.09 3.5% $310 3.4% $15,878 3.4% Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.69 2.8 328 4.0 16,807 4.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.08 1.7 279 6.6 14,286 6.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.83 4.1 397 4.6 16,848 4.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.68 4.3 392 4.9 16,552 4.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.51 7.7 293 5.6 14,371 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 13.65 1.8 553 2.2 28,754 2.2 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 15.51 8.8 634 10.0 32,970 10.0 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.49 16.7 610 16.6 31,732 16.6 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.15 .5 235 1.9 12,238 1.9 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.13 .4 237 .4 12,332 .4 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.95 3.9 142 6.7 5,639 6.7 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 6.95 3.9 142 6.7 5,639 6.7 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 9.44 4.5 258 13.6 13,402 13.6 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 9.44 4.5 258 13.6 13,402 13.6 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.13 4.6 407 14.9 21,181 14.9 Child care workers................................................ 8.19 6.2 261 11.2 12,275 11.2 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.71 6.0 249 11.0 12,947 11.0 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.29 10.3 261 12.8 8,534 12.8 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 12.39 7.6 124 19.7 5,934 19.7 Recreation workers.............................................. 10.09 11.2 300 16.0 9,000 16.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 12.00 3.1 398 4.3 20,492 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 15.95 5.8 664 6.3 34,520 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.14 6.7 631 7.2 32,792 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 18.79 11.9 779 13.7 40,533 13.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.66 3.1 301 4.8 15,466 4.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.28 6.4 244 10.7 12,500 10.7 Cashiers...................................................... 7.67 1.5 215 2.8 11,026 2.8 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 11.51 6.9 460 6.9 23,942 6.9 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 11.11 6.3 377 9.9 19,570 9.9 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 8.83 6.6 266 11.7 13,751 11.7 Parts salespersons............................................ 13.36 6.3 520 8.1 27,059 8.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.85 4.5 353 6.6 18,140 6.6 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 21.33 13.7 826 17.5 42,932 17.5 Insurance sales agents............................................ 18.72 14.1 744 13.7 38,690 13.7 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 21.56 26.6 888 31.8 46,156 31.8 Travel agents..................................................... 12.39 8.7 482 11.0 25,083 11.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.82 8.3 1,015 7.9 52,607 7.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 21.76 8.1 877 8.0 44,647 8.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.44 9.8 1,044 9.5 54,279 9.5 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.63 10.2 433 9.3 22,494 9.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.54 1.9 452 2.0 23,157 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ $19.69 4.8% $782 4.9% $40,663 4.9% Financial clerks.................................................. 11.84 2.8 427 3.0 22,184 3.0 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.17 14.8 404 14.6 21,029 14.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.32 5.4 471 5.3 24,494 5.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.69 3.7 463 3.5 24,096 3.5 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 14.90 3.9 457 24.3 23,745 24.3 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.90 10.2 596 10.2 30,996 10.2 Tellers......................................................... 10.16 1.9 348 4.2 18,052 4.2 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.59 7.5 498 8.9 24,142 8.9 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.91 15.5 556 17.2 28,913 17.2 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.99 10.7 441 10.3 22,886 10.3 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.96 4.0 614 3.6 31,921 3.6 File clerks....................................................... 12.35 11.8 454 17.0 23,600 17.0 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.70 3.9 292 6.9 14,506 6.9 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 9.90 4.0 290 10.1 13,922 10.1 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 11.06 2.9 346 11.4 15,828 11.4 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 13.57 4.4 509 6.2 26,478 6.2 New accounts clerks............................................... 11.89 5.7 460 6.9 23,904 6.9 Order clerks...................................................... 11.79 4.6 449 5.0 23,344 5.0 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 13.65 2.8 529 6.2 27,509 6.2 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.19 2.3 334 5.1 16,957 5.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.34 5.6 520 6.1 27,039 6.1 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 12.57 5.9 482 6.5 25,061 6.5 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.16 7.1 616 7.4 32,041 7.4 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 13.91 7.6 504 12.1 26,195 12.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.88 5.5 672 5.6 34,880 5.6 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.03 5.9 514 6.1 26,711 6.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.77 4.4 350 6.1 18,124 6.1 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 11.37 8.7 415 13.0 21,601 13.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.06 2.2 523 3.1 26,500 3.1 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.53 5.4 642 5.5 33,250 5.5 Legal secretaries............................................... 12.98 5.8 490 7.0 25,482 7.0 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.48 3.9 498 5.2 25,886 5.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.46 3.0 493 5.1 24,417 5.1 Computer operators................................................ 14.64 4.5 543 9.3 28,261 9.3 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.31 4.8 454 5.9 22,183 5.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.44 5.2 477 6.2 22,677 6.2 Word processors and typists..................................... 11.99 10.0 404 13.3 20,995 13.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.21 6.8 523 6.5 27,222 6.5 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.57 17.5 508 18.9 26,416 18.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.92 2.1 409 3.2 20,645 3.2 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 11.23 16.9 418 13.9 20,460 13.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.97 10.7 429 15.5 20,598 15.5 Graders and sorters, agricultural products........................ 8.97 10.2 358 10.1 16,311 10.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. $15.93 3.8% $626 3.8% $31,605 3.8% First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 22.86 7.8 941 9.1 48,635 9.1 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 20.56 11.7 809 12.1 38,966 12.1 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 22.61 6.9 887 8.0 42,121 8.0 Carpenters........................................................ 18.21 10.9 693 11.5 34,871 11.5 Construction laborers............................................. 14.45 9.6 573 9.7 28,506 9.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.15 6.5 638 6.2 31,382 6.2 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 14.39 7.4 575 7.4 25,262 7.4 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.................................................... 16.56 7.8 653 7.3 33,021 7.3 Electricians...................................................... 17.01 4.5 674 4.6 34,716 4.6 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 12.26 3.1 480 3.8 24,969 3.8 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 12.26 3.1 480 3.8 24,969 3.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.89 5.3 715 5.3 37,204 5.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.38 6.5 775 6.5 40,319 6.5 Roofers........................................................... 12.51 5.0 483 4.8 23,324 4.8 Sheet metal workers............................................... 13.38 5.4 514 3.4 26,719 3.4 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 21.05 9.6 842 9.6 43,787 9.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.08 2.9 413 4.4 20,356 4.4 Helpers--electricians........................................... 9.98 3.8 399 3.8 20,677 3.8 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.35 7.2 421 17.2 21,890 17.2 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 19.17 8.9 760 9.2 39,536 9.2 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 13.80 9.6 539 9.5 27,745 9.5 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators............. 17.35 19.9 694 19.9 36,080 19.9 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.39 13.0 530 12.7 27,436 12.7 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 19.04 21.8 761 21.8 39,594 21.8 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................... 18.34 13.6 734 13.6 38,144 13.6 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 18.55 9.9 742 9.9 38,580 9.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.60 2.9 699 2.9 35,996 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 21.71 7.4 885 8.4 45,992 8.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 22.47 10.5 899 10.5 46,743 10.5 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 22.47 10.5 899 10.5 46,743 10.5 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.02 14.9 806 14.7 41,937 14.7 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 22.34 14.6 893 14.6 46,462 14.6 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.38 6.4 611 6.5 31,768 6.5 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 13.88 8.8 549 8.7 28,528 8.7 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.82 7.0 629 7.0 32,717 7.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.84 4.2 682 4.4 35,443 4.4 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... $16.50 5.1% $672 5.8% $34,540 5.8% Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 15.94 7.1 665 10.6 33,651 10.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 16.54 6.8 662 6.8 34,384 6.8 Small engine mechanics............................................ 13.91 10.3 506 14.1 24,370 14.1 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 9.12 7.0 306 19.5 15,937 19.5 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 9.81 2.7 393 2.7 20,411 2.7 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 18.17 14.6 727 14.6 37,791 14.6 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 21.42 9.7 857 9.7 44,555 9.7 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.68 14.8 795 15.6 41,307 15.6 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 21.25 13.9 753 13.9 39,132 13.9 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers........................................................ 18.15 4.1 717 4.4 37,046 4.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.55 5.4 860 5.4 44,719 5.4 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.13 5.6 587 6.1 29,922 6.1 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.52 3.3 615 3.4 31,957 3.4 Millwrights..................................................... 22.69 8.5 908 8.5 47,202 8.5 Line installers and repairers..................................... 20.97 6.9 813 8.2 41,798 8.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 22.62 7.8 905 7.8 47,019 7.8 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 19.22 11.5 723 14.0 36,749 14.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.37 4.8 490 4.8 24,328 4.8 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.08 6.9 438 7.1 21,582 7.1 Production occupations.............................................. 14.17 3.2 557 3.2 28,844 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.05 4.9 852 5.0 43,987 5.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.57 8.8 502 8.8 26,109 8.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.24 9.4 530 9.4 27,548 9.4 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 10.32 7.1 405 8.3 21,073 8.3 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 16.77 12.4 656 10.9 34,099 10.9 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 16.16 10.9 646 10.9 33,613 10.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.46 4.3 498 4.3 25,880 4.3 Team assemblers................................................. 13.18 5.9 527 5.9 27,406 5.9 Bakers............................................................ 11.88 8.4 350 16.6 18,183 16.6 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.77 9.3 378 10.2 19,598 10.2 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.97 14.0 456 14.1 23,718 14.1 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 8.79 10.3 339 12.0 17,544 12.0 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.77 5.1 431 5.1 22,398 5.1 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.08 5.5 549 6.1 28,529 6.1 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.65 6.6 563 8.1 29,273 8.1 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 13.18 13.4 526 13.4 27,360 13.4 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.44 5.2 619 5.3 32,166 5.3 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 15.02 5.2 601 5.2 31,232 5.2 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ $14.52 4.5% $579 4.4% $30,096 4.4% Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.84 7.4 551 7.2 28,651 7.2 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 15.70 5.9 628 5.9 32,651 5.9 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.79 5.0 479 6.4 24,921 6.4 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.03 6.9 436 7.3 22,657 7.3 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.54 9.1 485 9.3 25,031 9.3 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.20 4.6 559 4.9 29,089 4.9 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.89 7.1 596 7.1 30,975 7.1 Machinists........................................................ 15.48 6.0 619 6.0 32,198 6.0 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 15.72 10.4 629 10.4 32,688 10.4 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 15.99 11.3 640 11.3 33,256 11.3 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic................. 14.55 5.7 582 5.7 30,262 5.7 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.99 6.0 520 6.0 27,027 6.0 Foundry mold and coremakers..................................... 16.98 15.6 679 15.6 35,315 15.6 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.46 6.4 498 6.4 25,915 6.4 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.99 6.9 680 6.9 35,336 6.9 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.00 4.9 840 4.9 43,474 4.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.81 7.4 632 7.4 32,860 7.4 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.24 8.2 649 8.2 33,745 8.2 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.83 12.6 513 12.6 26,680 12.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.92 7.5 517 7.5 26,878 7.5 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 12.23 8.9 489 8.9 25,443 8.9 Bindery workers................................................. 12.23 8.9 489 8.9 25,443 8.9 Printers.......................................................... 14.04 5.7 549 6.0 28,522 6.0 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 13.48 7.2 513 8.5 26,694 8.5 Printing machine operators...................................... 14.13 6.5 558 6.6 28,968 6.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.76 9.3 395 14.0 20,556 14.0 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 7.92 8.2 296 7.8 15,409 7.8 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.60 5.0 372 5.1 19,206 5.1 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 11.48 6.9 457 7.1 23,722 7.1 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...... 10.74 4.4 429 4.4 22,332 4.4 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.06 11.8 563 11.8 29,255 11.8 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 11.09 7.4 439 7.8 22,798 7.8 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ $11.38 3.0% $397 5.3% $20,626 5.3% Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.93 4.0 476 4.0 24,632 4.0 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 11.45 8.3 458 8.3 23,628 8.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.34 5.2 491 5.3 25,492 5.3 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 29.70 3.9 1,188 3.9 61,782 3.9 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 18.95 27.1 744 25.3 38,663 25.3 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 21.37 10.4 855 10.4 44,449 10.4 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 21.19 7.1 846 7.1 44,004 7.1 Gas plant operators............................................. 25.51 4.6 1,021 4.6 53,070 4.6 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers...................................................... 21.65 27.9 857 27.4 44,551 27.4 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.74 11.6 789 11.6 41,052 11.6 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 15.95 28.5 638 28.5 33,174 28.5 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 20.87 14.8 835 14.8 43,403 14.8 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.19 6.0 642 6.1 32,314 6.1 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 15.89 14.3 623 15.1 32,400 15.1 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 12.79 7.2 512 7.2 26,610 7.2 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.68 7.1 663 7.2 32,920 7.2 Cutting workers................................................... 11.53 7.6 488 5.9 22,890 5.9 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 11.48 8.9 496 6.0 22,683 6.0 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.22 8.3 649 8.3 33,748 8.3 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 15.61 16.4 624 16.4 32,463 16.4 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.50 8.3 613 8.3 31,712 8.3 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.72 12.8 665 12.9 34,593 12.9 Painting workers.................................................. 11.55 11.4 406 20.2 21,134 20.2 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.70 9.1 508 9.1 26,416 9.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.64 7.9 538 7.9 27,738 7.9 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders.............. 11.25 4.2 450 4.2 23,404 4.2 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 21.96 10.5 878 10.5 45,682 10.5 Tire builders................................................... 15.25 13.4 604 13.8 31,384 13.8 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.39 5.7 488 5.6 25,238 5.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.14 1.9 481 2.6 24,055 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 16.62 6.1 661 7.5 34,388 7.5 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.32 8.9 904 9.7 47,005 9.7 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.34 4.5 306 4.6 11,577 4.6 Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.49 4.6 300 4.7 11,190 4.7 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.61 2.1 594 3.5 30,358 3.5 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.64 14.9 499 20.4 25,928 20.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.70 2.8 628 4.1 32,138 4.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... $14.26 7.3% $522 8.7% $26,425 8.7% Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 10.29 14.9 362 17.6 17,462 17.6 Service station attendants........................................ 8.84 6.1 308 9.6 16,025 9.6 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 14.74 6.2 590 6.2 30,660 6.2 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 14.53 6.5 581 6.5 30,212 6.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.63 4.6 542 4.7 27,740 4.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.00 2.5 338 3.9 17,334 3.9 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.14 4.7 336 5.6 17,477 5.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... $10.39 3.0% $348 4.4% $17,759 4.4% Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.33 5.3 391 6.7 20,339 6.7 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 5.0 295 9.0 15,129 9.0 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 10.55 10.8 381 16.5 19,824 16.5 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.