RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $22.98 1.9% $913 2.0% $47,157 2.0% Management occupations.............................................. 44.80 4.6 1,825 4.6 94,572 4.6 Chief executives.................................................. 93.14 20.1 4,073 20.2 211,778 20.2 General and operations managers................................... 47.30 8.0 1,957 8.0 101,760 8.0 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 38.03 29.4 1,521 29.4 79,098 29.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.35 13.4 2,148 13.5 111,673 13.5 Marketing managers.............................................. 61.96 21.2 2,541 21.8 132,130 21.8 Sales managers.................................................. 43.68 14.6 1,793 13.5 93,215 13.5 Public relations managers......................................... 52.28 23.8 2,066 24.5 107,447 24.5 Administrative services managers.................................. 29.72 5.3 1,196 5.6 62,098 5.6 Computer and information systems managers......................... 58.77 7.4 2,465 7.5 128,194 7.5 Financial managers................................................ 45.55 4.8 1,858 4.8 96,622 4.8 Human resources managers.......................................... 45.55 15.1 1,821 14.1 94,667 14.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 45.07 3.5 1,804 3.1 93,802 3.1 Purchasing managers............................................... 44.04 2.5 1,801 4.1 93,670 4.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 36.92 6.7 1,495 8.0 77,720 8.0 Construction managers............................................. 45.00 6.0 1,825 6.2 94,909 6.2 Education administrators.......................................... 26.98 6.0 1,075 6.1 52,243 6.1 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 21.40 10.7 857 10.7 42,158 10.7 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.01 13.8 1,561 13.8 78,550 13.8 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.90 2.2 1,436 2.2 73,704 2.2 Engineering managers.............................................. 60.14 3.4 2,416 3.4 125,638 3.4 Food service managers............................................. 21.38 4.2 960 6.7 49,917 6.7 Lodging managers.................................................. 37.40 32.8 1,598 27.2 83,072 27.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.53 4.3 1,859 4.3 96,694 4.3 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 21.67 15.1 887 16.4 46,119 16.4 Social and community service managers............................. 26.80 4.8 1,080 5.6 55,972 5.6 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.47 4.2 1,311 4.3 68,152 4.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.32 3.8 1,246 5.2 64,790 5.2 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 29.22 13.3 1,178 13.3 61,262 13.3 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 30.79 8.4 1,283 11.3 66,701 11.3 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.81 8.4 1,082 8.3 56,242 8.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.96 8.2 1,087 8.1 56,505 8.1 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 52.05 23.2 2,159 25.3 112,271 25.3 Cost estimators................................................... 38.12 14.1 1,524 14.1 79,244 14.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.10 2.4 1,090 2.3 56,670 2.3 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 27.02 17.1 1,077 17.4 56,029 17.4 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.07 12.0 971 11.9 50,467 11.9 Training and development specialists............................ 24.95 2.5 1,008 2.8 52,396 2.8 Logisticians...................................................... 39.40 8.6 1,576 8.6 81,958 8.6 Management analysts............................................... 39.20 6.3 1,581 6.4 82,234 6.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.02 3.3 1,246 3.4 64,817 3.4 Budget analysts................................................... 25.22 3.9 1,007 3.8 52,386 3.8 Credit analysts................................................... 31.28 18.2 1,251 18.2 65,070 18.2 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 35.21 3.2 1,411 3.3 73,360 3.3 Financial analysts.............................................. 35.45 1.5 1,429 1.5 74,289 1.5 Personal financial advisors..................................... 29.61 22.1 1,184 22.1 61,593 22.1 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 38.03 10.2 1,504 10.5 78,218 10.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.57 2.3 1,570 2.3 81,624 2.3 Computer and information scientists, research..................... 45.30 19.5 1,812 19.5 94,221 19.5 Computer programmers.............................................. 41.68 7.3 1,651 7.7 85,843 7.7 Computer software engineers....................................... 45.84 2.6 1,899 3.0 98,761 3.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.61 5.9 1,828 4.5 95,061 4.5 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.53 5.6 1,952 6.3 101,511 6.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.72 9.0 1,117 9.6 58,060 9.6 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.01 3.5 1,594 3.8 82,880 3.8 Database administrators........................................... 37.63 5.1 1,579 5.4 82,116 5.4 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.87 4.1 1,269 4.0 65,970 4.0 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.82 7.2 1,414 7.9 73,540 7.9 Operations research analysts...................................... 36.47 17.0 1,459 17.0 75,850 17.0 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.14 1.7 1,581 1.6 81,914 1.6 Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.30 4.5 1,286 4.4 66,876 4.4 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 31.65 4.9 1,304 5.1 67,793 5.1 Engineers......................................................... 44.02 2.7 1,784 2.9 92,665 2.9 Aerospace engineers............................................. 53.70 3.0 2,148 3.0 111,696 3.0 Civil engineers................................................. 41.10 7.7 1,645 7.7 85,543 7.7 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 46.64 10.2 1,955 12.2 101,670 12.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.46 7.9 1,788 6.6 92,963 6.6 Electrical engineers.......................................... 49.43 7.1 1,977 7.1 102,813 7.1 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.44 8.4 1,721 7.9 89,496 7.9 Environmental engineers......................................... 46.70 3.5 1,868 3.5 95,342 3.5 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.86 4.8 1,548 5.7 80,513 5.7 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors............................................. 35.13 5.3 1,426 7.0 74,154 7.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 39.47 3.6 1,621 4.4 84,309 4.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 39.34 5.7 1,597 5.0 83,046 5.0 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.61 .5 1,825 .5 94,879 .5 Petroleum engineers............................................. 51.62 6.2 2,065 6.2 101,997 6.2 Drafters.......................................................... 24.61 4.2 984 4.2 51,190 4.2 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.25 3.8 970 3.8 50,434 3.8 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 26.79 6.4 1,072 6.4 55,730 6.4 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.66 4.8 1,146 4.7 58,520 4.7 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 29.41 3.1 1,176 3.1 61,164 3.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.77 4.1 1,071 4.1 55,685 4.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.53 7.9 1,393 8.6 72,384 8.6 Life scientists................................................... 34.13 14.4 1,361 15.0 70,750 15.0 Biological scientists........................................... 34.88 13.2 1,388 14.3 72,195 14.3 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 35.20 18.1 1,394 19.2 72,491 19.2 Medical scientists.............................................. 27.29 22.0 1,092 22.0 56,766 22.0 Physical scientists............................................... 36.93 7.9 1,481 8.0 77,030 8.0 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 28.81 7.8 1,160 7.2 60,298 7.2 Chemists...................................................... 28.72 8.0 1,156 7.4 60,099 7.4 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 38.05 8.4 1,526 8.3 79,327 8.3 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 37.84 10.1 1,518 10.1 78,923 10.1 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 38.92 10.2 1,557 10.2 80,945 10.2 Market and survey researchers..................................... 43.29 6.3 1,928 3.5 100,238 3.5 Market research analysts........................................ 43.33 6.4 1,930 3.5 100,378 3.5 Psychologists..................................................... 33.70 13.7 1,052 13.6 52,054 13.6 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 33.70 13.7 1,052 13.6 52,054 13.6 Biological technicians............................................ 22.29 8.2 881 8.5 45,822 8.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.76 5.9 783 6.5 40,080 6.5 Counselors........................................................ 16.92 11.4 655 11.4 33,881 11.4 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 26.20 14.8 1,019 13.4 51,572 13.4 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 11.66 6.4 443 7.5 23,030 7.5 Social workers.................................................... 22.95 9.4 923 9.8 47,567 9.8 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.63 7.3 705 7.3 35,427 7.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 29.76 6.5 1,186 6.7 61,675 6.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.06 7.6 885 4.6 46,031 4.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.63 7.3 734 7.3 37,228 7.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.29 3.5 604 3.9 30,174 3.9 Legal occupations................................................... 52.17 9.4 2,162 13.3 112,439 13.3 Lawyers........................................................... 66.20 4.7 2,845 5.9 147,942 5.9 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 28.00 2.1 1,086 2.3 56,477 2.3 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 27.23 15.1 1,081 15.6 56,230 15.6 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 28.07 15.4 1,123 15.4 58,395 15.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.44 6.4 955 6.4 44,790 6.4 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 46.63 7.9 1,817 7.5 81,884 7.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 47.42 7.6 1,888 7.8 73,513 7.8 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 51.51 25.8 2,059 25.8 105,852 25.8 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 63.39 26.1 2,536 26.1 130,394 26.1 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.24 2.2 1,399 4.0 55,768 4.0 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 38.60 5.6 1,444 1.4 60,293 1.4 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 35.57 6.4 1,391 6.8 66,001 6.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 18.00 8.7 704 8.8 32,681 8.8 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.39 8.0 528 8.5 26,155 8.5 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.92 9.3 511 9.8 25,195 9.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.50 5.2 1,042 6.8 41,726 6.8 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.94 6.0 974 8.0 40,535 8.0 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.46 5.6 1,176 6.6 43,813 6.6 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.63 7.7 1,302 7.7 52,847 7.7 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.08 7.3 1,319 7.3 53,202 7.3 Special education teachers...................................... 25.54 25.1 950 27.7 40,016 27.7 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 31.03 15.4 1,238 15.6 62,768 15.6 Librarians........................................................ 34.58 5.4 1,357 4.5 70,364 4.5 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.76 2.4 427 2.5 20,885 2.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.52 11.8 1,228 11.2 63,625 11.2 Artists and related workers....................................... 21.29 5.8 849 5.8 44,123 5.8 Designers......................................................... 26.12 8.0 1,033 7.3 53,728 7.3 Graphic designers............................................... 23.32 9.6 929 9.7 48,314 9.7 Interior designers.............................................. 27.90 5.8 1,072 3.5 55,732 3.5 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 49.14 7.0 2,068 10.5 107,515 10.5 Producers and directors......................................... 49.14 7.0 2,068 10.5 107,515 10.5 Public relations specialists...................................... 26.13 7.9 1,028 9.2 53,449 9.2 Writers and editors............................................... 31.20 6.4 1,234 6.1 62,188 6.1 Technical writers............................................... 36.86 2.7 1,446 2.8 75,185 2.8 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 33.14 19.2 1,460 21.9 75,942 21.9 Photographers..................................................... 15.29 29.3 636 33.0 33,065 33.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.67 2.3 1,278 2.0 66,437 2.0 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 28.26 6.3 1,129 7.2 58,701 7.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.09 1.3 2,038 1.2 105,992 1.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 63.22 8.2 2,537 8.3 131,908 8.3 Physician assistants.............................................. 44.97 18.3 1,799 18.3 93,535 18.3 Registered nurses................................................. 36.87 2.2 1,433 2.2 74,509 2.2 Therapists........................................................ 36.70 8.5 1,453 8.5 75,329 8.5 Occupational therapists......................................... 41.06 14.5 1,642 14.5 85,408 14.5 Physical therapists............................................. 39.69 12.7 1,577 12.9 81,998 12.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.83 1.8 1,072 3.2 55,754 3.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.87 8.5 912 8.5 47,410 8.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 32.97 4.4 1,314 4.4 68,330 4.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.83 3.6 751 3.5 39,027 3.5 Dental hygienists................................................. 36.75 11.0 1,177 10.9 61,227 10.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.10 6.3 1,163 6.3 60,475 6.3 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 32.06 8.9 1,282 8.9 66,683 8.9 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.31 7.4 1,131 7.4 58,834 7.4 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.52 4.4 660 4.4 34,314 4.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.00 3.3 741 3.8 38,548 3.8 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 17.18 5.1 668 6.1 34,717 6.1 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.03 2.8 864 2.2 44,948 2.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.33 1.8 834 2.3 43,377 2.3 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.45 4.9 578 4.9 30,056 4.9 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 19.64 11.5 773 11.9 40,180 11.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.08 3.2 546 3.2 28,365 3.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.61 4.1 453 4.4 23,551 4.4 Home health aides............................................... 10.23 10.0 386 10.8 20,070 10.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.65 3.9 455 4.3 23,642 4.3 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.00 6.4 520 6.4 27,033 6.4 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 18.63 2.5 745 2.5 38,745 2.5 Occupational therapist aides.................................... 18.63 2.5 745 2.5 38,745 2.5 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 16.57 28.6 663 28.6 34,470 28.6 Physical therapist assistants................................... 31.04 28.2 1,242 28.2 64,567 28.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.90 2.3 611 1.1 31,765 1.1 Dental assistants............................................... 18.10 4.9 646 5.1 33,614 5.1 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.69 4.8 578 4.2 30,061 4.2 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 19.74 10.6 789 10.6 41,053 10.6 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 17.31 4.4 692 4.4 36,001 4.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.68 6.1 503 6.4 26,138 6.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.28 7.2 487 7.5 25,306 7.5 Security guards................................................. 12.28 7.2 487 7.5 25,306 7.5 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.44 7.1 468 9.3 24,201 9.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.77 1.9 415 2.0 21,504 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.07 4.6 697 5.1 35,911 5.1 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 20.39 4.9 829 5.7 41,982 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.37 5.2 669 5.8 34,591 5.8 Cooks............................................................. 11.68 2.2 456 2.4 23,675 2.4 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.06 4.7 345 5.9 17,920 5.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.21 6.7 528 6.7 27,349 6.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.78 3.4 458 3.5 23,809 3.5 Cooks, short order.............................................. 10.79 8.7 422 8.1 21,946 8.1 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.21 6.6 402 6.7 20,904 6.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.13 1.0 300 1.0 15,511 1.0 Bartenders...................................................... 8.79 4.3 320 5.7 16,635 5.7 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.79 2.0 286 2.6 14,695 2.6 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.35 2.2 318 4.5 16,541 4.5 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.39 1.8 363 2.2 18,859 2.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.39 3.3 365 3.8 18,998 3.8 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.38 6.1 354 8.4 18,389 8.4 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.10 6.7 402 6.6 20,889 6.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.56 4.4 371 4.3 19,278 4.3 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 11.00 9.0 356 15.0 18,529 15.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.37 1.7 487 2.2 25,241 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.04 6.5 691 5.4 35,931 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.79 6.7 682 5.6 35,480 5.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.57 4.2 455 4.7 23,592 4.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.13 4.7 482 4.9 25,011 4.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.09 2.7 387 2.6 20,008 2.6 Pest control workers.............................................. 16.58 10.9 656 9.0 34,106 9.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.78 6.0 496 5.6 25,772 5.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.59 6.6 494 5.9 25,705 5.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.35 4.1 484 4.2 24,427 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.60 2.8 696 2.9 35,258 2.9 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.63 2.4 309 5.2 16,080 5.2 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 9.66 4.7 378 5.7 18,741 5.7 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.44 6.2 378 6.2 18,221 6.2 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 11.03 16.6 394 16.4 20,508 16.4 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 11.03 16.6 394 16.4 20,508 16.4 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.68 11.4 422 11.3 21,960 11.3 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 9.36 11.9 373 12.0 19,410 12.0 Concierges...................................................... 11.89 19.3 466 19.1 24,244 19.1 Tour and travel guides............................................ 13.63 13.5 405 24.0 9,615 24.0 Tour guides and escorts......................................... 13.63 13.5 405 24.0 9,615 24.0 Transportation attendants......................................... 26.90 11.7 632 7.9 32,687 7.9 Flight attendants............................................... 32.13 10.4 641 9.3 33,313 9.3 Child care workers................................................ 11.31 5.6 443 5.7 22,449 5.7 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.38 3.1 406 2.4 21,095 2.4 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 18.11 11.8 701 12.2 36,436 12.2 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 20.72 5.2 798 6.6 41,472 6.6 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.68 15.4 534 15.4 27,764 15.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.70 3.0 906 2.8 47,104 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.32 5.2 1,051 6.2 54,634 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 22.92 6.2 957 7.6 49,743 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 34.54 5.7 1,401 5.3 72,850 5.3 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.00 4.4 591 4.6 30,754 4.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.07 3.2 473 3.0 24,611 3.0 Cashiers...................................................... 12.08 3.2 474 3.1 24,624 3.1 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.17 5.8 606 5.8 31,488 5.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.52 5.9 501 5.9 26,035 5.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.05 5.3 679 5.7 35,333 5.7 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.63 5.7 656 6.1 34,104 6.1 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 25.65 16.0 999 14.7 51,944 14.7 Insurance sales agents............................................ 38.89 22.5 1,549 22.1 80,527 22.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 67.41 27.8 2,696 27.8 140,198 27.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.15 5.3 1,224 5.0 63,666 5.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 36.84 5.4 1,476 5.4 76,734 5.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.32 8.5 1,116 8.1 58,031 8.1 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 17.92 12.6 712 12.4 37,015 12.4 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 17.92 12.6 712 12.4 37,015 12.4 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 43.91 35.8 1,756 35.8 91,326 35.8 Real estate sales agents........................................ 43.91 35.8 1,756 35.8 91,326 35.8 Sales engineers................................................... 38.70 16.2 1,561 16.5 81,170 16.5 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 26.06 26.3 1,032 26.5 53,684 26.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.50 1.5 695 1.6 36,016 1.6 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.42 2.6 977 2.5 50,750 2.5 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 12.74 7.2 509 7.2 26,474 7.2 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.64 1.6 663 1.5 34,486 1.5 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.19 11.3 727 11.3 37,826 11.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.11 4.6 641 4.5 33,342 4.5 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.06 2.5 681 2.5 35,430 2.5 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.09 4.1 683 4.1 35,538 4.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.01 10.7 643 7.9 33,449 7.9 Tellers......................................................... 13.72 1.9 547 2.1 28,454 2.1 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.91 4.4 796 4.4 41,412 4.4 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 16.19 10.2 648 10.2 33,676 10.2 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.35 4.9 731 4.9 38,034 4.9 File clerks....................................................... 14.81 5.0 588 4.9 30,597 4.9 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.50 4.5 409 5.7 21,250 5.7 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.90 10.6 672 10.7 34,945 10.7 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 16.35 2.6 653 2.7 33,823 2.7 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.63 7.2 663 7.2 34,477 7.2 Order clerks...................................................... 17.14 5.3 684 5.1 35,568 5.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.02 4.0 756 3.9 39,322 3.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.09 3.1 558 3.0 28,980 3.0 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.80 8.1 632 8.1 32,870 8.1 Couriers and messengers........................................... 12.47 3.5 499 3.5 25,933 3.5 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.71 10.8 701 10.2 36,465 10.2 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.72 11.1 701 10.5 36,465 10.5 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 23.75 9.4 950 9.4 49,409 9.4 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 23.70 4.6 951 4.5 49,474 4.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.56 2.1 582 2.1 30,256 2.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.47 6.1 536 6.0 27,895 6.0 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 15.02 13.0 601 13.0 31,239 13.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.24 3.3 827 2.8 42,234 2.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.86 1.4 951 1.4 49,477 1.4 Legal secretaries............................................... 25.62 9.3 992 8.3 51,587 8.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.75 9.0 627 8.6 32,446 8.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.68 6.1 680 3.4 33,558 3.4 Computer operators................................................ 20.24 6.8 808 6.8 42,038 6.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.03 7.3 598 7.1 31,113 7.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.38 3.0 533 2.9 27,723 2.9 Word processors and typists..................................... 19.14 11.4 759 11.1 39,475 11.1 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.59 5.5 695 5.7 36,139 5.7 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.19 11.4 445 11.4 23,121 11.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.75 3.2 626 2.9 32,518 2.9 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 14.73 14.2 584 13.9 30,390 13.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.58 30.1 455 30.0 17,346 30.0 Graders and sorters, agricultural products........................ 9.53 9.1 352 13.9 15,072 13.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.21 3.2 921 3.0 47,006 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 34.44 2.8 1,381 3.0 71,137 3.0 Carpenters........................................................ 23.20 4.7 928 4.7 47,442 4.7 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 21.20 28.3 833 29.6 43,331 29.6 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 24.33 5.2 973 5.2 47,123 5.2 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 24.33 5.2 973 5.2 47,123 5.2 Construction laborers............................................. 18.26 6.8 707 6.0 35,673 6.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 24.58 8.6 978 8.2 47,374 8.2 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 26.42 9.8 1,057 9.8 52,099 9.8 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 19.81 12.3 792 12.3 40,513 12.3 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 19.36 14.0 774 13.9 39,557 13.9 Tapers.......................................................... 21.32 16.0 853 16.0 43,732 16.0 Electricians...................................................... 26.22 4.9 1,049 4.9 54,516 4.9 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 20.15 13.5 779 16.9 40,523 16.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 20.15 13.5 779 16.9 40,523 16.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.27 3.9 1,131 3.9 58,808 3.9 Pipelayers...................................................... 29.94 8.3 1,198 8.3 62,278 8.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.07 4.8 1,123 4.8 58,378 4.8 Roofers........................................................... 23.54 10.3 938 10.7 44,939 10.7 Sheet metal workers............................................... 24.16 31.4 911 35.3 47,368 35.3 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 26.06 7.5 1,042 7.5 54,196 7.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.72 3.8 629 3.8 32,550 3.8 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 31.24 10.8 1,261 12.4 65,588 12.4 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 16.94 10.3 678 10.3 34,409 10.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.93 2.5 879 2.6 45,561 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.13 6.5 1,089 6.8 56,631 6.8 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 16.36 35.8 654 35.9 34,013 35.9 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.17 8.3 1,047 8.3 54,440 8.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.17 8.3 1,047 8.3 54,440 8.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 26.07 5.4 1,043 5.4 54,147 5.4 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 26.80 14.3 1,072 14.3 55,481 14.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 28.19 1.6 1,127 1.6 58,630 1.6 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.57 3.4 783 3.5 40,708 3.5 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.71 8.5 708 8.5 36,835 8.5 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.74 4.6 790 4.7 41,062 4.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.92 5.6 874 5.8 45,445 5.8 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 21.26 7.7 850 7.7 44,210 7.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 21.79 7.6 871 7.6 45,314 7.6 Rail car repairers.............................................. 26.48 1.2 1,059 1.2 55,088 1.2 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 11.69 3.6 468 3.6 24,316 3.6 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 11.66 3.8 466 3.8 24,245 3.8 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 25.33 2.8 1,013 2.8 52,695 2.8 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 25.33 2.8 1,013 2.8 52,695 2.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 25.45 11.9 1,074 14.8 55,830 14.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.47 4.4 857 4.6 43,918 4.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.44 3.6 936 3.6 48,696 3.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.27 4.2 807 4.2 40,398 4.2 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.84 15.1 833 15.1 43,337 15.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.14 3.9 1,125 3.9 58,523 3.9 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 35.72 7.1 1,429 7.1 74,294 7.1 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 26.96 8.2 1,078 8.2 56,074 8.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.55 5.9 622 5.9 32,245 5.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.14 4.8 486 4.8 25,103 4.8 Production occupations.............................................. 16.10 2.0 640 2.1 33,128 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.00 4.7 1,049 4.9 54,523 4.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.70 7.0 544 7.6 28,294 7.6 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.31 7.0 528 7.7 27,447 7.7 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 15.32 15.5 613 15.5 31,866 15.5 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.53 6.1 581 6.1 30,226 6.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.45 4.7 578 4.6 29,999 4.6 Team assemblers................................................. 11.62 12.5 465 12.5 24,164 12.5 Bakers............................................................ 11.46 5.3 453 5.6 23,556 5.6 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.50 5.7 736 5.7 38,287 5.7 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 19.57 4.0 778 4.0 40,445 4.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.41 5.8 456 5.8 23,590 5.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 10.58 7.4 422 7.5 21,797 7.5 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.05 11.2 722 11.2 37,534 11.2 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.64 12.8 705 12.8 36,681 12.8 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.62 11.3 585 11.3 30,411 11.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.37 6.5 531 5.8 27,630 5.8 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.76 4.2 579 5.4 30,123 5.4 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 11.66 8.5 466 8.5 24,250 8.5 Machinists........................................................ 22.66 3.1 906 3.1 47,134 3.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.00 20.8 503 27.6 26,167 27.6 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.56 25.0 480 32.5 24,935 32.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.93 4.2 557 4.2 28,970 4.2 Tool and die makers............................................... 23.79 6.2 951 6.2 49,473 6.2 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.12 4.6 765 4.6 39,776 4.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.14 6.3 765 6.3 39,805 6.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 19.01 16.7 761 16.7 39,548 16.7 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.49 10.7 739 10.7 38,453 10.7 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 18.65 14.1 746 14.1 38,797 14.1 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 14.19 19.7 499 21.1 25,353 21.1 Printers.......................................................... 17.80 5.0 707 5.0 36,732 5.0 Job printers.................................................... 17.00 11.7 672 11.9 34,949 11.9 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 18.21 11.8 719 12.3 37,363 12.3 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.88 3.7 714 3.7 37,084 3.7 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.82 4.8 387 4.8 20,144 4.8 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 8.54 8.6 334 8.2 17,384 8.2 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 10.41 5.4 416 5.4 21,643 5.4 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders......... 10.43 5.7 417 5.7 21,704 5.7 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 15.17 26.4 607 26.4 31,562 26.4 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 13.48 5.2 539 5.2 28,029 5.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.61 7.9 504 7.9 26,166 7.9 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 13.32 7.4 533 7.4 27,605 7.4 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 11.20 10.7 448 10.7 23,303 10.7 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 27.70 8.6 1,066 5.7 55,421 5.7 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 29.54 2.4 1,133 5.1 58,933 5.1 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 30.24 3.3 1,198 3.7 62,292 3.7 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.35 13.4 734 13.1 38,152 13.1 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 21.54 18.6 846 17.6 43,979 17.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.01 13.4 641 13.4 30,941 13.4 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.17 13.6 607 13.6 28,043 13.6 Cutting workers................................................... 12.84 12.3 488 7.8 24,638 7.8 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 12.93 12.9 491 8.1 24,730 8.1 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.03 19.2 641 19.2 33,349 19.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.86 3.2 625 4.1 32,204 4.1 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.23 10.0 527 9.7 26,970 9.7 Painting workers.................................................. 14.97 12.7 598 12.8 31,073 12.8 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.28 14.8 568 15.1 29,532 15.1 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 18.80 10.4 752 10.4 39,101 10.4 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators..... 21.26 9.2 806 7.8 41,013 7.8 Photographic process workers.................................... 26.63 6.8 970 4.6 49,421 4.6 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 15.11 11.6 604 11.6 31,392 11.6 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.42 8.1 533 7.8 27,643 7.8 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 20.36 8.9 797 11.0 41,432 11.0 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.04 2.8 401 2.8 20,867 2.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.17 2.9 641 3.0 33,067 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.47 8.8 819 8.9 42,608 8.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 27.43 9.5 1,100 9.5 57,193 9.5 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 113.30 9.7 2,357 8.8 122,539 8.8 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 115.09 9.5 2,373 8.8 123,398 8.8 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.99 3.6 586 2.8 29,222 2.8 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.03 3.7 587 3.0 30,186 3.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.98 3.5 722 4.0 37,325 4.0 Driver/sales workers............................................ 18.86 16.2 754 16.2 39,232 16.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.37 2.2 780 2.8 40,169 2.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.90 5.3 635 5.4 33,013 5.4 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.42 11.9 457 11.9 23,739 11.9 Locomotive engineers and operators................................ 36.50 6.2 1,460 6.2 75,913 6.2 Locomotive engineers............................................ 38.32 2.6 1,533 2.6 79,698 2.6 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators...................... 30.06 4.1 1,202 4.1 62,529 4.1 Parking lot attendants............................................ 9.05 13.4 362 13.4 18,827 13.4 Service station attendants........................................ 9.16 .8 365 1.1 18,985 1.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 32.90 5.1 1,308 5.5 68,004 5.5 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 24.02 5.6 961 5.6 49,954 5.6 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 23.63 6.8 945 6.8 49,149 6.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.54 2.9 580 2.8 30,165 2.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.05 1.7 479 1.5 24,602 1.5 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.49 2.2 460 2.2 23,765 2.2 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.97 1.5 516 1.4 26,612 1.4 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.89 5.2 390 4.8 19,567 4.8 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.