RSE Table 5 Full-time State and local government workers: 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........................................................... $26.40 0.8% $1,027 0.8% $48,151 0.8% Management occupations.............................................. 41.66 2.1 1,651 2.1 83,157 2.1 Chief executives.................................................. 58.13 8.8 2,330 8.1 120,835 8.1 General and operations managers................................... 40.30 4.6 1,613 4.7 83,775 4.7 Legislators....................................................... 27.90 13.8 953 16.5 49,547 16.5 Public relations managers......................................... 37.86 13.6 1,507 13.6 78,185 13.6 Administrative services managers.................................. 36.75 4.9 1,443 4.8 74,582 4.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 46.00 6.5 1,832 6.5 95,242 6.5 Financial managers................................................ 42.59 4.5 1,702 4.7 87,669 4.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 38.49 5.4 1,533 5.5 79,032 5.5 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 37.45 7.7 1,522 7.9 79,128 7.9 Training and development managers............................... 34.65 14.8 1,352 15.4 70,315 15.4 Purchasing managers............................................... 29.42 10.7 1,167 10.1 60,694 10.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 40.02 6.9 1,607 6.9 80,939 6.9 Construction managers............................................. 36.09 5.0 1,442 5.0 75,009 5.0 Education administrators.......................................... 45.23 2.8 1,794 2.9 85,655 2.9 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 26.40 8.9 1,056 8.9 52,010 8.9 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 47.95 2.3 1,898 2.6 88,000 2.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 42.09 7.7 1,678 7.8 86,225 7.8 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.61 5.8 2,060 5.8 107,104 5.8 Food service managers............................................. 26.90 9.6 1,059 9.5 52,854 9.5 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.90 18.5 1,855 18.7 96,461 18.7 Natural sciences managers......................................... 39.85 22.0 1,489 18.0 77,425 18.0 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.73 8.8 1,058 8.8 55,017 8.8 Social and community service managers............................. 35.00 4.0 1,390 4.0 72,292 4.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.27 2.4 1,035 2.3 53,765 2.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.60 4.6 1,064 4.6 55,330 4.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.23 4.6 1,049 4.6 54,568 4.6 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.08 3.2 1,105 3.2 57,439 3.2 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.08 3.2 1,105 3.2 57,439 3.2 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 23.16 5.0 905 5.2 47,081 5.2 Emergency management specialists.................................. 36.63 15.2 1,461 15.3 75,077 15.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.38 4.9 1,051 4.9 54,583 4.9 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.16 4.1 724 3.9 37,651 3.9 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.04 6.0 1,109 6.1 57,654 6.1 Training and development specialists............................ 27.84 9.0 1,113 8.9 57,653 8.9 Management analysts............................................... 27.04 4.3 1,078 4.1 56,048 4.1 Meeting and convention planners................................... 26.65 11.1 1,052 11.6 54,727 11.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.54 3.3 1,038 3.2 53,860 3.2 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 23.23 9.7 917 9.6 47,700 9.6 Budget analysts................................................... 28.28 3.5 1,124 3.4 58,330 3.4 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.56 8.2 1,053 8.4 54,780 8.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 29.36 11.1 1,173 11.1 60,987 11.1 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 23.23 8.0 914 7.6 47,542 7.6 Financial examiners............................................... 29.36 9.9 1,168 9.7 60,741 9.7 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 24.08 5.8 916 5.9 47,624 5.9 Loan counselors................................................. 24.08 5.8 916 5.9 47,624 5.9 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 22.47 9.2 881 8.8 45,789 8.8 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 22.53 9.2 883 8.8 45,911 8.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.97 2.7 1,145 2.4 58,859 2.4 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.89 5.6 1,230 5.6 63,963 5.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.75 12.4 1,300 9.8 67,453 9.8 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 30.99 14.0 1,275 11.1 66,149 11.1 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 35.28 4.3 1,411 4.3 73,392 4.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.71 2.4 940 2.4 48,087 2.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.16 3.9 1,302 3.7 67,390 3.7 Database administrators........................................... 30.71 5.7 1,198 5.6 61,797 5.6 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.59 3.6 1,170 3.6 59,241 3.6 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 29.50 6.7 1,162 6.6 60,253 6.6 Operations research analysts...................................... 28.09 6.2 1,076 7.8 55,928 7.8 Statisticians..................................................... 22.55 13.0 885 11.9 46,033 11.9 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.59 2.1 1,242 2.2 64,289 2.2 Architects, except naval.......................................... 37.36 6.7 1,454 8.3 75,598 8.3 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 38.61 7.7 1,490 10.2 77,470 10.2 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists................... 30.48 10.6 1,144 12.8 59,506 12.8 Surveyors....................................................... 35.12 14.2 1,247 20.2 64,850 20.2 Engineers......................................................... 36.02 2.5 1,411 3.0 72,769 3.0 Civil engineers................................................. 36.70 3.1 1,458 3.1 74,362 3.1 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.77 6.4 1,551 6.4 80,640 6.4 Electrical engineers.......................................... 35.35 5.8 1,414 5.8 73,528 5.8 Environmental engineers......................................... 34.29 6.1 1,339 5.6 69,604 5.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.29 14.7 1,487 14.7 77,327 14.7 Drafters.......................................................... 26.90 12.5 1,076 12.5 55,945 12.5 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.65 14.3 1,106 14.3 57,517 14.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.59 3.1 937 3.2 48,717 3.2 Civil engineering technicians................................... 22.15 3.0 881 3.0 45,805 3.0 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 29.44 9.3 1,178 9.3 61,240 9.3 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 21.93 7.7 873 7.8 45,414 7.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.70 2.7 1,126 2.6 56,132 2.6 Life scientists................................................... 25.34 5.2 1,003 5.1 50,593 5.1 Agricultural and food scientists................................ 18.98 14.6 760 14.8 39,110 14.8 Biological scientists........................................... 27.09 7.0 1,082 7.0 55,559 7.0 Zoologists and wildlife biologists............................ 25.33 4.4 1,013 4.4 52,669 4.4 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 27.43 6.4 1,054 5.5 54,628 5.5 Conservation scientists....................................... 25.97 5.2 993 4.0 51,670 4.0 Medical scientists.............................................. 25.57 5.9 1,020 6.0 49,643 6.0 Physical scientists............................................... 31.24 7.1 1,210 7.8 62,333 7.8 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 29.53 6.0 1,095 8.3 55,522 8.3 Chemists...................................................... 29.53 6.0 1,095 8.3 55,522 8.3 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 31.09 9.2 1,221 7.8 63,264 7.8 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 31.28 10.4 1,223 9.0 63,576 9.0 Psychologists..................................................... 39.19 5.0 1,497 4.3 64,367 4.3 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 39.04 5.1 1,491 4.4 63,729 4.4 Urban and regional planners....................................... 34.60 5.8 1,385 5.5 71,995 5.5 Agricultural and food science technicians......................... 15.69 18.8 629 18.8 32,169 18.8 Biological technicians............................................ 21.00 7.5 837 7.6 43,525 7.6 Chemical technicians.............................................. 22.23 5.9 889 5.9 46,248 5.9 Social science research assistants................................ 12.78 21.1 511 21.1 26,576 21.1 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 21.56 6.9 857 6.8 44,546 6.8 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health....................................................... 22.91 7.4 910 7.3 47,344 7.3 Forensic science technicians.................................... 27.73 8.2 1,099 8.1 57,147 8.1 Forest and conservation technicians............................. 19.31 12.5 772 12.5 40,149 12.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 25.83 2.2 1,004 2.0 49,209 2.0 Counselors........................................................ 31.67 3.4 1,223 3.1 55,371 3.1 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 27.95 13.3 1,114 13.3 57,524 13.3 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 36.38 3.9 1,380 3.4 58,036 3.4 Mental health counselors........................................ 21.96 7.6 872 7.2 45,071 7.2 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 23.36 4.5 932 4.8 48,475 4.8 Social workers.................................................... 24.51 5.5 950 5.2 47,586 5.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 26.16 7.7 1,010 7.6 49,316 7.6 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.45 4.2 808 3.7 41,832 3.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.86 7.3 860 7.3 44,481 7.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 21.96 4.1 861 3.8 44,489 3.8 Health educators................................................ 24.37 7.0 964 6.3 50,125 6.3 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 24.62 5.3 969 4.5 50,284 4.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 17.91 4.2 698 4.2 35,756 4.2 Legal occupations................................................... 35.54 6.2 1,373 6.0 71,406 6.0 Lawyers........................................................... 40.35 4.0 1,580 3.2 82,164 3.2 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 50.60 9.9 1,909 9.0 99,282 9.0 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers... 39.60 9.7 1,533 10.5 79,703 10.5 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates...................... 56.77 8.9 2,112 8.1 109,842 8.1 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.30 5.3 854 5.7 44,414 5.7 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 23.58 6.2 905 6.0 47,044 6.0 Court reporters................................................. 24.74 9.9 940 10.0 48,878 10.0 Law clerks...................................................... 25.35 9.4 970 9.0 50,463 9.0 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.74 1.3 1,327 1.3 51,699 1.3 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 49.88 5.1 1,944 5.3 79,849 5.3 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 63.35 7.3 2,519 7.8 98,357 7.8 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 46.76 8.0 1,794 7.9 70,237 7.9 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 60.58 16.5 2,352 16.2 92,140 16.2 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 42.32 5.3 1,618 5.2 63,321 5.2 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 54.11 14.1 2,113 15.4 81,343 15.4 Engineering teachers, postsecondary........................... 54.00 14.8 2,114 16.2 81,388 16.2 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 47.22 20.5 1,891 20.5 78,130 20.5 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 46.26 24.0 1,853 24.0 76,987 24.0 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 50.77 5.8 1,986 6.2 76,334 6.2 Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary.............................................. 70.61 9.8 2,815 10.7 103,847 10.7 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................. 50.57 6.6 1,963 7.2 75,411 7.2 Physics teachers, postsecondary............................... 47.51 11.6 1,893 11.6 72,790 11.6 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.39 6.4 1,963 5.9 78,795 5.9 Economics teachers, postsecondary............................. 63.26 12.7 2,382 14.6 93,895 14.6 Political science teachers, postsecondary..................... 40.27 9.0 1,698 13.4 75,992 13.4 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 41.60 4.7 1,732 2.4 70,824 2.4 Sociology teachers, postsecondary............................. 57.75 8.5 2,283 8.7 87,390 8.7 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 56.90 13.2 2,212 13.7 100,308 13.7 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 66.12 12.8 2,637 12.9 123,441 12.9 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 36.13 6.9 1,329 5.8 56,575 5.8 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 40.89 11.4 1,703 13.6 70,858 13.6 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 40.89 11.4 1,703 13.6 70,858 13.6 Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary.. 90.82 11.9 3,664 11.7 143,318 11.7 Law teachers, postsecondary................................... 100.24 8.9 4,063 8.8 159,649 8.8 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.74 4.0 1,889 3.8 73,473 3.8 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 48.87 7.7 1,969 7.2 78,040 7.2 Communications teachers, postsecondary........................ 40.27 5.6 1,543 4.9 52,499 4.9 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 43.27 7.0 1,679 6.5 64,577 6.5 Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 51.16 8.1 2,079 7.1 82,133 7.1 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 51.47 9.3 2,030 9.3 80,377 9.3 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 42.21 5.2 1,605 4.8 67,947 4.8 Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary........ 38.07 11.1 1,507 10.4 58,732 10.4 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 34.21 13.7 1,290 12.1 56,639 12.1 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.91 .7 1,403 .6 53,364 .6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 34.41 2.8 1,284 2.5 49,188 2.5 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 29.87 6.8 1,090 5.9 43,144 5.9 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 36.04 2.7 1,356 2.4 51,321 2.4 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.85 1.0 1,398 .9 53,088 .9 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.82 1.2 1,395 1.0 52,977 1.0 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.97 1.3 1,407 1.1 53,461 1.1 Secondary school teachers....................................... 38.22 1.3 1,421 1.2 53,964 1.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 38.28 1.4 1,424 1.2 53,931 1.2 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.50 3.4 1,376 2.9 54,369 2.9 Special education teachers...................................... 38.70 1.8 1,428 1.5 54,862 1.5 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 38.30 2.0 1,413 1.7 54,661 1.7 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 38.95 3.0 1,442 2.5 54,353 2.5 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 39.40 4.4 1,451 4.0 55,522 4.0 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 44.25 3.1 1,579 2.7 60,731 2.7 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 32.15 6.7 1,192 6.2 50,235 6.2 Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 35.67 10.0 1,344 9.3 52,252 9.3 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians...................... 27.06 15.0 1,072 15.1 55,750 15.1 Curators........................................................ 25.58 10.0 989 8.9 51,418 8.9 Librarians........................................................ 29.47 5.4 1,130 5.1 52,952 5.1 Library technicians............................................... 16.52 3.5 644 3.7 31,354 3.7 Farm and home management advisors................................. 20.64 6.3 907 5.8 47,164 5.8 Instructional coordinators........................................ 35.22 3.6 1,370 3.5 61,494 3.5 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.79 1.5 490 1.4 18,743 1.4 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.64 4.4 934 4.3 47,462 4.3 Designers......................................................... 31.18 13.1 1,212 13.3 63,045 13.3 Graphic designers............................................... 31.18 13.1 1,212 13.3 63,045 13.3 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 21.05 11.7 842 11.7 43,411 11.7 Producers and directors......................................... 21.05 11.7 842 11.7 43,411 11.7 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 29.55 15.6 1,184 13.5 56,120 13.5 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 29.55 15.6 1,184 13.5 56,120 13.5 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.28 7.5 1,005 7.2 52,268 7.2 Writers and editors............................................... 25.75 11.1 982 11.2 51,043 11.2 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 20.93 13.6 812 13.5 38,294 13.5 Interpreters and translators.................................... 21.43 19.3 823 19.1 37,090 19.1 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 19.93 2.6 795 2.4 41,331 2.4 Audio and video equipment technicians........................... 20.27 4.1 806 3.8 41,891 3.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.93 2.1 1,106 2.0 55,394 2.0 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.07 8.7 878 8.9 45,646 8.9 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.16 2.2 2,076 2.2 107,938 2.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 44.82 12.7 2,071 12.3 107,445 12.3 Family and general practitioners................................ – – 2,935 27.3 152,630 27.3 Psychiatrists................................................... 73.37 10.0 2,910 10.8 151,327 10.8 Registered nurses................................................. 31.68 2.3 1,224 2.2 61,154 2.2 Therapists........................................................ 36.14 3.9 1,363 3.3 59,509 3.3 Occupational therapists......................................... 39.43 4.3 1,436 4.0 61,883 4.0 Physical therapists............................................. 37.37 4.4 1,469 3.9 72,506 3.9 Recreational therapists......................................... 21.14 16.5 839 16.2 43,651 16.2 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 28.16 1.8 1,114 1.8 57,949 1.8 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 39.20 4.8 1,447 3.7 56,710 3.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.08 4.6 841 4.6 43,754 4.6 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.81 5.5 949 5.5 49,371 5.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.12 5.9 764 5.9 39,710 5.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.27 3.8 1,032 4.0 53,641 4.0 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 26.25 4.3 1,039 4.5 54,011 4.5 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 18.09 5.8 777 6.9 40,409 6.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.30 5.8 689 5.8 35,852 5.8 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.47 6.7 618 6.7 32,143 6.7 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 19.15 10.2 762 10.2 39,649 10.2 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.01 2.5 661 3.0 34,378 3.0 Veterinary technologists and technicians........................ 14.95 3.8 598 3.8 31,099 3.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.53 2.4 684 2.5 34,076 2.5 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.18 5.0 680 5.2 35,373 5.2 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.68 11.4 699 12.1 36,363 12.1 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 24.63 5.3 971 5.2 50,260 5.2 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 24.48 6.1 964 6.0 49,862 6.0 Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers....... 17.97 4.3 716 3.8 36,985 3.8 Athletic trainers............................................... 17.99 4.7 717 4.1 36,999 4.1 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.64 2.4 536 2.5 27,611 2.5 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.05 3.0 512 3.1 26,447 3.1 Home health aides............................................... 11.28 7.7 446 7.2 23,215 7.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.15 3.5 474 3.7 24,391 3.7 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.78 2.6 585 2.8 30,417 2.8 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 19.63 14.6 769 14.5 36,665 14.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.84 3.6 590 3.6 30,231 3.6 Dental assistants............................................... 16.33 7.4 653 7.4 33,974 7.4 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.49 3.7 574 3.4 29,603 3.4 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 16.42 12.7 657 12.7 34,158 12.7 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.55 17.4 582 17.4 30,272 17.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.45 1.5 1,014 1.6 52,337 1.6 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 35.01 2.4 1,405 2.3 73,047 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 27.93 5.9 1,125 5.8 58,510 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 37.10 2.4 1,487 2.3 77,319 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 28.38 3.8 1,355 3.9 70,483 3.9 Fire fighters..................................................... 21.68 3.3 1,065 2.9 55,392 2.9 Fire inspectors................................................... 26.28 6.1 998 9.5 51,904 9.5 Fire inspectors and investigators............................... 26.35 6.1 1,000 9.8 52,001 9.8 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.98 3.0 800 3.0 41,586 3.0 Bailiffs........................................................ 26.51 6.9 1,015 5.4 52,774 5.4 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 2.9 794 3.0 41,315 3.0 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 28.79 3.6 1,157 3.5 59,790 3.5 Fish and game wardens............................................. 24.76 4.9 989 5.0 51,414 5.0 Parking enforcement workers....................................... 15.85 9.5 634 9.5 32,963 9.5 Police officers................................................... 27.30 1.5 1,092 1.5 56,747 1.5 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.30 1.5 1,092 1.5 56,747 1.5 Animal control workers............................................ 13.64 7.6 545 7.3 28,331 7.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.45 3.9 645 4.1 31,351 4.1 Security guards................................................. 16.42 4.0 643 4.2 31,264 4.2 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 18.70 6.5 727 6.6 32,109 6.6 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 19.62 13.1 779 13.1 25,513 13.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.98 3.3 467 3.2 19,911 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.08 6.0 644 6.2 27,854 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.41 6.4 656 6.8 28,295 6.8 Cooks............................................................. 12.51 4.0 453 4.1 19,259 4.1 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.53 4.2 453 4.2 19,116 4.2 Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.00 4.6 426 5.2 17,946 5.2 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.78 9.1 314 10.7 14,737 10.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 11.18 8.1 396 8.1 16,024 8.1 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.86 3.6 397 4.4 15,936 4.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.90 4.2 403 5.2 16,261 5.2 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.72 6.7 377 7.5 14,855 7.5 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.64 9.5 506 9.5 24,990 9.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.41 6.7 360 10.5 18,708 10.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.81 2.2 588 2.1 29,878 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.90 3.3 867 3.2 44,840 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.51 3.9 849 3.9 43,863 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 23.13 7.1 924 7.1 48,023 7.1 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.94 2.7 554 2.6 28,360 2.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.06 2.8 558 2.8 28,581 2.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.42 3.8 453 3.8 23,567 3.8 Pest control workers.............................................. 15.32 12.4 613 12.4 31,870 12.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.98 3.9 637 3.8 30,889 3.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.67 5.4 624 5.2 30,739 5.2 Tree trimmers and pruners....................................... 21.31 9.3 847 9.0 44,034 9.0 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.84 4.3 569 4.7 26,952 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.31 11.3 685 10.8 35,626 10.8 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 18.99 4.0 759 4.0 38,549 4.0 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.58 6.0 318 8.3 16,527 8.3 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.89 4.7 257 7.9 13,360 7.9 Transportation attendants......................................... 12.74 13.8 377 13.2 14,646 13.2 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters...................................................... 12.74 13.8 377 13.2 14,646 13.2 Child care workers................................................ 14.48 4.9 536 4.7 23,287 4.7 Personal and home care aides...................................... 12.60 9.2 500 9.2 25,976 9.2 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 16.49 5.0 644 5.2 29,902 5.2 Recreation workers.............................................. 16.43 5.1 641 5.3 29,696 5.3 Residential advisors.............................................. 17.48 5.2 684 4.1 30,173 4.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.66 5.6 684 5.6 35,023 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.29 8.9 892 8.9 45,413 8.9 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 22.29 8.9 892 8.9 45,413 8.9 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.18 6.1 583 5.5 29,786 5.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 15.10 6.8 579 6.1 29,723 6.1 Cashiers...................................................... 15.55 6.6 601 5.2 30,811 5.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.53 1.1 685 1.1 34,715 1.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 20.80 4.3 814 4.0 42,320 4.0 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.68 11.2 581 11.0 30,214 11.0 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.02 1.8 705 1.7 36,357 1.7 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.26 6.9 609 6.8 31,654 6.8 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.12 6.0 637 5.9 33,113 5.9 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.40 2.0 717 1.9 36,954 1.9 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.22 3.5 754 3.5 38,376 3.5 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.04 10.6 712 10.1 37,010 10.1 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.44 3.3 678 2.8 35,281 2.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.32 3.6 649 3.7 33,724 3.7 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.82 2.5 705 2.4 36,519 2.4 File clerks....................................................... 15.51 4.6 615 4.7 31,334 4.7 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.17 5.2 524 5.2 27,235 5.2 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.56 4.3 548 5.0 25,585 5.0 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.49 4.5 732 4.4 37,917 4.4 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.03 3.3 585 3.3 30,072 3.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.01 4.1 760 4.1 39,387 4.1 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 18.20 3.5 727 3.4 37,811 3.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 22.76 11.8 910 11.8 46,482 11.8 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 16.12 9.9 645 9.9 33,527 9.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.06 10.9 722 10.9 37,560 10.9 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.97 8.0 627 8.6 32,594 8.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 16.43 5.6 650 5.7 33,689 5.7 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 16.71 3.5 668 3.5 34,760 3.5 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.60 1.6 727 1.5 36,507 1.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.26 2.3 796 2.2 41,163 2.2 Legal secretaries............................................... 20.49 7.0 794 5.9 41,299 5.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.48 4.5 602 5.2 31,308 5.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.31 3.1 675 2.9 32,929 2.9 Computer operators................................................ 14.14 12.6 557 11.4 28,980 11.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.54 2.4 638 2.1 32,548 2.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 16.27 5.7 620 4.4 31,159 4.4 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.68 2.5 647 2.5 33,291 2.5 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.41 6.4 720 5.9 37,448 5.9 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.62 6.5 524 4.9 27,227 4.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.13 1.8 627 1.9 31,046 1.9 Statistical assistants............................................ 21.54 5.6 810 9.4 42,101 9.4 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 20.02 6.8 797 6.9 41,471 6.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.05 2.3 797 2.2 41,279 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.50 4.6 980 4.6 50,758 4.6 Carpenters........................................................ 20.71 6.4 828 6.4 42,939 6.4 Construction laborers............................................. 16.39 11.2 655 11.2 33,069 11.2 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.26 3.3 689 3.3 35,850 3.3 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 15.74 9.2 630 9.2 32,746 9.2 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.45 3.4 697 3.4 36,225 3.4 Electricians...................................................... 27.13 4.8 1,083 4.8 56,322 4.8 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 24.15 17.6 921 14.1 47,870 14.1 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 24.15 17.6 921 14.1 47,870 14.1 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.26 8.0 847 7.9 44,027 7.9 Pipelayers...................................................... 13.68 4.7 547 4.7 28,445 4.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.83 8.2 908 8.2 47,238 8.2 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.14 8.0 641 7.5 32,324 7.5 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 23.74 2.6 940 2.6 48,867 2.6 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 17.64 2.3 702 2.3 36,364 2.3 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners..................... 19.37 10.5 775 10.5 40,296 10.5 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 20.89 10.4 836 10.4 43,450 10.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.80 1.7 869 1.6 45,055 1.6 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.40 4.0 1,094 3.9 56,607 3.9 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.38 7.4 1,035 8.3 53,825 8.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 27.13 6.0 1,085 6.0 56,421 6.0 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 25.21 9.3 1,008 9.3 52,435 9.3 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 28.34 11.0 1,134 11.0 58,949 11.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.60 3.7 820 3.7 42,525 3.7 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.35 3.8 809 3.7 42,095 3.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.25 4.0 890 4.0 46,221 4.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 23.25 6.5 927 6.5 48,183 6.5 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.39 8.3 891 8.3 46,349 8.3 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 18.00 6.6 720 6.6 37,436 6.6 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 18.00 6.6 720 6.6 37,436 6.6 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.26 9.8 965 9.8 49,404 9.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.82 2.8 789 2.6 40,904 2.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 27.46 8.2 1,097 8.2 57,053 8.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.10 3.0 760 2.8 39,388 2.8 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.87 7.0 1,073 7.0 55,812 7.0 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.29 7.1 1,092 7.1 56,771 7.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.01 5.9 800 5.9 41,517 5.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.17 7.4 607 7.4 31,369 7.4 Production occupations.............................................. 21.32 3.5 850 3.6 44,092 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.25 7.0 929 7.0 48,303 7.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 28.61 17.3 1,141 17.5 59,312 17.5 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 28.66 19.6 1,142 19.8 59,390 19.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.87 9.0 511 9.2 26,565 9.2 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 26.08 6.2 1,043 6.2 54,255 6.2 Power plant operators........................................... 26.33 6.6 1,053 6.6 54,765 6.6 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 27.65 10.8 1,103 10.6 56,881 10.6 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.17 2.9 766 2.9 39,818 2.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 19.90 9.9 782 10.1 40,664 10.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.12 9.2 565 9.2 29,368 9.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.21 3.1 708 4.0 32,773 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 24.84 5.3 991 5.3 51,539 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.39 13.3 875 13.3 44,232 13.3 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.53 2.1 624 3.8 26,017 3.8 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 22.56 2.6 900 2.6 46,681 2.6 Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.46 3.3 513 5.1 19,847 5.1 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.38 3.6 728 3.8 37,212 3.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.68 4.4 741 4.6 37,740 4.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.29 4.5 678 5.5 35,267 5.5 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 12.86 8.3 498 5.9 25,911 5.9 Subway and streetcar operators.................................... 26.03 4.6 1,041 4.6 54,151 4.6 Transportation inspectors......................................... 28.71 1.4 1,138 1.8 59,197 1.8 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.41 7.2 689 8.1 35,812 8.1 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.41 7.2 689 8.1 35,812 8.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.15 8.1 686 8.1 35,284 8.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.48 13.2 538 13.1 27,734 13.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.24 13.9 528 13.8 27,210 13.8 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 19.66 13.3 782 13.6 40,014 13.6 1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.