Table 7 Full-time(1) local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $26.15 $23.22 $1,010 $921 38.6 $46,034 $43,456 1,760 Management occupations.............................................. 41.94 40.66 1,664 1,620 39.7 82,763 78,498 1,973 Chief executives.................................................. 56.60 50.07 2,269 2,118 40.1 117,681 110,130 2,079 General and operations managers................................... 39.84 34.37 1,611 1,414 40.4 83,614 73,528 2,099 Legislators....................................................... 26.61 27.69 880 638 33.1 45,759 33,170 1,720 Public relations managers......................................... 38.40 32.97 1,534 1,319 40.0 79,548 68,578 2,072 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.44 35.78 1,491 1,423 39.8 76,529 69,222 2,044 Computer and information systems managers......................... 49.10 44.58 1,957 1,813 39.9 101,782 94,263 2,073 Financial managers................................................ 41.51 41.31 1,651 1,623 39.8 84,980 83,903 2,047 Human resources managers.......................................... 41.71 41.08 1,673 1,643 40.1 86,060 85,446 2,063 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 39.03 42.15 1,592 1,686 40.8 82,771 87,672 2,120 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 38.79 38.24 1,558 1,530 40.2 78,368 73,723 2,020 Construction managers............................................. 36.43 38.02 1,459 1,521 40.0 75,845 79,080 2,082 Education administrators.......................................... 45.24 45.09 1,791 1,795 39.6 83,554 81,243 1,847 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 24.04 21.15 962 846 40.0 47,052 34,944 1,957 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 46.77 46.34 1,852 1,831 39.6 85,552 82,376 1,829 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 43.51 38.94 1,713 1,780 39.4 86,743 90,318 1,994 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.42 54.07 2,057 2,163 40.0 106,954 112,466 2,080 Food service managers............................................. 23.51 19.95 918 798 39.1 45,100 41,490 1,918 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.70 36.51 1,709 1,404 40.0 88,883 72,998 2,082 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.39 24.45 1,006 962 39.6 52,336 50,003 2,062 Social and community service managers............................. 33.90 34.55 1,342 1,371 39.6 69,798 71,290 2,059 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.86 26.01 1,091 1,002 39.1 56,589 52,088 2,031 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.74 24.40 1,029 976 40.0 53,530 50,760 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.23 23.99 1,009 960 40.0 52,476 49,899 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.50 27.51 1,095 1,031 38.4 56,947 53,635 1,998 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.50 27.51 1,095 1,031 38.4 56,947 53,635 1,998 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 22.87 22.02 865 858 37.8 44,975 44,608 1,967 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.20 30.56 1,242 1,186 39.8 64,344 61,506 2,063 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.84 23.70 1,101 936 39.5 57,258 48,651 2,057 Training and development specialists............................ 32.87 31.63 1,314 1,269 40.0 67,671 65,790 2,059 Management analysts............................................... 31.18 32.13 1,238 1,285 39.7 64,378 66,805 2,065 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.11 24.98 1,054 977 38.9 54,585 50,798 2,014 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 22.19 20.00 875 800 39.4 45,479 41,600 2,050 Budget analysts................................................... 27.61 26.97 1,095 1,079 39.7 56,748 54,282 2,056 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.23 25.34 1,028 950 39.2 53,475 49,407 2,039 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 23.94 23.44 932 884 38.9 48,472 45,968 2,025 Loan counselors................................................. 23.94 23.44 932 884 38.9 48,472 45,968 2,025 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 24.82 22.61 993 904 40.0 51,623 47,027 2,080 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 24.82 22.61 993 904 40.0 51,623 47,027 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.25 28.13 1,147 1,102 39.2 58,147 56,405 1,988 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.61 23.61 1,105 944 40.0 57,435 49,113 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 33.75 34.39 1,350 1,376 40.0 69,821 71,531 2,069 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 33.91 34.48 1,356 1,379 40.0 70,123 71,718 2,068 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.87 23.82 944 943 39.5 47,170 44,899 1,976 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.51 35.41 1,421 1,416 38.9 73,362 73,644 2,010 Database administrators........................................... 28.90 29.15 1,117 1,093 38.6 56,921 56,839 1,969 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.99 26.97 1,142 1,063 39.4 57,015 54,392 1,967 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.83 29.90 1,192 1,175 38.7 61,590 61,110 1,998 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.91 28.94 1,216 1,146 39.3 62,672 59,164 2,028 Architects, except naval.......................................... 38.25 39.27 1,530 1,571 40.0 79,562 81,682 2,080 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists................... 27.61 24.19 1,024 968 37.1 53,273 50,317 1,929 Engineers......................................................... 35.11 34.49 1,369 1,350 39.0 70,019 70,008 1,994 Civil engineers................................................. 35.83 35.39 1,428 1,416 39.9 72,008 72,270 2,010 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 36.62 36.30 1,465 1,452 40.0 76,178 75,504 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 36.45 35.56 1,458 1,422 40.0 75,821 73,965 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 24.60 23.51 984 940 40.0 51,172 48,901 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 25.09 23.60 1,004 944 40.0 52,188 49,080 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.16 24.36 1,007 974 40.0 52,341 50,671 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 24.73 24.56 989 982 40.0 51,432 51,085 2,080 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 22.18 21.93 887 877 40.0 46,116 45,619 2,079 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.77 29.28 1,233 1,160 38.8 59,526 55,306 1,874 Life scientists................................................... 28.77 26.79 1,129 1,072 39.2 58,713 55,719 2,041 Biological scientists........................................... 31.71 29.26 1,263 1,072 39.8 65,687 55,719 2,071 Physical scientists............................................... 28.32 26.07 1,077 912 38.0 55,998 47,446 1,977 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 29.12 26.07 1,067 912 36.6 55,490 47,446 1,906 Chemists...................................................... 29.12 26.07 1,067 912 36.6 55,490 47,446 1,906 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 27.09 26.91 1,093 1,082 40.4 56,861 56,264 2,099 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 26.43 26.91 1,069 1,082 40.4 55,569 56,264 2,103 Psychologists..................................................... 40.76 39.99 1,542 1,511 37.8 62,981 61,720 1,545 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 40.76 39.99 1,542 1,511 37.8 62,981 61,720 1,545 Urban and regional planners....................................... 34.40 32.38 1,372 1,295 39.9 71,357 67,350 2,074 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 21.05 20.63 834 788 39.6 43,388 40,955 2,061 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health....................................................... 19.93 20.64 797 826 40.0 41,448 42,931 2,080 Forensic science technicians.................................... 26.12 25.64 1,032 1,010 39.5 53,664 52,539 2,055 Community and social services occupations........................... 28.43 24.78 1,094 987 38.5 51,031 49,070 1,795 Counselors........................................................ 34.61 33.29 1,316 1,296 38.0 55,945 54,895 1,616 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 18.51 17.80 732 712 39.6 37,182 35,298 2,008 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 39.74 37.78 1,489 1,469 37.5 59,247 57,583 1,491 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.37 18.96 807 758 39.6 41,561 39,426 2,040 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 23.84 24.16 965 1,004 40.5 50,179 52,227 2,105 Social workers.................................................... 26.89 22.77 1,030 876 38.3 49,696 44,827 1,848 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 30.20 24.79 1,146 980 38.0 52,850 47,986 1,750 Medical and public health social workers........................ 24.94 23.66 955 946 38.3 48,915 49,213 1,961 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.30 17.25 763 690 39.5 39,289 35,880 2,035 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 22.17 20.73 872 817 39.3 44,715 42,099 2,017 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 25.00 24.01 990 961 39.6 51,207 49,941 2,048 Social and human service assistants............................. 18.23 17.36 709 662 38.9 35,907 34,363 1,969 Legal occupations................................................... 30.01 26.46 1,166 1,030 38.8 60,615 53,539 2,020 Lawyers........................................................... 38.64 37.93 1,538 1,484 39.8 79,980 77,183 2,070 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 32.67 29.52 1,247 1,107 38.2 64,856 57,562 1,985 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 21.55 21.28 807 745 37.4 41,958 38,726 1,947 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 22.00 19.50 853 764 38.8 44,370 39,749 2,017 Court reporters................................................. 22.59 18.89 861 716 38.1 44,793 37,253 1,983 Law clerks...................................................... 23.12 21.47 925 859 40.0 48,099 44,658 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.65 32.58 1,238 1,229 36.8 47,534 47,477 1,413 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 46.55 44.57 1,681 1,654 36.1 65,894 64,634 1,415 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 43.88 43.78 1,660 1,657 37.8 63,309 61,648 1,443 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 44.58 43.78 1,687 1,751 37.8 64,576 63,792 1,449 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 39.05 39.59 1,491 1,448 38.2 60,940 56,607 1,560 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 39.05 39.59 1,491 1,448 38.2 60,940 56,607 1,560 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 46.31 45.08 1,671 1,610 36.1 70,432 66,408 1,521 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 42.36 43.98 1,421 1,363 33.5 61,287 60,200 1,447 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 45.86 45.47 1,493 1,480 32.5 62,916 63,349 1,372 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.01 45.31 1,810 1,783 38.5 69,197 69,529 1,472 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 50.06 46.25 1,901 1,818 38.0 68,984 68,387 1,378 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 46.80 44.74 1,680 1,637 35.9 66,157 64,323 1,414 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 43.04 37.55 1,568 1,453 36.4 61,771 58,433 1,435 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.04 34.63 1,371 1,308 37.0 52,078 49,549 1,406 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 33.52 31.68 1,254 1,204 37.4 48,151 45,756 1,437 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 28.76 27.65 1,054 1,045 36.7 42,074 40,023 1,463 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 35.25 32.75 1,329 1,262 37.7 50,309 47,354 1,427 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.06 34.77 1,369 1,307 36.9 51,957 49,552 1,402 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.06 34.80 1,367 1,307 36.9 51,899 49,593 1,401 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.05 34.64 1,373 1,308 37.1 52,143 49,438 1,408 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.14 34.59 1,382 1,313 37.2 52,395 49,802 1,411 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.20 34.56 1,386 1,315 37.3 52,364 49,626 1,408 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 36.44 34.62 1,337 1,306 36.7 52,789 51,133 1,449 Special education teachers...................................... 38.07 35.11 1,400 1,327 36.8 53,474 50,427 1,405 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 38.03 35.35 1,397 1,330 36.7 53,313 50,373 1,402 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 37.93 34.88 1,404 1,308 37.0 53,780 50,739 1,418 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 38.23 35.23 1,402 1,315 36.7 53,636 50,427 1,403 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 43.55 42.33 1,540 1,494 35.4 58,639 56,707 1,346 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 32.08 28.84 1,169 1,060 36.4 46,678 41,916 1,455 Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 36.55 32.90 1,386 1,294 37.9 53,107 49,164 1,453 Librarians........................................................ 29.49 28.40 1,125 1,088 38.1 51,705 50,754 1,753 Library technicians............................................... 16.33 15.31 632 571 38.7 30,107 28,392 1,843 Instructional coordinators........................................ 36.62 34.76 1,408 1,364 38.5 59,711 56,311 1,631 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.42 12.55 477 455 35.5 18,200 17,309 1,356 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.44 23.62 992 944 39.0 49,706 46,975 1,954 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.85 25.06 1,032 1,002 39.9 53,659 52,129 2,076 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 25.91 24.60 982 973 37.9 41,678 37,942 1,608 Interpreters and translators.................................... 25.91 24.60 982 973 37.9 41,678 37,942 1,608 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 20.38 21.70 810 868 39.7 42,121 45,136 2,067 Audio and video equipment technicians........................... 20.97 22.32 830 893 39.6 43,146 46,417 2,058 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.34 25.23 1,107 1,000 39.1 54,257 49,442 1,914 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 23.46 25.00 931 1,000 39.7 48,423 52,000 2,064 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.12 51.67 2,037 2,067 39.8 105,922 107,474 2,072 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 57.30 38.31 2,434 2,539 42.5 126,559 132,018 2,209 Family and general practitioners................................ 83.13 91.35 3,262 3,654 39.2 169,626 190,008 2,040 Registered nurses................................................. 31.19 28.58 1,191 1,088 38.2 58,315 53,502 1,870 Therapists........................................................ 36.24 34.00 1,355 1,287 37.4 57,390 56,717 1,583 Occupational therapists......................................... 40.13 36.25 1,417 1,390 35.3 57,960 57,585 1,444 Physical therapists............................................. 36.66 35.75 1,434 1,359 39.1 69,805 70,200 1,904 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.47 27.27 1,087 1,091 39.6 56,533 56,713 2,058 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 39.05 37.62 1,439 1,392 36.8 55,176 54,174 1,413 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.70 20.62 787 825 39.9 40,902 42,890 2,076 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.41 21.86 891 874 39.8 46,340 45,469 2,068 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.40 19.00 736 760 40.0 38,273 39,520 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.21 24.80 986 968 39.1 51,289 50,336 2,035 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.99 24.55 987 968 39.5 51,301 50,336 2,053 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.31 16.94 745 705 43.0 38,731 36,666 2,237 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.08 14.70 637 586 39.6 33,138 30,472 2,061 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.61 13.75 585 550 40.0 30,396 28,608 2,080 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.72 16.56 647 615 38.7 33,644 31,955 2,012 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.06 16.28 659 643 38.6 31,815 31,870 1,864 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.33 16.34 645 630 39.5 33,542 32,760 2,054 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 26.14 27.17 1,033 1,087 39.5 53,103 54,933 2,032 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 26.73 27.86 1,054 1,093 39.4 54,125 56,514 2,025 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.69 11.52 496 452 39.1 25,265 23,269 1,991 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.47 10.87 446 430 38.9 22,881 21,507 1,994 Home health aides............................................... 11.79 9.98 465 430 39.4 24,169 22,360 2,050 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.48 10.91 445 431 38.8 22,809 21,590 1,987 Psychiatric aides............................................... 10.94 10.00 435 398 39.7 22,598 20,717 2,066 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.47 13.46 574 538 39.7 29,156 27,206 2,015 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.38 14.07 572 563 39.8 29,289 29,266 2,036 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 11.53 10.72 461 429 40.0 23,989 22,298 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.36 22.76 1,026 982 42.1 52,841 50,669 2,169 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 34.01 33.07 1,370 1,348 40.3 71,226 70,117 2,094 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 24.62 25.64 1,006 1,026 40.9 52,308 53,337 2,125 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 35.56 35.15 1,429 1,406 40.2 74,305 73,118 2,089 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 27.50 26.56 1,325 1,251 48.2 68,912 65,052 2,506 Fire fighters..................................................... 20.86 20.38 1,032 999 49.4 53,639 51,942 2,571 Fire inspectors................................................... 25.03 21.42 952 777 38.0 49,488 40,414 1,977 Fire inspectors and investigators............................... 25.03 21.42 952 777 38.0 49,488 40,414 1,977 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.39 17.52 780 705 40.2 40,564 36,683 2,092 Bailiffs........................................................ 20.89 22.01 836 880 40.0 43,458 45,785 2,080 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.34 17.41 778 701 40.2 40,470 36,442 2,092 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 29.00 28.50 1,176 1,148 40.5 60,572 59,488 2,089 Parking enforcement workers....................................... 15.87 14.10 635 564 40.0 33,000 29,328 2,080 Police officers................................................... 26.26 25.58 1,051 1,026 40.0 54,558 53,269 2,077 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.26 25.58 1,051 1,026 40.0 54,558 53,269 2,077 Animal control workers............................................ 14.08 13.48 563 556 40.0 29,253 28,929 2,078 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.59 16.47 652 646 39.3 31,199 29,758 1,881 Security guards................................................. 16.57 16.54 651 646 39.3 31,114 29,758 1,878 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 18.45 18.46 714 735 38.7 30,586 34,393 1,658 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 18.69 19.74 747 789 40.0 23,363 5,911 1,250 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.38 11.14 439 395 35.4 18,095 15,690 1,462 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.73 16.38 625 592 37.3 26,542 25,439 1,586 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.06 16.69 636 592 37.3 26,910 25,439 1,577 Cooks............................................................. 11.52 10.77 410 395 35.6 16,831 15,164 1,461 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.51 10.81 408 394 35.4 16,591 14,648 1,441 Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.05 11.51 423 401 35.1 17,191 16,143 1,427 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.70 8.11 317 313 36.4 14,469 14,301 1,663 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 10.50 10.00 367 363 35.0 14,590 13,072 1,389 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.21 10.26 364 343 32.5 13,987 12,704 1,248 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.24 10.58 371 352 33.0 14,319 12,790 1,274 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.09 9.59 343 288 31.0 12,894 10,763 1,163 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.20 8.95 360 358 39.1 18,707 18,608 2,034 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.90 13.99 591 556 39.6 29,865 28,309 2,004 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.77 19.44 861 778 39.5 44,488 40,435 2,044 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 22.21 19.44 875 778 39.4 45,148 40,435 2,033 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 20.53 19.26 819 769 39.9 42,602 40,000 2,076 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.12 13.52 559 538 39.6 28,531 27,412 2,021 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.28 13.69 565 545 39.6 28,833 27,808 2,020 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.22 9.94 405 397 39.6 21,050 20,634 2,060 Pest control workers.............................................. 15.02 14.21 601 568 40.0 31,239 29,557 2,080 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.61 14.23 621 570 39.8 30,004 28,163 1,922 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.33 13.99 610 561 39.8 29,969 28,309 1,955 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.70 14.62 567 569 38.6 26,641 24,960 1,813 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 16.95 15.58 678 623 40.0 35,265 32,404 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 18.09 17.89 724 716 40.0 36,715 37,211 2,029 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.51 8.00 329 320 38.6 17,087 16,640 2,008 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.75 6.87 263 263 38.9 13,673 13,661 2,025 Transportation attendants......................................... 12.66 10.77 423 328 33.4 16,385 11,817 1,294 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters...................................................... 12.66 10.77 423 328 33.4 16,385 11,817 1,294 Child care workers................................................ 13.50 13.19 498 504 36.9 21,317 20,280 1,579 Personal and home care aides...................................... 11.85 11.38 463 455 39.1 24,070 23,664 2,032 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 16.17 15.42 636 600 39.3 29,421 30,405 1,820 Recreation workers.............................................. 16.16 15.37 635 590 39.3 29,301 30,405 1,813 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.15 15.59 656 584 38.3 33,228 29,869 1,937 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 26.00 26.63 1,040 1,065 40.0 51,704 50,059 1,989 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 26.00 26.63 1,040 1,065 40.0 51,704 50,059 1,989 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.25 14.28 542 546 38.0 27,413 28,368 1,924 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 14.14 14.28 535 546 37.8 27,260 28,368 1,928 Cashiers...................................................... 14.59 14.42 553 550 37.9 28,130 28,368 1,928 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.42 16.55 677 644 38.9 33,902 32,802 1,946 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.32 20.19 839 802 39.4 43,644 41,706 2,047 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.21 13.88 563 555 39.6 29,255 28,870 2,058 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.96 18.07 699 698 38.9 35,949 35,732 2,001 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.58 12.93 541 517 39.9 28,155 26,894 2,074 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.60 15.89 659 612 39.7 34,262 31,824 2,064 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.51 18.46 715 727 38.6 36,748 36,855 1,986 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.20 18.90 750 744 39.1 37,979 37,413 1,978 Procurement clerks.............................................. 19.08 18.07 750 723 39.3 39,005 37,586 2,044 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 16.36 15.79 640 620 39.1 33,295 32,240 2,035 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.47 15.25 619 610 40.0 32,183 31,720 2,080 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.80 17.42 701 694 39.4 36,222 35,632 2,035 File clerks....................................................... 15.17 14.21 600 568 39.5 30,435 28,434 2,006 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.96 11.95 518 478 40.0 26,950 24,856 2,080 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.09 13.48 527 513 37.4 24,295 23,215 1,725 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.19 20.09 765 814 39.8 39,533 42,349 2,060 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.05 14.31 586 572 39.0 30,135 29,765 2,002 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.69 16.99 747 678 40.0 38,720 34,527 2,071 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 17.95 16.46 718 658 40.0 37,320 34,237 2,079 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 22.04 20.60 882 824 40.0 44,924 41,452 2,038 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 15.77 16.17 631 647 40.0 32,791 33,634 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 17.00 13.53 674 541 39.7 34,985 28,147 2,059 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 16.93 16.92 666 677 39.4 34,520 35,189 2,039 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.45 17.11 717 673 38.9 35,456 33,455 1,921 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.90 20.00 814 792 39.0 41,945 40,082 2,007 Legal secretaries............................................... 20.41 19.98 803 779 39.3 41,755 40,518 2,046 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.30 14.64 593 578 38.7 30,830 30,077 2,015 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.19 15.93 667 637 38.8 32,058 30,942 1,865 Computer operators................................................ 17.52 16.83 666 671 38.0 34,657 34,902 1,978 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.69 16.15 636 633 38.1 31,996 31,333 1,917 Data entry keyers............................................... 16.57 16.28 626 644 37.8 30,788 29,078 1,858 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.76 16.15 642 633 38.3 32,747 32,893 1,953 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.10 13.26 502 517 38.3 26,083 26,900 1,991 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.18 15.91 622 605 38.4 29,938 29,892 1,850 Statistical assistants............................................ 20.85 20.60 784 824 37.6 40,755 42,846 1,954 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 20.45 21.37 818 855 40.0 42,532 44,445 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.60 17.89 779 717 39.8 40,363 37,149 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.59 22.25 943 890 40.0 48,771 46,280 2,068 Carpenters........................................................ 18.41 16.95 736 678 40.0 38,147 35,252 2,072 Construction laborers............................................. 16.92 14.65 677 586 40.0 34,100 29,120 2,015 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.74 15.30 669 612 40.0 34,777 31,751 2,078 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 15.32 11.97 606 479 39.6 31,526 24,900 2,057 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.90 15.51 676 620 40.0 35,148 32,261 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 25.53 23.98 1,021 959 40.0 53,116 49,878 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 30.84 35.00 1,120 1,225 36.3 58,226 63,700 1,888 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 30.84 35.00 1,120 1,225 36.3 58,226 63,700 1,888 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.33 19.82 849 793 39.8 44,138 41,226 2,069 Pipelayers...................................................... 13.46 13.91 538 556 40.0 27,988 28,933 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.91 22.58 950 899 39.7 49,384 46,756 2,065 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.80 15.96 625 638 39.5 31,075 33,193 1,966 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 22.88 21.85 904 865 39.5 47,030 45,003 2,056 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.12 15.66 644 626 40.0 33,492 32,573 2,078 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners..................... 19.09 16.54 764 662 40.0 39,705 34,403 2,080 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 21.18 22.67 847 907 40.0 44,054 47,154 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.53 19.90 859 794 39.9 44,590 41,267 2,071 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.01 28.13 1,120 1,125 40.0 58,222 58,510 2,079 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 26.96 25.48 1,078 1,019 40.0 56,070 52,998 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 24.57 24.34 983 974 40.0 51,109 50,627 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 28.59 26.30 1,144 1,052 40.0 59,468 54,704 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.36 19.48 774 779 40.0 40,134 40,518 2,073 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.93 19.48 757 779 40.0 39,347 40,518 2,079 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.85 21.27 874 851 40.0 45,418 44,233 2,078 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 23.17 21.90 912 858 39.4 47,417 44,618 2,046 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.45 20.71 881 777 39.2 45,793 40,385 2,040 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 17.50 16.62 700 665 40.0 36,405 34,578 2,080 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 17.50 16.62 700 665 40.0 36,405 34,578 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.50 22.43 975 890 39.8 50,611 45,573 2,066 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.89 18.93 791 755 39.8 41,034 39,241 2,063 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.55 26.99 1,061 1,080 39.9 55,148 56,139 2,077 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.13 18.48 761 736 39.8 39,427 38,185 2,061 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.67 26.55 1,027 1,062 40.0 53,393 55,224 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.83 26.55 1,033 1,062 40.0 53,731 55,224 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 19.17 18.16 767 726 40.0 39,791 37,648 2,076 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 14.70 13.35 588 534 40.0 30,413 27,766 2,069 Production occupations.............................................. 20.94 19.77 834 791 39.8 43,272 41,122 2,066 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.97 22.57 999 903 40.0 51,930 46,954 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 29.66 25.75 1,186 1,030 40.0 61,684 53,560 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 30.10 25.67 1,204 1,027 40.0 62,608 53,389 2,080 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.87 10.03 429 376 39.5 22,313 19,559 2,053 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 25.53 27.10 1,021 1,084 40.0 53,102 56,368 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 25.79 27.38 1,032 1,095 40.0 53,649 56,950 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 26.07 22.62 1,039 905 39.8 53,356 47,056 2,047 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 18.77 18.46 749 738 39.9 38,953 38,397 2,075 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.65 11.47 506 459 40.0 26,302 23,858 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.80 17.50 689 627 36.6 31,642 28,398 1,683 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 21.48 22.74 850 909 39.6 42,865 38,742 1,995 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.01 16.95 605 554 33.6 25,150 20,925 1,396 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 21.99 23.20 877 928 39.9 45,480 48,256 2,068 Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.10 15.18 503 463 31.2 19,443 17,276 1,208 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.88 16.24 708 648 39.6 36,163 33,696 2,022 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.06 16.42 716 654 39.7 36,451 33,696 2,019 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.19 15.95 673 635 39.1 34,982 33,030 2,035 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 12.76 12.16 494 482 38.7 25,697 25,061 2,014 Subway and streetcar operators.................................... 26.41 28.06 1,056 1,122 40.0 54,935 58,365 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.84 19.67 714 787 40.0 37,111 40,914 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.84 19.67 714 787 40.0 37,111 40,914 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.80 15.32 672 613 40.0 34,487 31,117 2,053 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 14.60 14.26 581 570 39.8 30,026 29,328 2,057 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.42 12.92 574 517 39.8 29,617 26,874 2,054 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 18.97 16.65 755 666 39.8 38,604 34,632 2,035 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.