RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $17.55 4.1% $701 4.0% $35,728 4.0% Management occupations.............................................. 36.15 5.4 1,485 5.1 76,931 5.1 General and operations managers................................... 46.52 8.1 2,045 9.3 106,252 9.3 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 40.64 15.3 1,739 17.3 90,438 17.3 Marketing managers.............................................. 36.39 24.0 1,498 27.2 77,892 27.2 Sales managers.................................................. 44.90 14.3 2,001 16.8 104,042 16.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.56 5.5 1,777 5.4 92,408 5.4 Financial managers................................................ 34.00 8.8 1,384 9.0 71,732 9.0 Industrial production managers.................................... 42.35 5.2 1,703 5.4 88,538 5.4 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 48.96 17.1 2,251 20.8 116,315 20.8 Construction managers............................................. 33.21 4.0 1,378 5.0 71,647 5.0 Education administrators.......................................... 25.08 19.5 983 18.3 49,647 18.3 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.72 3.9 1,553 2.9 74,125 2.9 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 32.07 10.6 1,220 9.2 62,479 9.2 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.16 7.1 2,354 6.3 122,432 6.3 Lodging managers.................................................. 17.39 10.0 696 10.0 36,180 10.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.20 10.4 1,123 10.9 58,389 10.9 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 23.18 26.2 927 26.2 48,223 26.2 Social and community service managers............................. 19.87 17.1 825 21.8 42,877 21.8 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.51 4.1 1,026 4.0 53,331 4.0 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.30 11.7 1,052 11.7 54,705 11.7 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.13 19.0 1,045 19.0 54,341 19.0 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 21.85 10.9 868 11.2 45,138 11.2 Cost estimators................................................... 23.40 9.5 958 7.3 49,841 7.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.64 7.0 953 6.8 49,457 6.8 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.16 3.7 707 5.6 36,788 5.6 Training and development specialists............................ 23.90 12.8 956 12.8 49,471 12.8 Management analysts............................................... 36.68 14.2 1,443 13.2 75,032 13.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.38 9.3 849 9.2 44,134 9.2 Credit analysts................................................... 23.92 6.6 957 6.6 49,753 6.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.78 4.3 1,018 4.6 52,916 4.6 Financial analysts.............................................. 26.20 4.4 1,039 4.2 54,036 4.2 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.39 12.0 1,056 12.0 54,895 12.0 Loan officers................................................... 28.10 12.5 1,124 12.5 58,456 12.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.75 3.9 1,283 4.0 66,520 4.0 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.58 8.8 1,110 8.9 57,746 8.9 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.18 3.8 1,785 5.9 92,805 5.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.49 8.0 1,780 8.0 92,548 8.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.52 7.7 1,787 11.6 92,941 11.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.61 9.1 934 9.4 47,446 9.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.62 8.3 1,263 8.2 65,699 8.2 Database administrators........................................... 32.05 11.6 1,280 11.6 65,969 11.6 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.48 2.9 1,151 3.1 59,860 3.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.10 11.2 1,396 14.3 72,585 14.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.73 11.1 1,201 10.7 62,069 10.7 Engineers......................................................... 37.25 8.1 1,524 6.9 78,227 6.9 Aerospace engineers............................................. 43.01 8.1 1,720 8.1 89,453 8.1 Civil engineers................................................. 30.25 7.1 1,263 6.2 60,459 6.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.45 18.6 1,215 15.1 63,181 15.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 28.45 18.6 1,215 15.1 63,181 15.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 47.62 13.1 1,944 14.0 101,064 14.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.85 4.2 1,357 3.8 70,553 3.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.22 4.8 1,290 6.6 67,068 6.6 Drafters.......................................................... 19.20 6.4 768 6.4 39,930 6.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.76 6.7 790 6.7 41,099 6.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.61 20.0 1,022 20.1 53,166 20.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.34 13.0 935 13.4 48,607 13.4 Life scientists................................................... 20.82 8.1 827 7.9 42,994 7.9 Physical scientists............................................... 31.74 21.4 1,276 21.4 66,358 21.4 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 25.23 7.7 1,020 7.3 53,059 7.3 Chemists...................................................... 25.23 7.7 1,020 7.3 53,059 7.3 Urban and regional planners....................................... 29.75 7.0 1,195 7.9 62,133 7.9 Chemical technicians.............................................. 23.51 5.0 913 3.9 47,466 3.9 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.82 14.7 1,032 12.9 53,663 12.9 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.26 4.4 756 4.1 38,369 4.1 Counselors........................................................ 22.29 8.6 878 7.8 43,526 7.8 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 29.36 16.6 1,111 15.0 52,665 15.0 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.16 7.9 735 3.4 38,230 3.4 Social workers.................................................... 18.08 7.6 711 7.2 36,363 7.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.51 6.3 722 4.8 36,410 4.8 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.92 3.6 653 3.8 33,790 3.8 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.51 2.6 646 3.2 33,576 3.2 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.86 14.7 614 15.0 31,065 15.0 Legal occupations................................................... 29.10 16.9 1,192 17.8 61,978 17.8 Lawyers........................................................... 41.83 10.9 1,767 10.8 91,898 10.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 25.50 7.8 980 7.8 38,941 7.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 42.60 21.2 1,632 21.3 64,867 21.3 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 33.70 5.0 1,316 6.9 51,664 6.9 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 34.27 4.0 1,336 6.3 51,731 6.3 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 30.04 6.4 1,191 6.4 49,983 6.4 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 29.09 12.6 1,060 8.6 46,604 8.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.38 6.6 1,015 6.5 39,705 6.5 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.26 28.0 522 27.6 24,100 27.6 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.71 5.2 1,072 5.8 39,718 5.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.91 3.2 1,068 2.8 40,301 2.8 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.93 2.9 1,065 2.5 40,142 2.5 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.84 5.7 1,076 4.8 40,717 4.8 Secondary school teachers....................................... 28.93 3.7 1,116 3.0 43,027 3.0 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.18 3.2 1,122 2.7 43,347 2.7 Special education teachers...................................... 29.20 6.1 1,111 5.8 44,170 5.8 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 29.67 7.2 1,135 6.6 45,812 6.6 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 24.26 8.1 936 8.0 39,407 8.0 Librarians........................................................ 19.98 29.9 787 29.3 38,547 29.3 Library technicians............................................... 14.25 10.6 537 10.2 23,859 10.2 Instructional coordinators........................................ 30.90 12.7 1,236 12.7 55,703 12.7 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.75 3.1 368 2.7 14,188 2.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.04 3.0 774 3.7 40,146 3.7 Designers......................................................... 18.00 21.3 720 20.5 37,442 20.5 Graphic designers............................................... 19.19 28.0 768 28.0 39,915 28.0 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.74 22.5 950 22.5 49,386 22.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 17.86 18.2 714 18.2 37,149 18.2 Public relations specialists...................................... 19.40 3.4 776 3.4 40,137 3.4 Writers and editors............................................... 19.50 5.3 851 10.1 44,247 10.1 Editors......................................................... 18.92 4.5 832 10.7 43,271 10.7 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 16.11 8.6 630 7.0 32,758 7.0 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 15.76 13.8 630 13.8 32,774 13.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.32 5.4 961 5.8 49,415 5.8 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.05 9.0 873 9.7 45,373 9.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.73 1.5 1,986 1.5 103,253 1.5 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 85.91 10.2 3,664 6.7 190,517 6.7 Registered nurses................................................. 26.81 1.9 1,054 2.7 54,631 2.7 Therapists........................................................ 24.89 8.0 971 8.0 48,257 8.0 Physical therapists............................................. 29.87 4.5 1,188 4.4 61,785 4.4 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 21.42 5.5 854 5.5 44,433 5.5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.61 4.0 817 3.4 42,488 3.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.36 4.4 854 4.4 44,423 4.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.33 8.2 755 7.3 39,268 7.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.66 9.9 900 10.0 46,809 10.0 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.44 5.0 890 5.2 46,259 5.2 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.42 3.0 531 3.4 27,598 3.4 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.12 7.2 520 7.8 27,062 7.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.15 3.5 637 4.1 31,948 4.1 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.20 14.8 568 14.8 29,530 14.8 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.48 17.7 618 17.7 32,128 17.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.36 2.7 410 2.6 21,184 2.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.36 2.8 369 2.8 19,079 2.8 Home health aides............................................... 8.91 13.1 356 13.1 18,537 13.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.46 1.7 372 2.0 19,192 2.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.01 10.9 360 10.8 18,702 10.8 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 20.67 14.3 811 12.7 37,714 12.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.70 6.7 465 6.9 24,136 6.9 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.42 9.1 416 9.0 21,634 9.0 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 12.08 17.4 481 17.5 24,995 17.5 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.28 4.8 530 4.9 27,561 4.9 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.98 7.5 533 8.1 27,352 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 19.13 13.6 763 13.4 39,680 13.4 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 14.10 16.8 564 16.8 29,329 16.8 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 24.24 6.6 965 6.4 50,154 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 18.40 10.3 954 8.6 48,998 8.6 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.55 6.7 573 11.5 29,794 11.5 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 12.23 11.5 491 11.6 25,558 11.6 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.15 11.1 488 11.2 25,395 11.2 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.30 10.7 932 10.5 48,483 10.5 Police officers................................................... 17.02 6.4 699 6.4 36,369 6.4 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.02 6.4 699 6.4 36,369 6.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.08 8.3 402 8.1 20,916 8.1 Security guards................................................. 9.97 8.6 398 8.5 20,696 8.5 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.57 1.0 423 1.0 11,822 1.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.85 5.8 305 4.8 15,129 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.72 10.0 524 11.8 24,376 11.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.72 10.1 524 12.0 24,347 12.0 Cooks............................................................. 9.42 6.3 363 7.4 17,774 7.4 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.27 8.5 348 7.5 15,917 7.5 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.68 8.6 419 10.6 21,802 10.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.76 9.8 345 10.9 14,940 10.9 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.40 12.4 212 13.2 10,998 13.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.21 13.2 205 13.8 10,640 13.8 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.24 21.2 228 15.4 11,233 15.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.05 4.2 300 5.5 14,085 5.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.82 5.5 298 6.6 14,626 6.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.82 4.9 304 11.1 12,707 11.1 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.54 26.8 252 27.3 12,526 27.3 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.29 2.5 331 2.5 17,236 2.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.51 4.7 418 4.9 21,605 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.29 10.2 694 10.1 36,036 10.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.29 11.5 692 11.5 35,959 11.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.08 6.4 360 6.3 18,615 6.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.61 5.9 381 5.9 19,665 5.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.16 1.8 324 1.1 16,813 1.1 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.70 6.6 426 6.6 21,917 6.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.62 7.3 424 7.4 21,787 7.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.59 7.4 342 6.6 17,732 6.6 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.22 0.0 578 0.0 30,063 0.0 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 12.19 15.7 488 15.7 25,351 15.7 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.25 0.0 250 0.0 12,999 0.0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.25 0.0 250 0.0 12,999 0.0 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 10.7 300 10.7 15,606 10.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.91 4.0 594 3.8 30,905 3.8 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.91 4.0 594 3.8 30,905 3.8 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.98 13.7 772 13.7 40,166 13.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.78 8.5 723 8.6 37,596 8.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.07 8.6 691 7.7 35,908 7.7 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 19.44 16.5 847 22.6 44,049 22.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.80 3.3 432 3.7 22,449 3.7 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.82 5.6 392 5.7 20,392 5.7 Cashiers...................................................... 9.02 2.8 360 2.8 18,745 2.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.51 10.0 538 10.7 27,991 10.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.89 4.6 368 4.3 19,133 4.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.27 12.1 577 12.1 30,005 12.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.64 7.6 466 9.1 24,232 9.1 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.62 25.4 1,209 24.5 62,857 24.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 26.70 4.6 1,094 3.7 56,893 3.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 31.32 17.2 1,265 18.6 65,771 18.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.57 6.4 1,052 6.0 54,688 6.0 Sales engineers................................................... 29.42 9.6 1,299 8.0 67,556 8.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 13.46 23.7 538 23.7 27,990 23.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.29 2.2 528 2.1 27,184 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.52 5.9 734 5.8 38,175 5.8 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.83 12.8 433 12.8 22,523 12.8 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.89 4.6 511 4.2 26,459 4.2 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.48 17.6 459 17.6 23,881 17.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.88 9.7 519 10.6 27,005 10.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.14 3.6 557 2.8 28,718 2.8 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.78 3.4 624 2.6 31,943 2.6 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.04 9.5 601 9.5 31,274 9.5 Tellers......................................................... 10.30 3.8 406 4.1 21,121 4.1 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.66 4.0 545 3.9 28,321 3.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.98 5.5 516 5.4 26,843 5.4 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.86 7.5 669 7.7 34,782 7.7 File clerks....................................................... 11.84 4.7 468 4.7 24,314 4.7 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.70 2.8 385 2.8 20,009 2.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.96 8.8 553 9.3 28,737 9.3 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.40 4.7 572 4.7 29,719 4.7 Order clerks...................................................... 12.48 3.3 498 3.1 25,900 3.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.78 6.7 584 6.9 29,936 6.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.41 7.6 457 7.7 23,711 7.7 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 12.37 6.0 484 7.6 25,165 7.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.02 9.6 638 11.4 33,155 11.4 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 12.76 9.0 513 9.1 26,678 9.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.63 9.0 735 10.6 38,208 10.6 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.09 12.3 723 12.3 37,619 12.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.83 5.9 473 5.9 24,566 5.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.17 3.5 484 3.9 25,184 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.50 5.4 616 5.3 31,778 5.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.51 6.0 739 6.0 38,380 6.0 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.58 9.2 642 10.1 33,370 10.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.42 6.4 495 6.3 25,658 6.3 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.20 4.2 565 4.1 28,845 4.1 Computer operators................................................ 12.46 9.4 497 9.3 25,866 9.3 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.27 4.5 491 4.5 25,527 4.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.97 4.6 479 4.6 24,894 4.6 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.84 9.3 583 9.8 30,305 9.8 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 9.31 2.9 372 2.9 19,355 2.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.55 2.8 498 2.7 24,133 2.7 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.59 1.8 622 1.6 32,215 1.6 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 22.16 2.8 887 2.8 45,794 2.8 Carpenters........................................................ 17.28 7.4 691 7.4 35,939 7.4 Construction laborers............................................. 11.43 11.8 457 11.8 23,767 11.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.75 4.5 670 4.5 34,830 4.5 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.36 22.0 854 22.0 44,408 22.0 Electricians...................................................... 17.77 12.5 711 12.5 36,957 12.5 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.62 5.4 585 5.4 30,403 5.4 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.62 5.4 585 5.4 30,403 5.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.54 9.6 701 9.6 36,475 9.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.54 9.6 701 9.6 36,475 9.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.03 10.1 601 10.1 31,266 10.1 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 17.19 2.8 688 2.8 35,764 2.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.09 1.6 480 2.4 24,704 2.4 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.56 1.6 502 1.6 26,122 1.6 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.25 8.4 482 7.5 25,070 7.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.87 8.2 798 8.2 41,436 8.2 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.22 8.0 953 9.0 49,561 9.0 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.35 13.2 934 13.2 48,561 13.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.19 5.6 770 5.7 40,062 5.7 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.92 10.9 757 10.9 39,362 10.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.32 5.0 776 5.2 40,377 5.2 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.23 5.7 691 5.9 35,799 5.9 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.99 5.2 689 4.2 35,837 4.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.97 2.5 719 2.5 37,387 2.5 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.82 6.2 673 6.2 34,971 6.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.19 7.8 767 7.8 39,851 7.8 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.64 7.5 945 7.5 49,149 7.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.70 6.0 668 6.0 34,598 6.0 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.17 2.9 607 2.9 31,560 2.9 Millwrights..................................................... 25.26 9.2 1,010 9.2 52,542 9.2 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.23 6.6 1,006 6.8 52,294 6.8 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.35 8.1 1,054 8.1 54,813 8.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.67 10.2 586 10.3 30,162 10.3 Production occupations.............................................. 15.00 6.9 597 6.7 31,012 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.94 3.5 800 3.7 41,584 3.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.01 3.1 438 2.8 22,769 2.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.96 4.6 438 4.6 22,798 4.6 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.71 8.7 588 8.7 30,590 8.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.39 15.9 696 15.9 36,178 15.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.39 20.3 327 19.1 17,009 19.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.09 10.7 439 10.5 22,813 10.5 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.13 18.1 554 19.1 28,796 19.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.71 2.3 628 2.3 32,643 2.3 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.38 3.3 614 3.3 31,945 3.3 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.59 5.4 783 5.3 40,712 5.3 Machinists........................................................ 18.38 2.3 734 2.1 38,155 2.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.37 8.7 453 8.5 23,545 8.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.37 8.7 453 8.5 23,545 8.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.93 6.9 716 6.8 37,215 6.8 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.79 5.7 832 5.7 43,241 5.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.33 2.2 653 2.2 33,965 2.2 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.17 2.7 647 2.7 33,625 2.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.75 3.8 670 3.8 34,842 3.8 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.78 9.0 591 9.0 30,738 9.0 Printers.......................................................... 22.86 5.3 873 5.6 45,421 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.38 6.4 862 7.0 44,837 7.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.89 7.0 351 8.0 18,231 8.0 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.78 6.3 381 5.1 19,516 5.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.63 9.7 425 9.7 21,854 9.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 9.58 7.3 383 7.3 19,567 7.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.66 14.1 506 14.1 26,336 14.1 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 16.41 4.0 656 4.0 34,138 4.0 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 22.97 12.7 913 12.6 47,478 12.6 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 25.36 0.2 1,005 0.6 52,239 0.6 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 13.59 11.9 542 11.8 28,190 11.8 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 13.99 27.5 558 27.1 28,995 27.1 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.57 9.6 703 9.6 36,541 9.6 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.39 10.4 736 10.4 38,261 10.4 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 13.26 1.8 517 2.9 26,900 2.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.17 18.2 689 18.2 35,825 18.2 Painting workers.................................................. 12.15 18.4 486 18.4 25,271 18.4 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.96 21.4 478 21.4 24,881 21.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.04 8.4 520 8.4 27,034 8.4 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.81 18.3 712 18.3 37,050 18.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.81 3.6 427 3.3 22,192 3.3 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.18 4.0 565 4.3 28,904 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.30 6.8 821 5.0 42,680 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 19.90 16.5 805 16.8 41,881 16.8 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.25 7.2 403 21.9 17,245 21.9 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.29 7.0 303 17.5 11,734 17.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.11 5.9 631 6.0 32,808 6.0 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.03 5.7 637 7.6 33,113 7.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.32 4.4 659 6.0 34,277 6.0 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.83 13.4 593 13.4 30,849 13.4 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.82 26.4 753 26.4 39,137 26.4 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 16.81 19.3 672 19.3 34,969 19.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 16.81 19.3 672 19.3 34,969 19.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.80 2.8 511 2.8 26,579 2.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.66 3.9 423 4.3 21,958 4.3 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.13 13.0 405 13.0 21,069 13.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.05 4.2 437 4.9 22,656 4.9 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.28 7.9 411 7.9 21,388 7.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.69 5.2 388 5.2 20,155 5.2 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 11.74 14.3 470 14.3 24,417 14.3 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. 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........................................................... $17.24 4.8% $691 4.8% $35,843 4.8% Management occupations.............................................. 37.01 6.1 1,531 5.6 79,615 5.6 General and operations managers................................... 47.84 8.8 2,123 9.8 110,297 9.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.59 16.1 1,835 18.1 95,407 18.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 39.78 25.5 1,648 29.4 85,680 29.4 Sales managers.................................................. 44.90 14.3 2,001 16.8 104,042 16.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.97 6.7 1,799 6.7 93,528 6.7 Financial managers................................................ 34.70 9.9 1,422 10.2 73,942 10.2 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 51.41 16.5 2,380 20.1 123,769 20.1 Construction managers............................................. 32.89 4.5 1,369 6.0 71,191 6.0 Education administrators.......................................... 17.54 14.7 695 13.7 36,041 13.7 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 30.68 18.3 1,187 14.9 60,964 14.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.64 6.7 2,375 5.9 123,479 5.9 Lodging managers.................................................. 17.39 10.0 696 10.0 36,180 10.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.73 9.3 1,143 10.0 59,445 10.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.65 4.4 1,035 4.3 53,819 4.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.61 12.8 1,065 12.8 55,356 12.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.13 19.0 1,045 19.0 54,341 19.0 Cost estimators................................................... 23.40 9.5 958 7.3 49,841 7.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 22.91 7.6 926 7.3 48,151 7.3 Training and development specialists............................ 19.99 10.5 800 10.5 41,585 10.5 Management analysts............................................... 37.49 13.6 1,473 12.6 76,622 12.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 20.86 11.0 833 11.0 43,293 11.0 Credit analysts................................................... 23.92 6.6 957 6.6 49,753 6.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.32 3.3 1,044 2.9 54,304 2.9 Financial analysts.............................................. 26.57 3.3 1,054 3.0 54,784 3.0 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.39 12.0 1,056 12.0 54,895 12.0 Loan officers................................................... 28.10 12.5 1,124 12.5 58,456 12.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.86 3.4 1,333 3.6 69,300 3.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.77 9.0 1,118 9.1 58,138 9.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.29 3.8 1,789 6.0 93,053 6.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.84 7.9 1,794 7.9 93,269 7.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.52 7.7 1,787 11.6 92,941 11.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.29 7.2 1,005 8.1 52,279 8.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.03 12.0 1,363 11.9 70,873 11.9 Database administrators........................................... 32.56 12.1 1,302 12.1 67,723 12.1 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.88 .6 1,168 1.1 60,712 1.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.10 11.2 1,396 14.3 72,585 14.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.08 11.4 1,217 10.9 63,309 10.9 Engineers......................................................... 37.77 8.1 1,549 6.8 80,549 6.8 Aerospace engineers............................................. 43.08 8.5 1,723 8.5 89,600 8.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.45 18.6 1,215 15.1 63,181 15.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 28.45 18.6 1,215 15.1 63,181 15.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 47.62 13.1 1,944 14.0 101,064 14.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.85 4.2 1,357 3.8 70,553 3.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.22 4.8 1,290 6.6 67,068 6.6 Drafters.......................................................... 19.02 6.6 761 6.6 39,568 6.6 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.54 7.1 782 7.1 40,649 7.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.96 21.0 1,038 21.0 53,987 21.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.72 18.9 953 19.7 49,565 19.7 Physical scientists............................................... 34.01 23.0 1,369 23.1 71,187 23.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.07 10.0 681 10.2 35,259 10.2 Counselors........................................................ 13.63 6.3 541 5.6 27,996 5.6 Social workers.................................................... 18.68 13.5 747 13.5 38,865 13.5 Legal occupations................................................... 29.24 23.8 1,220 25.9 63,456 25.9 Lawyers........................................................... 50.79 16.2 2,275 11.7 118,293 11.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.23 14.8 669 15.5 29,325 15.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 29.35 6.3 1,142 3.9 46,508 3.9 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 29.11 6.4 1,152 6.5 47,169 6.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 25.86 19.2 964 11.8 40,575 11.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 14.49 13.0 561 12.9 24,726 12.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.62 14.5 817 14.1 31,012 14.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.48 13.4 847 12.5 32,207 12.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.81 2.8 767 3.8 39,816 3.8 Designers......................................................... 18.00 21.3 720 20.5 37,442 20.5 Graphic designers............................................... 19.19 28.0 768 28.0 39,915 28.0 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.74 22.5 950 22.5 49,386 22.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 17.86 18.2 714 18.2 37,149 18.2 Writers and editors............................................... 19.17 4.7 842 10.7 43,763 10.7 Editors......................................................... 18.92 4.5 832 10.7 43,271 10.7 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 15.76 13.8 630 13.8 32,774 13.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.04 6.4 990 7.0 51,498 7.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.24 1.1 2,009 1.1 104,493 1.1 Registered nurses................................................. 27.42 1.8 1,076 2.8 55,945 2.8 Therapists........................................................ 21.27 4.9 850 4.9 44,195 4.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 20.37 3.6 814 3.6 42,330 3.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.84 3.6 863 2.5 44,868 2.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.54 5.5 862 5.5 44,804 5.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.05 15.1 875 15.2 45,493 15.2 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.29 7.2 841 7.7 43,713 7.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.95 5.6 554 6.1 28,802 6.1 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.27 9.4 525 10.3 27,283 10.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.27 4.5 644 5.4 33,475 5.4 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.64 18.4 625 18.4 32,524 18.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.38 3.1 410 3.0 21,292 3.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.26 3.9 364 3.9 18,919 3.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.39 2.6 367 2.9 19,074 2.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.78 7.2 467 7.5 24,278 7.5 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.39 9.1 415 9.1 21,587 9.1 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.64 3.9 544 4.2 28,308 4.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.18 6.5 407 6.3 21,154 6.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.06 8.5 402 8.3 20,895 8.3 Security guards................................................. 9.95 8.9 397 8.7 20,668 8.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.46 3.8 295 3.3 15,291 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.14 7.5 570 8.0 29,625 8.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.14 7.7 571 8.3 29,674 8.3 Cooks............................................................. 9.28 7.7 366 8.7 19,007 8.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.62 12.3 342 12.0 17,802 12.0 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.68 8.6 419 10.6 21,802 10.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.81 19.9 347 19.3 17,319 19.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.39 12.7 212 13.5 11,001 13.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.21 13.2 205 13.8 10,640 13.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.89 5.1 309 5.4 15,979 5.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.85 6.1 308 6.4 15,936 6.4 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.42 29.5 247 30.1 12,775 30.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.29 2.5 331 2.5 17,236 2.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.59 5.3 421 5.7 21,857 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.46 10.1 701 10.1 36,434 10.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.48 11.6 700 11.5 36,390 11.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.04 8.0 358 7.8 18,604 7.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.72 7.9 384 7.8 19,986 7.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.16 1.8 324 1.0 16,797 1.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.37 9.2 415 9.2 21,429 9.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.37 9.2 415 9.2 21,429 9.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 6.4 337 5.7 17,472 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.22 .0 578 .0 30,063 .0 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.25 .0 250 .0 12,999 .0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.25 .0 250 .0 12,999 .0 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 10.7 300 10.7 15,606 10.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.04 13.8 775 13.8 40,290 13.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.81 8.7 725 8.8 37,713 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.11 8.8 693 7.9 36,029 7.9 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 19.44 16.5 847 22.6 44,049 22.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.80 3.4 432 3.8 22,446 3.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.80 5.8 391 5.9 20,350 5.9 Cashiers...................................................... 8.98 2.8 359 2.8 18,655 2.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.51 10.0 538 10.7 27,991 10.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.89 4.6 368 4.3 19,133 4.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.27 12.1 577 12.1 30,005 12.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.64 7.6 466 9.1 24,232 9.1 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.62 25.4 1,209 24.5 62,857 24.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 26.70 4.6 1,094 3.7 56,893 3.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 31.32 17.2 1,265 18.6 65,771 18.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.57 6.4 1,052 6.0 54,688 6.0 Sales engineers................................................... 29.42 9.6 1,299 8.0 67,556 8.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 13.46 23.7 538 23.7 27,990 23.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.22 2.5 526 2.4 27,353 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.42 7.4 767 7.4 39,892 7.4 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.05 1.5 442 1.5 22,984 1.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.84 4.9 510 4.5 26,508 4.5 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.50 20.1 460 20.1 23,922 20.1 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.21 9.4 533 10.4 27,738 10.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.14 4.1 558 3.1 29,007 3.1 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.29 1.7 611 1.7 31,793 1.7 Tellers......................................................... 10.30 3.8 406 4.1 21,121 4.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.88 5.5 512 5.4 26,631 5.4 File clerks....................................................... 11.73 5.4 463 5.4 24,064 5.4 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.70 2.8 385 2.8 20,009 2.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.96 8.8 553 9.3 28,737 9.3 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.40 4.7 572 4.7 29,719 4.7 Order clerks...................................................... 12.48 3.3 498 3.2 25,920 3.2 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.78 8.3 587 8.3 30,384 8.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.24 7.6 450 7.6 23,389 7.6 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 12.37 6.0 484 7.6 25,165 7.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.22 8.7 772 9.9 40,121 9.9 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.22 8.7 772 9.9 40,121 9.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.09 12.3 723 12.3 37,619 12.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.84 5.9 473 5.9 24,587 5.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.26 3.4 488 3.9 25,366 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.05 5.9 638 5.9 33,161 5.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.10 6.4 766 6.3 39,810 6.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.41 7.0 494 6.8 25,646 6.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.00 2.7 596 2.8 30,983 2.8 Computer operators................................................ 14.74 11.4 590 11.4 30,663 11.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.54 4.7 502 4.7 26,093 4.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.18 4.8 487 4.8 25,330 4.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.84 9.3 583 9.8 30,305 9.8 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 9.21 1.9 368 1.9 19,151 1.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.66 3.5 504 3.5 26,205 3.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.67 1.9 625 1.7 32,367 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.52 4.0 941 4.1 48,956 4.1 Carpenters........................................................ 17.32 7.7 693 7.7 36,033 7.7 Construction laborers............................................. 11.45 13.1 458 13.1 23,812 13.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.36 1.1 694 1.1 36,100 1.1 Electricians...................................................... 17.65 12.4 706 12.4 36,703 12.4 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.36 5.7 574 5.7 29,872 5.7 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.36 5.7 574 5.7 29,872 5.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.90 10.6 716 10.6 37,232 10.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.90 10.6 716 10.6 37,232 10.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.03 10.1 601 10.1 31,266 10.1 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 17.19 2.8 688 2.8 35,764 2.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.07 1.7 479 2.5 24,639 2.5 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.56 1.6 502 1.6 26,122 1.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.97 8.8 802 8.8 41,704 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.59 8.5 970 9.7 50,463 9.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.34 13.3 934 13.3 48,545 13.3 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.27 5.7 775 5.8 40,281 5.8 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.92 10.9 757 10.9 39,362 10.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.44 5.3 783 5.5 40,716 5.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.35 6.1 695 6.3 36,160 6.3 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.99 5.2 689 4.2 35,837 4.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.97 2.5 719 2.5 37,387 2.5 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.04 4.8 642 4.8 33,369 4.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.27 8.2 771 8.2 40,079 8.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.64 7.5 945 7.5 49,149 7.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.48 7.5 659 7.5 34,263 7.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.19 2.9 608 2.9 31,604 2.9 Millwrights..................................................... 25.26 9.2 1,010 9.2 52,542 9.2 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.22 5.2 1,049 5.2 54,530 5.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.74 5.1 1,070 5.1 55,628 5.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.08 10.3 602 10.4 30,994 10.4 Production occupations.............................................. 14.99 7.0 597 6.8 30,999 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.90 3.6 799 3.8 41,507 3.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.01 3.1 438 2.8 22,769 2.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.96 4.6 438 4.6 22,798 4.6 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.71 8.7 588 8.7 30,590 8.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.39 15.9 696 15.9 36,178 15.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.39 20.3 327 19.1 17,009 19.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.09 10.7 439 10.5 22,813 10.5 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.13 18.1 554 19.1 28,796 19.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.71 2.3 628 2.3 32,643 2.3 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.38 3.3 614 3.3 31,945 3.3 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.59 5.4 783 5.3 40,712 5.3 Machinists........................................................ 18.38 2.3 734 2.1 38,155 2.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.37 8.7 453 8.5 23,545 8.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.37 8.7 453 8.5 23,545 8.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.93 6.9 716 6.8 37,215 6.8 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.79 5.7 832 5.7 43,241 5.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.35 2.3 654 2.3 34,002 2.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.19 2.7 648 2.7 33,674 2.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.75 3.8 670 3.8 34,842 3.8 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.78 9.0 591 9.0 30,738 9.0 Printers.......................................................... 22.86 5.3 874 5.6 45,441 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.38 6.5 863 7.0 44,855 7.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.89 7.0 351 8.0 18,238 8.0 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.78 6.3 381 5.1 19,516 5.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.63 9.7 425 9.7 21,854 9.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 9.58 7.3 383 7.3 19,567 7.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.66 14.1 506 14.1 26,336 14.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 22.97 12.7 913 12.6 47,478 12.6 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 25.36 .2 1,005 .6 52,239 .6 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 13.59 11.9 542 11.8 28,190 11.8 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 13.99 27.5 558 27.1 28,995 27.1 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.57 9.6 703 9.6 36,541 9.6 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.39 10.4 736 10.4 38,261 10.4 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 13.42 1.6 530 2.2 27,549 2.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.17 18.2 689 18.2 35,825 18.2 Painting workers.................................................. 12.15 18.4 486 18.4 25,271 18.4 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.96 21.4 478 21.4 24,881 21.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.14 8.8 524 8.8 27,250 8.8 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.81 18.3 712 18.3 37,050 18.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.95 3.9 432 3.5 22,461 3.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.26 4.2 576 4.4 29,860 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.32 7.0 823 5.0 42,782 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.90 10.8 930 11.0 48,370 11.0 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.14 6.1 633 6.2 32,921 6.2 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.03 5.7 637 7.6 33,113 7.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.36 4.6 662 6.2 34,446 6.2 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.87 13.9 595 13.9 30,924 13.9 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.82 26.4 753 26.4 39,137 26.4 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.75 2.8 509 2.9 26,487 2.9 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.62 4.0 422 4.4 21,878 4.4 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.13 13.0 405 13.0 21,069 13.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.01 4.3 435 5.1 22,560 5.1 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.28 7.9 411 7.9 21,388 7.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.69 5.2 388 5.2 20,155 5.2 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. RSE Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $19.30 4.5% $755 4.3% $35,160 4.3% Management occupations.............................................. 31.07 5.5 1,225 5.1 62,210 5.1 General and operations managers................................... 34.65 15.8 1,407 16.6 73,141 16.6 Financial managers................................................ 28.86 11.5 1,117 11.6 56,686 11.6 Education administrators.......................................... 37.97 4.6 1,461 5.3 70,752 5.3 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 40.69 3.6 1,586 2.3 74,755 2.3 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.71 10.0 1,257 10.9 64,201 10.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.11 9.3 936 9.5 48,604 9.5 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.85 15.0 1,034 15.0 53,335 15.0 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.24 14.9 935 14.5 48,607 14.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.40 2.9 923 3.2 46,736 3.2 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.42 8.3 842 7.5 41,536 7.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 25.12 7.8 997 8.2 51,847 8.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 23.66 4.9 925 5.0 43,611 5.0 Engineers......................................................... 27.60 8.6 1,076 7.7 45,135 7.7 Civil engineers................................................. 27.29 9.1 1,063 8.2 44,394 8.2 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.73 13.2 905 13.0 47,044 13.0 Life scientists................................................... 19.53 4.4 774 4.0 40,269 4.0 Urban and regional planners....................................... 29.75 7.0 1,195 7.9 62,133 7.9 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.31 21.4 1,046 21.8 54,379 21.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.33 4.1 791 3.3 39,812 3.3 Counselors........................................................ 25.72 9.8 1,010 8.4 49,271 8.4 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 39.05 6.9 1,435 5.4 64,989 5.4 Social workers.................................................... 17.68 8.8 688 7.8 34,787 7.8 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.65 7.5 723 5.8 36,282 5.8 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.97 3.6 654 3.7 34,002 3.7 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.53 2.7 646 3.2 33,601 3.2 Legal occupations................................................... 28.68 11.8 1,118 11.5 58,125 11.5 Lawyers........................................................... 27.52 16.4 1,066 15.6 55,422 15.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.24 8.4 1,044 8.3 40,724 8.3 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 48.38 25.8 1,841 26.0 72,436 26.0 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.90 13.4 1,140 11.6 52,066 11.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.22 2.9 1,123 2.4 42,769 2.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 29.32 3.9 1,144 2.9 43,053 2.9 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 29.43 4.5 1,153 3.3 42,754 3.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.96 3.1 1,111 2.3 41,869 2.3 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.86 2.8 1,103 2.2 41,502 2.2 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.20 5.9 1,131 4.2 42,823 4.2 Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.55 3.9 1,141 3.1 43,585 3.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.88 3.1 1,150 2.5 43,982 2.5 Special education teachers...................................... 29.20 6.1 1,111 5.8 44,170 5.8 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 29.67 7.2 1,135 6.6 45,812 6.6 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.30 5.1 1,008 5.8 40,946 5.8 Librarians........................................................ 20.31 31.0 800 30.4 39,078 30.4 Library technicians............................................... 14.25 10.6 537 10.2 23,859 10.2 Instructional coordinators........................................ 31.07 12.7 1,243 12.8 55,902 12.8 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.93 3.0 374 2.6 14,222 2.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.16 6.3 864 6.5 44,317 6.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.42 5.1 883 5.2 44,105 5.2 Registered nurses................................................. 24.29 3.1 961 3.2 49,249 3.2 Therapists........................................................ 29.95 15.8 1,132 15.3 53,104 15.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.80 3.8 948 3.8 49,308 3.8 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.80 3.8 948 3.8 49,308 3.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.72 2.1 501 2.7 26,027 2.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.81 7.3 620 7.6 28,342 7.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.28 5.2 409 5.2 20,768 5.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.66 1.3 384 1.6 19,543 1.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.63 1.4 383 1.7 19,466 1.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.01 15.3 440 15.2 22,871 15.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.12 6.6 682 7.3 34,499 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 23.23 4.6 926 4.5 48,131 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 20.08 7.1 804 7.2 41,783 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 24.24 6.6 965 6.4 50,154 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 18.40 10.3 954 8.6 48,998 8.6 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.51 6.7 571 11.6 29,682 11.6 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.02 7.6 566 7.0 29,415 7.0 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 13.93 8.0 562 7.5 29,225 7.5 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.30 10.7 932 10.5 48,483 10.5 Police officers................................................... 17.08 6.4 702 6.5 36,513 6.5 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.08 6.4 702 6.5 36,513 6.5 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.75 4.1 419 3.4 21,782 3.4 Security guards................................................. 10.75 4.1 419 3.4 21,782 3.4 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.57 1.0 423 1.0 11,822 1.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.22 8.4 361 7.6 14,455 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.13 20.1 465 22.4 19,095 22.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.13 20.1 465 22.4 19,095 22.4 Cooks............................................................. 9.94 13.2 354 10.3 14,521 10.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.94 13.2 354 10.3 14,521 10.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.59 6.9 274 16.0 10,283 16.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.06 7.9 400 7.5 20,267 7.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.26 6.1 369 5.8 18,669 5.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.29 6.2 370 5.9 18,705 5.9 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.95 8.0 470 7.2 23,669 7.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.23 6.7 486 6.7 23,941 6.7 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.14 10.6 475 11.2 24,400 11.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.69 4.3 541 4.1 26,344 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.17 10.1 684 10.1 35,580 10.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.35 7.7 525 7.1 26,039 7.1 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 10.38 19.7 415 19.7 21,581 19.7 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.13 7.5 552 7.0 26,461 7.0 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.66 4.0 545 3.9 28,321 3.9 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.69 8.4 663 8.5 34,480 8.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.55 14.4 581 14.3 29,413 14.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 12.67 8.6 509 8.6 26,461 8.6 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 12.76 9.0 513 9.1 26,678 9.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.94 7.0 553 6.7 27,980 6.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.30 4.3 639 4.0 33,091 4.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.17 7.0 525 6.9 26,199 6.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.20 3.1 478 2.1 19,019 2.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.02 4.7 598 4.6 30,989 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 19.03 6.2 761 6.2 38,691 6.2 Construction laborers............................................. 11.22 6.1 449 6.1 23,330 6.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.54 6.6 581 6.6 30,207 6.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.72 7.4 589 7.4 30,585 7.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.04 7.3 561 7.3 29,181 7.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.04 7.3 561 7.3 29,181 7.3 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.25 8.4 482 7.5 25,070 7.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.52 8.1 734 8.1 37,815 8.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.75 4.7 709 4.8 36,095 4.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.88 5.0 715 5.0 36,361 5.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.42 13.2 885 13.5 46,018 13.5 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.44 17.8 1,018 17.8 52,912 17.8 Production occupations.............................................. 15.41 8.3 614 8.4 31,910 8.4 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 16.42 4.1 657 4.1 34,158 4.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.76 7.8 407 13.3 17,797 13.3 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.98 6.9 306 19.8 11,529 19.8 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.98 6.9 306 19.8 11,529 19.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.95 3.5 556 3.8 28,879 3.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.12 5.5 561 5.9 29,152 5.9 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. RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers 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........................................................... $16.18 4.6% $648 4.6% $33,634 4.6% Management occupations.............................................. 32.60 19.6 1,377 17.3 71,580 17.3 General and operations managers................................... 36.28 7.6 1,722 8.5 89,284 8.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.19 20.7 1,408 21.6 73,242 21.6 Financial managers................................................ 31.21 7.2 1,285 8.4 66,797 8.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.16 3.4 1,022 3.4 53,151 3.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.44 27.7 1,218 27.7 63,310 27.7 Cost estimators................................................... 22.88 9.7 940 7.4 48,870 7.4 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 20.25 2.5 888 9.8 46,202 9.8 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 20.42 7.1 817 7.1 42,482 7.1 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.51 13.2 1,181 13.2 61,390 13.2 Loan officers................................................... 29.59 13.5 1,184 13.5 61,542 13.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.73 4.5 1,594 4.2 82,880 4.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.84 16.6 1,294 15.4 67,306 15.4 Engineers......................................................... 39.88 15.1 1,653 12.4 85,978 12.4 Drafters.......................................................... 18.89 8.5 755 8.5 39,284 8.5 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.54 7.1 782 7.1 40,649 7.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 18.78 13.8 729 15.6 37,882 15.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.61 6.7 703 6.6 36,538 6.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.24 8.4 478 7.6 21,871 7.6 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.86 14.9 795 12.6 37,500 12.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.42 6.2 485 5.5 21,912 5.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 19.55 18.9 738 18.3 27,779 18.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 16.05 3.9 670 7.0 34,846 7.0 Designers......................................................... 16.05 11.8 642 13.7 33,398 13.7 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 15.02 13.3 601 13.3 31,251 13.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.35 11.6 1,054 11.9 54,791 11.9 Registered nurses................................................. 25.13 16.1 1,003 16.0 52,133 16.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.75 7.9 628 8.0 32,637 8.0 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.67 18.6 627 18.6 32,595 18.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.41 8.0 413 7.9 21,448 7.9 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.64 6.0 342 5.7 17,788 5.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.86 1.8 348 1.3 18,103 1.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.60 10.0 460 10.2 23,896 10.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.52 9.3 381 9.3 19,793 9.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.46 11.2 378 11.2 19,675 11.2 Security guards................................................. 9.46 11.2 378 11.2 19,675 11.2 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.55 3.3 295 4.2 15,355 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.30 8.4 584 9.2 30,347 9.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.34 8.5 586 9.4 30,457 9.4 Cooks............................................................. 7.83 9.5 306 11.1 15,916 11.1 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.72 5.7 328 9.7 17,058 9.7 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.03 25.1 357 24.7 18,561 24.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.42 5.9 123 5.3 6,407 5.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.07 6.2 109 5.9 5,685 5.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.87 5.2 311 5.9 16,172 5.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.82 6.3 311 7.1 16,148 7.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.45 6.6 455 7.0 23,588 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 20.19 14.4 822 14.8 42,758 14.8 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.86 8.2 390 8.5 20,206 8.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.54 7.7 419 7.8 21,783 7.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.27 3.4 323 3.0 16,613 3.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.14 10.9 486 10.9 25,256 10.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.14 10.9 486 10.9 25,256 10.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 8.0 329 6.3 17,110 6.3 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 10.7 300 10.7 15,606 10.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.67 6.1 679 6.1 35,296 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 15.99 4.1 700 4.5 36,384 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.18 3.4 662 3.8 34,445 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 23.37 4.2 1,048 8.7 54,512 8.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.94 4.0 397 4.3 20,622 4.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.34 4.5 334 4.5 17,348 4.5 Cashiers...................................................... 8.34 4.5 334 4.5 17,348 4.5 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.69 8.6 544 9.5 28,309 9.5 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.89 4.6 368 4.3 19,133 4.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.81 10.9 601 11.0 31,243 11.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.26 4.6 448 5.8 23,314 5.8 Insurance sales agents............................................ 30.02 25.2 1,230 23.9 63,985 23.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.06 10.9 1,015 10.0 52,771 10.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 27.93 13.6 1,117 13.6 58,094 13.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.54 12.4 996 11.3 51,799 11.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.95 3.1 513 2.9 26,646 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 16.97 10.8 651 11.2 33,871 11.2 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.50 3.0 532 2.9 27,644 2.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.58 2.7 663 2.7 34,486 2.7 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.55 8.0 502 8.0 26,101 8.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.07 5.2 549 4.4 28,569 4.4 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 14.49 2.2 579 2.2 30,129 2.2 Tellers......................................................... 10.10 4.8 396 5.1 20,614 5.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.07 4.8 519 4.8 26,968 4.8 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.58 3.3 376 3.5 19,575 3.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.22 1.3 603 1.7 31,338 1.7 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.18 8.4 448 8.4 23,290 8.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.29 4.8 572 4.8 29,741 4.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.56 4.8 455 5.9 23,679 5.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.70 8.8 584 8.7 30,297 8.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.51 12.1 556 9.3 28,897 9.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.01 17.2 518 16.6 26,748 16.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.47 6.7 615 6.7 32,003 6.7 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.66 10.5 506 10.5 26,329 10.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.20 11.0 488 11.0 25,374 11.0 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.67 3.5 503 3.6 26,170 3.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.09 1.8 602 1.8 31,119 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.22 7.6 929 7.6 48,297 7.6 Construction laborers............................................. 11.40 4.8 456 4.8 23,711 4.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 23.55 8.5 942 8.5 48,991 8.5 Electricians...................................................... 16.17 11.7 647 11.7 33,643 11.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.05 10.6 682 10.6 35,465 10.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.05 10.6 682 10.6 35,465 10.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.79 9.7 592 9.7 30,768 9.7 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 16.28 5.6 651 5.6 33,871 5.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.91 4.3 472 5.4 24,224 5.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.43 6.8 705 6.7 36,642 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.29 13.1 1,033 11.2 53,691 11.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.28 6.2 814 6.3 42,315 6.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.31 6.8 816 7.0 42,416 7.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 15.23 7.3 623 7.6 32,377 7.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 15.08 15.6 603 15.6 31,374 15.6 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 15.63 5.3 625 5.3 32,504 5.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.52 8.3 580 8.3 30,179 8.3 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.56 6.2 823 6.2 42,773 6.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 12.41 9.6 496 9.6 25,793 9.6 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.80 6.9 592 6.9 30,788 6.9 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.72 14.1 909 14.1 47,264 14.1 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.13 5.5 1,005 5.5 52,273 5.5 Production occupations.............................................. 12.22 4.2 484 4.8 25,143 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.45 11.0 777 10.9 40,413 10.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.79 2.8 392 2.8 20,364 2.8 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.21 12.2 381 15.0 19,797 15.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 10.83 13.0 433 13.0 22,517 13.0 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.65 6.4 585 6.4 30,414 6.4 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.51 4.0 620 4.0 32,260 4.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.51 4.0 620 4.0 32,260 4.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.66 15.7 506 15.7 26,320 15.7 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 8.82 9.9 353 9.9 18,342 9.9 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.86 5.7 554 5.7 28,822 5.7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 10.81 8.9 432 8.9 22,483 8.9 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.86 3.2 434 3.2 22,559 3.2 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.84 7.9 431 7.8 22,395 7.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.32 3.3 493 3.4 25,640 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.92 9.1 637 9.1 33,111 9.1 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 17.98 8.0 748 16.2 38,918 16.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.17 5.1 537 5.4 27,913 5.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.27 10.3 527 11.1 27,405 11.1 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 13.79 5.0 573 6.4 29,781 6.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.28 16.1 491 16.1 25,538 16.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.24 6.8 489 6.8 25,451 6.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.47 4.9 410 5.4 21,302 5.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.88 4.4 422 6.2 21,919 6.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.72 7.2 389 7.2 20,218 7.2 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers 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........................................................... $18.00 9.0% $722 8.9% $37,415 8.9% Management occupations.............................................. 39.62 4.5 1,620 4.3 84,207 4.3 General and operations managers................................... 53.33 10.4 2,296 11.4 119,375 11.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 46.40 21.6 2,042 26.5 106,164 26.5 Marketing managers.............................................. 51.77 30.2 2,197 36.8 114,229 36.8 Sales managers.................................................. 42.93 15.8 1,935 22.0 100,617 22.0 Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.74 5.3 1,830 5.3 95,140 5.3 Financial managers................................................ 39.05 13.2 1,592 13.1 82,788 13.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 52.41 16.3 2,440 19.7 126,863 19.7 Education administrators.......................................... 29.50 15.3 1,145 14.2 59,022 14.2 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 31.01 19.7 1,199 16.0 61,540 16.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 29.26 10.4 1,163 11.2 60,493 11.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.94 6.0 1,042 5.4 54,208 5.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.63 10.8 1,025 10.8 53,321 10.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.15 27.2 1,046 27.2 54,394 27.2 Cost estimators................................................... 27.77 4.2 1,111 4.2 57,764 4.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.80 8.2 937 7.9 48,738 7.9 Training and development specialists............................ 19.99 10.5 800 10.5 41,585 10.5 Management analysts............................................... 37.51 13.6 1,474 12.6 76,670 12.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.17 19.5 843 19.4 43,852 19.4 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.28 3.8 1,043 3.5 54,215 3.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 26.57 3.3 1,054 3.0 54,784 3.0 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 16.94 17.4 678 17.4 35,238 17.4 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.07 2.5 1,255 3.2 65,239 3.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 28.17 11.4 1,123 11.1 58,403 11.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.06 7.1 1,815 9.4 94,402 9.4 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.28 11.1 1,771 11.1 92,101 11.1 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.93 12.2 1,846 17.5 95,972 17.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 32.07 8.0 1,285 7.9 66,824 7.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.52 10.5 1,021 10.5 53,092 10.5 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.09 11.7 1,131 11.8 58,811 11.8 Engineers......................................................... 35.50 3.7 1,439 3.7 74,851 3.7 Aerospace engineers............................................. 43.08 8.5 1,723 8.5 89,600 8.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.00 9.5 1,544 8.3 80,297 8.3 Electrical engineers.......................................... 38.00 9.5 1,544 8.3 80,297 8.3 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.26 9.8 1,498 8.6 77,883 8.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 33.51 4.4 1,389 2.9 72,217 2.9 Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.41 5.7 1,256 5.7 65,323 5.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.30 19.9 852 19.9 44,298 19.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.42 19.2 1,034 19.3 53,786 19.3 Physical scientists............................................... 41.77 25.2 1,688 25.3 87,761 25.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.76 16.9 669 17.1 34,511 17.1 Counselors........................................................ 13.31 5.8 529 5.3 27,324 5.3 Social workers.................................................... 19.55 22.8 782 22.8 40,669 22.8 Legal occupations................................................... 53.53 22.7 2,349 17.3 122,170 17.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.50 10.4 941 12.2 38,990 12.2 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 30.02 7.9 1,170 4.9 47,128 4.9 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 30.42 4.4 1,215 4.3 49,146 4.3 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 26.03 19.8 967 11.8 40,339 11.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 22.23 21.6 833 21.5 33,788 21.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.16 1.7 990 1.7 38,269 1.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.23 4.4 848 4.4 43,975 4.4 Designers......................................................... 20.24 30.8 809 30.8 42,090 30.8 Graphic designers............................................... 20.19 31.8 807 31.8 41,985 31.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.49 4.9 965 5.5 50,155 5.5 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.12 1.1 2,005 1.1 104,248 1.1 Registered nurses................................................. 28.18 6.5 1,100 7.9 57,185 7.9 Therapists........................................................ 21.13 5.4 844 5.5 43,897 5.5 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 19.87 1.6 794 1.6 41,284 1.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.84 3.6 863 2.5 44,868 2.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.54 5.5 862 5.5 44,804 5.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.05 15.1 875 15.2 45,493 15.2 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.29 7.2 841 7.7 43,713 7.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.83 6.8 593 6.8 30,836 6.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.58 3.7 653 5.5 33,957 5.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.34 5.2 406 5.7 21,093 5.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.66 3.9 377 4.3 19,628 4.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.61 4.0 375 4.4 19,475 4.4 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.65 7.4 502 7.4 26,113 7.4 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.75 6.5 546 6.9 28,412 6.9 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.09 3.6 517 4.4 26,875 4.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.24 7.2 409 7.1 21,292 7.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.12 9.3 404 9.1 21,010 9.1 Security guards................................................. 10.00 9.8 399 9.6 20,766 9.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.39 6.1 294 5.8 15,246 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.41 10.8 511 12.2 26,594 12.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.23 11.8 505 13.0 26,240 13.0 Cooks............................................................. 11.20 5.2 446 5.7 23,189 5.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.47 9.9 413 10.3 21,458 10.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.76 7.3 230 7.4 11,969 7.4 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.56 7.7 222 7.7 11,557 7.7 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.64 5.9 342 6.9 17,542 6.9 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.24 2.3 330 2.3 17,137 2.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.22 5.7 406 6.1 21,105 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.85 11.6 674 11.6 35,052 11.6 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.85 11.6 674 11.6 35,052 11.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.69 6.5 345 6.0 17,915 6.0 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.25 6.8 365 6.4 18,964 6.4 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.13 1.3 324 1.2 16,850 1.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.72 14.2 348 14.2 17,904 14.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.72 14.2 348 14.2 17,904 14.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 9.6 339 9.8 17,592 9.8 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.22 .0 578 .0 30,063 .0 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.25 .0 250 .0 12,999 .0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.25 .0 250 .0 12,999 .0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.24 26.4 905 27.1 47,056 27.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.24 13.4 768 15.0 39,923 15.0 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.55 16.0 769 16.8 39,986 16.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.83 5.7 474 6.5 24,641 6.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.62 7.0 464 7.0 24,103 7.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.98 13.1 482 15.5 25,073 15.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.83 2.5 1,200 2.9 62,409 2.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.09 10.4 1,136 11.9 59,097 11.9 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.22 18.2 729 18.2 37,891 18.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.45 3.8 538 3.8 27,958 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.49 9.3 871 8.2 45,288 8.2 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.06 1.5 442 1.5 23,010 1.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.17 10.1 487 10.2 25,337 10.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.16 17.8 580 21.9 30,136 21.9 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.21 4.4 567 4.3 29,487 4.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.03 3.0 641 3.0 33,350 3.0 Tellers......................................................... 11.05 1.8 442 1.8 22,992 1.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.81 8.9 510 8.7 26,497 8.7 File clerks....................................................... 10.63 13.7 421 12.8 21,874 12.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.98 8.8 554 9.3 28,786 9.3 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 11.65 6.3 466 6.3 24,231 6.3 Order clerks...................................................... 12.79 9.4 510 9.2 26,530 9.2 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.75 8.6 586 8.6 30,315 8.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.47 5.6 458 5.8 23,799 5.8 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.56 9.7 622 9.7 32,361 9.7 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.44 12.7 737 12.7 38,349 12.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.22 5.9 449 6.0 23,308 6.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.43 3.1 496 3.2 25,797 3.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.87 5.6 671 5.7 34,892 5.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.90 5.6 795 5.6 41,332 5.6 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.99 3.0 478 2.9 24,873 2.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.54 4.4 577 4.9 29,996 4.9 Computer operators................................................ 14.54 11.2 582 11.2 30,253 11.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.45 3.5 498 3.5 25,888 3.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.16 4.4 486 4.4 25,294 4.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.01 1.5 520 1.5 27,061 1.5 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 10.44 .9 418 .9 21,725 .9 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.66 7.5 506 7.4 26,298 7.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.42 10.5 697 10.5 36,243 10.5 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.01 3.4 962 3.4 50,041 3.4 Carpenters........................................................ 20.12 13.5 805 13.5 41,849 13.5 Construction laborers............................................. 11.53 27.6 461 27.6 23,976 27.6 Electricians...................................................... 24.08 6.6 963 6.6 50,091 6.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.14 14.7 806 14.7 41,899 14.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.14 14.7 806 14.7 41,899 14.7 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.79 1.7 512 1.7 26,608 1.7 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.90 9.4 876 9.4 45,518 9.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.80 11.3 992 11.3 51,581 11.3 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.22 6.5 616 6.6 32,039 6.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.94 4.2 679 4.4 35,307 4.4 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.18 9.1 847 9.1 44,056 9.1 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.25 7.5 970 7.6 50,424 7.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.72 13.8 869 13.8 45,175 13.8 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.29 3.1 611 3.1 31,797 3.1 Millwrights..................................................... 25.26 9.2 1,010 9.2 52,542 9.2 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.49 2.4 1,100 2.4 57,185 2.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.20 17.7 646 17.7 33,124 17.7 Production occupations.............................................. 15.97 9.2 637 9.3 33,061 9.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.03 3.9 805 3.9 41,810 3.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.26 2.3 447 2.6 23,238 2.6 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.41 4.0 456 4.0 23,725 4.0 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 18.21 15.4 728 15.4 37,875 15.4 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.07 16.3 603 16.3 31,344 16.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.74 3.8 669 3.8 34,812 3.8 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.43 6.5 617 6.5 32,102 6.5 Machinists........................................................ 18.67 5.7 747 5.7 38,828 5.7 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.32 8.7 451 8.5 23,443 8.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.32 8.7 451 8.5 23,443 8.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.51 5.8 741 5.8 38,507 5.8 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.03 8.7 841 8.7 43,748 8.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.81 3.8 672 3.8 34,965 3.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.86 7.8 674 7.8 35,061 7.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.75 3.8 670 3.8 34,842 3.8 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.69 7.2 667 7.2 34,707 7.2 Printers.......................................................... 22.86 5.3 874 5.6 45,441 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.38 6.5 863 7.0 44,855 7.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.01 9.3 356 10.7 18,527 10.7 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.05 6.8 389 5.6 19,856 5.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.63 13.4 465 13.4 23,747 13.4 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 25.48 1.5 1,011 .9 52,594 .9 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 13.99 12.4 558 12.2 29,014 12.2 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 14.80 32.4 589 32.0 30,642 32.0 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 19.33 9.7 773 9.7 40,203 9.7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.50 20.1 743 20.1 38,633 20.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.74 11.4 587 11.4 30,526 11.4 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 20.47 11.3 819 11.3 42,586 11.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.00 7.1 433 6.4 22,493 6.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.62 5.5 636 5.6 32,851 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 21.41 14.6 950 10.0 49,410 10.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.03 14.3 1,041 14.3 54,153 14.3 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.08 5.9 733 5.4 38,106 5.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 16.04 2.8 706 3.7 36,720 3.7 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.03 7.8 766 8.1 39,817 8.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.57 8.8 703 8.8 36,554 8.8 Crane and tower operators......................................... 20.05 29.1 802 29.1 41,696 29.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.19 7.0 526 7.0 27,359 7.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.73 6.5 429 6.4 22,258 6.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.10 6.6 445 6.6 22,998 6.6 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.23 8.3 409 8.3 21,278 8.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.67 8.9 387 8.9 20,122 8.9 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. RSE Table 17 Union and nonunion workers: Relative standard errors(1) of mean hourly earnings(2) by major sector and for major occupational groups Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... 7.3% 8.5% 6.0% 4.0% 4.6% 4.5% Management, professional, and related............................... 8.0 17.1 6.7 2.5 2.9 3.2 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 3.7 4.1 5.3 Professional and related.......................................... 5.3 17.2 7.6 3.0 3.7 4.0 Service............................................................. 6.1 15.3 5.5 4.3 2.5 5.9 Sales and office.................................................... 4.1 4.0 – 5.8 6.5 4.4 Sales and related................................................. 9.3 9.3 – 12.3 12.4 – Office and administrative support................................. 6.5 6.8 – 2.1 2.3 4.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 6.5 6.6 9.3 4.0 4.4 2.7 Construction and extraction...................................... 5.3 5.6 – 2.4 2.6 4.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.1 7.2 – 7.8 8.5 6.8 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 10.4 10.4 – .9 .9 6.6 Production........................................................ 12.0 12.0 – 1.0 1.1 8.0 Transportation and material moving................................ 12.1 12.2 – 2.1 2.2 7.9 1 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. 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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. RSE Table 19 Private industry sector(1): Relative standard errors(2) of mean hourly earnings(3) for major occupational groups Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Leisure Other Occupational group(4) tion turing tation, mation activities business health and services and services services hospitality utilities Relative error(5) All workers........................................................... – 6.5% – – – – 4.4% 7.6% 13.0% Management, professional, and related............................... – 3.8 – – – – 5.6 1.6 9.6 Management, business, and financial............................... – 2.4 – – – – 8.5 2.3 8.6 Professional and related.......................................... – 3.8 – – – – 6.0 – 46.9 Service............................................................. – 12.1 – – – – 3.0 6.6 6.4 Sales and office.................................................... – 6.1 – – – – 3.6 3.1 22.8 Sales and related................................................. – 10.3 – – – – 5.4 8.5 30.7 Office and administrative support................................. – 3.1 – – – – 3.6 2.5 14.5 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – 11.1 – – – – 2.6 – 10.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – 11.5 – – – – 3.2 – 10.5 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 7.6 – – – – 5.0 10.8 12.9 Production........................................................ – 7.9 – – – – 9.2 3.2 14.3 Transportation and material moving................................ – 6.6 – – – – – 11.3 – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 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. 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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 5 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. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. RSE Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by work levels Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation and work level(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $19.31 3.5% $764 3.5% $39,717 3.5% Level 1 .................................................. 9.00 3.0 360 3.0 18,698 3.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.79 5.7 388 5.5 20,186 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 10.63 3.9 424 3.8 22,042 3.8 Level 4 .................................................. 13.39 3.4 532 3.3 27,651 3.3 Level 5 .................................................. 17.01 4.8 680 4.8 35,334 4.8 Level 6 .................................................. 20.22 4.5 806 4.5 41,933 4.5 Level 7 .................................................. 23.27 3.4 918 3.5 47,758 3.5 Level 8 .................................................. 25.13 5.0 984 5.1 51,186 5.1 Level 9 .................................................. 25.84 2.4 1,000 3.7 52,017 3.7 Level 10.................................................. 46.32 7.5 1,853 7.5 96,340 7.5 Level 11.................................................. 42.46 6.3 1,689 6.2 87,851 6.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.28 9.6 999 9.9 51,965 9.9 Management occupations.............................................. 31.02 13.3 1,236 13.3 64,293 13.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.08 11.6 1,203 11.6 62,565 11.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.74 5.7 859 6.5 44,689 6.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.83 3.3 937 3.1 48,721 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.67 3.6 424 3.4 22,049 3.4 Level 4 .................................................. 13.89 4.0 545 4.2 28,329 4.2 Level 5 .................................................. 17.68 3.8 706 3.8 36,711 3.8 Level 6 .................................................. 19.83 6.0 790 6.1 41,087 6.1 Level 7 .................................................. 23.38 3.7 923 3.7 47,990 3.7 Level 8 .................................................. 25.60 4.6 1,001 4.8 52,069 4.8 Level 9 .................................................. 25.28 1.5 975 3.0 50,699 3.0 Level 11.................................................. 45.33 6.2 1,799 6.1 93,547 6.1 Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.28 2.8 943 2.3 49,014 2.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.69 2.1 1,939 2.3 100,850 2.3 Level 11.................................................. 47.31 3.4 1,875 3.5 97,503 3.5 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 97.41 6.0 3,897 6.0 202,622 6.0 Registered nurses................................................. 24.81 2.5 965 2.3 50,202 2.3 Level 7 .................................................. 23.94 3.3 940 3.3 48,879 3.3 Level 8 .................................................. 25.53 5.0 993 5.3 51,646 5.3 Level 9 .................................................. 25.00 1.5 962 3.6 50,012 3.6 Therapists........................................................ 21.93 11.2 874 11.2 45,452 11.2 Level 7 .................................................. 20.66 13.9 824 13.9 42,824 13.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 21.24 6.4 847 6.3 44,034 6.3 Level 7 .................................................. 22.47 9.5 893 9.6 46,422 9.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.75 4.9 820 4.5 42,639 4.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.17 3.0 887 3.0 46,104 3.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.33 8.2 755 7.3 39,268 7.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.61 6.8 858 6.8 44,593 6.8 Level 6 .................................................. 21.87 7.7 868 8.1 45,158 8.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.64 4.7 897 5.0 46,640 5.0 Level 6 .................................................. 21.87 7.7 868 8.1 45,158 8.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.52 7.0 533 7.4 27,696 7.4 Level 4 .................................................. 12.74 3.5 499 4.3 25,962 4.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.70 7.3 623 7.5 32,395 7.5 Level 4 .................................................. 14.93 4.9 582 5.5 30,255 5.5 Level 5 .................................................. 16.17 8.6 645 8.6 33,521 8.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.67 14.3 587 14.3 30,508 14.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.68 2.6 425 2.6 22,113 2.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.98 6.7 396 6.4 20,584 6.4 Level 3 .................................................. 9.71 3.3 388 3.2 20,175 3.2 Level 4 .................................................. 12.04 2.6 479 2.6 24,886 2.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.92 2.8 395 2.9 20,563 2.9 Level 2 .................................................. 9.60 4.8 381 4.7 19,820 4.7 Level 3 .................................................. 9.55 2.7 381 2.7 19,838 2.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.89 3.0 394 3.1 20,507 3.1 Level 2 .................................................. 9.48 5.5 377 5.3 19,585 5.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.55 2.7 381 2.7 19,838 2.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.76 8.2 506 7.6 26,295 7.6 Level 4 .................................................. 12.14 4.1 480 4.0 24,961 4.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 12.10 5.5 480 5.3 24,978 5.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.38 4.0 492 4.4 25,562 4.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.89 4.1 471 4.5 24,471 4.5 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.89 4.1 471 4.5 24,471 4.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.89 4.1 471 4.5 24,471 4.5 Security guards................................................. 11.89 4.1 471 4.5 24,471 4.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.89 4.1 471 4.5 24,471 4.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.73 14.9 429 14.9 22,310 14.9 Level 2 .................................................. 8.10 12.6 324 12.6 16,843 12.6 Cooks............................................................. 9.79 19.3 392 19.3 20,362 19.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.79 19.3 392 19.3 20,362 19.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.96 3.0 356 3.0 18,530 3.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.91 4.3 356 4.3 18,500 4.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.77 4.7 346 4.9 17,998 4.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.94 3.0 356 3.0 18,507 3.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 4.5 355 4.5 18,458 4.5 Level 2 .................................................. 8.77 4.7 346 4.9 17,998 4.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.93 2.9 354 3.2 18,427 3.2 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.79 5.3 352 5.3 18,279 5.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.01 4.9 518 4.8 26,946 4.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.16 7.5 402 6.8 20,915 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.14 3.6 444 3.8 23,088 3.8 Level 4 .................................................. 13.62 6.3 544 6.2 28,265 6.2 Level 5 .................................................. 15.85 23.7 634 23.7 32,965 23.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.17 5.3 447 5.3 23,236 5.3 Level 4 .................................................. 11.75 3.1 470 3.1 24,440 3.1 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.48 10.5 572 11.4 29,736 11.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.64 8.4 583 8.4 30,318 8.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.50 1.1 459 1.2 23,852 1.2 Level 4 .................................................. 14.17 5.4 565 5.3 29,374 5.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.36 7.2 807 7.4 41,952 7.4 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.78 3.0 470 3.0 24,423 3.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.51 1.4 459 1.4 23,868 1.4 Level 4 .................................................. 12.60 6.7 502 6.7 26,082 6.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 20.52 22.2 821 22.2 42,679 22.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.77 8.3 431 8.3 22,398 8.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.15 1.0 566 1.0 29,423 1.0 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. RSE Table 21 Civilian supervisory workers: Relative standard errors of mean weekly and annual earnings for selected management occupations Weekly(2) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative earnings error(3) earnings error(3) Management occupations Team leader............................................... $1,240 8.3% $64,130 8.3% First line................................................ 1,157 3.4 59,838 3.4 Second line............................................... 2,051 10.6 105,821 10.6 General and operations managers First line................................................ 1,389 18.3 72,041 18.3 Second line............................................... 2,802 17.2 145,683 17.2 Computer and information systems managers First line................................................ 1,661 9.9 86,382 9.9 Financial managers Team leader............................................... 1,197 32.3 62,248 32.3 First line................................................ 1,187 9.5 61,733 9.5 Industrial production managers First line................................................ 1,533 22.6 79,735 22.6 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school First line................................................ 1,548 4.2 75,896 4.2 Education administrators, postsecondary First line................................................ 1,311 9.4 67,547 9.4 Medical and health services managers First line................................................ 1,075 18.1 55,925 18.1 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean 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.