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........................................................... $21.30 4.0% $843 3.9% $43,132 3.9% Management occupations.............................................. 39.52 7.0 1,620 5.8 84,139 5.8 General and operations managers................................... 48.96 15.2 2,015 14.4 104,773 14.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.24 3.3 2,083 2.7 108,291 2.7 Marketing managers.............................................. 49.48 18.0 1,992 17.0 103,572 17.0 Sales managers.................................................. 53.82 7.1 2,133 7.3 110,934 7.3 Financial managers................................................ 34.44 12.2 1,399 12.0 72,725 12.0 Education administrators.......................................... 30.36 22.4 1,263 31.2 63,187 31.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.82 6.9 1,210 9.1 59,804 9.1 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.74 2.9 1,147 3.2 59,645 3.2 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.75 6.1 973 4.5 50,585 4.5 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.25 9.5 1,144 8.7 59,506 8.7 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 43.92 16.2 1,698 17.9 88,290 17.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.13 3.8 1,632 5.2 84,879 5.2 Computer software engineers....................................... 48.55 2.5 2,004 2.4 104,188 2.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.53 .5 1,662 .6 86,431 .6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.59 8.6 1,269 8.3 65,990 8.3 Engineers......................................................... 41.96 10.9 1,692 10.5 87,960 10.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.91 14.7 1,317 14.7 68,461 14.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.04 12.8 760 12.3 37,543 12.3 Social workers.................................................... 18.53 9.5 711 9.0 36,168 9.0 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 20.41 18.3 764 15.3 33,957 15.3 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.74 20.7 789 18.3 34,605 18.3 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.43 5.4 526 5.7 25,436 5.7 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.27 5.8 521 6.1 25,155 6.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.50 9.9 1,054 9.9 54,825 9.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.07 26.3 1,126 23.1 58,550 23.1 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.72 4.5 559 5.1 29,086 5.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.95 .5 460 1.5 23,924 1.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.95 5.2 602 6.4 31,322 6.4 Dental assistants............................................... 19.44 4.7 696 5.2 36,205 5.2 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.60 8.4 407 8.1 20,736 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.77 5.7 785 8.4 40,836 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.36 10.5 778 11.9 40,470 11.9 Cooks............................................................. 12.55 2.5 494 3.4 25,696 3.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.20 3.7 510 3.6 26,524 3.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.76 38.3 212 40.2 10,427 40.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.60 47.6 208 48.8 10,094 48.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.67 5.6 323 3.8 16,315 3.8 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.53 5.7 317 4.1 15,978 4.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.92 4.4 339 1.9 17,639 1.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 17.32 16.5 689 16.7 33,690 16.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.61 11.1 478 12.3 24,859 12.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.08 2.9 603 2.9 24,397 2.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.08 2.9 603 2.9 24,397 2.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.04 2.6 460 2.5 22,448 2.5 Child care workers................................................ 11.20 .9 445 1.4 23,056 1.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.63 6.9 827 7.0 42,862 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.25 3.6 787 3.4 40,910 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.38 6.6 675 6.3 35,091 6.3 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.16 6.9 521 7.9 26,903 7.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.16 2.9 386 5.0 20,073 5.0 Cashiers...................................................... 10.16 2.9 386 5.0 20,073 5.0 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.52 17.2 501 17.2 25,933 17.2 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.86 10.5 394 10.5 20,360 10.5 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.15 12.2 609 12.9 31,287 12.9 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.12 7.5 1,039 5.5 54,036 5.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.31 3.6 1,148 3.7 59,709 3.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 31.86 21.4 1,275 21.4 66,275 21.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.40 3.7 1,115 4.4 57,990 4.4 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 30.06 7.3 1,203 7.3 62,533 7.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.05 1.8 666 2.0 34,639 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 27.03 6.8 1,033 4.6 53,739 4.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.84 3.8 616 4.6 32,006 4.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.36 8.0 596 8.0 31,017 8.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.66 6.2 687 5.5 35,709 5.5 Tellers......................................................... 13.64 1.9 530 3.1 27,563 3.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.85 7.0 656 5.6 34,127 5.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.97 2.0 539 3.2 28,040 3.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.75 5.6 787 7.5 40,930 7.5 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.75 5.6 787 7.5 40,930 7.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 17.05 10.5 675 10.0 35,123 10.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.34 7.4 493 7.4 25,660 7.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.13 4.4 754 4.3 39,200 4.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.36 7.2 874 6.9 45,460 6.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.40 7.5 677 8.8 35,226 8.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.84 7.7 711 7.6 36,995 7.6 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.92 4.2 621 4.1 32,303 4.1 Office clerks, general............................................ 18.14 5.1 711 4.5 36,951 4.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.63 4.4 905 4.3 45,994 4.3 Carpenters........................................................ 23.55 11.1 942 11.1 48,979 11.1 Construction laborers............................................. 22.33 9.0 893 9.0 43,745 9.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 35.48 12.5 1,419 12.5 72,644 12.5 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 35.48 12.5 1,419 12.5 72,644 12.5 Electricians...................................................... 20.26 8.0 815 7.5 42,391 7.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.36 3.4 855 3.4 44,201 3.4 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.69 13.5 868 13.5 45,120 13.5 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.87 14.0 875 14.0 45,485 14.0 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.09 9.2 764 9.2 39,712 9.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.36 4.5 650 4.2 33,572 4.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.08 6.8 643 6.8 33,154 6.8 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.71 7.6 1,148 7.6 59,716 7.6 Production occupations.............................................. 14.80 6.7 587 6.5 30,550 6.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.11 19.2 1,018 20.0 52,944 20.0 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.41 9.7 529 9.2 27,514 9.2 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 15.95 6.2 638 6.2 33,178 6.2 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.07 17.2 563 17.2 29,267 17.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 11.09 21.6 443 21.6 23,059 21.6 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 15.36 17.0 614 17.0 31,948 17.0 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.51 21.1 581 21.1 30,190 21.1 Printers.......................................................... 16.62 12.6 656 12.7 34,098 12.7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.09 12.0 524 12.0 27,236 12.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.31 9.4 453 9.4 23,530 9.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.33 3.5 564 4.4 29,241 4.4 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.73 5.4 632 6.1 32,846 6.1 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.96 10.2 733 10.6 38,103 10.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.89 5.3 555 5.3 28,881 5.3 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 21.46 8.3 858 8.3 44,639 8.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 21.46 8.3 858 8.3 44,639 8.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.45 15.5 646 15.9 33,578 15.9 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.13 8.4 484 8.6 25,163 8.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.15 9.8 526 9.8 27,349 9.8 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.74 14.5 429 14.5 22,329 14.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.32 9.6 408 8.7 21,198 8.7 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.