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........................................................... $19.16 1.8% $761 1.9% $39,053 1.9% Management occupations.............................................. 33.93 3.7 1,418 3.7 73,624 3.7 Chief executives.................................................. 66.34 16.0 2,654 16.0 137,985 16.0 General and operations managers................................... 36.97 10.2 1,562 9.9 81,214 9.9 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.47 9.1 1,804 9.5 93,823 9.5 Marketing managers.............................................. 47.36 17.2 1,850 17.5 96,219 17.5 Sales managers.................................................. 39.87 10.7 1,776 12.0 92,368 12.0 Public relations managers......................................... 35.31 10.4 1,430 10.3 74,375 10.3 Administrative services managers.................................. 27.60 6.1 1,104 6.1 57,412 6.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 38.48 7.7 1,540 7.3 80,106 7.3 Financial managers................................................ 31.29 6.9 1,334 7.3 69,345 7.3 Human resources managers.......................................... 24.79 13.5 1,006 14.7 52,304 14.7 Industrial production managers.................................... 35.46 6.6 1,455 6.9 75,660 6.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 24.82 10.7 1,033 10.2 53,702 10.2 Construction managers............................................. 31.73 9.1 1,288 10.0 66,958 10.0 Education administrators.......................................... 28.44 11.1 1,154 10.9 55,810 10.9 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 21.70 7.7 868 7.7 45,144 7.7 Social and community service managers............................. 24.25 10.7 950 11.3 49,395 11.3 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.81 4.7 1,097 4.7 57,032 4.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.43 4.9 1,078 5.4 56,050 5.4 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.82 9.1 1,007 8.5 52,345 8.5 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.13 11.2 1,146 10.5 59,606 10.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.13 11.2 1,146 10.5 59,606 10.5 Cost estimators................................................... 24.11 12.0 970 12.2 50,432 12.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.47 9.8 1,084 10.2 56,374 10.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.32 7.0 1,143 7.9 59,440 7.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.38 20.4 1,319 9.3 68,589 9.3 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 28.17 23.7 1,126 23.7 58,553 23.7 Loan officers................................................... 28.18 23.8 1,127 23.8 58,608 23.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.21 4.5 1,130 4.6 58,778 4.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 34.33 5.3 1,381 5.2 71,835 5.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.71 6.7 1,177 7.3 61,179 7.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.30 12.9 932 12.9 48,459 12.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 27.33 12.5 1,093 12.5 56,840 12.5 Database administrators........................................... 34.24 12.0 1,405 10.9 73,034 10.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.91 6.0 1,037 6.0 53,900 6.0 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 25.40 12.1 1,039 12.3 54,015 12.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.84 2.7 1,187 3.0 61,735 3.0 Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.83 8.9 1,275 14.6 66,308 14.6 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 28.83 8.9 1,275 14.6 66,308 14.6 Engineers......................................................... 32.78 3.6 1,354 3.7 70,395 3.7 Civil engineers................................................. 33.06 7.6 1,433 9.5 74,491 9.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 30.53 6.5 1,240 5.4 64,461 5.4 Electrical engineers.......................................... 26.77 8.6 1,071 8.6 55,684 8.6 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 33.63 3.3 1,383 2.9 71,913 2.9 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.03 8.4 1,394 9.3 72,514 9.3 Drafters.......................................................... 22.93 11.4 917 11.4 47,696 11.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.69 18.2 988 18.2 51,363 18.2 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.80 7.3 912 7.3 47,430 7.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.83 6.0 957 6.0 49,747 6.0 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 25.05 5.4 1,002 5.4 52,114 5.4 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.04 10.8 1,218 10.6 62,865 10.6 Physical scientists............................................... 34.76 12.0 1,391 12.0 72,310 12.0 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 37.05 10.6 1,482 10.6 77,061 10.6 Chemists...................................................... 34.04 7.2 1,362 7.2 70,800 7.2 Chemical technicians.............................................. 21.62 8.5 865 8.5 44,961 8.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.62 4.8 692 6.2 35,535 6.2 Counselors........................................................ 16.27 3.3 651 3.3 33,837 3.3 Social workers.................................................... 18.93 7.8 734 10.3 37,277 10.3 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.12 3.7 645 3.7 30,427 3.7 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.69 9.8 733 16.1 38,136 16.1 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 20.21 17.4 855 23.6 44,481 23.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.51 16.7 650 16.0 33,420 16.0 Legal occupations................................................... 38.77 15.3 1,639 14.2 85,223 14.2 Lawyers........................................................... 43.10 17.1 1,835 15.6 95,396 15.6 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 22.96 9.2 959 6.5 49,857 6.5 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 20.73 11.3 877 8.5 45,593 8.5 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.52 7.5 633 6.9 28,721 6.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.54 10.5 805 9.8 33,562 9.8 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.06 8.3 432 9.4 20,791 9.4 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 10.86 8.3 424 9.5 20,544 9.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.89 2.4 930 1.6 35,811 1.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.85 3.1 922 2.5 35,906 2.5 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.71 5.4 1,229 3.6 45,712 3.6 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.71 5.4 1,229 3.6 45,712 3.6 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.48 4.2 409 3.6 19,631 3.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.40 6.1 777 6.3 40,409 6.3 Designers......................................................... 20.56 6.0 830 5.5 43,164 5.5 Graphic designers............................................... 22.08 6.4 897 5.4 46,651 5.4 Writers and editors............................................... 25.39 20.9 958 25.1 49,808 25.1 Editors......................................................... 24.88 24.6 930 29.4 48,367 29.4 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 42.78 12.6 1,683 13.3 87,453 13.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.33 1.7 2,053 1.7 106,764 1.7 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 127.50 15.0 5,418 13.1 281,755 13.1 Registered nurses................................................. 30.79 7.3 1,214 7.4 63,141 7.4 Therapists........................................................ 28.53 6.9 1,099 8.3 56,717 8.3 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.47 3.8 779 3.8 40,500 3.8 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.61 6.9 745 6.9 38,714 6.9 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.58 4.7 1,037 9.3 53,949 9.3 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.39 8.0 615 8.0 32,001 8.0 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.95 2.7 558 2.7 29,024 2.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.66 6.6 747 5.9 38,828 5.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.49 4.0 478 4.1 24,871 4.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.10 6.7 438 7.3 22,752 7.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.21 7.9 440 8.6 22,892 8.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.09 3.5 523 3.4 27,185 3.4 Dental assistants............................................... 17.58 3.6 595 2.6 30,936 2.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.04 7.0 537 6.6 27,906 6.6 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.13 3.7 363 3.6 18,871 3.6 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.71 4.3 346 4.0 17,978 4.0 Security guards................................................. 8.71 4.3 346 4.0 17,978 4.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.31 2.6 349 3.2 17,720 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.77 2.5 603 3.4 30,471 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.10 2.3 627 2.5 32,316 2.5 Cooks............................................................. 10.11 3.0 380 3.9 19,287 3.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.34 6.0 376 9.0 18,571 9.0 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.39 4.1 392 4.8 19,926 4.8 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.21 3.8 360 4.9 18,708 4.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.57 4.3 281 11.0 13,524 11.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.08 6.6 180 6.7 9,207 6.7 Bartenders...................................................... 7.09 9.6 251 7.1 13,066 7.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.53 7.2 123 10.5 6,270 10.5 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.54 5.5 286 7.4 14,384 7.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.33 4.3 363 5.4 18,657 5.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.94 3.0 347 4.7 17,747 4.7 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.12 9.6 442 10.1 22,985 10.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.90 3.3 298 3.6 15,221 3.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.45 4.0 437 3.6 20,485 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.94 9.5 692 9.4 35,342 9.4 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.73 13.9 671 13.2 34,339 13.2 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 17.18 13.9 716 14.4 36,522 14.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.23 5.0 379 4.2 18,919 4.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.90 3.2 425 3.7 21,164 3.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.33 10.0 324 6.1 16,224 6.1 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.34 7.3 500 7.4 18,723 7.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.99 5.3 486 5.6 18,102 5.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.68 5.8 451 7.1 22,808 7.1 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 12.92 6.3 498 9.6 25,884 9.6 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 14.97 18.2 565 21.7 29,367 21.7 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 14.97 18.2 565 21.7 29,367 21.7 Child care workers................................................ 8.94 2.9 347 4.7 18,035 4.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 16.05 15.4 571 18.7 24,041 18.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.95 10.6 934 10.6 48,345 10.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.92 6.5 842 6.7 43,409 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.02 4.6 727 5.0 37,376 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.01 15.4 1,264 15.2 65,718 15.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.21 5.1 572 5.4 29,521 5.4 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.94 2.5 349 3.0 17,780 3.0 Cashiers...................................................... 8.94 2.5 349 3.0 17,780 3.0 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.64 10.9 631 11.7 32,642 11.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.38 17.9 507 20.3 25,888 20.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.98 11.1 681 11.8 35,407 11.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.40 6.3 669 6.7 34,778 6.7 Insurance sales agents............................................ 23.68 25.5 941 25.3 48,957 25.3 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 82.52 34.2 3,449 34.4 179,360 34.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.04 24.0 1,376 24.3 71,532 24.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 61.53 35.2 2,461 35.2 127,976 35.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.32 4.9 1,027 4.9 53,386 4.9 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 17.74 20.7 719 21.2 37,400 21.2 Real estate sales agents........................................ 18.17 24.8 723 25.0 37,579 25.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 20.21 17.9 796 17.9 40,591 17.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.18 1.6 596 1.7 30,899 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.79 3.5 791 3.7 41,145 3.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.49 2.9 568 3.2 29,530 3.2 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.48 5.3 565 5.9 28,737 5.9 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.50 4.9 550 7.9 28,578 7.9 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.94 2.4 624 2.9 32,424 2.9 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.70 3.8 668 3.8 34,744 3.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.78 2.8 631 2.8 32,817 2.8 Tellers......................................................... 11.33 3.4 450 3.3 23,377 3.3 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 14.19 7.0 562 7.9 29,217 7.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.70 5.1 659 5.2 34,276 5.2 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.34 4.4 363 4.0 17,075 4.0 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.30 11.0 518 9.9 26,945 9.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.95 4.7 673 4.7 34,999 4.7 Order clerks...................................................... 16.60 4.0 662 4.1 34,376 4.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.91 2.2 502 1.9 26,027 1.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.08 8.8 782 9.1 40,641 9.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.08 8.8 782 9.1 40,641 9.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.81 6.4 836 6.8 43,256 6.8 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.25 3.7 571 3.7 29,689 3.7 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.34 8.0 429 10.4 22,284 10.4 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 12.87 6.4 515 6.4 26,778 6.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.16 3.3 673 3.3 34,917 3.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.01 4.4 791 4.3 40,943 4.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 17.67 4.1 695 4.3 36,139 4.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.59 14.7 677 16.0 35,183 16.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.13 3.0 557 3.0 28,836 3.0 Computer operators................................................ 18.88 4.6 755 4.6 39,269 4.6 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.15 4.5 515 4.7 26,769 4.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.88 4.9 505 5.5 26,280 5.5 Word processors and typists..................................... 13.71 5.3 534 4.6 27,755 4.6 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.63 6.4 656 6.1 34,135 6.1 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.84 4.4 537 4.3 27,861 4.3 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 14.45 7.2 577 7.3 29,991 7.3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 12.29 5.6 499 6.6 24,374 6.6 Miscellaneous agricultural workers................................ 11.04 3.9 442 3.9 21,325 3.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.54 7.1 842 6.8 41,946 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 30.81 10.7 1,236 10.7 63,246 10.7 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 26.45 8.3 1,040 8.2 50,318 8.2 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 26.45 8.3 1,040 8.2 50,318 8.2 Carpenters........................................................ 21.66 13.3 835 11.4 42,256 11.4 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 22.98 7.5 919 7.5 47,807 7.5 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.90 8.6 828 9.2 39,191 9.2 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.76 8.2 822 8.7 38,844 8.7 Construction laborers............................................. 19.67 11.7 777 11.7 37,525 11.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.13 17.0 766 15.6 34,422 15.6 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 15.62 20.2 592 16.3 23,296 16.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.23 20.0 808 18.3 37,626 18.3 Electricians...................................................... 22.36 8.1 893 8.1 46,449 8.1 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 13.73 9.9 549 9.9 28,562 9.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 13.73 9.9 549 9.9 28,562 9.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.35 9.1 848 9.1 41,591 9.1 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.38 9.2 849 9.1 41,635 9.1 Roofers........................................................... 22.58 7.9 797 10.3 40,998 10.3 Sheet metal workers............................................... 24.75 12.9 933 10.1 48,496 10.1 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.97 6.1 623 7.4 31,855 7.4 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters............................................... 19.01 9.8 760 9.8 37,643 9.8 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 14.18 7.2 567 7.2 29,484 7.2 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 16.21 9.3 642 9.6 31,461 9.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.25 5.0 769 5.2 39,743 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.42 4.2 1,006 3.8 51,756 3.8 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 15.36 6.8 614 6.8 31,948 6.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.87 7.0 1,115 7.0 57,975 7.0 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.87 7.0 1,115 7.0 57,975 7.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.27 8.8 697 9.0 36,248 9.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.86 10.2 753 10.8 39,168 10.8 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.61 11.0 674 11.5 35,025 11.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.43 10.0 838 10.3 43,241 10.3 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 21.53 10.8 863 10.8 44,764 10.8 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.52 12.3 901 12.3 46,675 12.3 Small engine mechanics............................................ 15.03 13.0 601 13.0 31,256 13.0 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 18.05 6.8 695 5.3 36,165 5.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.71 9.6 787 9.7 40,920 9.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.47 7.8 899 7.8 46,736 7.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.09 6.3 641 6.3 33,339 6.3 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.82 10.9 713 10.9 37,062 10.9 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.57 12.7 943 12.7 48,211 12.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 29.33 4.9 1,173 4.9 61,004 4.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.48 16.4 899 16.4 45,858 16.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.36 7.6 574 7.6 28,640 7.6 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.03 6.4 481 6.4 24,001 6.4 Production occupations.............................................. 14.69 2.1 585 2.2 30,401 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.96 5.0 950 4.7 49,400 4.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.64 6.9 506 6.9 26,287 6.9 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers............................. 11.23 5.9 449 5.9 23,360 5.9 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.32 16.1 533 16.1 27,697 16.1 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 12.64 4.5 506 4.5 26,295 4.5 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 16.59 12.0 664 12.0 34,505 12.0 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.84 5.1 511 5.0 26,543 5.0 Team assemblers................................................. 14.08 13.6 563 13.6 29,291 13.6 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.05 15.5 459 19.0 23,894 19.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 12.05 15.5 459 19.0 23,894 19.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.64 10.3 505 10.2 26,270 10.2 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.64 10.3 505 10.2 26,270 10.2 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.14 4.5 726 4.5 37,720 4.5 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.53 4.1 701 4.1 36,447 4.1 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.84 4.7 587 5.1 30,516 5.1 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.73 7.7 578 7.7 30,058 7.7 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.16 3.6 566 3.6 29,429 3.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.11 3.6 564 3.6 29,346 3.6 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 15.35 6.6 614 6.6 31,885 6.6 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.01 8.0 640 8.0 33,297 8.0 Machinists........................................................ 20.55 8.9 822 8.9 42,748 8.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.33 10.3 493 10.3 25,638 10.3 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.33 10.3 493 10.3 25,638 10.3 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.74 11.0 492 11.9 25,598 11.9 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.00 4.9 840 4.9 43,408 4.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.25 4.2 609 4.1 31,635 4.1 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.07 4.6 601 4.5 31,255 4.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.14 5.9 604 5.9 31,394 5.9 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners........................... 19.13 6.1 752 4.9 39,079 4.9 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 14.17 7.7 567 7.7 29,474 7.7 Bindery workers................................................. 14.17 7.7 567 7.7 29,474 7.7 Printers.......................................................... 15.97 5.7 639 5.7 33,072 5.7 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.99 8.9 680 8.9 35,341 8.9 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.25 5.5 610 5.5 31,519 5.5 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.54 5.8 343 8.1 17,829 8.1 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 11.36 12.8 454 12.8 23,627 12.8 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.78 7.4 590 7.5 30,691 7.5 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.71 7.3 468 7.3 24,328 7.3 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 11.24 10.3 450 10.3 23,360 10.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.43 7.3 497 7.3 25,817 7.3 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.95 7.6 638 7.6 33,178 7.6 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.15 9.4 606 9.4 31,515 9.4 Cutting workers................................................... 15.02 5.5 601 5.5 31,234 5.5 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.81 5.5 632 5.5 32,878 5.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.52 7.6 578 7.6 29,999 7.6 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 15.37 3.6 615 3.6 31,972 3.6 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.88 11.2 515 11.2 26,771 11.2 Painting workers.................................................. 13.43 6.0 539 6.0 27,998 6.0 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.47 8.7 459 8.7 23,818 8.7 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 17.07 9.4 693 8.0 36,054 8.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.58 4.7 501 4.8 26,051 4.8 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.48 9.1 699 9.1 36,368 9.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.97 4.9 473 5.0 24,615 5.0 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.87 2.8 603 2.9 30,881 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.89 7.2 881 5.5 45,824 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 19.98 10.7 870 11.9 45,261 11.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.28 4.8 710 5.0 36,240 5.0 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.06 9.5 496 10.5 25,772 10.5 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.72 4.8 779 4.9 39,654 4.9 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.51 7.9 546 8.2 27,940 8.2 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 8.79 5.2 352 5.2 18,284 5.2 Service station attendants........................................ 10.03 16.4 401 16.4 20,856 16.4 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 13.96 6.8 558 6.8 28,947 6.8 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 13.96 6.8 558 6.8 28,947 6.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.33 3.0 532 3.1 26,812 3.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.34 3.5 454 3.5 23,577 3.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.48 4.7 459 4.7 23,849 4.7 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.11 7.9 404 7.9 21,031 7.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.47 4.9 419 4.9 21,709 4.9 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.