Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $23.61 $18.50 $926 $730 39.2 $47,643 $37,669 2,018 Management occupations.............................................. 50.40 41.67 2,005 1,708 39.8 104,107 88,799 2,066 General and operations managers................................... 55.81 50.17 2,304 2,007 41.3 119,783 104,360 2,146 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.53 52.89 2,059 1,940 39.2 107,074 100,882 2,038 Marketing managers.............................................. 54.61 54.66 2,086 1,923 38.2 108,464 100,000 1,986 Sales managers.................................................. 48.73 48.50 2,007 2,075 41.2 104,341 107,925 2,141 Public relations managers......................................... 63.99 54.52 2,360 1,921 36.9 122,736 99,877 1,918 Administrative services managers.................................. 32.01 30.57 1,257 1,223 39.3 65,350 63,579 2,042 Computer and information systems managers......................... 64.06 59.42 2,536 2,377 39.6 131,866 123,600 2,058 Financial managers................................................ 52.13 42.69 2,073 1,718 39.8 107,053 89,355 2,053 Human resources managers.......................................... 38.96 39.62 1,526 1,563 39.2 79,331 81,286 2,036 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 36.09 35.02 1,413 1,563 39.2 73,472 81,286 2,036 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.66 41.73 1,866 1,669 40.0 97,048 86,792 2,080 Purchasing managers............................................... 51.25 45.67 2,041 1,827 39.8 106,151 94,994 2,071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 48.46 38.67 1,926 1,547 39.7 100,142 80,434 2,066 Education administrators.......................................... 31.97 30.52 1,277 1,221 40.0 66,031 63,475 2,065 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 39.06 31.27 1,487 1,177 38.1 77,306 61,224 1,979 Engineering managers.............................................. 49.55 45.68 1,988 1,927 40.1 103,394 100,182 2,087 Food service managers............................................. 37.95 38.46 1,557 1,538 41.0 80,942 80,001 2,133 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.52 35.68 1,629 1,444 38.3 84,733 75,067 1,993 Social and community service managers............................. 31.65 24.63 1,210 962 38.2 62,940 50,001 1,988 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.06 28.85 1,293 1,135 39.1 67,221 59,012 2,034 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.85 25.72 1,058 973 39.4 55,031 50,619 2,050 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 27.41 26.44 1,067 962 38.9 55,486 50,001 2,024 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.26 25.72 1,049 1,046 39.9 54,532 54,413 2,076 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.32 26.10 1,048 979 38.4 54,514 50,901 1,995 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.12 25.51 1,039 979 38.3 54,025 50,901 1,992 Cost estimators................................................... 33.72 35.16 1,349 1,406 40.0 70,145 73,133 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.32 25.38 1,141 998 38.9 59,357 51,913 2,025 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 28.37 25.54 1,113 1,021 39.2 57,866 53,115 2,040 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.26 23.80 1,050 952 38.5 54,612 49,504 2,003 Training and development specialists............................ 31.50 30.99 1,253 1,240 39.8 65,151 64,459 2,068 Logisticians...................................................... 30.12 32.21 1,205 1,288 40.0 62,642 67,001 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 33.44 29.85 1,331 1,194 39.8 69,221 62,082 2,070 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.43 31.23 1,264 1,200 39.0 65,726 62,400 2,027 Credit analysts................................................... 28.55 24.33 1,095 973 38.4 56,930 50,600 1,994 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 44.18 33.65 1,718 1,281 38.9 89,357 66,602 2,022 Financial analysts.............................................. 41.63 35.63 1,644 1,413 39.5 85,501 73,466 2,054 Personal financial advisors..................................... 63.30 28.49 2,468 1,139 39.0 128,359 59,253 2,028 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 33.83 31.11 1,252 1,089 37.0 65,084 56,615 1,924 Financial examiners............................................... 25.34 19.78 962 718 38.0 50,031 37,344 1,974 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.17 22.49 1,257 942 39.1 65,389 48,990 2,033 Loan officers................................................... 34.21 24.04 1,334 962 39.0 69,349 50,003 2,027 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.72 38.07 1,522 1,478 39.3 79,016 76,850 2,040 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.44 35.34 1,446 1,413 39.7 75,191 73,501 2,064 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.16 44.28 1,820 1,743 39.4 94,657 90,653 2,051 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 47.20 43.04 1,862 1,722 39.5 96,836 89,529 2,052 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.42 45.55 1,791 1,794 39.4 93,118 93,305 2,050 Computer support specialists...................................... 29.67 25.49 1,142 977 38.5 58,914 49,999 1,986 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.69 37.17 1,495 1,460 39.7 77,741 75,899 2,063 Database administrators........................................... 33.66 32.31 1,275 1,292 37.9 66,279 67,205 1,969 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 35.43 33.34 1,384 1,314 39.1 71,970 68,349 2,031 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 54.39 48.51 2,146 1,940 39.5 111,606 100,897 2,052 Operations research analysts...................................... 36.73 25.97 1,441 1,039 39.2 74,921 54,020 2,040 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 35.31 34.19 1,416 1,385 40.1 73,642 71,999 2,085 Architects, except naval.......................................... 37.31 34.54 1,492 1,382 40.0 77,587 71,841 2,079 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 39.20 40.10 1,567 1,604 40.0 81,500 83,408 2,079 Engineers......................................................... 40.07 38.98 1,617 1,576 40.4 84,098 81,948 2,099 Civil engineers................................................. 30.37 27.00 1,283 1,090 42.3 66,727 56,680 2,197 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 41.06 40.39 1,642 1,616 40.0 85,402 84,011 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 42.03 41.93 1,681 1,677 40.0 87,420 87,206 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 37.81 36.64 1,512 1,465 40.0 78,643 76,201 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 34.39 31.47 1,375 1,259 40.0 71,495 65,458 2,079 Industrial engineers.......................................... 34.73 33.18 1,388 1,327 40.0 72,200 69,006 2,079 Materials engineers............................................. 44.27 47.07 1,895 1,885 42.8 98,545 98,001 2,226 Mechanical engineers............................................ 35.45 32.50 1,473 1,442 41.5 76,549 74,999 2,159 Drafters.......................................................... 25.63 22.42 1,010 897 39.4 52,546 46,634 2,050 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.19 25.94 1,098 1,066 40.4 57,096 55,453 2,100 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.49 29.53 1,137 1,181 39.9 59,117 61,424 2,075 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 30.50 29.91 1,219 1,191 40.0 63,370 61,922 2,078 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 23.20 20.27 923 811 39.8 48,016 42,155 2,069 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.83 26.71 1,154 1,035 38.7 59,712 53,843 2,002 Life scientists................................................... 36.21 39.11 1,357 1,496 37.5 70,563 77,808 1,949 Biological scientists........................................... 31.96 26.09 1,185 1,044 37.1 61,615 54,267 1,928 Medical scientists.............................................. 39.56 43.32 1,499 1,710 37.9 77,955 88,910 1,971 Physical scientists............................................... 32.60 30.29 1,272 1,169 39.0 66,161 60,763 2,029 Market and survey researchers..................................... 24.11 23.61 941 944 39.0 48,950 49,100 2,030 Market research analysts........................................ 24.11 23.61 941 944 39.0 48,950 49,100 2,030 Psychologists..................................................... 34.98 28.72 1,359 1,081 38.8 61,471 60,919 1,757 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 34.98 28.72 1,359 1,081 38.8 61,471 60,919 1,757 Chemical technicians.............................................. 26.13 28.66 1,044 1,146 40.0 54,238 59,607 2,076 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.62 18.04 808 711 39.2 42,025 36,962 2,038 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.82 17.33 749 675 37.8 38,470 35,000 1,941 Counselors........................................................ 20.06 17.33 772 693 38.5 39,229 36,046 1,955 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 16.42 16.82 642 631 39.1 33,122 32,795 2,017 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.90 20.87 951 771 36.7 46,804 40,000 1,807 Social workers.................................................... 22.19 21.78 819 772 36.9 42,076 40,167 1,896 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.94 20.73 749 796 35.8 37,158 36,402 1,774 Medical and public health social workers........................ 26.60 28.92 986 1,012 37.1 51,288 52,625 1,928 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 20.48 17.31 763 673 37.2 39,659 35,000 1,936 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.66 14.21 635 551 38.1 33,009 28,642 1,982 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.57 13.32 524 501 38.6 27,247 26,072 2,008 Legal occupations................................................... 43.37 32.99 1,698 1,154 39.1 88,060 60,000 2,031 Lawyers........................................................... 57.46 48.95 2,282 2,102 39.7 118,689 109,306 2,066 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.24 21.05 846 842 38.0 43,978 43,780 1,978 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.62 26.28 1,196 869 36.7 52,204 41,900 1,600 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 55.30 47.94 2,094 1,900 37.9 84,685 73,242 1,531 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 70.40 69.93 2,639 2,517 37.5 99,016 95,000 1,407 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 49.54 53.29 1,858 2,018 37.5 72,849 82,516 1,470 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 42.33 43.06 1,582 1,679 37.4 62,916 67,166 1,486 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 56.29 57.80 2,118 2,312 37.6 81,950 82,516 1,456 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 55.28 44.86 2,307 2,019 41.7 109,624 104,982 1,983 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.95 57.71 2,278 2,078 36.2 83,039 70,936 1,319 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 56.37 50.34 2,071 1,762 36.7 74,549 71,088 1,323 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 50.51 47.73 1,924 1,753 38.1 73,081 71,088 1,447 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 66.39 63.75 2,466 2,231 37.1 97,673 77,979 1,471 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 71.58 63.75 2,632 2,231 36.8 101,350 78,280 1,416 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 50.30 48.77 1,876 1,829 37.3 73,224 70,538 1,456 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 53.81 50.96 1,966 1,847 36.5 81,175 77,524 1,508 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 47.74 48.30 1,817 1,845 38.1 66,189 68,397 1,386 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 40.34 34.62 1,568 1,375 38.9 71,455 59,638 1,771 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.87 24.01 950 860 35.4 40,031 37,253 1,490 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.23 15.49 630 631 34.6 29,781 33,280 1,634 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 18.73 15.63 643 640 34.3 30,678 33,280 1,638 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.88 24.64 968 950 37.4 37,827 37,796 1,461 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.49 27.14 1,024 1,039 37.2 39,959 40,230 1,453 Secondary school teachers....................................... 48.53 46.45 1,638 1,569 33.7 61,196 57,391 1,261 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 48.53 46.45 1,638 1,569 33.7 61,196 57,391 1,261 Special education teachers...................................... 35.31 26.96 1,270 1,031 36.0 50,370 43,028 1,426 Librarians........................................................ 31.84 21.98 1,142 809 35.9 57,708 41,699 1,813 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.49 10.30 401 388 38.3 20,024 19,864 1,909 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 35.85 30.44 1,402 1,204 39.1 70,947 59,030 1,979 Artists and related workers....................................... 25.06 22.53 988 816 39.4 51,375 42,432 2,050 Designers......................................................... 28.29 29.58 1,124 1,154 39.7 58,426 60,000 2,065 Graphic designers............................................... 28.16 31.25 1,100 1,250 39.1 57,208 65,000 2,032 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 88.70 63.58 3,507 3,013 39.5 182,344 156,677 2,056 Producers and directors......................................... 88.70 63.58 3,507 3,013 39.5 182,344 156,677 2,056 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 22.94 25.85 886 927 38.6 42,746 41,001 1,863 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 22.94 25.85 886 927 38.6 42,746 41,001 1,863 Public relations specialists...................................... 36.07 31.03 1,406 1,164 39.0 73,118 60,509 2,027 Writers and editors............................................... 33.20 28.75 1,275 1,150 38.4 66,300 59,804 1,997 Editors......................................................... 36.56 29.24 1,376 1,170 37.6 71,568 60,819 1,958 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.01 29.01 1,315 1,112 38.7 68,154 57,518 2,004 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 28.35 27.60 1,113 1,104 39.3 57,870 57,408 2,041 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.57 50.32 1,951 1,997 39.4 101,455 103,834 2,047 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 69.57 73.32 2,748 2,788 39.5 142,918 144,997 2,054 Internists, general............................................. 65.85 71.78 2,436 2,530 37.0 126,658 131,535 1,923 Physician assistants.............................................. 40.52 39.94 1,616 1,635 39.9 84,015 85,000 2,073 Registered nurses................................................. 34.51 34.20 1,325 1,307 38.4 68,804 67,899 1,994 Therapists........................................................ 28.24 27.95 1,100 1,100 39.0 56,076 54,288 1,985 Physical therapists............................................. 28.67 24.50 1,125 1,052 39.2 57,746 57,221 2,014 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.38 28.05 1,088 1,095 39.7 56,599 56,929 2,067 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.80 22.03 852 856 39.1 44,308 44,519 2,032 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.75 26.00 997 1,023 38.7 51,857 53,196 2,014 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.80 17.00 740 684 39.4 38,480 35,568 2,046 Dental hygienists................................................. 32.90 33.00 1,021 1,080 31.0 53,102 56,160 1,614 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.47 25.59 942 959 38.5 48,990 49,853 2,002 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 16.54 13.11 648 520 39.2 33,702 27,040 2,037 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.13 24.78 934 981 38.7 48,587 51,002 2,013 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 20.77 25.32 805 964 38.8 41,883 50,135 2,017 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.24 16.12 633 636 39.0 32,939 33,093 2,028 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.75 15.91 619 636 39.3 32,184 33,093 2,043 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.93 19.28 764 750 38.3 39,389 38,511 1,976 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.52 16.96 651 672 39.4 33,853 34,964 2,049 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 19.20 17.00 762 680 39.7 39,598 35,360 2,062 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.10 12.26 495 472 37.8 25,734 24,523 1,965 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.41 11.54 478 453 38.5 24,832 23,531 2,002 Home health aides............................................... 10.58 9.90 409 396 38.6 21,267 20,592 2,010 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.50 12.73 519 497 38.4 26,964 25,854 1,998 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.22 10.40 430 394 38.3 22,359 20,475 1,993 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.74 15.38 533 510 36.1 27,695 26,520 1,879 Dental assistants............................................... 16.74 15.75 541 504 32.3 28,149 26,208 1,682 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.67 12.44 501 492 36.7 26,070 25,584 1,906 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 17.20 18.01 674 630 39.2 35,064 32,778 2,039 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.87 15.33 554 563 37.2 28,788 29,250 1,936 Protective service occupations...................................... 14.36 12.00 561 460 39.1 28,780 23,504 2,004 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.68 10.25 460 404 39.3 23,895 21,008 2,046 Security guards................................................. 11.68 10.25 460 404 39.3 23,895 21,008 2,046 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.39 9.50 403 360 38.8 20,702 18,601 1,992 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.03 15.78 774 735 42.9 40,117 38,228 2,225 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 17.94 14.29 730 643 40.7 37,947 33,429 2,115 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.03 17.00 779 735 43.2 40,346 38,228 2,237 Cooks............................................................. 11.85 11.00 463 437 39.0 23,594 22,360 1,991 Cooks, fast food................................................ 10.78 8.00 405 310 37.6 21,072 16,120 1,956 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.36 12.00 527 476 39.5 26,581 24,773 1,989 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.69 11.00 455 430 38.9 23,170 22,360 1,983 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.14 10.00 430 390 38.6 22,135 20,197 1,986 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.64 4.60 210 175 37.2 10,660 8,320 1,891 Bartenders...................................................... 6.50 5.00 227 200 34.8 11,700 10,400 1,799 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.75 4.02 177 129 37.2 8,931 6,698 1,879 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.27 7.43 323 297 39.0 16,686 15,456 2,016 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.07 8.20 341 313 37.6 17,750 16,277 1,957 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.27 8.50 344 322 37.1 17,867 16,744 1,928 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.88 7.49 339 299 38.2 17,635 15,573 1,986 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.44 12.30 478 461 38.4 24,841 23,985 1,997 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.62 8.50 336 320 39.0 17,453 16,640 2,024 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.95 14.17 592 567 39.6 30,010 28,719 2,007 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 23.99 20.58 962 869 40.1 50,019 45,198 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.04 21.73 840 869 39.9 43,685 45,198 2,076 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.35 13.81 567 550 39.5 29,220 28,454 2,036 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.42 13.50 570 540 39.5 29,385 27,206 2,038 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 12.21 11.52 477 454 39.1 24,498 23,400 2,006 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.42 11.88 496 475 39.9 21,569 19,760 1,736 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.99 11.50 478 460 39.9 20,650 19,760 1,722 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.66 10.32 505 413 37.0 25,496 21,382 1,867 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 15.05 14.00 602 560 40.0 31,308 29,120 2,080 Slot key persons................................................ 13.29 12.89 532 516 40.0 27,647 26,811 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 19.17 16.60 743 664 38.8 38,649 34,528 2,016 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.18 7.55 287 302 40.0 14,931 15,704 2,080 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.18 7.55 287 302 40.0 14,931 15,704 2,080 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 12.62 10.00 491 400 38.9 25,549 20,800 2,024 Child care workers................................................ 11.10 10.57 423 400 38.1 21,329 20,800 1,921 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.18 9.64 355 356 38.6 18,447 18,533 2,009 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.62 12.73 560 509 41.1 17,563 15,600 1,290 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.38 12.00 554 480 41.4 15,863 3,638 1,186 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.45 15.65 891 615 39.7 46,206 31,996 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.73 18.36 860 733 41.5 44,717 38,126 2,157 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.04 18.00 792 720 41.6 41,191 37,440 2,164 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.94 22.80 1,299 1,030 40.7 67,542 53,581 2,115 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.31 11.88 566 460 39.5 29,263 23,920 2,045 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.00 9.15 389 360 38.9 20,162 18,720 2,015 Cashiers...................................................... 9.98 9.03 388 360 38.9 20,114 18,720 2,015 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.33 12.50 625 561 40.7 32,119 29,156 2,095 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.76 12.46 481 474 40.9 24,405 24,648 2,075 Parts salespersons............................................ 18.28 20.44 742 827 40.6 38,581 42,979 2,111 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.12 12.70 638 484 39.6 33,033 25,147 2,049 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 17.43 16.48 670 599 38.4 34,825 31,167 1,998 Insurance sales agents............................................ 33.54 21.64 1,342 829 40.0 69,780 43,101 2,081 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 51.69 37.67 2,040 1,507 39.5 106,073 78,356 2,052 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 35.47 31.73 1,411 1,269 39.8 73,227 65,899 2,065 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 38.38 34.97 1,520 1,399 39.6 79,054 72,727 2,060 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 34.71 29.51 1,382 1,180 39.8 71,700 61,379 2,066 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.73 15.90 781 646 39.6 40,597 33,584 2,057 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.58 16.52 680 637 38.7 35,318 33,098 2,009 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.17 22.07 977 883 38.8 50,810 45,906 2,019 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.82 17.00 596 621 37.7 30,981 32,273 1,958 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.27 15.39 636 606 39.1 33,088 31,493 2,034 Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.53 17.31 687 663 39.2 35,741 34,457 2,039 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.32 15.49 630 615 38.6 32,771 31,990 2,007 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.48 17.12 682 673 39.0 35,479 34,977 2,030 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.37 18.98 729 708 39.7 37,918 36,824 2,064 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.09 16.85 684 674 40.0 35,547 35,048 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 12.15 11.50 477 460 39.3 24,817 23,920 2,043 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 22.79 20.75 860 830 37.7 44,732 43,162 1,963 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 18.94 17.79 747 721 39.5 38,850 37,500 2,052 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.46 15.75 687 630 39.3 35,594 32,760 2,039 File clerks....................................................... 12.21 12.45 474 454 38.8 24,624 23,605 2,017 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.59 11.00 423 440 40.0 22,019 22,880 2,080 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.34 15.94 609 588 37.3 31,656 30,576 1,938 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 15.53 15.51 585 620 37.7 30,218 32,250 1,945 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 17.98 17.31 704 686 39.1 36,601 35,693 2,036 Order clerks...................................................... 14.75 14.30 589 562 39.9 30,124 29,120 2,042 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.95 18.37 775 735 38.8 40,298 38,214 2,020 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.89 13.42 534 518 38.5 27,545 26,728 1,983 Dispatchers....................................................... 23.10 19.42 919 784 39.8 47,788 40,789 2,069 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 23.42 19.61 933 784 39.8 48,520 40,789 2,072 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.83 18.33 745 711 39.6 38,755 36,991 2,058 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.24 12.28 528 490 39.9 27,423 25,418 2,072 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.96 12.61 510 504 39.3 26,507 26,227 2,045 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.51 20.60 816 758 37.9 42,427 39,439 1,972 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.56 22.10 889 846 37.7 46,194 44,000 1,961 Legal secretaries............................................... 26.39 27.58 980 1,044 37.1 50,948 54,300 1,931 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.39 17.35 621 633 37.9 32,301 32,909 1,971 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.41 17.00 710 680 38.6 36,937 35,360 2,006 Computer operators................................................ 18.07 18.90 720 756 39.8 37,429 39,312 2,071 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.57 12.45 544 436 37.3 28,292 22,659 1,941 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.24 12.00 495 436 37.4 25,730 22,659 1,944 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.97 16.75 691 637 38.5 35,926 33,098 1,999 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.81 12.75 531 510 38.5 27,613 26,520 2,000 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.12 15.93 619 600 38.4 32,063 31,200 1,990 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 13.64 12.63 527 505 38.6 27,400 26,275 2,009 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.82 24.50 1,059 980 39.5 54,034 49,920 2,015 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 36.07 32.00 1,424 1,280 39.5 72,669 66,560 2,015 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 27.77 27.73 1,109 1,109 39.9 56,071 53,249 2,019 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 27.77 27.73 1,109 1,109 39.9 56,071 53,249 2,019 Carpenters........................................................ 25.53 24.00 1,012 960 39.7 51,048 49,920 1,999 Construction laborers............................................. 23.48 27.25 933 1,090 39.7 43,650 41,080 1,859 Construction equipment operators.................................. 26.22 26.00 1,049 1,040 40.0 54,528 54,080 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 27.06 27.02 1,082 1,081 40.0 56,274 56,202 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 32.56 29.68 1,253 1,205 38.5 65,144 62,650 2,001 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.60 15.00 584 600 40.0 30,338 31,200 2,077 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.60 15.00 584 600 40.0 30,338 31,200 2,077 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 32.34 30.53 1,283 1,160 39.7 66,693 60,341 2,062 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 32.65 33.26 1,294 1,318 39.6 67,291 68,515 2,061 Roofers........................................................... 20.70 19.50 807 760 39.0 38,588 31,980 1,864 Sheet metal workers............................................... 25.49 21.85 1,009 860 39.6 52,393 44,720 2,055 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 36.64 31.23 1,466 1,249 40.0 76,211 64,948 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.20 12.00 528 480 40.0 27,410 24,960 2,077 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 20.48 18.77 819 751 40.0 42,601 39,044 2,080 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 24.82 24.94 981 998 39.5 49,020 47,348 1,975 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.16 20.50 885 816 39.9 45,972 42,442 2,074 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.19 27.70 1,209 1,108 40.1 62,875 57,616 2,082 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 17.67 17.00 705 680 39.9 36,681 35,360 2,076 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 34.30 35.85 1,372 1,434 40.0 71,346 74,568 2,080 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 21.52 22.02 855 881 39.7 44,478 45,800 2,067 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.50 27.69 1,060 1,108 40.0 55,110 57,595 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.33 15.56 654 621 40.0 34,003 32,284 2,082 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 15.18 13.00 607 520 40.0 31,566 27,040 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.04 16.50 683 660 40.1 35,514 34,320 2,084 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.35 20.02 854 801 40.0 44,401 41,642 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.06 20.41 826 816 41.2 42,977 42,442 2,142 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.21 20.41 889 816 40.0 46,204 42,442 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 23.30 25.00 932 1,000 40.0 48,473 52,000 2,080 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 20.85 18.20 834 728 40.0 43,367 37,856 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.76 19.64 828 785 39.9 42,965 40,843 2,070 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.00 19.46 846 777 40.3 44,001 40,394 2,095 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.80 19.64 825 785 39.7 42,766 40,843 2,056 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 19.25 17.95 770 718 40.0 39,946 37,170 2,075 Millwrights..................................................... 23.96 21.03 955 841 39.9 49,661 43,742 2,072 Line installers and repairers..................................... 31.96 32.94 1,279 1,318 40.0 66,487 68,515 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 34.84 36.23 1,393 1,449 40.0 72,459 75,358 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.26 29.93 1,130 1,197 40.0 58,775 62,248 2,080 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 25.04 29.28 984 1,131 39.3 51,152 58,793 2,043 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.27 19.00 718 760 39.3 37,318 39,520 2,043 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.28 17.90 611 716 40.0 31,783 37,232 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.32 15.50 649 620 39.8 33,642 32,239 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.18 24.04 969 981 40.1 50,370 51,000 2,083 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.24 16.37 648 655 39.9 33,707 34,050 2,075 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers............................. 15.39 12.75 615 510 40.0 32,005 26,520 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.59 13.74 584 550 40.0 30,343 28,579 2,080 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 17.42 17.90 694 716 39.8 36,089 37,232 2,072 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.24 11.40 486 456 39.7 25,261 23,710 2,063 Team assemblers................................................. 14.44 14.24 578 570 40.0 29,962 29,619 2,075 Bakers............................................................ 20.31 15.00 801 563 39.4 41,644 29,250 2,050 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 15.50 13.55 614 542 39.6 31,943 28,184 2,060 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 16.95 15.90 669 636 39.5 34,795 33,072 2,053 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.99 14.08 551 562 39.4 28,662 29,224 2,048 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.08 14.65 587 586 38.9 30,504 30,472 2,023 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 16.76 17.79 671 712 40.0 34,869 37,003 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.34 15.75 654 630 40.0 33,962 32,760 2,079 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.19 15.50 647 620 40.0 33,644 31,420 2,078 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 17.00 17.12 680 685 40.0 35,366 35,610 2,080 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.24 19.57 769 783 40.0 40,010 40,706 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.99 16.50 677 656 39.8 35,175 34,112 2,070 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.21 14.89 600 595 39.4 31,188 30,925 2,050 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 19.24 16.94 769 678 40.0 40,013 35,235 2,080 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 17.02 16.65 681 666 40.0 35,377 34,632 2,079 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.58 19.52 783 781 40.0 40,736 40,602 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 21.29 19.84 849 793 39.9 44,154 41,257 2,074 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 18.43 17.45 731 698 39.6 37,920 36,296 2,057 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 20.03 17.74 789 710 39.4 40,822 36,899 2,038 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.77 13.45 591 538 40.0 30,698 27,976 2,078 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.68 11.19 547 448 40.0 28,411 23,271 2,077 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.50 14.00 656 560 39.8 33,917 29,120 2,056 Tool and die makers............................................... 25.70 26.98 1,021 1,079 39.7 53,094 56,120 2,066 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.56 17.00 702 680 40.0 36,480 35,360 2,078 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.69 17.00 707 680 40.0 36,756 35,360 2,078 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.46 11.00 538 440 40.0 27,961 22,963 2,078 Printers.......................................................... 18.06 17.73 719 709 39.8 37,406 36,876 2,071 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 17.84 20.69 711 828 39.9 36,981 43,035 2,073 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.17 16.68 724 667 39.9 37,650 34,694 2,072 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 14.26 11.05 553 446 38.8 28,746 23,192 2,017 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 11.10 10.59 440 422 39.7 22,895 21,923 2,062 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 15.49 12.14 560 425 36.1 29,095 22,100 1,879 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 17.03 18.85 681 754 40.0 35,423 39,208 2,080 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.63 15.00 534 597 39.2 27,758 31,046 2,037 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 14.57 14.42 583 577 40.0 30,310 29,994 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.22 14.70 569 588 40.0 29,575 30,576 2,080 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 34.26 33.97 1,370 1,359 40.0 71,256 70,658 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 33.96 34.76 1,358 1,390 40.0 70,638 72,301 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 29.14 30.17 1,166 1,207 40.0 60,607 62,752 2,080 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 21.86 22.67 874 907 40.0 45,364 47,154 2,076 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 21.38 22.67 855 907 40.0 44,331 47,154 2,074 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.64 17.33 704 668 39.9 35,837 33,946 2,032 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 18.41 19.60 736 784 40.0 38,290 40,768 2,080 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 16.67 16.71 667 668 40.0 32,355 30,746 1,941 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 17.96 16.65 715 650 39.8 37,204 33,794 2,072 Cutting workers................................................... 16.30 15.74 652 630 40.0 32,116 32,739 1,971 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.43 15.74 657 630 40.0 31,777 32,739 1,934 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.70 17.81 702 712 39.7 36,327 37,049 2,053 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.11 14.43 560 577 39.7 29,101 30,004 2,062 Painting workers.................................................. 14.26 14.51 571 580 40.0 29,667 30,181 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.99 13.50 560 540 40.0 29,100 28,080 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.40 11.91 537 476 40.0 27,580 24,249 2,057 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 16.68 16.84 686 674 41.1 35,668 35,027 2,138 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.94 11.00 477 440 40.0 24,598 22,880 2,060 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.13 13.80 650 555 40.3 33,381 28,704 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 25.10 20.35 1,061 814 42.3 55,193 42,328 2,199 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.71 20.61 1,041 1,113 45.8 54,119 57,873 2,383 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 80.69 55.13 2,199 1,759 27.3 114,337 91,490 1,417 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 127.51 120.53 2,677 2,495 21.0 139,192 129,715 1,092 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.61 16.55 727 694 41.3 37,037 36,088 2,103 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.15 13.23 625 572 41.3 32,505 29,750 2,145 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.58 17.00 785 730 42.3 39,431 38,022 2,122 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.70 14.00 658 548 39.4 34,162 28,860 2,045 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.07 7.15 430 315 38.8 22,202 16,376 2,005 Parking lot attendants............................................ 7.82 8.00 283 280 36.2 14,070 14,560 1,800 Crane and tower operators......................................... 23.10 22.71 924 908 40.0 48,038 47,237 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.14 16.00 726 640 40.0 37,738 33,280 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.26 15.59 650 624 39.9 33,334 32,427 2,050 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.95 10.90 476 436 39.8 24,570 21,861 2,056 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.60 10.50 464 407 40.0 24,142 21,174 2,082 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.96 10.90 477 431 39.9 24,582 21,840 2,055 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 15.07 13.30 587 550 39.0 30,499 28,600 2,024 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.24 10.63 445 418 39.6 23,132 21,742 2,058 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.