RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $25.80 1.2% $1,007 1.2% $51,901 1.2% Management occupations.............................................. 55.23 3.7 2,182 3.6 113,450 3.6 General and operations managers................................... 64.06 10.3 2,688 9.2 139,801 9.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 53.51 4.4 2,125 4.6 110,513 4.6 Marketing managers.............................................. 58.91 8.6 2,287 9.4 118,911 9.4 Sales managers.................................................. 43.03 10.3 1,790 10.1 93,065 10.1 Public relations managers......................................... 65.26 17.9 2,425 21.9 126,076 21.9 Administrative services managers.................................. 32.50 7.8 1,275 8.3 66,325 8.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 62.69 7.8 2,468 7.6 128,324 7.6 Financial managers................................................ 56.15 4.3 2,209 4.7 114,872 4.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 41.69 6.4 1,625 6.4 84,477 6.4 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 42.15 19.4 1,627 17.1 84,591 17.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 42.93 7.0 1,717 7.0 89,284 7.0 Purchasing managers............................................... 48.39 13.9 1,925 13.1 100,108 13.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 46.96 28.0 1,876 28.0 97,557 28.0 Education administrators.......................................... 39.61 9.6 1,513 9.4 78,679 9.4 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 39.32 9.0 1,496 8.4 77,770 8.4 Engineering managers.............................................. 56.71 7.1 2,268 7.1 117,960 7.1 Medical and health services managers.............................. 49.03 7.7 1,896 6.8 98,573 6.8 Social and community service managers............................. 31.94 3.0 1,206 3.8 62,732 3.8 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.63 3.1 1,272 3.6 66,143 3.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.47 4.5 1,061 4.2 55,182 4.2 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 27.23 7.6 1,088 7.6 56,565 7.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.73 5.3 1,035 5.2 53,815 5.2 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.82 4.4 1,027 3.7 53,413 3.7 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.56 4.0 1,015 3.2 52,806 3.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.43 7.6 1,106 9.2 57,534 9.2 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 25.18 11.2 981 12.2 51,032 12.2 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.31 4.8 1,020 3.9 53,043 3.9 Training and development specialists............................ 31.84 14.7 1,266 15.0 65,837 15.0 Logisticians...................................................... 29.29 7.5 1,171 7.5 60,916 7.5 Management analysts............................................... 34.61 7.9 1,359 7.2 70,646 7.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.22 7.0 1,213 6.3 63,074 6.3 Credit analysts................................................... 26.45 8.1 1,009 7.2 52,477 7.2 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 44.65 8.6 1,749 7.6 90,961 7.6 Financial analysts.............................................. 46.24 8.5 1,828 7.4 95,049 7.4 Personal financial advisors..................................... 43.17 13.9 1,700 12.8 88,418 12.8 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 34.87 19.6 1,282 21.5 66,678 21.5 Financial examiners............................................... 25.34 19.0 962 20.2 50,031 20.2 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 42.03 31.2 1,589 29.2 82,631 29.2 Loan officers................................................... 43.91 35.2 1,660 33.1 86,318 33.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.49 6.0 1,548 6.0 80,351 6.0 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.94 13.3 1,421 13.0 73,912 13.0 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.35 4.3 1,825 4.0 94,877 4.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 48.02 9.6 1,892 9.0 98,396 9.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.12 2.4 1,775 2.5 92,301 2.5 Computer support specialists...................................... 30.67 10.3 1,185 10.8 61,091 10.8 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.52 4.3 1,550 4.6 80,621 4.6 Database administrators........................................... 35.63 13.1 1,356 17.1 70,533 17.1 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.85 4.9 1,286 4.6 66,851 4.6 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 55.14 19.5 2,193 19.6 114,040 19.6 Operations research analysts...................................... 36.73 11.2 1,441 10.9 74,921 10.9 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.64 4.9 1,468 5.0 76,325 5.0 Engineers......................................................... 40.69 4.5 1,635 4.5 85,031 4.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.37 5.3 1,695 5.3 88,121 5.3 Electrical engineers.......................................... 43.43 4.4 1,737 4.4 90,332 4.4 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 33.11 8.5 1,324 8.5 68,860 8.5 Industrial engineers.......................................... 33.50 8.9 1,340 8.9 69,684 8.9 Materials engineers............................................. 44.27 27.4 1,895 22.0 98,545 22.0 Mechanical engineers............................................ 36.65 3.4 1,472 3.3 76,475 3.3 Drafters.......................................................... 28.53 15.0 1,131 15.9 58,828 15.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 27.75 3.9 1,104 4.1 57,431 4.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 29.44 1.7 1,175 1.7 61,118 1.7 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 23.20 10.4 923 10.5 48,016 10.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.29 9.4 1,229 9.2 63,413 9.2 Life scientists................................................... 36.86 8.6 1,377 10.4 71,618 10.4 Biological scientists........................................... 33.79 15.8 1,235 18.2 64,245 18.2 Medical scientists.............................................. 39.56 5.5 1,499 6.1 77,955 6.1 Physical scientists............................................... 45.77 5.7 1,709 5.0 88,889 5.0 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 43.27 17.3 1,731 17.3 90,003 17.3 Market and survey researchers..................................... 24.59 8.1 965 7.3 50,195 7.3 Market research analysts........................................ 24.59 8.1 965 7.3 50,195 7.3 Psychologists..................................................... 34.98 26.8 1,359 28.4 61,471 28.4 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 34.98 26.8 1,359 28.4 61,471 28.4 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 18.69 9.6 729 9.2 37,933 9.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.26 1.3 769 1.5 39,942 1.5 Counselors........................................................ 18.56 5.1 722 3.6 37,448 3.6 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 20.48 5.7 770 5.9 40,053 5.9 Social workers.................................................... 22.66 3.8 840 3.8 43,680 3.8 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.83 8.0 736 4.3 38,251 4.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 27.21 2.9 1,012 2.9 52,619 2.9 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.59 4.4 711 7.0 36,951 7.0 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.18 8.7 546 5.2 28,414 5.2 Legal occupations................................................... 58.44 9.0 2,254 8.0 116,550 8.0 Lawyers........................................................... 68.80 10.6 2,701 8.7 140,428 8.7 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 28.89 5.6 1,043 6.6 54,257 6.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 43.52 17.6 1,619 16.6 70,392 16.6 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 55.66 6.9 2,111 6.5 85,146 6.5 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 70.40 14.2 2,639 13.3 99,016 13.3 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 56.56 5.5 2,121 5.3 78,486 5.3 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 62.41 7.2 2,323 6.2 86,255 6.2 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.95 8.0 2,278 6.6 83,039 6.6 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 56.37 15.5 2,071 15.1 74,549 15.1 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 50.51 15.3 1,924 10.7 73,081 10.7 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 66.63 10.0 2,478 11.0 97,999 11.0 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 71.90 9.2 2,648 10.7 101,742 10.7 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 50.30 7.5 1,877 6.8 73,226 6.8 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 53.81 11.6 1,966 11.2 81,175 11.2 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 47.74 3.9 1,817 3.5 66,189 3.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 40.42 14.2 1,573 13.2 71,646 13.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 43.96 26.1 1,526 21.3 62,012 21.3 Librarians........................................................ 33.25 31.5 1,178 31.5 61,249 31.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 37.53 5.8 1,446 5.8 71,260 5.8 Designers......................................................... 32.37 4.0 1,238 4.9 64,383 4.9 Graphic designers............................................... 34.52 5.2 1,303 6.4 67,760 6.4 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 49.54 17.7 1,945 14.9 101,155 14.9 Producers and directors......................................... 49.54 17.7 1,945 14.9 101,155 14.9 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 23.12 10.7 895 9.3 42,992 9.3 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 23.12 10.7 895 9.3 42,992 9.3 Public relations specialists...................................... 32.65 16.1 1,201 15.2 62,473 15.2 Writers and editors............................................... 30.52 14.2 1,184 12.3 61,564 12.3 Editors......................................................... 32.70 13.2 1,251 11.5 65,032 11.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.58 5.9 1,256 5.9 65,154 5.9 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.66 1.5 1,990 1.7 103,475 1.7 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 60.76 16.9 2,350 17.8 122,219 17.8 Registered nurses................................................. 35.11 2.4 1,339 2.4 69,534 2.4 Therapists........................................................ 28.26 9.6 1,100 7.9 56,194 7.9 Physical therapists............................................. 28.36 14.5 1,111 12.7 57,007 12.7 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 28.89 4.2 1,146 4.5 59,610 4.5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.22 3.1 838 3.4 43,581 3.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.51 6.4 996 6.6 51,816 6.6 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.25 6.0 688 6.0 35,801 6.0 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.47 7.5 942 6.6 48,990 6.6 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 16.54 15.7 648 16.1 33,702 16.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.13 7.8 934 7.0 48,587 7.0 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 22.74 16.9 877 15.1 45,628 15.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.65 6.7 640 5.5 33,294 5.5 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.66 12.1 598 8.8 31,080 8.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.71 4.2 795 3.6 41,345 3.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.52 10.8 651 10.7 33,853 10.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.13 3.2 504 3.6 26,200 3.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.78 3.6 489 4.0 25,427 4.0 Home health aides............................................... 10.78 5.0 412 3.4 21,427 3.4 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.71 1.6 525 1.8 27,313 1.8 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.22 2.9 594 2.9 30,912 2.9 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.89 5.3 589 4.8 30,643 4.8 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 17.20 6.7 674 7.0 35,064 7.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.87 10.0 554 7.5 28,788 7.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.50 12.2 605 11.4 30,878 11.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.18 7.4 479 7.8 24,932 7.8 Security guards................................................. 12.18 7.4 479 7.8 24,932 7.8 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.02 3.4 470 3.4 24,256 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 19.37 10.4 774 10.4 39,859 10.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 19.82 10.5 793 10.5 40,759 10.5 Cooks............................................................. 13.09 3.6 519 3.7 26,656 3.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.21 6.4 522 6.4 26,900 6.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.33 15.0 493 15.0 25,084 15.0 Food preparation workers.......................................... 13.82 9.1 535 8.0 27,087 8.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.89 9.1 263 10.5 13,624 10.5 Bartenders...................................................... 9.57 23.0 354 29.8 18,407 29.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.03 8.1 231 8.9 12,012 8.9 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.87 14.6 302 14.9 15,454 14.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.09 9.0 425 8.7 22,097 8.7 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.53 9.7 489 10.9 25,415 10.9 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.44 8.3 478 7.7 24,841 7.7 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.89 5.8 355 5.8 18,428 5.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.79 10.4 623 10.9 32,221 10.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 32.65 12.3 1,298 12.4 67,495 12.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.99 8.3 592 8.7 30,736 8.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 15.25 11.2 603 11.6 31,342 11.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 12.99 11.4 506 11.5 26,309 11.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.40 4.3 414 4.1 17,999 4.1 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.40 4.3 414 4.1 17,999 4.1 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.15 5.1 476 4.5 23,915 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 15.05 5.6 602 5.6 31,308 5.6 Slot key persons................................................ 13.29 .7 532 .7 27,647 .7 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.18 2.5 287 2.5 14,931 2.5 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.18 2.5 287 2.5 14,931 2.5 Child care workers................................................ 11.05 6.4 416 8.2 21,613 8.2 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.87 3.7 341 1.3 17,731 1.3 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.88 17.5 453 14.1 11,961 14.1 Recreation workers.............................................. 10.88 17.5 453 14.1 11,961 14.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.48 4.9 887 4.9 46,045 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.55 8.5 825 8.6 42,923 8.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.26 8.5 770 8.5 40,057 8.5 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.80 3.1 503 2.9 26,080 2.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.63 2.3 458 2.6 23,618 2.6 Cashiers...................................................... 11.60 2.3 457 2.6 23,548 2.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.31 4.4 522 4.0 27,147 4.0 Insurance sales agents............................................ 21.23 6.2 918 13.7 47,717 13.7 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 57.54 3.2 2,258 3.4 117,423 3.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 39.64 9.3 1,571 9.3 81,711 9.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 38.91 10.5 1,553 10.3 80,750 10.3 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 22.93 21.5 888 22.6 46,192 22.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.05 2.4 697 2.2 36,191 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 27.53 6.5 1,050 6.0 54,592 6.0 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.59 8.3 574 7.3 29,831 7.3 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.74 2.5 653 2.3 33,971 2.3 Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.49 8.9 691 8.3 35,921 8.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.46 3.6 633 3.3 32,935 3.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.73 4.1 651 4.0 33,836 4.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.41 5.9 727 6.3 37,823 6.3 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.16 9.7 686 9.7 35,687 9.7 Tellers......................................................... 13.35 5.4 525 6.7 27,303 6.7 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 22.27 2.7 868 3.3 45,111 3.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.65 10.9 693 10.3 35,858 10.3 File clerks....................................................... 12.23 2.7 483 2.3 25,094 2.3 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.62 4.9 584 4.0 30,374 4.0 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 15.53 4.0 585 8.9 30,218 8.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.49 5.8 646 5.2 33,614 5.2 Order clerks...................................................... 16.75 5.5 668 5.6 32,091 5.6 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 20.46 6.5 793 4.4 41,220 4.4 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.08 2.4 540 1.9 27,582 1.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 27.22 13.6 1,033 16.4 53,731 16.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 28.43 12.1 1,075 15.4 55,905 15.4 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.81 6.0 782 5.7 40,639 5.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.39 5.6 536 5.6 27,856 5.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.86 5.3 505 5.1 26,276 5.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.97 2.5 831 2.2 43,222 2.2 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.63 3.5 856 3.0 44,507 3.0 Legal secretaries............................................... 30.25 5.9 1,079 4.5 56,115 4.5 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.42 7.9 625 6.3 32,503 6.3 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.41 1.2 748 1.4 38,877 1.4 Computer operators................................................ 18.07 4.1 720 4.2 37,429 4.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.72 16.5 602 15.3 31,292 15.3 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.63 7.4 527 7.0 27,380 7.0 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.38 3.9 632 3.9 32,885 3.9 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.25 6.4 517 5.8 26,866 5.8 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.93 1.6 649 2.0 33,767 2.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 33.77 4.4 1,324 4.0 67,401 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.95 8.9 1,096 7.9 57,014 7.9 Construction laborers............................................. 26.51 16.5 1,060 16.5 51,483 16.5 Construction equipment operators.................................. 26.38 20.7 1,055 20.7 54,876 20.7 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 26.38 20.7 1,055 20.7 54,876 20.7 Electricians...................................................... 36.54 13.7 1,383 13.0 71,930 13.0 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 28.73 8.8 1,131 10.2 55,769 10.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.93 2.7 994 2.7 51,663 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.34 3.2 1,283 4.1 66,684 4.1 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 32.13 4.8 1,284 4.8 66,778 4.8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 32.13 4.8 1,284 4.8 66,778 4.8 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.45 11.4 938 11.4 48,772 11.4 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 34.02 4.1 1,361 4.1 70,754 4.1 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.50 6.8 1,060 6.8 55,110 6.8 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.76 7.8 750 7.8 39,024 7.8 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.97 5.4 879 5.4 45,700 5.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 25.41 8.9 1,016 8.9 52,844 8.9 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.08 5.1 841 5.2 43,698 5.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.42 9.8 818 9.8 42,534 9.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.42 6.7 851 7.0 44,254 7.0 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.03 7.0 801 7.0 41,625 7.0 Millwrights..................................................... 23.96 10.8 955 10.6 49,661 10.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 31.55 2.9 1,262 2.9 65,634 2.9 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 34.45 2.6 1,378 2.6 71,662 2.6 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 31.30 6.0 1,220 5.0 63,416 5.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 19.38 4.6 766 4.5 39,841 4.5 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 16.76 8.7 670 8.7 34,865 8.7 Production occupations.............................................. 17.24 2.5 688 2.5 35,670 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.71 4.0 1,074 4.2 55,827 4.2 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 17.23 3.2 689 3.2 35,832 3.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.01 5.6 641 5.6 33,309 5.6 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 18.03 2.9 721 2.9 37,497 2.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.89 12.2 511 12.0 26,568 12.0 Team assemblers................................................. 16.39 6.5 655 6.5 34,081 6.5 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 15.89 19.9 636 19.9 33,060 19.9 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 16.54 5.8 662 5.8 34,411 5.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.75 8.4 630 8.4 32,766 8.4 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 18.21 5.2 728 5.2 37,881 5.2 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.25 13.3 690 13.3 35,855 13.3 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.08 13.3 683 13.3 35,490 13.3 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18.99 5.8 760 5.8 39,504 5.8 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.24 6.3 769 6.3 40,010 6.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.37 5.4 689 5.3 35,837 5.3 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.97 11.1 628 10.9 32,639 10.9 Machinists........................................................ 21.76 5.2 869 5.1 45,169 5.1 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 18.43 4.3 731 3.7 37,920 3.7 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 20.03 4.2 789 4.0 40,822 4.0 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 16.35 14.0 654 14.0 33,951 14.0 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.10 18.8 604 18.8 31,354 18.8 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 22.24 23.5 890 23.5 45,607 23.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 26.40 2.9 1,045 3.8 54,334 3.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.17 6.9 727 6.9 37,788 6.9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.72 6.0 749 6.0 38,944 6.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.28 23.7 491 23.7 25,512 23.7 Printers.......................................................... 22.46 4.9 889 5.6 46,216 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.67 10.9 896 11.2 46,579 11.2 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 18.48 9.3 739 9.3 38,432 9.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 15.70 8.1 628 8.1 32,662 8.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.33 1.7 573 1.7 29,811 1.7 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 29.66 2.2 1,186 2.2 61,695 2.2 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 24.19 7.3 968 7.3 50,145 7.3 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 19.62 6.9 785 6.9 40,805 6.9 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 20.28 7.2 811 7.2 42,186 7.2 Cutting workers................................................... 16.65 7.5 666 7.5 31,794 7.5 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.83 8.3 673 8.3 31,704 8.3 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.80 3.3 712 3.3 37,033 3.3 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.20 8.1 601 8.8 31,226 8.8 Painting workers.................................................. 15.33 6.6 613 6.6 31,890 6.6 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 15.55 11.9 622 11.9 32,336 11.9 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.75 8.5 591 8.5 30,575 8.5 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.82 6.7 512 6.2 26,055 6.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.36 6.8 727 5.4 37,638 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.89 3.4 796 3.4 41,375 3.4 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 127.51 16.7 2,677 4.7 139,192 4.7 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 127.51 16.7 2,677 4.7 139,192 4.7 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 20.32 4.5 832 3.9 43,240 3.9 Driver/sales workers............................................ 17.16 14.8 690 14.7 35,903 14.7 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.79 4.6 826 3.3 42,948 3.3 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 22.62 8.9 894 11.4 46,495 11.4 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.55 7.0 902 7.0 46,908 7.0 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.78 4.4 631 4.4 32,058 4.4 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.26 6.3 528 6.2 27,463 6.2 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 13.54 5.7 541 5.7 28,157 5.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.23 7.5 529 7.4 27,488 7.4 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 16.49 12.3 634 11.2 32,950 11.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 12.09 9.2 482 9.3 25,052 9.3 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.