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........................................................... $26.85 2.4% $1,069 2.4% $55,194 2.4% Management occupations.............................................. 52.95 3.1 2,157 3.1 112,131 3.1 General and operations managers................................... 72.24 5.9 2,894 5.9 150,490 5.9 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.56 8.2 2,181 7.8 113,404 7.8 Marketing managers.............................................. 54.03 2.9 2,203 2.7 114,535 2.7 Sales managers.................................................. 50.29 20.0 2,146 20.3 111,576 20.3 Administrative services managers.................................. 42.26 4.8 1,667 5.3 86,668 5.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.90 7.4 2,446 8.4 127,209 8.4 Financial managers................................................ 57.83 7.8 2,362 7.5 122,814 7.5 Human resources managers.......................................... 45.50 16.6 1,849 15.8 96,149 15.8 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.12 4.0 1,852 3.8 96,295 3.8 Purchasing managers............................................... 52.42 2.9 2,151 4.0 111,852 4.0 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 42.86 5.3 1,714 5.3 89,146 5.3 Construction managers............................................. 46.92 8.1 1,951 5.9 101,462 5.9 Education administrators.......................................... 34.08 8.5 1,360 8.6 69,599 8.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 37.41 11.4 1,491 11.5 75,614 11.5 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.64 3.1 2,557 3.1 132,964 3.1 Lodging managers.................................................. 35.01 44.1 1,507 39.5 78,370 39.5 Medical and health services managers.............................. 48.27 6.9 1,929 6.9 100,293 6.9 Social and community service managers............................. 30.16 11.9 1,206 11.9 62,314 11.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 35.19 1.4 1,425 1.5 74,118 1.5 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 38.10 6.5 1,593 8.7 82,846 8.7 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 35.05 10.3 1,411 10.1 73,383 10.1 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 39.37 9.5 1,672 12.1 86,961 12.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.73 10.1 1,018 10.0 52,927 10.0 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.96 10.0 1,026 10.0 53,359 10.0 Cost estimators................................................... 35.12 10.0 1,405 10.0 73,053 10.0 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.77 5.0 1,238 5.0 64,396 5.0 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 28.00 11.3 1,120 11.3 58,231 11.3 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.72 6.4 1,080 6.0 56,145 6.0 Training and development specialists............................ 29.55 9.9 1,197 10.3 62,220 10.3 Logisticians...................................................... 38.88 11.1 1,555 11.1 80,864 11.1 Management analysts............................................... 37.86 4.8 1,523 4.9 79,182 4.9 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.39 4.9 1,312 5.3 68,247 5.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 37.24 5.0 1,494 4.9 77,680 4.9 Financial analysts.............................................. 36.92 5.8 1,483 5.6 77,106 5.6 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 36.93 13.4 1,477 13.4 76,822 13.4 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.21 16.4 1,175 16.6 61,100 16.6 Loan officers................................................... 29.80 16.1 1,199 16.2 62,370 16.2 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.11 2.5 1,643 2.6 85,406 2.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 38.61 6.4 1,544 6.4 80,313 6.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 48.49 2.7 2,030 2.9 105,570 2.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.86 4.3 1,961 3.2 101,959 3.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 50.92 5.1 2,092 5.5 108,786 5.5 Computer support specialists...................................... 26.40 7.2 1,073 7.7 55,754 7.7 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.94 4.4 1,587 4.8 82,510 4.8 Database administrators........................................... 41.77 11.2 1,651 11.0 85,856 11.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.46 3.4 1,486 3.4 77,293 3.4 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.50 10.0 1,442 10.4 75,002 10.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 44.20 2.6 1,776 2.6 92,043 2.6 Engineers......................................................... 47.94 4.1 1,929 4.2 100,301 4.2 Aerospace engineers............................................. 56.41 3.1 2,257 3.1 117,342 3.1 Civil engineers................................................. 42.25 4.8 1,690 4.8 87,872 4.8 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.75 6.3 1,865 5.4 96,990 5.4 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.99 7.0 1,759 7.0 91,490 7.0 Electrical engineers.......................................... 50.05 7.2 2,002 7.2 104,094 7.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.38 8.9 1,655 8.9 86,072 8.9 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.25 5.3 1,639 5.8 85,221 5.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 41.76 3.5 1,699 4.2 88,365 4.2 Mechanical engineers............................................ 46.75 6.6 1,931 8.5 100,394 8.5 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.76 .4 1,830 .4 95,174 .4 Drafters.......................................................... 32.46 14.1 1,298 14.1 67,521 14.1 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.36 13.4 934 13.4 48,588 13.4 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 29.72 4.4 1,189 4.4 60,392 4.4 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 30.38 4.5 1,215 4.5 63,189 4.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.25 3.5 1,050 3.5 54,594 3.5 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 30.25 7.5 1,210 7.5 62,922 7.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.42 5.8 1,476 6.6 76,739 6.6 Life scientists................................................... 39.01 11.4 1,565 11.6 81,354 11.6 Biological scientists........................................... 38.53 8.2 1,548 8.5 80,489 8.5 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 39.43 13.4 1,579 13.5 82,133 13.5 Medical scientists.............................................. 37.36 32.1 1,494 32.1 77,709 32.1 Physical scientists............................................... 39.29 4.1 1,577 4.0 82,018 4.0 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.21 9.0 1,262 7.9 65,613 7.9 Chemists...................................................... 31.21 9.0 1,262 7.9 65,613 7.9 Market and survey researchers..................................... 50.73 6.7 2,203 4.8 114,549 4.8 Market research analysts........................................ 50.73 6.7 2,203 4.8 114,549 4.8 Biological technicians............................................ 23.84 8.1 948 8.2 49,283 8.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.66 10.0 841 9.7 43,112 9.7 Counselors........................................................ 20.10 6.6 771 6.9 40,114 6.9 Social workers.................................................... 24.03 13.6 961 13.6 49,206 13.6 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.52 8.2 701 8.2 34,999 8.2 Medical and public health social workers........................ 31.30 12.9 1,252 12.9 65,098 12.9 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.60 5.3 585 5.2 28,847 5.2 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.53 5.7 583 5.6 28,577 5.6 Legal occupations................................................... 69.12 17.9 2,734 18.1 142,145 18.1 Lawyers........................................................... 92.98 14.7 3,651 15.5 189,876 15.5 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 29.94 6.7 1,197 6.7 62,266 6.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 40.12 7.3 1,566 7.4 71,355 7.4 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.99 10.0 2,062 9.9 94,148 9.9 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 52.69 4.3 2,055 4.4 78,276 4.4 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 59.59 23.5 2,384 23.5 123,050 23.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 46.10 21.3 1,806 21.1 90,582 21.1 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.31 14.0 1,141 14.5 46,978 14.5 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.59 8.3 624 8.3 31,050 8.3 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.32 7.8 613 7.8 30,578 7.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.68 7.7 1,327 8.7 49,578 8.7 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.67 13.7 1,163 15.1 42,626 15.1 Librarians........................................................ 37.65 4.7 1,457 3.5 75,750 3.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.32 6.3 1,163 6.1 60,118 6.1 Designers......................................................... 27.20 11.9 1,080 12.1 56,155 12.1 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 43.34 9.3 1,734 9.3 90,143 9.3 Producers and directors......................................... 43.34 9.3 1,734 9.3 90,143 9.3 Public relations specialists...................................... 26.09 9.0 1,044 9.0 54,271 9.0 Writers and editors............................................... 33.65 8.1 1,303 9.0 64,836 9.0 Technical writers............................................... 38.85 4.8 1,554 4.8 80,814 4.8 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 29.62 15.3 1,185 15.3 61,606 15.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.24 2.1 1,343 2.5 69,826 2.5 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.34 2.0 2,119 1.9 110,184 1.9 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 59.87 15.5 2,434 16.0 126,570 16.0 Registered nurses................................................. 38.75 2.1 1,501 2.2 78,027 2.2 Therapists........................................................ 34.50 3.6 1,364 3.6 70,908 3.6 Occupational therapists......................................... 37.39 4.3 1,496 4.3 77,776 4.3 Physical therapists............................................. 36.41 1.0 1,442 1.1 74,984 1.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 28.68 1.9 1,118 2.8 58,147 2.8 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.72 9.0 947 9.0 49,222 9.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 33.17 5.7 1,319 5.8 68,565 5.8 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.24 5.1 730 5.1 37,937 5.1 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.07 4.6 1,238 4.6 64,359 4.6 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.68 3.9 1,143 3.9 59,433 3.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 21.01 3.4 835 3.4 43,423 3.4 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 19.75 3.1 782 3.5 40,653 3.5 Surgical technologists.......................................... 21.46 8.6 858 8.6 44,638 8.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.11 3.0 898 3.7 46,672 3.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.75 3.5 550 3.5 28,601 3.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.44 3.3 566 3.7 29,420 3.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.72 3.1 494 3.5 25,685 3.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.83 2.3 497 2.7 25,824 2.7 Psychiatric aides............................................... 12.56 8.9 503 8.9 26,133 8.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.59 3.1 661 3.1 34,288 3.1 Medical assistants.............................................. 17.58 2.6 699 2.7 36,184 2.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.89 5.4 551 5.7 28,641 5.7 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.25 6.1 525 6.3 27,300 6.3 Security guards................................................. 13.25 6.1 525 6.3 27,300 6.3 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.30 7.7 464 9.3 24,118 9.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.10 4.4 511 5.0 26,128 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 21.28 5.1 874 4.6 44,374 4.6 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 24.47 6.4 1,010 5.4 50,051 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.19 6.4 827 5.7 42,372 5.7 Cooks............................................................. 14.24 3.7 563 3.5 29,271 3.5 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 16.19 6.2 647 6.2 33,665 6.2 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.80 3.8 543 3.8 28,226 3.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.77 7.8 466 7.8 24,224 7.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 9.01 5.4 337 6.7 16,652 6.7 Bartenders...................................................... 10.64 9.8 423 9.9 22,003 9.9 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.85 7.8 323 9.3 16,058 9.3 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.66 2.5 330 5.0 15,902 5.0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.28 6.1 485 6.5 25,217 6.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.56 7.7 495 8.2 25,716 8.2 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.52 7.4 416 7.4 21,606 7.4 Dishwashers....................................................... 12.08 8.9 477 9.2 24,805 9.2 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 12.43 14.9 438 19.0 22,768 19.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.96 4.2 513 4.6 26,665 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 20.87 11.0 864 6.1 44,946 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 20.78 11.0 862 6.2 44,830 6.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.71 5.6 504 5.7 26,184 5.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.31 7.2 528 7.3 27,481 7.3 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.45 6.2 451 6.1 23,435 6.1 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.74 5.1 458 3.9 23,711 3.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.56 4.5 451 3.7 23,334 3.7 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.99 7.6 496 6.0 24,355 6.0 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.58 8.5 695 9.0 35,033 9.0 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.81 4.0 323 3.4 16,772 3.4 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.53 6.2 421 6.2 15,860 6.2 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 10.30 8.3 412 8.3 13,712 8.3 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.40 10.9 451 11.0 23,456 11.0 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 8.76 14.4 350 14.4 18,211 14.4 Concierges...................................................... 12.41 12.7 489 12.7 25,418 12.7 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.72 4.1 409 1.3 21,292 1.3 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.65 13.1 687 13.2 35,736 13.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 24.83 7.6 986 7.7 50,870 7.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.72 7.2 1,007 7.7 52,360 7.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 21.83 8.5 895 9.7 46,541 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 33.26 8.1 1,330 8.1 69,172 8.1 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.14 4.5 635 4.9 32,557 4.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 13.18 6.3 523 6.3 26,698 6.3 Cashiers...................................................... 13.21 6.4 524 6.3 26,751 6.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.54 7.2 662 7.2 34,398 7.2 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 16.57 14.3 663 14.3 34,457 14.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 17.26 4.7 675 5.5 34,657 5.5 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 22.47 35.3 892 35.2 46,368 35.2 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 70.65 36.6 2,826 36.6 146,944 36.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.72 8.8 1,396 8.8 72,585 8.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 47.06 6.2 1,885 6.1 98,003 6.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.58 13.1 1,111 13.2 57,793 13.2 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.95 5.8 747 6.1 38,857 6.1 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.60 1.3 741 1.3 38,526 1.3 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 26.22 4.2 1,059 4.8 54,976 4.8 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.38 9.6 575 9.6 29,916 9.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.07 1.0 722 1.0 37,556 1.0 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.89 6.2 756 6.2 39,289 6.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.44 3.5 736 3.4 38,254 3.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.57 2.3 743 2.3 38,613 2.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.11 3.1 684 3.1 35,582 3.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.85 9.2 594 9.2 30,891 9.2 Tellers......................................................... 15.48 5.3 619 5.3 32,202 5.3 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 20.05 4.6 802 4.6 41,695 4.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.95 6.7 718 6.7 37,312 6.7 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 12.54 7.7 496 7.6 25,769 7.6 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.37 7.7 650 7.7 33,777 7.7 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.86 6.7 674 6.7 35,065 6.7 Order clerks...................................................... 16.05 7.9 642 7.9 32,177 7.9 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.92 1.8 794 2.0 41,283 2.0 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 16.39 6.2 650 6.1 33,820 6.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.98 7.5 719 7.5 37,401 7.5 Couriers and messengers........................................... 13.74 8.5 550 8.5 28,587 8.5 Dispatchers....................................................... 20.21 15.5 808 15.5 42,034 15.5 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 20.28 16.0 811 16.0 42,180 16.0 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 24.34 6.1 974 6.1 50,629 6.1 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.51 3.7 580 3.6 30,149 3.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.99 3.1 596 3.2 31,015 3.2 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 15.30 13.4 612 13.4 31,820 13.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 24.16 3.1 957 2.9 49,786 2.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.89 2.4 994 2.4 51,688 2.4 Legal secretaries............................................... 31.81 6.3 1,200 6.1 62,378 6.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 18.02 8.2 706 8.9 36,699 8.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.49 3.2 780 3.2 40,536 3.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.78 10.3 628 10.1 32,647 10.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.59 3.0 541 2.7 28,131 2.7 Word processors and typists..................................... 20.55 11.0 817 10.9 42,475 10.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.62 4.7 660 4.6 34,309 4.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.45 2.3 653 2.4 33,945 2.4 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.48 27.0 577 27.0 22,424 27.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.87 7.4 1,032 7.4 52,487 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 36.52 7.3 1,472 7.9 73,103 7.9 Carpenters........................................................ 25.58 9.5 1,023 9.5 50,890 9.5 Construction laborers............................................. 24.30 7.3 972 7.3 45,295 7.3 Construction equipment operators.................................. 32.64 3.4 1,306 3.4 65,503 3.4 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 32.64 3.4 1,306 3.4 65,503 3.4 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 22.35 16.5 881 15.0 45,450 15.0 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 24.04 15.8 943 14.4 48,472 14.4 Electricians...................................................... 29.28 11.1 1,171 11.1 60,833 11.1 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.76 6.4 740 6.2 38,491 6.2 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.01 9.2 707 8.1 36,778 8.1 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 30.33 2.6 1,213 2.6 63,078 2.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.30 2.8 1,212 2.8 63,015 2.8 Sheet metal workers............................................... 31.44 6.8 1,258 6.8 65,397 6.8 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 29.04 11.5 1,162 11.5 59,059 11.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.52 3.6 980 3.6 50,916 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.03 7.8 1,281 7.8 66,622 7.8 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.64 9.1 703 8.8 36,549 8.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.33 3.6 1,173 3.6 60,997 3.6 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 29.33 3.6 1,173 3.6 60,997 3.6 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.95 11.6 998 11.6 51,812 11.6 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 27.77 9.1 1,111 9.1 57,595 9.1 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 29.88 6.2 1,195 6.2 62,157 6.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.87 9.7 795 9.7 41,326 9.7 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.87 9.7 795 9.7 41,326 9.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 27.41 5.2 1,096 5.2 57,013 5.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.60 3.6 1,024 3.6 53,249 3.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 25.63 5.3 1,025 5.3 53,307 5.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 23.86 19.6 955 19.6 47,740 19.6 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.65 6.2 984 6.4 51,149 6.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.21 8.1 1,046 8.1 54,376 8.1 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 23.81 10.4 947 10.8 49,247 10.8 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 23.32 18.1 933 18.1 48,500 18.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.69 3.1 1,188 3.1 61,756 3.1 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 29.20 3.4 1,168 3.4 60,735 3.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.51 10.8 740 10.8 38,497 10.8 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.41 8.2 496 8.2 25,808 8.2 Production occupations.............................................. 17.11 3.1 682 3.3 35,402 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.87 6.8 1,097 7.7 57,065 7.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.33 5.5 573 5.5 29,816 5.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.91 5.7 556 5.7 28,924 5.7 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 14.90 13.3 596 13.3 30,982 13.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.89 5.2 595 5.2 30,963 5.2 Team assemblers................................................. 10.91 9.1 437 9.1 22,701 9.1 Bakers............................................................ 12.42 11.7 497 11.7 25,842 11.7 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.97 8.3 753 8.4 39,152 8.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 21.11 .7 834 1.1 43,394 1.1 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.55 8.3 461 8.3 23,996 8.3 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.43 11.6 496 11.5 25,771 11.5 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 9.46 4.3 378 4.3 19,679 4.3 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.32 16.8 853 16.8 44,354 16.8 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.51 6.2 540 6.2 28,106 6.2 Machinists........................................................ 26.58 3.8 1,063 3.8 55,291 3.8 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 15.70 11.4 628 11.4 32,659 11.4 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.43 .9 537 .9 27,927 .9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.12 6.0 765 6.0 39,768 6.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.11 9.5 764 9.5 39,744 9.5 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 19.15 10.3 766 10.3 39,824 10.3 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.89 9.1 636 9.1 33,048 9.1 Printers.......................................................... 19.99 6.2 795 6.2 41,342 6.2 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.84 8.6 712 8.5 37,011 8.5 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.79 6.5 421 7.1 21,902 7.1 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.54 10.2 501 10.2 26,073 10.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.10 7.2 524 7.2 27,256 7.2 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 14.06 9.2 562 9.2 29,239 9.2 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 31.63 4.4 1,215 3.3 63,185 3.3 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 31.27 5.6 1,242 5.8 64,608 5.8 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 31.33 3.6 1,241 4.1 64,517 4.1 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.34 12.9 741 12.2 38,514 12.2 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.79 7.0 512 7.0 26,606 7.0 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.54 17.0 662 17.0 34,412 17.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.37 5.8 682 6.7 35,324 6.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.54 11.8 537 11.4 27,812 11.4 Painting workers.................................................. 11.84 23.1 474 23.1 24,627 23.1 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 16.34 12.2 654 12.2 33,985 12.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.68 12.8 586 12.7 30,232 12.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.69 4.0 428 4.0 22,242 4.0 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.69 3.5 741 3.7 38,106 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 23.12 12.5 925 12.5 48,088 12.5 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 30.58 6.8 1,222 6.8 63,532 6.8 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 107.36 15.5 2,332 10.7 121,255 10.7 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 107.36 15.5 2,332 10.7 121,255 10.7 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.08 7.9 643 7.9 32,859 7.9 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 16.08 7.9 643 7.9 32,859 7.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 22.41 2.8 914 2.9 47,334 2.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 22.91 2.0 940 2.4 48,820 2.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 20.89 9.5 835 9.5 42,873 9.5 Parking lot attendants............................................ 8.74 3.5 350 3.5 18,180 3.5 Crane and tower operators......................................... 34.49 3.1 1,372 3.5 71,355 3.5 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 26.62 4.2 1,065 4.2 55,364 4.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.88 3.8 633 3.8 32,464 3.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.66 3.8 503 3.8 25,663 3.8 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.85 8.1 515 7.9 26,311 7.9 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.04 2.9 559 2.9 28,755 2.9 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.04 13.5 399 13.3 20,763 13.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.88 6.0 390 6.5 19,451 6.5 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.