RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $20.05 1.3% $797 1.4% $41,227 1.4% Management occupations.............................................. 41.44 2.2 1,705 2.7 88,620 2.7 Chief executives.................................................. 69.62 22.3 3,244 16.5 168,687 16.5 General and operations managers................................... 46.44 7.0 1,978 8.0 102,871 8.0 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 35.00 14.4 1,397 12.7 72,649 12.7 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.33 4.6 1,727 5.1 89,795 5.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 46.64 7.2 1,860 7.5 96,709 7.5 Sales managers.................................................. 38.82 7.1 1,614 7.0 83,928 7.0 Public relations managers......................................... 45.32 35.2 1,806 34.5 93,889 34.5 Administrative services managers.................................. 31.30 7.7 1,300 6.9 67,614 6.9 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.47 5.3 2,188 5.8 113,766 5.8 Financial managers................................................ 43.02 4.4 1,735 4.4 90,191 4.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 48.96 9.6 2,027 10.3 105,409 10.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 37.54 8.7 1,529 9.3 79,532 9.3 Purchasing managers............................................... 38.78 9.6 1,584 9.3 82,386 9.3 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 40.09 12.5 1,595 12.5 82,965 12.5 Construction managers............................................. 39.40 6.6 1,643 5.6 85,368 5.6 Education administrators.......................................... 34.51 19.5 1,364 20.0 69,985 20.0 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 37.92 5.6 1,434 11.1 73,944 11.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 51.81 21.7 2,061 20.8 104,834 20.8 Engineering managers.............................................. 54.10 5.7 2,230 5.9 115,957 5.9 Food service managers............................................. 24.00 8.5 1,154 11.3 59,660 11.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 31.03 17.6 1,341 13.5 69,722 13.5 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 24.30 10.3 984 10.1 51,172 10.1 Social and community service managers............................. 26.35 6.6 1,049 6.2 54,570 6.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.86 3.0 1,327 3.0 69,027 3.0 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.08 5.8 1,084 5.9 56,355 5.9 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 24.31 5.5 972 5.5 50,563 5.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 29.21 7.5 1,170 7.6 60,831 7.6 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.45 10.9 1,051 10.9 54,632 10.9 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.76 11.1 1,062 11.1 55,243 11.1 Cost estimators................................................... 35.71 6.3 1,486 7.0 77,293 7.0 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.77 6.6 1,161 5.9 60,380 5.9 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 30.45 9.2 1,218 9.2 63,341 9.2 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 30.34 5.1 1,208 5.4 62,836 5.4 Training and development specialists............................ 28.15 12.2 1,147 10.0 59,654 10.0 Logisticians...................................................... 33.94 7.8 1,363 8.0 70,836 8.0 Management analysts............................................... 40.70 8.0 1,630 7.9 84,781 7.9 Meeting and convention planners................................... 23.12 9.6 931 8.7 48,422 8.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.83 7.2 1,212 7.3 63,032 7.3 Budget analysts................................................... 28.83 11.8 1,125 12.5 58,494 12.5 Credit analysts................................................... 39.54 19.3 1,582 19.3 82,241 19.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.91 10.7 1,504 11.0 78,217 11.0 Financial analysts.............................................. 40.96 14.6 1,707 14.7 88,747 14.7 Personal financial advisors..................................... 34.81 12.9 1,392 12.9 72,402 12.9 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 28.47 11.1 1,118 11.3 58,162 11.3 Financial examiners............................................... 27.70 11.7 1,095 12.3 56,918 12.3 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.41 9.5 1,117 10.3 58,074 10.3 Loan officers................................................... 27.45 11.2 1,114 11.9 57,930 11.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.11 2.1 1,484 2.1 77,137 2.1 Computer and information scientists, research..................... 54.92 7.2 2,197 7.2 114,239 7.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.83 4.7 1,475 3.1 76,711 3.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.92 1.2 1,676 1.2 87,176 1.2 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.57 2.3 1,702 2.3 88,511 2.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 40.63 5.1 1,625 5.1 84,521 5.1 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.33 5.7 1,119 5.4 58,050 5.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.64 3.6 1,624 3.6 84,431 3.6 Database administrators........................................... 38.57 13.4 1,525 13.5 79,304 13.5 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.64 3.7 1,313 3.7 67,990 3.7 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 31.94 9.5 1,273 9.2 66,173 9.2 Operations research analysts...................................... 35.36 6.9 1,403 7.1 72,955 7.1 Statisticians..................................................... 32.87 10.5 1,313 10.5 68,268 10.5 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.01 2.6 1,368 2.5 71,150 2.5 Architects, except naval.......................................... 37.63 8.7 1,518 8.2 78,936 8.2 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 37.63 8.7 1,518 8.2 78,936 8.2 Engineers......................................................... 39.62 1.7 1,599 1.7 83,135 1.7 Chemical engineers.............................................. 48.87 9.9 1,955 9.9 101,650 9.9 Civil engineers................................................. 35.49 4.8 1,430 4.5 74,364 4.5 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.09 7.2 1,966 7.2 102,207 7.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.88 3.0 1,606 2.8 83,508 2.8 Electrical engineers.......................................... 40.93 5.2 1,662 4.9 86,433 4.9 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 39.02 2.1 1,561 2.1 81,156 2.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 39.64 9.4 1,618 8.8 84,160 8.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 35.44 7.1 1,439 7.0 74,844 7.0 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.85 5.6 1,424 6.2 73,967 6.2 Drafters.......................................................... 22.65 7.4 906 7.4 47,115 7.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 25.85 9.4 1,034 9.4 53,764 9.4 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.26 3.9 891 3.9 46,310 3.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.75 3.4 1,031 3.4 53,592 3.4 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 25.74 2.9 1,029 2.9 53,515 2.9 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 20.57 8.6 838 9.3 43,584 9.3 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 16.24 4.1 650 4.1 33,786 4.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.62 5.2 1,270 4.4 66,044 4.4 Life scientists................................................... 39.28 13.3 1,482 9.7 77,069 9.7 Biological scientists........................................... 48.32 34.5 1,709 27.1 88,880 27.1 Medical scientists.............................................. 32.93 8.9 1,304 8.7 67,792 8.7 Physical scientists............................................... 36.46 11.8 1,529 10.2 79,491 10.2 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 40.52 19.7 1,642 20.7 85,362 20.7 Chemists...................................................... 38.27 23.3 1,555 24.7 80,838 24.7 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 29.38 16.5 1,318 23.5 68,554 23.5 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 29.38 16.5 1,318 23.5 68,554 23.5 Economists........................................................ 26.39 18.2 1,188 14.4 61,770 14.4 Market and survey researchers..................................... 30.21 5.6 1,201 6.3 62,467 6.3 Market research analysts........................................ 30.05 5.9 1,195 6.6 62,115 6.6 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers............... 44.59 10.2 1,778 9.7 92,433 9.7 Biological technicians............................................ 21.33 6.6 849 6.5 44,173 6.5 Chemical technicians.............................................. 19.87 7.9 795 7.9 41,229 7.9 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 22.99 9.3 926 8.4 48,147 8.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.77 3.5 654 3.8 33,939 3.8 Counselors........................................................ 17.40 7.0 684 7.0 35,504 7.0 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 16.85 8.0 674 8.0 35,042 8.0 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.17 12.4 706 10.9 36,512 10.9 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 15.05 8.7 612 7.5 31,843 7.5 Social workers.................................................... 18.34 4.0 725 3.9 37,575 3.9 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 15.89 6.0 618 4.7 31,811 4.7 Medical and public health social workers........................ 21.10 6.3 837 6.2 43,541 6.2 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.07 5.8 763 5.8 39,670 5.8 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.50 9.2 474 8.0 24,655 8.0 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.19 9.6 439 10.6 22,818 10.6 Legal occupations................................................... 37.47 8.8 1,495 8.7 77,733 8.7 Lawyers........................................................... 55.50 6.6 2,244 6.8 116,696 6.8 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.52 4.5 969 5.0 50,369 5.0 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 18.64 4.2 739 3.6 38,404 3.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 25.64 6.7 1,003 6.8 45,491 6.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.69 13.3 1,456 13.2 66,499 13.2 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 41.84 10.2 1,667 8.1 64,289 8.1 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 39.70 19.4 1,552 18.1 73,217 18.1 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 45.93 9.6 1,887 7.8 85,512 7.8 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 45.93 9.6 1,887 7.8 85,512 7.8 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 45.28 8.0 1,712 9.0 76,263 9.0 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 50.00 23.6 1,909 21.6 90,382 21.6 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 42.17 11.0 1,677 10.5 66,456 10.5 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 38.36 9.8 1,607 15.9 62,120 15.9 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary............... 43.67 16.5 1,773 11.8 69,164 11.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.95 6.7 965 6.8 39,504 6.8 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.88 5.7 500 6.8 24,570 6.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.87 5.7 501 6.8 24,664 6.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.01 4.5 1,144 4.6 43,748 4.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.22 6.5 1,113 6.9 42,611 6.9 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.37 4.2 1,197 4.3 45,700 4.3 Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.34 5.1 1,147 4.0 44,081 4.0 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.51 4.2 1,191 3.3 45,624 3.3 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.76 21.5 808 15.7 37,723 15.7 Librarians........................................................ 28.89 8.2 1,099 7.9 48,023 7.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.06 3.5 422 3.6 21,160 3.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.58 7.2 1,017 7.2 52,736 7.2 Artists and related workers....................................... 28.69 24.5 1,142 24.1 58,938 24.1 Designers......................................................... 19.83 6.5 797 6.4 41,469 6.4 Graphic designers............................................... 19.98 7.1 803 6.5 41,781 6.5 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 26.01 26.8 1,036 26.9 53,851 26.9 Producers and directors......................................... 26.59 27.4 1,059 27.5 55,042 27.5 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.24 16.4 916 17.0 47,080 17.0 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 24.32 20.1 901 21.4 46,200 21.4 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 29.89 18.9 1,187 19.0 61,739 19.0 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 29.89 18.9 1,187 19.0 61,739 19.0 Public relations specialists...................................... 29.41 10.0 1,168 10.1 60,720 10.1 Writers and editors............................................... 32.48 11.0 1,291 11.0 67,142 11.0 Editors......................................................... 27.59 7.0 1,091 7.4 56,750 7.4 Technical writers............................................... 37.29 23.7 1,505 23.5 78,234 23.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.61 2.8 1,085 2.7 56,391 2.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.94 3.7 2,010 3.8 104,514 3.8 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 83.12 12.9 3,413 12.9 177,467 12.9 Registered nurses................................................. 28.75 2.0 1,117 2.1 58,066 2.1 Therapists........................................................ 27.97 4.7 1,112 4.7 57,828 4.7 Occupational therapists......................................... 32.32 5.5 1,287 5.6 66,924 5.6 Physical therapists............................................. 32.04 4.4 1,281 4.4 66,636 4.4 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 25.39 3.2 998 3.0 51,913 3.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.15 2.7 771 4.4 40,078 4.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.84 6.6 901 4.6 46,865 4.6 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.38 2.5 643 2.6 33,437 2.6 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.89 9.0 1,089 5.8 56,626 5.8 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.89 3.2 986 3.2 51,252 3.2 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 22.61 10.5 904 10.5 47,018 10.5 Nuclear medicine technologists.................................. 31.15 3.8 1,223 4.7 63,594 4.7 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.63 3.4 933 3.5 48,503 3.5 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 15.57 11.1 685 4.8 35,631 4.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.64 7.0 658 7.0 34,205 7.0 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.86 6.7 553 6.7 28,772 6.7 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.94 6.5 796 6.6 41,373 6.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.54 4.2 681 3.8 35,422 3.8 Medical records and health information technicians................ 18.70 6.3 731 7.3 38,010 7.3 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 19.03 6.5 761 6.5 39,591 6.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.47 2.2 482 2.3 25,045 2.3 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.64 1.4 409 1.6 21,275 1.6 Home health aides............................................... 9.84 3.0 366 3.0 19,029 3.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.86 1.5 420 1.6 21,852 1.6 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 21.29 14.6 838 12.3 43,586 12.3 Physical therapist assistants................................... 22.05 17.3 863 14.7 44,852 14.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.60 3.1 527 3.4 27,395 3.4 Dental assistants............................................... 17.63 5.3 647 5.0 33,641 5.0 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.37 3.8 526 4.3 27,353 4.3 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 12.19 6.9 484 7.0 25,142 7.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.33 2.3 559 4.5 29,077 4.5 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 11.34 8.1 402 6.4 20,899 6.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.43 3.9 453 4.1 20,078 4.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.01 3.2 435 3.3 22,567 3.3 Security guards................................................. 10.98 3.3 434 3.4 22,509 3.4 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.52 31.6 410 29.1 5,780 29.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.78 3.0 334 3.5 17,334 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.24 4.4 590 4.7 30,507 4.7 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 15.53 18.1 639 18.1 32,880 18.1 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.08 3.8 584 4.0 30,201 4.0 Cooks............................................................. 10.31 2.7 397 3.3 20,609 3.3 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.48 7.4 331 10.8 17,188 10.8 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.89 2.6 420 3.6 21,613 3.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.08 4.1 429 3.8 22,279 3.8 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.46 4.7 358 7.4 18,595 7.4 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.57 2.7 373 3.3 19,130 3.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.84 11.4 175 13.3 9,085 13.3 Bartenders...................................................... 6.64 17.5 243 22.6 12,611 22.6 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.61 4.6 129 5.7 6,686 5.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.72 7.5 291 7.1 15,129 7.1 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.22 3.0 313 3.1 16,238 3.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.17 3.2 311 3.4 16,174 3.4 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.54 4.7 322 6.4 16,633 6.4 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.06 4.6 316 5.0 16,412 5.0 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.47 5.2 322 4.2 16,635 4.2 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.60 16.2 320 20.5 16,618 20.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.72 2.6 423 2.5 21,941 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 20.74 6.6 839 7.5 43,606 7.5 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.30 8.8 680 8.1 35,382 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 22.51 6.8 924 8.3 48,043 8.3 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.86 2.4 388 2.2 20,156 2.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.07 3.8 397 3.6 20,636 3.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.38 2.5 367 2.7 19,083 2.7 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.39 2.1 414 2.2 21,215 2.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.31 2.1 411 2.2 21,047 2.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.67 4.9 504 4.6 26,045 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.65 6.8 774 7.5 40,239 7.5 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 11.75 5.3 470 6.6 24,088 6.6 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 11.84 5.7 470 6.3 23,866 6.3 Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants............. 11.54 13.5 468 17.2 24,313 17.2 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.68 8.4 683 11.7 34,563 11.7 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.68 8.4 683 11.7 34,563 11.7 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.27 6.3 430 8.4 22,348 8.4 Transportation attendants......................................... 42.97 1.4 844 1.2 43,906 1.2 Flight attendants............................................... 42.97 1.4 844 1.2 43,906 1.2 Child care workers................................................ 8.83 2.6 346 2.6 17,949 2.6 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.40 1.6 416 1.6 21,638 1.6 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.25 13.3 489 13.3 25,409 13.3 Recreation workers.............................................. 10.72 11.7 427 11.7 22,227 11.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.91 3.4 715 3.4 36,905 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.04 5.9 835 6.2 43,399 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.42 6.7 768 6.9 39,934 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 27.34 9.9 1,134 9.7 58,988 9.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.93 2.4 472 2.6 24,292 2.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.64 2.0 376 1.9 19,317 1.9 Cashiers...................................................... 9.63 2.0 375 1.9 19,283 1.9 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.56 5.5 546 5.7 28,395 5.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.80 4.6 428 4.5 22,252 4.5 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.79 4.1 689 4.7 35,828 4.7 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.51 2.8 540 3.0 27,722 3.0 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 28.06 26.8 1,123 26.8 58,373 26.8 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.77 12.9 1,065 12.7 55,365 12.7 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 55.69 34.3 2,230 33.1 115,969 33.1 Travel agents..................................................... 12.55 9.5 502 9.5 26,096 9.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.74 5.8 1,197 5.7 62,077 5.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 37.65 14.1 1,508 14.1 78,412 14.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.45 4.2 1,067 4.3 55,280 4.3 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 19.27 25.8 764 23.8 39,726 23.8 Real estate sales agents........................................ 19.27 25.8 764 23.8 39,726 23.8 Sales engineers................................................... 28.56 10.2 1,167 8.5 60,700 8.5 Telemarketers..................................................... 14.94 8.7 592 9.0 30,803 9.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.10 8.0 713 7.7 35,942 7.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.43 1.1 612 1.1 31,771 1.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.03 3.6 885 3.6 46,005 3.6 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.98 5.3 435 5.1 22,604 5.1 Telephone operators............................................... 11.62 2.2 465 2.2 24,165 2.2 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.28 1.0 607 1.0 31,540 1.0 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.43 4.7 616 4.7 32,008 4.7 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.38 2.7 611 2.8 31,766 2.8 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.02 1.6 634 1.7 32,906 1.7 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.39 4.8 739 4.9 38,453 4.9 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.89 8.9 676 8.9 35,138 8.9 Tellers......................................................... 12.57 2.3 501 2.4 26,045 2.4 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 15.20 17.1 600 14.4 31,175 14.4 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 14.63 12.0 585 12.0 30,437 12.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.36 2.3 613 2.3 31,686 2.3 File clerks....................................................... 11.22 4.6 448 4.6 23,300 4.6 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.12 2.9 404 2.9 20,983 2.9 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.84 15.6 454 19.1 23,606 19.1 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.00 3.7 640 3.7 33,279 3.7 New accounts clerks............................................... 15.04 4.0 602 4.0 31,286 4.0 Order clerks...................................................... 14.93 8.1 597 8.1 31,027 8.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.74 7.6 662 6.8 34,409 6.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.41 2.3 487 2.1 25,303 2.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 13.75 3.5 550 3.5 28,603 3.5 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.26 8.2 698 8.5 36,287 8.5 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.47 8.4 706 8.8 36,734 8.8 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 15.38 5.7 615 5.7 32,000 5.7 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.22 4.7 772 4.7 40,152 4.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.11 2.8 523 2.8 27,190 2.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.04 3.6 484 3.8 25,153 3.8 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 13.33 12.7 533 12.7 27,726 12.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.19 2.4 717 2.5 37,272 2.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.02 3.8 875 3.8 45,496 3.8 Legal secretaries............................................... 22.49 7.7 860 7.9 44,702 7.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.30 4.6 523 4.2 27,194 4.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.75 2.0 624 1.9 32,412 1.9 Computer operators................................................ 16.75 6.8 669 6.8 34,804 6.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.43 4.1 572 4.1 29,736 4.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.08 4.2 558 4.2 29,001 4.2 Word processors and typists..................................... 17.59 7.0 698 6.4 36,295 6.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.92 4.9 629 5.0 32,731 5.0 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 10.98 10.0 434 9.3 22,547 9.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.54 2.3 567 2.4 29,469 2.4 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.28 3.8 491 3.8 25,545 3.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.09 18.5 438 17.5 22,770 17.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.50 1.9 660 1.9 34,265 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.53 4.7 1,012 5.5 52,631 5.5 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 18.74 11.0 750 11.0 38,769 11.0 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 19.85 9.5 794 9.5 41,018 9.5 Carpenters........................................................ 17.82 5.0 707 5.0 36,675 5.0 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 15.69 5.2 628 5.2 32,599 5.2 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 15.69 5.2 628 5.2 32,599 5.2 Construction laborers............................................. 11.64 4.2 466 4.2 24,119 4.2 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.17 1.8 607 1.8 31,221 1.8 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 13.16 4.0 526 4.0 26,336 4.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.84 3.9 634 3.9 32,929 3.9 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 17.81 8.1 709 8.0 36,863 8.0 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 17.83 8.1 710 8.0 36,902 8.0 Electricians...................................................... 19.89 4.6 795 4.6 41,321 4.6 Glaziers.......................................................... 18.52 9.9 741 9.9 38,529 9.9 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 13.32 6.1 533 6.1 27,712 6.1 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 13.45 6.9 538 6.9 27,971 6.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.50 5.8 700 5.8 36,381 5.8 Pipelayers...................................................... 12.79 9.2 512 9.2 26,434 9.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 18.13 5.2 725 5.2 37,715 5.2 Roofers........................................................... 13.87 8.4 555 8.4 28,785 8.4 Sheet metal workers............................................... 18.30 7.2 732 7.2 38,069 7.2 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.36 1.6 450 1.5 23,392 1.5 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.64 5.1 447 5.6 23,227 5.6 Helpers--electricians........................................... 12.20 2.2 488 2.2 25,332 2.2 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 11.77 6.5 471 6.5 24,486 6.5 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 17.51 7.9 699 7.8 36,366 7.8 Mining machine operators.......................................... 25.27 17.9 1,070 24.8 55,641 24.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.68 1.8 789 1.8 41,038 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.66 5.5 1,132 5.3 58,825 5.3 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.77 4.7 709 4.8 36,846 4.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.20 3.9 1,088 3.9 56,582 3.9 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.20 3.9 1,088 3.9 56,582 3.9 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.87 5.0 790 5.4 41,060 5.4 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 20.04 5.7 790 6.2 41,089 6.2 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 28.78 3.0 1,138 3.7 59,187 3.7 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 16.68 8.2 667 8.2 34,698 8.2 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 21.49 15.1 860 15.1 44,706 15.1 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 25.50 8.3 1,020 8.3 53,035 8.3 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.00 4.4 770 4.1 40,048 4.1 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.72 12.4 756 12.4 39,324 12.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.12 5.0 777 4.6 40,412 4.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.09 5.1 727 5.1 37,809 5.1 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.85 4.7 794 4.7 41,275 4.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.18 4.1 807 4.1 41,950 4.1 Small engine mechanics............................................ 18.00 23.3 706 23.1 36,717 23.1 Motorboat mechanics............................................. 14.84 18.8 579 17.0 30,084 17.0 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 9.99 15.4 388 18.2 20,194 18.2 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 9.46 15.1 367 18.1 19,093 18.1 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 17.83 11.1 712 11.1 37,037 11.1 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 19.92 5.1 795 5.1 41,354 5.1 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.38 8.1 775 8.1 40,309 8.1 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 14.48 3.9 636 6.7 33,049 6.7 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.79 2.7 750 2.6 38,959 2.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.17 4.4 839 4.4 43,572 4.4 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.87 5.2 672 5.2 34,921 5.2 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.74 5.9 726 6.2 37,726 6.2 Millwrights..................................................... 23.59 6.8 960 8.0 49,894 8.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.62 3.7 985 3.7 51,216 3.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 23.60 7.3 944 7.3 49,084 7.3 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 25.22 4.0 1,009 4.0 52,457 4.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 13.67 2.8 546 2.9 28,396 2.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.19 4.6 487 4.7 25,303 4.7 Production occupations.............................................. 15.11 2.8 601 3.0 31,236 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.80 3.1 926 2.9 48,152 2.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.89 5.0 512 5.5 26,617 5.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.64 6.5 505 6.5 26,283 6.5 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.77 6.4 551 6.4 28,638 6.4 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 17.05 20.5 682 20.5 35,462 20.5 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.06 4.7 559 4.8 29,082 4.8 Team assemblers................................................. 15.08 9.6 603 9.6 31,360 9.6 Bakers............................................................ 11.84 5.1 468 5.9 23,582 5.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.29 4.1 453 4.3 23,544 4.3 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 14.06 5.5 566 6.3 29,451 6.3 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 10.02 1.4 401 1.4 20,849 1.4 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 10.64 11.1 431 11.9 22,395 11.9 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.31 14.2 507 15.9 26,351 15.9 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.24 8.0 690 8.0 35,864 8.0 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.42 6.3 657 6.3 34,151 6.3 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 17.89 10.6 693 10.5 36,020 10.5 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.38 8.3 633 8.2 32,920 8.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.49 7.2 497 7.2 25,870 7.2 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.62 8.8 465 8.8 24,169 8.8 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 13.37 5.2 530 5.5 27,558 5.5 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.94 12.4 594 12.5 30,899 12.5 Machinists........................................................ 20.48 4.9 819 4.9 42,594 4.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.96 6.5 518 6.5 26,950 6.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.96 6.5 518 6.5 26,950 6.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.10 6.1 644 6.1 33,479 6.1 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.74 7.6 870 7.6 45,225 7.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.44 4.6 731 4.7 37,954 4.7 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.76 5.0 748 5.1 38,892 5.1 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.50 5.5 632 5.5 32,578 5.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.06 14.9 650 14.7 33,787 14.7 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.02 22.2 601 22.2 31,237 22.2 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.41 6.3 528 5.7 27,446 5.7 Bindery workers................................................. 13.41 6.3 528 5.7 27,446 5.7 Printers.......................................................... 15.69 5.8 623 5.8 32,377 5.8 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 17.54 12.8 702 12.8 36,479 12.8 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.35 6.9 609 6.7 31,620 6.7 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.07 11.8 394 11.8 20,511 11.8 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 8.38 7.1 313 5.7 16,260 5.7 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 12.85 9.6 510 10.0 26,522 10.0 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.44 7.3 494 7.5 25,686 7.5 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...... 11.01 4.0 436 3.8 22,697 3.8 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders......... 10.75 11.0 430 11.0 22,359 11.0 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.24 2.5 530 2.5 27,536 2.5 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 12.37 12.1 489 12.4 25,415 12.4 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 15.24 7.8 607 7.8 31,476 7.8 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers................................... 17.01 10.8 670 11.4 34,855 11.4 Upholsterers.................................................... 16.89 15.2 674 15.0 35,033 15.0 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 17.15 15.3 648 16.9 33,687 16.9 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 14.40 6.5 575 6.5 29,907 6.5 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.79 2.3 510 2.2 26,527 2.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 15.55 9.3 622 9.3 32,353 9.3 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 27.91 20.4 1,112 20.3 57,829 20.3 Power plant operators........................................... 22.33 15.5 888 15.1 46,166 15.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 20.67 6.9 827 6.9 42,993 6.9 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 19.40 11.5 776 11.5 40,348 11.5 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 20.44 9.7 812 9.8 42,248 9.8 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 20.70 11.2 828 11.2 43,065 11.2 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 19.16 11.2 740 10.6 38,455 10.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.19 11.2 602 11.1 31,288 11.1 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 18.63 21.0 745 21.0 38,741 21.0 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 10.95 5.2 438 5.2 22,785 5.2 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.10 11.2 634 11.0 32,971 11.0 Cutting workers................................................... 13.71 8.4 548 8.4 28,517 8.4 Cutters and trimmers, hand...................................... 14.40 11.6 576 11.6 29,959 11.6 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 13.45 8.8 538 8.8 27,969 8.8 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 13.28 29.3 528 28.5 27,440 28.5 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 18.65 14.2 746 14.2 38,785 14.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.69 4.7 548 4.7 28,506 4.7 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 18.77 7.6 731 10.0 38,016 10.0 Dental laboratory technicians................................... 19.08 8.1 741 10.8 38,523 10.8 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.02 6.5 597 6.8 31,031 6.8 Painting workers.................................................. 16.86 11.2 679 11.8 35,304 11.8 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.78 8.8 587 9.0 30,522 9.0 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 22.92 10.2 950 10.8 49,396 10.8 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.96 5.3 553 5.5 28,708 5.5 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......... 14.60 4.3 584 4.3 30,378 4.3 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.70 11.2 708 11.2 36,816 11.2 Tire builders................................................... 19.74 9.8 790 9.8 41,066 9.8 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.88 4.5 468 4.6 24,287 4.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.99 2.3 604 2.2 31,371 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.76 8.1 810 8.9 42,136 8.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 23.36 4.3 983 5.9 51,136 5.9 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 113.23 15.3 2,409 6.3 125,264 6.3 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 130.42 8.2 2,540 3.6 132,073 3.6 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.74 10.3 457 12.0 23,789 12.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.20 2.2 675 2.9 35,028 2.9 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.04 12.6 577 13.2 30,013 13.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.62 3.0 711 3.8 36,860 3.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.03 5.5 642 5.5 33,364 5.5 Parking lot attendants............................................ 8.13 7.7 325 7.7 16,908 7.7 Service station attendants........................................ 9.57 14.9 383 14.9 19,916 14.9 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.61 6.9 903 7.0 46,941 7.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 16.06 8.4 642 8.4 33,260 8.4 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 16.05 8.5 642 8.5 33,241 8.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.66 3.4 591 3.7 30,593 3.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.17 1.9 445 2.0 23,108 2.0 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.13 5.7 404 6.3 21,000 6.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.64 2.3 463 2.4 24,051 2.4 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.03 5.3 441 5.3 22,905 5.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.20 3.3 406 3.5 21,115 3.5 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 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. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 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.