RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $18.94 2.0% $753 2.1% $38,806 2.1% Management occupations.............................................. 34.72 5.5 1,433 6.0 74,485 6.0 General and operations managers................................... 35.52 9.7 1,525 8.8 79,316 8.8 Financial managers................................................ 38.30 6.8 1,577 5.3 82,001 5.3 Construction managers............................................. 35.29 12.2 1,450 13.7 75,389 13.7 Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.91 15.2 1,579 12.3 82,104 12.3 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.76 8.0 1,162 7.8 60,448 7.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.10 10.2 933 10.7 48,524 10.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.92 7.1 1,311 7.5 68,195 7.5 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 42.07 11.9 1,641 11.5 85,340 11.5 Loan officers................................................... 42.07 11.9 1,641 11.5 85,340 11.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.43 3.6 1,178 3.3 61,274 3.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 33.28 3.0 1,331 3.0 69,224 3.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 33.13 3.0 1,325 3.0 68,919 3.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.13 19.4 925 19.4 48,109 19.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 44.96 9.9 1,798 9.9 93,510 9.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.29 15.2 1,138 17.6 59,170 17.6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.08 5.7 1,228 6.5 63,730 6.5 Engineers......................................................... 33.85 6.3 1,361 6.7 70,792 6.7 Civil engineers................................................. 29.49 4.4 1,168 9.1 60,744 9.1 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 41.18 7.7 1,674 7.8 87,036 7.8 Drafters.......................................................... 23.24 10.4 902 10.7 46,910 10.7 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.28 10.8 902 11.1 46,926 11.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.81 11.5 992 11.5 51,595 11.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 38.07 3.7 1,523 3.7 79,196 3.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.36 5.2 699 12.5 36,100 12.5 Counselors........................................................ 16.47 9.3 659 9.3 34,253 9.3 Social workers.................................................... 17.97 11.5 719 11.5 37,377 11.5 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 13.70 10.6 548 10.6 27,970 10.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.77 13.1 774 12.8 33,678 12.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.51 8.9 820 8.5 31,821 8.5 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.62 11.3 580 9.6 26,577 9.6 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.05 6.4 1,051 6.9 35,448 6.9 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.05 6.4 1,051 6.9 35,448 6.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.46 10.6 413 10.5 19,042 10.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.62 14.2 871 14.5 45,268 14.5 Designers......................................................... 25.58 15.6 1,020 15.9 53,031 15.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.46 14.8 1,335 15.8 69,397 15.8 Registered nurses................................................. 39.28 18.2 1,542 18.8 80,195 18.8 Dental hygienists................................................. 24.64 29.4 931 27.2 48,405 27.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.47 5.6 1,169 5.6 60,792 5.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.92 8.2 637 8.2 33,114 8.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.13 4.5 500 4.6 25,977 4.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.36 3.8 405 5.1 21,062 5.1 Home health aides............................................... 10.11 6.9 384 10.2 19,972 10.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.51 3.8 419 3.8 21,782 3.8 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.46 5.2 581 5.9 30,211 5.9 Dental assistants............................................... 16.62 9.6 587 10.7 30,548 10.7 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.40 5.1 572 5.1 29,760 5.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.38 2.6 356 2.9 18,346 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.19 4.3 588 4.8 30,578 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.91 6.3 578 7.1 30,042 7.1 Cooks............................................................. 10.71 4.7 418 5.8 21,674 5.8 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.86 5.7 365 8.6 18,765 8.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.73 5.6 476 6.1 24,758 6.1 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.83 9.2 356 11.4 18,494 11.4 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.72 2.9 332 4.4 17,200 4.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.04 5.3 255 6.0 13,143 6.0 Bartenders...................................................... 8.88 11.2 340 10.6 17,685 10.6 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.13 4.0 216 5.6 11,126 5.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.09 4.8 341 6.5 17,746 6.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.09 5.8 337 7.6 17,535 7.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.07 3.4 317 2.4 14,892 2.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.26 6.9 440 8.2 21,814 8.2 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.37 4.0 556 5.6 28,909 5.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.02 5.7 394 6.0 20,488 6.0 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.32 2.4 407 2.7 21,169 2.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.63 2.7 336 2.9 17,474 2.9 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.50 12.3 481 16.1 21,054 16.1 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.17 6.8 415 9.8 19,769 9.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.84 16.8 454 15.1 23,279 15.1 Child care workers................................................ 8.26 5.2 330 5.2 16,495 5.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.09 4.9 727 5.0 37,767 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.14 8.1 742 8.4 38,604 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.01 7.5 699 7.8 36,350 7.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 24.28 19.6 971 19.6 50,496 19.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.16 4.6 528 5.1 27,411 5.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.55 5.5 376 5.3 19,531 5.3 Cashiers...................................................... 9.55 5.5 376 5.3 19,531 5.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.11 6.0 574 6.9 29,822 6.9 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.32 10.0 527 11.0 27,383 11.0 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.58 7.9 603 9.0 31,368 9.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.81 6.3 597 7.0 31,018 7.0 Insurance sales agents............................................ 33.77 13.5 1,338 13.4 69,595 13.4 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 31.09 24.9 1,245 27.4 64,750 27.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.82 8.2 1,248 8.6 64,872 8.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 34.38 9.7 1,378 9.8 71,638 9.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.42 11.8 1,121 12.1 58,269 12.1 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.19 2.5 599 2.6 31,130 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.71 4.4 790 4.2 41,076 4.2 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.04 3.8 587 3.9 30,504 3.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.46 12.9 658 12.9 34,232 12.9 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.74 4.2 645 4.1 33,527 4.1 Tellers......................................................... 11.70 2.6 462 3.9 24,019 3.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.89 15.3 675 15.3 35,124 15.3 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.56 5.9 416 6.6 20,448 6.6 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.34 8.0 614 8.0 31,910 8.0 Order clerks...................................................... 11.62 8.9 461 9.1 23,958 9.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.93 2.7 513 2.5 26,669 2.5 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.44 8.5 547 9.2 28,423 9.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 22.46 10.4 912 10.1 47,441 10.1 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.81 6.1 511 6.1 26,570 6.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.97 8.3 436 8.4 22,686 8.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.13 5.2 679 5.2 35,317 5.2 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.77 12.8 826 12.6 42,941 12.6 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.37 4.4 565 3.6 29,391 3.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.56 6.8 620 6.9 32,228 6.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.04 10.4 482 10.4 25,048 10.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.10 7.0 540 6.4 28,078 6.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.90 6.7 751 6.7 38,371 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.80 7.0 1,211 8.6 62,989 8.6 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 24.82 5.3 993 5.3 51,634 5.3 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 24.82 5.3 993 5.3 51,634 5.3 Carpenters........................................................ 23.86 15.0 955 15.0 49,338 15.0 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 19.08 8.5 752 8.6 39,118 8.6 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 19.08 8.5 752 8.6 39,118 8.6 Construction laborers............................................. 12.36 15.2 490 14.8 24,566 14.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.82 4.0 736 4.6 38,294 4.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.88 6.4 726 8.1 37,731 8.1 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 19.05 15.0 762 15.0 39,622 15.0 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 17.15 13.3 686 13.3 35,662 13.3 Electricians...................................................... 22.56 5.7 902 5.7 46,915 5.7 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 16.23 8.4 623 11.3 32,411 11.3 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 16.23 8.4 623 11.3 32,411 11.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 24.20 4.7 957 5.8 49,740 5.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 24.56 4.8 971 5.9 50,468 5.9 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 17.66 10.5 698 11.0 33,497 11.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.34 3.3 820 3.7 42,621 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.05 17.1 1,030 18.2 53,538 18.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.55 3.8 870 4.3 45,197 4.3 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 24.06 28.9 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.26 7.7 855 8.6 44,404 8.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.06 8.1 842 8.1 43,804 8.1 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.67 12.1 880 13.0 45,774 13.0 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.03 10.1 841 10.1 43,745 10.1 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.73 8.7 949 8.7 49,368 8.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.33 19.7 813 19.7 42,287 19.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.90 21.6 956 21.6 49,711 21.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.25 8.1 566 7.5 29,422 7.5 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.32 12.5 527 10.8 27,400 10.8 Production occupations.............................................. 16.13 5.8 645 5.9 33,551 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.13 9.1 1,093 7.9 56,815 7.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.64 6.0 546 6.0 28,380 6.0 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.58 5.7 543 5.7 28,256 5.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.85 6.5 634 6.5 32,967 6.5 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.85 6.5 634 6.5 32,967 6.5 Printers.......................................................... 14.43 2.3 573 2.4 29,805 2.4 Painting workers.................................................. 19.48 12.8 779 12.8 40,511 12.8 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.61 6.0 424 6.0 22,071 6.0 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.34 9.1 453 9.1 23,579 9.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.03 5.8 597 5.7 30,654 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.08 2.6 981 2.2 51,003 2.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.38 4.3 656 4.4 33,961 4.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 12.47 21.3 494 21.4 25,682 21.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.25 4.2 696 3.8 35,898 3.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.96 7.5 633 7.7 32,933 7.7 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 19.43 8.0 766 7.5 36,927 7.5 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 19.43 8.0 766 7.5 36,927 7.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.03 19.4 561 19.4 27,833 19.4 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.50 3.8 406 4.1 21,116 4.1 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.81 5.2 392 5.2 20,407 5.2 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.01 5.0 419 5.2 21,782 5.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.62 7.3 380 7.5 19,754 7.5 1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.