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........................................................... $22.77 5.4% $905 5.6% $46,943 5.6% Management occupations.............................................. 47.41 5.9 1,963 5.5 102,031 5.5 General and operations managers................................... 54.21 5.6 2,378 5.1 123,675 5.1 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.64 8.6 2,023 9.2 105,220 9.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 49.96 11.1 2,051 12.7 106,640 12.7 Sales managers.................................................. 46.18 6.2 1,970 8.0 102,461 8.0 Computer and information systems managers......................... 50.37 6.8 2,058 8.4 106,755 8.4 Financial managers................................................ 39.13 4.5 1,565 4.5 81,383 4.5 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.00 6.7 1,559 10.3 81,052 10.3 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 33.42 9.3 1,491 12.5 77,550 12.5 Construction managers............................................. 34.58 9.3 1,457 10.0 75,779 10.0 Engineering managers.............................................. 62.24 1.9 2,556 2.2 132,910 2.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 57.47 13.7 2,299 13.7 119,546 13.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.51 4.4 1,191 4.1 61,954 4.1 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.88 6.1 1,088 5.5 56,574 5.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.94 8.9 1,182 9.0 61,463 9.0 Cost estimators................................................... 37.24 10.7 1,512 10.9 78,635 10.9 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.98 6.2 1,112 6.4 57,826 6.4 Training and development specialists............................ 27.33 6.3 1,093 6.3 56,838 6.3 Management analysts............................................... 32.77 17.7 1,311 17.7 68,153 17.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.77 4.0 1,121 4.0 58,306 4.0 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.43 12.5 1,289 12.8 67,002 12.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.61 3.4 1,533 3.6 79,709 3.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 40.21 11.0 1,608 11.0 83,637 11.0 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.94 3.1 1,797 3.0 93,461 3.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.57 3.6 1,887 3.3 98,107 3.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.46 16.9 938 16.9 48,801 16.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 35.02 7.6 1,490 5.9 77,458 5.9 Database administrators........................................... 41.87 17.6 1,675 17.6 87,095 17.6 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 30.09 17.3 1,206 17.3 62,701 17.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.85 2.0 1,489 2.3 77,435 2.3 Architects, except naval.......................................... 38.56 14.3 1,542 14.3 80,203 14.3 Engineers......................................................... 41.02 3.6 1,665 4.0 86,604 4.0 Civil engineers................................................. 45.63 8.9 1,825 8.9 94,907 8.9 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 44.62 4.8 1,785 4.8 92,818 4.8 Electrical engineers.......................................... 47.59 4.2 1,904 4.2 98,986 4.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.91 8.7 1,676 8.7 87,168 8.7 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 29.15 5.6 1,258 8.0 65,405 8.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 29.15 5.6 1,258 8.0 65,405 8.0 Mechanical engineers............................................ 43.71 7.0 1,748 7.0 90,913 7.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.79 5.2 1,032 5.2 53,650 5.2 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.64 6.7 1,065 6.7 55,403 6.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.19 9.9 1,328 9.9 69,041 9.9 Physical scientists............................................... 35.76 16.6 1,431 16.6 74,390 16.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.01 9.1 725 8.8 37,699 8.8 Counselors........................................................ 20.18 2.8 798 2.6 41,501 2.6 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 20.48 2.0 810 2.2 42,141 2.2 Social workers.................................................... 17.85 2.2 713 2.3 37,050 2.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 13.27 6.5 541 7.4 28,124 7.4 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.15 10.5 475 11.8 24,696 11.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 37.95 20.7 1,496 21.5 65,999 21.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.58 9.8 1,453 9.7 61,795 9.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.55 .0 1,202 .0 55,157 .0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.57 3.5 1,103 3.5 56,744 3.5 Designers......................................................... 25.01 13.5 1,000 13.5 52,013 13.5 Graphic designers............................................... 19.32 4.8 773 4.8 40,188 4.8 Writers and editors............................................... 29.48 4.0 1,179 4.0 61,313 4.0 Editors......................................................... 29.57 8.8 1,183 8.8 61,495 8.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.42 10.4 1,312 11.0 68,234 11.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.09 3.0 1,989 4.3 103,450 4.3 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 125.22 18.4 5,134 25.7 266,968 25.7 Registered nurses................................................. 32.16 5.1 1,249 5.3 64,961 5.3 Therapists........................................................ 23.81 6.7 912 8.4 47,448 8.4 Occupational therapists......................................... 34.75 5.5 1,390 5.5 72,270 5.5 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 23.50 3.2 878 2.4 45,674 2.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.37 5.5 726 5.3 37,756 5.3 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.29 4.5 683 4.5 35,499 4.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.33 10.9 1,213 10.9 63,094 10.9 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.59 14.3 944 14.3 49,067 14.3 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.44 5.7 767 5.9 39,891 5.9 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.18 6.4 873 6.5 45,417 6.5 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.72 4.1 824 4.1 42,848 4.1 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.56 3.8 492 3.4 25,577 3.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.21 1.3 477 1.4 24,799 1.4 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.59 2.5 493 2.9 25,631 2.9 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 13.79 22.6 552 22.6 28,691 22.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.72 12.4 538 11.3 27,993 11.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.11 6.6 481 7.9 25,012 7.9 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.51 5.3 451 6.1 23,463 6.1 Security guards................................................. 11.51 5.3 451 6.1 23,463 6.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.17 2.8 393 3.3 20,367 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.49 8.5 742 9.6 38,600 9.6 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.84 8.4 717 10.3 37,289 10.3 Cooks............................................................. 11.80 5.1 458 5.1 23,813 5.1 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.61 4.6 505 4.6 26,239 4.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.73 6.2 449 5.5 23,369 5.5 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.76 3.5 461 5.8 23,979 5.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.67 5.0 291 4.7 15,156 4.7 Bartenders...................................................... 9.21 12.2 354 14.4 18,414 14.4 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.06 8.5 269 8.7 13,993 8.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.07 4.7 304 6.7 15,820 6.7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.29 5.8 352 6.2 17,823 6.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.49 8.0 363 8.3 18,283 8.3 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.29 8.4 412 8.4 21,413 8.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.76 3.2 462 2.8 23,589 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.40 15.6 749 16.9 38,964 16.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.94 4.4 431 4.7 22,022 4.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.22 7.5 444 7.8 23,070 7.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.58 7.3 414 7.0 20,641 7.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.02 11.9 500 13.3 25,265 13.3 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.26 8.7 468 10.4 23,545 10.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.15 6.0 457 4.0 23,647 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.81 2.7 717 2.7 37,275 2.7 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 19.24 3.6 777 3.9 40,410 3.9 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.67 4.8 304 5.2 15,824 5.2 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.58 5.0 301 5.4 15,641 5.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.59 6.3 702 6.2 36,508 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.37 9.5 1,015 9.5 52,773 9.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 22.93 13.8 917 13.8 47,695 13.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.83 5.2 511 5.6 26,563 5.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.67 5.8 459 5.7 23,862 5.7 Cashiers...................................................... 11.69 6.7 458 6.7 23,837 6.7 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 11.55 10.6 462 10.6 24,030 10.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.03 5.9 563 6.6 29,284 6.6 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 37.90 22.0 1,512 22.2 78,607 22.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 35.05 19.5 1,402 19.5 72,895 19.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.58 2.3 1,103 2.3 57,371 2.3 Telemarketers..................................................... 14.29 12.1 539 11.6 28,004 11.6 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.18 13.0 727 13.0 37,809 13.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.44 2.6 613 2.5 31,866 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.00 5.4 880 5.4 45,765 5.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.84 3.6 590 3.6 30,689 3.6 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.87 6.3 595 6.3 30,928 6.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.03 5.5 599 5.4 31,132 5.4 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.53 11.1 741 11.1 38,545 11.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.87 3.1 550 3.1 28,604 3.1 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.66 6.5 466 6.5 24,246 6.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 18.59 10.6 744 10.6 38,662 10.6 Order clerks...................................................... 19.49 23.0 779 23.0 40,534 23.0 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 15.53 6.1 621 6.1 32,302 6.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.98 6.4 466 6.0 24,236 6.0 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.76 9.2 670 9.2 34,860 9.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 23.16 17.4 920 17.5 47,825 17.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.49 5.9 540 5.9 28,065 5.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.96 6.4 514 6.7 26,744 6.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.42 4.8 772 4.6 40,125 4.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.27 6.8 928 6.9 48,271 6.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.82 7.4 662 7.7 34,415 7.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.15 10.5 606 10.5 31,496 10.5 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.24 2.0 462 4.9 24,010 4.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.24 2.0 462 4.9 24,010 4.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.13 7.2 525 7.2 27,306 7.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.10 4.9 603 4.9 31,350 4.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.96 5.2 798 5.3 41,506 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 25.26 8.0 1,026 8.1 53,368 8.1 Carpenters........................................................ 19.53 10.2 780 10.2 40,560 10.2 Construction laborers............................................. 15.72 14.6 629 14.6 32,699 14.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.04 20.5 921 20.5 47,915 20.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.85 23.1 954 23.1 49,602 23.1 Roofers........................................................... 13.88 15.9 555 15.9 28,866 15.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.61 5.9 983 5.9 51,140 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 38.70 12.4 1,548 12.4 80,494 12.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 28.17 3.2 1,120 3.2 58,249 3.2 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 29.09 2.1 1,155 2.1 60,067 2.1 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 21.58 5.7 863 5.7 44,881 5.7 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.11 7.8 769 8.3 39,992 8.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.11 7.8 769 8.3 39,992 8.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.00 2.3 760 2.3 39,510 2.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 23.52 5.5 936 5.7 48,696 5.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.82 4.1 1,068 4.3 55,551 4.3 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.00 4.2 838 4.4 43,581 4.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.72 7.1 709 7.1 36,856 7.1 Production occupations.............................................. 20.61 13.0 821 13.1 42,707 13.1 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.81 5.0 553 5.0 28,735 5.0 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.03 4.9 561 4.9 29,183 4.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.73 6.3 549 6.3 28,561 6.3 Team assemblers................................................. 12.98 6.2 519 6.2 27,001 6.2 Bakers............................................................ 17.33 6.8 693 6.8 36,050 6.8 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.57 11.1 492 10.1 25,592 10.1 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.85 15.0 794 15.0 41,297 15.0 Machinists........................................................ 25.97 9.8 1,031 10.0 53,629 10.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.47 16.8 659 16.8 34,264 16.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.47 16.8 659 16.8 34,264 16.8 Printers.......................................................... 21.44 13.4 813 11.5 42,298 11.5 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.51 15.8 860 12.5 44,727 12.5 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.26 6.9 330 6.9 17,171 6.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 21.28 8.8 851 8.8 44,270 8.8 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.72 5.2 624 4.7 32,446 4.7 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 20.99 6.6 835 7.2 43,406 7.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 16.55 24.6 659 24.9 34,243 24.9 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.46 5.7 687 5.6 35,727 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.05 16.8 1,042 16.8 54,192 16.8 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 117.06 13.5 2,591 17.2 134,757 17.2 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 117.06 13.5 2,591 17.2 134,757 17.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.95 9.4 758 9.4 39,418 9.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.73 13.6 829 13.6 43,117 13.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.18 5.8 687 5.8 35,742 5.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.68 10.9 665 11.1 34,578 11.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.14 7.9 482 7.7 25,054 7.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.62 11.0 503 11.0 26,179 11.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.79 6.0 455 6.8 23,654 6.8 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.