Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $22.32 $16.35 $889 $650 39.8 $46,023 $33,675 2,062 Management occupations.............................................. 51.21 46.05 2,080 1,913 40.6 108,142 99,501 2,112 General and operations managers................................... 67.22 57.69 2,708 2,308 40.3 140,829 119,999 2,095 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 48.19 41.35 2,027 1,806 42.1 105,418 93,934 2,188 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 50.76 49.88 2,053 2,040 40.4 106,741 106,090 2,103 Marketing managers.............................................. 55.53 53.88 2,219 2,155 40.0 115,365 112,077 2,078 Sales managers.................................................. 45.00 42.52 1,847 1,815 41.0 96,051 94,386 2,135 Administrative services managers.................................. 39.14 38.21 1,635 1,548 41.8 84,997 80,519 2,171 Computer and information systems managers......................... 61.27 55.29 2,482 2,212 40.5 129,079 115,003 2,107 Financial managers................................................ 60.03 50.93 2,425 2,037 40.4 126,076 105,936 2,100 Human resources managers.......................................... 48.38 49.13 1,961 1,990 40.5 101,967 103,478 2,108 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 40.61 40.33 1,653 1,613 40.7 85,981 83,888 2,117 Industrial production managers.................................... 47.37 42.97 1,895 1,719 40.0 98,524 89,386 2,080 Purchasing managers............................................... 54.59 51.28 2,184 2,051 40.0 113,553 106,671 2,080 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 39.96 39.28 1,598 1,571 40.0 83,113 81,702 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 39.05 39.08 1,612 1,575 41.3 83,850 81,900 2,147 Education administrators.......................................... 42.59 40.73 1,658 1,527 38.9 85,803 79,416 2,015 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.19 40.73 1,388 1,527 38.3 71,611 79,416 1,979 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.31 56.45 2,336 2,258 40.1 121,449 117,406 2,083 Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.40 40.20 1,566 1,653 41.9 81,437 85,946 2,178 Social and community service managers............................. 19.01 15.66 751 595 39.5 39,047 30,947 2,054 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.70 29.34 1,268 1,160 40.0 65,958 60,322 2,081 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.39 30.27 1,223 1,211 40.3 63,621 62,960 2,094 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 29.66 30.27 1,195 1,211 40.3 62,155 62,960 2,096 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.10 26.17 1,056 1,047 39.0 54,932 54,425 2,027 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.89 26.17 1,047 1,047 38.9 54,430 54,425 2,024 Cost estimators................................................... 35.91 31.25 1,485 1,360 41.4 77,221 70,719 2,151 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.65 27.32 1,141 1,093 39.8 59,315 56,826 2,070 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 21.43 20.89 857 836 40.0 44,584 43,453 2,080 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.09 27.28 1,044 1,091 40.0 54,270 56,742 2,080 Training and development specialists............................ 32.74 28.05 1,287 1,018 39.3 66,912 52,915 2,044 Logisticians...................................................... 36.15 38.23 1,446 1,529 40.0 75,182 79,510 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 33.18 28.85 1,327 1,154 40.0 69,019 60,008 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.97 30.12 1,278 1,205 40.0 66,450 62,641 2,078 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.33 27.92 1,293 1,117 40.0 67,246 58,074 2,080 Financial analysts.............................................. 32.31 27.91 1,293 1,116 40.0 67,213 58,044 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.83 21.91 1,233 877 40.0 64,127 45,581 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 30.83 21.91 1,233 877 40.0 64,127 45,581 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.98 36.06 1,481 1,442 40.1 77,018 75,001 2,083 Computer programmers.............................................. 40.26 42.43 1,615 1,697 40.1 83,969 88,254 2,086 Computer software engineers....................................... 45.30 44.02 1,815 1,769 40.1 94,386 92,000 2,084 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.06 43.82 1,768 1,780 40.1 91,948 92,539 2,087 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.61 44.02 1,864 1,761 40.0 96,953 91,568 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.62 22.59 987 904 40.1 51,336 46,987 2,085 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.38 39.98 1,574 1,599 40.0 81,835 83,152 2,078 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.32 27.21 1,191 1,058 40.6 61,930 55,016 2,112 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 31.57 31.95 1,263 1,278 40.0 65,668 66,456 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 40.59 37.96 1,626 1,518 40.0 84,532 78,951 2,082 Architects, except naval.......................................... 35.82 34.86 1,433 1,394 40.0 74,505 72,500 2,080 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 35.82 34.86 1,433 1,394 40.0 74,505 72,500 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 46.61 42.71 1,867 1,714 40.1 97,103 89,128 2,083 Aerospace engineers............................................. 39.33 37.74 1,573 1,510 40.0 81,809 78,499 2,080 Chemical engineers.............................................. 52.82 50.39 2,113 2,015 40.0 109,873 104,801 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 46.27 37.44 1,851 1,498 40.0 96,243 77,873 2,080 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 43.64 42.96 1,784 1,740 40.9 92,790 90,492 2,126 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 48.11 44.63 1,924 1,785 40.0 100,069 92,830 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 50.94 43.99 2,038 1,760 40.0 105,950 91,499 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.42 45.72 1,777 1,829 40.0 92,400 95,087 2,080 Environmental engineers......................................... 31.59 29.81 1,264 1,192 40.0 65,714 62,001 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.21 37.96 1,608 1,518 40.0 83,637 78,951 2,080 Industrial engineers.......................................... 39.78 37.09 1,591 1,483 40.0 82,747 77,139 2,080 Mechanical engineers............................................ 36.53 36.41 1,461 1,456 40.0 75,973 75,733 2,080 Petroleum engineers............................................. 52.97 43.00 2,119 1,720 40.0 110,187 89,440 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 33.62 27.81 1,347 1,112 40.1 70,068 57,845 2,084 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 40.70 46.15 1,628 1,846 40.0 84,646 96,000 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.79 24.69 1,152 988 40.0 59,890 51,355 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.75 21.48 990 859 40.0 51,470 44,680 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.93 31.98 1,484 1,310 40.2 77,185 68,097 2,090 Physical scientists............................................... 46.90 32.24 1,876 1,290 40.0 97,554 67,059 2,080 Market and survey researchers..................................... 42.72 42.16 1,709 1,687 40.0 88,866 87,699 2,080 Market research analysts........................................ 42.72 42.16 1,709 1,687 40.0 88,866 87,699 2,080 Chemical technicians.............................................. 28.32 29.38 1,161 1,183 41.0 60,382 61,501 2,132 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.23 13.70 608 548 40.0 31,606 28,496 2,076 Social workers.................................................... 23.18 23.28 927 931 40.0 48,221 48,416 2,080 Medical and public health social workers........................ 23.70 23.28 948 931 40.0 49,298 48,416 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.68 13.46 507 538 40.0 26,355 27,997 2,078 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.28 10.00 451 400 40.0 23,461 20,800 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 50.85 33.75 2,069 1,350 40.7 107,586 70,192 2,116 Lawyers........................................................... 83.69 89.42 3,488 3,615 41.7 181,354 188,001 2,167 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 29.90 31.35 1,196 1,254 40.0 62,193 65,208 2,080 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 21.82 21.86 873 874 40.0 45,378 45,467 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 40.39 27.41 1,571 1,065 38.9 69,858 43,707 1,730 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 70.37 44.04 2,733 1,762 38.8 116,864 81,999 1,661 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 94.49 85.55 3,678 3,208 38.9 168,941 125,118 1,788 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 35.76 34.83 1,355 1,265 37.9 52,569 48,900 1,470 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 39.55 37.17 1,584 1,464 40.0 59,419 55,060 1,502 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.36 22.28 896 884 38.3 37,245 35,000 1,594 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.81 27.58 1,044 1,008 37.5 38,584 37,485 1,388 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 28.41 28.65 1,113 1,100 39.2 41,008 40,106 1,443 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.63 25.86 1,014 1,006 38.1 42,296 40,648 1,588 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.42 34.34 1,234 1,228 36.9 46,034 46,000 1,377 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.39 24.50 1,179 975 40.1 61,327 50,675 2,086 Designers......................................................... 23.60 19.86 943 794 40.0 49,059 41,305 2,079 Graphic designers............................................... 23.16 19.86 926 794 40.0 48,135 41,305 2,078 Writers and editors............................................... 23.96 22.96 953 861 39.8 49,568 44,768 2,068 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.58 23.90 1,047 942 39.4 54,465 48,992 2,049 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.08 55.77 2,234 2,231 40.6 116,182 116,000 2,109 Registered nurses................................................. 29.65 29.10 1,159 1,142 39.1 60,277 59,384 2,033 Therapists........................................................ 32.02 33.28 1,257 1,331 39.2 65,344 69,222 2,041 Occupational therapists......................................... 37.73 37.89 1,434 1,386 38.0 74,569 72,053 1,976 Physical therapists............................................. 35.23 35.82 1,385 1,343 39.3 72,036 69,849 2,045 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 24.81 23.55 978 942 39.4 50,878 48,992 2,051 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.67 16.11 738 648 39.6 38,398 33,696 2,057 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.89 25.16 978 980 39.3 50,861 50,960 2,043 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.48 13.07 536 508 39.8 27,887 26,416 2,069 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.53 23.01 900 920 39.9 46,800 47,861 2,077 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 19.00 16.46 760 658 40.0 39,521 34,237 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.86 22.79 912 912 39.9 47,449 47,403 2,076 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.01 16.56 671 656 39.4 34,895 34,133 2,051 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.08 15.25 594 601 39.4 30,895 31,241 2,049 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 20.71 21.17 828 847 40.0 43,076 44,034 2,080 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.10 20.00 745 800 39.0 38,739 41,600 2,028 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.74 18.56 740 731 39.5 38,464 37,986 2,053 Medical records and health information technicians................ 18.87 16.50 747 660 39.6 38,845 34,320 2,058 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.36 14.00 654 560 40.0 34,032 29,120 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 28.79 15.92 1,152 637 40.0 59,885 33,114 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 28.79 15.92 1,152 637 40.0 59,885 33,114 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.71 9.95 411 390 38.3 21,359 20,280 1,994 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.87 9.50 375 370 38.0 19,510 19,240 1,976 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.27 9.77 405 386 39.5 21,072 20,072 2,053 Psychiatric aides............................................... 10.22 9.25 409 370 40.0 21,248 19,240 2,080 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 14.19 11.41 563 456 39.6 29,252 23,733 2,061 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.36 12.90 531 516 39.7 27,590 26,832 2,066 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.79 11.63 472 465 40.0 24,527 24,190 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.57 11.16 458 441 39.6 23,159 22,880 2,002 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.54 11.18 455 440 39.5 23,671 22,880 2,051 Security guards................................................. 11.54 11.18 455 440 39.5 23,671 22,880 2,051 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.47 9.00 327 340 38.6 16,863 17,680 1,990 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.45 14.90 658 596 40.0 34,218 30,998 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.45 14.90 658 596 40.0 34,218 30,998 2,080 Cooks............................................................. 10.52 10.25 415 400 39.5 21,599 20,800 2,052 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.29 10.25 411 404 39.9 21,363 20,987 2,075 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.79 10.25 406 400 37.6 21,105 20,800 1,957 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.24 11.13 408 445 39.8 21,214 23,150 2,071 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.00 3.75 189 144 37.7 9,574 7,280 1,916 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.71 2.25 137 86 36.8 7,105 4,472 1,916 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.21 8.60 285 344 39.6 14,533 16,640 2,016 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.31 10.25 404 395 39.2 20,995 20,530 2,037 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.77 11.00 419 400 38.9 21,775 20,800 2,021 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.21 7.29 275 280 38.1 14,290 14,547 1,983 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.03 7.88 319 315 39.7 16,581 16,384 2,064 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.68 9.00 376 351 38.8 19,273 18,200 1,990 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.23 16.80 674 673 41.5 35,030 35,000 2,158 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.25 8.77 357 348 38.6 18,291 17,994 1,977 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.70 9.22 382 360 39.4 19,856 18,735 2,047 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.58 8.25 322 320 37.6 16,209 16,195 1,889 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.79 8.09 345 324 39.3 17,954 16,827 2,044 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.82 9.76 499 414 33.7 25,969 21,507 1,752 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.51 6.70 301 268 40.0 15,629 13,940 2,080 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 6.75 6.65 270 266 40.0 14,047 13,832 2,080 Transportation attendants......................................... 37.13 44.88 752 725 20.3 39,120 37,690 1,054 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.37 12.90 771 509 39.8 39,869 26,291 2,058 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.17 19.95 1,007 798 40.0 52,359 41,496 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.78 16.98 751 679 40.0 39,054 35,318 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 47.96 40.81 1,918 1,632 40.0 99,758 84,885 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.38 10.75 489 418 39.5 25,171 21,674 2,034 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.79 10.42 426 414 39.5 21,559 21,299 1,998 Cashiers...................................................... 10.79 10.42 426 414 39.5 21,559 21,299 1,998 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 19.73 18.60 781 744 39.6 40,594 38,694 2,057 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.74 10.80 503 416 39.4 26,131 21,653 2,051 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 28.52 21.90 1,151 876 40.4 59,838 45,550 2,098 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 25.85 23.41 – – – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 45.48 41.51 1,834 1,678 40.3 95,357 87,231 2,097 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 43.70 40.43 1,748 1,617 40.0 90,900 84,096 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 47.14 50.00 1,915 2,000 40.6 99,595 104,008 2,113 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.17 13.94 604 555 39.8 31,386 28,868 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.79 21.69 911 866 40.0 47,387 45,011 2,079 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.31 9.42 403 360 39.1 20,948 18,720 2,032 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.98 14.63 597 585 39.9 31,060 30,420 2,073 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.25 14.59 569 583 39.9 29,589 30,306 2,076 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.36 14.04 614 562 40.0 31,944 29,203 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.57 15.50 619 620 39.7 32,166 32,240 2,066 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.15 18.27 686 731 40.0 35,671 38,000 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 12.14 11.63 486 465 40.0 25,247 24,190 2,080 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 16.15 17.14 646 686 40.0 33,593 35,660 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.28 13.00 568 520 39.8 29,548 27,040 2,068 File clerks....................................................... 12.53 12.07 496 481 39.6 25,795 25,002 2,059 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.03 11.92 521 477 40.0 27,111 24,794 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 12.48 10.00 494 399 39.6 25,674 20,766 2,057 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.15 17.85 722 714 39.8 37,560 37,124 2,069 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.28 12.00 484 480 39.4 25,159 24,960 2,049 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.77 18.20 671 728 40.0 34,884 37,856 2,080 Couriers and messengers........................................... 12.41 12.00 496 480 40.0 25,812 24,960 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.45 13.75 692 550 39.7 35,991 28,600 2,063 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.45 13.75 692 550 39.7 35,991 28,600 2,063 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.04 18.27 839 731 39.9 43,646 38,000 2,074 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.39 12.19 492 488 39.7 25,590 25,361 2,065 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.62 17.39 740 694 39.8 38,485 36,071 2,067 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.93 21.27 875 851 39.9 45,474 44,242 2,074 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.28 12.72 531 509 40.0 27,622 26,458 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.58 17.44 691 692 39.3 35,918 36,005 2,044 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.45 12.30 497 492 39.9 25,840 25,584 2,075 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.27 12.28 490 491 39.9 25,454 25,532 2,075 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.58 16.28 619 652 39.7 32,182 33,900 2,066 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.40 12.17 532 483 39.7 27,688 25,141 2,067 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.08 15.50 737 610 40.8 38,316 31,720 2,119 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 26.78 26.04 1,150 1,226 43.0 59,815 63,773 2,233 Carpenters........................................................ 16.47 15.21 659 608 40.0 34,256 31,637 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 12.36 11.50 494 460 40.0 25,705 23,920 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.14 14.50 685 580 40.0 35,641 30,160 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.19 14.25 688 570 40.0 35,755 29,640 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 19.29 19.00 772 760 40.0 40,126 39,520 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.64 22.00 826 880 40.0 42,931 45,760 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.75 22.15 830 886 40.0 43,158 46,062 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.84 14.93 633 597 40.0 32,937 31,061 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.86 11.50 474 460 40.0 24,672 23,920 2,080 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 21.87 19.75 875 790 40.0 45,491 41,080 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.74 20.00 831 800 40.1 43,222 41,600 2,084 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 29.53 26.65 1,196 1,140 40.5 62,197 59,263 2,106 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.87 19.00 792 760 39.9 41,184 39,520 2,073 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 23.28 23.51 931 940 40.0 48,418 48,897 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 27.95 27.47 1,118 1,099 40.0 58,143 57,138 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.45 15.42 708 617 40.6 36,838 32,074 2,111 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.11 17.26 736 690 40.6 38,251 35,897 2,112 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.31 18.44 772 738 40.0 40,155 38,355 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 22.01 21.67 880 867 40.0 45,784 45,074 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.52 20.24 821 810 40.0 42,690 42,099 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.69 17.85 747 714 40.0 38,870 37,128 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.74 21.41 870 856 40.0 45,224 44,533 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.81 13.55 632 542 40.0 32,882 28,178 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.19 17.00 648 680 40.0 33,683 35,360 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.64 14.75 626 590 40.0 32,533 30,680 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.08 13.50 642 540 39.9 33,255 27,920 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 29.14 26.23 1,169 1,049 40.1 60,092 54,558 2,062 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 23.59 23.53 944 941 40.0 49,070 48,942 2,080 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.14 12.24 522 490 39.7 27,142 25,459 2,066 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.39 12.24 532 490 39.7 27,651 25,459 2,065 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.17 11.92 567 477 40.0 29,483 24,794 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.57 11.19 463 448 40.0 24,072 23,277 2,080 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 9.70 10.10 388 404 40.0 20,172 21,008 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.43 13.25 453 530 39.6 23,543 27,560 2,060 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.51 13.25 580 530 40.0 30,171 27,560 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.58 10.25 463 410 40.0 24,077 21,320 2,080 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.65 20.55 786 822 40.0 40,878 42,744 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 21.93 20.08 877 803 40.0 45,611 41,766 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 9.87 9.98 391 399 39.6 20,328 20,750 2,060 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 9.82 8.70 388 346 39.5 20,155 17,992 2,052 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.76 16.32 670 653 40.0 34,862 33,946 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.47 17.05 699 682 40.0 36,328 35,464 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.70 15.38 588 615 40.0 30,584 31,999 2,080 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.............................. 14.74 16.00 590 640 40.0 30,665 33,280 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 19.58 20.18 782 807 39.9 40,658 41,974 2,077 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.46 16.01 737 640 39.9 38,304 33,301 2,075 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.51 9.29 378 369 39.8 19,654 19,198 2,067 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.01 13.90 512 574 39.4 26,633 29,848 2,048 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 28.03 30.10 1,117 1,193 39.9 55,003 61,653 1,963 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 30.28 30.99 1,214 1,240 40.1 58,444 62,908 1,930 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.05 16.60 682 664 40.0 35,473 34,528 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.21 13.62 649 545 40.0 33,725 28,321 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.54 13.98 542 559 40.0 28,159 29,085 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 15.68 15.02 627 601 40.0 32,619 31,240 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.38 15.00 575 600 40.0 29,903 31,200 2,080 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 17.71 19.19 709 768 40.0 36,846 39,915 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.82 11.00 469 440 39.7 24,407 22,880 2,066 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.41 11.50 452 460 39.6 23,511 23,920 2,061 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.60 13.50 669 540 40.3 34,473 27,955 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 27.37 25.67 1,152 1,092 42.1 59,884 56,763 2,188 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.40 18.45 847 818 43.6 44,024 42,547 2,269 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.17 18.45 864 818 45.1 44,923 42,547 2,343 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 20.29 18.00 812 720 40.0 42,205 37,440 2,080 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.82 19.25 753 770 40.0 39,140 40,040 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.50 11.50 500 460 40.0 25,985 23,920 2,079 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.58 10.50 456 415 39.4 23,084 21,424 1,993 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.21 11.93 488 477 40.0 25,401 24,821 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.83 10.59 464 419 39.2 23,148 21,050 1,957 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.84 10.30 433 412 40.0 22,537 21,424 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 10.00 415 400 39.3 21,577 20,800 2,041 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.