Table 41 Civilian workers in nonmetropolitan areas: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours 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........................................................... $15.01 $12.50 $536 $456 35.7 $26,824 $23,340 1,787 Management occupations.............................................. 31.63 28.38 1,253 1,129 39.6 63,783 57,224 2,016 General and operations managers................................... 32.06 29.54 1,372 1,229 42.8 71,364 63,887 2,226 Legislators....................................................... 24.98 28.13 280 142 11.2 14,319 7,399 573 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.79 37.12 1,795 1,485 42.0 93,348 77,199 2,181 Sales managers.................................................. 41.95 37.12 1,718 1,485 40.9 89,320 77,199 2,129 Administrative services managers.................................. 25.42 19.96 1,046 837 41.1 54,366 43,499 2,138 Computer and information systems managers......................... 38.61 35.43 1,498 1,417 38.8 76,203 73,701 1,974 Financial managers................................................ 31.34 30.04 1,286 1,202 41.0 66,890 62,525 2,134 Industrial production managers.................................... 35.52 38.68 1,472 1,547 41.4 76,556 80,446 2,155 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 41.86 38.61 1,913 1,089 45.7 99,493 56,622 2,377 Construction managers............................................. 29.52 31.25 1,279 1,250 43.3 54,148 56,586 1,834 Education administrators.......................................... 35.83 37.07 1,361 1,387 38.0 64,770 65,643 1,808 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 20.65 17.43 665 840 32.2 33,398 43,680 1,617 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.89 39.77 1,531 1,546 38.4 69,470 71,428 1,741 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.10 35.71 1,390 1,278 39.6 71,914 66,479 2,049 Engineering managers.............................................. 46.71 45.67 1,908 2,009 40.9 99,223 104,453 2,124 Lodging managers.................................................. 20.04 17.33 839 867 41.9 42,123 45,063 2,102 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.40 28.54 1,122 1,142 39.5 58,172 58,740 2,048 Social and community service managers............................. 22.21 21.64 873 865 39.3 42,266 45,001 1,903 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.41 21.75 943 903 40.3 48,978 46,952 2,092 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.75 23.46 956 938 40.2 49,694 48,799 2,092 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 22.94 22.89 898 868 39.2 46,722 45,111 2,037 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 22.22 20.97 867 810 39.0 45,106 42,122 2,030 Cost estimators................................................... 26.18 21.43 1,066 875 40.7 55,447 45,500 2,118 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.71 21.82 977 988 41.2 50,823 51,357 2,143 Training and development specialists............................ 26.01 25.40 1,041 1,016 40.0 54,111 52,832 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 28.01 26.97 1,113 1,079 39.7 57,866 56,104 2,066 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 19.27 865 788 40.1 44,956 40,999 2,085 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 20.59 21.25 780 812 37.9 40,585 42,206 1,971 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.94 29.55 1,059 1,106 37.9 55,077 57,530 1,971 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.95 23.08 955 923 36.8 49,658 48,000 1,914 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 24.11 24.04 970 962 40.2 50,448 50,005 2,093 Loan officers................................................... 24.42 24.04 983 962 40.3 51,114 50,005 2,093 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 17.74 15.97 673 608 37.9 33,655 31,595 1,897 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 17.77 15.25 727 610 40.9 37,828 31,720 2,129 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.70 21.92 920 877 38.8 47,481 45,600 2,003 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.05 24.92 1,088 1,058 40.2 56,573 54,999 2,091 Computer support specialists...................................... 14.76 13.55 556 371 37.7 28,899 19,292 1,958 Computer systems analysts......................................... 32.21 30.56 1,288 1,223 40.0 66,999 63,571 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.51 24.30 1,020 991 40.0 51,018 51,517 2,000 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ $22.86 $22.00 $915 $880 40.0 $47,566 $45,760 2,080 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists................... 21.62 22.00 837 880 38.7 43,543 45,760 2,014 Engineers......................................................... 29.28 29.40 1,181 1,196 40.3 61,418 62,192 2,098 Civil engineers................................................. 30.09 31.73 1,207 1,269 40.1 62,787 66,000 2,086 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 29.96 31.60 1,198 1,264 40.0 62,317 65,728 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 26.50 25.75 1,070 1,030 40.4 55,617 53,560 2,099 Industrial engineers.......................................... 26.46 25.75 1,068 1,030 40.4 55,538 53,560 2,099 Mechanical engineers............................................ 30.75 31.12 1,230 1,245 40.0 63,982 64,719 2,081 Drafters.......................................................... 19.79 19.02 782 761 39.5 40,645 39,562 2,053 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 18.23 19.02 729 761 40.0 37,910 39,562 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.82 21.88 913 875 40.0 47,474 45,500 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 16.46 12.50 658 500 40.0 34,241 26,000 2,081 Civil engineering technicians................................... 18.29 18.33 728 700 39.8 37,870 36,421 2,071 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 15.72 14.00 622 560 39.5 32,331 29,120 2,056 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.55 21.83 888 884 39.4 45,314 45,261 2,010 Life scientists................................................... 24.77 25.50 996 1,020 40.2 51,476 53,040 2,078 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 21.46 19.83 870 793 40.6 45,248 41,246 2,109 Foresters..................................................... 23.99 25.50 982 1,020 40.9 51,076 53,040 2,129 Physical scientists............................................... 26.61 27.00 1,068 1,068 40.1 55,552 55,515 2,087 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 27.59 28.29 1,109 1,132 40.2 57,661 58,843 2,090 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 27.73 28.21 1,116 1,128 40.2 58,008 58,677 2,092 Chemical technicians.............................................. 16.28 15.66 639 623 39.3 32,060 31,916 1,969 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 18.47 19.08 708 702 38.4 36,833 36,483 1,994 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.30 16.53 682 642 37.2 33,789 33,883 1,846 Counselors........................................................ 22.19 19.94 814 740 36.7 37,467 38,074 1,688 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 19.60 18.51 677 740 34.5 35,205 38,501 1,796 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.33 24.50 953 921 37.6 42,115 42,413 1,662 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 15.25 14.36 589 574 38.6 30,139 29,869 1,976 Social workers.................................................... 18.02 17.25 699 673 38.8 36,133 35,158 2,005 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.07 14.78 665 591 38.9 34,010 30,751 1,993 Medical and public health social workers........................ 19.02 17.25 730 690 38.4 37,960 35,880 1,995 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.76 18.02 716 721 38.2 37,224 37,488 1,984 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.08 12.98 507 464 36.0 25,981 23,920 1,845 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 18.43 17.35 712 687 38.6 37,034 35,749 2,010 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.98 11.50 416 404 34.7 21,161 18,084 1,767 Legal occupations................................................... 29.83 20.09 1,101 865 36.9 57,231 45,000 1,919 Lawyers........................................................... 35.13 24.04 1,163 962 33.1 60,491 50,001 1,722 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 59.48 56.41 2,212 2,256 37.2 115,013 117,333 1,934 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates...................... 63.89 75.39 2,369 2,256 37.1 123,164 117,333 1,928 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 17.74 18.91 706 738 39.8 36,687 38,376 2,068 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 20.62 22.93 813 683 39.4 42,293 35,510 2,051 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 20.63 25.98 817 1,039 39.6 42,466 54,043 2,058 Education, training, and library occupations........................ $25.81 $26.80 $918 $998 35.6 $35,417 $38,217 1,372 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.05 35.65 1,371 1,352 38.0 51,564 51,439 1,431 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 43.49 43.21 1,498 1,620 34.4 58,560 69,676 1,346 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 34.63 31.66 1,296 1,267 37.4 50,823 45,596 1,468 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 34.00 31.66 1,263 1,267 37.1 48,139 45,596 1,416 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 45.22 43.36 1,915 2,203 42.3 72,426 85,901 1,601 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 44.59 41.73 1,964 1,891 44.0 81,412 82,900 1,826 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 40.10 39.45 1,696 1,597 42.3 64,743 63,639 1,615 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 31.64 31.27 1,107 1,250 35.0 34,760 47,344 1,098 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 38.62 41.15 1,542 1,646 39.9 54,257 59,260 1,405 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 38.62 41.15 1,542 1,646 39.9 54,257 59,260 1,405 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.06 35.78 1,218 1,317 38.0 42,066 46,500 1,312 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 40.90 42.10 1,501 1,684 36.7 48,665 54,403 1,190 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 34.82 33.66 1,170 1,230 33.6 42,806 45,437 1,229 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.78 31.72 1,119 1,192 34.1 43,031 47,079 1,313 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 33.27 32.52 1,255 1,207 37.7 54,462 50,773 1,637 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.31 27.98 1,042 1,062 36.8 40,041 40,165 1,414 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 19.23 13.84 689 499 35.8 29,932 26,759 1,557 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.12 11.50 422 400 34.8 20,114 19,699 1,659 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.75 26.80 1,033 999 37.2 40,222 39,971 1,449 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.77 28.01 1,067 1,076 37.1 40,113 39,847 1,394 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.63 27.89 1,056 1,054 36.9 39,705 39,336 1,387 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.53 28.01 1,127 1,134 38.2 42,455 42,430 1,438 Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.66 29.11 1,099 1,091 37.0 42,188 41,713 1,422 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.86 29.37 1,102 1,095 36.9 41,884 41,668 1,403 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 26.85 23.29 1,050 931 39.1 47,604 48,433 1,773 Special education teachers...................................... 29.63 28.01 1,042 1,034 35.2 40,796 39,374 1,377 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 28.39 27.11 982 971 34.6 40,345 39,374 1,421 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 32.90 30.26 1,164 1,092 35.4 43,291 41,928 1,316 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 29.20 34.43 688 246 23.5 26,928 11,856 922 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 21.65 23.11 434 246 20.0 21,262 11,984 982 Librarians........................................................ 23.75 20.54 916 821 38.6 43,581 38,736 1,835 Library technicians............................................... 12.55 11.56 446 462 35.5 20,281 20,779 1,616 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.80 10.48 361 366 33.4 13,882 14,341 1,285 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.18 15.09 616 560 35.9 28,751 27,645 1,673 Designers......................................................... 16.50 15.87 621 576 37.6 32,292 29,952 1,957 Graphic designers............................................... 16.82 14.00 637 560 37.9 33,120 29,120 1,969 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.14 17.66 636 577 26.4 18,028 2,218 747 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 17.11 14.42 380 299 22.2 10,240 5,390 599 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 12.98 12.90 499 516 38.4 25,937 26,832 1,998 Reporters and correspondents.................................... $12.98 $12.90 $499 $516 38.4 $25,937 $26,832 1,998 Public relations specialists...................................... 27.18 22.79 1,108 926 40.8 57,603 48,152 2,120 Writers and editors............................................... 18.30 18.40 753 570 41.2 39,178 29,640 2,141 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.43 21.07 782 695 33.4 40,428 35,870 1,726 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.99 47.29 1,511 1,762 32.9 78,578 91,614 1,709 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 69.21 66.35 2,493 2,435 36.0 129,615 126,594 1,873 Physician assistants.............................................. 35.84 36.90 1,434 1,476 40.0 74,543 76,742 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 25.37 24.42 845 859 33.3 43,698 44,595 1,723 Therapists........................................................ 26.11 25.50 864 848 33.1 42,855 43,496 1,642 Physical therapists............................................. 31.33 30.76 856 849 27.3 44,487 44,136 1,420 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 20.70 21.20 773 848 37.4 40,211 44,086 1,943 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 30.66 32.05 989 1,132 32.3 41,149 43,496 1,342 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.88 17.50 650 640 36.4 33,797 33,280 1,890 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 20.11 20.74 776 818 38.6 40,329 42,536 2,006 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.19 15.45 564 473 34.8 29,334 24,586 1,811 Dental hygienists................................................. 29.54 28.00 686 650 23.2 35,693 33,800 1,208 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.40 21.56 826 795 33.9 42,978 41,330 1,762 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.76 20.05 748 713 34.4 38,880 37,086 1,787 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.75 14.42 242 247 17.6 12,562 12,854 914 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.53 14.46 513 518 35.3 26,669 26,915 1,836 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.68 12.23 421 430 33.2 21,882 22,360 1,726 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 14.76 14.94 562 561 38.1 29,211 29,192 1,979 Surgical technologists.......................................... 15.90 16.41 530 529 33.3 27,563 27,498 1,734 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.12 15.96 566 585 35.1 29,340 30,235 1,820 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.13 11.48 449 440 34.2 23,336 22,880 1,777 Opticians, dispensing............................................. 9.93 10.00 382 375 38.5 19,870 19,500 2,001 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 14.77 14.17 589 567 39.9 30,641 29,474 2,075 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 22.97 26.05 930 1,042 40.5 48,382 54,176 2,106 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 23.43 26.05 950 1,042 40.5 49,377 54,176 2,107 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.13 10.00 369 360 33.1 19,094 18,642 1,715 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.00 9.50 328 334 32.8 17,025 17,353 1,703 Home health aides............................................... 8.50 8.25 211 159 24.9 10,988 8,278 1,293 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.76 9.50 332 338 34.0 17,205 17,550 1,763 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.75 15.18 472 455 34.3 24,532 23,654 1,784 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 18.46 10.30 562 409 30.4 29,198 21,258 1,582 Physical therapist assistants................................... 23.61 30.00 640 362 27.1 33,259 18,803 1,409 Physical therapist aides........................................ 10.30 10.22 389 409 37.8 20,233 21,258 1,964 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.42 12.34 432 447 34.8 22,201 23,166 1,788 Dental assistants............................................... 13.25 14.00 433 450 32.7 22,526 23,407 1,700 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.36 12.70 396 440 32.0 20,577 22,880 1,665 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 12.71 12.50 476 500 37.5 24,754 26,000 1,948 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 11.85 10.80 387 432 32.7 20,146 22,464 1,700 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.06 13.67 574 535 38.1 29,161 27,346 1,936 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... $20.73 $17.71 $822 $708 39.7 $42,757 $36,841 2,062 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 19.01 14.90 749 604 39.4 38,936 31,408 2,048 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 22.92 19.23 917 769 40.0 47,693 39,998 2,081 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 18.84 18.92 959 1,002 50.9 49,891 52,130 2,649 Fire fighters..................................................... 15.06 14.90 653 705 43.3 33,946 36,655 2,254 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 15.16 13.56 595 537 39.2 30,567 27,797 2,017 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 15.19 13.56 598 537 39.4 30,725 27,824 2,023 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 20.51 19.98 745 792 36.3 38,760 41,205 1,890 Fish and game wardens............................................. 18.65 19.97 746 799 40.0 38,797 41,536 2,080 Police officers................................................... 18.14 17.35 719 686 39.7 37,031 35,471 2,041 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 18.14 17.35 719 686 39.7 37,031 35,471 2,041 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.69 10.21 382 403 35.7 19,757 20,971 1,847 Security guards................................................. 10.52 10.08 372 393 35.3 19,216 20,405 1,826 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 8.71 7.50 192 137 22.1 7,103 3,478 815 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 7.30 7.42 157 137 21.6 5,643 3,478 773 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.46 7.10 209 176 28.1 10,426 8,775 1,397 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.67 12.19 497 467 39.2 24,705 23,290 1,950 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 15.17 14.50 587 573 38.7 26,957 27,950 1,777 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.10 11.44 476 441 39.4 24,127 22,911 1,995 Cooks............................................................. 9.10 9.00 291 298 32.0 14,725 14,560 1,619 Cooks, fast food................................................ 6.99 7.25 201 188 28.8 10,462 9,775 1,497 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.65 9.27 309 307 32.0 14,620 13,282 1,514 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.64 9.50 328 350 34.0 16,945 18,050 1,758 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.41 8.00 243 265 28.9 12,377 13,650 1,471 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.10 7.75 245 224 30.3 12,137 11,210 1,499 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.43 5.50 144 139 26.5 7,345 7,020 1,352 Bartenders...................................................... 7.15 7.42 173 163 24.2 8,808 8,320 1,232 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.01 5.27 140 136 27.9 7,159 6,947 1,428 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.43 6.75 137 129 21.4 6,757 5,356 1,051 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.26 7.00 187 162 25.8 8,925 7,800 1,229 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.31 7.00 188 162 25.8 9,011 7,917 1,233 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop......................................................... 6.98 6.75 179 140 25.6 8,390 7,020 1,203 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.96 7.60 214 167 26.9 10,981 8,709 1,379 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.09 7.00 180 152 25.5 8,994 7,605 1,269 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.90 7.25 153 135 22.3 7,981 7,020 1,157 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.17 8.72 356 326 35.0 17,777 16,848 1,748 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.10 19.27 684 771 40.0 35,516 40,090 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... $16.83 $19.27 $672 $771 40.0 $34,970 $40,090 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 20.52 20.76 836 830 40.8 42,447 43,183 2,069 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.09 8.52 310 312 34.1 15,878 16,132 1,747 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.69 8.72 328 341 33.8 16,807 17,638 1,735 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.08 7.80 279 294 34.6 14,286 15,080 1,768 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.83 9.10 397 360 36.7 16,848 16,640 1,556 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.68 9.00 392 354 36.8 16,552 16,640 1,550 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.51 6.74 293 253 34.4 14,371 13,179 1,688 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 13.65 11.76 553 471 40.5 28,754 24,469 2,107 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 15.51 15.43 634 629 40.9 32,970 32,704 2,126 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.49 12.82 610 548 42.1 31,732 28,499 2,191 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.15 6.34 235 253 38.3 12,238 13,179 1,991 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.13 6.34 237 253 38.7 12,332 13,179 2,010 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.95 6.50 142 128 20.4 5,639 5,460 811 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 6.95 6.50 142 128 20.4 5,639 5,460 811 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 9.44 8.18 258 248 27.3 13,402 12,870 1,419 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 9.44 8.18 258 248 27.3 13,402 12,870 1,419 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.13 10.50 407 410 36.6 21,181 21,320 1,903 Child care workers................................................ 8.19 7.09 261 248 31.8 12,275 11,960 1,499 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.71 8.31 249 231 28.6 12,947 11,996 1,486 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.29 9.00 261 187 25.3 8,534 3,526 829 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 12.39 11.34 124 112 10.0 5,934 3,328 479 Recreation workers.............................................. 10.09 8.05 300 189 29.7 9,000 3,526 892 Sales and related occupations....................................... 12.00 9.62 398 306 33.2 20,492 15,704 1,708 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 15.95 15.67 664 627 41.6 34,520 32,583 2,164 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.14 14.38 631 575 41.7 32,792 29,900 2,166 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 18.79 15.67 779 627 41.5 40,533 32,583 2,158 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.66 8.32 301 250 31.1 15,466 12,870 1,600 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.28 7.50 244 200 29.4 12,500 10,192 1,510 Cashiers...................................................... 7.67 7.25 215 184 28.1 11,026 9,360 1,437 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 11.51 11.95 460 478 40.0 23,942 24,856 2,080 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 11.11 10.00 377 360 34.0 19,570 18,720 1,762 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 8.83 8.00 266 260 30.1 13,751 13,520 1,558 Parts salespersons............................................ 13.36 12.28 520 483 39.0 27,059 25,128 2,025 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.85 9.06 353 300 32.5 18,140 15,600 1,671 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 21.33 25.32 826 1,013 38.7 42,932 52,661 2,013 Insurance sales agents............................................ 18.72 14.75 744 603 39.7 38,690 31,377 2,066 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 21.56 17.31 888 692 41.2 46,156 36,005 2,141 Travel agents..................................................... 12.39 13.75 482 550 38.9 25,083 28,600 2,025 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.82 19.42 1,015 843 40.9 52,607 43,582 2,120 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 21.76 20.11 877 826 40.3 44,647 42,432 2,052 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ $25.44 $19.12 $1,044 $857 41.0 $54,279 $44,562 2,134 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.63 9.42 433 377 37.2 22,494 19,600 1,935 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.54 11.73 452 440 36.0 23,157 22,672 1,847 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.69 18.18 782 727 39.7 40,663 37,823 2,065 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.84 11.00 427 420 36.1 22,184 21,840 1,873 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.17 9.00 404 360 39.7 21,029 18,720 2,067 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.32 11.51 471 440 38.2 24,494 22,880 1,988 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.69 12.00 463 456 36.5 24,096 23,712 1,898 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 14.90 14.50 457 546 30.6 23,745 28,392 1,593 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.90 15.89 596 636 40.0 30,996 33,051 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 10.16 10.00 348 360 34.2 18,052 18,658 1,776 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.59 12.85 498 496 36.7 24,142 25,768 1,776 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.91 11.06 556 442 40.0 28,913 23,001 2,079 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.99 11.00 441 390 36.8 22,886 20,301 1,909 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.96 15.35 614 614 38.5 31,921 31,936 1,999 File clerks....................................................... 12.35 14.90 454 520 36.8 23,600 27,040 1,911 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.70 8.50 292 300 33.6 14,506 14,976 1,667 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 9.90 9.06 290 294 29.3 13,922 13,216 1,406 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 11.06 10.71 346 363 31.3 15,828 17,136 1,431 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 13.57 12.73 509 509 37.5 26,478 26,478 1,952 New accounts clerks............................................... 11.89 10.96 460 426 38.7 23,904 22,152 2,010 Order clerks...................................................... 11.79 11.00 449 433 38.1 23,344 22,506 1,980 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 13.65 13.77 529 551 38.7 27,509 28,650 2,015 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.19 9.86 334 350 32.8 16,957 17,992 1,664 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.34 12.14 520 477 39.0 27,039 24,794 2,027 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 12.57 11.40 482 456 38.3 25,061 23,712 1,993 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.16 15.40 616 635 40.6 32,041 33,001 2,113 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 13.91 12.32 504 486 36.2 26,195 25,291 1,884 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.88 16.00 672 639 39.8 34,880 33,218 2,066 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.03 12.00 514 475 39.4 26,711 24,690 2,050 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.77 10.25 350 350 32.5 18,124 18,408 1,682 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 11.37 10.74 415 430 36.5 21,601 22,339 1,900 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.06 13.48 523 510 37.2 26,500 25,875 1,885 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.53 15.94 642 625 38.8 33,250 32,507 2,011 Legal secretaries............................................... 12.98 13.00 490 502 37.8 25,482 26,104 1,964 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.48 13.00 498 480 36.9 25,886 24,945 1,920 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.46 13.25 493 493 36.6 24,417 23,285 1,814 Computer operators................................................ 14.64 14.98 543 598 37.1 28,261 31,094 1,930 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.31 12.60 454 477 36.9 22,183 22,926 1,802 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.44 12.77 477 504 38.3 22,677 23,468 1,823 Word processors and typists..................................... 11.99 11.75 404 402 33.7 20,995 20,879 1,751 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.21 11.70 523 468 39.6 27,222 24,336 2,060 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.57 11.25 508 450 37.4 26,416 23,400 1,947 Office clerks, general............................................ $11.92 $11.50 $409 $420 34.3 $20,645 $21,316 1,732 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 11.23 9.31 418 371 37.3 20,460 19,304 1,822 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.97 9.42 429 360 35.9 20,598 18,616 1,720 Graders and sorters, agricultural products........................ 8.97 8.50 358 340 39.9 16,311 17,264 1,819 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.93 14.30 626 560 39.3 31,605 29,120 1,984 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 22.86 21.15 941 834 41.1 48,635 43,141 2,127 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 20.56 21.00 809 840 39.4 38,966 39,156 1,896 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 22.61 21.40 887 856 39.2 42,121 43,680 1,863 Carpenters........................................................ 18.21 15.50 693 600 38.1 34,871 31,200 1,915 Construction laborers............................................. 14.45 12.88 573 515 39.6 28,506 25,553 1,973 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.15 14.69 638 590 39.5 31,382 29,786 1,944 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 14.39 14.40 575 576 40.0 25,262 27,435 1,756 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.................................................... 16.56 14.75 653 597 39.4 33,021 31,200 1,994 Electricians...................................................... 17.01 16.00 674 640 39.6 34,716 32,311 2,041 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 12.26 12.00 480 480 39.2 24,969 24,960 2,036 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 12.26 12.00 480 480 39.2 24,969 24,960 2,036 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.89 17.00 715 680 40.0 37,204 35,360 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.38 17.73 775 709 40.0 40,319 36,876 2,080 Roofers........................................................... 12.51 11.75 483 470 38.6 23,324 23,920 1,864 Sheet metal workers............................................... 13.38 13.65 514 516 38.4 26,719 26,832 1,997 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 21.05 21.84 842 874 40.0 43,787 45,427 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.08 11.00 413 400 37.2 20,356 19,760 1,837 Helpers--electricians........................................... 9.98 10.00 399 400 40.0 20,677 20,800 2,071 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.35 13.04 421 480 34.1 21,890 24,960 1,772 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 19.17 19.00 760 760 39.7 39,536 39,520 2,062 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 13.80 12.66 539 506 39.0 27,745 26,329 2,011 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators............. 17.35 12.35 694 494 40.0 36,080 25,688 2,080 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.39 13.70 530 548 39.6 27,436 27,710 2,049 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 19.04 15.00 761 600 40.0 39,594 31,200 2,080 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................... 18.34 16.00 734 640 40.0 38,144 33,280 2,080 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 18.55 14.00 742 560 40.0 38,580 29,120 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.60 16.48 699 659 39.7 35,996 33,457 2,045 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 21.71 19.42 885 794 40.7 45,992 41,288 2,118 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 22.47 25.47 899 1,019 40.0 46,743 52,973 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 22.47 25.47 899 1,019 40.0 46,743 52,973 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.02 17.92 806 717 40.3 41,937 37,274 2,095 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... $22.34 $25.18 $893 $1,007 40.0 $46,462 $52,374 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.38 14.31 611 573 39.7 31,768 29,771 2,065 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 13.88 13.50 549 540 39.5 28,528 28,080 2,055 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.82 15.20 629 603 39.8 32,717 31,348 2,068 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.84 16.97 682 679 40.5 35,443 35,298 2,105 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.50 16.49 672 669 40.8 34,540 34,805 2,093 Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 15.94 15.50 665 620 41.7 33,651 32,240 2,111 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 16.54 17.25 662 690 40.0 34,384 35,880 2,079 Small engine mechanics............................................ 13.91 14.00 506 520 36.4 24,370 27,040 1,751 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 9.12 9.79 306 390 33.6 15,937 20,280 1,748 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 9.81 9.79 393 392 40.0 20,411 20,367 2,080 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 18.17 18.50 727 740 40.0 37,791 38,480 2,080 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 21.42 20.23 857 809 40.0 44,555 42,078 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.68 16.89 795 676 40.4 41,307 35,131 2,099 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 21.25 23.78 753 705 35.4 39,132 36,654 1,842 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers........................................................ 18.15 16.75 717 663 39.5 37,046 33,883 2,041 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.55 20.00 860 800 39.9 44,719 41,600 2,075 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.13 14.44 587 564 38.8 29,922 28,908 1,977 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.52 14.84 615 594 39.6 31,957 30,876 2,060 Millwrights..................................................... 22.69 23.86 908 954 40.0 47,202 49,629 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 20.97 22.24 813 834 38.8 41,798 41,600 1,994 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 22.62 23.07 905 923 40.0 47,019 47,986 2,079 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 19.22 17.00 723 680 37.6 36,749 33,280 1,912 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.37 11.50 490 453 39.6 24,328 23,442 1,967 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.08 11.00 438 440 39.5 21,582 22,880 1,947 Production occupations.............................................. 14.17 12.71 557 503 39.3 28,844 26,042 2,036 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.05 20.45 852 818 40.5 43,987 42,037 2,090 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.57 11.69 502 468 39.9 26,109 24,315 2,076 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.24 11.92 530 477 40.0 27,548 24,794 2,080 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 10.32 10.00 405 394 39.3 21,073 20,509 2,043 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 16.77 18.39 656 736 39.1 34,099 38,251 2,034 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 16.16 15.00 646 600 40.0 33,613 31,200 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.46 12.15 498 486 39.9 25,880 25,272 2,077 Team assemblers................................................. 13.18 12.51 527 500 40.0 27,406 26,021 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 11.88 13.00 350 340 29.4 18,183 17,680 1,531 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.77 9.30 378 372 38.7 19,598 19,323 2,005 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.97 11.15 456 348 38.1 23,718 18,096 1,982 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 8.79 8.65 339 338 38.6 17,544 17,576 1,996 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... $10.77 $10.80 $431 $432 40.0 $22,398 $22,464 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.08 13.74 549 550 39.0 28,529 28,579 2,026 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.65 14.16 563 566 38.4 29,273 29,447 1,998 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 13.18 12.17 526 487 39.9 27,360 25,314 2,076 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.44 15.75 619 630 40.1 32,166 32,760 2,083 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 15.02 15.75 601 630 40.0 31,232 32,760 2,079 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.52 14.69 579 588 39.9 30,096 30,555 2,073 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.84 13.28 551 531 39.8 28,651 27,622 2,069 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 15.70 15.83 628 633 40.0 32,651 32,926 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.79 12.00 479 456 37.5 24,921 23,691 1,948 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.03 11.00 436 440 36.2 22,657 22,880 1,884 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.54 10.94 485 428 38.7 25,031 21,638 1,997 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.20 13.70 559 548 39.4 29,089 28,496 2,048 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.89 14.64 596 586 40.0 30,975 30,451 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 15.48 14.40 619 576 40.0 32,198 29,952 2,080 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 15.72 16.31 629 652 40.0 32,688 33,925 2,080 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 15.99 16.11 640 644 40.0 33,256 33,509 2,080 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic................. 14.55 14.25 582 570 40.0 30,262 29,640 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.99 12.53 520 501 40.0 27,027 26,062 2,080 Foundry mold and coremakers..................................... 16.98 14.88 679 595 40.0 35,315 30,950 2,080 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.46 11.98 498 479 40.0 25,915 24,918 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.99 16.14 680 646 40.0 35,336 33,571 2,080 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.00 20.85 840 834 40.0 43,474 43,368 2,071 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.81 14.49 632 577 40.0 32,860 29,994 2,078 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.24 14.49 649 580 40.0 33,745 30,139 2,078 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.83 11.99 513 480 40.0 26,680 24,939 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.92 13.48 517 539 40.0 26,878 28,038 2,080 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 12.23 11.65 489 466 40.0 25,443 24,232 2,080 Bindery workers................................................. 12.23 11.65 489 466 40.0 25,443 24,232 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 14.04 13.50 549 532 39.1 28,522 27,685 2,032 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 13.48 12.99 513 520 38.1 26,694 27,028 1,981 Printing machine operators...................................... 14.13 14.00 558 560 39.5 28,968 29,120 2,050 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.76 10.00 395 400 36.7 20,556 20,800 1,910 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 7.92 7.65 296 280 37.4 15,409 14,560 1,946 Sewing machine operators.......................................... $9.60 $9.74 $372 $377 38.7 $19,206 $19,011 2,001 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 11.48 10.40 457 416 39.8 23,722 21,632 2,066 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...... 10.74 10.13 429 405 40.0 22,332 21,070 2,080 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.06 13.31 563 532 40.0 29,255 27,681 2,080 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 11.09 10.38 439 414 39.6 22,798 21,528 2,056 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 11.38 12.00 397 480 34.9 20,626 24,960 1,813 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.93 11.90 476 476 39.9 24,632 24,722 2,064 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 11.45 11.04 458 442 40.0 23,628 22,963 2,063 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.34 13.00 491 520 39.7 25,492 27,040 2,066 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 29.70 30.43 1,188 1,217 40.0 61,782 63,294 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 18.95 14.30 744 572 39.2 38,663 29,744 2,041 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 21.37 20.12 855 805 40.0 44,449 41,850 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 21.19 21.14 846 845 39.9 44,004 43,961 2,077 Gas plant operators............................................. 25.51 24.71 1,021 988 40.0 53,070 51,397 2,080 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers...................................................... 21.65 27.25 857 1,036 39.6 44,551 53,846 2,058 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.74 19.89 789 796 40.0 41,052 41,373 2,080 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 15.95 21.40 638 856 40.0 33,174 44,512 2,080 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 20.87 19.89 835 796 40.0 43,403 41,373 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.19 16.84 642 674 39.6 32,314 32,240 1,996 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 15.89 16.84 623 674 39.2 32,400 35,027 2,040 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 12.79 12.68 512 507 40.0 26,610 26,374 2,080 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.68 17.10 663 684 39.7 32,920 32,490 1,974 Cutting workers................................................... 11.53 11.54 488 468 42.3 22,890 22,630 1,984 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 11.48 11.70 496 499 43.2 22,683 24,274 1,976 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.22 17.00 649 680 40.0 33,748 35,360 2,080 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 15.61 13.09 624 524 40.0 32,463 27,223 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.50 13.39 613 519 39.6 31,712 26,998 2,046 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.72 16.35 665 654 39.8 34,593 34,008 2,069 Painting workers.................................................. 11.55 12.01 406 436 35.2 21,134 22,653 1,830 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.70 12.50 508 500 40.0 26,416 26,000 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.64 11.36 538 451 39.4 27,738 23,358 2,034 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders.............. 11.25 10.85 450 434 40.0 23,404 22,568 2,080 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 21.96 21.03 878 841 40.0 45,682 43,742 2,080 Tire builders................................................... 15.25 14.48 604 579 39.6 31,384 30,114 2,057 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.39 11.00 488 434 39.4 25,238 22,360 2,038 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.14 12.36 481 450 36.6 24,055 22,880 1,831 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... $16.62 $16.10 $661 $700 39.8 $34,388 $36,400 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.32 22.66 904 842 40.5 47,005 43,893 2,106 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.34 14.00 306 296 21.3 11,577 10,822 807 Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.49 14.00 300 295 20.7 11,190 10,673 772 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.61 14.05 594 562 40.7 30,358 29,083 2,078 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.64 15.00 499 600 34.1 25,928 31,199 1,771 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.70 14.36 628 580 42.7 32,138 29,858 2,186 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.26 12.00 522 455 36.6 26,425 23,009 1,853 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 10.29 8.80 362 310 35.2 17,462 17,160 1,697 Service station attendants........................................ 8.84 8.45 308 338 34.9 16,025 17,576 1,812 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 14.74 14.00 590 560 40.0 30,660 29,120 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 14.53 13.75 581 550 40.0 30,212 28,600 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.63 12.93 542 517 39.8 27,740 26,520 2,035 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.00 9.50 338 330 33.8 17,334 16,765 1,733 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.14 9.00 336 350 36.8 17,477 18,200 1,912 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.39 10.00 348 320 33.5 17,759 16,640 1,709 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.33 9.50 391 367 37.9 20,339 19,094 1,969 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 8.75 295 294 32.0 15,129 14,560 1,640 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 10.55 9.67 381 324 36.1 19,824 16,848 1,878 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – 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 – 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.