RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $23.64 1.3% $920 1.1% $46,748 1.1% Management occupations.............................................. 47.08 3.6 1,867 3.4 96,898 3.4 General and operations managers................................... 47.68 4.5 1,989 5.7 103,425 5.7 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 30.92 10.5 1,191 14.7 61,929 14.7 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.80 7.9 1,982 10.1 103,085 10.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 51.75 7.7 2,033 11.7 105,713 11.7 Sales managers.................................................. 46.44 7.9 1,892 6.8 98,391 6.8 Public relations managers......................................... 65.31 15.2 2,468 17.9 128,327 17.9 Administrative services managers.................................. 30.20 3.1 1,169 3.7 60,766 3.7 Computer and information systems managers......................... 65.33 12.1 2,580 11.6 134,139 11.6 Financial managers................................................ 49.65 2.6 1,960 3.6 101,281 3.6 Human resources managers.......................................... 37.53 5.9 1,464 6.0 76,149 6.0 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 37.57 10.4 1,466 9.7 76,245 9.7 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.40 6.0 1,778 6.0 92,387 6.0 Purchasing managers............................................... 49.09 12.1 1,939 11.9 100,812 11.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 40.33 13.3 1,603 12.8 83,334 12.8 Education administrators.......................................... 37.61 4.8 1,476 4.6 76,095 4.6 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 47.47 7.4 1,856 8.5 93,397 8.5 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 40.41 5.5 1,520 5.4 79,056 5.4 Engineering managers.............................................. 47.45 7.5 1,904 7.4 99,010 7.4 Food service managers............................................. 34.66 20.4 1,428 17.4 74,244 17.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 41.95 11.2 1,593 11.1 82,849 11.1 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 27.05 6.9 1,068 7.5 55,554 7.5 Social and community service managers............................. 28.49 8.2 1,091 7.4 56,728 7.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.83 2.8 1,206 2.2 62,688 2.2 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.32 6.6 1,077 4.3 55,981 4.3 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.43 13.1 1,090 9.6 56,668 9.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.66 7.2 1,032 6.7 53,647 6.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.80 3.3 1,035 2.9 53,820 2.9 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.75 3.3 1,032 2.7 53,674 2.7 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 27.10 8.8 1,001 8.9 52,061 8.9 Cost estimators................................................... 32.83 10.1 1,310 10.1 68,139 10.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.70 8.6 1,037 10.2 53,935 10.2 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 26.91 16.0 1,059 17.5 55,049 17.5 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.40 5.6 1,044 3.5 54,285 3.5 Training and development specialists............................ 31.12 13.3 1,233 13.8 64,098 13.8 Logisticians...................................................... 28.90 6.1 1,142 7.2 59,361 7.2 Management analysts............................................... 31.91 11.3 1,261 10.2 65,577 10.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.07 4.0 1,198 3.6 62,296 3.6 Credit analysts................................................... 26.03 14.8 999 12.5 51,967 12.5 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 46.10 21.3 1,790 19.5 93,073 19.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 46.91 17.8 1,852 16.0 96,321 16.0 Personal financial advisors..................................... 60.34 43.9 2,400 43.4 124,780 43.4 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 33.30 14.1 1,222 13.2 63,549 13.2 Financial examiners............................................... 28.58 11.0 1,116 12.2 58,056 12.2 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 33.09 11.7 1,269 9.8 65,965 9.8 Loan officers................................................... 33.71 12.0 1,297 10.1 67,440 10.1 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 25.86 12.5 973 12.5 50,580 12.5 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 25.86 12.5 973 12.5 50,580 12.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.25 5.0 1,460 4.7 75,845 4.7 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.16 5.5 1,437 5.3 74,738 5.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.44 6.0 1,760 5.5 91,519 5.5 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.60 9.3 1,801 8.6 93,643 8.6 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.34 5.0 1,721 4.6 89,493 4.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 29.71 12.7 1,144 12.8 59,239 12.8 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.37 4.6 1,467 4.3 76,184 4.3 Database administrators........................................... 31.32 12.8 1,178 16.7 61,253 16.7 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.44 2.9 1,308 2.6 67,983 2.6 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 50.64 11.4 1,964 12.6 102,138 12.6 Operations research analysts...................................... 31.84 3.9 1,251 4.2 65,075 4.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.65 5.3 1,338 5.3 69,554 5.3 Architects, except naval.......................................... 37.45 7.9 1,487 8.6 77,316 8.6 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 37.47 8.0 1,488 8.7 77,351 8.7 Engineers......................................................... 38.17 4.7 1,518 4.7 78,945 4.7 Civil engineers................................................. 30.11 4.1 1,247 5.5 64,846 5.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.95 7.3 1,558 7.3 81,006 7.3 Electrical engineers.......................................... 39.65 7.5 1,586 7.5 82,481 7.5 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 35.78 4.3 1,431 4.3 74,425 4.3 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 34.50 7.0 1,380 7.0 71,770 7.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 34.50 7.0 1,380 7.0 71,770 7.0 Materials engineers............................................. 31.32 14.3 1,368 10.3 71,150 10.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 35.26 8.4 1,370 10.5 71,223 10.5 Drafters.......................................................... 26.09 3.6 1,030 3.3 53,582 3.3 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.65 6.2 1,106 6.2 57,520 6.2 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 22.75 8.3 910 8.3 47,320 8.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.71 2.5 1,066 2.5 55,433 2.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.77 0.7 1,150 0.7 59,780 0.7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 27.43 5.8 1,097 5.8 57,064 5.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.12 3.3 1,194 3.4 61,417 3.4 Life scientists................................................... 38.10 4.6 1,444 5.4 75,073 5.4 Biological scientists........................................... 37.05 5.4 1,393 6.8 72,447 6.8 Medical scientists.............................................. 40.84 4.2 1,566 3.3 81,422 3.3 Physical scientists............................................... 30.64 7.2 1,166 7.6 60,664 7.6 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 28.26 9.1 1,089 9.1 56,619 9.1 Chemists...................................................... 28.03 9.8 1,076 9.6 55,931 9.6 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 33.22 13.1 1,260 11.4 65,532 11.4 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 33.73 14.0 1,277 12.2 66,418 12.2 Market and survey researchers..................................... 26.90 13.8 1,021 11.1 53,071 11.1 Market research analysts........................................ 26.90 13.8 1,021 11.1 53,071 11.1 Psychologists..................................................... 39.99 8.8 1,500 9.0 68,044 9.0 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 40.20 9.4 1,507 9.6 67,737 9.6 Chemical technicians.............................................. 28.64 14.1 1,125 15.4 58,436 15.4 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.23 9.8 791 9.4 41,122 9.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.82 4.2 887 4.0 44,473 4.0 Counselors........................................................ 25.75 8.2 968 7.2 46,882 7.2 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 17.38 7.5 683 6.3 35,512 6.3 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 34.63 8.8 1,237 8.0 55,866 8.0 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.82 3.7 812 3.7 42,205 3.7 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.94 7.9 708 7.3 36,823 7.3 Social workers.................................................... 25.35 10.4 926 10.2 46,608 10.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 28.82 25.6 1,018 24.9 48,712 24.9 Medical and public health social workers........................ 27.65 2.4 1,018 2.7 52,933 2.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 20.47 9.0 774 7.9 40,244 7.9 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.76 9.4 749 8.9 38,715 8.9 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 29.46 12.6 1,081 10.3 56,210 10.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.73 3.1 564 2.9 29,013 2.9 Legal occupations................................................... 42.82 10.9 1,641 9.6 85,172 9.6 Lawyers........................................................... 56.69 11.4 2,220 9.5 115,447 9.5 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 57.59 8.7 2,023 8.6 105,186 8.6 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 21.35 8.4 803 7.1 41,773 7.1 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 23.23 14.8 873 14.0 44,094 14.0 Law clerks...................................................... 25.63 18.2 925 18.0 48,083 18.0 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 37.76 2.7 1,345 2.9 54,303 2.9 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 51.93 5.1 1,878 5.3 77,490 5.3 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 70.28 11.0 2,568 11.4 91,473 11.4 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 48.54 16.6 1,751 17.5 68,607 17.5 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 46.93 27.0 1,689 30.9 66,608 30.9 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 49.94 9.4 1,806 8.4 70,339 8.4 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 39.68 21.9 1,443 28.6 71,069 28.6 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 39.37 22.6 1,433 29.7 71,131 29.7 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 55.74 5.4 2,074 4.8 77,239 4.8 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................. 56.46 4.3 2,085 5.1 71,135 5.1 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 59.08 14.1 1,917 14.1 66,086 14.1 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 55.20 11.7 1,990 12.6 73,081 12.6 Sociology teachers, postsecondary............................. 64.45 24.7 2,411 20.4 85,416 20.4 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 67.09 10.4 2,505 11.5 100,991 11.5 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 71.87 10.1 2,665 11.5 105,822 11.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 49.05 7.1 1,824 6.5 70,733 6.5 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 49.98 15.9 1,932 13.4 77,697 13.4 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 48.83 8.7 1,771 8.3 70,958 8.3 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 44.75 7.6 1,727 5.4 60,931 5.4 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary............... 57.63 9.6 2,006 10.3 80,701 10.3 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 42.85 11.1 1,573 9.2 67,901 9.2 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 39.84 11.9 1,490 9.7 58,029 9.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.83 3.1 1,379 2.5 54,241 2.5 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 24.82 22.2 824 10.0 37,142 10.0 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 23.30 26.3 760 11.6 35,101 11.6 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 33.69 26.4 1,243 23.1 48,546 23.1 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 39.38 4.3 1,417 4.2 54,808 4.2 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 38.83 5.7 1,399 5.4 54,018 5.4 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 40.97 3.6 1,470 3.0 57,089 3.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 41.71 2.0 1,486 1.9 57,337 1.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 41.42 2.0 1,481 1.9 57,083 1.9 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 44.37 11.5 1,530 10.5 59,550 10.5 Special education teachers...................................... 43.84 4.7 1,553 3.8 60,401 3.8 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 41.70 5.4 1,484 4.8 58,694 4.8 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 44.64 8.2 1,594 7.0 60,642 7.0 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 47.75 7.3 1,671 5.8 63,504 5.8 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 50.58 3.0 1,732 2.8 64,955 2.8 Librarians........................................................ 29.78 17.4 1,096 17.7 54,585 17.7 Library technicians............................................... 13.26 15.9 484 14.5 24,026 14.5 Instructional coordinators........................................ 28.09 5.3 1,069 4.9 52,612 4.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.94 3.8 499 4.0 21,248 4.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 34.56 12.3 1,342 10.7 67,735 10.7 Artists and related workers....................................... 27.64 13.1 1,097 13.3 57,055 13.3 Designers......................................................... 28.34 7.6 1,108 8.0 57,619 8.0 Graphic designers............................................... 24.03 4.4 916 4.8 47,646 4.8 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 81.43 29.6 3,210 30.0 166,929 30.0 Producers and directors......................................... 81.43 29.6 3,210 30.0 166,929 30.0 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 21.36 9.7 819 10.1 39,234 10.1 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 21.36 9.7 819 10.1 39,234 10.1 Public relations specialists...................................... 29.78 20.8 1,132 18.1 58,890 18.1 Writers and editors............................................... 28.51 12.1 1,102 10.5 57,326 10.5 Editors......................................................... 31.07 11.9 1,180 10.0 61,364 10.0 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 31.49 7.7 1,246 8.3 64,813 8.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.21 2.3 1,237 2.1 63,873 2.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 47.26 2.5 1,852 3.5 96,310 3.5 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 55.25 5.0 2,170 5.2 112,823 5.2 Family and general practitioners................................ 58.22 5.4 2,185 6.4 113,621 6.4 Internists, general............................................. 63.32 10.7 2,378 10.2 123,676 10.2 Registered nurses................................................. 33.38 2.7 1,275 2.6 65,860 2.6 Therapists........................................................ 30.67 4.7 1,166 3.6 57,478 3.6 Occupational therapists......................................... 37.26 13.3 1,328 8.8 57,439 8.8 Physical therapists............................................. 33.76 4.0 1,301 2.8 65,504 2.8 Recreational therapists......................................... 16.31 9.6 628 9.1 32,659 9.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 26.77 6.2 1,046 6.0 54,376 6.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.21 4.9 790 4.4 41,093 4.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.70 8.3 929 7.9 48,298 7.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.17 4.3 709 3.8 36,890 3.8 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.96 5.0 1,028 5.6 53,473 5.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.46 7.2 937 6.4 48,701 6.4 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 15.50 9.1 597 8.5 31,060 8.5 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.47 7.4 942 6.7 48,967 6.7 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 22.25 12.1 852 10.8 44,324 10.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.20 10.3 673 9.9 35,014 9.9 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.13 5.4 602 5.1 31,310 5.1 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.57 4.8 749 4.4 38,938 4.4 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.98 14.8 669 15.5 34,768 15.5 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.56 8.2 654 7.2 34,032 7.2 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 25.69 9.1 1,069 5.0 54,786 5.0 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 25.69 9.1 1,069 5.0 54,786 5.0 Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers....... 26.80 9.2 1,015 6.6 50,641 6.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.25 2.9 499 3.4 25,954 3.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.57 4.2 479 5.7 24,915 5.7 Home health aides............................................... 10.67 2.2 394 3.7 20,498 3.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.12 2.4 505 2.4 26,257 2.4 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.97 4.6 593 4.7 30,856 4.7 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 15.18 8.2 605 8.2 31,444 8.2 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 12.15 12.5 453 8.3 23,574 8.3 Physical therapist aides........................................ 11.59 15.0 432 9.4 22,456 9.4 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.26 4.8 556 4.8 28,841 4.8 Dental assistants............................................... 16.20 5.7 530 7.6 27,565 7.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.28 12.1 571 10.5 29,701 10.5 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 16.59 12.0 664 12.0 34,507 12.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.84 6.8 577 7.4 29,992 7.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.76 7.6 856 7.3 44,048 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 39.69 6.7 1,570 5.7 81,637 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 42.48 4.1 1,677 2.9 87,184 2.9 Fire fighters..................................................... 27.75 5.0 1,146 3.2 59,598 3.2 Fire inspectors................................................... 19.53 11.1 718 8.9 37,364 8.9 Fire inspectors and investigators............................... 19.82 11.8 728 9.7 37,876 9.7 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 23.92 6.7 947 6.7 49,297 6.7 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 23.73 6.4 943 6.6 49,089 6.6 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 37.80 4.1 1,476 3.9 76,748 3.9 Police officers................................................... 29.80 1.7 1,182 1.8 61,467 1.8 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 29.80 1.7 1,182 1.8 61,467 1.8 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.66 4.0 459 4.0 23,673 4.0 Security guards................................................. 11.66 4.0 459 4.0 23,671 4.0 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 14.07 9.0 447 21.1 16,303 21.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.23 4.3 395 3.2 20,333 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.57 5.4 756 4.0 38,883 4.0 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 18.99 13.5 842 16.0 43,767 16.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.42 5.8 747 4.4 38,388 4.4 Cooks............................................................. 11.77 5.6 456 5.2 23,473 5.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.03 5.1 508 5.2 25,882 5.2 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.68 6.3 449 6.5 23,154 6.5 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.54 2.3 380 2.3 19,771 2.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.44 6.9 438 6.3 22,221 6.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.01 7.4 223 4.7 11,392 4.7 Bartenders...................................................... 6.19 9.6 214 7.0 11,050 7.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.67 3.7 211 7.1 10,769 7.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.00 20.4 271 20.4 13,829 20.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.50 3.3 358 5.7 18,471 5.7 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.84 2.2 370 3.3 19,055 3.3 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.95 10.1 340 14.3 17,536 14.3 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 11.50 3.1 441 2.8 22,933 2.8 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.36 3.5 329 3.1 17,082 3.1 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.79 23.0 425 24.6 22,125 24.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.22 5.8 603 5.9 30,743 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 26.22 9.9 1,043 9.2 54,241 9.2 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 22.11 6.6 873 7.0 45,417 7.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.44 5.3 571 5.4 29,466 5.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.75 6.1 586 6.3 30,199 6.3 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.60 2.4 450 2.7 23,095 2.7 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.38 6.1 571 5.8 26,405 5.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.69 9.6 543 9.2 24,788 9.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.40 6.6 494 6.5 25,213 6.5 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 15.95 8.0 638 8.0 33,166 8.0 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 23.72 0.4 949 0.4 49,333 0.4 Slot key persons................................................ 13.34 3.2 534 3.2 27,757 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 22.03 12.9 877 13.0 45,584 13.0 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.93 6.8 317 6.8 16,489 6.8 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.37 4.0 295 4.0 15,329 4.0 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 12.40 26.5 487 26.7 25,311 26.7 Transportation attendants......................................... 35.42 4.7 804 2.2 40,990 2.2 Child care workers................................................ 11.43 5.0 436 5.1 21,471 5.1 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.31 0.8 354 2.4 18,410 2.4 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.08 9.0 534 9.1 23,399 9.1 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.67 10.8 520 10.9 22,098 10.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.86 2.4 866 2.4 44,888 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.50 14.4 889 13.4 46,222 13.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.67 5.5 779 4.9 40,491 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.26 21.9 1,254 21.2 65,186 21.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.62 5.7 539 5.7 27,864 5.7 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.73 5.0 416 5.6 21,598 5.6 Cashiers...................................................... 10.71 5.1 415 5.6 21,561 5.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.50 9.2 552 9.8 28,321 9.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.84 7.6 485 7.1 24,548 7.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.20 16.1 621 17.8 32,272 17.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.27 9.8 607 9.7 31,377 9.7 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 20.75 17.3 801 17.7 41,627 17.7 Insurance sales agents............................................ 30.54 17.3 1,230 15.6 63,970 15.6 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 49.77 12.3 1,952 11.7 101,503 11.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.04 9.3 1,358 8.6 70,487 8.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 35.91 29.2 1,424 28.3 74,041 28.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 33.45 5.4 1,337 4.9 69,372 4.9 Sales engineers................................................... 31.13 11.8 1,348 8.0 70,078 8.0 Telemarketers..................................................... 15.75 19.5 551 22.5 28,638 22.5 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.37 17.7 833 18.2 43,313 18.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.24 1.1 664 0.9 34,380 0.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.01 2.7 921 3.5 47,913 3.5 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.77 10.4 599 9.9 31,130 9.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.74 1.8 613 1.7 31,859 1.7 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.17 8.4 646 8.3 33,596 8.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.55 2.4 602 1.8 31,267 1.8 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.23 2.1 665 1.7 34,582 1.7 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.47 5.1 684 5.6 35,557 5.6 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.02 10.6 711 9.6 36,961 9.6 Tellers......................................................... 11.85 1.5 466 1.4 24,251 1.4 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 22.73 3.0 855 4.6 44,442 4.6 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 22.32 8.9 796 7.5 41,410 7.5 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 17.95 10.3 718 10.3 37,327 10.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.71 7.5 656 7.1 33,995 7.1 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 21.14 9.5 750 8.8 39,005 8.8 File clerks....................................................... 12.30 3.8 484 3.6 25,153 3.6 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.42 5.1 417 5.1 21,683 5.1 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.38 8.7 605 7.5 31,447 7.5 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 15.11 7.6 569 6.8 28,349 6.8 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.65 4.0 651 3.4 33,843 3.4 Order clerks...................................................... 13.19 10.1 527 10.3 27,125 10.3 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.30 2.2 753 3.2 39,175 3.2 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.00 3.3 537 3.1 27,729 3.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 18.07 5.9 718 6.3 37,333 6.3 Couriers and messengers........................................... 12.34 11.3 453 10.2 23,574 10.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 22.64 5.4 895 5.8 46,521 5.8 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 19.33 10.8 746 9.7 38,789 9.7 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 23.17 6.1 919 6.6 47,788 6.6 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.98 3.7 747 3.2 38,833 3.2 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.61 6.1 502 6.3 26,107 6.3 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.50 7.0 492 6.9 25,570 6.9 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 17.91 22.8 716 22.8 37,254 22.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.89 1.7 793 1.6 40,944 1.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.90 6.3 866 5.7 45,013 5.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 25.73 2.2 957 2.2 49,759 2.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.65 6.7 590 6.3 30,682 6.3 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.51 4.3 712 4.1 36,425 4.1 Computer operators................................................ 20.97 10.8 798 10.8 41,506 10.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.83 2.6 552 2.1 28,644 2.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.13 3.0 490 5.0 25,489 5.0 Word processors and typists..................................... 18.30 11.1 679 10.4 34,999 10.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.37 3.6 667 3.9 34,707 3.9 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 12.71 5.4 491 4.7 25,514 4.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.95 2.6 606 3.1 31,281 3.1 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.94 12.1 500 10.7 25,983 10.7 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.37 2.4 1,001 2.3 51,403 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 32.74 4.9 1,280 3.9 66,554 3.9 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 31.37 6.1 1,254 6.2 62,199 6.2 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 31.37 6.1 1,254 6.2 62,199 6.2 Carpenters........................................................ 21.83 4.1 868 4.2 45,088 4.2 Construction laborers............................................. 20.72 17.3 829 17.3 39,789 17.3 Construction equipment operators.................................. 25.17 11.3 999 11.5 51,952 11.5 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 25.93 11.6 1,030 11.8 53,575 11.8 Electricians...................................................... 30.93 14.7 1,189 14.2 61,804 14.2 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 20.73 25.9 794 22.1 41,272 22.1 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 20.80 26.1 796 22.3 41,382 22.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 30.86 19.2 1,223 19.6 63,595 19.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 31.39 19.4 1,243 20.0 64,647 20.0 Roofers........................................................... 20.54 9.1 799 9.0 37,977 9.0 Sheet metal workers............................................... 20.42 25.4 801 25.4 41,535 25.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.33 6.3 493 6.3 25,385 6.3 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 21.81 6.2 867 6.1 45,112 6.1 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.90 4.1 672 4.0 34,955 4.0 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 24.05 11.6 956 11.8 48,920 11.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.58 3.5 861 3.7 44,754 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 29.37 6.5 1,182 6.4 61,434 6.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.76 4.3 1,230 4.3 63,977 4.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 30.76 4.3 1,230 4.3 63,977 4.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 17.06 17.8 681 18.0 35,418 18.0 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 20.91 7.4 831 8.3 43,229 8.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.17 8.2 1,047 8.2 54,431 8.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.21 10.1 728 10.0 37,846 10.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 14.87 8.5 593 8.4 30,861 8.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.58 11.4 824 11.3 42,831 11.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.45 7.0 858 7.0 44,626 7.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.96 9.6 821 7.1 42,690 7.1 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 21.71 3.4 868 3.4 45,152 3.4 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 26.26 13.4 1,050 13.4 54,615 13.4 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 29.29 12.3 1,172 12.3 60,922 12.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 21.37 4.8 854 4.9 44,428 4.9 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 20.24 19.2 810 19.2 42,100 19.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.02 6.9 796 6.9 41,263 6.9 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.92 9.2 845 9.0 43,944 9.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.79 7.2 780 6.8 40,392 6.8 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.67 6.8 747 6.8 38,758 6.8 Millwrights..................................................... 25.34 14.1 1,009 14.1 52,453 14.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 31.21 2.7 1,248 2.7 64,915 2.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 33.35 2.9 1,334 2.9 69,363 2.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.44 5.5 1,138 5.5 59,153 5.5 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 20.60 8.8 824 8.8 42,852 8.8 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.11 3.2 710 3.9 36,899 3.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.35 7.2 614 7.2 31,937 7.2 Production occupations.............................................. 15.87 2.4 631 2.3 32,731 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.91 7.4 916 7.2 47,636 7.2 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.10 4.7 603 4.8 31,347 4.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.62 5.8 585 5.8 30,415 5.8 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 15.48 5.2 617 5.5 32,091 5.5 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 13.99 6.1 560 6.1 29,099 6.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.36 3.9 490 4.4 25,427 4.4 Team assemblers................................................. 14.14 15.0 566 15.0 29,254 15.0 Bakers............................................................ 20.36 17.6 801 19.0 41,653 19.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 17.53 6.0 696 6.5 36,213 6.5 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.54 8.8 733 9.6 38,132 9.6 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.20 9.3 557 10.0 28,985 10.0 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.87 8.3 577 9.6 29,985 9.6 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.49 5.1 700 5.1 36,341 5.1 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.77 6.1 671 6.1 34,831 6.1 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.10 11.2 604 11.2 31,409 11.2 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.70 5.5 668 5.5 34,732 5.5 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 16.02 26.1 641 26.1 33,320 26.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.18 7.9 643 7.9 33,442 7.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.48 14.5 611 14.2 31,774 14.2 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 16.78 11.3 671 11.3 34,912 11.3 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 15.87 7.6 635 7.6 32,974 7.6 Machinists........................................................ 20.37 5.2 813 5.2 42,290 5.2 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 17.96 3.8 712 3.3 36,977 3.3 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 18.93 5.8 748 5.3 38,795 5.3 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.43 13.6 577 13.6 29,976 13.6 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.70 14.6 548 14.6 28,461 14.6 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.85 21.5 631 21.5 32,646 21.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.52 3.7 973 3.8 50,600 3.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.85 7.9 713 7.9 37,100 7.9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.88 7.7 715 7.7 37,162 7.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.32 26.0 693 26.0 36,027 26.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.17 17.6 527 17.6 27,371 17.6 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................. 18.54 7.6 742 7.6 38,571 7.6 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.78 15.5 591 15.5 30,751 15.5 Printers.......................................................... 16.89 6.1 657 6.1 34,153 6.1 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 14.26 16.1 566 15.5 29,450 15.5 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.67 7.8 658 8.1 34,236 8.1 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.53 7.6 459 7.2 23,842 7.2 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.54 2.8 418 2.9 21,720 2.9 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 15.10 12.6 546 14.2 28,405 14.2 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers......................... 15.30 13.3 552 14.8 28,689 14.8 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 17.03 11.3 681 11.3 35,429 11.3 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders......... 15.46 8.4 618 8.4 32,156 8.4 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.37 8.3 481 9.2 24,992 9.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.92 9.6 557 9.6 28,957 9.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.09 0.3 564 0.3 29,307 0.3 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 33.83 4.5 1,353 4.5 70,367 4.5 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 25.85 7.1 1,033 7.0 53,707 7.0 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 20.12 13.9 805 13.9 41,840 13.9 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.84 10.0 794 10.0 41,173 10.0 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 18.69 13.8 748 13.8 38,742 13.8 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 21.83 12.9 873 12.9 45,401 12.9 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.57 7.0 701 6.9 35,771 6.9 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 14.70 14.2 588 14.2 28,807 14.2 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.65 3.7 744 3.6 38,669 3.6 Cutting workers................................................... 15.02 2.7 601 2.7 29,469 2.7 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.66 3.8 586 3.8 28,057 3.8 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.74 3.7 702 3.5 36,299 3.5 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.95 7.6 597 7.6 31,068 7.6 Painting workers.................................................. 13.83 8.0 553 8.0 28,756 8.0 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.54 10.9 542 10.9 28,160 10.9 Painting, coating, and decorating workers....................... 14.80 6.3 592 6.3 30,774 6.3 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators..... 12.90 12.5 504 10.2 26,199 10.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.84 6.4 514 6.4 26,657 6.4 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders...................................................... 15.60 19.1 624 19.1 32,438 19.1 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 13.59 15.7 554 16.1 28,784 16.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.89 5.7 475 5.6 24,511 5.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.86 4.2 676 3.8 34,681 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 25.02 17.8 1,075 23.7 55,921 23.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.15 5.7 1,000 4.2 51,832 4.2 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 79.75 40.9 2,171 16.5 112,873 16.5 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 125.78 13.9 2,625 4.8 136,477 4.8 Bus drivers....................................................... 17.99 19.9 691 18.1 34,106 18.1 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 17.58 26.1 702 26.1 36,529 26.1 Bus drivers, school............................................. 19.39 4.6 657 6.8 28,297 6.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.21 4.1 753 5.3 38,448 5.3 Driver/sales workers............................................ 20.13 9.8 843 7.4 43,851 7.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.81 4.4 795 4.4 40,066 4.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.20 6.3 638 7.1 33,149 7.1 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 10.91 32.8 425 29.1 21,926 29.1 Parking lot attendants............................................ 8.29 10.1 305 12.1 15,879 12.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.63 6.2 905 6.2 47,060 6.2 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.37 3.3 695 3.3 36,133 3.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.10 4.2 684 4.2 35,564 4.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.34 4.9 693 5.0 35,603 5.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.11 2.4 480 2.7 24,746 2.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.79 6.6 432 7.1 22,470 7.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.23 2.9 485 3.3 24,904 3.3 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 16.49 8.6 639 7.1 33,183 7.1 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.44 5.8 452 6.0 23,496 6.0 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 12.36 21.6 570 18.2 29,346 18.2 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.