Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $18.92 $15.12 $751 $600 39.7 $38,776 $31,200 2,050 Management occupations.............................................. 38.94 32.84 1,597 1,392 41.0 83,003 72,287 2,131 General and operations managers................................... 46.79 43.27 1,945 1,740 41.6 101,129 90,486 2,161 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 60.80 52.72 2,486 2,109 40.9 129,297 109,649 2,127 Marketing managers.............................................. 64.94 56.24 2,719 2,109 41.9 141,398 109,649 2,177 Sales managers.................................................. 56.83 52.08 2,273 2,083 40.0 118,201 108,326 2,080 Computer and information systems managers......................... 51.57 49.88 2,089 1,995 40.5 107,995 103,750 2,094 Financial managers................................................ 36.20 32.21 1,471 1,288 40.6 76,476 66,988 2,112 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.67 31.73 1,485 1,269 41.6 77,232 66,003 2,165 Industrial production managers.................................... 43.87 45.52 1,816 1,627 41.4 94,457 84,581 2,153 Construction managers............................................. 26.16 24.81 1,073 1,100 41.0 55,815 57,200 2,133 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.09 63.72 2,455 2,629 41.5 127,635 136,718 2,160 Food service managers............................................. 24.02 21.92 972 877 40.5 50,042 45,589 2,084 Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.51 37.20 1,607 1,624 40.7 83,558 84,448 2,115 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 36.16 36.82 1,441 1,473 39.8 74,915 76,581 2,072 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.07 25.33 1,099 1,013 40.6 57,162 52,686 2,112 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 24.91 20.77 1,027 831 41.2 53,393 43,202 2,143 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 21.45 19.80 900 808 42.0 46,808 42,003 2,182 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.60 20.21 1,000 808 40.6 51,983 42,031 2,113 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.62 17.69 980 708 39.8 50,946 36,795 2,069 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 24.62 17.69 980 708 39.8 50,946 36,795 2,069 Cost estimators................................................... 31.42 29.38 1,257 1,175 40.0 65,345 61,110 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.49 27.77 1,054 1,111 39.8 54,783 57,768 2,068 Training and development specialists............................ 30.91 33.65 1,236 1,346 40.0 64,296 70,000 2,080 Logisticians...................................................... 24.67 23.08 987 923 40.0 51,314 48,000 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 32.64 26.08 1,306 1,043 40.0 67,900 54,248 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.33 28.85 1,198 1,208 40.9 62,307 62,826 2,125 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.12 21.06 840 842 39.8 43,692 43,805 2,069 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.24 26.45 1,090 1,058 40.0 56,667 55,016 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 31.70 32.00 1,257 1,280 39.6 65,343 66,560 2,061 Loan officers................................................... 32.67 32.00 1,295 1,346 39.6 67,316 70,000 2,060 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.49 26.49 1,193 1,059 40.4 62,019 55,093 2,103 Computer programmers.............................................. 33.49 32.73 1,339 1,309 40.0 69,650 68,078 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.15 39.67 1,625 1,608 40.5 84,520 83,616 2,105 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 34.48 34.14 1,384 1,365 40.1 71,971 71,001 2,087 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.85 44.41 1,742 1,822 40.7 90,573 94,750 2,114 Computer support specialists...................................... 18.60 14.90 744 596 40.0 38,682 31,000 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.01 33.83 1,376 1,353 40.4 71,538 70,368 2,103 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 24.22 26.49 1,036 1,059 42.8 53,857 55,093 2,224 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 22.57 22.39 903 896 40.0 46,950 46,575 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.40 30.00 1,307 1,200 40.3 67,943 62,400 2,097 Architects, except naval.......................................... 27.33 23.08 1,093 923 40.0 56,841 48,000 2,080 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 27.33 23.08 1,093 923 40.0 56,841 48,000 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 37.45 35.10 1,516 1,410 40.5 78,824 73,299 2,105 Civil engineers................................................. 37.54 40.13 1,547 1,600 41.2 80,451 83,200 2,143 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 38.60 34.75 1,583 1,711 41.0 82,304 88,968 2,132 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.01 36.54 1,527 1,475 40.2 79,412 76,710 2,089 Electrical engineers.......................................... 38.91 38.89 1,556 1,556 40.0 80,935 80,897 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 37.42 35.10 1,508 1,404 40.3 78,406 73,000 2,095 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.01 28.96 1,264 1,202 40.8 65,709 62,527 2,119 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.34 30.06 1,332 1,234 41.2 69,285 64,164 2,142 Mechanical engineers............................................ 38.26 30.68 1,497 1,227 39.1 77,835 63,806 2,034 Drafters.......................................................... 21.73 21.00 869 840 40.0 45,197 43,680 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.07 21.82 883 873 40.0 45,898 45,375 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 21.05 21.82 842 873 40.0 43,784 45,375 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.64 27.97 1,136 1,138 39.6 59,050 59,176 2,062 Physical scientists............................................... 33.27 36.37 1,331 1,455 40.0 69,194 75,654 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.85 14.42 681 673 43.0 35,290 35,001 2,227 Counselors........................................................ 18.24 17.95 713 692 39.1 37,079 36,001 2,033 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 15.77 16.98 608 645 38.6 31,627 33,552 2,006 Social workers.................................................... 15.78 15.31 630 615 39.9 32,755 32,001 2,076 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.51 17.15 741 686 40.0 38,510 35,672 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.52 14.22 613 569 39.5 31,395 26,182 2,023 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.40 11.83 486 473 39.2 24,711 24,606 1,993 Legal occupations................................................... 49.57 28.16 1,934 1,126 39.0 100,558 58,571 2,029 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.21 24.04 1,029 962 39.2 53,485 49,999 2,041 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.60 22.16 951 763 38.6 42,480 36,500 1,727 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 33.32 28.40 1,360 1,136 40.8 56,844 45,800 1,706 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.33 25.44 859 763 36.8 35,486 39,476 1,521 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.98 13.59 495 518 38.2 24,837 23,351 1,913 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.52 28.37 1,216 1,135 39.9 38,718 40,000 1,269 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.51 28.37 1,216 1,115 39.8 38,556 40,000 1,264 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 43.40 26.37 1,736 1,055 40.0 89,113 41,452 2,054 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.74 19.89 838 792 40.4 43,525 41,163 2,099 Designers......................................................... 19.45 16.50 795 660 40.9 41,339 34,320 2,125 Graphic designers............................................... 17.19 16.12 713 660 41.5 37,070 34,320 2,156 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 19.36 20.90 774 836 40.0 40,266 43,470 2,080 Producers and directors......................................... 19.36 20.90 774 836 40.0 40,266 43,470 2,080 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 18.26 16.48 705 577 38.6 36,244 30,001 1,985 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 18.26 16.48 705 577 38.6 36,244 30,001 1,985 Writers and editors............................................... 30.47 27.95 1,219 1,118 40.0 63,368 58,144 2,080 Editors......................................................... 28.82 27.82 1,153 1,113 40.0 59,948 57,866 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.94 24.00 1,099 936 39.3 57,168 48,651 2,046 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.84 48.00 1,917 1,920 39.3 99,694 99,840 2,041 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 64.59 76.36 2,426 2,661 37.6 126,142 138,362 1,953 Registered nurses................................................. 31.72 29.50 1,246 1,142 39.3 64,788 59,380 2,043 Therapists........................................................ 24.25 24.73 948 962 39.1 49,283 50,018 2,032 Occupational therapists......................................... 28.93 26.37 1,157 1,055 40.0 60,176 54,854 2,080 Physical therapists............................................. 29.06 30.08 1,079 1,203 37.1 56,131 62,564 1,932 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.28 16.29 730 652 40.0 37,985 33,883 2,078 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.60 15.00 663 600 40.0 34,500 31,200 2,078 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.20 33.91 1,118 1,356 39.7 58,158 70,533 2,062 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.17 28.32 955 1,100 39.5 49,656 57,200 2,055 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.52 16.00 656 640 39.7 34,118 33,280 2,065 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.93 15.50 597 620 40.0 31,063 32,240 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.34 18.85 769 754 39.8 39,992 39,208 2,067 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.25 11.54 475 443 38.8 24,718 23,046 2,018 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.87 11.50 464 443 39.1 24,151 23,059 2,035 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.20 12.00 478 461 39.2 24,849 23,980 2,037 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 10.36 8.65 402 340 38.8 20,895 17,680 2,017 Physical therapist aides........................................ 9.50 8.50 366 340 38.5 19,041 17,680 2,004 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.56 13.23 518 520 38.2 26,922 27,040 1,985 Dental assistants............................................... 15.27 16.00 539 629 35.3 28,042 32,708 1,836 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.82 15.00 587 600 39.6 30,517 31,200 2,059 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 17.00 15.08 680 603 40.0 35,363 31,368 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.81 10.35 436 414 40.3 22,652 21,534 2,096 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.61 10.25 422 410 39.8 21,962 21,320 2,071 Security guards................................................. 10.61 10.25 422 410 39.8 21,962 21,320 2,071 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.78 8.28 334 306 38.0 17,194 15,910 1,958 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.59 15.76 605 632 41.5 31,480 32,887 2,157 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.22 15.00 591 632 41.5 30,712 32,887 2,160 Cooks............................................................. 10.46 10.01 402 401 38.4 20,867 20,827 1,995 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.22 8.75 367 350 39.8 19,100 18,200 2,071 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.48 10.85 406 413 38.7 20,926 21,450 1,996 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.81 10.50 409 404 37.9 21,287 21,012 1,969 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.72 10.01 377 401 38.8 19,579 20,827 2,015 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.45 9.00 364 340 38.5 18,864 17,000 1,996 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.97 6.15 220 217 36.7 11,362 11,257 1,902 Bartenders...................................................... 7.18 6.60 268 260 37.3 13,911 13,520 1,939 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.31 5.49 191 197 35.9 9,835 10,234 1,854 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.87 6.50 266 260 38.7 13,811 13,520 2,010 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.87 8.40 333 310 37.5 17,120 15,980 1,929 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.91 8.50 332 298 37.3 17,061 15,313 1,915 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.57 8.00 339 320 39.5 17,630 16,640 2,057 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.85 9.25 354 370 40.0 18,418 19,240 2,080 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.89 7.42 308 290 39.0 15,186 14,997 1,925 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.03 8.35 334 292 36.9 16,016 14,903 1,773 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.68 9.50 421 374 39.5 21,235 19,032 1,989 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.75 9.00 385 360 39.5 19,486 18,720 1,999 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.26 9.34 406 374 39.6 20,648 19,431 2,013 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.03 8.77 354 347 39.2 17,842 17,888 1,976 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.53 11.00 483 416 38.5 22,591 20,218 1,803 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.59 9.96 443 353 38.2 20,223 18,379 1,744 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.93 9.00 413 360 37.8 20,352 17,763 1,862 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 16.03 15.26 645 610 40.2 33,524 31,732 2,092 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 17.66 16.00 714 640 40.4 37,103 33,280 2,100 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.99 6.90 276 265 39.5 14,367 13,770 2,056 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.80 6.72 269 254 39.5 13,969 13,195 2,054 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 8.82 8.25 301 289 34.1 9,694 7,040 1,099 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 8.59 8.25 284 289 33.1 8,589 7,040 1,000 Transportation attendants......................................... 31.84 30.73 668 583 21.0 34,719 30,313 1,090 Flight attendants............................................... 32.10 30.73 667 567 20.8 34,703 29,494 1,081 Child care workers................................................ 8.76 7.86 350 314 40.0 18,223 16,347 2,080 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.49 9.13 378 365 39.8 19,662 18,997 2,072 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.80 13.68 747 540 39.7 38,793 28,080 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.80 14.75 791 626 39.9 41,128 32,546 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.67 14.75 746 615 40.0 38,786 31,970 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 24.66 19.23 983 769 39.9 51,113 39,994 2,073 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.12 11.23 523 444 39.9 27,166 23,088 2,071 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.18 9.20 396 358 38.9 20,579 18,402 2,021 Cashiers...................................................... 10.29 9.31 399 360 38.8 20,729 18,512 2,014 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 9.24 8.85 369 354 40.0 19,212 18,402 2,080 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.84 11.50 524 460 40.8 27,254 23,920 2,123 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.02 10.50 442 420 40.1 22,989 21,840 2,086 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.07 16.10 629 615 41.7 32,702 31,999 2,171 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.24 13.50 614 520 40.3 31,856 27,040 2,091 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 23.69 16.64 921 666 38.9 47,912 34,611 2,023 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.34 31.54 1,151 1,262 39.2 59,829 65,599 2,039 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 47.24 26.92 1,888 1,077 40.0 98,164 56,000 2,078 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.28 34.86 1,541 1,442 40.3 80,148 75,001 2,094 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 41.94 45.60 1,678 1,824 40.0 87,236 94,844 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 35.37 21.29 1,432 852 40.5 74,458 44,285 2,105 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 31.34 15.37 1,233 629 39.3 64,107 32,685 2,046 Real estate sales agents........................................ 32.00 15.37 1,256 615 39.2 65,300 31,959 2,041 Telemarketers..................................................... 10.07 10.14 366 317 36.4 19,044 16,476 1,890 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 14.14 12.99 565 519 39.9 29,367 27,011 2,077 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.53 13.46 574 529 39.5 29,832 27,435 2,053 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.20 17.55 736 731 40.4 38,251 38,000 2,102 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.18 12.81 550 501 38.8 28,600 26,042 2,018 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.43 12.76 551 510 38.2 28,653 26,532 1,986 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.28 13.11 531 524 40.0 27,622 27,260 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.04 14.45 577 538 38.4 30,010 27,995 1,995 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.41 16.50 656 660 40.0 34,133 34,320 2,080 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.27 17.00 691 680 40.0 35,929 35,360 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 11.41 11.00 454 440 39.8 23,613 22,880 2,069 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.26 12.88 527 500 39.8 27,417 26,000 2,067 File clerks....................................................... 12.04 13.46 451 471 37.4 23,428 24,501 1,947 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.69 9.53 424 381 39.7 21,408 19,829 2,002 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.50 13.52 536 541 39.7 27,889 28,122 2,065 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.97 14.62 589 548 39.3 30,624 28,499 2,045 Order clerks...................................................... 16.50 13.41 660 537 40.0 34,310 27,901 2,080 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.17 12.83 567 513 40.0 29,482 26,682 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.52 12.26 498 470 39.8 25,921 24,440 2,070 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.12 12.40 565 496 40.0 29,369 25,792 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 12.28 11.25 497 450 40.4 25,829 23,400 2,103 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.26 13.00 541 450 40.8 28,121 23,400 2,121 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.86 24.54 844 982 40.5 43,909 51,047 2,105 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.87 12.00 514 480 39.9 26,712 24,960 2,076 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.63 12.50 504 500 39.9 26,212 26,000 2,076 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.80 15.55 669 622 39.8 34,788 32,338 2,070 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.29 18.75 771 750 40.0 40,111 39,000 2,079 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.24 14.56 604 580 39.6 31,408 30,160 2,061 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.74 15.40 588 616 39.9 30,586 32,032 2,075 Computer operators................................................ 18.62 19.42 745 777 40.0 38,727 40,402 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.94 11.72 506 469 39.1 26,316 24,378 2,033 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.94 11.72 506 469 39.1 26,316 24,378 2,033 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.21 14.31 600 572 39.5 31,217 29,765 2,053 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.43 12.54 523 470 39.0 27,204 24,453 2,026 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.08 13.05 544 511 38.6 28,298 26,560 2,010 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 12.42 10.67 497 427 40.0 25,824 22,202 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.83 17.00 712 680 39.9 36,272 34,680 2,034 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.84 24.05 1,035 962 41.7 53,839 50,024 2,167 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 24.66 23.50 987 940 40.0 51,300 48,880 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 19.98 18.52 798 740 40.0 41,014 37,440 2,053 Construction laborers............................................. 13.25 10.43 528 420 39.9 26,396 20,800 1,992 Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.49 19.05 780 762 40.0 40,025 39,104 2,054 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.20 19.05 808 762 40.0 41,855 39,624 2,072 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 17.67 17.00 707 680 40.0 36,620 35,360 2,072 Electricians...................................................... 22.53 23.50 901 940 40.0 46,855 48,880 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.38 15.00 567 600 39.5 29,188 28,800 2,030 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.38 15.00 567 600 39.5 29,188 28,800 2,030 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 22.83 21.57 911 863 39.9 47,377 44,866 2,075 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.35 21.57 932 863 39.9 48,439 44,866 2,075 Roofers........................................................... 13.47 13.00 539 520 40.0 28,008 27,040 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.00 17.00 748 680 39.4 34,382 38,640 1,810 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.20 19.08 818 769 40.5 42,535 40,000 2,106 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.19 29.41 1,123 1,176 41.3 58,375 61,175 2,147 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 24.88 28.56 995 1,143 40.0 51,744 59,411 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 24.88 28.56 995 1,143 40.0 51,744 59,411 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 15.79 13.50 630 540 39.9 32,746 28,080 2,074 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 26.58 28.22 1,046 1,129 39.4 54,395 58,691 2,047 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 23.99 24.02 960 961 40.0 49,906 49,968 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.68 20.00 839 800 40.5 43,610 41,600 2,108 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.62 18.33 930 720 43.0 48,356 37,440 2,237 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.57 20.06 828 774 40.2 43,049 40,248 2,093 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.71 19.23 788 769 40.0 40,999 40,000 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.38 20.79 906 832 44.4 47,092 43,245 2,311 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.12 24.26 925 970 40.0 48,087 50,461 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.35 17.50 654 700 40.0 34,015 36,400 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.33 20.18 812 807 39.9 42,221 41,974 2,077 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.14 21.00 883 840 39.9 45,917 43,680 2,074 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.74 16.00 748 640 39.9 38,916 33,280 2,077 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.98 22.49 839 900 40.0 43,636 46,777 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.78 28.09 991 1,124 40.0 51,543 58,427 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.49 30.74 1,060 1,230 40.0 55,106 63,937 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.31 17.00 689 688 39.8 35,840 35,776 2,070 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.66 12.57 535 503 39.2 27,846 26,146 2,039 Production occupations.............................................. 15.07 13.50 601 540 39.9 31,250 28,080 2,074 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 27.75 20.91 1,127 963 40.6 58,602 50,070 2,112 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 13.58 522 543 40.0 27,136 28,246 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.13 13.59 525 544 40.0 27,301 28,271 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.01 11.50 480 460 40.0 24,972 23,920 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 11.78 13.30 471 532 40.0 24,497 27,664 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.07 10.55 523 422 40.0 27,182 21,944 2,080 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.30 10.45 612 418 40.0 31,826 21,736 2,080 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.15 9.11 406 364 40.0 21,103 18,949 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.58 14.61 615 584 39.5 31,998 30,387 2,054 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 17.52 15.50 701 620 40.0 36,449 32,240 2,080 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.02 15.50 681 620 40.0 35,400 32,240 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.54 11.91 501 476 40.0 26,077 24,771 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.72 11.61 469 464 40.0 24,378 24,149 2,080 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.66 11.75 506 470 40.0 26,333 24,440 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 18.26 19.00 724 720 39.6 37,633 37,440 2,060 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.89 15.67 676 627 40.0 35,137 32,594 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.76 15.65 670 626 40.0 34,854 32,552 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.09 21.15 671 642 39.3 34,891 33,363 2,041 Printers.......................................................... 16.95 17.50 664 700 39.2 34,553 36,400 2,038 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.63 18.00 691 720 39.2 35,917 37,440 2,038 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.11 9.83 443 393 39.9 23,028 20,446 2,072 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.80 13.01 552 520 40.0 28,707 27,061 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.72 11.44 589 458 40.0 30,617 23,795 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.48 16.33 659 653 40.0 34,281 33,966 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.50 13.74 535 550 39.7 27,833 28,581 2,062 Painting workers.................................................. 17.06 15.00 682 600 40.0 35,478 31,200 2,080 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 17.85 21.00 714 840 40.0 37,138 43,680 2,080 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 18.87 18.67 750 734 39.7 38,994 38,149 2,066 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.58 11.00 502 440 39.9 26,122 22,880 2,077 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.15 11.00 446 440 40.0 23,185 22,880 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.71 14.50 622 580 39.6 32,186 29,316 2,049 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 18.68 18.00 747 720 40.0 38,862 37,440 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.13 21.05 928 865 41.9 48,231 45,001 2,180 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 120.90 136.19 2,454 2,660 20.3 127,623 138,337 1,056 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 120.90 136.19 2,454 2,660 20.3 127,623 138,337 1,056 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.16 15.63 690 628 40.2 35,620 32,298 2,076 Driver/sales workers............................................ 12.16 12.20 481 458 39.6 25,017 23,790 2,058 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.74 16.35 720 672 40.6 36,980 34,320 2,084 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.42 15.00 692 600 39.7 35,986 31,200 2,066 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.32 14.31 611 572 39.9 31,797 29,765 2,076 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.54 9.75 416 390 39.5 21,644 20,280 2,053 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.71 8.22 340 329 39.1 17,700 17,100 2,033 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.30 10.10 447 400 39.6 23,253 20,821 2,057 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.58 9.27 420 371 39.7 21,823 19,282 2,063 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.05 8.23 357 329 39.5 18,573 17,116 2,051 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 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. 5 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.