RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $20.12 9.5% $799 9.6% $41,407 9.6% Management occupations.............................................. 43.39 8.5 1,766 8.8 91,801 8.8 General and operations managers................................... 60.61 13.0 2,499 11.3 129,944 11.3 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 62.31 11.1 2,583 13.3 134,336 13.3 Marketing managers.............................................. 64.94 15.5 2,719 18.3 141,398 18.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 50.09 16.6 2,043 19.2 105,275 19.2 Financial managers................................................ 39.16 8.7 1,570 8.6 81,618 8.6 Human resources managers.......................................... 36.81 10.7 1,568 10.4 81,529 10.4 Industrial production managers.................................... 47.29 1.0 1,978 1.3 102,853 1.3 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.62 6.6 2,588 5.7 134,561 5.7 Medical and health services managers.............................. 41.36 4.0 1,653 4.0 85,941 4.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.57 6.8 1,108 6.3 57,625 6.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.55 10.6 970 8.1 50,455 8.1 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 22.07 18.4 928 14.7 48,248 14.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.51 9.6 997 7.4 51,837 7.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.75 41.1 1,216 40.1 63,209 40.1 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.75 41.1 1,216 40.1 63,209 40.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.67 7.1 1,256 7.5 65,290 7.5 Management analysts............................................... 32.64 23.1 1,306 23.1 67,900 23.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.84 3.0 1,005 3.5 52,241 3.5 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 22.37 10.4 885 10.4 46,016 10.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.24 3.5 1,090 3.5 56,667 3.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.24 1.9 1,422 2.3 73,939 2.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.41 16.4 1,417 16.4 73,660 16.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.76 2.9 1,693 2.7 88,061 2.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 36.27 7.1 1,457 7.3 75,774 7.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.12 3.8 1,797 3.9 93,431 3.9 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.10 11.4 884 11.4 45,968 11.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 32.83 8.8 1,332 10.1 69,257 10.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.67 3.7 1,354 3.9 70,390 3.9 Engineers......................................................... 39.77 3.8 1,604 4.5 83,389 4.5 Civil engineers................................................. 43.79 1.7 1,752 1.7 91,088 1.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 40.71 5.7 1,628 5.7 84,670 5.7 Electrical engineers.......................................... 42.90 3.8 1,716 3.8 89,237 3.8 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.85 11.6 1,554 11.6 80,800 11.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 32.18 7.2 1,325 6.3 68,906 6.3 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.34 7.2 1,332 6.1 69,285 6.1 Mechanical engineers............................................ 46.63 4.5 1,865 4.5 96,984 4.5 Drafters.......................................................... 22.40 10.4 896 10.4 46,587 10.4 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.05 7.1 842 7.1 43,785 7.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 20.66 9.5 826 9.5 42,968 9.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.07 7.2 1,324 7.2 68,867 7.2 Physical scientists............................................... 30.76 4.7 1,230 4.7 63,976 4.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.34 7.8 687 8.8 35,718 8.8 Counselors........................................................ 20.80 8.9 819 9.7 42,593 9.7 Social workers.................................................... 17.63 2.3 701 1.7 36,457 1.7 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.39 9.9 483 11.4 25,128 11.4 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.06 11.8 468 13.3 24,341 13.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.51 27.1 1,440 28.0 61,649 28.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 34.19 10.8 1,361 10.9 55,043 10.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.55 1.7 1,200 1.0 49,890 1.0 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.98 .8 1,286 .2 49,864 .2 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.61 1.8 1,301 .3 51,565 .3 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 43.40 45.9 1,736 45.9 89,113 45.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.62 5.9 1,023 5.7 52,977 5.7 Designers......................................................... 23.54 16.5 941 16.5 48,954 16.5 Graphic designers............................................... 19.44 6.6 778 6.6 40,434 6.6 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 24.83 7.8 978 8.4 49,077 8.4 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 24.83 7.8 978 8.4 49,077 8.4 Writers and editors............................................... 29.06 5.6 1,162 5.6 60,441 5.6 Editors......................................................... 29.86 9.1 1,194 9.1 62,109 9.1 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.73 4.1 1,094 4.0 56,890 4.0 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 74.33 7.6 2,714 1.2 141,112 1.2 Registered nurses................................................. 30.86 8.2 1,213 8.1 63,083 8.1 Therapists........................................................ 21.98 7.2 876 6.9 45,534 6.9 Occupational therapists......................................... 30.73 6.7 1,229 6.7 63,928 6.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.28 4.6 730 4.5 37,985 4.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.60 2.3 663 2.2 34,500 2.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.36 17.1 1,134 17.1 58,989 17.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.45 8.5 688 9.0 35,769 9.0 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.05 12.8 562 12.8 29,228 12.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.10 3.8 715 3.1 37,194 3.1 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.34 7.5 445 7.4 23,143 7.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.37 5.8 445 5.9 23,120 5.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.66 4.3 457 4.3 23,769 4.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.61 15.1 462 14.4 24,005 14.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.03 4.4 448 6.0 23,287 6.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.83 3.5 432 3.5 22,457 3.5 Security guards................................................. 10.83 3.5 432 3.5 22,457 3.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.24 4.6 362 5.5 18,724 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.65 2.9 645 5.3 33,553 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.51 3.7 637 5.8 33,102 5.8 Cooks............................................................. 11.83 3.8 456 6.1 23,725 6.1 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.91 3.0 516 3.0 26,857 3.0 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.59 2.5 444 3.8 23,071 3.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.56 3.7 416 6.6 21,620 6.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.25 10.5 241 11.1 12,554 11.1 Bartenders...................................................... 7.10 6.4 281 5.7 14,592 5.7 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.53 13.9 213 14.8 11,059 14.8 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.87 3.0 266 3.2 13,824 3.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.46 9.5 374 9.0 18,721 9.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.67 12.3 384 11.6 19,051 11.6 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.37 25.8 335 25.8 17,401 25.8 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.49 2.6 335 3.4 17,407 3.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.95 3.6 427 2.7 21,702 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 13.92 34.3 554 37.4 28,819 37.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.11 6.5 395 5.5 20,064 5.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.70 8.9 423 8.9 22,008 8.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.19 3.4 351 1.5 17,123 1.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.95 18.7 493 21.4 24,725 21.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.08 16.6 455 19.6 22,638 19.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.65 16.5 434 8.9 22,334 8.9 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 16.23 1.0 653 1.1 33,955 1.1 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 17.99 3.2 727 3.4 37,814 3.4 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.91 2.6 273 2.4 14,202 2.4 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.80 2.8 269 2.6 13,969 2.6 Transportation attendants......................................... 31.84 1.1 668 1.6 34,719 1.6 Flight attendants............................................... 32.10 .9 667 1.6 34,703 1.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.10 13.6 676 14.2 35,174 14.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.97 16.4 1,067 18.1 55,493 18.1 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 26.79 15.6 1,104 17.4 57,427 17.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.05 5.0 483 5.2 25,096 5.2 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.63 6.5 421 6.4 21,871 6.4 Cashiers...................................................... 10.95 8.0 432 8.0 22,469 8.0 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 9.24 11.8 369 11.8 19,212 11.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.59 2.8 552 4.2 28,682 4.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 35.39 4.1 1,439 3.5 74,849 3.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 32.50 19.5 1,336 18.7 69,462 18.7 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.25 26.7 650 26.7 33,793 26.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.40 5.1 572 5.2 29,759 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.66 16.4 816 16.9 42,428 16.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.81 6.3 545 7.1 28,322 7.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.47 7.5 538 13.7 27,962 13.7 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.23 8.7 567 9.0 29,463 9.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.42 7.6 617 7.6 32,076 7.6 Tellers......................................................... 11.46 4.1 459 4.1 23,844 4.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.94 4.2 515 4.3 26,760 4.3 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.40 2.9 414 2.8 21,514 2.8 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 13.72 5.6 549 5.6 28,544 5.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.68 5.0 460 4.2 23,930 4.2 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.12 23.9 565 23.9 29,369 23.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.98 13.8 559 13.8 29,042 13.8 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.43 8.8 653 8.3 33,973 8.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.99 7.9 518 7.9 26,927 7.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.68 5.7 547 5.7 28,448 5.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.64 6.5 701 6.5 36,470 6.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.76 6.6 791 7.0 41,133 7.0 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.02 3.9 590 4.4 30,676 4.4 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.86 11.3 554 11.2 28,784 11.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.70 1.3 452 2.9 23,508 2.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.70 1.3 452 2.9 23,508 2.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.10 23.3 640 22.7 33,290 22.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.16 10.6 605 10.6 31,450 10.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.04 14.5 642 14.5 33,372 14.5 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 22.64 2.9 914 3.0 47,510 3.0 Carpenters........................................................ 19.26 14.4 771 14.4 40,069 14.4 Construction laborers............................................. 10.65 6.4 426 6.4 22,159 6.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.27 6.7 811 6.7 41,990 6.7 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.53 7.4 821 7.4 42,518 7.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.64 8.9 1,133 9.0 58,933 9.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.95 1.6 1,222 2.6 63,536 2.6 Roofers........................................................... 12.85 12.0 514 12.0 26,723 12.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.48 4.2 900 4.0 46,813 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 31.28 14.8 1,249 14.9 64,948 14.9 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.10 15.2 901 14.0 46,835 14.0 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 23.48 5.5 939 5.5 48,829 5.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 23.95 13.6 982 15.3 51,061 15.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 23.95 13.6 982 15.3 51,061 15.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.93 6.2 797 6.2 41,457 6.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.32 8.0 850 8.1 44,205 8.1 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.29 1.9 886 1.7 46,062 1.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.29 6.5 808 6.7 42,028 6.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 21.39 12.2 855 12.2 44,484 12.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.94 4.9 757 4.9 39,388 4.9 Production occupations.............................................. 16.04 9.0 639 9.0 33,201 9.0 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 33.77 25.5 1,365 25.3 70,959 25.3 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.30 3.4 532 3.4 27,670 3.4 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.41 3.3 536 3.3 27,892 3.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.76 2.8 470 2.8 24,459 2.8 Bakers............................................................ 13.97 11.2 559 11.2 29,061 11.2 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.72 5.5 549 5.5 28,537 5.5 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.57 5.7 615 4.8 31,955 4.8 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.34 10.2 534 10.2 27,745 10.2 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.31 10.4 772 10.4 40,157 10.4 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.28 12.0 771 12.0 40,099 12.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.98 1.6 704 1.4 36,599 1.4 Printers.......................................................... 19.63 12.9 751 10.7 39,056 10.7 Printing machine operators...................................... 21.43 16.2 819 12.0 42,586 12.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.37 4.6 331 5.3 17,227 5.3 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.17 3.7 687 3.7 35,712 3.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.23 5.6 563 5.1 29,277 5.1 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 18.87 7.3 750 8.1 38,994 8.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.66 27.8 624 28.0 32,434 28.0 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.57 3.7 689 3.7 35,853 3.7 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 120.90 14.5 2,454 18.8 127,623 18.8 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 120.90 14.5 2,454 18.8 127,623 18.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.83 4.3 753 4.3 39,171 4.3 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.25 8.6 810 8.6 42,128 8.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.17 4.4 687 4.4 35,707 4.4 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.68 12.9 664 12.9 34,537 12.9 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.33 11.4 451 11.5 23,467 11.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.73 15.7 469 15.8 24,387 15.8 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.13 12.2 396 11.3 20,598 11.3 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 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. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 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.