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........................................................... $24.86 2.4% $976 2.4% $49,356 2.4% Management occupations.............................................. 44.30 4.1 1,788 4.3 92,717 4.3 General and operations managers................................... 51.89 4.6 2,167 3.5 112,681 3.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 51.85 7.7 2,095 7.1 108,950 7.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 56.57 12.0 2,298 11.1 119,471 11.1 Sales managers.................................................. 46.54 3.5 1,870 2.9 97,233 2.9 Public relations managers......................................... 35.98 4.8 1,439 4.8 74,832 4.8 Administrative services managers.................................. 45.00 7.6 1,717 6.2 89,270 6.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 52.51 6.2 2,081 5.3 108,212 5.3 Financial managers................................................ 46.21 3.1 1,866 4.3 97,030 4.3 Human resources managers.......................................... 39.32 15.8 1,584 10.1 82,379 10.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 42.91 6.9 1,734 6.8 90,161 6.8 Purchasing managers............................................... 29.89 17.5 1,165 17.0 60,566 17.0 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 28.20 18.5 1,120 19.1 58,216 19.1 Construction managers............................................. 45.61 10.6 2,001 8.0 104,042 8.0 Education administrators.......................................... 39.62 6.1 1,506 6.4 75,695 6.4 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 46.56 6.6 1,845 6.0 88,016 6.0 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 40.08 6.2 1,458 5.6 74,999 5.6 Engineering managers.............................................. 56.10 9.9 2,271 11.5 118,097 11.5 Food service managers............................................. 24.53 2.2 1,086 7.3 56,496 7.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 47.99 8.5 1,936 6.7 100,659 6.7 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.92 1.8 1,015 2.7 52,801 2.7 Social and community service managers............................. 20.28 16.6 863 11.7 44,889 11.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.22 3.7 1,292 5.2 66,023 5.2 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 32.19 3.8 1,308 5.2 68,028 5.2 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 29.10 5.5 1,171 4.0 60,908 4.0 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 33.74 6.0 1,378 7.1 71,635 7.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.60 4.3 1,021 4.2 53,081 4.2 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.15 7.0 1,042 7.0 54,209 7.0 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 24.19 11.2 994 12.5 51,708 12.5 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.60 13.2 1,036 14.2 47,488 14.2 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 35.57 6.3 1,489 9.0 77,430 9.0 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 31.83 8.9 1,307 9.2 67,959 9.2 Management analysts............................................... 40.01 2.9 1,650 4.8 85,814 4.8 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.65 5.3 1,065 4.2 55,362 4.2 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 28.65 13.9 1,112 15.9 57,810 15.9 Budget analysts................................................... 36.66 12.4 1,469 12.5 76,395 12.5 Credit analysts................................................... 28.06 12.6 1,122 12.6 58,369 12.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.82 8.8 1,771 8.8 92,097 8.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 43.30 5.8 1,859 4.5 96,676 4.5 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 42.12 27.0 1,579 29.6 82,085 29.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.38 1.2 1,530 1.8 79,555 1.8 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.61 10.9 1,213 11.2 63,082 11.2 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.95 2.8 1,818 2.0 94,517 2.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.25 4.4 1,854 2.3 96,398 2.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.65 1.9 1,782 2.1 92,689 2.1 Computer support specialists...................................... 31.71 8.5 1,245 8.8 64,718 8.8 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.87 2.6 1,555 3.2 80,873 3.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.79 4.8 1,392 5.3 72,382 5.3 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.97 6.7 1,359 5.2 70,693 5.2 Actuaries......................................................... 37.50 10.7 1,416 8.6 73,614 8.6 Operations research analysts...................................... 34.72 5.1 1,294 2.3 67,263 2.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 35.62 2.0 1,445 2.5 75,123 2.5 Engineers......................................................... 41.10 2.6 1,674 2.5 87,060 2.5 Aerospace engineers............................................. 45.25 5.3 1,831 5.2 95,216 5.2 Civil engineers................................................. 30.72 3.4 1,259 1.8 65,488 1.8 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 41.50 5.9 1,784 2.4 92,791 2.4 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.66 5.6 1,784 3.9 92,778 3.9 Electrical engineers.......................................... 40.48 3.9 1,662 1.6 86,403 1.6 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.87 7.3 1,831 5.5 95,200 5.5 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.37 5.9 1,508 5.8 78,438 5.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.99 5.6 1,534 5.4 79,782 5.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 42.21 6.9 1,716 6.8 89,241 6.8 Drafters.......................................................... 22.68 16.5 899 15.8 46,731 15.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.58 3.4 936 3.5 48,696 3.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 22.67 2.5 907 2.5 47,162 2.5 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 25.49 11.6 1,012 11.7 52,644 11.7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 27.32 6.7 1,079 8.0 56,099 8.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.38 11.8 1,275 11.9 65,591 11.9 Life scientists................................................... 33.50 30.1 1,321 29.3 68,529 29.3 Biological scientists........................................... 40.77 11.3 1,603 12.6 82,479 12.6 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 40.87 11.4 1,619 12.5 84,185 12.5 Physical scientists............................................... 33.96 12.6 1,351 12.5 69,691 12.5 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 42.13 8.8 1,668 9.1 86,713 9.1 Materials scientists.......................................... 45.10 8.1 1,804 8.1 93,818 8.1 Market and survey researchers..................................... 41.86 21.6 1,688 21.6 87,755 21.6 Market research analysts........................................ 41.86 21.6 1,688 21.6 87,755 21.6 Psychologists..................................................... 37.19 33.8 1,410 31.3 62,781 31.3 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 49.81 18.8 1,841 18.1 76,776 18.1 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.36 4.9 810 4.7 41,591 4.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.18 4.9 851 4.7 42,232 4.7 Counselors........................................................ 27.56 11.1 1,025 10.3 46,984 10.3 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 33.93 16.4 1,210 13.5 50,982 13.5 Social workers.................................................... 20.91 6.2 812 5.4 41,613 5.4 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.20 7.1 882 6.7 44,645 6.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 16.63 3.1 665 3.1 34,594 3.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.72 9.3 687 10.3 35,232 10.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.27 7.1 591 9.2 30,229 9.2 Legal occupations................................................... 42.38 15.4 1,640 14.8 85,270 14.8 Lawyers........................................................... 54.34 13.5 2,150 13.3 111,788 13.3 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.29 10.0 918 9.3 47,746 9.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.20 4.6 1,254 4.2 49,625 4.2 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.51 3.8 1,984 5.3 80,939 5.3 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 61.48 13.9 2,292 14.0 83,069 14.0 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 50.21 12.0 1,862 13.6 68,024 13.6 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 74.27 5.6 2,909 6.1 98,023 6.1 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 47.55 0.8 2,101 6.2 102,752 6.2 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 47.55 0.8 2,101 6.2 102,752 6.2 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 63.17 14.6 2,454 13.5 107,098 13.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 42.08 6.7 1,524 8.0 64,471 8.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 58.27 10.9 2,134 9.1 82,658 9.1 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 62.30 12.0 2,384 12.3 92,307 12.3 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 62.35 23.5 2,177 18.9 88,337 18.9 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.72 7.2 1,630 7.3 63,233 7.3 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.28 4.8 1,292 4.1 49,833 4.1 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 16.33 7.6 626 7.7 29,327 7.7 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.83 6.4 536 7.0 25,699 7.0 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 41.39 12.3 1,436 12.2 55,451 12.2 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 41.48 2.0 1,450 1.6 53,689 1.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 41.70 2.2 1,461 1.8 54,118 1.8 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 40.74 4.4 1,414 4.0 52,287 4.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.45 1.1 1,476 1.3 54,211 1.3 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.63 1.2 1,484 1.1 54,500 1.1 Special education teachers...................................... 38.78 9.6 1,375 7.4 52,130 7.4 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 40.98 7.7 1,455 6.0 54,813 6.0 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 30.54 14.7 1,134 12.7 44,794 12.7 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 44.38 9.0 1,487 8.4 54,579 8.4 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 23.99 7.5 825 11.9 36,201 11.9 Librarians........................................................ 27.49 8.1 1,021 7.9 50,736 7.9 Instructional coordinators........................................ 30.33 20.9 1,048 19.5 49,359 19.5 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.86 5.3 460 4.1 17,594 4.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.81 7.5 1,094 7.0 56,800 7.0 Designers......................................................... 24.20 6.4 954 5.7 49,619 5.7 Graphic designers............................................... 23.98 6.5 943 4.8 49,033 4.8 Public relations specialists...................................... 27.14 3.6 1,074 4.3 55,823 4.3 Writers and editors............................................... 38.27 3.3 1,464 4.0 76,151 4.0 Editors......................................................... 36.15 3.4 1,352 3.9 70,322 3.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.01 5.4 1,115 4.7 57,470 4.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 46.92 3.6 1,833 4.8 95,297 4.8 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 54.74 32.7 2,192 32.8 113,974 32.8 Registered nurses................................................. 32.76 4.4 1,228 4.4 63,131 4.4 Therapists........................................................ 33.33 5.3 1,265 3.8 61,428 3.8 Occupational therapists......................................... 37.89 15.0 1,418 10.0 63,848 10.0 Physical therapists............................................. 31.19 5.0 1,200 1.9 62,394 1.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 30.54 6.1 1,213 6.1 63,101 6.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.54 5.4 813 5.3 42,276 5.3 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.13 13.3 885 13.3 46,035 13.3 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.32 6.2 714 4.7 37,154 4.7 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.35 8.4 646 8.4 33,571 8.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.65 4.5 722 5.2 37,365 5.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.35 3.7 898 4.9 46,699 4.9 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.60 6.5 637 8.3 33,142 8.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.15 0.9 547 1.1 28,408 1.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.23 1.6 513 2.2 26,655 2.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.38 1.7 517 2.7 26,900 2.7 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.28 8.6 523 8.2 27,206 8.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.61 2.7 601 3.8 31,211 3.8 Dental assistants............................................... 19.51 4.6 701 5.1 36,466 5.1 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.29 2.6 551 2.9 28,541 2.9 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 15.78 7.8 626 7.9 32,575 7.9 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.73 7.3 869 7.4 45,043 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 33.92 10.7 1,347 10.7 70,058 10.7 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 40.10 3.8 1,604 3.8 83,401 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 29.37 4.5 1,294 6.5 67,306 6.5 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.25 5.2 952 5.1 49,498 5.1 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 22.79 4.4 891 3.8 46,340 3.8 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 21.90 3.1 862 2.7 44,824 2.7 Police officers................................................... 25.45 7.2 996 7.2 51,794 7.2 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 25.45 7.2 996 7.2 51,794 7.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.16 9.7 600 9.4 31,069 9.4 Security guards................................................. 15.16 9.7 600 9.4 31,069 9.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.40 6.9 439 6.8 22,181 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.42 3.6 766 4.5 38,724 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.07 6.5 757 6.6 38,061 6.6 Cooks............................................................. 13.33 2.5 522 2.8 26,642 2.8 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.02 4.7 546 4.8 27,008 4.8 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.13 2.9 509 3.1 26,449 3.1 Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.24 9.8 487 9.4 25,331 9.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.88 30.8 254 32.5 12,551 32.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.01 44.0 221 44.0 10,847 44.0 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.79 13.1 324 17.5 15,816 17.5 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.59 5.9 359 5.9 17,978 5.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.75 10.8 445 13.3 22,506 13.3 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.95 6.5 334 4.1 16,676 4.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.77 1.5 338 2.0 17,579 2.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.58 7.9 617 8.0 30,881 8.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 22.06 10.5 880 10.7 45,735 10.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.83 3.0 547 3.7 28,258 3.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.18 2.8 559 3.0 28,787 3.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.58 8.8 455 9.8 23,674 9.8 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.19 2.9 605 2.9 24,250 2.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.70 1.8 586 1.8 23,112 1.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.03 4.2 485 2.1 23,305 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.84 14.6 748 20.5 37,689 20.5 Child care workers................................................ 11.57 3.8 459 4.1 23,152 4.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.74 3.9 906 4.1 46,951 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.26 7.8 869 8.9 44,810 8.9 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.83 10.4 738 12.4 38,360 12.4 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 27.31 3.8 1,092 3.8 55,549 3.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.09 4.3 514 4.6 26,592 4.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.77 3.2 413 3.8 21,357 3.8 Cashiers...................................................... 10.77 3.2 413 3.8 21,357 3.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.87 20.5 515 20.5 26,652 20.5 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.86 10.5 394 10.5 20,360 10.5 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.26 8.4 564 8.5 29,143 8.5 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.45 6.5 1,054 4.8 54,793 4.8 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 80.88 20.8 3,114 21.5 161,913 21.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.04 2.3 1,213 2.4 63,061 2.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 35.80 11.9 1,439 12.9 74,844 12.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.15 3.5 1,098 3.3 57,109 3.3 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 26.77 10.8 1,072 11.0 55,756 11.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.84 1.7 695 1.6 35,960 1.6 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 29.08 4.7 1,137 4.9 59,126 4.9 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 13.98 7.4 538 7.1 27,953 7.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.39 2.5 636 2.8 33,026 2.8 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.25 4.9 595 5.2 30,942 5.2 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.84 4.3 686 3.4 35,617 3.4 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.38 12.1 799 13.7 41,541 13.7 Tellers......................................................... 13.70 1.6 533 2.5 27,719 2.5 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 18.88 6.3 726 5.8 37,738 5.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.96 6.2 741 5.6 38,532 5.6 File clerks....................................................... 12.34 13.0 493 13.0 25,661 13.0 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 16.29 6.9 587 6.3 26,653 6.3 Order clerks...................................................... 18.70 2.6 736 3.0 38,260 3.0 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.95 1.6 540 1.7 27,626 1.7 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.83 6.0 757 6.0 39,390 6.0 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 20.61 9.4 791 7.9 41,137 7.9 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.15 6.8 744 7.7 38,668 7.7 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.86 4.4 874 4.5 45,430 4.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.54 6.7 619 6.4 32,179 6.4 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.04 5.1 556 5.4 28,930 5.4 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 13.70 10.2 548 10.2 28,491 10.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.36 1.9 753 1.9 38,825 1.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.27 2.7 868 2.4 45,155 2.4 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.86 2.8 660 3.2 34,344 3.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.65 4.0 681 4.0 34,532 4.0 Computer operators................................................ 17.75 10.1 708 10.3 36,820 10.3 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.87 7.7 539 7.6 27,350 7.6 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.28 8.2 521 8.6 26,286 8.6 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.50 7.4 615 4.8 31,988 4.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.97 2.4 644 2.5 33,471 2.5 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 14.66 4.2 574 5.1 29,859 5.1 Office clerks, general............................................ 17.69 5.2 687 5.2 35,698 5.2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.62 2.7 984 2.7 50,343 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 32.26 8.2 1,292 8.2 67,171 8.2 Carpenters........................................................ 24.08 9.5 963 9.5 50,085 9.5 Construction laborers............................................. 22.18 8.7 887 8.7 43,541 8.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 33.18 11.1 1,327 11.1 67,882 11.1 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 35.19 12.4 1,408 12.4 71,827 12.4 Electricians...................................................... 23.33 4.9 937 4.7 48,710 4.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.10 12.3 1,119 12.4 58,214 12.4 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.10 12.3 1,119 12.4 58,214 12.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.33 19.1 769 19.0 35,342 19.0 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.12 2.7 1,148 3.3 59,716 3.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.41 0.7 897 0.7 46,502 0.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.50 9.9 1,165 10.1 60,598 10.1 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.23 3.0 1,121 3.7 58,273 3.7 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.23 3.0 1,121 3.7 58,273 3.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.96 16.3 998 16.3 51,911 16.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 28.60 3.4 1,144 3.4 59,491 3.4 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.93 12.5 883 13.1 45,932 13.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.11 13.4 889 13.9 46,205 13.9 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.34 3.6 775 3.7 40,292 3.7 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 23.25 9.8 930 9.8 48,356 9.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.70 3.2 743 3.3 38,512 3.3 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.67 7.7 850 7.9 44,215 7.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.05 2.0 718 2.2 37,186 2.2 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.88 5.8 675 5.8 35,113 5.8 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.97 5.8 1,039 5.8 54,028 5.8 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 28.80 5.7 1,152 5.7 59,901 5.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 24.68 8.0 987 8.0 51,340 8.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.11 9.3 645 9.3 31,576 9.3 Production occupations.............................................. 15.46 4.2 616 4.2 32,023 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.19 9.3 1,046 9.5 54,398 9.5 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.74 9.7 590 9.7 30,655 9.7 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.15 10.4 686 10.4 35,677 10.4 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.55 4.4 542 4.4 28,187 4.4 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 17.94 18.3 718 18.3 37,317 18.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.66 5.1 503 4.9 26,159 4.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 16.82 8.6 673 8.6 34,984 8.6 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 17.41 9.0 697 9.0 36,219 9.0 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.00 7.7 600 7.7 31,204 7.7 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 12.82 13.7 513 13.7 26,661 13.7 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.50 13.0 580 13.0 30,153 13.0 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.81 2.5 632 2.5 32,878 2.5 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.09 12.4 644 12.4 33,466 12.4 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.69 9.5 588 9.5 30,560 9.5 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 11.77 23.8 471 23.8 24,485 23.8 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 20.20 19.3 808 19.3 42,022 19.3 Machinists........................................................ 23.51 3.1 940 3.1 48,893 3.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.32 10.2 573 10.2 29,783 10.2 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.74 10.0 550 10.0 28,579 10.0 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.00 16.0 456 19.5 23,720 19.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 23.38 9.3 935 9.3 48,632 9.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 22.94 9.9 920 9.6 47,841 9.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 23.12 10.4 927 10.1 48,225 10.1 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.09 3.9 643 3.9 33,457 3.9 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 17.42 1.7 697 1.7 36,235 1.7 Printers.......................................................... 12.60 21.8 500 21.5 26,007 21.5 Printing machine operators...................................... 11.93 23.0 476 23.0 24,768 23.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.72 5.1 429 5.1 22,297 5.1 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 11.94 4.2 477 4.2 24,800 4.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.46 6.0 538 6.0 27,990 6.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.44 8.2 619 8.4 32,211 8.4 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.18 4.9 487 4.9 25,332 4.9 Painting workers.................................................. 16.23 5.4 649 5.4 33,760 5.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.18 9.0 484 8.5 25,154 8.5 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 11.63 27.6 452 25.0 23,500 25.0 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.24 12.6 450 12.6 23,385 12.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.72 3.1 580 2.4 29,896 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.76 9.5 914 10.5 44,572 10.5 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.05 6.5 632 10.4 27,770 10.4 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.31 4.4 653 4.3 33,773 4.3 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.59 7.8 752 7.6 38,669 7.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.68 9.1 588 9.1 30,556 9.1 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 21.39 4.7 856 4.7 44,373 4.7 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 21.39 4.7 856 4.7 44,373 4.7 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.40 6.7 647 6.1 33,650 6.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.82 2.5 471 2.6 24,505 2.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.73 4.1 508 4.1 26,412 4.1 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.22 14.6 447 14.8 23,242 14.8 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.05 4.7 400 4.3 20,811 4.3 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.