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........................................................... $27.22 1.1% $1,075 1.3% $55,559 1.3% Management occupations.............................................. 48.86 7.2 1,965 7.9 102,156 7.9 General and operations managers................................... 59.30 19.9 2,584 18.4 134,351 18.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 51.51 13.5 2,106 12.6 109,537 12.6 Marketing managers.............................................. 59.89 9.3 2,442 8.7 126,993 8.7 Sales managers.................................................. 34.14 6.2 1,404 6.0 73,009 6.0 Administrative services managers.................................. 40.43 6.9 1,607 7.6 83,561 7.6 Computer and information systems managers......................... 55.53 6.8 2,204 5.4 114,587 5.4 Financial managers................................................ 54.59 4.2 2,204 6.9 114,606 6.9 Human resources managers.......................................... 47.27 33.1 2,098 27.2 109,075 27.2 Purchasing managers............................................... 28.79 17.7 1,125 17.4 58,521 17.4 Construction managers............................................. 55.46 10.4 2,394 9.8 124,464 9.8 Education administrators.......................................... 37.78 7.0 1,363 6.7 70,816 6.7 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 38.72 11.6 1,425 13.3 73,339 13.3 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 40.70 6.3 1,472 4.8 76,532 4.8 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.69 9.2 2,441 11.1 126,935 11.1 Medical and health services managers.............................. 49.88 13.0 2,051 9.3 106,671 9.3 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 34.04 2.3 1,362 3.4 70,804 3.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 35.28 4.9 1,417 6.5 73,669 6.5 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 24.83 22.5 950 21.0 49,416 21.0 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 38.50 7.1 1,570 8.7 81,640 8.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.44 5.6 1,015 5.5 52,757 5.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.03 8.5 1,038 8.6 53,960 8.6 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.82 1.6 1,265 2.7 65,764 2.7 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.98 4.6 1,201 5.9 62,478 5.9 Training and development specialists............................ 28.64 6.5 1,149 6.4 59,751 6.4 Management analysts............................................... 41.34 4.7 1,626 5.0 84,565 5.0 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.08 4.9 1,043 3.9 54,229 3.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.59 13.3 1,788 9.7 92,989 9.7 Financial analysts.............................................. 41.71 13.4 1,813 2.6 94,267 2.6 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 46.36 29.4 1,756 32.2 91,325 32.2 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.48 1.5 1,527 1.2 79,422 1.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 31.54 8.7 1,241 8.8 64,523 8.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.10 4.0 1,774 3.8 92,248 3.8 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.24 9.3 1,758 7.9 91,402 7.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.75 2.2 1,786 2.4 92,873 2.4 Computer support specialists...................................... 32.15 4.8 1,268 4.9 65,929 4.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.13 3.0 1,468 3.3 76,311 3.3 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 39.34 4.0 1,586 4.1 82,460 4.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.43 9.7 1,367 7.5 71,069 7.5 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............................ 37.25 2.5 1,518 2.2 78,941 2.2 Engineers......................................................... 41.10 1.4 1,680 1.3 87,354 1.3 Aerospace engineers............................................. 45.25 5.3 1,831 5.2 95,216 5.2 Civil engineers................................................. 32.62 11.4 1,394 9.0 72,478 9.0 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 41.71 4.7 1,724 3.1 89,637 3.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 39.95 5.5 1,662 1.8 86,423 1.8 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 42.37 5.8 1,747 4.1 90,832 4.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.56 5.8 1,513 5.8 78,652 5.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.21 5.6 1,539 5.4 80,041 5.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 43.25 9.2 1,741 9.0 90,512 9.0 Drafters.......................................................... 27.70 7.9 1,092 7.6 56,780 7.6 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.45 6.0 974 6.0 50,664 6.0 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.06 5.4 962 5.4 50,036 5.4 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 25.49 11.6 1,012 11.7 52,644 11.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.12 21.7 1,264 22.3 65,461 22.3 Physical scientists............................................... 42.75 7.4 1,693 7.7 88,018 7.7 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..................................... 46.90 20.8 1,906 20.0 99,115 20.0 Market research analysts........................................ 46.90 20.8 1,906 20.0 99,115 20.0 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 19.65 5.0 781 5.1 39,975 5.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.00 2.9 663 3.8 34,122 3.8 Counselors........................................................ 17.53 3.4 681 3.0 34,428 3.0 Social workers.................................................... 17.62 5.5 702 5.4 36,466 5.4 Legal occupations................................................... 60.44 8.3 2,325 5.9 120,892 5.9 Lawyers........................................................... 83.22 7.2 3,284 6.4 170,746 6.4 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.12 6.5 967 12.3 50,304 12.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 40.51 6.3 1,555 7.6 68,997 7.6 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.21 1.7 2,100 4.2 89,720 4.2 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 57.01 9.6 2,188 8.4 79,560 8.4 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 57.01 9.6 2,188 8.4 79,560 8.4 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 47.55 .8 2,101 6.2 102,752 6.2 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 47.55 .8 2,101 6.2 102,752 6.2 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.69 16.4 2,428 15.1 107,255 15.1 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.25 9.2 1,823 7.8 79,980 7.8 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 55.77 14.3 2,011 10.9 77,718 10.9 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 66.13 31.1 2,247 25.2 92,874 25.2 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 47.38 10.7 1,765 10.9 72,170 10.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 18.86 16.3 735 16.8 32,904 16.8 Librarians........................................................ 27.08 18.0 1,043 16.4 52,927 16.4 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.75 9.5 1,189 7.8 61,527 7.8 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 29.15 5.8 1,092 7.1 53,192 7.1 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 30.66 10.4 1,042 5.9 49,337 5.9 Writers and editors............................................... 39.46 2.5 1,476 4.8 76,727 4.8 Editors......................................................... 36.23 5.6 1,287 4.6 66,914 4.6 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.15 3.0 1,119 3.2 58,155 3.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.55 2.6 1,765 3.8 91,785 3.8 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 43.85 39.4 1,756 39.2 91,307 39.2 Registered nurses................................................. 33.79 5.2 1,253 5.2 65,178 5.2 Therapists........................................................ 29.99 2.6 1,198 2.6 62,297 2.6 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 30.54 6.1 1,213 6.1 63,101 6.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.44 6.2 808 6.1 42,020 6.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.29 15.1 892 15.1 46,373 15.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.87 5.3 695 3.7 36,158 3.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.38 12.7 771 12.4 39,648 12.4 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.27 4.3 894 5.7 46,505 5.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.58 1.8 591 3.9 30,721 3.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.86 2.1 540 2.9 28,054 2.9 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.45 1.9 521 3.0 27,076 3.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.37 1.8 517 3.0 26,909 3.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.00 8.8 540 4.2 28,079 4.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.93 3.7 592 3.5 30,683 3.5 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 15.91 9.1 631 9.3 32,814 9.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.32 6.3 611 6.4 31,790 6.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.98 7.0 559 6.9 29,053 6.9 Security guards................................................. 13.98 7.0 559 6.9 29,053 6.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.06 3.4 511 3.7 26,045 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.98 .6 762 4.7 37,542 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.96 .6 762 4.8 37,500 4.8 Cooks............................................................. 15.18 6.1 595 5.5 30,639 5.5 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.51 5.2 607 4.6 31,209 4.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 13.55 20.5 539 20.5 28,045 20.5 Food service, tipped.............................................. 9.77 8.5 369 8.8 18,698 8.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.81 22.9 309 21.2 16,076 21.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.18 9.0 462 10.8 23,034 10.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.66 15.1 491 17.4 25,511 17.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.17 2.2 518 2.1 26,937 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 19.75 1.3 787 1.4 40,934 1.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.69 2.8 499 3.4 25,950 3.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.47 2.5 530 2.3 27,549 2.3 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.34 10.1 446 11.2 23,176 11.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.37 2.2 559 2.3 29,085 2.3 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.37 2.2 559 2.3 29,085 2.3 Personal care and service occupations............................... 18.61 6.7 593 5.0 29,686 5.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 26.25 10.2 1,037 9.7 53,728 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.86 16.0 1,059 17.3 53,715 17.3 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 23.29 30.8 987 35.6 51,309 35.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.83 2.6 499 2.5 25,861 2.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.96 3.1 425 2.9 21,820 2.9 Cashiers...................................................... 10.96 3.1 425 2.9 21,820 2.9 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.39 4.5 522 4.1 27,131 4.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 83.58 19.0 3,211 20.2 166,995 20.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 33.27 3.1 1,331 3.3 69,226 3.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 38.41 7.7 1,549 9.0 80,571 9.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.29 9.2 1,041 10.4 54,117 10.4 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.50 31.3 863 32.4 44,856 32.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.23 2.2 715 2.0 36,921 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 31.07 1.6 1,255 1.9 65,258 1.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.39 1.7 682 1.4 35,464 1.4 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.01 4.0 594 3.8 30,889 3.8 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.25 2.9 705 2.8 36,642 2.8 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 21.43 10.3 850 10.8 44,188 10.8 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 18.88 6.3 726 5.8 37,738 5.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.93 6.6 780 6.5 40,545 6.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.30 1.9 523 1.0 26,247 1.0 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 22.00 3.9 879 4.0 45,708 4.0 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.26 5.2 570 5.2 29,654 5.2 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.96 7.5 593 7.8 30,814 7.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.65 1.8 766 1.6 39,496 1.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.71 4.8 891 5.2 46,306 5.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.35 2.5 644 2.1 33,493 2.1 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.79 3.8 683 3.0 34,683 3.0 Computer operators................................................ 17.75 10.1 708 10.3 36,820 10.3 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.24 11.0 513 10.3 25,410 10.3 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.86 9.4 500 8.9 24,710 8.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.00 2.9 665 3.7 34,569 3.7 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.45 5.9 521 6.8 27,072 6.8 Office clerks, general............................................ 17.13 8.4 664 8.2 34,535 8.2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 30.68 4.8 1,227 4.7 63,774 4.7 Electricians...................................................... 29.68 8.9 1,187 8.9 61,735 8.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 32.25 6.0 1,289 6.0 67,042 6.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 32.25 6.0 1,289 6.0 67,042 6.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.09 2.3 965 2.3 50,191 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 31.30 2.5 1,247 2.2 64,822 2.2 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.23 1.2 1,167 1.3 60,667 1.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 29.23 1.2 1,167 1.3 60,667 1.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 28.60 3.4 1,144 3.4 59,491 3.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 26.81 1.9 1,072 1.9 55,758 1.9 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.64 3.3 818 3.7 42,537 3.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.74 7.5 902 7.0 46,902 7.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.42 4.3 804 5.0 41,826 5.0 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.49 6.7 700 6.7 36,384 6.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.26 6.2 971 6.2 50,466 6.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 30.54 3.3 1,221 3.3 63,517 3.3 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.38 8.3 895 8.3 46,553 8.3 Production occupations.............................................. 15.83 5.9 632 5.9 32,880 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.41 5.0 1,035 4.8 53,841 4.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.55 7.5 622 7.5 32,344 7.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.64 5.6 706 5.6 36,700 5.6 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.47 3.8 539 3.8 28,020 3.8 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.94 5.1 477 5.1 24,829 5.1 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 17.82 14.8 713 14.8 37,064 14.8 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 12.29 10.3 491 10.3 25,557 10.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.52 8.8 741 8.8 38,515 8.8 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.99 8.1 599 8.1 31,170 8.1 Machinists........................................................ 24.73 4.6 989 4.6 51,429 4.6 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.98 6.1 519 6.1 26,990 6.1 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.98 6.1 519 6.1 26,990 6.1 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.13 6.7 485 6.7 25,230 6.7 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.06 3.6 962 3.6 50,045 3.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.87 3.8 755 3.8 39,243 3.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.08 4.1 763 4.1 39,681 4.1 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.25 3.6 650 3.6 33,792 3.6 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 17.35 2.5 694 2.5 36,087 2.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.11 5.1 688 5.5 35,782 5.5 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.18 4.9 487 4.9 25,332 4.9 Painting workers.................................................. 16.57 5.6 663 5.6 34,460 5.6 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.91 14.5 510 13.4 26,507 13.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.57 7.6 577 7.0 29,992 7.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.01 11.9 715 11.3 37,148 11.3 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.96 3.3 856 4.4 44,385 4.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.92 19.0 638 19.0 33,189 19.0 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.37 6.1 648 6.5 33,694 6.5 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.24 5.6 448 5.4 23,293 5.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.72 8.5 466 8.2 24,257 8.2 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.46 20.0 456 20.0 23,702 20.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.89 5.4 396 5.4 20,570 5.4 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.