Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $25.73 $20.77 $1,025 $827 39.8 $52,989 $42,806 2,060 Management occupations.............................................. 51.44 48.26 2,091 1,956 40.7 108,703 101,530 2,113 General and operations managers................................... 65.36 47.50 2,624 1,910 40.1 136,459 99,299 2,088 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.39 46.47 2,026 1,859 41.0 105,360 96,660 2,133 Marketing managers.............................................. 51.94 46.47 2,145 1,859 41.3 111,556 96,660 2,148 Sales managers.................................................. 45.65 34.84 1,854 1,394 40.6 96,411 72,469 2,112 Public relations managers......................................... 52.73 49.23 2,034 1,836 38.6 105,777 95,482 2,006 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.47 40.33 1,478 1,613 39.4 76,837 83,878 2,051 Computer and information systems managers......................... 60.90 58.99 2,588 2,450 42.5 134,593 127,392 2,210 Financial managers................................................ 54.17 49.98 2,208 2,081 40.8 114,838 108,210 2,120 Human resources managers.......................................... 46.54 56.25 1,900 2,250 40.8 98,799 117,006 2,123 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.11 42.99 1,846 1,827 40.0 96,008 94,999 2,082 Purchasing managers............................................... 45.69 48.79 1,873 1,952 41.0 97,385 101,485 2,131 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 41.91 39.38 1,676 1,575 40.0 87,169 81,900 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 46.75 48.08 1,896 1,931 40.6 98,592 100,407 2,109 Education administrators.......................................... 30.50 23.26 1,220 930 40.0 62,568 47,224 2,051 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.15 29.86 1,566 1,194 40.0 80,225 58,552 2,049 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.10 31.17 1,404 1,247 40.0 71,161 61,605 2,027 Engineering managers.............................................. 62.76 61.53 2,524 2,461 40.2 131,273 127,982 2,092 Lodging managers.................................................. 37.71 19.23 1,653 962 43.8 85,970 50,001 2,280 Medical and health services managers.............................. 47.61 45.92 1,902 1,837 39.9 98,909 95,516 2,077 Social and community service managers............................. 27.05 24.47 1,071 979 39.6 55,185 50,893 2,040 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.30 31.41 1,349 1,259 40.5 70,136 65,468 2,106 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 32.82 32.44 1,358 1,309 41.4 70,641 68,066 2,153 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 33.51 33.52 1,350 1,341 40.3 70,183 69,724 2,095 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 32.50 32.44 1,363 1,298 41.9 70,862 67,475 2,181 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.83 22.23 1,016 893 39.3 52,823 46,461 2,045 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.96 23.01 1,020 904 39.3 53,050 47,008 2,044 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 58.79 54.07 2,463 2,000 41.9 128,068 103,994 2,178 Cost estimators................................................... 37.40 40.55 1,496 1,622 40.0 77,815 84,350 2,081 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.57 27.88 1,110 1,131 40.3 57,715 58,820 2,094 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 27.87 28.28 1,115 1,131 40.0 57,978 58,820 2,080 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.01 20.77 968 831 40.3 50,350 43,193 2,097 Training and development specialists............................ 26.42 23.53 1,070 1,058 40.5 55,644 55,000 2,106 Logisticians...................................................... 39.13 39.12 1,565 1,565 40.0 81,385 81,370 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 38.58 37.12 1,551 1,485 40.2 80,678 77,208 2,091 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.64 29.52 1,286 1,192 40.6 66,851 62,005 2,113 Budget analysts................................................... 25.22 23.75 1,007 950 40.0 52,386 49,402 2,078 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 35.28 32.46 1,417 1,333 40.2 73,698 69,312 2,089 Financial analysts.............................................. 35.14 32.46 1,416 1,347 40.3 73,641 70,065 2,096 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 35.74 30.29 1,424 1,212 39.8 74,060 63,003 2,072 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.47 24.27 1,029 975 40.4 53,491 50,690 2,100 Loan officers................................................... 25.77 24.64 1,041 999 40.4 54,155 51,942 2,101 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.25 39.81 1,614 1,613 41.1 83,937 83,897 2,138 Computer and information scientists, research..................... 45.30 48.08 1,812 1,923 40.0 94,221 100,000 2,080 Computer programmers.............................................. 37.08 35.97 1,494 1,439 40.3 77,671 74,822 2,095 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.19 45.22 1,934 1,864 41.9 100,562 96,926 2,177 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.66 41.51 1,832 1,859 43.0 95,283 96,649 2,233 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 48.50 45.94 1,998 1,899 41.2 103,876 98,758 2,142 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.25 23.23 1,035 929 41.0 53,778 48,308 2,130 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.56 39.91 1,619 1,634 40.9 84,208 84,969 2,129 Database administrators........................................... 38.88 37.78 1,643 1,838 42.3 85,462 95,599 2,198 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.22 32.04 1,355 1,282 39.6 70,444 66,647 2,059 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.08 30.45 1,293 1,218 40.3 67,231 63,344 2,096 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 40.72 39.72 1,637 1,595 40.2 84,818 82,801 2,083 Engineers......................................................... 44.00 43.26 1,770 1,735 40.2 92,051 90,239 2,092 Aerospace engineers............................................. 53.70 52.85 2,148 2,114 40.0 111,696 109,928 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 41.82 40.87 1,673 1,635 40.0 86,977 85,010 2,080 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 43.18 44.65 1,770 1,835 41.0 92,050 95,430 2,132 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.39 39.95 1,696 1,598 40.0 88,212 83,100 2,081 Electrical engineers.......................................... 49.77 45.67 1,991 1,827 40.0 103,515 95,000 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 39.93 38.19 1,598 1,528 40.0 83,110 79,435 2,082 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 38.88 35.97 1,588 1,439 40.9 82,597 74,822 2,124 Industrial engineers.......................................... 40.90 39.13 1,676 1,635 41.0 87,129 85,001 2,130 Mechanical engineers............................................ 38.77 40.64 1,551 1,626 40.0 80,647 84,531 2,080 Nuclear engineers............................................... 44.73 43.26 1,789 1,730 40.0 93,037 89,981 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 25.96 23.94 1,039 958 40.0 54,005 49,799 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.74 21.42 990 857 40.0 51,455 44,554 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.35 27.53 1,134 1,101 40.0 57,721 57,262 2,036 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 29.41 28.53 1,176 1,141 40.0 61,164 59,342 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.63 26.89 1,065 1,076 40.0 55,392 55,931 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.82 31.13 1,411 1,245 40.5 73,352 64,744 2,107 Life scientists................................................... 35.36 31.80 1,409 1,294 39.9 73,269 67,276 2,072 Biological scientists........................................... 37.90 35.89 1,507 1,385 39.8 78,378 72,000 2,068 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 39.47 39.08 1,559 1,473 39.5 81,078 76,600 2,054 Medical scientists.............................................. 24.65 19.71 986 788 40.0 51,267 40,997 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 40.27 41.30 1,615 1,654 40.1 83,978 86,008 2,085 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.01 31.13 1,254 1,245 40.4 65,190 64,744 2,102 Chemists...................................................... 30.86 31.13 1,248 1,245 40.4 64,873 64,744 2,102 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 41.66 40.58 1,666 1,623 40.0 86,656 84,400 2,080 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 41.48 40.43 1,659 1,617 40.0 86,285 84,101 2,080 Market and survey researchers..................................... 43.39 45.60 1,932 2,080 44.5 100,446 108,160 2,315 Market research analysts........................................ 43.44 45.60 1,934 2,081 44.5 100,590 108,216 2,316 Biological technicians............................................ 22.58 21.15 892 846 39.5 46,377 43,992 2,054 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.32 16.44 792 640 39.0 40,493 31,936 1,992 Counselors........................................................ 18.64 16.81 721 658 38.7 37,469 34,650 2,010 Social workers.................................................... 22.56 18.27 904 731 40.1 46,223 38,002 2,049 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.57 15.00 703 600 40.0 35,193 29,640 2,003 Medical and public health social workers........................ 32.60 30.72 1,304 1,229 40.0 67,798 63,906 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.26 14.11 572 564 40.1 27,713 28,829 1,943 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.31 14.11 574 564 40.1 27,529 27,830 1,924 Legal occupations................................................... 72.04 51.61 2,867 1,935 39.8 149,084 100,638 2,069 Lawyers........................................................... 95.99 96.15 3,810 3,846 39.7 198,097 199,992 2,064 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 28.09 28.30 1,124 1,132 40.0 58,428 58,866 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.36 28.84 1,347 1,135 39.2 61,495 54,623 1,790 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 47.39 39.38 1,840 1,538 38.8 82,497 67,725 1,741 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 47.42 44.73 1,888 1,789 39.8 73,513 66,390 1,550 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 53.89 35.48 2,154 1,450 40.0 110,649 73,798 2,053 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.24 39.38 1,399 1,445 36.6 55,768 56,708 1,458 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 38.60 39.38 1,444 1,484 37.4 60,293 63,817 1,562 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 36.05 28.85 1,400 1,154 38.8 66,020 52,000 1,832 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.23 19.49 950 768 39.2 39,397 35,838 1,626 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.86 12.98 551 519 39.7 24,747 20,249 1,786 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.53 12.97 540 519 39.9 24,054 20,233 1,778 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.47 29.54 1,218 1,123 38.7 45,763 43,000 1,454 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.20 26.28 1,137 1,024 39.0 42,225 36,847 1,446 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.45 37.18 1,504 1,487 40.2 58,426 57,999 1,560 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.45 37.18 1,504 1,487 40.2 58,426 57,999 1,560 Librarians........................................................ 34.58 35.24 1,357 1,446 39.3 70,364 75,178 2,035 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.65 10.90 466 436 40.0 24,211 22,672 2,078 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 31.76 25.26 1,287 1,010 40.5 66,336 52,545 2,089 Designers......................................................... 26.36 22.99 1,047 920 39.7 54,469 47,815 2,066 Graphic designers............................................... 22.63 22.99 896 920 39.6 46,574 47,815 2,058 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 50.74 50.00 2,144 2,164 42.3 111,482 112,528 2,197 Producers and directors......................................... 50.74 50.00 2,144 2,164 42.3 111,482 112,528 2,197 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 26.64 25.57 1,017 975 38.2 52,878 50,700 1,985 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 26.64 25.57 1,017 975 38.2 52,878 50,700 1,985 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.33 25.26 1,013 1,010 40.0 52,686 52,545 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 31.49 30.65 1,260 1,226 40.0 62,431 60,819 1,982 Editors......................................................... 24.58 23.43 983 937 40.0 51,130 48,730 2,080 Technical writers............................................... 36.30 38.94 1,452 1,558 40.0 75,500 80,995 2,080 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 31.85 24.50 1,305 980 41.0 67,884 50,960 2,132 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.95 32.00 1,295 1,240 39.3 67,337 64,480 2,043 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 25.47 26.36 1,043 994 41.0 54,254 51,667 2,130 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.56 51.58 2,011 2,063 39.8 104,551 107,282 2,068 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 63.82 60.58 2,564 2,426 40.2 133,322 126,160 2,089 Registered nurses................................................. 37.02 35.83 1,437 1,401 38.8 74,699 72,842 2,018 Therapists........................................................ 32.32 32.26 1,275 1,289 39.4 66,288 67,018 2,051 Occupational therapists......................................... 32.82 32.02 1,313 1,281 40.0 68,262 66,602 2,080 Physical therapists............................................. 34.90 35.08 1,382 1,383 39.6 71,840 71,906 2,058 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.83 28.73 1,072 1,107 38.5 55,754 57,554 2,003 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.82 19.53 910 775 39.9 47,306 40,304 2,073 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 33.17 31.56 1,322 1,262 39.8 68,719 65,641 2,072 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.82 17.79 750 712 39.9 39,011 37,003 2,073 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.22 29.47 1,207 1,179 40.0 62,784 61,296 2,077 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 31.99 29.47 1,280 1,179 40.0 66,547 61,296 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 29.09 27.98 1,162 1,119 39.9 60,413 58,205 2,077 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.45 20.39 811 815 39.6 42,151 42,403 2,061 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 19.12 16.46 757 658 39.6 39,344 34,237 2,058 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.21 21.08 888 843 40.0 46,190 43,846 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.90 21.73 860 840 39.3 44,738 43,701 2,043 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.27 12.32 571 493 40.0 29,688 25,626 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.07 13.20 552 509 39.2 28,702 26,491 2,040 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.08 11.90 469 444 38.8 24,396 23,067 2,019 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.17 11.96 471 448 38.7 24,496 23,296 2,013 Psychiatric aides............................................... 12.65 13.15 506 526 40.0 26,304 27,352 2,080 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 18.63 18.75 745 750 40.0 38,745 39,000 2,080 Occupational therapist aides.................................... 18.63 18.75 745 750 40.0 38,745 39,000 2,080 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 16.51 15.82 661 633 40.0 34,351 32,895 2,080 Physical therapist assistants................................... 17.89 20.95 716 838 40.0 37,217 43,576 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.91 16.39 675 656 39.9 35,079 34,095 2,075 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.79 16.39 669 656 39.8 34,766 34,095 2,071 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 21.58 21.62 863 865 40.0 44,892 44,970 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.29 12.00 528 480 39.7 27,434 24,960 2,065 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.88 11.50 511 460 39.7 26,598 23,920 2,065 Security guards................................................. 12.88 11.50 511 460 39.7 26,598 23,920 2,065 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.29 11.38 457 400 37.2 23,609 20,800 1,921 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.18 11.00 480 439 39.4 24,839 22,734 2,039 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.75 19.71 772 788 41.2 39,085 41,001 2,085 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 22.13 20.39 926 939 41.8 44,844 41,766 2,026 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.90 17.46 734 756 41.0 37,579 36,306 2,100 Cooks............................................................. 13.21 12.50 522 490 39.5 27,154 25,459 2,055 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.54 15.07 582 603 40.0 30,246 31,341 2,080 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.22 12.00 523 480 39.5 27,174 24,960 2,056 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.13 9.50 401 375 39.6 20,864 19,490 2,059 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.27 7.93 314 300 38.0 16,239 15,600 1,964 Bartenders...................................................... 9.78 8.50 390 340 39.9 20,291 17,680 2,075 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.67 7.50 282 290 36.7 14,477 14,625 1,887 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.59 8.00 339 320 39.5 17,652 16,640 2,054 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.18 12.00 483 480 39.7 25,134 24,960 2,063 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.10 11.00 479 440 39.6 24,888 22,880 2,057 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 12.38 13.46 495 538 40.0 25,752 27,997 2,080 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 9.94 8.50 395 352 39.7 20,548 18,304 2,067 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.83 10.70 428 425 39.5 22,241 22,090 2,053 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 12.80 12.85 512 514 40.0 26,627 26,728 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.37 11.00 490 437 39.6 25,457 22,714 2,057 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.61 17.32 771 749 41.4 40,092 38,927 2,154 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 18.61 17.32 771 749 41.4 40,093 38,927 2,154 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.22 10.92 485 436 39.7 25,155 22,568 2,058 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.59 11.16 501 442 39.8 25,963 22,963 2,063 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.19 10.12 440 384 39.3 22,894 19,947 2,046 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.26 10.42 437 404 38.9 22,749 21,029 2,021 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.13 10.42 433 404 38.9 22,497 21,029 2,020 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.25 11.09 495 440 34.7 25,340 22,880 1,779 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.22 15.39 685 615 39.8 34,393 32,001 1,997 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.56 7.93 309 300 36.2 16,085 15,600 1,880 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 9.61 9.32 384 373 40.0 19,939 19,386 2,076 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.14 8.25 366 330 40.0 18,961 17,160 2,074 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.52 9.43 415 336 39.5 21,604 17,489 2,053 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 8.15 7.00 326 280 40.0 16,944 14,560 2,078 Concierges...................................................... 11.83 10.51 464 391 39.2 24,127 20,342 2,039 Transportation attendants......................................... 27.29 27.76 635 556 23.3 32,807 28,918 1,202 Flight attendants............................................... 32.13 30.13 641 556 19.9 33,313 28,918 1,037 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.04 11.57 456 434 37.8 23,701 22,552 1,968 Sales and related occupations....................................... 25.26 16.69 1,006 652 39.8 52,315 33,904 2,071 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 27.62 21.21 1,130 905 40.9 58,785 47,070 2,128 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 22.91 19.91 947 807 41.4 49,268 41,954 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 38.44 36.44 1,537 1,458 40.0 79,907 75,801 2,079 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.97 13.63 630 530 39.5 32,773 27,560 2,052 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 13.19 11.88 523 473 39.7 27,210 24,606 2,063 Cashiers...................................................... 13.24 11.91 525 476 39.7 27,296 24,752 2,062 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.50 15.83 660 633 40.0 34,321 32,918 2,080 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 15.14 14.88 606 595 40.0 31,488 30,950 2,080 Parts salespersons............................................ 19.50 17.50 780 700 40.0 40,552 36,400 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 17.26 14.37 679 560 39.3 35,291 29,120 2,044 Insurance sales agents............................................ 18.02 16.35 716 654 39.7 37,211 34,000 2,065 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 81.74 43.29 3,269 1,732 40.0 169,963 90,052 2,079 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 32.71 31.46 1,337 1,346 40.9 69,542 70,000 2,126 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 43.58 44.28 1,746 1,771 40.1 90,794 92,098 2,084 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.72 16.69 1,105 668 41.4 57,469 34,713 2,150 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.98 16.00 709 640 39.4 36,867 33,280 2,051 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.29 17.14 729 682 39.9 37,905 35,476 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 26.14 26.77 1,049 1,132 40.1 54,417 58,302 2,081 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 12.54 12.00 501 480 40.0 26,058 24,960 2,078 Telephone operators............................................... 16.90 18.48 655 762 38.8 34,067 39,610 2,015 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.06 16.98 682 679 40.0 35,469 35,318 2,079 Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.02 16.77 681 671 40.0 35,391 34,884 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.54 15.89 661 636 39.9 34,357 33,051 2,077 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.92 17.76 717 710 40.0 37,259 36,941 2,079 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.71 18.61 668 744 40.0 34,751 38,709 2,080 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.57 15.10 583 604 40.0 30,298 31,416 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 15.04 14.00 601 560 40.0 31,277 29,120 2,079 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 20.21 17.48 809 699 40.0 42,045 36,365 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.47 17.93 737 715 39.9 38,327 37,191 2,075 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 12.31 11.50 489 460 39.7 25,446 23,920 2,067 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.90 15.48 672 619 39.8 34,945 32,198 2,067 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 16.35 15.90 653 636 39.9 33,808 33,072 2,068 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.37 14.61 655 584 40.0 34,054 30,380 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 15.46 15.31 618 612 40.0 32,159 31,847 2,080 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.02 18.67 759 710 39.9 39,443 36,918 2,073 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.54 15.00 621 590 39.9 32,268 30,680 2,076 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.51 18.24 700 730 40.0 36,415 37,941 2,080 Couriers and messengers........................................... 12.77 13.06 511 522 40.0 26,554 27,165 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.79 17.52 751 701 40.0 39,077 36,446 2,080 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.85 17.72 754 709 40.0 39,197 36,858 2,080 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 21.76 19.68 870 787 40.0 45,256 40,939 2,080 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 24.27 23.09 971 924 40.0 50,485 48,023 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.58 13.90 583 556 40.0 30,333 28,912 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.81 14.31 589 572 39.8 30,622 29,765 2,067 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.77 16.13 591 645 40.0 30,714 33,550 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.03 22.23 913 890 39.6 47,455 46,280 2,061 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.60 23.33 942 933 39.9 49,000 48,520 2,076 Legal secretaries............................................... 31.66 32.62 1,200 1,223 37.9 62,398 63,609 1,971 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.83 17.60 700 692 39.2 36,382 36,005 2,041 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.77 19.38 751 775 40.0 39,027 40,310 2,079 Computer operators................................................ 19.14 20.07 764 803 39.9 39,704 41,746 2,074 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.60 13.93 620 557 39.7 32,218 28,974 2,065 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.69 13.56 545 542 39.8 28,326 28,203 2,069 Word processors and typists..................................... 20.16 17.15 797 686 39.5 41,424 35,678 2,055 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.88 15.50 630 610 39.6 32,739 31,699 2,061 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.58 15.64 659 622 39.7 34,264 32,365 2,067 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.79 7.72 470 309 39.9 17,345 7,800 1,471 Graders and sorters, agricultural products........................ 10.06 10.04 394 401 39.2 15,535 12,047 1,545 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.75 24.00 990 960 40.0 50,504 48,000 2,040 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 35.77 35.00 1,440 1,400 40.3 74,884 72,800 2,094 Carpenters........................................................ 23.52 24.00 941 960 40.0 47,242 48,000 2,009 Construction laborers............................................. 21.24 23.89 846 956 39.8 42,528 46,824 2,002 Construction equipment operators.................................. 31.03 30.85 1,189 1,217 38.3 61,574 63,294 1,984 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.70 30.43 1,188 1,217 40.0 61,473 63,294 2,070 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 24.84 22.88 993 915 40.0 49,643 47,586 1,999 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 24.74 22.27 990 891 40.0 49,257 47,840 1,991 Tapers.......................................................... 25.10 22.88 1,004 915 40.0 50,687 47,586 2,020 Electricians...................................................... 26.88 31.30 1,075 1,252 40.0 55,855 65,104 2,078 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.28 12.50 571 500 40.0 29,695 26,000 2,080 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.28 12.50 571 500 40.0 29,695 26,000 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 30.17 33.00 1,207 1,320 40.0 62,760 68,640 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.29 33.70 1,212 1,348 40.0 63,009 70,096 2,080 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 25.50 29.50 1,020 1,180 40.0 53,038 61,360 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 34.98 26.46 1,446 1,054 41.3 75,207 54,829 2,150 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.99 23.29 959 932 40.0 49,841 48,443 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.14 28.46 1,125 1,138 40.0 58,526 59,201 2,080 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.46 29.80 1,098 1,192 40.0 57,119 61,984 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.46 29.80 1,098 1,192 40.0 57,119 61,984 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.48 24.50 939 980 40.0 48,740 50,960 2,075 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 26.80 28.20 1,072 1,128 40.0 55,481 58,600 2,071 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 28.15 28.57 1,126 1,143 40.0 58,557 59,426 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.73 20.40 869 816 40.0 45,202 42,432 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.85 20.40 874 816 40.0 45,449 42,432 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 23.67 23.58 947 943 40.0 49,230 49,053 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.26 24.35 1,011 974 40.0 52,548 50,650 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 24.98 24.25 999 970 40.0 51,954 50,440 2,080 Rail car repairers.............................................. 26.48 25.84 1,059 1,033 40.0 55,088 53,737 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 30.97 29.74 1,239 1,190 40.0 64,424 61,859 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 23.30 22.40 929 896 39.9 48,284 46,592 2,073 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.41 23.15 974 926 39.9 50,634 48,152 2,075 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 23.27 21.86 924 874 39.7 48,002 45,469 2,062 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 22.64 22.30 905 892 40.0 47,081 46,384 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.69 29.37 1,148 1,175 40.0 59,672 61,096 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 27.81 29.37 1,113 1,175 40.0 57,855 61,096 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.75 13.75 670 550 40.0 34,834 28,600 2,080 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.67 12.58 467 503 40.0 24,265 26,166 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.51 14.20 657 563 39.8 34,073 29,155 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.87 25.47 1,036 1,019 40.1 53,870 52,971 2,083 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.28 11.94 571 478 40.0 29,696 24,844 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.70 11.94 548 478 40.0 28,506 24,844 2,080 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 17.35 17.00 694 680 40.0 36,097 35,360 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 16.53 15.02 661 601 40.0 34,316 31,200 2,076 Team assemblers................................................. 11.62 9.99 465 400 40.0 24,164 20,788 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 12.01 10.30 480 412 40.0 24,979 21,424 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.57 19.77 743 791 40.0 38,621 41,122 2,080 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 20.57 21.00 823 840 40.0 42,778 43,680 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.87 10.91 474 436 39.9 24,658 22,693 2,076 Food batchmakers................................................ 11.83 11.00 472 440 39.9 24,520 22,880 2,073 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.63 16.00 785 640 40.0 40,833 33,280 2,080 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.86 16.00 714 640 40.0 37,151 33,280 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.62 10.77 500 430 39.6 26,006 22,358 2,060 Machinists........................................................ 26.80 28.55 1,072 1,142 40.0 55,754 59,384 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 15.73 17.13 629 685 40.0 32,714 35,630 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.81 13.50 552 540 40.0 28,728 28,080 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.11 17.17 725 687 40.0 37,676 35,714 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.43 16.47 697 659 40.0 36,245 34,258 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 21.38 21.50 855 860 40.0 44,471 44,720 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.29 14.11 732 565 40.0 38,050 29,357 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 18.51 18.95 731 757 39.5 38,033 39,374 2,054 Job printers.................................................... 19.43 21.30 756 768 38.9 39,319 39,931 2,024 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 18.46 13.65 716 546 38.8 37,206 28,396 2,015 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.32 18.95 731 758 39.9 38,006 39,414 2,074 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.58 10.49 416 383 39.3 21,619 19,926 2,043 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 8.76 8.07 350 323 40.0 18,222 16,777 2,080 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.32 11.89 493 476 40.0 25,623 24,740 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.29 12.15 492 486 40.0 25,573 25,272 2,080 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.81 12.15 512 486 40.0 26,640 25,272 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 27.70 29.10 1,066 1,135 38.5 55,421 59,039 2,001 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 30.22 30.48 1,201 1,219 39.8 62,475 63,398 2,067 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 30.24 30.48 1,198 1,219 39.6 62,292 63,398 2,060 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 20.97 19.08 786 763 37.5 40,896 39,686 1,950 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 24.79 26.31 967 987 39.0 50,301 51,305 2,029 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.54 10.97 502 439 40.0 26,093 22,824 2,080 Cutting workers................................................... 12.46 13.63 506 545 40.6 24,510 28,350 1,966 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 12.48 13.63 507 545 40.7 24,538 28,350 1,967 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.03 14.41 641 576 40.0 33,349 29,973 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.25 15.10 637 574 39.2 32,946 29,848 2,027 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.27 12.06 528 482 39.8 27,295 25,087 2,056 Painting workers.................................................. 15.41 12.46 616 498 40.0 32,045 25,906 2,080 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 19.82 21.61 793 864 40.0 41,225 44,949 2,080 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 15.23 14.55 608 582 39.9 31,628 30,264 2,076 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.46 12.19 577 488 39.9 29,913 25,355 2,068 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.22 9.79 409 392 40.0 21,266 20,363 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.69 16.91 738 676 39.5 38,092 35,152 2,038 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.78 22.11 912 884 40.0 47,431 45,989 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 28.90 29.30 1,154 1,166 39.9 60,017 60,653 2,077 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 118.49 123.03 2,402 2,461 20.3 124,899 127,980 1,054 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 118.49 123.03 2,402 2,461 20.3 124,899 127,980 1,054 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.32 17.20 613 688 40.0 30,775 35,776 2,008 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.31 17.20 612 688 40.0 31,294 35,776 2,045 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 21.47 21.53 868 861 40.4 45,129 44,782 2,102 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.33 21.53 866 861 40.6 44,988 44,782 2,109 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 21.92 23.92 877 957 40.0 45,598 49,754 2,080 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.56 11.97 462 479 40.0 24,031 24,898 2,079 Locomotive engineers and operators................................ 38.32 37.42 1,533 1,497 40.0 79,698 77,825 2,080 Locomotive engineers............................................ 38.32 37.42 1,533 1,497 40.0 79,698 77,825 2,080 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators...................... 30.06 29.06 1,202 1,162 40.0 62,529 60,439 2,080 Crane and tower operators......................................... 32.90 32.34 1,308 1,294 39.8 68,004 67,265 2,067 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 25.75 27.83 1,030 1,113 40.0 53,558 57,886 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.19 13.90 605 556 39.9 31,480 28,912 2,073 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.40 11.20 493 448 39.8 25,289 22,907 2,039 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.87 10.45 436 418 40.1 22,269 21,742 2,049 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.30 14.25 570 550 39.9 29,382 28,565 2,055 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.52 8.25 375 324 39.4 19,037 16,869 2,001 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 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. 4 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.