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........................................................... $25.73 2.5% $1,025 2.6% $52,989 2.6% Management occupations.............................................. 51.44 2.3 2,091 2.2 108,703 2.2 General and operations managers................................... 65.36 7.3 2,624 7.5 136,459 7.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.39 7.1 2,026 6.6 105,360 6.6 Marketing managers.............................................. 51.94 2.4 2,145 1.8 111,556 1.8 Sales managers.................................................. 45.65 15.7 1,854 15.4 96,411 15.4 Public relations managers......................................... 52.73 13.5 2,034 14.6 105,777 14.6 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.47 5.1 1,478 4.9 76,837 4.9 Computer and information systems managers......................... 60.90 7.1 2,588 7.3 134,593 7.3 Financial managers................................................ 54.17 7.4 2,208 7.3 114,838 7.3 Human resources managers.......................................... 46.54 13.8 1,900 13.0 98,799 13.0 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.11 5.0 1,846 4.4 96,008 4.4 Purchasing managers............................................... 45.69 4.1 1,873 5.8 97,385 5.8 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 41.91 2.9 1,676 2.9 87,169 2.9 Construction managers............................................. 46.75 7.5 1,896 6.6 98,592 6.6 Education administrators.......................................... 30.50 19.4 1,220 19.4 62,568 19.4 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.15 7.9 1,566 7.9 80,225 7.9 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.10 8.1 1,404 8.1 71,161 8.1 Engineering managers.............................................. 62.76 4.2 2,524 4.1 131,273 4.1 Lodging managers.................................................. 37.71 49.5 1,653 42.2 85,970 42.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 47.61 6.1 1,902 6.2 98,909 6.2 Social and community service managers............................. 27.05 12.2 1,071 12.1 55,185 12.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.30 .9 1,349 1.0 70,136 1.0 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 32.82 3.8 1,358 5.7 70,641 5.7 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 33.51 11.2 1,350 11.0 70,183 11.0 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 32.50 8.6 1,363 11.7 70,862 11.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.83 10.2 1,016 10.1 52,823 10.1 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.96 9.9 1,020 9.8 53,050 9.8 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 58.79 18.8 2,463 20.9 128,068 20.9 Cost estimators................................................... 37.40 9.2 1,496 9.3 77,815 9.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.57 2.8 1,110 3.0 57,715 3.0 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 27.87 2.6 1,115 2.6 57,978 2.6 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.01 12.5 968 12.4 50,350 12.4 Training and development specialists............................ 26.42 8.8 1,070 9.6 55,644 9.6 Logisticians...................................................... 39.13 8.8 1,565 8.8 81,385 8.8 Management analysts............................................... 38.58 4.4 1,551 4.5 80,678 4.5 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.64 4.8 1,286 5.3 66,851 5.3 Budget analysts................................................... 25.22 3.9 1,007 3.8 52,386 3.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 35.28 4.5 1,417 4.5 73,698 4.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 35.14 1.7 1,416 1.8 73,641 1.8 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 35.74 15.9 1,424 15.9 74,060 15.9 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.47 4.2 1,029 5.1 53,491 5.1 Loan officers................................................... 25.77 3.9 1,041 4.8 54,155 4.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.25 2.1 1,614 2.4 83,937 2.4 Computer and information scientists, research..................... 45.30 19.5 1,812 19.5 94,221 19.5 Computer programmers.............................................. 37.08 7.1 1,494 7.5 77,671 7.5 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.19 2.6 1,934 3.3 100,562 3.3 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.66 5.5 1,832 4.3 95,283 4.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 48.50 6.0 1,998 6.6 103,876 6.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.25 9.7 1,035 11.1 53,778 11.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.56 4.9 1,619 5.2 84,208 5.2 Database administrators........................................... 38.88 6.9 1,643 6.0 85,462 6.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.22 2.8 1,355 2.7 70,444 2.7 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.08 9.1 1,293 9.4 67,231 9.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 40.72 1.1 1,637 1.1 84,818 1.1 Engineers......................................................... 44.00 3.1 1,770 3.3 92,051 3.3 Aerospace engineers............................................. 53.70 3.0 2,148 3.0 111,696 3.0 Civil engineers................................................. 41.82 10.9 1,673 10.9 86,977 10.9 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 43.18 7.3 1,770 6.6 92,050 6.6 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.39 7.4 1,696 7.4 88,212 7.4 Electrical engineers.......................................... 49.77 7.7 1,991 7.7 103,515 7.7 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 39.93 8.5 1,598 8.6 83,110 8.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 38.88 5.5 1,588 6.3 82,597 6.3 Industrial engineers.......................................... 40.90 2.3 1,676 3.1 87,129 3.1 Mechanical engineers............................................ 38.77 9.2 1,551 9.2 80,647 9.2 Nuclear engineers............................................... 44.73 .6 1,789 .6 93,037 .6 Drafters.......................................................... 25.96 8.1 1,039 8.1 54,005 8.1 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.74 12.6 990 12.6 51,455 12.6 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.35 4.4 1,134 4.4 57,721 4.4 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 29.41 3.1 1,176 3.1 61,164 3.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.63 5.7 1,065 5.7 55,392 5.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.82 5.8 1,411 7.0 73,352 7.0 Life scientists................................................... 35.36 12.8 1,409 13.5 73,269 13.5 Biological scientists........................................... 37.90 8.8 1,507 10.1 78,378 10.1 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 39.47 12.5 1,559 13.9 81,078 13.9 Medical scientists.............................................. 24.65 20.7 986 20.7 51,267 20.7 Physical scientists............................................... 40.27 4.9 1,615 4.8 83,978 4.8 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.01 10.0 1,254 8.9 65,190 8.9 Chemists...................................................... 30.86 10.3 1,248 9.3 64,873 9.3 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 41.66 7.9 1,666 7.9 86,656 7.9 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 41.48 8.1 1,659 8.1 86,285 8.1 Market and survey researchers..................................... 43.39 6.9 1,932 3.8 100,446 3.8 Market research analysts........................................ 43.44 7.0 1,934 3.9 100,590 3.9 Biological technicians............................................ 22.58 8.9 892 8.9 46,377 8.9 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.32 8.8 792 8.1 40,493 8.1 Counselors........................................................ 18.64 6.5 721 6.8 37,469 6.8 Social workers.................................................... 22.56 12.1 904 12.0 46,223 12.0 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.57 8.1 703 8.1 35,193 8.1 Medical and public health social workers........................ 32.60 12.0 1,304 12.0 67,798 12.0 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.26 2.8 572 2.7 27,713 2.7 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.31 3.2 574 3.1 27,529 3.1 Legal occupations................................................... 72.04 15.8 2,867 16.0 149,084 16.0 Lawyers........................................................... 95.99 14.5 3,810 15.0 198,097 15.0 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 28.09 5.2 1,124 5.2 58,428 5.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.36 11.0 1,347 10.8 61,495 10.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 47.39 9.0 1,840 8.5 82,497 8.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 47.42 7.6 1,888 7.8 73,513 7.8 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 53.89 25.0 2,154 24.9 110,649 24.9 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.24 2.2 1,399 4.0 55,768 4.0 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 38.60 5.6 1,444 1.4 60,293 1.4 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 36.05 9.0 1,400 8.2 66,020 8.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.23 22.4 950 22.2 39,397 22.2 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.86 7.5 551 7.4 24,747 7.4 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.53 7.6 540 7.6 24,054 7.6 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.47 7.5 1,218 8.5 45,763 8.5 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.20 5.2 1,137 6.1 42,225 6.1 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.45 7.2 1,504 7.2 58,426 7.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.45 7.2 1,504 7.2 58,426 7.2 Librarians........................................................ 34.58 5.4 1,357 4.5 70,364 4.5 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.65 2.0 466 2.0 24,211 2.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 31.76 7.1 1,287 8.6 66,336 8.6 Designers......................................................... 26.36 8.1 1,047 8.3 54,469 8.3 Graphic designers............................................... 22.63 5.7 896 6.6 46,574 6.6 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 50.74 6.9 2,144 10.4 111,482 10.4 Producers and directors......................................... 50.74 6.9 2,144 10.4 111,482 10.4 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 26.64 14.4 1,017 13.5 52,878 13.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 26.64 14.4 1,017 13.5 52,878 13.5 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.33 8.2 1,013 8.2 52,686 8.2 Writers and editors............................................... 31.49 7.7 1,260 7.7 62,431 7.7 Editors......................................................... 24.58 1.7 983 1.7 51,130 1.7 Technical writers............................................... 36.30 3.2 1,452 3.2 75,500 3.2 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 31.85 35.7 1,305 37.8 67,884 37.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.95 1.6 1,295 1.6 67,337 1.6 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 25.47 12.7 1,043 15.4 54,254 15.4 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.56 1.3 2,011 1.1 104,551 1.1 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 63.82 9.2 2,564 9.3 133,322 9.3 Registered nurses................................................. 37.02 2.3 1,437 2.3 74,699 2.3 Therapists........................................................ 32.32 2.8 1,275 2.7 66,288 2.7 Occupational therapists......................................... 32.82 6.1 1,313 6.1 68,262 6.1 Physical therapists............................................. 34.90 1.8 1,382 2.0 71,840 2.0 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.83 1.8 1,072 3.2 55,754 3.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.82 8.7 910 8.7 47,306 8.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 33.17 4.5 1,322 4.5 68,719 4.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.82 3.7 750 3.5 39,011 3.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.22 5.5 1,207 5.5 62,784 5.5 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 31.99 9.1 1,280 9.1 66,547 9.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 29.09 5.4 1,162 5.4 60,413 5.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.45 3.4 811 3.6 42,151 3.6 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 19.12 3.5 757 4.0 39,344 4.0 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.21 5.8 888 5.8 46,190 5.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.90 2.5 860 2.4 44,738 2.4 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.27 4.7 571 4.7 29,688 4.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.07 3.2 552 3.7 28,702 3.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.08 3.8 469 4.4 24,396 4.4 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.17 3.2 471 3.9 24,496 3.9 Psychiatric aides............................................... 12.65 6.5 506 6.5 26,304 6.5 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 18.63 2.5 745 2.5 38,745 2.5 Occupational therapist aides.................................... 18.63 2.5 745 2.5 38,745 2.5 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 16.51 12.9 661 12.9 34,351 12.9 Physical therapist assistants................................... 17.89 12.9 716 12.9 37,217 12.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.91 2.2 675 2.3 35,079 2.3 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.79 3.8 669 3.9 34,766 3.9 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 21.58 11.9 863 11.9 44,892 11.9 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.29 5.8 528 6.1 27,434 6.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.88 6.4 511 6.6 26,598 6.6 Security guards................................................. 12.88 6.4 511 6.6 26,598 6.6 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.29 8.4 457 10.5 23,609 10.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.18 4.7 480 4.8 24,839 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.75 5.7 772 5.5 39,085 5.5 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 22.13 7.5 926 7.2 44,844 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.90 7.5 734 7.1 37,579 7.1 Cooks............................................................. 13.21 4.9 522 4.7 27,154 4.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.54 3.5 582 3.5 30,246 3.5 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.22 4.4 523 3.8 27,174 3.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.13 8.1 401 8.0 20,864 8.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.27 2.3 314 2.8 16,239 2.8 Bartenders...................................................... 9.78 9.1 390 9.1 20,291 9.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.67 1.1 282 4.1 14,477 4.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.59 2.6 339 3.4 17,652 3.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.18 4.4 483 4.1 25,134 4.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.10 4.5 479 3.6 24,888 3.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 12.38 10.7 495 10.7 25,752 10.7 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 9.94 8.4 395 8.4 20,548 8.4 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.83 6.4 428 6.6 22,241 6.6 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 12.80 16.5 512 16.5 26,627 16.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.37 4.7 490 5.2 25,457 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.61 12.2 771 8.6 40,092 8.6 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 18.61 12.2 771 8.6 40,093 8.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.22 6.2 485 6.4 25,155 6.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.59 7.9 501 8.0 25,963 8.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.19 5.7 440 5.7 22,894 5.7 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.26 5.3 437 4.3 22,749 4.3 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.13 4.8 433 4.3 22,497 4.3 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.25 6.1 495 5.2 25,340 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.22 2.6 685 2.7 34,393 2.7 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.56 2.0 309 5.4 16,085 5.4 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 9.61 6.2 384 6.2 19,939 6.2 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.14 7.3 366 7.3 18,961 7.3 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.52 15.2 415 15.2 21,604 15.2 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 8.15 14.5 326 14.5 16,944 14.5 Concierges...................................................... 11.83 19.5 464 19.3 24,127 19.3 Transportation attendants......................................... 27.29 12.0 635 7.9 32,807 7.9 Flight attendants............................................... 32.13 10.4 641 9.3 33,313 9.3 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.04 19.9 456 22.4 23,701 22.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 25.26 9.8 1,006 9.7 52,315 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 27.62 4.8 1,130 5.6 58,785 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 22.91 8.2 947 9.0 49,268 9.0 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 38.44 9.5 1,537 9.5 79,907 9.5 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.97 5.1 630 5.6 32,773 5.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 13.19 5.0 523 5.1 27,210 5.1 Cashiers...................................................... 13.24 5.1 525 5.3 27,296 5.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.50 8.4 660 8.4 34,321 8.4 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 15.14 12.7 606 12.7 31,488 12.7 Parts salespersons............................................ 19.50 5.3 780 5.3 40,552 5.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 17.26 5.6 679 6.6 35,291 6.6 Insurance sales agents............................................ 18.02 23.3 716 23.0 37,211 23.0 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 81.74 33.7 3,269 33.7 169,963 33.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 32.71 10.0 1,337 11.5 69,542 11.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 43.58 .7 1,746 .6 90,794 .6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.72 16.9 1,105 19.5 57,469 19.5 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.98 5.8 709 6.0 36,867 6.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.29 .8 729 .8 37,905 .8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 26.14 2.5 1,049 2.7 54,417 2.7 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 12.54 8.6 501 8.6 26,058 8.6 Telephone operators............................................... 16.90 11.4 655 9.6 34,067 9.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.06 1.3 682 1.3 35,469 1.3 Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.02 9.3 681 9.2 35,391 9.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.54 7.3 661 7.3 34,357 7.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.92 3.5 717 3.5 37,259 3.5 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.71 4.0 668 4.0 34,751 4.0 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.57 11.3 583 11.3 30,298 11.3 Tellers......................................................... 15.04 5.4 601 5.4 31,277 5.4 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 20.21 5.1 809 5.1 42,045 5.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.47 5.8 737 5.9 38,327 5.9 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 12.31 6.3 489 6.6 25,446 6.6 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.90 10.6 672 10.7 34,945 10.7 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 16.35 3.0 653 3.0 33,808 3.0 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.37 6.5 655 6.5 34,054 6.5 Order clerks...................................................... 15.46 8.1 618 8.1 32,159 8.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.02 3.3 759 3.3 39,443 3.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.54 5.8 621 5.8 32,268 5.8 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.51 7.4 700 7.4 36,415 7.4 Couriers and messengers........................................... 12.77 6.9 511 6.9 26,554 6.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.79 15.1 751 15.1 39,077 15.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.85 15.7 754 15.7 39,197 15.7 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 21.76 7.9 870 7.9 45,256 7.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 24.27 5.5 971 5.5 50,485 5.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.58 3.6 583 3.6 30,333 3.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.81 4.8 589 5.1 30,622 5.1 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.77 14.4 591 14.4 30,714 14.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.03 2.8 913 2.6 47,455 2.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.60 1.7 942 1.7 49,000 1.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 31.66 5.3 1,200 4.9 62,398 4.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.83 7.3 700 8.0 36,382 8.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.77 2.8 751 2.8 39,027 2.8 Computer operators................................................ 19.14 7.9 764 7.8 39,704 7.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.60 8.3 620 8.1 32,218 8.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.69 3.0 545 2.8 28,326 2.8 Word processors and typists..................................... 20.16 9.8 797 9.8 41,424 9.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.88 3.9 630 3.9 32,739 3.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.58 1.6 659 1.5 34,264 1.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.79 32.6 470 32.5 17,345 32.5 Graders and sorters, agricultural products........................ 10.06 7.1 394 7.9 15,535 7.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.75 7.9 990 7.9 50,504 7.9 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 35.77 6.8 1,440 7.3 74,884 7.3 Carpenters........................................................ 23.52 10.9 941 10.9 47,242 10.9 Construction laborers............................................. 21.24 14.1 846 14.1 42,528 14.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 31.03 4.7 1,189 4.6 61,574 4.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.70 6.2 1,188 6.2 61,473 6.2 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 24.84 7.1 993 7.1 49,643 7.1 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 24.74 7.6 990 7.6 49,257 7.6 Tapers.......................................................... 25.10 6.2 1,004 6.2 50,687 6.2 Electricians...................................................... 26.88 11.5 1,075 11.5 55,855 11.5 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.28 13.2 571 13.2 29,695 13.2 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.28 13.2 571 13.2 29,695 13.2 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 30.17 4.5 1,207 4.5 62,760 4.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.29 5.1 1,212 5.1 63,009 5.1 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 25.50 13.5 1,020 13.5 53,038 13.5 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 34.98 26.7 1,446 29.8 75,207 29.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.99 4.6 959 4.7 49,841 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.14 5.2 1,125 5.2 58,526 5.2 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.46 4.8 1,098 4.8 57,119 4.8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.46 4.8 1,098 4.8 57,119 4.8 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.48 14.8 939 14.8 48,740 14.8 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 26.80 14.3 1,072 14.3 55,481 14.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 28.15 2.0 1,126 2.0 58,557 2.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.73 14.3 869 14.3 45,202 14.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.85 14.4 874 14.4 45,449 14.4 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 23.67 7.4 947 7.4 49,230 7.4 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.26 4.6 1,011 4.6 52,548 4.6 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 24.98 7.9 999 7.9 51,954 7.9 Rail car repairers.............................................. 26.48 1.2 1,059 1.2 55,088 1.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 30.97 20.2 1,239 20.2 64,424 20.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 23.30 8.3 929 8.6 48,284 8.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.41 8.0 974 8.1 50,634 8.1 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 23.27 12.0 924 12.4 48,002 12.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 22.64 18.3 905 18.3 47,081 18.3 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.69 1.4 1,148 1.4 59,672 1.4 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 27.81 2.1 1,113 2.1 57,855 2.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.75 7.6 670 7.6 34,834 7.6 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.67 5.6 467 5.6 24,265 5.6 Production occupations.............................................. 16.51 3.9 657 4.1 34,073 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.87 4.9 1,036 4.7 53,870 4.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.28 5.1 571 5.1 29,696 5.1 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.70 4.9 548 4.9 28,506 4.9 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 17.35 18.9 694 18.9 36,097 18.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 16.53 7.0 661 7.0 34,316 7.0 Team assemblers................................................. 11.62 12.5 465 12.5 24,164 12.5 Bakers............................................................ 12.01 13.7 480 13.7 24,979 13.7 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.57 8.1 743 8.1 38,621 8.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 20.57 1.3 823 1.3 42,778 1.3 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.87 9.5 474 9.5 24,658 9.5 Food batchmakers................................................ 11.83 10.6 472 10.6 24,520 10.6 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.63 15.0 785 15.0 40,833 15.0 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.86 13.6 714 13.6 37,151 13.6 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.62 6.0 500 5.0 26,006 5.0 Machinists........................................................ 26.80 3.0 1,072 3.0 55,754 3.0 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 15.73 18.7 629 18.7 32,714 18.7 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.81 4.9 552 4.9 28,728 4.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.11 9.0 725 9.0 37,676 9.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.43 14.0 697 14.0 36,245 14.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 21.38 1.6 855 1.6 44,471 1.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.29 13.7 732 13.7 38,050 13.7 Printers.......................................................... 18.51 5.8 731 6.0 38,033 6.0 Job printers.................................................... 19.43 12.0 756 13.0 39,319 13.0 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 18.46 25.0 716 26.6 37,206 26.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.32 4.0 731 4.1 38,006 4.1 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.58 6.2 416 6.8 21,619 6.8 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 8.76 2.3 350 2.3 18,222 2.3 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.32 9.6 493 9.6 25,623 9.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.29 4.1 492 4.1 25,573 4.1 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.81 3.4 512 3.4 26,640 3.4 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 27.70 8.6 1,066 5.7 55,421 5.7 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 30.22 4.8 1,201 5.0 62,475 5.0 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 30.24 3.3 1,198 3.7 62,292 3.7 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 20.97 10.7 786 11.8 40,896 11.8 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 24.79 9.3 967 9.1 50,301 9.1 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.54 7.1 502 7.1 26,093 7.1 Cutting workers................................................... 12.46 3.9 506 5.0 24,510 5.0 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 12.48 4.1 507 5.4 24,538 5.4 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.03 19.2 641 19.2 33,349 19.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.25 5.7 637 6.6 32,946 6.6 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.27 12.2 528 11.7 27,295 11.7 Painting workers.................................................. 15.41 24.7 616 24.7 32,045 24.7 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 19.82 23.6 793 23.6 41,225 23.6 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 15.23 13.0 608 13.0 31,628 13.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.46 12.5 577 12.5 29,913 12.5 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.22 3.6 409 3.6 21,266 3.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.69 2.5 738 2.6 38,092 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.78 9.2 912 9.3 47,431 9.3 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 28.90 10.9 1,154 10.9 60,017 10.9 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 118.49 9.9 2,402 8.9 124,899 8.9 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 118.49 9.9 2,402 8.9 124,899 8.9 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.32 7.2 613 7.2 30,775 7.2 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.31 7.6 612 7.6 31,294 7.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 21.47 1.8 868 2.5 45,129 2.5 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.33 2.7 866 3.4 44,988 3.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 21.92 2.9 877 2.9 45,598 2.9 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.56 12.4 462 12.4 24,031 12.4 Locomotive engineers and operators................................ 38.32 2.6 1,533 2.6 79,698 2.6 Locomotive engineers............................................ 38.32 2.6 1,533 2.6 79,698 2.6 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators...................... 30.06 4.1 1,202 4.1 62,529 4.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 32.90 5.1 1,308 5.5 68,004 5.5 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 25.75 3.8 1,030 3.8 53,558 3.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.19 3.5 605 3.5 31,480 3.5 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.40 2.8 493 2.7 25,289 2.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.87 3.8 436 3.7 22,269 3.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.30 2.2 570 2.3 29,382 2.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.52 7.0 375 7.6 19,037 7.6 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.