Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $18.28 $14.00 $729 $555 39.9 $37,812 $28,800 2,069 Management occupations.............................................. 42.14 36.24 1,740 1,470 41.3 90,343 76,775 2,144 General and operations managers................................... 44.91 40.46 1,947 1,713 43.4 101,252 89,061 2,255 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 32.87 34.19 1,384 1,459 42.1 71,956 75,887 2,189 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 51.47 41.60 2,140 1,921 41.6 111,293 99,867 2,162 Marketing managers.............................................. 57.12 50.71 2,285 2,029 40.0 118,817 105,483 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 45.15 37.54 1,964 1,597 43.5 102,144 83,065 2,262 Administrative services managers.................................. 35.52 35.10 1,469 1,476 41.4 76,385 76,775 2,150 Computer and information systems managers......................... 58.75 52.64 2,361 2,120 40.2 122,798 110,228 2,090 Financial managers................................................ 54.07 50.48 2,190 1,988 40.5 113,883 103,359 2,106 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.21 33.62 1,417 1,345 40.2 73,658 69,921 2,092 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 34.80 35.10 1,392 1,404 40.0 72,384 73,008 2,080 Industrial production managers.................................... 38.76 38.62 1,630 1,589 42.1 84,770 82,607 2,187 Purchasing managers............................................... 45.90 40.87 1,836 1,635 40.0 95,474 85,010 2,080 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 34.18 35.30 1,361 1,412 39.8 70,753 73,424 2,070 Construction managers............................................. 32.65 30.00 1,353 1,237 41.5 69,264 64,341 2,121 Education administrators.......................................... 24.72 15.22 968 629 39.2 49,767 36,050 2,013 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 15.93 14.19 637 568 40.0 33,136 29,515 2,080 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.07 37.86 1,246 1,257 36.6 62,705 55,465 1,841 Engineering managers.............................................. 56.49 50.52 2,300 2,021 40.7 119,611 105,080 2,117 Food service managers............................................. 22.99 21.65 981 930 42.7 51,025 48,360 2,220 Medical and health services managers.............................. 29.75 24.37 1,247 1,024 41.9 64,825 53,233 2,179 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.49 24.74 1,020 989 40.0 53,053 51,451 2,081 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.24 26.39 1,175 1,058 40.2 61,113 55,019 2,090 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.94 25.96 1,141 1,066 40.8 59,349 55,411 2,124 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 31.35 32.21 1,254 1,288 40.0 65,213 67,001 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.93 24.23 1,042 969 40.2 54,210 50,405 2,090 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.60 23.69 969 948 39.4 50,370 49,275 2,048 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 23.74 22.12 933 885 39.3 48,530 46,010 2,044 Cost estimators................................................... 31.18 32.33 1,254 1,293 40.2 65,222 67,246 2,092 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.71 25.02 1,059 1,001 39.6 55,044 52,048 2,061 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.96 23.39 947 829 37.9 49,230 43,100 1,972 Training and development specialists............................ 33.87 28.73 1,354 1,149 40.0 70,409 59,767 2,079 Logisticians...................................................... 32.77 35.84 1,311 1,434 40.0 68,152 74,547 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 31.34 27.31 1,257 1,090 40.1 65,383 56,701 2,086 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.32 28.59 1,217 1,144 40.2 63,304 59,471 2,088 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 30.76 26.63 1,229 1,065 40.0 63,928 55,388 2,078 Financial analysts.............................................. 33.08 27.09 1,323 1,084 40.0 68,816 56,351 2,080 Personal financial advisors..................................... 25.51 23.80 1,020 952 40.0 53,065 49,500 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.87 25.00 1,237 1,000 40.1 64,333 52,002 2,084 Loan officers................................................... 30.87 25.00 1,237 1,000 40.1 64,333 52,002 2,084 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.60 35.00 1,427 1,402 40.1 73,992 72,800 2,079 Computer programmers.............................................. 31.72 31.44 1,278 1,258 40.3 66,257 65,399 2,089 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.73 40.00 1,671 1,600 40.1 86,913 83,200 2,083 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.74 37.00 1,634 1,480 40.1 84,950 76,960 2,085 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.77 41.90 1,711 1,676 40.0 88,953 87,142 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.41 21.52 1,018 834 40.1 52,929 43,359 2,083 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.57 40.35 1,624 1,614 40.0 84,442 83,928 2,081 Database administrators........................................... 24.32 24.37 973 975 40.0 50,575 50,690 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 26.20 27.43 1,060 974 40.4 52,555 49,999 2,006 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.76 31.39 1,230 1,256 40.0 63,985 65,300 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.44 30.29 1,269 1,212 40.4 65,957 62,999 2,098 Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.41 31.25 1,256 1,250 40.0 65,331 65,000 2,080 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 31.41 31.25 1,256 1,250 40.0 65,331 65,000 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 39.84 36.79 1,619 1,528 40.6 84,195 79,433 2,113 Aerospace engineers............................................. 35.29 34.38 1,412 1,375 40.0 73,414 71,515 2,080 Chemical engineers.............................................. 48.58 52.24 1,979 2,090 40.7 102,883 108,659 2,118 Civil engineers................................................. 32.94 34.19 1,404 1,468 42.6 73,033 76,321 2,217 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.64 39.69 1,863 1,648 40.8 96,890 85,696 2,123 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.08 36.95 1,588 1,478 40.6 82,554 76,856 2,112 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.40 38.94 1,710 1,600 41.3 88,927 83,200 2,148 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 36.90 34.90 1,476 1,396 40.0 76,746 72,584 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 35.44 35.91 1,422 1,435 40.1 73,955 74,622 2,086 Industrial engineers.......................................... 34.60 32.79 1,389 1,307 40.1 72,221 67,954 2,087 Mechanical engineers............................................ 30.15 24.06 1,206 962 40.0 62,704 50,045 2,080 Petroleum engineers............................................. 48.26 44.50 1,931 1,780 40.0 100,390 92,566 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 23.63 21.86 946 874 40.0 49,088 45,465 2,077 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 25.17 23.08 1,007 923 40.0 52,361 48,000 2,080 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 16.94 16.00 678 640 40.0 35,237 33,280 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 20.57 15.76 823 631 40.0 42,792 32,789 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.22 19.56 810 782 40.0 42,111 40,687 2,083 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.99 22.93 960 917 40.0 49,904 47,699 2,080 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 21.54 15.00 862 600 40.0 44,799 31,200 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.00 33.25 1,452 1,346 40.3 75,495 69,992 2,097 Physical scientists............................................... 47.00 40.22 1,920 1,609 40.9 99,861 83,666 2,125 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 52.87 52.89 2,172 2,115 41.1 112,964 110,001 2,137 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 56.82 53.82 2,345 2,115 41.3 121,926 110,001 2,146 Market and survey researchers..................................... 32.26 34.60 1,290 1,384 40.0 67,093 71,968 2,080 Market research analysts........................................ 32.26 34.60 1,290 1,384 40.0 67,093 71,968 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.28 16.26 652 650 40.0 33,821 33,821 2,078 Counselors........................................................ 19.99 18.75 796 750 39.8 41,041 39,000 2,053 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.56 17.02 736 681 39.7 37,775 35,404 2,036 Social workers.................................................... 18.35 19.71 739 788 40.2 38,404 41,001 2,093 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.02 20.00 801 800 40.0 41,636 41,600 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.32 11.29 452 452 40.0 23,483 23,483 2,075 Social and human service assistants............................. 10.99 11.29 440 452 40.0 22,815 23,483 2,076 Legal occupations................................................... 29.55 20.19 1,218 748 41.2 63,334 38,895 2,144 Lawyers........................................................... 57.16 53.85 2,526 2,308 44.2 131,375 120,000 2,298 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 21.61 21.15 895 858 41.4 46,526 44,620 2,153 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 21.62 17.09 899 748 41.6 46,736 38,895 2,161 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.70 17.38 1,058 698 39.6 47,596 34,129 1,782 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.27 36.14 2,048 1,445 39.2 88,624 62,969 1,695 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 90.45 79.77 3,549 2,991 39.2 170,366 116,662 1,884 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 39.53 34.83 1,494 1,298 37.8 58,875 49,625 1,489 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.72 35.47 1,472 1,373 40.1 54,857 50,000 1,494 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 34.76 27.97 1,372 1,119 39.5 60,939 51,475 1,753 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 17.42 16.41 694 656 39.9 36,093 34,129 2,072 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.85 16.78 790 671 39.8 33,776 32,677 1,702 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 10.55 10.32 422 413 40.0 21,617 21,468 2,049 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.29 27.43 999 1,097 39.5 36,955 39,501 1,461 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 23.58 24.96 879 869 37.3 33,049 33,400 1,401 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 25.87 27.43 1,043 1,097 40.3 38,350 39,501 1,482 Secondary school teachers....................................... 23.02 21.93 913 877 39.7 37,933 34,313 1,648 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 25.91 23.16 1,025 925 39.5 39,567 35,020 1,527 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 16.44 20.05 626 716 38.1 28,842 25,772 1,754 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.24 8.50 366 340 39.6 17,951 16,797 1,942 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.20 17.79 881 708 39.7 45,219 36,999 2,037 Designers......................................................... 20.84 18.75 836 750 40.1 43,481 39,002 2,087 Graphic designers............................................... 18.52 17.79 741 712 40.0 38,558 36,999 2,082 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 19.00 15.44 760 618 40.0 39,530 32,115 2,080 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 21.11 18.99 844 760 40.0 43,903 39,499 2,080 Public relations specialists...................................... 30.15 31.25 1,202 1,250 39.9 62,500 65,000 2,073 Writers and editors............................................... 20.59 17.71 824 708 40.0 42,829 36,837 2,080 Editors......................................................... 20.63 17.71 825 708 40.0 42,914 36,837 2,080 Technical writers............................................... 20.08 19.54 803 782 40.0 41,763 40,643 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.24 21.64 1,041 843 39.7 54,146 43,826 2,063 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.73 50.47 2,036 2,019 40.1 105,868 104,978 2,087 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 97.58 87.50 4,428 3,958 45.4 230,233 205,833 2,359 Registered nurses................................................. 28.03 27.54 1,103 1,078 39.3 57,348 56,056 2,046 Therapists........................................................ 31.14 29.98 1,236 1,199 39.7 64,268 62,358 2,064 Occupational therapists......................................... 26.82 28.55 1,073 1,142 40.0 55,782 59,384 2,080 Physical therapists............................................. 35.52 31.00 1,400 1,240 39.4 72,824 64,480 2,050 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.39 21.89 894 876 39.9 46,470 45,531 2,076 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.06 16.00 678 640 39.7 35,233 33,280 2,065 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.25 22.68 922 912 39.6 47,927 47,403 2,061 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.47 12.00 535 480 39.8 27,835 24,960 2,067 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.56 22.84 863 913 40.0 44,853 47,497 2,080 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 18.68 16.99 747 680 40.0 38,859 35,339 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.02 23.58 881 943 40.0 45,799 49,053 2,080 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.87 15.74 627 606 39.5 32,623 31,512 2,055 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.85 12.50 547 500 39.5 28,443 26,000 2,053 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 20.29 20.35 812 814 40.0 42,198 42,328 2,080 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.52 16.78 689 671 39.3 35,843 34,907 2,046 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.12 17.60 712 696 39.3 37,027 36,171 2,043 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.76 15.50 663 620 39.6 34,477 32,240 2,058 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.36 13.46 653 538 39.9 33,951 28,001 2,076 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 23.99 26.28 960 1,051 40.0 49,898 54,660 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 23.99 26.28 960 1,051 40.0 49,898 54,660 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.82 10.25 450 400 38.1 23,387 20,800 1,979 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.18 9.00 345 348 37.6 17,965 18,077 1,957 Home health aides............................................... 7.59 7.00 255 254 33.6 13,257 13,208 1,748 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.60 9.38 376 360 39.2 19,557 18,720 2,037 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.77 9.44 361 354 37.0 18,766 18,396 1,921 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 25.04 30.00 1,002 1,200 40.0 52,079 62,400 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.85 12.50 492 480 38.3 25,573 24,943 1,990 Dental assistants............................................... 16.61 15.00 572 558 34.4 29,747 29,016 1,791 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.37 11.00 454 440 39.9 23,607 22,880 2,077 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.48 10.17 418 407 39.8 21,515 20,904 2,052 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.02 10.00 399 400 39.8 20,754 20,800 2,072 Security guards................................................. 10.02 10.00 399 400 39.8 20,754 20,800 2,072 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.39 7.25 282 276 38.1 14,605 14,144 1,976 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.55 12.59 567 538 41.9 29,502 28,001 2,177 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.55 12.59 567 538 41.9 29,502 28,001 2,177 Cooks............................................................. 8.79 8.54 339 338 38.6 17,547 17,215 1,995 Cooks, fast food................................................ 7.55 7.83 278 290 36.8 14,467 15,080 1,915 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.93 9.70 387 380 38.9 19,479 19,074 1,961 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.08 9.11 354 364 39.0 18,399 18,949 2,027 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.21 8.45 329 338 40.0 17,083 17,576 2,080 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.04 7.08 311 283 38.7 16,197 14,724 2,014 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.04 3.42 149 111 36.8 7,707 5,746 1,908 Bartenders...................................................... 5.75 6.00 213 206 37.0 10,905 10,712 1,895 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.08 2.25 112 85 36.3 5,817 4,430 1,890 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.38 6.50 244 240 38.3 12,708 12,480 1,991 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.58 7.19 288 266 38.0 14,953 13,832 1,972 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.55 6.85 287 260 38.0 14,930 13,520 1,978 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7.82 7.95 297 286 38.0 15,111 14,884 1,933 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.46 7.00 283 280 37.9 14,722 14,560 1,973 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.70 7.20 297 288 38.5 15,424 14,951 2,003 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.80 7.11 247 219 36.3 12,836 11,408 1,888 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.71 8.11 335 320 38.5 17,382 16,328 1,995 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 10.82 9.50 428 377 39.6 22,279 19,623 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 10.41 9.25 405 370 38.9 21,065 19,240 2,023 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.60 8.05 330 309 38.3 17,084 16,068 1,986 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.03 8.50 355 338 39.4 18,474 17,576 2,046 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.78 7.40 288 293 37.0 14,864 15,234 1,911 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.49 8.00 334 320 39.3 17,283 16,320 2,035 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.04 8.00 316 320 39.3 16,328 16,320 2,030 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.59 8.75 389 344 36.7 19,926 17,898 1,882 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 11.60 11.98 446 433 38.4 23,195 22,519 1,999 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 10.44 9.83 382 344 36.6 19,859 17,898 1,903 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 10.69 11.54 399 406 37.3 20,746 21,113 1,940 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.10 6.50 284 260 40.0 14,776 13,520 2,080 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 7.10 6.50 284 260 40.0 14,776 13,520 2,080 Transportation attendants......................................... 34.01 42.04 684 683 20.1 35,575 35,516 1,046 Flight attendants............................................... 40.01 42.29 726 683 18.1 37,743 35,516 943 Child care workers................................................ 8.38 8.00 329 314 39.3 17,093 16,328 2,040 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.10 16.83 533 673 35.3 14,569 3,174 965 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.72 12.00 716 480 40.4 37,201 24,960 2,099 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.65 15.50 979 628 41.4 50,902 32,656 2,152 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.53 14.98 680 606 41.1 35,378 31,499 2,140 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 41.16 24.29 1,729 1,154 42.0 89,908 60,000 2,184 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.80 9.40 473 364 40.1 24,549 18,930 2,080 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.31 7.75 324 300 39.0 16,788 15,600 2,020 Cashiers...................................................... 8.31 7.75 324 300 39.0 16,788 15,600 2,020 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.64 13.75 625 550 40.0 32,514 28,600 2,079 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 16.30 15.21 650 608 39.9 33,785 31,631 2,073 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.49 12.28 583 491 40.2 30,302 25,538 2,091 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.72 10.02 517 396 40.7 26,891 20,571 2,114 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 51.55 26.80 1,912 1,077 37.1 99,448 55,994 1,929 Insurance sales agents............................................ 18.78 17.31 765 692 40.7 39,764 36,001 2,117 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 23.86 19.80 954 792 40.0 49,626 41,178 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.20 24.48 1,202 985 41.2 62,499 51,203 2,141 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 36.68 35.14 1,500 1,405 40.9 78,005 73,081 2,126 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.11 22.40 1,078 913 41.3 56,043 47,486 2,147 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 11.62 12.73 464 509 40.0 24,149 26,485 2,078 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 11.62 12.73 464 509 40.0 24,149 26,485 2,078 Telemarketers..................................................... 10.08 10.00 401 400 39.8 20,851 20,804 2,069 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.31 10.00 731 406 39.9 37,876 20,800 2,069 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.18 13.06 563 521 39.7 29,227 27,071 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.99 21.69 919 867 40.0 47,788 45,065 2,079 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.37 10.53 403 415 38.9 20,967 21,590 2,022 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.96 13.50 556 540 39.8 28,894 28,057 2,069 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.56 14.25 581 570 39.9 30,203 29,648 2,075 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.64 14.00 540 560 39.6 28,089 29,120 2,060 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.63 14.05 582 562 39.8 30,258 29,224 2,068 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 13.72 14.00 530 560 38.6 27,577 29,120 2,010 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.96 16.73 638 669 40.0 33,189 34,798 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 11.68 11.28 467 451 40.0 24,284 23,460 2,080 Correspondence clerks............................................. 17.60 15.41 704 616 40.0 36,605 32,044 2,080 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.89 13.96 542 558 39.0 28,207 29,037 2,030 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.27 13.38 565 532 39.6 29,357 27,622 2,057 File clerks....................................................... 11.59 11.00 462 440 39.9 24,026 22,880 2,072 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.51 8.24 332 320 38.9 17,240 16,640 2,025 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.88 11.53 517 464 40.1 26,899 24,128 2,088 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.65 14.50 620 560 39.6 32,225 29,101 2,059 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.05 11.29 481 452 39.9 25,002 23,479 2,075 Order clerks...................................................... 12.27 11.50 486 460 39.6 25,283 23,920 2,060 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.40 15.88 652 635 39.8 33,912 33,030 2,067 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.23 10.50 444 410 39.6 23,072 21,320 2,054 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.85 15.80 634 632 40.0 32,968 32,864 2,080 Couriers and messengers........................................... 11.04 10.58 431 423 39.0 22,421 22,000 2,031 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.45 11.80 541 440 40.3 28,148 22,880 2,093 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.56 11.82 546 440 40.3 28,394 22,880 2,094 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.16 15.58 646 623 40.0 33,611 32,411 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.61 11.20 463 448 39.9 24,074 23,296 2,074 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.10 11.30 486 452 40.1 25,063 23,504 2,071 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.23 17.50 679 678 39.4 35,295 35,263 2,048 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.65 19.47 824 779 39.9 42,818 40,500 2,074 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.24 16.15 644 646 39.7 33,498 33,600 2,062 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.71 13.00 543 520 39.6 28,241 27,040 2,060 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.15 17.09 625 654 38.7 32,504 34,001 2,013 Computer operators................................................ 17.55 17.04 701 682 39.9 36,462 35,445 2,077 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.86 11.57 472 464 39.8 24,522 24,072 2,067 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.52 11.52 459 461 39.9 23,842 23,920 2,070 Word processors and typists..................................... 12.97 12.16 513 486 39.6 26,688 25,293 2,057 Desktop publishers................................................ 17.36 15.34 672 575 38.7 34,939 29,909 2,013 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.40 14.00 566 560 39.3 29,425 29,120 2,043 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.07 11.60 439 468 39.7 22,837 24,311 2,062 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.31 12.00 486 480 39.5 25,247 24,960 2,052 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 13.04 9.65 522 386 40.0 24,702 20,280 1,894 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.58 14.16 670 560 40.4 34,732 29,120 2,095 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.70 22.67 1,031 875 41.7 53,603 45,500 2,170 Carpenters........................................................ 13.69 13.27 548 531 40.0 28,343 27,350 2,070 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 12.59 12.50 503 500 40.0 25,866 25,688 2,055 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 12.59 12.50 503 500 40.0 25,866 25,688 2,055 Construction laborers............................................. 10.93 10.00 438 400 40.1 22,719 20,800 2,079 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.31 14.00 572 560 40.0 29,769 29,120 2,080 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 11.81 11.50 473 460 40.0 24,575 23,920 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.14 14.50 606 580 40.0 31,493 30,160 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 16.65 16.00 666 640 40.0 34,632 33,280 2,080 Insulation workers................................................ 18.81 19.50 752 780 40.0 39,125 40,560 2,080 Insulation workers, mechanical.................................. 19.00 20.00 760 800 40.0 39,522 41,600 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.05 14.00 562 560 40.0 29,219 29,120 2,080 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.05 14.00 562 560 40.0 29,219 29,120 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 18.93 20.00 757 800 40.0 39,368 41,600 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.49 20.00 780 800 40.0 40,543 41,600 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.88 14.50 595 580 40.0 30,960 30,160 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.31 11.00 453 440 40.0 23,451 22,880 2,073 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 14.05 14.00 562 560 40.0 29,233 29,120 2,080 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 14.62 12.86 585 515 40.0 30,415 26,755 2,080 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 22.25 23.00 890 920 40.0 46,289 47,840 2,080 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 20.96 19.25 838 770 40.0 43,597 40,040 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.48 17.25 745 690 40.3 38,584 35,880 2,088 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 26.28 23.98 1,102 1,025 41.9 57,312 53,301 2,181 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 15.82 18.08 633 723 40.0 32,908 37,602 2,080 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.03 26.11 921 1,044 40.0 47,904 54,309 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.03 26.11 921 1,044 40.0 47,904 54,309 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.86 18.16 760 727 40.3 39,512 37,781 2,095 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 18.50 18.16 740 727 40.0 38,479 37,781 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 27.30 27.04 1,146 1,082 42.0 57,035 56,243 2,089 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.29 14.69 706 610 40.8 36,724 31,720 2,124 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 14.90 14.38 601 575 40.3 31,239 29,900 2,097 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.94 16.03 735 680 41.0 38,220 35,360 2,131 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.93 16.00 683 640 40.3 35,500 33,280 2,097 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.98 17.21 719 688 40.0 37,398 35,801 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.55 16.26 702 650 40.0 36,498 33,817 2,080 Rail car repairers.............................................. 19.76 18.66 790 746 40.0 41,093 38,811 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 20.94 20.12 835 854 39.9 43,394 44,408 2,072 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.22 16.94 688 677 39.9 35,626 35,229 2,069 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.43 18.24 777 730 40.0 39,936 37,814 2,056 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.55 15.47 622 619 40.0 32,326 31,158 2,079 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.69 14.11 623 559 39.7 32,399 29,078 2,065 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.79 25.06 951 1,002 40.0 49,475 52,125 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.86 25.06 1,035 1,002 40.0 53,798 52,125 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.09 24.76 884 990 40.0 45,948 51,490 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 13.43 13.00 537 520 40.0 27,519 27,040 2,049 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 10.61 10.40 424 416 40.0 21,204 21,590 1,999 Production occupations.............................................. 13.68 12.00 546 480 39.9 28,379 24,960 2,074 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.79 21.12 875 885 40.2 45,522 46,010 2,089 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 20.90 21.42 836 857 40.0 43,474 44,554 2,080 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.49 11.60 459 464 39.9 23,859 24,107 2,077 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.88 11.95 475 478 39.9 24,676 24,856 2,076 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 18.57 16.00 743 640 40.0 38,618 33,280 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.38 10.37 454 415 39.9 23,600 21,572 2,074 Team assemblers................................................. 8.85 8.25 354 330 40.0 18,407 17,160 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 9.99 9.00 400 360 40.0 20,779 18,720 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.04 10.10 438 400 39.7 22,781 20,800 2,063 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.41 15.30 585 604 38.0 30,432 31,408 1,975 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.31 12.21 452 489 40.0 23,528 25,403 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.92 15.53 676 621 39.9 35,138 32,307 2,076 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.78 15.53 670 621 39.9 34,848 32,307 2,076 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 10.41 8.59 414 344 39.8 21,510 17,867 2,067 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 10.15 8.59 403 316 39.7 20,967 16,440 2,066 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.99 12.97 520 519 40.0 27,017 26,982 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.38 12.50 455 500 40.0 23,668 26,000 2,080 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.28 12.97 491 519 40.0 25,553 26,982 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 17.30 16.50 693 640 40.0 36,016 33,280 2,082 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 10.47 9.45 416 378 39.7 21,639 19,656 2,066 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.47 9.45 416 378 39.7 21,639 19,656 2,066 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.63 12.84 505 514 40.0 26,269 26,707 2,080 Tool and die makers............................................... 19.96 19.40 799 776 40.0 41,526 40,352 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.60 13.00 584 520 40.0 30,364 27,040 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.67 13.00 587 520 40.0 30,514 27,040 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.03 14.22 558 569 39.7 29,001 29,578 2,067 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 11.03 6.89 439 276 39.9 22,851 14,329 2,072 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 15.32 16.14 613 645 40.0 31,858 33,561 2,080 Bindery workers................................................. 15.05 16.14 602 645 40.0 31,294 33,561 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 16.38 15.00 652 598 39.8 33,890 31,117 2,068 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 17.41 15.24 690 590 39.6 35,861 30,661 2,060 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.26 15.00 647 600 39.8 33,656 31,200 2,070 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.88 8.65 353 346 39.7 18,354 17,992 2,066 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.24 9.50 370 380 40.0 19,223 19,760 2,080 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 11.57 10.00 456 400 39.4 23,717 20,800 2,050 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.27 12.00 472 480 38.5 24,569 24,960 2,002 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 34.32 27.82 1,373 1,113 40.0 71,393 57,859 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 17.55 16.57 702 663 40.0 36,502 34,466 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 26.98 26.92 1,080 1,077 40.0 56,158 56,000 2,081 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 26.43 27.58 1,059 1,077 40.0 55,047 56,000 2,082 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.27 14.14 571 566 40.0 29,689 29,411 2,080 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.42 14.14 577 566 40.0 29,993 29,411 2,080 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 13.30 13.10 532 524 40.0 27,672 27,248 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.75 12.75 590 510 40.0 30,689 26,520 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.25 12.29 490 492 40.0 25,488 25,563 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 15.29 13.03 614 521 40.2 31,931 27,104 2,088 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 10.97 11.01 439 440 40.0 22,815 22,899 2,080 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 18.73 16.00 754 640 40.3 39,232 33,280 2,094 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.94 10.25 435 407 39.8 22,612 20,987 2,067 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......... 9.60 8.50 384 340 40.0 19,962 17,680 2,080 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.89 11.00 432 440 39.7 22,482 22,880 2,065 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.36 12.25 586 494 40.8 30,319 25,557 2,112 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.31 14.51 613 580 40.1 31,901 30,181 2,084 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.54 22.65 1,009 906 41.1 52,492 47,102 2,139 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.12 18.99 605 760 40.0 31,441 39,499 2,080 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.29 14.50 657 600 42.9 34,106 31,200 2,230 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.39 13.39 598 602 41.6 31,096 31,326 2,161 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.23 15.32 718 620 44.2 37,321 32,240 2,300 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.52 11.97 551 480 40.7 28,509 24,960 2,109 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 8.05 8.20 317 327 39.4 16,502 17,023 2,049 Sailors and marine oilers......................................... 14.46 14.38 619 575 42.8 32,186 29,900 2,226 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.00 18.60 720 744 40.0 37,449 38,688 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 12.79 12.00 512 480 40.0 26,613 24,960 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 12.79 12.00 512 480 40.0 26,613 24,960 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.77 11.30 471 454 40.0 24,494 23,629 2,082 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.29 9.67 407 378 39.5 20,872 19,344 2,029 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.97 9.00 399 360 40.0 20,742 18,720 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.81 10.00 426 397 39.4 21,633 20,640 2,002 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.83 9.75 433 390 40.0 22,519 20,280 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.34 7.80 326 307 39.1 16,956 15,960 2,033 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 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. 5 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.