RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $18.28 1.3% $729 1.6% $37,812 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 42.14 3.5 1,740 2.9 90,343 2.9 General and operations managers................................... 44.91 8.9 1,947 10.9 101,252 10.9 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 32.87 18.1 1,384 21.7 71,956 21.7 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 51.47 14.1 2,140 13.2 111,293 13.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 57.12 14.1 2,285 14.1 118,817 14.1 Sales managers.................................................. 45.15 17.5 1,964 15.2 102,144 15.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 35.52 10.9 1,469 11.8 76,385 11.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 58.75 11.1 2,361 10.6 122,798 10.6 Financial managers................................................ 54.07 4.8 2,190 4.5 113,883 4.5 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.21 6.4 1,417 6.4 73,658 6.4 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 34.80 8.0 1,392 8.0 72,384 8.0 Industrial production managers.................................... 38.76 6.8 1,630 6.1 84,770 6.1 Purchasing managers............................................... 45.90 13.0 1,836 13.0 95,474 13.0 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 34.18 8.0 1,361 8.2 70,753 8.2 Construction managers............................................. 32.65 5.9 1,353 5.7 69,264 5.7 Education administrators.......................................... 24.72 23.4 968 22.1 49,767 22.1 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 15.93 10.3 637 10.3 33,136 10.3 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.07 10.4 1,246 10.4 62,705 10.4 Engineering managers.............................................. 56.49 9.3 2,300 8.8 119,611 8.8 Food service managers............................................. 22.99 9.1 981 7.3 51,025 7.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 29.75 10.6 1,247 12.3 64,825 12.3 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.49 5.4 1,020 5.4 53,053 5.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.24 2.3 1,175 2.4 61,113 2.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.94 3.8 1,141 4.0 59,349 4.0 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 31.35 9.7 1,254 9.7 65,213 9.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.93 3.7 1,042 3.4 54,210 3.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.60 3.8 969 4.5 50,370 4.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 23.74 1.1 933 1.5 48,530 1.5 Cost estimators................................................... 31.18 12.2 1,254 12.2 65,222 12.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.71 6.2 1,059 3.8 55,044 3.8 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.96 6.2 947 9.2 49,230 9.2 Training and development specialists............................ 33.87 26.4 1,354 26.4 70,409 26.4 Logisticians...................................................... 32.77 10.4 1,311 10.4 68,152 10.4 Management analysts............................................... 31.34 9.0 1,257 9.3 65,383 9.3 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.32 11.3 1,217 11.3 63,304 11.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 30.76 14.5 1,229 14.5 63,928 14.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 33.08 20.8 1,323 20.8 68,816 20.8 Personal financial advisors..................................... 25.51 11.1 1,020 11.1 53,065 11.1 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.87 8.8 1,237 9.2 64,333 9.2 Loan officers................................................... 30.87 8.8 1,237 9.2 64,333 9.2 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.60 4.9 1,427 4.9 73,992 4.9 Computer programmers.............................................. 31.72 10.7 1,278 10.9 66,257 10.9 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.73 5.0 1,671 5.0 86,913 5.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.74 8.0 1,634 8.0 84,950 8.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.77 4.5 1,711 4.5 88,953 4.5 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.41 12.2 1,018 12.3 52,929 12.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.57 6.1 1,624 6.1 84,442 6.1 Database administrators........................................... 24.32 11.2 973 11.2 50,575 11.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 26.20 8.6 1,060 8.9 52,555 8.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.76 4.1 1,230 4.1 63,985 4.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.44 8.7 1,269 8.6 65,957 8.6 Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.41 6.2 1,256 6.2 65,331 6.2 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 31.41 6.2 1,256 6.2 65,331 6.2 Engineers......................................................... 39.84 1.6 1,619 1.3 84,195 1.3 Aerospace engineers............................................. 35.29 12.8 1,412 12.8 73,414 12.8 Chemical engineers.............................................. 48.58 10.7 1,979 8.9 102,883 8.9 Civil engineers................................................. 32.94 10.3 1,404 10.4 73,033 10.4 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.64 9.2 1,863 9.7 96,890 9.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.08 6.2 1,588 5.2 82,554 5.2 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.40 12.2 1,710 10.8 88,927 10.8 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 36.90 6.8 1,476 6.8 76,746 6.8 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 35.44 5.9 1,422 6.0 73,955 6.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 34.60 7.2 1,389 7.4 72,221 7.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 30.15 7.5 1,206 7.5 62,704 7.5 Petroleum engineers............................................. 48.26 19.6 1,931 19.6 100,390 19.6 Drafters.......................................................... 23.63 6.2 946 6.1 49,088 6.1 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 25.17 16.5 1,007 16.5 52,361 16.5 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 16.94 12.9 678 12.9 35,237 12.9 Mechanical drafters............................................. 20.57 8.1 823 8.1 42,792 8.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.22 16.3 810 16.3 42,111 16.3 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.99 3.6 960 3.6 49,904 3.6 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 21.54 37.5 862 37.5 44,799 37.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.00 5.2 1,452 4.6 75,495 4.6 Physical scientists............................................... 47.00 5.0 1,920 6.9 99,861 6.9 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 52.87 6.7 2,172 3.8 112,964 3.8 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 56.82 2.5 2,345 6.3 121,926 6.3 Market and survey researchers..................................... 32.26 7.4 1,290 7.4 67,093 7.4 Market research analysts........................................ 32.26 7.4 1,290 7.4 67,093 7.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.28 6.1 652 5.9 33,821 5.9 Counselors........................................................ 19.99 8.0 796 7.9 41,041 7.9 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.56 9.4 736 9.0 37,775 9.0 Social workers.................................................... 18.35 7.4 739 7.1 38,404 7.1 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.02 4.3 801 4.3 41,636 4.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.32 5.2 452 5.3 23,483 5.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 10.99 7.1 440 7.1 22,815 7.1 Legal occupations................................................... 29.55 24.5 1,218 26.2 63,334 26.2 Lawyers........................................................... 57.16 11.7 2,526 13.1 131,375 13.1 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 21.61 4.8 895 5.7 46,526 5.7 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 21.62 5.3 899 6.4 46,736 6.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.70 21.7 1,058 21.9 47,596 21.9 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.27 24.6 2,048 25.1 88,624 25.1 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 90.45 32.8 3,549 33.5 170,366 33.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 39.53 7.7 1,494 7.9 58,875 7.9 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.72 6.3 1,472 8.0 54,857 8.0 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 34.76 15.2 1,372 14.7 60,939 14.7 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 17.42 13.1 694 12.9 36,093 12.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.85 13.0 790 13.4 33,776 13.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 10.55 8.4 422 8.4 21,617 8.4 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.29 12.2 999 13.8 36,955 13.8 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 23.58 21.9 879 27.8 33,049 27.8 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 25.87 9.8 1,043 9.1 38,350 9.1 Secondary school teachers....................................... 23.02 9.7 913 9.5 37,933 9.5 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 25.91 7.7 1,025 7.2 39,567 7.2 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 16.44 13.3 626 11.1 28,842 11.1 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.24 11.9 366 12.2 17,951 12.2 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.20 9.6 881 10.3 45,219 10.3 Designers......................................................... 20.84 10.8 836 11.0 43,481 11.0 Graphic designers............................................... 18.52 8.5 741 8.6 38,558 8.6 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 19.00 13.2 760 13.2 39,530 13.2 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 21.11 10.5 844 10.5 43,903 10.5 Public relations specialists...................................... 30.15 11.6 1,202 11.6 62,500 11.6 Writers and editors............................................... 20.59 7.5 824 7.5 42,829 7.5 Editors......................................................... 20.63 8.8 825 8.8 42,914 8.8 Technical writers............................................... 20.08 9.7 803 9.7 41,763 9.7 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.24 9.5 1,041 9.9 54,146 9.9 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.73 1.0 2,036 .7 105,868 .7 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 97.58 4.8 4,428 12.3 230,233 12.3 Registered nurses................................................. 28.03 4.2 1,103 4.5 57,348 4.5 Therapists........................................................ 31.14 11.8 1,236 11.9 64,268 11.9 Occupational therapists......................................... 26.82 16.1 1,073 16.1 55,782 16.1 Physical therapists............................................. 35.52 17.6 1,400 18.0 72,824 18.0 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.39 2.8 894 3.1 46,470 3.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.06 16.3 678 16.0 35,233 16.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.25 6.6 922 6.1 47,927 6.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.47 10.8 535 10.3 27,835 10.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.56 7.6 863 7.6 44,853 7.6 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 18.68 13.0 747 13.0 38,859 13.0 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.02 7.0 881 7.0 45,799 7.0 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.87 5.7 627 5.6 32,623 5.6 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.85 8.7 547 8.5 28,443 8.5 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 20.29 3.2 812 3.2 42,198 3.2 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.52 5.9 689 6.3 35,843 6.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.12 3.3 712 3.6 37,027 3.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.76 19.9 663 20.5 34,477 20.5 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.36 14.8 653 14.7 33,951 14.7 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 23.99 21.7 960 21.7 49,898 21.7 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 23.99 21.7 960 21.7 49,898 21.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.82 7.6 450 8.2 23,387 8.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.18 3.3 345 6.0 17,965 6.0 Home health aides............................................... 7.59 11.1 255 21.9 13,257 21.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.60 1.6 376 2.0 19,557 2.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.77 3.7 361 2.0 18,766 2.0 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 25.04 15.6 1,002 15.6 52,079 15.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.85 6.0 492 4.9 25,573 4.9 Dental assistants............................................... 16.61 6.2 572 7.3 29,747 7.3 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.37 3.2 454 3.3 23,607 3.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.48 7.5 418 7.5 21,515 7.5 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.02 8.6 399 8.6 20,754 8.6 Security guards................................................. 10.02 8.6 399 8.6 20,754 8.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.39 4.5 282 4.8 14,605 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.55 4.9 567 4.4 29,502 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.55 4.9 567 4.4 29,502 4.4 Cooks............................................................. 8.79 1.8 339 2.8 17,547 2.8 Cooks, fast food................................................ 7.55 3.7 278 8.0 14,467 8.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.93 5.1 387 4.9 19,479 4.9 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.08 2.8 354 3.0 18,399 3.0 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.21 2.9 329 2.9 17,083 2.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.04 8.1 311 9.4 16,197 9.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.04 7.6 149 8.3 7,707 8.3 Bartenders...................................................... 5.75 8.9 213 11.4 10,905 11.4 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.08 6.2 112 6.2 5,817 6.2 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.38 13.5 244 14.1 12,708 14.1 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.58 5.7 288 4.8 14,953 4.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.55 6.0 287 4.7 14,930 4.7 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7.82 7.2 297 6.6 15,111 6.6 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.46 9.3 283 7.6 14,722 7.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.70 2.5 297 3.3 15,424 3.3 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.80 16.2 247 15.2 12,836 15.2 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.71 2.0 335 2.1 17,382 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 10.82 7.9 428 9.9 22,279 9.9 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 10.41 7.3 405 8.6 21,065 8.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.60 2.5 330 2.4 17,084 2.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.03 8.2 355 8.2 18,474 8.2 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.78 4.1 288 5.5 14,864 5.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.49 8.6 334 8.4 17,283 8.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.04 2.9 316 2.8 16,328 2.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.59 4.7 389 3.1 19,926 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 11.60 3.1 446 2.7 23,195 2.7 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 10.44 5.9 382 7.8 19,859 7.8 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 10.69 7.1 399 9.1 20,746 9.1 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.10 8.3 284 8.3 14,776 8.3 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 7.10 8.3 284 8.3 14,776 8.3 Transportation attendants......................................... 34.01 16.0 684 3.5 35,575 3.5 Flight attendants............................................... 40.01 1.2 726 3.4 37,743 3.4 Child care workers................................................ 8.38 5.3 329 5.0 17,093 5.0 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.10 16.6 533 21.4 14,569 21.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.72 2.5 716 2.2 37,201 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.65 16.4 979 16.5 50,902 16.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.53 4.7 680 6.0 35,378 6.0 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 41.16 32.7 1,729 32.4 89,908 32.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.80 2.9 473 3.8 24,549 3.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.31 3.9 324 3.8 16,788 3.8 Cashiers...................................................... 8.31 3.9 324 3.8 16,788 3.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.64 17.5 625 17.8 32,514 17.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 16.30 22.5 650 22.9 33,785 22.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.49 10.0 583 10.7 30,302 10.7 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.72 5.7 517 6.8 26,891 6.8 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 51.55 39.3 1,912 40.3 99,448 40.3 Insurance sales agents............................................ 18.78 5.0 765 5.9 39,764 5.9 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 23.86 22.0 954 22.0 49,626 22.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.20 8.8 1,202 8.2 62,499 8.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 36.68 9.1 1,500 9.2 78,005 9.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.11 13.5 1,078 13.3 56,043 13.3 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 11.62 9.1 464 9.2 24,149 9.2 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 11.62 9.1 464 9.2 24,149 9.2 Telemarketers..................................................... 10.08 8.0 401 7.6 20,851 7.6 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.31 33.6 731 33.4 37,876 33.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.18 1.1 563 1.1 29,227 1.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.99 5.1 919 5.2 47,788 5.2 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.37 6.6 403 7.5 20,967 7.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.96 2.3 556 2.3 28,894 2.3 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.56 8.3 581 8.3 30,203 8.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.64 3.0 540 3.4 28,089 3.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.63 2.0 582 2.1 30,258 2.1 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 13.72 4.8 530 7.7 27,577 7.7 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.96 15.4 638 15.4 33,189 15.4 Tellers......................................................... 11.68 3.6 467 3.6 24,284 3.6 Correspondence clerks............................................. 17.60 5.4 704 5.4 36,605 5.4 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.89 5.7 542 7.0 28,207 7.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.27 6.0 565 5.9 29,357 5.9 File clerks....................................................... 11.59 7.2 462 7.3 24,026 7.3 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.51 6.6 332 6.5 17,240 6.5 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.88 8.4 517 8.2 26,899 8.2 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.65 6.8 620 6.7 32,225 6.7 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.05 7.2 481 7.4 25,002 7.4 Order clerks...................................................... 12.27 10.9 486 10.8 25,283 10.8 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.40 8.7 652 8.9 33,912 8.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.23 2.4 444 2.5 23,072 2.5 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.85 10.9 634 10.9 32,968 10.9 Couriers and messengers........................................... 11.04 3.9 431 2.2 22,421 2.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.45 8.3 541 9.9 28,148 9.9 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.56 8.2 546 9.5 28,394 9.5 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.16 6.4 646 6.4 33,611 6.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.61 5.0 463 5.0 24,074 5.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.10 3.9 486 3.9 25,063 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.23 3.6 679 3.8 35,295 3.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.65 4.0 824 3.9 42,818 3.9 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.24 5.9 644 6.1 33,498 6.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.71 17.8 543 17.5 28,241 17.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.15 3.5 625 4.2 32,504 4.2 Computer operators................................................ 17.55 8.9 701 8.9 36,462 8.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.86 5.0 472 4.9 24,522 4.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.52 4.6 459 4.6 23,842 4.6 Word processors and typists..................................... 12.97 4.2 513 3.6 26,688 3.6 Desktop publishers................................................ 17.36 9.8 672 7.9 34,939 7.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.40 5.7 566 5.6 29,425 5.6 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.07 8.5 439 8.4 22,837 8.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.31 3.1 486 2.6 25,247 2.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 13.04 18.8 522 18.8 24,702 18.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.58 4.9 670 5.1 34,732 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.70 13.4 1,031 15.4 53,603 15.4 Carpenters........................................................ 13.69 2.9 548 2.9 28,343 2.9 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 12.59 3.9 503 3.9 25,866 3.9 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 12.59 3.9 503 3.9 25,866 3.9 Construction laborers............................................. 10.93 4.7 438 4.7 22,719 4.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.31 4.8 572 4.8 29,769 4.8 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 11.81 10.1 473 10.1 24,575 10.1 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.14 2.8 606 2.8 31,493 2.8 Electricians...................................................... 16.65 7.6 666 7.6 34,632 7.6 Insulation workers................................................ 18.81 2.4 752 2.4 39,125 2.4 Insulation workers, mechanical.................................. 19.00 1.2 760 1.2 39,522 1.2 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.05 8.0 562 8.0 29,219 8.0 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.05 8.0 562 8.0 29,219 8.0 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 18.93 4.5 757 4.5 39,368 4.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.49 4.3 780 4.3 40,543 4.3 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.88 4.6 595 4.6 30,960 4.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.31 3.5 453 3.5 23,451 3.5 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 14.05 11.0 562 11.0 29,233 11.0 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 14.62 19.5 585 19.5 30,415 19.5 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 22.25 20.8 890 20.8 46,289 20.8 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 20.96 5.4 838 5.4 43,597 5.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.48 2.4 745 2.3 38,584 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 26.28 5.6 1,102 5.7 57,312 5.7 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 15.82 13.7 633 13.7 32,908 13.7 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.03 11.8 921 11.8 47,904 11.8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.03 11.8 921 11.8 47,904 11.8 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.86 7.9 760 8.1 39,512 8.1 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 18.50 6.9 740 6.9 38,479 6.9 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 27.30 7.2 1,146 11.1 57,035 11.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.29 5.0 706 5.0 36,724 5.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 14.90 10.7 601 10.8 31,239 10.8 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.94 5.6 735 5.5 38,220 5.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.93 5.8 683 6.5 35,500 6.5 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.98 6.9 719 6.9 37,398 6.9 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.55 2.8 702 2.8 36,498 2.8 Rail car repairers.............................................. 19.76 10.8 790 10.8 41,093 10.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 20.94 11.5 835 11.7 43,394 11.7 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.22 4.0 688 4.0 35,626 4.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.43 7.9 777 7.9 39,936 7.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.55 5.7 622 5.7 32,326 5.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.69 10.0 623 9.7 32,399 9.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.79 4.7 951 4.7 49,475 4.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.86 4.9 1,035 4.9 53,798 4.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.09 6.9 884 6.9 45,948 6.9 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 13.43 11.6 537 11.4 27,519 11.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 10.61 10.0 424 10.0 21,204 10.0 Production occupations.............................................. 13.68 3.1 546 3.1 28,379 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.79 6.3 875 5.7 45,522 5.7 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 20.90 9.7 836 9.7 43,474 9.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.49 3.8 459 3.8 23,859 3.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.88 4.4 475 4.4 24,676 4.4 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 18.57 6.1 743 6.1 38,618 6.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.38 5.4 454 5.4 23,600 5.4 Team assemblers................................................. 8.85 4.0 354 4.0 18,407 4.0 Bakers............................................................ 9.99 15.2 400 15.2 20,779 15.2 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.04 7.9 438 8.0 22,781 8.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.41 3.5 585 5.3 30,432 5.3 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.31 10.8 452 10.8 23,528 10.8 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.92 17.7 676 17.8 35,138 17.8 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.78 19.3 670 19.4 34,848 19.4 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 10.41 31.6 414 31.6 21,510 31.6 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 10.15 35.2 403 35.2 20,967 35.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.99 9.1 520 9.1 27,017 9.1 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.38 7.6 455 7.6 23,668 7.6 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.28 9.7 491 9.7 25,553 9.7 Machinists........................................................ 17.30 8.4 693 8.1 36,016 8.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 10.47 10.2 416 10.2 21,639 10.2 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.47 10.2 416 10.2 21,639 10.2 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.63 7.3 505 7.3 26,269 7.3 Tool and die makers............................................... 19.96 7.7 799 7.7 41,526 7.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.60 6.5 584 6.5 30,364 6.5 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.67 6.6 587 6.6 30,514 6.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.03 10.4 558 10.6 29,001 10.6 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 11.03 36.1 439 36.1 22,851 36.1 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 15.32 4.8 613 4.8 31,858 4.8 Bindery workers................................................. 15.05 5.0 602 5.0 31,294 5.0 Printers.......................................................... 16.38 7.5 652 7.6 33,890 7.6 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 17.41 7.5 690 7.7 35,861 7.7 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.26 8.6 647 8.6 33,656 8.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.88 2.9 353 3.1 18,354 3.1 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.24 9.6 370 9.6 19,223 9.6 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 11.57 21.2 456 19.3 23,717 19.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.27 7.7 472 9.1 24,569 9.1 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 34.32 16.4 1,373 16.4 71,393 16.4 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 17.55 12.0 702 12.0 36,502 12.0 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 26.98 5.2 1,080 5.2 56,158 5.2 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 26.43 7.8 1,059 7.8 55,047 7.8 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.27 8.1 571 8.1 29,689 8.1 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.42 8.7 577 8.7 29,993 8.7 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 13.30 5.4 532 5.4 27,672 5.4 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.75 7.5 590 7.5 30,689 7.5 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.25 5.9 490 5.9 25,488 5.9 Painting workers.................................................. 15.29 10.5 614 10.8 31,931 10.8 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 10.97 3.3 439 3.3 22,815 3.3 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 18.73 23.8 754 24.6 39,232 24.6 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.94 4.7 435 4.7 22,612 4.7 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......... 9.60 13.5 384 13.5 19,962 13.5 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.89 2.1 432 2.5 22,482 2.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.36 6.3 586 7.9 30,319 7.9 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.31 9.1 613 9.1 31,901 9.1 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.54 9.1 1,009 11.4 52,492 11.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.12 11.9 605 11.9 31,441 11.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.29 4.4 657 7.4 34,106 7.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.39 11.5 598 10.7 31,096 10.7 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.23 7.3 718 11.9 37,321 11.9 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.52 8.7 551 7.6 28,509 7.6 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 8.05 5.8 317 6.2 16,502 6.2 Sailors and marine oilers......................................... 14.46 .0 619 .0 32,186 .0 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.00 5.8 720 5.8 37,449 5.8 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 12.79 6.7 512 6.7 26,613 6.7 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 12.79 6.7 512 6.7 26,613 6.7 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.77 10.6 471 10.6 24,494 10.6 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.29 2.1 407 2.2 20,872 2.2 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.97 5.5 399 5.5 20,742 5.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.81 3.0 426 3.4 21,633 3.4 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.83 9.3 433 9.3 22,519 9.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.34 3.6 326 4.7 16,956 4.7 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.